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Of the 65 drivers registered (a few cars had two or three drivers, so the total car count was less), there were only three E28s. In greatest to least numbers were E30s, E36s, Z3s (roadsters & coupes), E46s, E39s, 2002s, E28s, and one E24, plus one TR6, a Sentra, and some other rice-burner. I've got 6x24-exposure rolls of film to develop, so I'll have more than a few pics to post later this week.
The E28s were a case of '86 535i vs. '86 535i vs. '88 528e:
'86 535i (mine):
Engine: Stock, custom aftermarket exhaust
Tranny: 5-speed
Diff: 3.25 LS
Suspension: Stock springs, Boge Turbo Gas, ST bars
Brakes: E32 front / E34 rear
Tires: 50% worn 225/50-ZR16 Yokohama AVS Sports
Driver: A few autocrosses, one driver's school
'86 535i (fellow Peachtree Chapter member):
Engine: Jim Conforti chip, Supersprint exhaust
Tranny: 5-speed
Diff: 3.25 LS
Suspension: Eibach front springs, stock rear springs, Bilsteins, M-Technic bars
Brakes: E32 front / E34 rear
Tires: New 225/50-HR16 high-performance all-season (Conti, I think)
Driver: A few autocrosses, multiple driver's schools
'88 528e (fellow Peachtree Chapter member):
Engine: "i" computer, cold air via headlight, custom aftermarket exhaust
Tranny: 5-speed
Diff: 3.73 LS
Suspension: H&R springs, Bilsteins, M5 bars
Brakes: Stock
Tires: Nearly-bald 215/40-ZR16 Nitto 450s (yes, I do mean 215/40-16)
Driver: At least one previous autocross
THE E28 RESULTS:
#1 528e at 53.33 seconds (1 DNF, multiple cone kills over several runs)
#2 Me at 53.86 seconds (no DNFs or cone kills)
#3 Other 535i at 56.60 seconds (1 DNF, a few cone kills over several runs)
Moral of the story: don't discount a 528e!
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