On the race track we are hanging with the E36's in BMW CCA Club Racing. As we are learning more and more about the car, in both setup and driving, are lap times are coming down. The E36 is a very forgiving car to poor driver input. The M coupe needs to be driven more like a sports car or race car, you need to "DRIVE" the car, into and out of the corners. It handles very well with a few changes to the suspension. Go into a corner to hot, breath off the gas, a little rotation will correct the car, then back on the gas. Time well tell.