I saw it, I was the one who drove M3/4 (archive)

I drove a Blue 98 M3 4 door manuel, I think lots of people saw my car going not too fast...
The best I got is only 77.2 sec,
at the beginning that Dodge truck is even faster than me, so I really learned that "Is all depened
on your skill"

That is a real good school, and I did learn a lot, so as my friends who went there(almost all beginners!!!), learning how to drive on Auto-x will help you control your car better so you don't over push the car on the road. I hope I'll see you
guys next time.

John --- 98 M3/4 door manuel(stock)

: Mr. M coupe was there too, we were assigned the same instructor. Small world.

: Great fun 2 day school on Solo II Auto Cross. Included skid pad, slalom and braking training, as well as two different auto cross courses to run.

: I learned a LOT! Improved my skills, and had a lot of fun. So, Mr. M coupe's car, with its H&R springs, Koni shocks, and 235/45 + 255/40 Sumatomo tires, as well as other mods... well plain out-handles my completely stock 2000 M coupe. He's also a better driver at this point, a bit more aggressive, and a little smoother. By the end of the day Sunday, he had pulled off a 69.99 second time on a full course, while the best I could do was a 72.21. I struggled keeping the front end hooked up and staying smooth. Kept over-driving the car. One other M coupe was at the school, also totally stock, that ran in the 73 second range, besting 71 seconds when one of the instructors drove it.

: For perspective:
: Fastes lap of the day was a 62.2 run by Cal Poly engineering students running a formula car powered by a Honda M/C engine. Best time for a car was a Mazda RX3 prepared, very fast on slicks, ran a 64.12 second time. A lot of cars ran the course in the 75 range, many in the 78's and a few as slow as the 80's.
:
: M coupe's car was great. I rode in it at the end of the last day. It has a noticably better grip than the stock car. Not sure I'm into the fat exhaust system mods (does have a really nice sound to it though), but I am definitely going to look into shocks and tires soon. While I'd like to do the springs, I don't want to shut the door on running SS class, which I don't think will allow a spring change and remain legal.

: For those into Auto-crosss, I now know why you think the car is tail happy. In this environment it sure is! But it's cool to be able to use that to make fast laps too.

: Anyway, wow, what a weekend!

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