Help Bill Caswell!!!

God that thing's wide(that's what she said)...

Go get 'em, BC!

ansonivan wrote:

Rock on, Bill Caswell! That doesn't look like a highway breakdown to me...

E30 BMW Baja Buggy

Your Argument is Invalid

Was the BMW part really necessary?

Good point - maybe next year he could build up a buggy from a Miata or 944

This might be the raddest E36 M3 i have ever seen. It's so wrong, but my fun part are still tingling hard.

I think i'll go start researching baja stuff. I want one.

Has anyone found a page describing the parts he's using in the buggy? The diff, brakes and all suspension parts look like fairly serious off road racing parts.

93celicaGT2 wrote: This might be the raddest E36 M3 i have ever seen. It's so wrong, but my fun part are still tingling hard. I think i'll go start researching baja stuff. I want one.

it's actually the raddest E30 I have ever seen...I don't believe it is an M3...

The motor and trans are from a '95 M3, does that count?

A recent Bill quote: "It's about getting off the sofa, rather than watching TV at night, just taking a few baby steps towards building dreams... My next goal is the 24 Hours of Nurbürgring."

two words: rental car

ansonivan wrote:

Okay, I can't stand it. Taking off the covers for the night run is cool.

Y'all who know desert racing better than I (or any of you who know Bill), what stinking class does that thing run in? I'm trying to look up running order on the InTerW3bz, and can't find anything..

http://www.baja1k.com/live-tracking.html class 14, car # 1407

ansonivan wrote: http://www.baja1k.com/live-tracking.html class 14, car # 1407

In the link provided it shows him in the class called "Sportsman Car" still car # 1407

Did he stop at a Hotel?

I did the same. If you zoom in on where it claims his GPS tracker is at you can see what looks like a swimming pool. My guess is unrepairable damage and out.
Currently traveling at 0mph
Of course, as I write this it is 5:30 in the morning out there. Maybe he needed sleep. We will see if the car starts back up and moves forward.

jrw1621 wrote: I did the same. If you zoom in on where it claims his GPS tracker is at you can see what looks like a swimming pool. My guess is unrepairable damage and out. Currently traveling at 0mph

Except that it looks like he drove to the hotel. :shrug:

Unless the car is on a trailer which was driven to the hotel.

about two hours ago, I saw a post on his facebook which stated

"ripped steering rack off car. Swapped a new one in the middle of nowhere. We are cold and tired and barley going to make the next checkpoint. We are done"

Meanwhile, I sit on my sofa...
Congrats for undertaking this incredible task!

It sounds like he was able to drive out of the desert under his own power. He just posted a picture of the car at a checkpoint and one of he and his copilot smiling so it couldn't have been TOO bad.

The car looks like it had fun!

So...what's he gonna bring to the Ring?