Club Editor Scott R. Lear is campaigning this '89 325is in NASA's Spec E30 class.
Our BMW 325i Spec E30 project performs well at the NASA Championships and moves on to a happy new owner.
Getting those last few items off our checklist before heading up for the NASA Championships
Our 1989 BMW 325is Spec E30 is SOLD.
Our Spec E30 BMW gets a new radiator fan and some crude bodywork to repair HyperFest's unfortunate ending.
It was a year ago at the NASA Mid-Atlantic HyperFest that our Spec E30 brake issue first showed up. Would the issue return on its one-year anniversary?
In-car video highlights from our recent Spec E30 race courtesy of an EdgeCam1100
Our first race of the season in our Spec E30 reveals the competitive benefit of off-season fixes and exposes a few new problems.
A creative and technically legal solution to our current low-weight issues.
Our Spec E30 weighs in for battle after the recent round of modifications.
A few upgrades and regular maintenance for the Spec E30 prior to its 2008 season opener.
Finishing up the Spec E30 exhaust install.
Like any rule change that involves a spec part, the announcement of a mandatory spec E30 exhaust system caught some racers at the worst possible time. Luckily, we're prepared.
A completely reworked brake system and a new fuel tank leave us with what should be a fully operational BMW Spec E30 race car. The only way to find out …
Now that we have a reliable fuel system, we turn our attention to the BMW's brakes.
We get to the bottom of our BMW fuel pressure problem.
With a number of weird symptoms popping up regularly, it was time to spend a day playing doctor with our Spec E30.
Looking on the Dyno for our missing Spec E30 ponies.
We tackle Mid-Atlantic -- and the learning curve -- in the BMW's first Spec E30 outing.
With our first Spec E30 outing only a few days away, we tackle last-minute prep.
Our E30's tail-dragging days are over. We've upgraded the front to match the rear.
Rebuilding our Spec E30's rear
Every racer knows that stickers are the key to a successful race car.
Ever since we bought it, our BMW 325is has been a reluctant starter.
This past Sunday we donned our DuPont masks and put some paint on the Spec E30.
We cage our Spec E30.
Unchecking the sunroof option box.
Jared can eat it--our E30 just went on a real diet.
One of the first steps to building a race car, and arguably one of the most fun, is removing all of that crap that makes a street car a street …
We spent the weekend tracking down and fixing the typical stuff that goes wrong on an older BMW.
We spent the evening yesterday cleaning out our visibly neglected E30.
Just in time for halloween, we pick up our Spec E30 race car project, disguised as a neglected 1989 325is.
