By Chris Tropea Oct 3, 2023
In a large field of highly competitive modern sports cars, is the E46 BMW M3 still a great choice for a track car?
We took one to our official test track, the Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park, to find out.
Presented by CRC Industries.
Make your classic car more comfortable with insulation
How to find grip while racing on a wet track
How to easily restore a vintage automotive switch
5 Rad-era collectible cars to buy now
And a question for the audience: Do we like these data-driven track tests of older cars?
And I don’t think it made the final cut, but I remember JG saying something like if I wasn’t there, he could have found another half a second. :)
In reply to CrustyRedXpress :
Yup.
An x:xx.xx lap time doesn’t mean much until you add the benchmark. More like this to come.
i'm obsessed with measuring (i.e. objectively) things.
Lord Kelvin:
please feel free to measure and publish anything you can!
You'll need to Log in to post comments.
How to prepare a Porsche 911 for the world's toughest classic rally
How to prep a car between races like an IMSA team
How to build a competitive race car on a budget
Fox Body Mustang: 5 reasons to buy this up-and-comer now
Is there value in buying an automatic GR86 or BRZ?
10/3/23 9:22 a.m.
And a question for the audience: Do we like these data-driven track tests of older cars?
10/3/23 9:23 a.m.
And I don’t think it made the final cut, but I remember JG saying something like if I wasn’t there, he could have found another half a second. :)
10/3/23 1:44 p.m.
In reply to CrustyRedXpress :
Yup.
An x:xx.xx lap time doesn’t mean much until you add the benchmark. More like this to come.
10/6/23 11:17 a.m.
i'm obsessed with measuring (i.e. objectively) things.
Lord Kelvin:
please feel free to measure and publish anything you can!
You'll need to Log in to post comments.