2manyturbos
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- Monroe, OR USA
Sunday 4-28-19 was the second event for the Willamette Motor Club. We had a great turn out. So many entrants I didn't get to run in the afternoon session. That is a first for this club, having to turn away entrants. Anyway, I ran my 2009 BMW 335I with the M spec suspension option. I have been wanting to try this car out to see what it is capable of. I was going to run the Mustang GT, however, it was 31 degrees out when I was supposed to leave at 7:00 AM in order to be to the event on time. Bridgestone has a warning about the RE71R actually cracking if they are driven on at temperatures below 35 degrees. Oh well, a great excuse to throw everything in the BMW and take it. The car performed well. My friend Frank brought his 242 that I mentioned in previous posts and I shot video of his runs and mounted the GoPro on the roof so he could see how he was running the course. This was his first ever event on actual race tires he bought from reeferman on here. They made a huge difference in his approach to the course. He wasn't used to having the car actually do what he wants it to do. By his last run he was hitting his apexes as planned and put down a clean run with a good time. I remembered to get a good shot of the Lotus this time. The Corvette is consistently one of the quickest cars in the club. It is making 550+ hp and running on Hoosiers about 14" wide. It actually pulls the front end off the ground when it really hooks up on the fast courses coming out of a tight turn. It makes so much power he had to go to a solid rear axle. The car was constantly breaking half shafts no matter what he put in it.
My 335I sitting in grid.
The 1973 Lotus Europa.
Frank's 242
My BMW 335I making a run.
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Frank's 5th and best run.
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Frank's 5th run from his perspective, GoPro on the roof.
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Tim's monster 89 Corvette
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My 335I sitting in grid.

The 1973 Lotus Europa.

Frank's 242

My BMW 335I making a run.
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Frank's 5th and best run.
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Frank's 5th run from his perspective, GoPro on the roof.
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Tim's monster 89 Corvette
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