Originally posted by JeffYoung:
My on topic comment: anyone who thinks a Z3 is going to be competitive in ITA -- have you driven one???? Sloppy rear suspension (trailing arms). Anemic four cylinder that the tuners say you can't get much power out of without a supercharger. Seriously.

I don't think even Bimmerworld can make this dog hunt. CRXs and 240zs, and now the NX2000s ans SE-rs and Neon should eat it up.

well... I'm giving it a shot. There are some nice available SSB cars out there, and they were allowed a pretty good shock package in Showroom Stock trim. SSB Z3 lap times weren't too far off my old (mid-pack) ITA pace - at least at NHIS - so I don't think it's too much of a stretch to get back in the hunt with the car. I'll know for sure in July when I debut the car (assuming all my other parts arrive in time). From a stock-horsepower-to-race-weight viewpoint, it's not that bad. Just wish I could lop off another 200 pounds (but don't we all ) and use vented front rotors.

-noam
#18 ITA (same number, new car)

[This message has been edited by nlevine (edited May 25, 2004).]