As much as I hate to do it, I'm going to be serious in my response.

First, you are referring to the ARC BMWs with the Sunbelt motors (I assume). Yes, they are fast. But I have a news flash for you, there are quite a few other E36s all over the country that are just as fast. Mr. Clay's certainly fall into this category.

Are the ARC cars illegal as suggested here??? I dunno. Maybe. Maybe not.

But I will say that when you take a terribly overdogged chassis, put tons of financial backing behind it, and put a driver like Chet W. behind the wheel... Well... The result isn't too terribly much of a surprise now is it.

I personally don't think the cars are illegal simply because they don't NEED to be. But thats just my opinion. I could be wrong.