Quote Originally Posted by JeffYoung View Post
I rarely disagree with Kirk, but I do disagree with this. I think the E30 was overlooked in ITS for a long time because of the E36.

I've seen two well prepped E30s -- Matt Reppert's and Hal Corbin's -- and they are FAST. Reppert beat the Van Steenburg ITS Miata at Birmingham which is no small feat, and Hal had us all covered (except for that same ITS Miata) at the SIC in his E30.

They seem to be a very balanced car. Good power, great torque for the class, good handling, good brakes.

But for the irrational Triumph love, I would consider it.
Jeff,

I fully understand the irrotational Triumph love, but I've got to moderate some of your enthusiam:

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1349730

In a nutshell, spec e-30 guy's are cracking rotors rather than wearing them out. I know that the brakes on an e-30 are huge compaired to a Tr8. But are still small compared to how hard they're used. Still, great motor, good transmission ratios, longer wheel base so they're a stable platform that turns well with a suspension scheme that dates to the early '60s. Certainly there are worse choices out there