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03-22-2010, 03:10 PM
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5th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: On Lake Ontario on my sailboat
Posts: 1,016
Car: 2004 - 325i
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How A $500 Craigslist car(bmw) beat $400K rally racers
Professional motorsport is a cold, hard place. If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't just build a car in your mom's garage and show up, right? Wrong. One guy did just that earlier this month. Here's his amazing story.
http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-50...k-rally-racers
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03-22-2010, 04:45 PM
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E30 M20
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Toronto
Posts: 1,120
Car: 1987 325i
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This is amazing! Thank you for posting.
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03-22-2010, 04:55 PM
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The Afro-stig
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: TDot West End
Posts: 4,535
Car: Is Fast. ;)
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Awesome feature! E30sFTW!
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03-22-2010, 05:09 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Oshawa
Posts: 4,359
Car: 91 318is,93 325is...
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Madness. Love it.
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03-22-2010, 05:32 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Pickering
Posts: 1,293
Car: 90 sr20det 325is
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Definitely awesome, do want
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03-22-2010, 05:44 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Port Perry
Posts: 7,150
Car: God's Chariot
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Good for that guy, awesome performance! LOL @ how bent that chassis is in some pics!
Last edited by craz azn; 03-22-2010 at 05:47 PM.
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03-22-2010, 05:47 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Toronto
Posts: 21,143
Car: Gamitemobile
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can anyone find the official result standings for this?
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03-22-2010, 05:54 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Toronto
Posts: 184
Car: 1997 328i
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I read that earlier today, that's just amazing how a car like that could even come close to competing with WRC cars. But I'm curious about what class he was in and what that loophole was in the rules.
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03-22-2010, 08:46 PM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bradford, ON
Posts: 8,792
Car: 97 328is-02 Impreza
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I wonder what class they entered
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03-22-2010, 10:51 PM
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TAKE IT TO THE TRACK
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Scarborough
Posts: 1,803
Car: F30, E30
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Wicked, is it time to build Richie's shell into a Targa Newfie, car???
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03-22-2010, 10:52 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brampton
Posts: 226
Car: BMW 528i
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What an inspiration
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03-22-2010, 11:42 PM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Milton
Posts: 14,240
Car: M5 Touring, 335i E92
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Its not a $500 car, its an E30!!! And everybody know that E30 owns all....
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03-22-2010, 11:51 PM
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Cars in Perpetual Repair
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Guelph
Posts: 5,279
Car: 328i & 327i turbo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dble Trouble
Wicked, is it time to build Richie's shell into a Targa Newfie, car???
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...that would be sick. I'd like to do that race at some point in the future
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03-23-2010, 12:27 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: GTA
Posts: 1,973
Car: BMW 540i
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Yes the 5th thread about this.
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03-23-2010, 12:30 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Oshawa
Posts: 4,359
Car: 91 318is,93 325is...
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LOL we will see what comes of my shell....this guy did do it in a 318i FTW
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