The Roaring Season

conrod wrote:I have that video somewhere, it was somewhere around 1990-1992. Will make a note next time I am watching it. Someone ended up with a broken rear screen and big dent in their roof from it!

Conrad

Homer wrote:Can anyone confirm what year the Atlantics ran at the NM500? - the year that Davey Jones lost his wheel coming into the hairpin?

RSZWEI wrote:Hey Conrad,

I think a total of 600 SE's were built (even though they only needed to build 500).


Also, I recall Tony Longhurst saying one year that his M3's under OZ rules didnt run ABS, but the German cars did and that he thought it gave the German M3 an advantage of 1 second per lap around Wellington.

conrod wrote:Hi Steve,
there was 500 2.5 road cars built in 1990> to homologate the 2.5 engine (and a few other parts) This car was called a "Sport Evolution" or "Evo Sport" It was much the same scenario as the RS500, to homologate the trick parts for Gp.A. So to answer your question, the 2.5 engine was homologated for Gp.A, but as Gp.A was nearly dead in 1990 most of the 2.5 race M3's were to DTM spec.(including, strangely enough the B&H cars that raced in Australia, under supposed "Gp.A" rules!) The DTM allowed much more freedom, such as slide throttle/8 injectors, bigger valves,cams, different exhaust manifolds, raised inner wheelarches etc. etc. The Holinger 6 speed H6S box was also homolgated in Nov. 1991. This was a much better box than the 6 speed Getrag they had been using. The last (1992) spec. of the 2.5 DTM engine produced 355hp @9200rpm.


Conrad

Homer wrote:Just had a read of the website and also watched the vid link, it really is credit to yourself and the team when you see the finished product. fantastic job, and to have it humming round the track and putting it through its paces is really great. I imagine you would like to have a crack with this car round the Nordschleife! Also just to clarify, the cars from this era that ran in the DTM were entirely different to those that ran in the ITC?..Mercs, Alfa etc...

Homer wrote:Thanks for that, will have a look when i get home. I think i saw that car for sale on a website not so long ago. However I do have my own M3 DTM car...unfortunately mine is diecast and 1/24 scale so not quite as enjoyable as the real thing. I find it amazing how these cars made their mark mostly in Europe yet they have a lot of history here in NZ too and some have made their way back here.

conrod wrote:Yes Bigazzi ran Soper and Pirro in 92 for the DTM, but mine is the Pirro car. The Soper car is in Luxembourg, and currently for sale if you fancy one?

http://www.artandrevs.com/bmw-m3-dtm/en/pr-79-1

My car was Paul Morris' Diet Coke car for 1993 (the "sister" car if you like to the one above) and I bought it a couple of years ago in an unfinished state from a guy in NZ. It was last year that I discovered its actual 1992 DTM history, when the original logbook resurfaced in Europe, and I managed to buy it off the guy (ex Bigazzi mechanic)

Here is a more detailed description describing my short history with the car

http://www.m3motorsport.co.nz/projects/1992-bigazzi-dtm

Conrad

Homer wrote:Many thanks Conrad, I will make sure im at that meeting. Good to see a nice original example. Did Bigazzi run Steve Soper? if so is your car the ex Soper car? what is the history on your car and how did it end up in your hands if you dont mind me asking?

conrod wrote:yes there were several at the Hampton Downs Festival of Motor Racing in January. Here is a couple.

This one is the 1990 NM500 winner (then became Benson & Hedges, before finally Diet Coke), and the second is mine, a Bigazzi 1992 DTM car. Most of these will be at the Lady Wigram meeting at Ruapuna in November.

Conrad

seaqnmac27 wrote:Very interesting race Steve. I am curious to know whether anyone actually has a copy of the full race from 1985. There are a few highlight packages of the 86 race, but not the 85 one. Although highlights would be fine, I would actually like to know if there is a full copy of the race.