racing and safety BMW 2002 Race Car Build - Restoration

[whs.de]

On ‎19‎.‎07‎.‎2016 at 5:57 PM, kbmb02 said:

 

That's a good-looking dash unit.

 

No glass. No FIA rules. To summarize - and this is merely an opinion based on not-an-abundant-amount-of-racing - I'd say that many/most race organizations over here are about racing vintage cars which are built in the 'spirit' of the day (allowing for some modern parts, obviously). On shape and size, the cars don't look all-that different than what were seen on the street. There are organizations which feature race cars which actually raced in the day - perhaps more similar to the rules* you refer to (*a fair share of imagination goes on there as well). whs.de, you can check for an example rules on the SVRA or VARA websites.

Hi again, thanks for Input.

That means, the rules are "modern" rules for historic racing and not based on old IMSA rules for example or maybe other North american rules of the days.

By the way, FIA Appendix K rules do not exclude beer :-)

 

W.

[whs.de]

On ‎19‎.‎07‎.‎2016 at 5:41 PM, AceAndrew said:

 

Fortunately, nearly all vintage racing in North America is not subject to the draconian FIA rulebook.  VARA, HSR, HMSA, SVRA, SOVREN, etc use their own set of rules that generally allow for limited amount of innovation and practical adaption.

 

That car is beautifully prepped, someone will have a lot of fun with it.  The E9 CSL dash is a great classy touch.

 

 

Draconian FIA rulebook? No, I would say the FIA Appendix K is consequent. Everything what was homologated in the time period is allowed. But absolutely NO Innovation. That is easy. The Problem is, most of the guys want to win (there are a lot of professional Drivers on the grid here in germany), so they look more and more to make some Innovation for their Advantage.  The consequence is, more control, more control and a lot more control. And at the end of the day, you think the rules are draconic. But that is the consequence of the idea to save technical history on the racetrack.

This have nothing to do with fun or not, well prepared or not, the target is another.

 

[jrkoupe]

very very nice.....

 

car sits about perfect.....

 

 

I dont love the livery tho.....too modern for an o2 , IMO of course...but love the car/build!!!!!!!

[dudu53]

Sorry, the weight of the car please? thank you.

[kbmb02]

5 hours ago, dudu53 said:

Sorry, the weight of the car please? thank you.

 

Minimum weight for this 2.0 liter class is 2000 lbs after race, no driver. With fiberglass and lexan front and rear windows (I sell those), we usually end up 50-75lbs under weight, and then add ballast strategically to help equalize corner weights.-KB