I don't have much luck with Dr. Color chip.
Bob

Heh - yeah, the car is a daily driver though. Also, there are several chips in the hood. Of course, maybe I just need to get a carbon hood and not paint it? Black on silver looks pretty good.

I...

I need some serious rock chip repair, preferably in the MD area. I found a company on the internet called Gorilla Detail, has anyone ever heard of them?

Any other recommendations? I guess I...

Last year there were two or three *truckloads* of interesting BMW stuff. Come out and see what shows up this year!

Bob Esser

Wow! I was joking, but I guess not. T2=Spec E36M3!

Bob

Your friend should join DC Metro Minis (search it). They have a wealth of help on tap and would be able to help your friend swap the springs and shocks in about 4-5 hours.

There are plenty of...

Any pads are allowed.

Bob (Classing coordinator)

I understand the concern about not getting too wrapped up in the SCCA way of doing business and I understand that we are encouraging Friendly Competition rather than cut throat. I also note that we...

Phil,

Nice vid! What system are you using to record video, location, g-load?

Bob

I currently have an E46 M3 and I have done some reading on the subjects of your concerns. The SMG will occasionally fail the pump which costs about $1k - probably more to replace with labor. I have...

Fletch,

Welcome to the club. As mentioned above, you register with the National Club and you become a member of the local club. As a beneficial note, for this year only, your new registration...

Much thanks to OxSpeed! The food was great and I heard many compliments in the crowd.

Bob

As long as the numbers are high contrast, it can be on the window. So, if you had super dark tint and wanted to use black numbers, that would be out. Blue painter's tape seems to have the requisite...

We will have painter's tape on hand at tech, so, if you don't have numbers, you can apply them while we tech your car. No one is getting turned away because they don't have race numbers.

Bob

All,

To better facilitate smooth operating autocross heats this season, we will be enforcing the following rules regarding numbers:

1) Numbers need to be on both sides of the car
2) Numbers...

Well, reality is that I am betting that there are no Stock 4 cars left ;)

Imagine if they'd been engineered by the same people who made the B17!

Bob

Hello All,

I am looking forward to a really great year in NCC Autocross! Please PM me or e-mail me at esserengineer (at) gmail.com with any classing questions you have. I will monitor the forums...

Was the Blizzak LM 60. Corrected original post. Strange on the Icebears - I looked them up just now and I agree with you, but my memory of the tires I ran in 2005 they seemed *very* knobby. Could...

Bob's winter tire primer: There are basically three things that will affect performance in winter: Tread compound, tread void, and sipes.

Tread compound: Tire manufacturers engineer this to be...

As Jonathan said above, we should be having a school in early spring. Come to the school, it is low stress and teaches you just about everything you will need to know to have an enjoyable autoX...

If you had a blast last year, you are going to *LOVE* the coming season!

Bob

I know I had a great time this year and I hope everybody else did too. I am so glad I bought a season pass in Stock 1. It saved me a lot of money and time that I would have otherwise spent on mods....

Interested too. Would prefer a shop that will align to my specs.

Bob

My personal interpretation:
for Showroom, the differential must be stock. If you want to be anal, if the *specific* car did not come with it, it isn't stock. One step down from anal: If the...