Spec E30 in the Northeast?

#1

Well, I’m a 4 year PCA DE guy in CT and former tii owner. As I look at going W2W, you guys seem very tempting. I have all the usual questions, having read all the rules, joined NASA, went to Hyperfest, lurked the boards til bleary eyed.

I like the spec philosophy and its precluding $1000 in Hoosiers per weekend (common in PCA, even stock classes). And PCA’s school is learn to start, not learn to race. Talked to the 944 Cup guys, and the '44 just doesn’t seem to have the reliability of the aircooled Porsches, plus the Spec 944 is a West coast class. Not PRC on Toyo’s, I just can’t afford to lose my 86 Carrera. And even the SM guys are buying 4 engines, dynoing em and taking the best one. Plus they sound like annoyed bumblebees…

So, is anyone doing E30’s in the northeast? Any recommended shops (even Northern NJ)? What are the advantages of building a car from the 325is over the 325i, if any? Would like to take both the 'CCA school and the NASA one. Any one done both and can compare?

Thanks!

#2

cmcintyre wrote:

[quote]Well, I’m a 4 year PCA DE guy in CT and former tii owner. As I look at going W2W, you guys seem very tempting. I have all the usual questions, having read all the rules, joined NASA, went to Hyperfest, lurked the boards til bleary eyed.

I like the spec philosophy and its precluding $1000 in Hoosiers per weekend (common in PCA, even stock classes). And PCA’s school is learn to start, not learn to race. Talked to the 944 Cup guys, and the '44 just doesn’t seem to have the reliability of the aircooled Porsches, plus the Spec 944 is a West coast class. Not PRC on Toyo’s, I just can’t afford to lose my 86 Carrera. And even the SM guys are buying 4 engines, dynoing em and taking the best one. Plus they sound like annoyed bumblebees…

So, is anyone doing E30’s in the northeast? Any recommended shops (even Northern NJ)? What are the advantages of building a car from the 325is over the 325i, if any? Would like to take both the 'CCA school and the NASA one. Any one done both and can compare?

Thanks![/quote]There is a good shop in Doylestown PA I can refer you to.

#3

I don’t know about the NORTHeast, but 944 Cup is popular enough in the middle atlantic area. Not that I’d send you there, as I think the cars are overpriced, expensive to fix, and not particularly fast. In fact, they turn nearly identical lap times according to Grassroots Motorsports.
Other than the cage, the car is simple enough for most anyone to build. Strip some junk out, bolt some shiny new stuff in. Parts are affordable and easy to source.
I chose to go racing instead of having a 911 for street and occasional track use. I decided I like being on the track more, and the Porsche was too expensive to risk stuffing into the tire wall. I can buy a lot of E30s for the price of one Porsche tire wall impact.
There really isn’t any advantage to the ‘is’ model, IMO. If you shop for the right 325i, it will already have the LS diff. You’ll just be missing the spoiler and air dam…big deal.

#4

Christian - Ditto to Dwight’s post. The "i" cars are more prevalent and we like the 4 door as well for the storage - easier to pack in track stuff than with the 2 door. And it doesn’t appear there is much/if any performance advantage.
Ed

Post edited by: edavidson, at: 2006/08/18 19:57