Das Race: My '97 M3/4/5

[Jake]

Well, now that the NASA schedule is out for 2016... come down in March with us!

I played RA in iRacing and I'm sure it's just as accurate as Forza is... great way to learn the layout but you will pucker so hard the first time you do the T11-T12 dance for real. The video games don't prepare you for the g-forces or anything else beyond "we go left and then pause a bit and then straight and then down to the right."

I doubt I'll be able to go. Last semester = two capstones. Doesn't make me feel any better that my 454 professor which is the precursor to 484 (last CIS class) was just like "yeah hahaha, good luck next year in 484. I saw what the project will be on and it is the toughest thing I've seen yet".... Oh okay. Cool.

Anyways. My best bet to get to RA would be sometime near the end of Fall 2016 during the NASASE event.

T10B has always been my worst turn on Forza at RA while I fly through T11-T12 usually with no issue. But it's all different IRL.

A new VCG is like $25 and takes 20-30 minutes to swap out, if you're drinking a beer while you do it. I also bought a new set of spark plugs, since I'm running (mostly) old spares DJ had at Summit one time when I needed them. They're ancient.

Welp, that's good at least. :thumbup:

I never want to change any engine gasket with all these horrors I see on here :lol:

Heh, 10A and 10B weren't all bad. Pretty easy to pick up after a few laps and you can jump curbing more than I did in the video - although it's pretty rough at 10B so I didn't care to try for much more. Sucks about the project but at least you'll be done by May!

Valve cover gaskets are typically pretty easy to do on inline motors - I had to do the one on my Miata at least twice when I had it.