It's no secret that the BMW E36 chassis is an awesome platform for building a race car, but it's not without some design flaws. When BMW designed these cars, they wanted to shave weight on the chassis to help offset the additional weight of the safety equipment and modern technology that would...
It has been a few months since our last update on the BMW E36 M3 rally car and in that time, a ton of stuff has happened! We went from a bare shell in our last blog to a running, driving, and log-booked rally car that is ready to take whatever abuse we can throw at it. From day one, we knew that...
My name is Ryan, and my wife Heather and I are the Bearded Ryno Rally Team. Between the two of us, we have zero experience competing in a performance rally. So, we decided to jump in head first and build a 1995 BMW M3 into a rally car to compete in NASA Rally Sport, Rally America, and American...
Buying an older vehicle to turn into a race car usually means that you're buying a car with old, worn out parts. No matter how old your car is, it's absolutely vital to be as thorough as possible when looking over the car prior to racing it. Inspecting things such as the rear subframe and its...
Are you getting a humming or grinding noise coming from one of your front wheels while turning or cruising down the highway? If so, there is a good chance that you need a new wheel bearing or two. If you are capable and confident enough to do your own brake job, replacing the wheel bearing on...
Quick! What's the first car manufacturer to pop into your head when you think of Rally Racing? If you're anything like me, you'd be thinking of a certain blue, AWD, turbo flat-four sedan with over-sized mudflaps, anti-lag, and a gigantic wing. While North American Rally is saturated with these...