So what we essentially have here is a blank canvas. Nothing has been done already that can’t be reversed for any race series that we’re interested in, namely Roadsports, Club Enduro, MSVT Trackday challenge or BMWCCR Class 6.
My biggest concern was that the original builder had been overly zealous with the scissors to the wiring loom. Since it was fitted with a limited slip differential, traction control would just have been a hindrance, and all of the sensors and associated wiring had been removed. It’s always difficult stepping into someone else work and trying to figure out exactly had been done. The 330 Challenge (bmw330challenge regulations) specified that you could delete ABS, it was deactivated, but thank goodness the wiring loom for this was still intact, albeit showing a fault. The drive home from Scotland without ABS OR Traction Control and on crap tyres in the wet was a memorable one! Rest assured it was a VERY intimidating drive home with the feeling that I’d bitten off much more than expected. I certainly plan to do a shakedown season of track days in 2021 before attempting the ARDS test to get my racing license. Continue reading “Build decisions”
