A local company called Clutch Specialties put this 6-puck ceramic clutch together for me in 24 hours. I sent them my old OEM e34 M5 clutch for reference. Then they delivered it to me at work… at no charge. Talk about service!!!

The OEM e34 M5 it will replace…

Parts Shop MAX hydro e-brake… complete with Earl’s stainless lines and fittings. God I hope this works.

Parts started trickling in today for the massive overhaul that the e46 is about to get. I’ve really been doing nothing lately but driving the ever-living hell out of this car. It is time to hook old grrrl up with some new bits and keep her running strong.Treehouse Racing “Eyeball Arms” to replace one of the few rubber bushings I have left on the car.

Zeckhausen Racing Modified Clutch Delay Valve. Why I’ve had this car for this long and never heard of this mod is beyond me. Big thanks to Tony Shulz for the heads up on an amazingly simple, inexpensive, and GREAT mod.

New delrin shifter… more metal than a bubble shift knob, but just as effective.

Long overdue Longacre helmet hook for the rollcage. Now I can cut the crusty 5-yr old bungee cord off the cage.

Picked this up from Mr. Stribling himself. Maybe this will help the return trip down the hill back into 10a…

Didn’t make as much progress on the car tonight as I wanted. I ran out of daylight. I tried hammering out the bumper supports that got bent when I tagged Austin. It’s going to need some more hammering, because now one bolt will thread, and the other won’t.

I dug up an old smoke lense to replace the one I shattered on Austin’s car. I went ahead and drilled out the hole with a 1″ hole-saw for the strobe light. The headlight is kinda smashed in there… I can’t get this lens on the car, so I’m gonna have to figure something out.

Wasn’t I just saying it was a shame that the locals couldn’t get any seat time at Road Atlanta? Yesterday I got a phone call, and that dream became a reality. 3 hours. 10 drivers. One of the most amazing days of my life.

More to come…

I dream of the 10a-10b complex at Road Atlanta. Seriously. It is a major shame that the track is so expensive to rent… that the locals don’t get any seat time (drifting) at all. The opportunity arose to drive Road Atlanta for the Pro/Am Drift Championship Series. I decided the entry fee was a small price to pay to get back out on my favorite track, and have FUN.

I really can’t wait to be back out there lighting up those tyres, and bombing that hill into 10a as fast as I possibly can. I could care less about competing or qualifying… I just want to have fun like old times, and drive like a gat-damn MANIAC.

My good friend Cody Wellons picked up a clean new hatch. Nothing over the top… just clean, simple, and awesomeIt’s rad to see Coders with a drift car again.

Tyler sent me an awesome picture from Super Autobacs in West Covina, California. It is really rad to see the OG copy of Slide America on the shelf with the likes of Best Motoring, Mischief, and Getaway In Stockholm.

A few random snaps from the Sunday afternoon shooting session with Tripp and Tom from Spitfire.

My poor car is looking pretty hammered. A true testament to the trials and tribulations of being a dedicated track car.

Tom getting the Mino HD set up on the steering wheel.

Tripp ready to rock the Red One.

Tripp sent me a cut of the footage they shot on the 22nd. It turned out RAD! The interior shots utilized a rollcage-mounted Canon 5D Mark II and a steering wheel-mounted Flip Mino HD camera. All the exterior footage was shot using a RED ONE. I can’t get over the quality from the 5D Mark II. I’m super stoked they asked me to be a part of this project. It was definitely a fun Sunday afternoon of shooting.

I met up with the crew from Spitfire Studios today to do some stunt driving. More details soon…

I was curious to see what kind of results I would get if I strapped my iPhone in the e46 and recorded a run using Dynolicious’ skidpad mode. The data is pretty interesting. I was surprised the lateral numbers weren’t higher. I suppose if I strapped the phone in the trunk that it would read differently. It is odd that the braking number is so high, because I don’t use the brakes… ever. I also found it interesting that the car pulled just shy of 1.0 G on accel.rnrnrnOverall… I think this app is great. The timed run feature is very interesting, and extremely fun to use. More on that soon.

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