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Please post any notes or questions you have about the BRM Group 2 series.
Please post information and pics of the car you plan on running in this event.
I will be running the Ford Capri RS2600 from the 1973 Nurburgring 6 hour race. The car was driven by K. Fritzinger (D) and H. Heyer (D).
Really struggling with the Alfa/BWM decision. Love them both. Will have to be a surprise. 😉
Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
(Leroy Grumman)(un) BOX
I like the Alfas but they are on pre-order and I could not stand to wait when this car with the lovely striping was available. I think we should wait for the next batch of cars.
There was a lot of discussion at the club meeting on Nov 19 regarding the difference in the Group 2 BMW’s available from BRM. The three pictures below should make it clear. The differences are largely in fender flares vs bulged fenders and the front air dams. Also, the LM version appears with an extra set of headlights mounted in one photo. I don’t remember seeing those on Randy’s, but maybe they are in the box.
It is worth noting that if you are looking at the white kits on BRM’s web site, the photos are wrong. The DRM and LM types are reversed.
I will be entering an Art Car version of one of these. Most likely the Type A.
Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
(Leroy Grumman)Thanks to the understanding of you guys, I will be entering the # 81 Zender Scirocco
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"Enjoy every sandwich"
-Warren ZevonFollow up on the Saturday comparison of Russ’s Alfa and my BMW, maybe I will be lobbying for required minimum weight of the cars. My car seems to be way heavier, but prettier. Welcome Scirocco. If all else fails the shortage of Alfas might be filled by race series time.
I will probably run one of these Alfas. I just ordered them.
My bad. I was doing an eBay search for BRM Alfa in 1:32 scale and there was a seller with a twin pack of Alfas, a red one and a yellow one. I thought that would give me a couple of options and I went ahead and ordered it before checking the item more closely. It was a twin pack of Revoslot Alfas. So……I guess I will run one of them on the rally track.
Russell
# 81 Zender Scirocco
Nice looking car Marc!
"... get on your bad motor scooter and ride!"
Sammy with MontroseUN BOX BOX BOX! (with a German accent)
I finally tried the BMW 91 Kleber Le Mans on my power strip and it was noisy. After a few hours I stopped it and later opened it up. On the track it was a 5.5 second mess. The front axle assemblies were fully tight, so I loosened them and lubed the bearing surfaces. They are cambered axle holders. Down to 4.5 seconds and with some practice 4.3. I am tempted to slap a BMW sticker on the chassis and run in the prototype class of Le Mans. The sedan is slowing it down, specifically where the front tires rub the fenders.
The Lexan rattles so I dabbed some Shoo Goo on the edges and that helped.
For some reason other than lead trigger finger it de-slots randomly in the button turn blue lane. Maybe I am driving randomly trying to find the braking point and intensity. Or is it torquing itself out of the turn? The spring loaded guide might be “wrong”. No weight added. No front auxiliary driving lights added. HMMMMMM.
Randy – Happy to hear you were able to get your times down. I will say these cars like to be as low to the track as possible. I would remove the spring from the guide and see how low you can get the front of the car so the entire guide, with new thin braid, can get in the slot. As Chubby Checkers says “How low can you go?”
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