This journal contains one newbie's hands-on impressions of selected popular modifications for a stock 05/1988 BMW 325 (M20 SETA). At the beginning of the process,I had never driven on a track, and had mechanical experience. At first, I wanted to restore the car to clean bone-stock, keeping the car usable as a daily driver. But as I improved the car's performance, handling, and responsiveness for track days and autocross, I had so much fun that I started building a track car that could also be driven to the track.
In September 2010, the car met its end on Turn 10 of Mosport International Raceway.