BMW 1M Coupé in Rally!

[JoostSchouten]

Last saturday I filmed this brand new BMW 1M in rally specs.
The engine is a combination of the 130i and E46 M3 engine.
Front 360mm 6 pots and rear 330mm 4 pots brakes.
More specifications of the car: http://www.ovdgroeprallyteam.nl/de-auto.html

When you are interested and I got more footage of the car I will post it in this topic.

[Spitfire007]

That's great!
I love rally racing.
It's real talent displayed in one's backyard!

[BrokenVert]

Thats pretty sweet.

I wonder what type of chassis setup they have. The 1 series isnt really suited to rally, but it looks quick.


How are they doing?

[Kevinovski]

Nice...!!

[EINSER M]

awesome!

[VO 1M]

love it! thanks for sharing.
1'275kg

[gnpower]

I love rally racing. Can't see it being suited for it, but glad to see it out there. Looks quick

[Pete_vB]

Interesting motor- 130i magnesium block with the high flow E46 M3 cylinder head. I didn't know that head, designed for an 87mm bore, would fit onto the 85mm bore N52 block... Gotta figure it's making 340+ normally aspirated HP and it saves 75 lbs over our motors, all in the nose. That'll help it put power down too- very tricky.

[1'M Blue]

Damn an S54 powered 1er !

[JoostSchouten]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Thats pretty sweet.

I wonder what type of chassis setup they have. The 1 series isnt really suited to rally, but it looks quick.


How are they doing?

This was the first rally, and they saw it as a test.
They have to change a lot to the suspension, dampers, transmission, etc.. to get all the power well on the road. Right now it was too wild and hard to drive.

[BrokenVert]

Originally Posted by JoostSchouten

This was the first rally, and they saw it as a test.
They have to change a lot to the suspension, dampers, transmission, etc.. to get all the power well on the road. Right now it was too wild and hard to drive.

Thats not really all that surprising. You can see its very squirrely.

[Bimmer-Bob]

Seems like a weird choice for a rally car, even among available RWD chassis. You'd think an E36 build would be WAY, WAY cheaper, not to mention lighter. But cool to see nonetheless.

[JoostSchouten]

He drove a Compact M3 before, there was a small cup of that cars. Also very hard to drive, but a spectacular sound.
They didn't choose the cars because they are the quickest/easiest to drive, then you buy a Lancer EVO/Impreza or even a WRC.

[fourtailpipes]

i wonder if this is a real 1m or a 1er with a 1m body.

[Bimmer-Bob]

Originally Posted by JoostSchouten

He drove a Compact M3 before, there was a small cup of that cars. Also very hard to drive, but a spectacular sound.
They didn't choose the cars because they are the quickest/easiest to drive, then you buy a Lancer EVO/Impreza or even a WRC.

Yeah, I've seen some really cool 318ti rally builds based off of the Compact Cup cars.

My point about the 1M being unsuitable for rally was not that it would be hard to drive, but heavy and very expensive for something with a very high likelihood of ending up in a ditch! I mean, this obviously is not a manufacturer-supported team, so I would think cost-cutting would've been more of a priority.

[Naambezet]

Originally Posted by fourtailpipes

i wonder if this is a real 1m or a 1er with a 1m body.

Not a real 1M according to it's number plates.

[flzrider]

A 1M with rasp?

[shah269]

http://www.ovdgroeprallyteam.nl/imag...89123368_n.jpg

Yum sexy!

[James T. Kirk]

Like watching a fox run in the wild.
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[MDORPHN]

Does anyone know who manufactures the rear wing on the car?

Neil

[Nutballa]

1m Coupe Rally car

[woosh]

That sounds awesome on the rev limiter!