Amateur rally is best rally.

Chris some tips for You: The two biggest problem with E30s are the rear suspension and the front/rear weight distribution. With the rear suspension theres not much you can do, but if you'd like to make the car less nose-heavy you should put an M52B28 single vanos engine inside. Its aluminium block is 28kg lighter right where it matters: on the front axle, and it also has more power, 193hp as stock. If you put an M50TUB25 single vanos air intake throttle body ecu afm so basically everything from an M50TUB25 engine onto the M52B28 and remap the M50's Bosch 413 Ecu to give the more fuel needed for the extra 300cm3 you'll get 230hp easily and the whole thing would cost less than 500GBP. You will be able to use the existing gearbox clutch flywheel, starter motor (only if the flywheel is kept) propshaft, cooling system, (for using the oil cooling of the 325i you'll need an oil filter house from an S50engine but that still isn't expensive) the rear part of the exhaust, etc. Btw you'll need an E34 M50 oil pan and and oil pump intake pipe. Benefits? More power, more low-end torque which is useful using a gearbox like yours, less weight (on the front!), less ability to lose oil pressure when cornering hard or changing direction, easily remappable (let's say home-remappable) Bosch 413 ecu... That's the best way forward! Keep going! ;)

"To me this is fundamental motor sports, and I just love it." Well said.

Chris you have to make more of these vids if you can. This is real mans motorsport. :) Great vid and good driving!

From an American twenty-year-old who nearly lost the dream of racing, thank you, Chris and Dan, for inspiring me once again. I may not ever run in WRC, but I'll be running classic, you can bet on it. Now, if I could just find a Mk. I or Mk. II VW GTI for cheap....

I love the full stage/race uploads...my favorite Chris Harris vids!

Only sport besides the isle of man TT that can actually give you an adrenalin rush while watching.

These vids just get better and better.Harris and his team nail it every time - such quality.The photography is simply beautiful and the production perfect.Long may they continue.And that 325 looks so right,make's me want one..

I can feel the intensity...Dan did a excellent job! Quick hands Calvin...great vid guys! Good job Neil on the shots too!

This was awesome! More like this, we are living vicariously through you guys!

Brilliant video . Loved the whole thing . You can still find inspirational motor sport at reasonable cost . Thanks.

That was, simply, one of the best rally videos ever. I was there, in the car, my heart is still racing. You could feel it!

THANKS CHRIS FOR SHARING THE EXPERIENCE! Looks like Great fun always wanted to do it never had the money (or honestly a track) But Great full to experience the event with you at the wheel! Thanks from the USA

This was a great video. Very much enjoyed it. Thank you for the upload.

Drive, you are the greatest. Older cars are cars regular people can participate in. And that's more fun than watching three people bicker over six figure cars.

this was by far the best rally coverage that i have ever seen, great vid

loving these videos chris, looking forward to the next. The thing i love most about drive is the presenters each bring a different element to their videos. No feature is the same.

Great video - really enjoyed it. Can't wait for your next rally.

absolutely awesome..really shows the spirit of this..so entertaining just to see you guys enjoy driving on the edge..

Harris is THE MAN. Most entertaining, informative, genuine car guy around. Thanks for the great vids.?

Well done Chris! Loved the video and it felt f**king awesome watching you rally it out! Keep it rolling!

Fantastic video and huge respect to you Chris for your driving, and to Dan for calling out the notes...both job well done.

Chris you are the man, this is an awesome show and that looked like a lot of fun!

This is awesome! Bunch of guys having a blast! Awesome video and editing!

Was awsome to see you bat it past on stage 2 chris and as for the video, brilliant as always. Top job!!

THANK YOU FOR NO MUSIC! sooo much better with just car noise love this episode Great Job to all involved

Absolutely a joy to watch! Being from a back woods part of Finland, forest stage rallies are close to my heart, especially the ones with the cheaper, more down to earth cars like Escorts, 190 Mercs, Starlets, gt Corollas, E30 Bimmers etc. I salute you Mr. Harris!

top quality video....Chris has raised the quality bar for youtube videos on a whole new level

Epic video! Forgot how good the sound of a mk11 Escort on a rally stage is! Chris, you are the people's hero!

Wish I could be Chris Harris for a week;) I have a very strong, clean, white e30ix that I've been trying to get to that point. I like watching the videos of CH driving and riding in WRC cars, those edge of your seat cliff hanger vids have definitely kept the /DRIVE alive with me!

This has to be one of the best Chris Harris videos which I have ever seen. Makes want to do something like that.

Surely it can't be long before Chris gets his own TV show, I must have watched all his stuff, its simply brilliant. Keep up the good work Chris!

Awesome stuff well done!! The Drive logo on the 325i looked ace!!

Loved it! Great to have different aspect of mechanic sport and automobile in general

Brilliant as usual Chris. Ultimate form of motor sport for me.

Much much more quality onboard video than most of the "official WRC onboards" footages ... outstanding job once again

Running in a rally like this one is a dream of mine. Chris Harris is a lucky guy. He must wake up in the morning and say isn't it great to be me. I really like the video because it is not about someone with deep pockets with the best of the best. It is a realistic car that most people could easily afford and build. Great footage. Good notes from the copilot. Great driving. Can't waite to see more.

Great video. One of your best.

this is great work. need more like this!

glued to the screen the whole time! i just watched some top gear before this, and while it's nicely filmed and all i love rawness of drive! no crazy music, no bickering, just pure driving and the sound of a 2.5 german 6 being flung across the dirt!

Your best video yet. So awesome. Keep up the good work.

Think of it this way: What if you hadn't realized the oil was leaking? If you'd have just went for the 3rd stage you'd have got five hundred meters and then the engine cuts, you check to see what's happened, see there's no oil and the motor is totally ruined, you might as well just trash it all together. At least now you only need to fix the leakage and fill it up with oil and you have a perfectly working toy again!

Just can't wait! Good teamwork, and great rally driving as well! ;D

Just brilliant. Properly commited on that 2nd stage. Good effort guys.

This is the best thing i have ever seen. great stuff guys

Utterly gripping video. Love your work Chris!

Brilliant as always!

That was fantastic to watch can't wait for another one and the best form of motorsport is RALLYING!!!!

I can't wait to see more from you. Great driving, Chris, I love this sort of grassroots footage!

can't wait for the next one. Great job on this video guys

I have navigated for a mate in a tarmac rally in Australia, called Targa Tasmania. I know how hard it is to stay on notes. Well done. Awesome fun.

Wow, full rally stage video? Loved it!

10:50. Real heart stopping moment... Chris Harris I thought you were a great driver before this video but now I'm just in awe of you. I salute you Sir.

Great video, I think if I had to do pace notes I would throw up and I loved watching the videos of this rally and the one at brands hatch on your channel.

15min C. Harris video... my day is made

Utterly superb episode, makes me want to rally again!

This is your best work yet!

As always, Mega!! But, hope to see the other Driveshows again

That was amazing, I would love to see more stuff like this

I want to do this more than anything else in life! I cannot think of anything more fun and zen inducing! Brilliant! RWD is absolute the best choice!

Another awesome video, thanks Chris! you got mad skillz :D

What an awesome show! Props to Chris and Dan

The numbers correspond to the severity or radius of the corner, a lower number is sharper than a higher number or vice versa. As for the notes, the rally either gives them pre made notes or they write their own after a pre-run of the stage. They are usually provided though i believe.

Epic video Chris. Thanks alot!!

This is perfection, more please!

Such a amazing video. More Chris more!!!!

chris harris: highlight every week on youtube :) reason of subscription, indeed !

Chris u are the MAN!! Thanks for this videos

That was a highly entertaining video! More! With the same camera angle! (in car) Some of the shots you all had slowed down of the race cars passing by would make amazing backgrounds for a compute screen

As always, great job Mr Harris

Loved it - so much more intense than WRC action. Some good driving as well - in first stage few times I though that's it - in the ditch, but it wasn't. Well done boys, keep good stuff rolling.

This might be one of the best videos Chris Harris has ever done. I also loved the Perelli (?) tire demo with the Lancia Stratos and 037 and Chris riding shotgun.

Holy cow, Chris. This was awesome! this should be its own separate series. You can call it "Chris and Dan go Rallying"

Love the car testing, Mate, but these rally clips are absolutely brilliant. Well done, Cheers. & BTW, bollocks on the got it shit, you've had it a long, long time ago.

All the shots of that Mk2 Escort are crazy. I don't know if it's just the size of the thing, but it looks SO damn fast and at home in the mud.

I would love to see a video going into some more detail of the car itself. It would be pretty fascinating to know the rough costs of getting into amateur rallying. Thanks for great content Chris!

Some of those external shots of the Harris car took me right back to the '90s. Jolly good show, I dare say.

Stone between the sump and the sump guard: put a foam pad between to keep the stones out. But make sure you have a big enough oil cooler because there will be even less airflow around the sump.

Chris.........bloody great driving.....this is the essence of motorsport!

One of my favorite episodes so far! Good on you for not turning your in-car footage into some wild music video and instead just letting it play out. The content is the star there, not the presentation. Still, nice presentation! Kudos.

awesome vid Chris. More of this please!! :)

Chris you are just a crazy / cool dude! You're the best reviewer on youtube period. MORE PLEASE!

Thank you, Chris!

Good video. Can you explain the map reading protocols?

they did NOT cook that bacon long enough

WOW!!! That looked like sooo much fun!!! I would love to drive in a rally one day!

You do such awesome work! I love you videos. My only wish is that you did shared the wealth, in other words videos where you taught driving skills and techniques.

CHRIS HARRIS Brilliant, and outstanding work on capturing the event in all its glory. ones question, but after watching I found myself thinking about future classic rally events and would like to know your opinion on which would dominate these events. thought of this as I saw the old AE86 in slow motion and thinking would someone really enter the new 86 in 20-30 years time?

Great atmosphere in the whole video! Beautiful dog as well!

This was way better than any poor excuse for rally coverage I've seen here in the states which is usually 20 minutes of leaderboards and interviews and 5 minutes of driving. This was intense just watching, can't image actually doing it. Cheers!

Awesome top driving and notes!

Really great episode.

Another awesome video.

I just want to watch this all day!

chris harris + E30 + British gravel stage = a dam brilliant youtube clip

What camera did you use for slowmo videos? And one more thing: 14:54-15:04 just look at that GESTURE

Looks like great fun!! Nice driving and great car also.

I've got a question. Are the co-drivers issued notes, or do they run the route in trucks first to capture the specific turns and terrain changes?

This is still a superb car - owned one (88, 325i with M chassis) for 21 years...

What a great video with some nice driving Chris!