{"id":37957,"date":"2022-12-09T17:16:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37957"},"modified":"2022-12-09T17:16:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:16:27","slug":"bmw-m2-clubsport-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37957","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: This is How You Build a BMW M2 Competition for the Road and Track"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve been covering YouTuber Joe Achilles\u2019 BMW M2<\/a> \u201cClubsport\u201d build for awhile, partially because he\u2019s a friend but also because it\u2019s a great example of how to built a track car for the road. So many BMW owners try to tune their cars for the track but end up making them miserable on the road. However, Achilles not only made his M2 Competition a track monster but it\u2019s also good on the road, too. Not an easy task.<\/p>\n

In this new video, Achilles drives his M2 Clubsport build on the road. Since it\u2019s been finished, Achilles has only shown video of his car on track, which makes this the first time we get to see it on the road and it\u2019s very well done.<\/p>\n

Achilles mostly built this M2 for track use, which is why it has a half-cage, racing bucket seats with five-point harnesses, an extra tall shift lever, and Michelin Cup 2 tires. However, as you can clearly see in this video, it works great on the road. Typically, track-build cars with lowered suspension and racing seats are pretty rough in day-to-day use. But you can watch his body language in this video and he never seems uncomfortable. Hell, he barely even bounces around. I was bouncing around more in the M4 CSL<\/a>. And its exhaust is loud but it\u2019s not obnoxiously so, which makes it sound good but not harsh.<\/p>\n

How did Achilles strike such a good balance between being raw and thrilling but also comfortable and easy-to-use? Diligent, thoughtful, comprehensive tuning, that\u2019s how. There are plenty of previous videos, showing off the various stages of the build, but there are a few important things I can list. He didn\u2019t just go buy the best coilover setup he could, slap it in, and have the engine tuned. He had the car taken to alignment specialists, who tuned its caster and camber to perfection, he chose a suspension setup that wasn\u2019t too stiff but felt just right, and he chose smaller wheels to add a bit of tire sidewall.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a BMW M2 owner and want to turn it into something that can genuinely be used on both road and track, without compromising much either way, then pay close attention to Joe Achilles\u2019 M2 Clubsport build because it\u2019s the right way to do it.<\/p>\n