Tracy Nolte's blog
the baby
12:41 AM on Sep 18, 2006

Here's a little bit about the yellow bimmer that I call home.

She's a stock '01 BMW Z3 M Coupe' that's Dakar Yellow. I had a silver 2000 one but "upgraded" to the '01 becuase of the improvement in power in the 2001-2002 years.

Unlike Tim, i've never tracked the car...only did a Solo II event in Houston a couple years back. It was fun and I think tracking a car would be a blast, but this is really my baby and, you can ask my wife, i think I spend more time with it than my family.

Here's some photo's...don't mean to show off, but hell, this is a self-indulgent blogosphere :)

http://picasaweb.google.com/tracy.nolte/2001BMWMCoupe

I bought the car in Raliegh, NC the weekend of a Grand Am race in VIR. Spent the weekend at the race before driving back and naturally got some pictures of what I wanted my car to grow up to be :)

mog




Posted by Tom Rue at 03:14 AM on Sep 18, 2006
Comment #1

Sweet!

Posted by Tracy Nolte at 10:27 PM on Nov 25, 2006
Comment #2

It is with much regret that I had to let the baby go. I can't believe it, but it's gone...sold to another good home. I can't believe it happened but I suppose there will be another one soon...just need to wait a year or so until I begin looking again. Just had to downsize and had an offer from a nice couple in San Francisco...they flew out, test drove it...and then drove it home...i think i need therapy :)

Until then, my son and I just flew to Pittsburg and bought a 2002 VW GTI VR6 and drove it back home to San Antonio. great little car...zippy and eye catching and the ride is really nice for a hatch, but it's front wheel drive and sits higher and...well, could go on forever about the differences.

mog


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