Group A BMW M3 E30 - General info and history

[vtgts300kw]

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to find out the history on a E30M3 my father raced in the early 90's in New Zealand, whether it was a JPS car etc. His name is Brett Taylor.

He doesn't remember much other than he said it came from Australia originally and they bought it in either '92 or '93.

They raced the Nissan Mobil Series and won Group A in '93 at Wellington. Prior to that race, they put a fresh engine in it which they got through Bill Byce out of Germany. Seems to remember it been about 20k for a 0 mile.

David Towe has mentioned that Jon Sax owned 2 E30's, my father raced against them in the '93 500 which would rule out the car Sax raced that year.

He vaguely recalls they ended up selling it to an Electrician in Christchurch??

Interestingly, they were trying to buy Longhurst's B&H on the weekend he crashed in '91, but couldn't agree on price. They were racing the JPS 325 that season which I think is the car currently for sale.

If anyone has any snippet of knowledge of the era, i'd be hugely appreciative.

Cheers,

Kurt