[Transcon]

Great pics. Sorry I missed this one, when is the next meet being planned?

[UltraMagneticAL]

Originally Posted by Transcon

Great pics. Sorry I missed this one, when is the next meet being planned?

not sure yet. i think our goal is to do a big SoCal one (LA to SD) once a year. but we'll probably do more localized (LA/SGV/IE) more frequently, like every quarter or so. keep an eye out in the regional forums for the next one. Mulholland or GMR will be next.

i'm also going to look at some costs of renting track time at Spring Mountain so we can all rally to Las Vegas from SoCal, spend the night, then head over to the track early in the morning. we could meet up w/ Vegas M2 owners as well for that one.

[dj2020]

Originally Posted by UltraMagneticAL

not sure yet. i think our goal is to do a big SoCal one (LA to SD) once a year. but we'll probably do more localized (LA/SGV/IE) more frequently, like every quarter or so. keep an eye out in the regional forums for the next one. Mulholland or GMR will be next.

i'm also going to look at some costs of renting track time at Spring Mountain so we can all rally to Las Vegas from SoCal, spend the night, then head over to the track early in the morning. we could meet up w/ Vegas M2 owners as well for that one.

Originally Posted by UltraMagneticAL

not sure yet. i think our goal is to do a big SoCal one (LA to SD) once a year. but we'll probably do more localized (LA/SGV/IE) more frequently, like every quarter or so. keep an eye out in the regional forums for the next one. Mulholland or GMR will be next.

i'm also going to look at some costs of renting track time at Spring Mountain so we can all rally to Las Vegas from SoCal, spend the night, then head over to the track early in the morning. we could meet up w/ Vegas M2 owners as well for that one.

Vegas local here. That would be a great idea! We had a mini meet this past weekend with 4 cars. Nothing as deep as the SoCal get together you organized.

[texasyeehaw]

You video a dyno run and don't show the result? That's torture!

[UltraMagneticAL]

Originally Posted by texasyeehaw

You video a dyno run and don't show the result? That's torture!

i thought i wrote the result - 430wtq and 370whp

[ilya335]

Originally Posted by UltraMagneticAL

i thought i wrote the result - 430wtq and 370whp

Do you know which map the JB4 is running and the type of gas the car is running?

I didn't know you could get that much out of the M2's engine using the JB4.

Thanks!

[UltraMagneticAL]

Originally Posted by ilya335

Do you know which map the JB4 is running and the type of gas the car is running?

I didn't know you could get that much out of the M2's engine using the JB4.

Thanks!

crappy ca 91 octane. i think the owner mentioned map 2, but i don't know if he changed it after the first run. i had stepped outside to greet more newcomers.

[ska///235i]

So this is why we have a shortage of M2s...they all in Cali

[LinkF1]

That shirt!

How do I get one?!

[Orange fever]

Good times !!!

Originally Posted by ilya335

Do you know which map the JB4 is running and the type of gas the car is running?

I didn't know you could get that much out of the M2's engine using the JB4.

Thanks!

He did map 1 and map 2.
He said 91oct.
370 whp and 430 wtq is about the same with every tuner out there right now.
Was hoping he hit 400 with all the mod's he got on the car....
Had everything but big turbo s .

[izzyM2]

I had a little meet and greet with M2's (lol) at the BMW performance center for a one day car control school. Such a blast! It would be awesome if M2 enthusiasts could all do it together for the one day M school at a discounted price. Maybe we can arrange something with BMW???

[UltraMagneticAL]

Originally Posted by izzyM2

I had a little meet and greet with M2's (lol) at the BMW performance center for a one day car control school. Such a blast! It would be awesome if M2 enthusiasts could all do it together for the one day M school at a discounted price. Maybe we can arrange something with BMW???

we are in preliminary talks to do something like this. if not at thermal, then most likely in Vegas.

[FuriousLucy]

Originally Posted by UltraMagneticAL

We had our first SoCal M2 meet today! Throughout the day, we had 22 different owners come through, but only 16 made it to our final photo location. The day consisted of coffee, coffee, coffee, dyno runs, lunch, and ended w/ some canyon carving through beautiful Ortega Highway, and some pretty sweet back roads off the main highway. Since I planned this and had some coordination work to do, i didn't take that many pictures - so i'll let the rest of the group dump them in the thread.

Special thanks to Cars and Coffee, Corona and European Auto Source for hosting our morning meet ups and the dyno run. Also, a BIG thank you to the group for not cocking about and being SAFE the entire day. And finally, thank you to recycledAlva for making some really nifty t-shirts for the group





The morning started at Cars and Coffee at Saleen at 7AM. Our group started small, but grew to 9 by the time we left at 9.









After Cars and Coffee, we went to EAS where the Impressive Wrap M2 w/ FBO and JB4 got on the dyno. i think the numbers were around 370whp and 430wtq

Hung out at EAS while we waited for more LA folks to join us for our highway cruise down to Dana Point. There, we met up w/ the San Diego Chapter and had a pretty good, albeit slow, lunch. Regrouped at a gas station to fill up, where we had 17 M2's and an M5. It looks rather ridiculous having all the same cars fill up at the same time - but makes a really cool Thirsty Thursday pic, i guess.



Finally came the important part: the canyon runs!!!! Ortega Hwy is hit or miss and you have to get lucky, to not hit traffic on a Saturday. We hit traffic. But luckily i knew of some back roads, and it was open, freshly paved roads the whole way...until we hit a road block. According to the Park Ranger, they were repaving the rest of the roadway. So we turned around and came up the back route to our final group photo location.









Our day ended around 5:30PM and we covered well over 100 miles. overall the day was a success, and we'll probably do something big like this twice a year. I'll also be planning localized (LA/IE/SGV) meets/canyon runs more frequently. if our group gets big enough - possibly a private track day for our SoCal M2 Group

we should have more pics and video popping up in the thread from other attendees.

edit: here's a video of the first half of the meet

So glad they don't look like they came from a cookie cutter!

[bartman32]

Definitely need to know when the next one is! Mine arrives in a couple of months!

[waynelubin]

Thanks very much!

[SpenceRx]

The photo with the long line of Long Beach Blue cars is pretty epic. Looks like a fun drive!

[UltraMagneticAL]

planning has started for the next drive!
http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1409665

vote for our next route!

[Fugly M3]

This is epic!

[The Choosey begger]

That's discrimination, you didnt allow other BMWs. lol

[recycledAlva]

Originally Posted by anglo

That's discrimination, you didnt allow other BMWs. lol

we had an M5!

[jes_si]

And an M3!! Lol

[raysspl]

Pretty badass gathering of M2s. Sweet