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Not 100% sure, but I think its because the National Capital folks run several M-Club days in SC every year already. So, I think, this was provided as an alternate venue for those interested.
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03-22-2018, 05:53 PM | #47 |
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Driving schools are a blast. I'm actually doing the 1 day M school next week so I appreciate your thoughts and great pictures.
I noticed you're driving an M235i..so if you had the chance to pick an M model what would you take based on your recent experience on the track? |
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Nice write up, sounds like it's worth the price to me. Now I just need to convince my wife to go with me
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03-22-2018, 05:58 PM | #49 |
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New F90 should be added to the M PC fleet around mid-year. This is directly from the Chief Diving Instructor.
The helmets are no longer required because it's a safety risk in the production cars with the air bag deployment. Only safe to wear helmets in the prototypes. It also cuts down costs with no helmet gift, as the PC was losing lots money on the off site Advanced M programs.
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03-22-2018, 06:42 PM | #51 |
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Great question! The M2, without doubt. That car, although they don't use it on any of the larger sections (the M3/M4s get used for that), feels so much more nimble. It seems to just rotate right around the driver. It's a great feeling. That said, on the second day I thought the M4 was a better performer overall on the larger section, when compared to the M3.
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Doug Verner, who puts it together, did a pilot trip out to Thermal a few years ago to gauge demand for a program. Plan is to do it every year in February as a break for the NCC folks who experience winter. The M Club days in SC are one-day M schools (although tweaked for the car club) and still occur 3 times a year (but a break this summer due to O-Fest)
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I'm surprised to hear you say that the M4 and the M3 performed differently. They are nearly identical performance wise and I didn't notice anything that the M4 did that couldn't be done on the M3. In fact, in the M3, another driver and I were directed to peel off from the group and take the "shortcut" to get ahead of the other groups because we were going much faster than everyone else. It was a nice little ego boost I must say, even though I wasn't as fast as the other driver. We ended up passing a couple other groups during that session.
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Thanks for taking the time to write this up and share it. This is something I have wanted to do for a while and I keep hoping that I will get lucky at a BMWCCA club event but it hasn't happened yet. I'll have to break down and spring for it at some point.
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Any day at thermal is a good day for all mankind
That #ferrarirot tho is obscene
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Thanks for the time for the write-up. I'm signed up for a slot in the one day Performance Drive School in SC in July which was a perk for buying my wife an X1. Among my many involvements (many Nat'l autocross events, HSAX, track days, and instruct for exotic car schools), I've done two events there previously during Z Homecomings where I was 2nd out of 250 on the autocross course one day. It was cool but I really wanted my wife to get the slot but they insisted it was for the first person on title, and she wasn't around the day the car was bought the car. I guess I let her have the keys to my M3 and give her a day route to roll on her own in Mountains as she can more than handle herself behind the wheel.
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Pretty penny without a doubt, but looks to be worth it. Thank you for sharing your experience
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Nicely written report, thanks! I'll be in Thermal in May at a 1 day M School with some good info. Thanks.
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I recently did the 2 day m school in sc and it was a blast can't say enough good things about the facility and the instructors definitely recommend it!
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What a blast!
Good for you.
I did the same format on a 1 day in the east coast center and remember the exhausted feeling at the end of the day. Funny thing is hearing about your “German food” experience... I miss it. It is very much a part of the BMW events experience. At 4,100 it is fairly good value considering all that you get. |
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I went to thermal for 3 days when the m2 was released. excellent experience, highly recommend and would definitely do it again. you gain a higher appreciation for the cars when you find out what they can really do. they had a cla45 that I got to drive, nice seeing the differences between that and the m2
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