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My Birthday Drive
Christmas morning is also my birthday. After the presents have been exchanged and breakfast has been served, I always celebrate by taking my BMW out on the open roads alone - a brief respite of truly personal pleasure. This was the first morning without traffic since Thanksgiving and with a slightly damp "track", the makings were in place for a fantastic Christmas morning.
It was an epic drive through forest, highway and garden parkway roads. Lots of hills, curves, hairpin corners, and motoring awesomeness. The M5 is a tremendous car for days like these. The crisp morning air. The roar of M Power resounding through the forest. The slip and spin that you deftly control while deploying immense power on the dew misted roads. The red and blue glow of the M HUD and its shift lights. The symphony of the exhaust with its explosions and burbles. The pleasure of knowing that the Beast is unleashed and at one with you.
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Dude that's badass! I did that the morning just before my flight out to visit my family. I hit the mountain alone in the M5 and there wasn't a soul up there. I have a picture on my iPhone but I don't know how to upload it to the Bimmerpost app. Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas!
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I'm leaving our vacation home early to go spend some quality time with her......
Beautiful pics. Love the color. Making me homesick. Merry bday and happy XMAS.
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Here are RPiM5's photos from his pre-Christmas Mountain Drive. Awesome Pics.
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Awesome commentary - I concur with the beauty of solitude on morning drives like this. It's just man and machine out there and it's incomparable.
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Happy B'Day and Merry Xmas !
It's my B'Day also today so that makes two of us on this forum.... But I miss my M5. Hopefully I'll have the LCI/updated M5 in 2014 or the new Mercedes E63 AMG AWD ( Don't shoot me on E63 , I know this is a M5 forum) Cheers !
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Awesome! Want to go driving so bad but the car seat is in the cayenne and it's family time.... Sigh.
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Nice job Stealth!
Those are awesome pictures. You always have the best reviews. Have you consider writing for a car mag?
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Thanks for the holiday and birthday wishes everyone. And if anyone else has some nice holiday driving pics, please post.
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