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01-09-2013, 12:29 PM | #67 | |
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you did pretty good in the auto-cross. my wife did a 22.2 (twice) and embarrsed all the guys including me checkout the the pics of the front sidewalls. and also notice tread pattern not pss
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Conti their tire supplier. They told me anything with a non-Conti tire is what the car came with from the factory but once those tires go, it's Conti. The funny part is that Michelin is right up the street and right next to the Marriott they put you up in. They told me they went to bid for tire suppliers and Conti won. They said occasionally the Michelin proving ground is booked and Michelin has to host events at the BMW Center. They have to change all the tires on any cars they use to Michelin and take down all the Conti signs etc. for the day and then change it all back when the event it over. Ha.
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We loved our trip there! It was great and they really make sure you have a great time. Can't wait to do it again.
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01-11-2013, 11:24 AM | #73 |
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Two quick questions:
1. Is there a portion of the course where they let you try out a variety of cars, or is it purely M3, M5, M6? Not that that's a bad thing. Just curious. 2. Is there a dinner at the PC on the second day? They say not to fly out before 6, so that leads me to believe they finish pretty early on day 2. Thanks!
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2) If we use terminology as Arrival Day (day before M School), Day 1 and Day 2. Then you have dinner with the instructors at the PC on the end of Day 1. If it is a small class like mine then they do dinner at the Marriott instead because the caterers have a minimum heads requirement at the PC. There is no dinner on day 2, the class finishes at 4pm on day 2 and you go home.
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Thanks for the details. I'm trying to finalize the plans for next week. I don't think I've been this excited since picking up my 6er
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Juat read it now for the first time
WOW What a write up!! Doing it soon and I was gonna do the 1 day but thus way surely the 2 day and I am gonna look for discounts or vouchers!! Any idea? |
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I am surprised i did not see this write up before. Thanks for the well written write up Stealth.
I need to make a plans for the wife and I to go some time after the family addition. Maybe we can find time next fall. |
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Great write up Stealth.
I got a free 1 day school so gonna put that towards the 2 day M school hopefully sometime this summer.
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I hate the M6 seats. Lol! The headrest is no where near as pillowy as the M5's. The side bolsters do nothing for me on the M6, but the new 2014 seats with their side bolsters make a big difference. There's also more shoulder bolster support for the M5 seats. I wish the U.S. market got the M6 seats on UK and German spec M6's. Old topic, but I thought I'd chime in. . Also I still hate the M6 seats.
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This 2 day M school costs $3,000 apparently? With the plane ticket and food etc it's at least 3.5k. That's the cost of 10 track days in NJ in a year, which I'd say significantly more "track time" than what you'll get there. Am I missing anything here? Is it more about exclusivity of the event than tracking the car?
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I've done 3 track events with my M5 and I will say that the with the 2-Day M School I learned more, drove harder, drove faster, and had much more fun than in the times I tracked my personal M5. I loved the ///M School, and I wish I could do it every year. I thought that the great thing about the school, is the amount of worrying that is off your shoulders when you are on the track. It's their cars and their track, so if you crash, you get to walk away and not worry about anything. Great feeling if you ask me. Plus the instructors there really teach you how to drive harder and harder, while at HPDE's the instructors act as nanny's not letting you push your limits, which is understandable since it is their life in the car with you too. At the ///M School they teach you how to drift, at track days, you'll probably get kicked off the track for drifting. Especially if their are other novice cars on the track with you. The ///M School experience is like no other. Oh and the food is really awesome too!
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