Roll-call: August 13-15 @ NJMP with BMW CCA NJ and DelVal

MTROIS · 08-17-2010, 06:55 AM

Some vids of the Yellow Group on Sunday. More to be posted this week, including of the Red group.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWMTROI.../0/APTcda_2ixQ

Jobu · 08-17-2010, 07:05 AM

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Some vids of the Yellow Group on Sunday. More to be posted this week, including of the Red group.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWMTROI.../0/APTcda_2ixQ

Nice vids! Smooth inputs. Daddy like!

BRDHNTR · 08-17-2010, 08:41 AM

I watched the Red group on Sunday for one session (I had to see how my father was treating my baby), and I was impressed by the kid driving the Blue E36 M3 w/ the white hood and white wing. I don't know how he didn't get bumped up to Yellow. I was in the grandstands next to his instructor (he was signed off) who was rooting for him as he was driving up the ass of a very similar E36 driven by an instructor. I thought he was going to get around him too! I don't know what other experience the kid had, but apparently it was only his second DE. Amazing.

Jobu · 08-17-2010, 09:19 AM

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I watched the Red group on Sunday for one session (I had to see how my father was treating my baby), and I was impressed by the kid driving the Blue E36 M3 w/ the white hood and white wing. I don't know how he didn't get bumped up to Yellow. I was in the grandstands next to his instructor (he was signed off) who was rooting for him as he was driving up the ass of a very similar E36 driven by an instructor. I thought he was going to get around him too! I don't know what other experience the kid had, but apparently it was only his second DE. Amazing.

That guy was fast. I gave him an automatic point by whenever I saw him.

stevespools · 08-17-2010, 02:30 PM

LOL! yeah, me too!

FrenchBoy · 08-18-2010, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MTROIS

Some vids of the Yellow Group on Sunday. More to be posted this week, including of the Red group.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWMTROI.../0/APTcda_2ixQ

Very smooth and quick MTROIS. Good job! I enjoyed watching the vids.

I am a bit confused about the passing rules though. There seems to be quite a bit of passing in corners which is a big no-no at all the tracks around here. Plus the side to pass seems to be random and based on the what the passee decides and what side of the track he/she is. Am I missing something?

stevespools · 08-18-2010, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MTROIS

Some vids of the Yellow Group on Sunday. More to be posted this week, including of the Red group.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWMTROI.../0/APTcda_2ixQ

Nice job out there Marc! Very smooth - I can`t wait for the vids of the Red group so I can watch myself getting passed by you

stevespools · 08-18-2010, 05:32 AM

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Very smooth and quick MTROIS. Good job! I enjoyed watching the vids.

I am a bit confused about the passing rules though. There seems to be quite a bit of passing in corners which is a big no-no at all the tracks around here. Plus the side to pass seems to be random and based on the what the passee decides and what side of the track he/she is. Am I missing something?

yes, the passing rules and zones were very vague - even the classroom instructor seemed unsure of where we could pass and on which side

MTROIS · 08-18-2010, 05:06 PM

Thanks for the positive reinforcement FrenchBoy!!

As far as the passing rules were concerned:

- the driver of the car overtaken has to indicate on which side he wants to be passed with the golden rule that in 99% of the cases he should stay on the line and the car overtaking him should pass him off-line. Having said that....some people had different lines I guess

- In the Yellow group we were allowed to pass in the LightBulb (Big Sweeper), the front straight, between 1 and 2 and between 5 and 7

- As a courtesy to other drivers I sometimes entered the turns off-line

I did not think it was that bad, but I will look again.

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Very smooth and quick MTROIS. Good job! I enjoyed watching the vids.

I am a bit confused about the passing rules though. There seems to be quite a bit of passing in corners which is a big no-no at all the tracks around here. Plus the side to pass seems to be random and based on the what the passee decides and what side of the track he/she is. Am I missing something?

MTROIS · 08-18-2010, 05:24 PM

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Nice job out there Marc! Very smooth - I can`t wait for the vids of the Red group so I can watch myself getting passed by you

I am working on it... stay tuned!

MTROIS · 08-18-2010, 08:04 PM

OK, here is a first video of the Red Group...but taken on Friday so no Steve yet.... on the other hand, I think that BRDHNTR's dad is in there...as well as my nice joust with Dave, the white 335i tuned by Dinan.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWMTROI.../0/JFJXW8F7xvg

stevespools · 08-19-2010, 05:45 AM

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OK, here is a first video of the Red Group...but taken on Friday so no Steve yet.... on the other hand, I think that BRDHNTR's dad is in there...as well as my nice joust with Dave, the white 335i tuned by Dinan.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWMTROI.../0/JFJXW8F7xvg

nice work, Marc - it`s pretty cool the way the wing rises on Joe`s 911!

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BRDHNTR Ground Pilot 41 Rep 548 Posts Drives: e92 BMW M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Waverly, PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2002 M3 [0.00] 2008 e92 M3 [0.00]	I watched the Red group on Sunday for one session (I had to see how my father was treating my baby), and I was impressed by the kid driving the Blue E36 M3 w/ the white hood and white wing. I don't know how he didn't get bumped up to Yellow. I was in the grandstands next to his instructor (he was signed off) who was rooting for him as he was driving up the ass of a very similar E36 driven by an instructor. I thought he was going to get around him too! I don't know what other experience the kid had, but apparently it was only his second DE. Amazing. __________________ "The laws of physics cannot be repealed, even with DSC." - BMW Owner's Manual
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