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11-07-2012, 08:57 PM | #1 |
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Potential DE at COTA - BMWCCA
You guys see this?
http://www.houston-bmwcca.com/forums...hp?f=17&t=2532 A chance to do a DE at Circuit of the America's!!! I can't wait!!
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I was told that its $50k/day to rent the track. Would have to be a very large group or very expensive per car.
Either way, I am in.
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My good friend in Florida just did a 2 day HPDE at Daytona (it's used as a road course too). Track rental for that is $145k for weekend. So if COTA is any less, i'd be surprised.
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If it's a BMW CCA event, my guess is the track insurance still will not cover convertibles for DE events, if past Ofest's are any indication.
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IMHO I think that needs to be relooked at. Yes, before the E93 I don't think BMW ever had a retractable hardtop convertible. I don't understand why a hardtop convertible is any different from a coupe or a sedan? Of course, assuming that you have the top up. If you rollover I'm sure it would be pretty hard to after the fact put the top up.
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Because the federal government doesn't require the car manufacturers to provide data that compares the verts to tintops. The CCA rule will not change, it's not worth the effort to try. Its been argued since the Z3 came out. Buy a track only car (it's a good idea to have a car you can financially walk away from anyway).
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Dan mentioned this last time I spoke with him and I've been prepairing ever since
looks like it would fall on my Birthday weekend too! -Scott
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I'll be running with SCCA at COTA in early March. The cost for a double national entry looks to be a bit higher per entrant than TMS (~25%) but not obscenely so given the venue.
Can't wait! I might bring my E92 down for the CCA event as well if I can swing it...
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Following the race, I was fortunate enough to get the chance to speak with one of the primary individuals behind building the track and he was very open to the idea of club track days. He even encouraged me to get as many people as I could involved and he would try to work with me on a rate. I don't think track days at COTA are going to be anywhere near as expensive as people (myself included) had predicted.
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Subscribed. Patiently waiting for registration. Please keep us posted.
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The Houston Autocross is in like 2 weeks. The link back to the Houston website says the tentive plans are: DE or Autocross with the Club in the last two years will be given a 3 day advanced window to register.
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I've heard that you cannot run the entire 3.4 mile track either...apparently it is an F1 thing. I remember when they built the F1 circuit in Korea and they closed off about 1/3 of the track for local events.
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Original thread: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=707045
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I just want to comment that while attending the Formula 1 race at COTA, there were forty convertibles (open top) vehicles driving around, really really fast. If those guys can do it, then why can't the BMWCCA allow it?
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