2 Day M School this weekend

NYRY1 · 03-04-2014, 12:59 AM

Anyone else going to the 2 day M School this wkend? Also, I know they have a video recording system but would I be better off getting a GoPro?

dparm · 03-04-2014, 07:42 AM

I'd ask about the GoPro. They might not want people attaching cameras to the cars (safety/liability reasons).

kscarrol · 03-04-2014, 08:14 AM

Yes, ask them but I am pretty sure at least one person brought their own camera when I attended the two day school last July. You're going to have a great time! Hope the weather cooperates.

dazedone · 03-04-2014, 08:53 AM

You don't really need a gopro. They have a full race keeper setup and they will give you a USB drive with your videos. Here is one of my videos from a month ago.

[u2b]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMSnNEFOxlY[/u2b]

NYRY1 · 03-04-2014, 11:51 AM

Wow, you're right on holding off on the GoPro. Thanks for sharing that video! Thanks guys!

kscarrol · 03-04-2014, 12:21 PM

Dazedone is correct, you get the race keeper video on a usb stick to take with you. But the video is only from the second day, or at least that was the case when I went in July.

baba louey · 03-04-2014, 06:43 PM

Great video but it was very hard to follow where the track went. Good thing there were plenty of cones. I going to guess a few people sent some cones flying.

odiesback · 03-04-2014, 08:18 PM

someday

RuSport · 03-05-2014, 09:20 PM

I did the school last December, they had no issue with me sticking the GoPro anywhere on the car. I got some great footage. If I were you I'd take it. The video they give you is pretty cool, but not HD, like the GoPro.

You will love the school, it is an absolute blast!

ridin135 · 03-06-2014, 05:49 AM

I would bring the go pro and your in luck it's supposed to be sunny and in the 70's this weekend.

Amirsm3 · 03-06-2014, 10:16 AM

I'm so jelly. I don't think there are any events like this near me.

rangerfan94 · 03-06-2014, 11:09 AM

Please post a write up of the experience. Enjoy, and drive it like a rental!!

ChiTownM · 03-06-2014, 02:04 PM

Racekeeper Video is pretty good but not HD, I went when they had the 1M, M3 and new M5..... Perfect timing for me. What do they have nowadays?

BTW, don't overdo it Saturday night since Sunday is even more involved than Saturday.

kscarrol · 03-06-2014, 02:17 PM

No new M3/M4 yet so I think they are still running M3's, M5's and M6's... No manual transmissions, students were burning out too many clutches!

NYRY1 · 03-06-2014, 05:22 PM

Yep, M3's, M5's, & M6's is what I was told when I set up my trip. Haha, thanks ChiTownM. I was looking to go around a little bit Sat night but that's a good word of advice.

kscarrol · 03-06-2014, 05:34 PM

Yes, I'd go easy Sat night! There is a little bar at the Marriott and the restaurant is respectable. I did not venture beyond that though the town is well worth a visit. My school was a BMWCCA event so there was a group dinner both Fri and Sat nights and we all stayed at the hotel for a couple of drinks after.

Another piece of advice, bring some Dramamine! A fellow M3post member clued me in and while I had no issues because I took some before driving, a couple of guys in my class had to get some pills from me. The aggressive driving can cause some nausea for some so be prepared...

Someone? · 03-06-2014, 05:37 PM

So being your from NY where is this M school at your going to?

kscarrol · 03-06-2014, 05:43 PM

^ The 2 day M school is held at BMW's Performance Driving Center in Spartanburg SC, near the factory that build the X5's etc. You fly into Greenville/Spartanburg but getting out after the class ends on Sunday afternoon can be challenging. I ended up spending Sunday night as well and flying home Monday morning...

NYRY1 · 03-06-2014, 05:45 PM

It's the one down in SC. Kscarrol: Oh, it's a CCA one this weekend also. Unfortunately I'm getting there late Friday night so I'll miss out on the first dinner. Thanks, I'll bring some Dramamine.

kscarrol · 03-06-2014, 05:51 PM

One more tip, no liquor sales on Sunday in that part of SC! If you are spending Sunday night like I did, grab a beer or two on Saturday if you want one on Sunday...

OC3 · 03-09-2014, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by dazedone

You don't really need a gopro. They have a full race keeper setup and they will give you a USB drive with your videos. Here is one of my videos from a month ago.

You drive like someone I know...

NYRY1 · 03-12-2014, 06:12 AM

Thanks for the tip about the Dramamine, kscarrol. That was BIG. 2 guys got really bad motion sickness this wkend, and one decided not to go on the 2nd day bc he was so bad the first day. Overall, I had a great time and am actually considering going again, haha. (For some of the guys there this wkend, it was actually their 2nd or 3rd time going, hah!)

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NYRY1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: May 2013 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	2 Day M School this weekend Anyone else going to the 2 day M School this wkend? Also, I know they have a video recording system but would I be better off getting a GoPro?
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dparm Stop the hate, get a V8 3850 Rep 8,625 Posts Drives: C7 Corvette GS, AMG C63 S Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Frisco, TX iTrader: (1)	I'd ask about the GoPro. They might not want people attaching cameras to the cars (safety/liability reasons). __________________ Now: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport, 2021 AMG C63 S sedan Past: 2011.5 M3 sedan ZCP
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kscarrol Brigadier General 8908 Rep 4,107 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	Yes, ask them but I am pretty sure at least one person brought their own camera when I attended the two day school last July. You're going to have a great time! Hope the weather cooperates. __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475
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dazedone Private 7 Rep 74 Posts Drives: E92 M3 ZCP BPM Tune, Ohlins Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	You don't really need a gopro. They have a full race keeper setup and they will give you a USB drive with your videos. Here is one of my videos from a month ago. [u2b]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMSnNEFOxlY[/u2b]
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NYRY1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: May 2013 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	Wow, you're right on holding off on the GoPro. Thanks for sharing that video! Thanks guys!
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kscarrol Brigadier General 8908 Rep 4,107 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	Dazedone is correct, you get the race keeper video on a usb stick to take with you. But the video is only from the second day, or at least that was the case when I went in July. __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475
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baba louey First Lieutenant 64 Rep 303 Posts Drives: 2012 M3 6sp ZCP Mel red coupe Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: calgary iTrader: (0)	Great video but it was very hard to follow where the track went. Good thing there were plenty of cones. I going to guess a few people sent some cones flying.
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RuSport Private First Class 23 Rep 185 Posts Drives: e46 M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0)	I did the school last December, they had no issue with me sticking the GoPro anywhere on the car. I got some great footage. If I were you I'd take it. The video they give you is pretty cool, but not HD, like the GoPro. You will love the school, it is an absolute blast!
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ridin135 Colonel 131 Rep 2,408 Posts Drives: Depends on the day Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greenville iTrader: (7)	I would bring the go pro and your in luck it's supposed to be sunny and in the 70's this weekend.
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ChiTownM Lieutenant Colonel 1062 Rep 1,540 Posts Drives: M and i BMWs Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Racekeeper Video is pretty good but not HD, I went when they had the 1M, M3 and new M5..... Perfect timing for me. What do they have nowadays? BTW, don't overdo it Saturday night since Sunday is even more involved than Saturday.
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kscarrol Brigadier General 8908 Rep 4,107 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	No new M3/M4 yet so I think they are still running M3's, M5's and M6's... No manual transmissions, students were burning out too many clutches! __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475 Last edited by kscarrol; 03-06-2014 at 05:35 PM..
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NYRY1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: May 2013 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	Yep, M3's, M5's, & M6's is what I was told when I set up my trip. Haha, thanks ChiTownM. I was looking to go around a little bit Sat night but that's a good word of advice.
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kscarrol Brigadier General 8908 Rep 4,107 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	Yes, I'd go easy Sat night! There is a little bar at the Marriott and the restaurant is respectable. I did not venture beyond that though the town is well worth a visit. My school was a BMWCCA event so there was a group dinner both Fri and Sat nights and we all stayed at the hotel for a couple of drinks after. Another piece of advice, bring some Dramamine! A fellow M3post member clued me in and while I had no issues because I took some before driving, a couple of guys in my class had to get some pills from me. The aggressive driving can cause some nausea for some so be prepared... __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475
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kscarrol Brigadier General 8908 Rep 4,107 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	^ The 2 day M school is held at BMW's Performance Driving Center in Spartanburg SC, near the factory that build the X5's etc. You fly into Greenville/Spartanburg but getting out after the class ends on Sunday afternoon can be challenging. I ended up spending Sunday night as well and flying home Monday morning... __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475
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NYRY1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: May 2013 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	It's the one down in SC. Kscarrol: Oh, it's a CCA one this weekend also. Unfortunately I'm getting there late Friday night so I'll miss out on the first dinner. Thanks, I'll bring some Dramamine.
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kscarrol Brigadier General 8908 Rep 4,107 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	One more tip, no liquor sales on Sunday in that part of SC! If you are spending Sunday night like I did, grab a beer or two on Saturday if you want one on Sunday... __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475
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NYRY1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: May 2013 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	Thanks for the tip about the Dramamine, kscarrol. That was BIG. 2 guys got really bad motion sickness this wkend, and one decided not to go on the 2nd day bc he was so bad the first day. Overall, I had a great time and am actually considering going again, haha. (For some of the guys there this wkend, it was actually their 2nd or 3rd time going, hah!)
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