BMW ///M Power Tour 2010

Boost3dm3 · 10-07-2010, 09:47 PM

Just got my invite for the M power tour. Seems to be the same that was offered last year. DC area one will be at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens on the 30th and 31st of October. Same cars will be available: M3 DCT, X5 M, and X6 M. So people who are interested but didn't get a chance to participate last year try contacting your dealership or call 866-227-4269. The tour is probably coming somewhere near you soon.

NYCMCBM3 · 10-07-2010, 09:48 PM

what happens on the tour? can u sum it up for someone who has never herd of it before

stevenross · 10-07-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NycE93M3

what happens on the tour? can u sum it up for someone who has never herd of it before

i just got the invite for the one in long island and am thinking about doing it.. is it like the ultimate driving experience tour that was going on for a while?

it will get me a chance to push one of their E93's while i wait for mine to arrive!

dom55 · 10-07-2010, 10:13 PM

I got an invite to the event in NY and will be attending on October 16.

Boost3dm3 · 10-07-2010, 10:14 PM

i only heard about it last time so I'll wait for someone who actually went to chime in.
Here is a pic of the invite.

Brosef · 10-07-2010, 10:19 PM

I'm going this weekend (Autobahn Country Club outside of Chicago). I'll let you know how it goes

VonSwoopington · 10-08-2010, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Boost3dm3

Just got my invite for the M power tour. Seems to be the same that was offered last year. DC area one will be at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens on the 30th and 31st of October. Same cars will be available: M3 DCT, X5 M, and X6 M. So people who are interested but didn't get a chance to participate last year try contacting your dealership or call 866-227-4269. The tour is probably coming somewhere near you soon.

Went to the Ultimate Driving Event a couple weeks back.. no //m cars there though.

I NEED to get into this haha.. the wait for my car to ship back is unbearable

mdosu · 10-08-2010, 08:48 AM

Thanks for the heads up! Ultimate driving event was tame. This should be fun, but looks like no autocross though.

asif163 · 10-08-2010, 09:57 AM

Just got invited to the M-Power Tour and am going on Oct 17th- can my guest drive a car as well?

SunnyD · 10-08-2010, 10:52 AM

I went last year and it was a blast! They basically give you an e92 m3 to drive on the streets for 30 mins. I had my gf with me at the time and we switched back and forth. The pre-defined route they gave us was pretty secluded and really gave us a chance to open the car up to see how it performs. All in all it was a great experience and I'd love to do it again!

ChrisK · 10-08-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Brosef

I'm going this weekend (Autobahn Country Club outside of Chicago). I'll let you know how it goes

I'll be there as well!

TxFeatFan · 10-08-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SunnyD

I went last year and it was a blast! They basically give you an e92 m3 to drive on the streets for 30 mins. I had my gf with me at the time and we switched back and forth. The pre-defined route they gave us was pretty secluded and really gave us a chance to open the car up to see how it performs. All in all it was a great experience and I'd love to do it again!

Same deal in Houston last year - lots of M3's. I got their DCT E90 M3 up to 130 on an empty highway that Sunday morning. It was a blast, and would have been even more fun if it had been a 6MT.

hbcpa · 10-08-2010, 12:59 PM

I'm going on the 30th.

asif163 · 10-08-2010, 03:24 PM

Can you drive more than one car? I'm excited about driving the M3 but want to check out an X5M as well....

paixim · 10-08-2010, 03:29 PM

anyone know how I can get the personal invitation code if I am not currently invited? Thanks

E30M3/E90M3 · 10-08-2010, 10:51 PM

I went last year. They had E90s, E92s & E93s with DCT. They basically hand you the keys to the car you choose to drive and tell you to come back in 30 minutes. They have a predetermined course, but we got a chance to find a secluded backroad and try LC. My friend and I had a blast! This event definitely sold me on the car, I would have drove to the dealer and bought one that day if they were still open.

mtechnic · 10-10-2010, 01:05 AM

I went to the event today and it was amazing. Ive done a few similar events like this for benz and audi in the past, but this was the best. Benz and audi never had amg or s models to drive. The event was hosted at autobahn country club in joliet. They gave us about 30 minutes of supervised track time in a 2010 m3 followed by a ride along with one of the driving school instructors if you wanted. The BMW staff and instructors were amazing everyone had a great time. There was no street driving at all, everything was done on the track.

NYCMCBM3 · 10-10-2010, 01:15 AM

how come i didnt get invited? =(

mtechnic · 10-10-2010, 02:05 AM

I really dont know how I got invited. When I asked some of the staff they staff how I could get some of my friends on the list they didnt know. They only had 9 cars to drive and I think 2 sessions an hour, so they cant have an onslaught of people. They probably had somewhere between 16 and 20 sessions in the day so that pretty much limits them to between 154 and 180 drivers a day. Its not really a lot of people.

I dont know if other towns are having the same track type event, but if they are I highly recommend it. If you are a person who tracks their m3 all the time then its not a big deal, it will probably be pretty tame for you. But I dont have that opportunity, so this was great.

The staff had seperated the drivers in to 3 groups; beginner, intermediate and expert. I volunteered myself into intermediate, but got bumped into expert. Im not close to a race car driver, nor will i pretend to be, but i am a fast learner. And by my third lap of the circuit i was getting frustrated at the driver in front of me who should have been put into the beginner group. The staff had marked out a good racing line with cones, orange for entry, green for apex and another orange for exit. The driver in front of me couldnt follow a line if it was video game style augmented reality. he kept braking well into a corner, sometimes past the apex and would not power it until he was well into the straights.

Even with that, I had a great time. Everyone in my session was an amateur, as I am, and they all had a good time.

NYCMCBM3 · 10-10-2010, 02:17 AM

^sounds like fun maybe next time ill get invited, i would love to go

Green///Hell · 10-10-2010, 11:13 AM

Man, I was invited but wasn't able to go today...but no stranger to ACC

Maybe would've been fun to set a time in one of the trucks at my home track

I really didn't think they would let us on track. Autobahn is usually strict on rules

klammer · 10-10-2010, 02:59 PM

Leaving for ACC in 10 minutes to do my "tour", should be fun and a nice warm up for Road America next weekend, the madness continues!!!!

10-07-2010, 09:47 PM	#1
Boost3dm3 Lieutenant 26 Rep 471 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (0)	BMW ///M Power Tour 2010 Just got my invite for the M power tour. Seems to be the same that was offered last year. DC area one will be at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens on the 30th and 31st of October. Same cars will be available: M3 DCT, X5 M, and X6 M. So people who are interested but didn't get a chance to participate last year try contacting your dealership or call 866-227-4269. The tour is probably coming somewhere near you soon. __________________ Become a BMW CCA member; please use member #405205 as a reference . Click here to join online
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10-07-2010, 10:13 PM	#4
dom55 Lieutenant 33 Rep 407 Posts Drives: 2016 X5M Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (4)	I got an invite to the event in NY and will be attending on October 16. __________________ 2016 X5M Silverstone on Silverstone
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10-07-2010, 10:14 PM	#5
Boost3dm3 Lieutenant 26 Rep 471 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (0)	i only heard about it last time so I'll wait for someone who actually went to chime in. Here is a pic of the invite. Attached Images __________________ Become a BMW CCA member; please use member #405205 as a reference . Click here to join online
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10-07-2010, 10:19 PM	#6
Brosef Brigadier General 875 Rep 3,450 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (4)	I'm going this weekend (Autobahn Country Club outside of Chicago). I'll let you know how it goes
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10-08-2010, 08:48 AM	#8
mdosu Banned 314 Rep 8,496 Posts Drives: Double Vanos'd Civic-M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (6)	Thanks for the heads up! Ultimate driving event was tame. This should be fun, but looks like no autocross though. Last edited by mdosu; 10-08-2010 at 08:58 AM..
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10-08-2010, 09:57 AM	#9
asif163 Captain 99 Rep 832 Posts Drives: '19 M5C, '23 X7 LCI Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montclair, NJ iTrader: (0)	Just got invited to the M-Power Tour and am going on Oct 17th- can my guest drive a car as well? __________________ 2019 M5 Competition / Acquired: 04.12.2021 2020 VW Atlas / Acquired 03.15.2020 2023 X7 M-Sport / Acquired: 11.19.2022 Retired: 2011 E90 ZCP M3, 2014 Range Rover Sport, 2006 Audi S4 V8, 2011 E92 ZCP M3, 2011 BMW X3, 2009 Infiniti G37S Coupe, 2006 Audi A4 S-Line 2.0T, 2008 E92 335i, 2005.5 Audi S4 V8, 1990 E30 325is
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10-08-2010, 10:52 AM	#10
SunnyD Major 452 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: M4 GTS Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	I went last year and it was a blast! They basically give you an e92 m3 to drive on the streets for 30 mins. I had my gf with me at the time and we switched back and forth. The pre-defined route they gave us was pretty secluded and really gave us a chance to open the car up to see how it performs. All in all it was a great experience and I'd love to do it again! __________________ '16 ///M4 GTS '11.75 ///E90 M3 ZCP \| DCT '06 ///M5 \| SMG - Gone '98 ///M3 \| 5MT - Gone '07 ///M Coupe \| 6MT - Gone
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10-08-2010, 12:59 PM	#13
hbcpa Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 211 Posts Drives: 2011.5 MR E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I'm going on the 30th.
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asif163 Captain 99 Rep 832 Posts Drives: '19 M5C, '23 X7 LCI Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montclair, NJ iTrader: (0)	Can you drive more than one car? I'm excited about driving the M3 but want to check out an X5M as well.... __________________ 2019 M5 Competition / Acquired: 04.12.2021 2020 VW Atlas / Acquired 03.15.2020 2023 X7 M-Sport / Acquired: 11.19.2022 Retired: 2011 E90 ZCP M3, 2014 Range Rover Sport, 2006 Audi S4 V8, 2011 E92 ZCP M3, 2011 BMW X3, 2009 Infiniti G37S Coupe, 2006 Audi A4 S-Line 2.0T, 2008 E92 335i, 2005.5 Audi S4 V8, 1990 E30 325is
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10-08-2010, 03:29 PM	#15
paixim New Member 4 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 330 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	anyone know how I can get the personal invitation code if I am not currently invited? Thanks
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10-08-2010, 10:51 PM	#16
E30M3/E90M3 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 31 Posts Drives: E90M3/E30M3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	I went last year. They had E90s, E92s & E93s with DCT. They basically hand you the keys to the car you choose to drive and tell you to come back in 30 minutes. They have a predetermined course, but we got a chance to find a secluded backroad and try LC. My friend and I had a blast! This event definitely sold me on the car, I would have drove to the dealer and bought one that day if they were still open.
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10-10-2010, 01:05 AM	#17
mtechnic Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 04 330i ZHP Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	I went to the event today and it was amazing. Ive done a few similar events like this for benz and audi in the past, but this was the best. Benz and audi never had amg or s models to drive. The event was hosted at autobahn country club in joliet. They gave us about 30 minutes of supervised track time in a 2010 m3 followed by a ride along with one of the driving school instructors if you wanted. The BMW staff and instructors were amazing everyone had a great time. There was no street driving at all, everything was done on the track.
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10-10-2010, 01:15 AM	#18
NYCMCBM3 Colonel 167 Rep 2,711 Posts Drives: 2012 MCB E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Ozone Park,NY iTrader: (13)	how come i didnt get invited? =( __________________ 2012 MCB///M3
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10-10-2010, 02:05 AM	#19
mtechnic Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 04 330i ZHP Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	I really dont know how I got invited. When I asked some of the staff they staff how I could get some of my friends on the list they didnt know. They only had 9 cars to drive and I think 2 sessions an hour, so they cant have an onslaught of people. They probably had somewhere between 16 and 20 sessions in the day so that pretty much limits them to between 154 and 180 drivers a day. Its not really a lot of people. I dont know if other towns are having the same track type event, but if they are I highly recommend it. If you are a person who tracks their m3 all the time then its not a big deal, it will probably be pretty tame for you. But I dont have that opportunity, so this was great. The staff had seperated the drivers in to 3 groups; beginner, intermediate and expert. I volunteered myself into intermediate, but got bumped into expert. Im not close to a race car driver, nor will i pretend to be, but i am a fast learner. And by my third lap of the circuit i was getting frustrated at the driver in front of me who should have been put into the beginner group. The staff had marked out a good racing line with cones, orange for entry, green for apex and another orange for exit. The driver in front of me couldnt follow a line if it was video game style augmented reality. he kept braking well into a corner, sometimes past the apex and would not power it until he was well into the straights. Even with that, I had a great time. Everyone in my session was an amateur, as I am, and they all had a good time.
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10-10-2010, 02:17 AM	#20
NYCMCBM3 Colonel 167 Rep 2,711 Posts Drives: 2012 MCB E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Ozone Park,NY iTrader: (13)	^sounds like fun maybe next time ill get invited, i would love to go __________________ 2012 MCB///M3
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10-10-2010, 11:13 AM	#21
Green///Hell Colonel 183 Rep 2,873 Posts Drives: 991 GT3, F15 X5, 1199S Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	Man, I was invited but wasn't able to go today...but no stranger to ACC Maybe would've been fun to set a time in one of the trucks at my home track I really didn't think they would let us on track. Autobahn is usually strict on rules
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10-10-2010, 02:59 PM	#22
klammer Brigadier General 97 Rep 3,246 Posts Drives: 11 spc gry m3 e90, 19 X5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: chicago iTrader: (0)	Leaving for ACC in 10 minutes to do my "tour", should be fun and a nice warm up for Road America next weekend, the madness continues!!!!
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