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you should ask BMW for a group discount I know BMW CCA NCC does M Club day for a 1 day M School-like session twice a year. The next one is 21 April where the DC Metro CCA members will caravan down. It costs like $660 for CCA members here is the details for that event: http://forum.nccbmwcca.org/showthrea...ormance-Center
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Awesome pics, awesome review.
Definitely something I have been saving for. Want to pull the trigger this year, just need to find time.
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Great write up! Sounds like a blast.
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Previously they've used a Race Keeper in car digital recording system that was then transferred to DVD and shipped out to you weeks later. Not only was that an awfully long wait but in both my 2-Day M Schools I got no M3 video. It was simply lost/not collected in the process. I'm glad they've improved the system.
At the Nürburgring they use a similar system that records to a USB stick so you can watch it that night, using the hotel's public UNIX kiosks if necessary. One difference: In Germany you get an ///M USB stick! Quote:
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The USB stick they gave me is ///M enough for me
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I would echo all the great things said in this review, I was one of the other lucky participants in this last weekend M school!! I haven't gone 2 minutes since without thinking about how great an experience it was!! Advanced M is not an option now, it's a must.
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0verkill, if you have fellow participant contacts from this weekend, please send the link to this write up, video, and pics to them!
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amazing, thanks for sharing
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Very nice photo diary and great write up. Just thought I'd mention to fellow forum members that there is also the Porsche Sport Driving School. I really debated it and the BMW school for a long time. The prices are very close, although the P school does not include the expensive Alabama hotel or a helmet.
I kind of view the addition of the 1M as dumbing down the school a bit. I'd rather see the M6 instead. I believe they had it before. The Porsche school really lets you hammer expensive metal. You're not driving Caymans and Boxsters on the track. There are some Caymans, but mostly 911's. Driving a Boxster Spyder on the autocross course and a Cayenne Turbo. Hot laps in a Porsche TT and Panamera Turbo. The class is ALL driving, except for an hour each morning and lunch. Obviously not for non-Porsche fans, but it is an alternative people should also consider.
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I think the Advanced M School is where the track becomes an attraction... VIR anyone?
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Not that, this...
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Yes the course is smaller but the point is to learn how to drive these cars and get professional instruction. Plus while the course is small, it isn't all that bad. It is big enough. They have straight-aways, chicances, compromised corners, elevation changes, hard turns, etc. They really do a good job of making it an interesting course making you apply what they taught you. I enjoyed it, thoroughly.
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You win!
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Awesome pictures! Truly feel like I was there experiencing the ride
Good job ! I always wanted to find out what that is all about. Thank you so much for sharing |
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I remember a thread about this...not sure if it was you. That's a tough decision. Personally, the 'ring was fun and a great experience but its a more significant PIA to travel to Germany. Doing the advanced school at VIR is a 4 day trip for me. To do the ring, it would take up a week with more travel time and jet lag.
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Me too. I scheduled later in the year with the hope that the F10 M5 will be there by then.
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Luckily, a spot opened up in April and I jumped on it. However, I'm sure the F10 M5 will make the muggy and humid weather worth it! |
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