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01-20-2022, 09:26 AM
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#30
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Drives: 2011 E90 M3, 2018 F87 M2
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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Originally Posted by Shmelgy
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Originally Posted by evilspiritM3
I decided to do competition school to get a wheel to wheel license, in this case with NASA. Did the 2 day comp school that NASA SoCal put on at Buttonwillow (25a CW). It's a mix of 8 20 minute sessions on track and a lot of time in the classroom going over rules, how to race, how to stay safe, some race strategy, and etiquette. There is also an exam at the end where you are required to get 100%.
The on track sessions were a mix of warm up, drills, and mock races. We did 3 wide around the track swapping positions each lap and leap frogging to simulate passing in the corners and being competitive and collaborative at the same time. We did a bunch of mock starts, which are pretty insane. There is nothing in DE that compares to 30 cars that are lined up close suddenly smashing the accelerator and then funneling into turn one. Complete chaos and massively fun. The last session was a full mock "race" where we put it all together.
I ended up passing and being recommended for a license. It's not automatic- sounded like about 40% of the class has a plan to improve and come back. I'll apply for my provisional license (8 races as a rookie) in the SoCal region. NASA SoCal put on a great event- safe and very credible. Glad to have this done. Highly recommend giving it a try if W2W is an interest.
Now I just need to get this car build finished . . .
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What car were you in? I did it as well |
White M2
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