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No way | 29 | 10.74% | |
Not yet, but maybe in the future | 94 | 34.81% | |
1-2 days per year | 32 | 11.85% | |
3-5 days per year | 48 | 17.78% | |
6-12 days per year | 41 | 15.19% | |
Greater than 12 days a year | 26 | 9.63% | |
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11-13-2012, 09:27 AM | #67 | |
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Feel free to PM if you have any Driver's Edge or general track questions. Good luck!
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I have no doubt the M3 makes an awesome track car and obviously driving on a track is way more fun than on the street. I was just rebutting the notion that the M3 is not meant to be a daily driver and you can't have some fun with it on a daily commute. |
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EDIT: It's not, more detail in a subsequent post.
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11-13-2012, 10:38 AM | #71 | |
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This thread was simply to poll the proportion of track users, not to create debate on how you should drive your car. |
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11-13-2012, 12:58 PM | #72 |
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after 11 months of ownership, it's going to the track tomorrow!
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Just do a quick search for it on this forum. I think quite a few other members have done it and have detailed posts of their experiences. It does look like a lot of fun without the worry of damaging your own pride and joy.
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I've done the Performance Center Delivery: it doesn't come close to matching the agenda posted for the 1-day M school, or even the 1-day Car Control School. The PCD experience is sort of "Track School Lite" where you get to do four stop-and-lane-change exercises, 10 laps around their track, three circles on the wet-donut, and the off-road course in an X5. It was great to do, but only a tantalizing taste of the real courses. - V .
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A lot of people buy these type of vehicles to just have them and do not track them at all..
I would say a good 80% do that or are to scared to reck their shits Every corner I find I try to OWN IT
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I dont understand what people mean when they are talking about risk. perhaps they watched too much nascar, but in reality you are more likely to crash on your daily commute or going to/coming back from the track than on it. Just pick a well organized group to run with (PCA and PBOC are the ones I ran with) and if you are just starting, you will have an instructor sit with you in the car. These cars have traction and stability control, so leave those on and use common sense and judgment and you'll be ok. I tracked my 2003 911 GT2 and never had any issues. And this car has ~600 hp and only ABS as driver aid. Not to say that I'm such a great driver, but take it easy at first and it will be an enjoyable experience. |
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For anyone who's interested, the BMWCCA is the best way to start. VERY safe and an instructor in each car. Leave the damn traction control on until it starts to get in the way. There's a VERY fast instructor with an M3 and she track with MDM on, so there's no reason for 99.9% of the people on track to go DSC off. .
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I've done various autocross in a cayman s, EVO 9 and my Evo X. And I've gone through the AMG Basic Academy in practically all of the AMG car line up. It's a great experience specially if you are there to really hone your driving skills more than your average street driving. Going to track with instructions from pros and really learning to trust your cars capability will only make you better if nothing else. Regarding my M3, I bought it for all what it is, not just the possibility of taking it to the track. Sh%t, just sitting in it makes it worth while.
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Sometimes, I have to understand why some wont track their 60,000+ m3 because of fear of damaging it and that makes sense. I did track mine on the deadliest track in the world numerous times(Nurburgring) . I would even continue to do so if I have a 599FXX Ferrari, because obviously if I have anothe moeny to buy one then I can afford gas/deductibles/insurance on it.
Needless to say, once I returned back to America I quickly down sized back to an e46 m3
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11-14-2012, 06:09 AM | #84 | |
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Yes, the M3 is a great overall sports coupe/sedan that is a blast on the track but you don't need a track to enjoy the car - one of its best attributes is its dual street-track personality |
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I will say that tracking the car often does add "wear and tear" that some people might not want (paint chips, pitting on windshield, tar marks, etc.). Depending on how you look at it, they are either war scars you're proud of, or something you'll have to repair later.
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11-14-2012, 06:27 AM | #86 |
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Do not forget about these we are on a car forum...so there are way more enthusiast here that are more likely to track their car.
There are countless others that are not accounted for in the real world
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The M3 used to be my DD in Germany and saw plenty of days on the Nurburgring but since it's been back in the States, it is strictly a weekend/ track car. The M3 is too much car for the streets here and I'm afraid of some dumb ass damaging it. So, why not get a cheap e46 or e36 M3 as a dedicated track car? This M3 and I have been through too much in Germany and I understand how this car behaves as good as anyone. My next car with be a 911 GT3 but I'm still keeping the M3 just because. So yes, I track this car. It's seen nothing but the track since 2008 and is as strong as any M3's out there as the result. Trapped 116mph with filter,pulley,exhaust and no tune.
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