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Share pics. BMW has done a few in my area, free to go. Why drive your own car when they give you one?!
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These front tires are the same size as my Z4's rear tires but a track compound rubber NITTO NT01's Rears are 315's Have done a number of compted driver's schools at Greer SC Like the M2 best. This will be my first BMW AutoX local event & am looking forward to it. Any advice? Anything I should bring like a helmet etc? How do they or you choose your ride?
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The 64 car looks like a Chevy Cheetah. One of my all time favorites.
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BMW should have several models to drive and I think you can pick what you want. You shouldn't need to bring anything, helmets are not typically needed for AutoX. At the last BMW-sponsored AutoX in my area, no helmet was required. Charles
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Are you referring to an Ultimate Driving Experience event or something else?
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Dear Kevin, Thank you for signing up for BMW's Ultimate Driving Experience. Your spot is officially reserved. Get ready to experience all the thrills of our Autocross course in BMW's first ever M440i xDrive Coupe, plus take it to your local streets in your choice of the newest BMW Models. You'll also receive valuable driving tips from a BMW Professional Driving Instructor, and have the chance to test out the precision performance of our plug-in hybrid vehicles. This will truly be a driving experience like no other you've ever had.
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Helmet is absolutely not needed. It will be 3 laps on a really small, somewhat easy, autocross course. Don't get your hopes up that you will be racing for any type of time or competition.
I did it here a few months ago. It was okay. But, if you have real track and/or autocross experience you will be very let down.
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Even if it's not a true autocross event, someone's still letting you flog a car at zero cost to you.
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"Can you have a passenger ride along? Maybe they could turn it off for you." No passengers. True story with passenger. At the Performance Center Delivery school you can bring a guest who also gets to drive. My daughter, as competitive as her old man, & I have swapped being in the guest seat as we both bought cars. She was the guest when I got the 440MPPSK. On a road course timed run I have had her beat every time but some have been very close. Payback sucks. I shut down the all the nannies to get a slight edge & put the car in the dirt ass first. She only cut a few nannies & made a perfect run. Have kept my big mouth shut ever since. Maybe redemption will come when she get her Pig Snout M4 6MT convertible. That or further humiliation for me. No sure she knows all the schools in Greer are now AT only. She is a pure "save the manuals" person & has never owned an AT. FWIW will add this we have been swapping guest seats since 2004 its a fun day for anyone who can make the trip. Not sure its connected to PCD attendance but we have both been competed to the regular weekend performance school.
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Was fun. As said there was no timing but was still somewhat competitive with cars trying to close up on the one in front of them. 3 cars on the course at the same time.
We ran 3 sets of 3 laps each. Stability Control on. Easy to tell who had never driven one before. A fair amount of tire squealing was taking place. Layout was pretty big & was interesting to drive. All 4 of the cars on my group, track 3, were 2021 M440i. Very nice car except for the nose. Front seat & dash area same as our Z4's. Nice muffler tone at WOT.
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