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      03-24-2017, 09:54 PM   #1
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M Drivers Package/1 day M School

Anybody here attending the M Driver's package event at Spartanburg on May 12? I used a voucher sent to me as part of the M2 purchase. I am psyched for this one!
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Anybody here attending the M Driver's package event at Spartanburg on May 12? I used a voucher sent to me as part of the M2 purchase. I am psyched for this one!
I did the 2 day M school a few weeks before my M2 arrived. Did mine in Palm Springs. You will love every minute of it. I really have the bug to do the advanced m school now.
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You can do a multiple of driver ed courses on local tracks through many local car clubs.
Some call it Driver Education (DE in Porsche speak). For only $285 for a day you get quality instruction and about 2 hours of on track at the speed you are capable of. As you grow more confident you get "promoted" and the fun really begins.

You meet great local people, try a variety of tracks and drive your car to learn its limits. Most fun you can have in a car! I've done 80+ days and counting.
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You can do a multiple of driver ed courses on local tracks through many local car clubs.
Some call it Driver Education (DE in Porsche speak). For only $285 for a day you get quality instruction and about 2 hours of on track at the speed you are capable of. As you grow more confident you get "promoted" and the fun really begins.

You meet great local people, try a variety of tracks and drive your car to learn its limits. Most fun you can have in a car! I've done 80+ days and counting.
LittleOld, where?

I am in Bingo area.

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LittleOld, where?

I am in Bingo area.

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Watkins Glen + LimeRock and there is a new track in NH.

I am a member of Porsche Club of CT (CVR) and we drive all three and more. But they are Porsche only.

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Anybody here attending the M Driver's package event at Spartanburg on May 12? I used a voucher sent to me as part of the M2 purchase. I am psyched for this one!
I'm heading there too
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Is the 1 day school worth doing if you're paying the full (with BMWCCA discount) price for it? The 2 day sounds great, but not cheap.
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Is the 1 day school worth doing if you're paying the full (with BMWCCA discount) price for it? The 2 day sounds great, but not cheap.

2 Day is not cheap but you get a full day of driving at much higher speeds, and if your in California your on the main Thermal Track in the M3 and M4. I wasn't sure which to do but after doing the 2 day I would say if you can make it work financially its the way to go. You get some nice swag also that you don't get with the 1 day. Having said that if you can only swing the 1 day you will have an absolute blast.

Driving their cars all out (at least at your limits) on a great track under controlled circumstances is a great experience. The instructors encourage you to push your limits and improve lap after lap, the skid pad is a blast also.
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Watkins Glen + LimeRock and there is a new track in NH.

I am a member of Porsche Club of CT (CVR) and we drive all three and more. But they are Porsche only.
I looked into Watkins Glen, looked like a lot of leg work to get on the actual track. I don't have that kinds of free time. I was going to go with my RS6 a couple years ago. I have friends who race there with M car's and track ready Mazda Miata's. They have too much free time I guess.

Oh well....

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