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      07-21-2011, 10:25 AM   #1
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BMW CCA L.A. HPDE, California Speedway Infield, September 19th 2011: $225

The one day format in June worked so well, the L.A. chapter has secured another date at Auto Club Speedway in September for local enthusiast and members alike.

Event info and registration is here.

Price of entry is a reasonable $225 before the August 20th deadline. I believe it's $250 after.

A couple of house-keeping notes, if you've been to one of our driving schools before, you will need to be a BMW CCA member to continue to attend our driving schools. If it's your first time, we're like crack dealers...First hit is "free". Also if you sign-up to BMW CCA using the following membership number as your referral, 182861, you (and I) will be entered into the drawing for an ///M Performance School at the Spartanburg facility.

We've also secured the use of the parking lot outside the course (not the auto-cross lots, if you're familiar with AX as well) to be used for wet skid-pad exercises as well. In addition to your 4 regular run groups, you will also get the opportunity to sharpen your car handling skills on the wet skid-pad. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY! Turn DSC off and go have some fun with little repercussions besides a dirty car.

If you're not familiar with the infield layout, it is literally a different track, or will feel like it, if you've only driven the Roval. It's short, compact, and relatively technical compared to the Roval. The back side of the track where you re-enter onto the Roval splits to the right and there's some combination, multi-apex turns and spits you back where turn "5" used to be for the Roval. It's a fun configuration and great layout for learning, because unlike the Roval where it'll take you 2 minutes plus change to complete, and with the way CCA sets up the chicanes you will likely only get 8 laps out of a full 25 minute session, the infield you can easily get 12-15 laps in that same span of time. Meaning it's a great opportunity to fine-tune and correct your lines and master the course. And there's still some very high speed sections between the decreasing radius 180º turn affectionately known as the "tip of the phallus."



Take a monday off and spend it having fun rather than in front of a desk working!
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      07-26-2011, 11:41 AM   #2
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I just might jump for this. I've been itching to take part in an HPDE
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      07-27-2011, 03:10 PM   #3
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Please note, CCA does not allow convertibles on track unless you have a roll-cage or roll over protection that meets a very stringent standard. If your profile is correct and you have a 2003 Z4 3.0i, the only way you can attend is by adding a full roll cage or renting a car with fixed top.
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Please note, CCA does not allow convertibles on track unless you have a roll-cage or roll over protection that meets a very stringent standard. If your profile is correct and you have a 2003 Z4 3.0i, the only way you can attend is by adding a full roll cage or renting a car with fixed top.
looks like i'll have to come in the 911 then
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looks like i'll have to come in the 911 then
More power to ya. Literally.
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Bump. Early bird pricing ends August 20th.
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Is the white M-Coupe here in Grp B? It was fun chasing you around on a couple sessions in a Space Grey M3 with a bra on. You'd kick my ass in the right-left before the back straight. Nice driving.
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Present! Thank you - I was finally starting to get that bus stop combination towards the end (thanks, the Hack, for putting up with me on that!) though not as smooth as I would like once up to speed with it. Next time.
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Glad to be of service. Went out for about half a dozen laps in B and didn't see you guys so you must have been booking it.
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Present! Thank you - I was finally starting to get that bus stop combination towards the end (thanks, the Hack, for putting up with me on that!) though not as smooth as I would like once up to speed with it. Next time.
CalRick, Nice to kind of meet you. We've talked on BimmerForums Track section in the past, particularly about the GGCCA events up North.



Hack, getting 4 sessions in... Delight's going to start charging you guys!!! That A group was pretty slim.
Good to see you survived the day. It was kind of HOT.

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Not sure I'd call that "surviving." I got absolutely nothing done today at work. Maybe I'll be more effective tomorrow.
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