1m eating up some NC mountain roads

dencoop · 06-02-2011, 11:56 PM

Thanks for the nice write up Donnie!

I just picked up a Yatacama Yellow Z4 and will be doing my 8th or 9th PCD experience in a few months....

Can you reserve one of these bad boys for me.... Can't wait to see you and the gang again....

E9mdX · 06-03-2011, 01:07 AM

I was fortunate enough to ride a hot lap with Donnie back in December 2010, and as I'm sure some of you know, that M5 is INSANE. Can't wait to go back and see a 1M!

Just ignore what sounds like me having a crisis in the passenger seat...

ORIGIN M. · 06-03-2011, 04:35 AM

Very cool sharing the experience with us. Any chance you have anymore photos you can post, even of the trip along the way. Thanks Donnie!

hlmiii · 06-03-2011, 07:20 AM

Donnie -

I have just finished reading through your description of your 1M drive and enthusiasm for the third time. You worked with my two boys and me during a two-day school and I have forwarded your post and the thread link to them via email, along with some short remembrances of our experiences at Greer.

Your enthusiasm and writing left me feeling as if I was almost in the M with you. I took delivery of mine almost four weeks ago and have had the same reaction. Overall, the car doesn't drive or even look like anything else from BMW. It leaves nothing wanting in achieving a well-balanced, dead-accurate, confidently controllable and capable set up for the driver.

Excellent post. Good hearing from you. Thanks.

JimD · 06-03-2011, 09:21 AM

I am 1.5 hours south of Greer and would love to go north for a drive through roads selected by a local expert - especially Donnie. When my son and I drove the dragon in 2009 (after taking delivery at the PC in July 2009), we picked scenic roads using a map provided through one of the dragon websites. It was fun but we didn't really know what the roads would be like and there was certainly a variety. We also missed some picture opportunities due to paying too much attention to the driving (hairpins with metal guardrails and a new BMW had that effect on me).

There are several other 1addicts in the local BMWCCA chapter who are also likely participants.

Jim

Ibiza · 06-03-2011, 10:14 AM

Donnie,

Great review as the launch reviews have been great so far through out BMW land on the internet.

Looking forward to driving the 1M at the 2 day M school in 3 weeks at the PCD.

JFM

MDORPHN · 06-03-2011, 10:34 AM

Donnie -

Looking forward to meeting you later in summer when I come down to the PDC for school and to pick up my 1M.

Perhaps you can suggest an interesting route back to DC. I've been thinking of heading home via the Smokies and Asheville, NC.

Neil

P.S. Give Mike Renner my regards. Have gotten to know him through the One Lap.

I Love BMW's · 06-03-2011, 02:34 PM

Thanks for the write up Donnie. I just heard from my dealer yesterday that mine isn't going to be built until October.

I am really looking forward to my Euro delivery and Performance Center redelivery! It just seems so far away now.

Swadeness · 06-03-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by willwin2day

Hey....let's plan a 1 Addicts meet in western NC.... I will map out the roads for you guys. Who is in?

If the timing is right I would be down for this. I've been wanting to take a couple of roadtrips before I leave stateside and a trip around some of the best roads in the country would definitely fit the bill. It would be a pretty good trip up there from Tampa but I might just have to make it happen.

Donnie, I believe you also were my instructor when I picked up my 135 in Sep. 2010. Awesome instruction and the M5 was amazing, I always recommend PCD to friends who are considering a new BMW. And I agree that those roads like Tail of The Dragon are the best way to break in a new BMW. The most fun you can have under 4500 RPM!

Wade

willwin2day · 06-03-2011, 06:10 PM

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,0.426407&z=11

We will stop by here for a traditional southern lunch!

http://www.pisgahviewranch.net/

blueshark · 06-03-2011, 06:24 PM

Donnie, how does the 1M stack up to that M5?

mPlasticDesign · 06-03-2011, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by E9mdX

I was fortunate enough to ride a hot lap with Donnie back in December 2010, and as I'm sure some of you know, that M5 is INSANE. Can't wait to go back and see a 1M!

Just ignore what sounds like me having a crisis in the passenger seat...

YOUTUBE LINK

I can't say enough things about the instructors and the M driving school. Worth every penny and I plan another trip to get some pointers for my 1M and hopefully the new M5 will be there so I can check it out on the track!

cqq99 · 06-04-2011, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willwin2day

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,0.426407&z=11

We will stop by here for a traditional southern lunch!

http://www.pisgahviewranch.net/

This looks like an amazing route and southern cooking is always on top of my list! The only question I have is... WHEN??? I am open for anytime for a 135 drive.

J-9 · 06-04-2011, 01:50 PM

+1 @ WHEN!?

JohnNC-M2CS · 06-04-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willwin2day

Thanks guys!!! If you are ever in this area....I know many roads just like this and I can send you in the right direction. We all know about the Tail of the Dragon...I can send you on many roads just like this....just not as well known! And by the way, this is the perfect way to break in a BMW per the owner's manual...below 105mph, below 5,500 and vary the rpms. Life is good!

Hey....let's plan a 1 Addicts meet in western NC.... I will map out the roads for you guys. Who is in?

Hi Donnie, count me in! I'm scheduled to pick up my AW 1M from PDC on June 23rd and I hope we can talk then!

Cheers,
John

C4747Z · 06-04-2011, 02:32 PM

Im from NY and should be picking up my 1M at the performance center in 3 weeks. I want to figure out a good, fun route to drive back on. If you could tell me where to go I would appreciate it. I was planning on going through the blue ridge mtns.

Thanks

esthder · 06-05-2011, 01:56 PM

Good

Ohcrap · 06-05-2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willwin2day

Thanks guys!!! If you are ever in this area....I know many roads just like this and I can send you in the right direction. We all know about the Tail of the Dragon...I can send you on many roads just like this....just not as well known! And by the way, this is the perfect way to break in a BMW per the owner's manual...below 105mph, below 5,500 and vary the rpms. Life is good!

Hey....let's plan a 1 Addicts meet in western NC.... I will map out the roads for you guys. Who is in?

I'm in, just let us know and I'll be there! Thanks for breaking that 1M in for me... really enjoyed driving it at PDC last week and appreciated your tutelage. I hope to come back for performance driving school soon.

willwin2day · 06-05-2011, 03:39 PM

By the way gang, "OhCrap", was our first recipient of the new 1M at the Performance Center on Friday. I had just completed the 1,200 mile break-in the night before so that he would have a car to drive the next morning. I can assure you, he was not disappointed! I recognized that same look in his eyes on the handling course...the same look I had in mine just a few nights before! I know he is busy, but I hope he can soon post a full write-up (and pictures) about his experience.

I Love BMW's · 06-05-2011, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willwin2day

Thanks guys!!! If you are ever in this area....I know many roads just like this and I can send you in the right direction. We all know about the Tail of the Dragon...I can send you on many roads just like this....just not as well known! And by the way, this is the perfect way to break in a BMW per the owner's manual...below 105mph, below 5,500 and vary the rpms. Life is good!

Hey....let's plan a 1 Addicts meet in western NC.... I will map out the roads for you guys. Who is in?

Count me in too! Since I won't have the 1M yet, I'll have to bring the Z4 M Coupe and try to keep up with you!

willwin2day · 06-06-2011, 08:45 PM

Perhaps we should not limit this to just the 1 Series and open this tour to all from bimmerpost.com.

donnie

Ohcrap · 06-06-2011, 09:37 PM

+1, the more the marryer

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E9mdX New Member 4 Rep 13 Posts Drives: Acura MDX Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: chicago iTrader: (0)	I was fortunate enough to ride a hot lap with Donnie back in December 2010, and as I'm sure some of you know, that M5 is INSANE. Can't wait to go back and see a 1M! Just ignore what sounds like me having a crisis in the passenger seat...
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ORIGIN M. Banned 3160 Rep 9,134 Posts Drives: ///M Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Hemisphere iTrader: (0)	Very cool sharing the experience with us. Any chance you have anymore photos you can post, even of the trip along the way. Thanks Donnie!
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06-03-2011, 07:20 AM	#26
hlmiii Lieutenant 86 Rep 541 Posts Drives: '11 1M '10 M5 '05 M3 '12 CRT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston iTrader: (1)	Donnie - I have just finished reading through your description of your 1M drive and enthusiasm for the third time. You worked with my two boys and me during a two-day school and I have forwarded your post and the thread link to them via email, along with some short remembrances of our experiences at Greer. Your enthusiasm and writing left me feeling as if I was almost in the M with you. I took delivery of mine almost four weeks ago and have had the same reaction. Overall, the car doesn't drive or even look like anything else from BMW. It leaves nothing wanting in achieving a well-balanced, dead-accurate, confidently controllable and capable set up for the driver. Excellent post. Good hearing from you. Thanks.
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06-03-2011, 09:21 AM	#27
JimD Brigadier General 368 Rep 3,547 Posts Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, SC iTrader: (0)	I am 1.5 hours south of Greer and would love to go north for a drive through roads selected by a local expert - especially Donnie. When my son and I drove the dragon in 2009 (after taking delivery at the PC in July 2009), we picked scenic roads using a map provided through one of the dragon websites. It was fun but we didn't really know what the roads would be like and there was certainly a variety. We also missed some picture opportunities due to paying too much attention to the driving (hairpins with metal guardrails and a new BMW had that effect on me). There are several other 1addicts in the local BMWCCA chapter who are also likely participants. Jim __________________ 128i Convertible, MT, Alpine White, Black Top, Taupe Leatherette, Walnut, Sport Ordered 5/22/09, Completed 6/4/09, At Port 6/9/09, On the Georgia Highway 6/13/09, Ship Arrived Charleston 6/24/09 at 10pm, PCD 7/21/09
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Ibiza Colonel 3605 Rep 2,858 Posts Drives: 22 G83 comp & 2024 X5 M60 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: On the run.... iTrader: (0)	Donnie, Great review as the launch reviews have been great so far through out BMW land on the internet. Looking forward to driving the 1M at the 2 day M school in 3 weeks at the PCD. JFM
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MDORPHN Colonel 291 Rep 2,898 Posts Drives: AW 1M Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wash, DC iTrader: (0)	Donnie - Looking forward to meeting you later in summer when I come down to the PDC for school and to pick up my 1M. Perhaps you can suggest an interesting route back to DC. I've been thinking of heading home via the Smokies and Asheville, NC. Neil P.S. Give Mike Renner my regards. Have gotten to know him through the One Lap.
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I Love BMW's Private First Class 16 Rep 101 Posts Drives: 2011 1M BSM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Driving one of my BMW's iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the write up Donnie. I just heard from my dealer yesterday that mine isn't going to be built until October. I am really looking forward to my Euro delivery and Performance Center redelivery! It just seems so far away now.
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willwin2day Private First Class 79 Rep 124 Posts Drives: all BMWs Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,0.426407&z=11 We will stop by here for a traditional southern lunch! http://www.pisgahviewranch.net/
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06-03-2011, 06:24 PM	#33
blueshark First Lieutenant 50 Rep 337 Posts Drives: "transportation" for now Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: midwest iTrader: (0)	Donnie, how does the 1M stack up to that M5?
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C4747Z Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 221 Posts Drives: VO 1M & M5 Competition Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Im from NY and should be picking up my 1M at the performance center in 3 weeks. I want to figure out a good, fun route to drive back on. If you could tell me where to go I would appreciate it. I was planning on going through the blue ridge mtns. Thanks
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esthder New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seoul iTrader: (0)	Good
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willwin2day Private First Class 79 Rep 124 Posts Drives: all BMWs Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	By the way gang, "OhCrap", was our first recipient of the new 1M at the Performance Center on Friday. I had just completed the 1,200 mile break-in the night before so that he would have a car to drive the next morning. I can assure you, he was not disappointed! I recognized that same look in his eyes on the handling course...the same look I had in mine just a few nights before! I know he is busy, but I hope he can soon post a full write-up (and pictures) about his experience.
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willwin2day Private First Class 79 Rep 124 Posts Drives: all BMWs Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	Perhaps we should not limit this to just the 1 Series and open this tour to all from bimmerpost.com. donnie
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Ohcrap Private First Class 21 Rep 126 Posts Drives: 2011 135 M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Waco, TX iTrader: (0)	+1, the more the marryer
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