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04-09-2008, 07:34 PM | #1 |
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Ultimate Test Drive???
I opened my email inbox today to and recieved one of those most exicitng peices of mail my junk inbox has ever held. Out of blank luck I was invited to take part in the demo drive for the 1 series at Calgary's Canada Olympic Park on April 19th. BMW gives a pretty general background as to what will be going on that day, but I was hoping that someone here maybe has done something simmilar and has some more info to share on the actual particulars of the event??
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04-10-2008, 09:18 AM | #2 |
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If it's the same "Ultimate Test Drive" they have down here, it's an absolute blast! They have about a 10 -15 minute classroom session, going over the basics of car control and the physics involved (very simplistic) and then you get to go out and run a little mini-autocross with an instructor. It's a riot! I've done it a couple times before and can't wait for it to come back to Houston.
Do it, you'll love it!!
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04-10-2008, 09:29 AM | #3 |
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04-10-2008, 09:48 AM | #4 |
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I did a 3 series track day called "Fascination" at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne (Australia) last year. Over the course of the day, we did 4 different sessions testing all variants of the 3:
- High speed lap of the circuit - Emergency Braking & collision avoidance - Testing the active steering - Short course including slalom The lap of the circuit was by far the favourite. I hit the track in a 335 coupe and reached speeds of around 260kmph (160mph) down the straight. We had to keep up with an M3 driven by some local racing driver. I hope like hell my dealership arranges something similar for the 1er! I just might wet my pants.
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