DeanG
08-18-2008, 04:03 PM
Anyone going to the Euro Auto Festival held at the BMW in Spartanburg, South Carolina? We are seriously thinking of making the trip but have not committed yet.
http://euroautofestival.com/default.aspx
We were there a few years ago, it was great fun, in a nice location with good food. The only problem was the lack of Lotus & Se7ens! The most fun part was the track time driving new BMW’s. This year there is the option ($100) for the following.
Wet / Dry auto-X: Driving 335s or 650 (TBD) through a coned autocross course that combines normal dry asphalt with a wet polished concrete surface.
Performance Drive: Drive an M5, around a large road course.
Sports Handling w/ Timed Runs: Drive the all new 335 around a road course and try to post your best lap time.
Off Road course: Driving the X5 or X3, you will challenge the capabilities of BMW’s X Drive all wheel system.
Match / Rat Race: Driving the M3 6spd or 335 Steptronic, you will race your opponent around a course to see who gets back to the finish line first.
I found out that BMW drivers are wimps! I was driving a 7 series when the rear started to feel light. I figured that I could keep feeding it throttle and see how the electronic drivers would save me. Not! The rear tried to pass me! Afterward I asked one of the instructors how many cars they lost in a year. He said “none”, they had never crashed one.
http://euroautofestival.com/default.aspx
We were there a few years ago, it was great fun, in a nice location with good food. The only problem was the lack of Lotus & Se7ens! The most fun part was the track time driving new BMW’s. This year there is the option ($100) for the following.
Wet / Dry auto-X: Driving 335s or 650 (TBD) through a coned autocross course that combines normal dry asphalt with a wet polished concrete surface.
Performance Drive: Drive an M5, around a large road course.
Sports Handling w/ Timed Runs: Drive the all new 335 around a road course and try to post your best lap time.
Off Road course: Driving the X5 or X3, you will challenge the capabilities of BMW’s X Drive all wheel system.
Match / Rat Race: Driving the M3 6spd or 335 Steptronic, you will race your opponent around a course to see who gets back to the finish line first.
I found out that BMW drivers are wimps! I was driving a 7 series when the rear started to feel light. I figured that I could keep feeding it throttle and see how the electronic drivers would save me. Not! The rear tried to pass me! Afterward I asked one of the instructors how many cars they lost in a year. He said “none”, they had never crashed one.