Drive your 318ti they way it was meant

[woh]

Anyone signing up for the Car Clinic or the Pueplo Driving School?? Must be a member of BMW club. I plan to go. Check it out on the BMW site.
http://rmcbmwcca.org/


Car clinic in Denver 1 day event

Driving School in Pueblo. Need to go the day before (2 day event) because they start early. Space still available for Sunday June 1. No experience necessary.

[teetime4one]

sounds like fun Werner...but, i think that you are the only RMCBMWCCA member in the crew.
wait a minute...Chris is too i think....but, i could be wrong.
have fun

[thesk8nmidget]

come on sean join!!

its worth it!

this may not help you but i already made my 40 back from buying parts with the discount and the roudel magazine is sweet! abnd event could be a fun way to meet more people!

[elchicano]

I don't know how much is like $45 right? I'll see i have been thinking about it. The discount would have come in handy with all the parts i just got.

[ClubSport]

I'm going to try to make it this year. I've gone twice previously. Last year there was only one other ti and it was an instructor's, he wasn't driving it. I was in group B then.

[cali-ti]

need a helmet too, right?

[woh]

yeah, you need a Helmet for the track event, your car can not leak anything on the track, brakes need to be about less than 50% worn, and there is an inspection (Free) a week and half before the event. You might be able to borrow a helmet.

This is my first time.

For the car clinic I don't think you need a helmet.

[teetime4one]

i'll think about it......there's still time.

[elchicano]

Yea i'll like to drive my Ti in the track just for the fun off it. I might just end up joining.

[thesk8nmidget]

its 40 a year and i made my money back in the first week.

i bought a door sensor, a trim piece, door clips, oil filter, and intake boot, and i think i already saved 50-60 dollars. the door sensor alone was 60 and i got it for 30

[naustin]

its 40 a year and i made my money back in the first week.

i bought a door sensor, a trim piece, door clips, oil filter, and intake boot, and i think i already saved 50-60 dollars. the door sensor alone was 60 and i got it for 30

These are discounts from the dealer with a bmwcca discount?

[teetime4one]

yes

[PettitWC]

man, pueblo's so far away!! and it smells too

[teetime4one]

man, pueblo's so far away!! and it smells too

that it is....what makes it smell? cows? :eek:

[elchicano]

nah i say greeley is way worse. I have been to pueblo many times since i got cousins over there. I can make it in about 2 hours.

[teetime4one]

i want to drive on a track tho....

[elchicano]

I think i'll join as soon as i get some extra cash.

[PettitWC]

nah i say greeley is way worse.

oooh, greeley's gotta up there too but I didn't quite get the smell :biggrin:

[woh]

I got back from Mexico this morning at 2am, got some sleep and headed down to the Aroroa Race Track parking lot for the BMW Car Control Clinic. It was great. I did not see any ti's there, but I did arrive late at about noon.

There was a braking exercise where we accelerated into a corner and applied the brakes in the corner as hard as possible.

The slolom exercise got the car thrown right and left was fun.

The best was the skid pad. A dry circle and a wet circle. You go around in a tight circle, hold the steering wheel roughly constant and tighten and open the circle with the accelerator. That was the best. All were too short.

If any of you get a chance to try this, I recommend it. Everyone was very helpful, instructive and encouraging. Next stop is the track Pueblo on June 1.

Oh, almost forgot when in Playa del Carmen (sp?) I saw a black 323ti crossing 5th avenue. Tried to get a picture, but could not get the camera out fast enough.

[Borg561]

Oh, almost forgot when in Playa del Carmen (sp?) I saw a black 323ti crossing 5th avenue. Tried to get a picture, but could not get the camera out fast enough.

Hmm, any idea if it was an authentic 323ti or just a swap? Sounds like you had fun. Haven't had a chance to do any car control clinics, but the drive through the canyons out there with Eric on Sunday was a nice lesson. :)

Justin

[woh]

Hmm, any idea if it was an authentic 323ti or just a swap?

Justin

No idea. We were tourist shopping when the car came across the main tourist shops road. I saw it mostly from the rear after it went by.

[woh]

Before getting on the track, a Technical inspection is required. Today I went for the technical inspection. It's free, but .... . To pass, your pads must have at least 50% remaining. After the BMW driving clinic my front pads were about 40%. So ... they need replacing. The rotors were somewhat worn as well, so I'm having them replaced with cross drilled rotors. I expect I'll do a lot of hard braking when on the track in Pueblo and be in good shape now. Wish me luck.

[thesk8nmidget]

good luck! i need some new rear rotors!

[woh]

I did the one day BMW driving school in Pueblo. All went very well. The car performed perfectly. The instructor was terrific. I recommend it highly to anyone with a ti.

[woh]

Here are a couple of pictures. I'm in the black ti.

[Borg561]

Sounds like you had fun. The Iowa BMWCCA chapter is putting on a driving event at a local road course track here this coming weekend. It's called The Longest Day Driving School (http://www.bmwia.org/LDDS2008.html). I found out about it too late to register, and even if I had found out in time, I don't think I would have had the money for it (or to get the car up to spec to pass inspection). Sounds like a yearly event though and hopefully I'll be able to make it next year.

Justin

[woh]

The Iowa BMWCCA chapter is putting on a driving event at a local road course track here this coming weekend. Justin
Iowa is a bit far for me, but the BMW club does put on an event in Hastings. I might try to make that next year. My wallet is getting thin this year.

[thesk8nmidget]

im registered to race again sunday... damn its addicting!
but soooo much fun!

[elchicano]

hey werner are you coming down to dick's sporting field for the auto cross BMWCCA is holding within a couple of weeks?

[woh]

hey werner are you coming down to dick's sporting field for the auto cross BMWCCA is holding within a couple of weeks?

Hi Dave, I've never been to one of these, but No I'm going to a Go Kart British Car meet. I'll post it later. It is a track event east of Erie, but much cheaper than the real thing.

[elchicano]

yea i saw that. I think it would be cool to go. I'll see if i can make it out there.

[thesk8nmidget]

SWEET go

we do kart meets here too!