Re: 2-Day Performance Center School Experience

Good review. What was the cost of your two days training?

Thanks,
John

"Doug Vetter" <dwvcfii@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi all,

Just wanted to relate that I recently attended the 2-Day school at the
Performance Center in Spartanburg and learned a LOT.

After I hit my second deer in a year with the 328 I convinced myself that
I needed to become a bit more comfortable with the vehicle at and beyond
its limits. I've always had fun driving the 328, but I must admit I've
never had the nads to risk my $40K investment to really learn how to drive
it.

When I picked up the 330ci ZHP last month and realized its performance
potential, I knew I needed to get some professional instruction or I was
going to roll it up in a ball (maybe not with DSC on, but how do you test
limits with it on?)

All I can say is that if you're like me and have never had any formal
driving instruction I can wholeheartedly recommend you attend the 2 day
school. The instructors are all top-shelf people, and the class is quite
reasonably priced.

If you're going to the trouble of going there, I'd recommend you NOT just
take the 1 day school because a bunch of the fun that separates this
course from a garden variety CCA course is on day 2. You could probably
do an CCA event or something similar for a lot less, but then you'd be
beating on your own car, and you wouldn't get to drive all the cars we
did. M5, M3, Z4M Roadster, X5 4.8, 650ci and the luxo cruser 760i. Well
worth the $$$ I think.

It's amazing how much the course had an impact on my driving habits and my
comfort zone. Everything from setting the mirrors and seating position to
how to hold (and rapidly turn) the wheel. Stupid easy stuff that I was
never taught before now.

I wrote up a full review on my site if you want to know the details. Click
through:

BMW->Articles->Performance Center School

Safe driving,

-Doug

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Doug Vetter, ATP/CFI
dwvcfii@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.dvatp.com
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