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Wow. Super awesome pics!!!
On another note, did you or any Of your ED buddies have any issues with your cars? Tired of seeing all the "bad" posts and only a few good "initial impressions". I'm guessing you guys drove a lot.
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There was only one problem. And it wasn't even an issue really. We were at spa and a plug came loose in one car (forget which plug). Plugged back and problem solved. Oh, and a few people ran out of gas, lol. So I'd say...22 cars, 30k miles, 2 tracks, no "real" issues...the cars did pretty well. |
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Great photos and awesome experience. Thank you for sharing.
For those of you who are thinking about doing this.. 1- if your brand new M car breaks down while in Germany, BMW will check your car to see if you went over 5500 rpm or did something stupid. If you did, they may very well void factory warrantee and you will be responsible for your own repairs. 2- as you are NOT supposed to rev above 5500 rpm until your car hits 750 miles, driving on Nurburgring will not be much fun and too risky. 3- if you cause an accident while participating in track days in Europe or while driving on Nurburgring, and or if someone bumps into you, your euro insurance will be voided and you will have to deal with the mess on your own. 4- there are spies ( not kidding ) from all major car rental companies to catch you driving on Nurburgring and if caught by photographs, you will face so much hell, you will wish that you were man enough to pay 1000 bucks to drive one of those properly prepared swifts/ rental race car for few laps instead. I may get shit for posting this but know what you may have to face if something goes wrong.
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From my friends who have gone to the ring they suggested going when they first open to minimize traffic as they do let tons of cars on. So I'd get my 6-10 laps in and call it. It is hard to say, I feel like I know MY limits but it's just an unfamiliar track and a few hundred turns that I would not be able to get the hang of in 2 hours. I might have to do both - I'm not sure if I can live with myself going to the ring and not driving it! But I'll sit on it for another few weeks and decide - maybe cooler heads prevail. I think I'll try and do the day at Spa, although the RSR day is not coinciding with our schedule right now. Might have to reschedule the trip around to make it work.
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We'll have to do a reunion right when you get your car too! We'll probably get it around the same time, if I had to guess. (They will have to replace my bumper after cracking the bottom when I drove off from the photo taking grass...)
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Most types of auto insurance aren't meant to cover track days. How would an incident on track cause your insurance to be voided? Are you speaking from experience? Did you try to use the BMW provided insurance to cover track damage? |
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I've seen guys on Bimmerpost who are in the military and have mod'd their car's with a tune... while over here they try to get warranty work done... BMW AG will void their warranty. The dealer doesn't even know whats happening as the "mother computer" reads and reports the offending car's vin. Then its game over in Germany. But when the car gets to the states... the warranty there still is fully covered. Not sure why this is, but I've read more than a few posts telling of this scenario. Quote:
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But every once in a while, you do see a rental car on the 'Ring... I've heard that Sixt is going to get some 'Ring-rentals for the next season. This is the First prototype for there Z4 ring-rental program. I hope this is really true. ? Best thing is to rent a real race car from these RSR guys... They even have a new Castle tour with classic cars or sports cars. You can even rent a M car for this! http://rsrnurburg.com/road-tours/cla...d-castles-tour Dackel
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awesome pics...hopefully, I get to experience this one day...
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