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07-29-2017, 12:24 PM | #47 |
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You enter through Tunnel 2 and follow the service road around to the paddock area. Parking is well marked by BMW signage.
I went by this morning to watch for a while and take some photos. Looked like a well organized event with lots of different driving stations. My son and I are signed up for Tuesday morning, so I may see some of you then. I will try to get some photos downloaded shortly. |
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07-29-2017, 12:42 PM | #49 |
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I was there yesterday morning, 28th. I had a blast as well. I also only had my phone, but I took some videos. I'll try to get them up soon.
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The Asian guy with white / red and blue stripe helmet. Lol
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I hope the OP is okay with adding photos to this thread. These are from this morning's session at COTA. Other than a couple shots of my white 1M, the others are representative of what you'd see at the track. I left around 11:00 a.m. and the temperature was already hitting 95 degrees and rising. If they do this again next summer and you get a choice of sessions, try for the morning group!
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Great pictures, Scott. Thanks for sharing!!
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Here's a last moment question, but worth asking- are helmets provided for use or should we bring our own? Seems silly to bring our own for a half day event if/when we have to fly into Austin to attend.
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Yes, BMW has a huge selection of open face helmets (and helmet socks) for participants. I was going to bring mine, but there is no need to lug it around all day since they are provided.
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I had the afternoon session, and they had nibbles when we got there. Not a real lunch though. Then again, doing all this track stuff on an fully belly is probably a bad idea. They do serve dinner.
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Great pics Texas F1. Glad to have seen you out there today and hope you smash the autocross! It was a blast spending time with my Austin friends.
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Heading out for the morning session tomorrow. Really looking forward to this. Hoping to drive the m2 on the track. From comments here sounds like they do in some sessions but not others.
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The event was a blast! I might have paid that price just for the hotlap. We were doing 100+, sideways, INCHES from the car ahead of us. Our instructor even had to pass the car ahead... |
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