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Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster
Perhaps you should attend the event , and go there with the understanding that ultimately if you damage something , it actually *is* your own responsibility. 
Of course, the entire *intent * of the event is to
1-teach you to be a better driver
2-teach you more about the performance and safety systems that are on your vehicle.
3- to teach you how the performance and safety systems WORK on your vehicle so that, should you experience them in the wild (read: on your local streets ) you will know how to react.
So unless you absolutely FAIL completely on those three counts, you have nothing to worry about.
I'm pretty positive that BMW NA has no intentions of using a driver training event to BANKRUPT your household, however , If you lack the confidence in yourself, then I agree it's a good idea not to attend.
If you would like actual anecdotal evidence, I do have a friend who crashed a BMW vehicle while at an ultimate driver type event showcasing the 3 series.
She was driving a vehicle on the " road tour " portion of the event ( no instructor - just she and her spouse in the vehicle ) and misjudged her speed and slid into a metal barrier at Texas motor speedway. Even though it was a complete driver error , they did NOT charge her for the damages to the car ( a headlamp and bumper and fender ) and fortunately , the barrier was undamaged.
The way I see it you have from now until October to find a horror story about someone being charged for damaging a vehicle at a BMW training event at either of the Performance Centers , a DRIVE for the Cure Event , Ultimate drive - any event ... And Reevaluate from there |
Dude, your attitude sucks. Rolling your eyes at someone because they're unwilling to sign a waiver that exposes their family to significant risk us just poor form. Where's your eye-rolling for BMW, who puts this ridiculous circumstance upon people in the first place?
Whether or not BMW have ever chosen to enforce the waiver is irrelevant as to the binding effect of the paper being signed.