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      09-19-2016, 03:37 PM   #23
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I'm in for Oct 1 or 2. Morning preferred.
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Sounds like a plan! Any Saturday is good with me. I wonder if my semi-slicks would be okay for a canyon run, or if I should swap them out beforehand.
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Have we reached a consensus on a date?
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      09-22-2016, 01:28 PM   #26
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Have we reached a consensus on a date?
LETS ALL DO SATURDAY 10/1? 7AM MEET AND WE ALL LEAVE BY 7:30am????

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO EVERYONE?

I might have a track day on 10/8.

lets all go!!! you wont regret it.

The HACK how was bmw driving experience at thermal? i know you were there haha
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      09-22-2016, 03:31 PM   #27
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The HACK how was bmw driving experience at thermal? i know you were there haha
Really? Someone ratted me out?

We were the group behind the M2 that's been made into someone's race car on the first session out on the north course. So basically all our time behind the M2 got cut to nothing. Which was why *I* was there in the first place, I want to see what the M2 is capable of. Unfortunately I got maybe 2-3 laps in the M2 due to the incident.

Having spent my entire adult life in So. Cal, this whole wet stuff on the track surface isn't something I'm used to. Believe it or not, in my 15+ years of tracking regularly, I've only been on track 3 times when it was wet. I've only been on track ONCE when it was STANDING WATER, and that was in my AWD Subaru WRX. This was the second time in standing water...And none stop rain. Wish I had my GoPro hooked up when the M2 went SIDEWAYS on the front straight on the south course, when I went about 1/2 car width wide behind the car in front to peek around it and ran across a HUGE puddle of standing water. After it's all said and done though, I wasn't sure if I caught the spin or if DSC caught it, which was a little disconcerting to me. On the MZ4 Coupe its easy to tell since DSC engagements are pretty abrupt.

Unfortunately that was the only "excitement" I got. Spent the rest of the "track" portion slowing down and passing novices. Got maybe 2 clean laps out of the whole day. Luckily my friends and I got grouped together and we were able to have a little fun despite the format being "lead and follow." The wet surfaces helped some of the asshatery we're doing, and I think the ///M Performance Center instructor caught on pretty quick that we knew what we were doing.

The real fun part was the AX, although I sort of screwed myself on the first two runs trying to set the world on fire. Otherwise the three of us (my buddies that I caravaned/carpooled up with) could have cleaned house and took top 3 times. Oh well, live and learn. Sometimes I forget that most of these current gen BMWs don't snap oversteer and trailbraking to rotate could induces understeer at speed. They've pretty much taken all joy out of driving a modern day BMW for me.

What I will say though...If you go, make sure you go with a bunch of friends and you guys all get grouped together. The baby-sitters will let you push, if they know you can handle it. What we should have done (the three of us) is each get in a car, and make sure we're on track driving at the same time. In our session we took 2 cars, with the third car in the group driven by a stranger. What ended up happening is, when we're in the two car behind the M Performance Center instructor, he'll notice the first car glued to his bumper, then he'll speed up accordingly to let us have fun, but when he comes to the straights, he'll notice the third car is like 50 car lengths behind us and he's forced to slow down to a craw to let the last car catch up. If you and your friends can monopolize a whole group (a group of at least 3, no more than 6) it can be a lot of fun. The M Performance Center instructors are pros and WOULD enjoy the opportunity to be pushed once in a while. I noticed the ear to ear grin on the instructor's face and the knowing head nod after our session to acknowledge the fact that HE had fun also.
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      09-22-2016, 04:20 PM   #28
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10/1 I may meet up with everyone just to get the car out of the garage but I likely won't join in the drive.
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LETS ALL DO SATURDAY 10/1? 7AM MEET AND WE ALL LEAVE BY 7:30am????

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO EVERYONE?

I might have a track day on 10/8.

lets all go!!! you wont regret it.
I can do the cruise on 10/1 Saturday.

On 10/8 will you be at button willow or streets of willow, because I'll be at the streets!


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10/1 I may meet up with everyone just to get the car out of the garage but I likely won't join in the drive.
Why come out and not go with? It'll be a blast!
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      09-23-2016, 09:34 AM   #30
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Why come out and not go with? It'll be a blast!
I have to be in San Diego early in the afternoon that day. I never have time to drive my car so if everyone is meeting up I'll suck it up and take a drive up. I could probably do a portion of the drive but I doubt I'll have time to go all the way.
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      09-23-2016, 04:17 PM   #31
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LETS ALL DO SATURDAY 10/1? 7AM MEET AND WE ALL LEAVE BY 7:30am????

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO EVERYONE?

I might have a track day on 10/8.

lets all go!!! you wont regret it.
I can do the cruise on 10/1 Saturday.

On 10/8 will you be at button willow or streets of willow, because I'll be at the streets!


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10/1 I may meet up with everyone just to get the car out of the garage but I likely won't join in the drive.
Why come out and not go with? It'll be a blast!
Why sow?
Come to buttonwillow haha. More fun!
I am not a big fan of sow. It's too hard on the car and destroys my tires.
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      09-26-2016, 12:01 AM   #32
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I have to be in San Diego early in the afternoon that day. I never have time to drive my car so if everyone is meeting up I'll suck it up and take a drive up. I could probably do a portion of the drive but I doubt I'll have time to go all the way.
Funny I am coming from San Diego, why not run with the group and roll down to SD with me. JK I understand priorities.

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Why sow?
Come to buttonwillow haha. More fun!
I am not a big fan of sow. It's too hard on the car and destroys my tires.
Hmmm I am a fan of SOW, but I agree that it does destroy my tires also haha, might go to Buttonwillow! Are you registering through Speed Ventures? Do you know any coupon codes ?
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      09-26-2016, 03:18 PM   #33
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Off topic but hey, another Z4M & E84 X1 owner!

...though you've got an E86M rather than E85M. Still close!
Yeah, that's pretty cool--perfect combination of fun and work in a city.

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I have to be in San Diego early in the afternoon that day. I never have time to drive my car so if everyone is meeting up I'll suck it up and take a drive up. I could probably do a portion of the drive but I doubt I'll have time to go all the way.
I'll probably do the same since I need to get to work around 9:30 in Westwood if it's on Saturday morning.
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      09-30-2016, 02:38 PM   #34
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Hey guys I think we need to postpone this meeting unless you guys have enough people and still wanna do it
First, doesn't seem like many people will go
Second, my car was suppose to be rdy today from the shop, but some stuff r taking longer than expected.
What do u all say?
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I'm down for any weekend. Either way I'll probably end up on the mountain roads, company wouldn't be bad
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I'll do my best to be there whenever it takes place. I was planning on showing up but tomorrow wasn't ideal for me so I'm cool with a date change.
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I'm cool with whatever man.

This morning I woke up in a cold sweat because I thought the drive was TODAY and the car wasn't clean by any stretch of the imagination.

Just, um, as the dates get closer to SEMA the likelihood of me joining you guys decreases expenentially.
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I'm cool with whatever man.

This morning I woke up in a cold sweat because I thought the drive was TODAY and the car wasn't clean by any stretch of the imagination.

Just, um, as the dates get closer to SEMA the likelihood of me joining you guys decreases expenentially.

Same, sema is the only thing I have coming up in the short term.
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I'm okay with a postponement.
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Likewise--though, let's make it happen before snow gets on the road
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I'll probably still be up there. If any of you are still going, I'll be in the Laguna Seca Blue Z4MC! Shouldn't be too hard to spot!
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I'll probably still be up there. If any of you are still going, I'll be in the Laguna Seca Blue Z4MC! Shouldn't be too hard to spot!
Ill see the lsb z4mc, ill be there coming from san diego, ill be in a z4 silvergray metallic roadster si. Going to be there even if yall wont. but more the merrier!
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I'm cool with whatever man.

This morning I woke up in a cold sweat because I thought the drive was TODAY and the car wasn't clean by any stretch of the imagination.

Just, um, as the dates get closer to SEMA the likelihood of me joining you guys decreases expenentially.
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Same, sema is the only thing I have coming up in the short term.
What companies do y'all work for? SEMA 2016 meet-up for beers? haha
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What companies do y'all work for? SEMA 2016 meet-up for beers? haha
I work for Pedders suspension out of Australia. I'd be down to meet up for beers for sure.
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