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Originally Posted by UncleWede
Damn, only $625 for 1/2 day???
I was looking at doing the Exotics Racing in Vegas this weekend (again) but 5 laps in a GT3 costs me $300+
I've done a few local BMW test drives, those are always great, and $free.99!!! They generally bring 5-6 vehicles of different models, and then turn you loose. Accel/decel, short track, all by your lonesome. Director told me they replace tires every 2 days on all the vehicles. . .
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I've done the local BMW test drive events too. M track day is a whole different thing. For many, at $625 for 1/2 day is not worth it. I get that. For me however, it's a bargain. We spend the whole day at the track and test drive every high-end model BMW offers on the roads around the race track on our own. They feed us lunch. And then it's track time. Between me and my son, we got 16 laps around the full Sonoma road course in real M cars. Plus auto cross and drag racing.
I used to own BMW 540s for many years. I now drive a lowly 328i. I have no need for more power than my little 4 banger puts out day to day. But, going to the M track day event lets me get my kicks with power and then I can hand them back. I get in my 328i after the day of power and drive home with a great big grin on my face, perfectly happy with my car's sensible power output.
For me, $625 is way cheaper than the cost of expense a car with way more power than I can safely use on the road. Besides, I'm just out spending my childrens' inheritance. They encourage me to do that!