oldbmwfan
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Those arrive and drive events are very nice and very expensive. If you want to learn to drive your car, in my opinion the best way is to get track time in your car. I see you're in coastal CA. I'd look at the websites of any track within a 5-hour drive and look at their schedules. Look for "Driving school" or "High performance driving event" or similar with the following organizations:Hey guys! it's me, the OP!
So I found a driving school near me, its Skip Barber Racing School.
Does anybody have experience with that specific course? The cost is $2195 for a one-day school.
that is a lot of money... is it worth it? below is the class description:
The One Day Racing School is the perfect program for the person new to racing. This day long experience allows the driver to experience our race prepared school cars on the race track. This school begins with an in-depth classroom session going over the racing line and vehicle dynamics. You will then build your car control skills in our vehicle dynamics drills. The program rapidly picks up the pace as you experience the thrill these high horsepower, high grip race cars with lead follow laps on the race track!
Porsche Club of America (PCA)
BMW CCA
Audi Club NA
All three clubs do in-car instruction for novices, give a fair amount of track time per weekend (usually 3-4 sessions of 20-30 minutes per day), and have pretty rigorous instructor training programs, so you get someone who actually knows how to instruct in the right seat. That is the fastest way to get comfortable and learn the basics so that you are safe and knowledgeable on track. The speed follows from there with practice.
Caution: this is addictive, so if you haven't socked away several $K for the next few years to play with your car the way it was meant to be used, better start!
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