BHF 8/13 Track day

[i_love_cars]

Hey guys, the maiden voyage of the E46 will be at this event (unless it's raining. I won't drive if it's raining. Me and BMWs don't mix in the rain at the track if history is any indicator ). I was talking to Jeff Fait and he says the numbers are really low right now - 4 in advanced, 14 intermediate and only 2 in novice. Badger Bimmers needs at least double those numbers to not lose a bunch of money. 

So if anyone wants to burn a Monday on some track fun, come join me in the Novice run group. I'm planning to go slow for a couple events on street tires to learn the braking points of the car, best gears/speeds to be in for the corners, etc.

[suspenceful]

How much does it cost?

[Boris3]

Wow those novice numbers are low!

Looks like $240 since the early registration deadline passed last week. You'll also need bmwcca membership ($40) if you don't already have one.

[straight6pwr]

i was considering this for a hot second but then I saw this on a Monday.  missing a day of work makes the cost double.

[Boris3]

It does add up. Speed, $$, and slippery slopes.

Save up instead for the Badger Bimmers O-Fast weekend of September 22-23 at Road America: all run groups get four 25 minute sessions/day plus classroom and in car instruction for the novice and intermediate groups. $460 if register by August 10. 

Friday the 21st is for advanced and instructors only. Motivation to move up the ranks. Up to 13 sessions of track time!

[i_love_cars]

straight6pwr said:

i was considering this for a hot second but then I saw this on a Monday.  missing a day of work makes the cost double.

yeah it blows that Badger Bimmers (and quite a few other organizations now too) run BHF events on Mondays only. The only decent organization I know of that does weekend BHF is NWSC 

Definitely agree with Boris though - if you were considering any events at all, then certainly OFast in September is the way to go because there will definitely be at least a couple of us there. I still think it would be fun to get a group of WIBimmers together for at least 1 legit track day. There's just no getting around the fact that it isn't cheap though.

[patsbimmer1]

I'm working on getting the day off for this.  Ofast is always on or near my wedding anniversary and I still haven't convinced my wife to spend our anniversary at RA.  Track days are expensive but seat time compared to auto x isn't even close.  Dollar per minute on track is almost always in favor of a track day for value.

[patsbimmer1]

I'm in for this event.

[Boris3]

Who else turned up for this? I got caught up with my student and the instructor run group and didn't take a walk around the paddock.