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 Oct 3 2011, 07:18 PM
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Well, kinda. This past weekend, the BMW HPDE had us doing exercises during one of our session. First they had us pairing up with another car and driving around the track next to each other. Every lap, switching sides. I personally have never done anything like this before. My heart was pounding the entire time! But the purpose of the exercise is to show you just how much room there is on the track. I had no idea that two cars, side by side, could get through the corners at the speeds we were eventually hitting. At one point we got into some traffic, and the feeling of having cars absolutely everywhere was amazing. I honestly felt like I was in a race. I can't image what it's like being in an actual race! You guys are crazy!
I can't wait to get into CMC racing. I think my next school isn't going to be an HPDE, but a race school. From what I hear, the BMW race school is really good. Of course, this is coming from all of the BMW guys. I really need to get more experience with side by side, off line racing. Anyway, here's the video. Nothing special, but I really like watching it. It's amazing how my smooth driving went out the window when I was under the stress of the other cars. I nearly lost it in turn 2 because of this. But towards the end of the session, I was relaxing and learning to trust the guy besides me. Notice how often I'm looking at the car next to me in the beginning compared to the end of the session. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwen05B6UEU This post has been edited by Steve91T: Oct 3 2011, 07:19 PM |
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Oct 6 2011, 05:49 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 275 Joined: 2-April 07 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 1,746 |
Ruh-roh! Do not....I repeat DO NOT watch ANY of the Texas AI/CMC videos. That's precisely what did me in. I haven't been the same ever since....ask anyone, they'll tell you.
Oddly though, the wife watched them with me, got excited about it, and is actually getting out there herself now. I wouldn't try it with porn or anything but it definitely made her feel involved and gave me the freedom to go racing. For years. Believe it or not, after watching me have my fun for a while and deciding she wanted to do it too, she literally chose to buy a car and go racing vs. a bigger house....on a lake...that I was ready to buy. We've been married for years and have 2 kids if that helps explain the significance of her decision and the impact of seeing the best of what we do out there. Honestly though, the videos really aren't all that cool. We kinda suck. You definitely shouldn't watch them. http://vimeo.com/16824546 http://vimeo.com/2327178 http://vimeo.com/search/videos/search:texa...cmc/st/66fc877c http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer...ai+cmc&aq=f This post has been edited by Casey_SS: Oct 6 2011, 08:23 AM |
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Steve91T My first wheel to wheel experience! Oct 3 2011, 07:18 PM
GlennCMC70 My first year or two of raicng in CMC, me and a fe... Oct 4 2011, 06:59 PM
Steve91T QUOTE (GlennCMC70 @ Oct 4 2011, 02:59 PM)... Oct 5 2011, 12:01 PM GlennCMC70 QUOTE (Steve91T @ Oct 5 2011, 07:01 AM) B... Oct 5 2011, 01:01 PM mitchntx This boy swallowed the hook ... Oct 5 2011, 12:33 PM AllZWay QUOTE (mitchntx @ Oct 5 2011, 07:33 AM) T... Oct 5 2011, 01:30 PM Steve91T Sure did! And my wife is NOT happy Oct 5 2011, 04:17 PM Casey_SS BTW - that's a great video! Thanks for sh... Oct 6 2011, 07:13 AM |
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