BMWCCA High Perf Driving School - 8/23

[LePew]

Quote: Originally Posted by NHRef (original)

and (even more importantly, personally)
"Move to a different run group: #1"

WTG, Pete, well deserved! Yet another Cooper can mix it up in Group 1...

[Theo]

Congratulations, Pete!

Thanks for the pix.

Theo

[NoChex]

Quote: Originally Posted by Theo (original)

I think I even scored a "5" on "Student is able to locate the keys to the automobile"!

I got an "N/A" on that one with the comment: "Car performs well for an electric"

[NoChex]

[quote=NHRef;3142048]

And the driver of that white MINI with flames coming out of the hood seemed to REALLY love a track where you can actually go straight and hit 100 mph before diving into the turn . . .

[quote]

[scho06]

Got mine the same day too, what an awesome suprise. Reminded me of getting report cards in grade school..... They bumped me to group 3!!!

Thanx for the pics, got one of me behind the porche that wouldn't give me a point by!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Theo (original)

Today brought an unexpected email in my inbox: an Instructor's Evaluation Form from the 8/23 event! I didn't know that they provided this feedback in written form; what a welcomed surprise!

Basically...I didn't suck as bad as I thought...still sucked, though. I have an awful lot of work to do to get to the level of most of you, but it's nice to see the specific areas in which I need to improve. It is also nice to see the areas in which the higher ratings occurred. I think I even scored a "5" on "Student is able to locate the keys to the automobile"!

Class Act, that WMC Group! I'm definitely there in October.

Theo

[snek]

And I got nothing... was I there?

[LePew]

I dont have my eval yet either, it sometimes takes a while.

I've finished two video clips. The first is from the

second session.

I started (and stayed) behind Matt. We mix it up with a 328is and then catch Jason. But not before one of the fire-breathing Porsches provides some entertainment for all three MINIs. A lap later a Jaguar D-Type replica holds me up just a bit, but after that I had the track all to myself for about 7 laps (most of those laps are cut). From the videos, my best lap time this session was about 1.28.5 (when ( remember to stay left climbing the hill after turn 3).

The fourth session

was a bit more entertaining. D-type holds me up for a lap. Jason and I then pass an M5 but the MINI GP (puck?) stays ahead of us both. The 3 series pushes around in front of me for a while. As I pass, so does Matt (why did I call him Brian in the video), who clearly needs a point by. And so does that WRX. Best lap this session was a 1:28.1

(The quality of the original .wmv files was so much better. YouTube codec (H.264?) does not really do them justice. Would I get better results starting with an MP4?)

[Jester's mom]

Cool Pics and videos

[Bonnie Blue]

Lepew, I was almost holding on to my chair!

[jwardell]

Quote: Originally Posted by LePew (original)

(The quality of the original .wmv files was so much better. YouTube codec (H.264?) does not really do them justice. Would I get better results starting with an MP4?)

YouTube, Mp4, and chances are your wmv as well all use H.264. That's what happens when you force it to compress to a hundredth its size...don't blame the codec!