5th at Street Survival (PICS!)
09-12-2005, 05:47 PM
#1
5th Gen at Street Survival (PICS! 56k warning!)
So this weekend I took a Street Survival driving school class designed especially for 17-20 year olds. It basically taught you the limits of your car so you can handle it better on the street and was a small introduction to autrocrossing. The class featured about 1 hour of class time and tons of behind the wheel experience (in wet and dry) including slalom, skid pad, figure 8, etc and it ended with a couple autocross runs 
. The event was held by BMWCCA and it was an amazing experience. I highly recommend anyone 17-20 years to get into a class like this, or autocrossing in general. I'll definately be hitting up some autocross events in the future. All the intructors were highly skilled autocrossers with track experience as well. And the cars they drove were 
. The Maxima handled extremely well and I have a whole new respect for the car. I felt kinda bad for beating on it afterwards...but oh well. The experience was definately well worth it. Here are some pics of the Max in action as well as some of the instructors and their cars. There were tons of M3's and Porches, but also a ZO6 and even an Elise!!! I'll let the pics speak for themselves:
. The event was held by BMWCCA and it was an amazing experience. I highly recommend anyone 17-20 years to get into a class like this, or autocrossing in general. I'll definately be hitting up some autocross events in the future. All the intructors were highly skilled autocrossers with track experience as well. And the cars they drove were . The Maxima handled extremely well and I have a whole new respect for the car. I felt kinda bad for beating on it afterwards...but oh well. The experience was definately well worth it. Here are some pics of the Max in action as well as some of the instructors and their cars. There were tons of M3's and Porches, but also a ZO6 and even an Elise!!! I'll let the pics speak for themselves:
09-12-2005, 06:20 PM
#7
Originally Posted by DrKlop
Sublimer, you got there phone number or website?
How many hours was it total and how much did they charge you?
How many hours was it total and how much did they charge you?
It ran from 8am-4pm and was $60. It also included breakfast and a bbq lunch. You really couldn't get a better deal.
. Way to represent 
09-13-2005, 06:08 AM
#12
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Anyone else have a problem with this?
17-20 yr olds should be learning how to control a car, what a car will do under certain driving situations, and the laws of physics. 17-20 years olds have the least amount of driving experience...and boys at that age are probably the biggest risks for accidents b/c of the way alot of them drive.
That being said...Looks like a fun class.
17-20 yr olds should be learning how to control a car, what a car will do under certain driving situations, and the laws of physics. 17-20 years olds have the least amount of driving experience...and boys at that age are probably the biggest risks for accidents b/c of the way alot of them drive.
That being said...Looks like a fun class.
09-13-2005, 09:48 AM
#15
Originally Posted by Bones45
Anyone else have a problem with this?
17-20 yr olds should be learning how to control a car, what a car will do under certain driving situations, and the laws of physics. 17-20 years olds have the least amount of driving experience...and boys at that age are probably the biggest risks for accidents b/c of the way alot of them drive.
That being said...Looks like a fun class.
17-20 yr olds should be learning how to control a car, what a car will do under certain driving situations, and the laws of physics. 17-20 years olds have the least amount of driving experience...and boys at that age are probably the biggest risks for accidents b/c of the way alot of them drive.
That being said...Looks like a fun class.
09-13-2005, 02:42 PM
#16
Originally Posted by sublimer
http://www.bmwccafoundation.org/ss2005/index.asp
It ran from 8am-4pm and was $60. It also included breakfast and a bbq lunch. You really couldn't get a better deal.
It ran from 8am-4pm and was $60. It also included breakfast and a bbq lunch. You really couldn't get a better deal.
09-13-2005, 03:21 PM
#17
Originally Posted by OOmaxSE
what's your suspension setup btw?
Originally Posted by vq356sp
sounds pretty cool but what im wondering is how 17-20 year olds could afford those rides?
Originally Posted by Bones45
Anyone else have a problem with this?
17-20 yr olds should be learning how to control a car, what a car will do under certain driving situations, and the laws of physics. 17-20 years olds have the least amount of driving experience...and boys at that age are probably the biggest risks for accidents b/c of the way alot of them drive.
That being said...Looks like a fun class.
17-20 yr olds should be learning how to control a car, what a car will do under certain driving situations, and the laws of physics. 17-20 years olds have the least amount of driving experience...and boys at that age are probably the biggest risks for accidents b/c of the way alot of them drive.
That being said...Looks like a fun class.
09-13-2005, 04:18 PM
#18
It's too bad more teens don't take classes like these. There is nothing that can teach the car's limits better than pushing it to them on a closed course. That, and autocross 
btw, last autocross I beat a Porsche 993 and a couple of M3s....so it can be done. you just have to be willing to push the max to the limit and hope the guys in the faster (more expensive) cars aren't willing to push theirs to the limit
btw, last autocross I beat a Porsche 993 and a couple of M3s....so it can be done. you just have to be willing to push the max to the limit and hope the guys in the faster (more expensive) cars aren't willing to push theirs to the limit
09-13-2005, 04:23 PM
#19
Originally Posted by irish44j
It's too bad more teens don't take classes like these. There is nothing that can teach the car's limits better than pushing it to them on a closed course. That, and autocross
btw, last autocross I beat a Porsche 993 and a couple of M3s....so it can be done. you just have to be willing to push the max to the limit and hope the guys in the faster (more expensive) cars aren't willing to push theirs to the limit
btw, last autocross I beat a Porsche 993 and a couple of M3s....so it can be done. you just have to be willing to push the max to the limit and hope the guys in the faster (more expensive) cars aren't willing to push theirs to the limit
09-13-2005, 04:48 PM
#20
Originally Posted by mingo
dude, your car is smoking in your sig.... was that from just sliding? or did you slam on the brakes??
(the real smoke is from me punching the gas through the corner - no LSD!)
and
09-13-2005, 05:14 PM
#23
Originally Posted by irish44j
DrKlop...check out SCCA.com - it will have links to your local SCCA chapter and events.
BTW: irish, just got AutoVation pedals installed this weekend. It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for, thanks for recommendation.
09-18-2005, 08:38 AM
#30
Originally Posted by Lowkey718
Nice drop,hows the ride on the Tein H??? especially on bumps since I live in NYC (potholeville)
09-18-2005, 09:02 AM
#31
thanx, so many thread about spring but no real good solution on the spring, guess I have to just go with the H&R spring eventho it sags but supposely the ride is nicer, even with the stock spring and shock still the bumps out here are crazy but I like the drop....
Thanx for the reply............
Thanx for the reply............
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