Tell me how to unleash the full potential....

paulgt3 · #1 04-19-2012, 12:27 AM

HAHAHAHA this gives me a GREAT IDEA!!!! Trailer my Porsche to the track, right? You get where I am going? Unhook the trailer!! THEN TAKE THE X5 to the track and leave the Porsche in the pits!!! Talk about the looks!! I will really have to do that. I wonder how many vettes I could toast? Z06 would be tough but a normal one!!!

ECS Tuning · #2 04-19-2012, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by paulgt3

HAHAHAHA this gives me a GREAT IDEA!!!! Trailer my Porsche to the track, right? You get where I am going? Unhook the trailer!! THEN TAKE THE X5 to the track and leave the Porsche in the pits!!! Talk about the looks!! I will really have to do that. I wonder how many vettes I could toast? Z06 would be tough but a normal one!!!

You must do this with lots of cameras set up to capture the looks!!!

ek1 · #3 08-14-2012, 02:54 AM

Speaking of unleashing the full potential, does anyone know of any racetracks in the Northeast that allow SUVs? NJMP, E-Town, Summit Point, Lime Rock, etc - they dont allow SUVs on a road course. Even BMW CCA events do not allow SUVs. WTF?

LeMansX5 · #4 08-14-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ek1

Speaking of unleashing the full potential, does anyone know of any racetracks in the Northeast that allow SUVs? NJMP, E-Town, Summit Point, Lime Rock, etc - they dont allow SUVs on a road course. Even BMW CCA events do not allow SUVs. WTF?

BMW is offering M experience at Lime Rock in October. You can sign-up for $2500 to drive any of their M cars on track

. I have done E92 M3 vs X5 M on track and found X5 M to be pretty good handling(not as good as M3 though) except the body roll due to higher seating.

ek1 · #5 08-14-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

BMW is offering M experience at Lime Rock in October. You can sign-up for $2500 to drive any of their M cars on track

. I have done E92 M3 vs X5 M on track and found X5 M to be pretty good handling(not as good as M3 though) except the body roll due to higher seating.

Yeah I looked at that, but I am not really looking to pay $2500 for less than 2 hours of track time, plus you don't even get to drive your own car there. Its a huge ripoff.

I think it costs around $3K per day to rent the whole Englishtown or NJMP road courses. I now also found some companies that give you a full day at NJMP, in your car, with an instructor (which is awesome) for $1500.

Anyone in the Northeast US interested in doing something like that?