If you own a GT3 you must track it. It's the law.

But do take it easy...that car is a beast and can get away from you. We had 17 incidents at an event two weeks ago- high horsepower, cold track.

If you can (or want) go to PCA Potomac's web site and sign up for the Glen. We're there over July 4th.

I know it's the law, if I don't track it the Porsche police will come and confiscate it.
Cold track equals lousy traction for sure especially with tires that need to be pretty warm to get reliable adhesion.
I'm a bit nervous because the GT3 doesn't have any high tech traction control to save my butt if I screw up but that's what real driving is all about.
I'll check out the Glen, thanks.

Those of you that think the 3rd row in the Q7 is bigger and more comfortable than the X5, please go and actually sit in it. At the LA Auto Show I first sat in the X5's 3rd row and thought that it was pretty tight, but I at 5' 8" can sit in it for short drives (30 minutes to an hour max). Then I walked to the Audi section and at first look the 3rd row seat looked bigger and wider than the X5's. Then I actually climbed in and notice that not only was the leg/knee room not much better than the X5, but it had one major flaw that made it almost impossible to sit there. It had absolutely no foot room. There was a bulge on both sides where you would normally put your feet, so there was no way to put my feet there. On top of that there was no room at all under the 2nd row seat for feet either. I could not last more than 5 minutes sitting like that.

It seems like some people are under the impression that while the Audi has direct buttons that let you go into the various menus with one step, with BMW's iDrive you need to go back to the main menu first and then go into the various sub-menus. That is not necessarily the case......you can go directly from anywhere to any other menu by pulling the iDrive knob in the appropriate direction and holding it for 2 seconds. For example, if you are in the Navigation section and you want to go to the entertainment menu you don't need to push the main menu button, then pull the iDrive knob down, and then click it to get in the menu. You can just pull the idrive knob down in the direction of the Entertainment menu and hold it for 2 seconds and it will take you directly from the Navigation section to the Entertainment section in one step.

Yes and furthermore, when holding the knob for 2 seconds in one direction...it not only goes to that mode, but also goes to your last configuration.

For example, lets say you have your Nav set so the left screen is the Map and the right screen is the Position graphic (my primary setup) and you go to the entertainment section for a minute then want to return to the previous nav setup. Simply pull and hold the shuttle knob right for 2 seconds and it brings both screens back up. As opposed to just pushing the knob right breifly which brings you to the Nav menu.

I really like the IDrive...it was one of the deciding factors in selecting the X5. I had heard all the bad press about the Idrive, but I immediatly found it to be an intuitive solution to managing the system. Not to mention it looks far better than a dash full of glowing buttons.

Thanks for the explanations re. I-drive. I was concerned that navigating from place to place was going to be a PITA.

Great find LeMansX5! Thank you!

However, i find their conclusion is a bit off though. S is most agile and the fastest but just cost too much. Oooookey... Winner is the "Jack of all trades", Q7? You know what they say, Jack of all trades, Master of none!!!!