BMW M Fall Festival Weekend: November 3-5

BAN_M2C · 10-12-2023, 11:29 AM

Calling all BMW ENTHUSIASTS! This is a BMW CCA Event but it does not require you to be a CCA member to enjoy it.

Mark your calendars! Join us for an extended weekend, Nov 3-5th, in Greer, SC for the BMW M Fall Festival!!!

Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in a weekend full of activities, including Factory tours, Cars & Coffee, driving sessions at the BMW Performance Center, and hot laps with Bill Auberlen in one of BMW’s historic race cars!

Sign up now to guarantee your spot, space is limited!

https://bimmerlife.com/2023/10/11/up...-november-3-5/

Weekend Schedule:

Friday, November 3rd: BMW Manufacturing Factory Tours

Friday, November 3rd, 5-8 pm: Thunder Bunny Racing Open House

Saturday, November 4th, 8 am: BMW M Fall Festival, BMW Performance Center

Saturday, November 4th, 6 pm: 13 Stripes Brewery

Sunday, November 5th, 8-11 am: BMW CCA Cars & Coffee with BMW NA, CCA Headquarters (Open to all makes\models)

pseto · 10-12-2023, 11:44 AM

Race car hot lap w/ Bill Auberlen...I'm in!!!

pseto · 10-18-2023, 09:33 AM

Both driving sessions are filling up fast! Register now to guarantee your spot!

This is the best $199 ever spent...driving someone else's car using their brakes, gas, & tires!

DanG · 10-18-2023, 11:03 AM

Hmm. The forgotten Pacific Northwest.

BAN_M2C · 10-18-2023, 11:40 AM

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Hmm. The forgotten Pacific Northwest.

Sound like a broken record now. I flee out to CSF event and didnt see you there. Had part of my team out at Invasion West not sure if you made that either…

BAN_M2C · 10-18-2023, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pseto

Both driving sessions are filling up fast! Register now to guarantee your spot!

This is the best $199 ever spent...driving someone else's car using their brakes, gas, & tires!

Its a deal!

tturedraider · 10-18-2023, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BAN_M2C

Its a deal!

You have the wheels turning in my mind…

DanG · 10-18-2023, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BAN_M2C

Sound like a broken record now. I flee out to CSF event and didnt see you there. Had part of my team out at Invasion West not sure if you made that either…

Made it to M Car Days at Groit’s and 50th Anniversary of M at the Shop. Both were local BMWCCA events. I am not driving over 1,000 miles to any event.

BAN_M2C · 10-18-2023, 11:47 AM

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Made it to M Car Days at Groit’s and 50th Anniversary of M at the Shop. Both were local BMWCCA events. I am not driving over 1,000 miles to any event.

You think I drove from Florida to California?

DanG · 10-18-2023, 11:49 AM

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You think I drove from Florida to California?

Not going to an M Car event without my M car. Just doesn’t make sense to me.

BAN_M2C · 10-18-2023, 11:52 AM

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Not going to an M Car event without my M car. Just doesn’t make sense to me.

Turo, many members do it for events like this. There are tons of options, probably as many options as excuses. Just let it be

BMWCCA1 · 10-18-2023, 07:18 PM

Oddly, no way to sign up for anything other that what's happening at the Performance Center (now Experience Center), and nothing at all listed on the BMWCCA National Website Calendar. I think I just lost interest.

BAN_M2C · 10-18-2023, 07:20 PM

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Oddly, no way to sign up for anything other that what's happening at the Performance Center (now Experience Center), and nothing at all listed on the BMWCCA National Website Calendar. I think I just lost interest.

Everything else is free, no need to signup

tturedraider · 10-18-2023, 07:48 PM

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Everything else is free, no need to signup

Well, the factory tours are limited. You have to send an email to sign up. I just checked the cancellation policy. Looks like you can cancel the Performance Center drive by this Friday and still get a refund. I think I’m going to register and send the email for the factory tour. If the factory tour is full I might back out. I was able to get a really good rate at a Super8 just a mile from the center.

BAN_M2C · 10-18-2023, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tturedraider

Well, the factory tours are limited. You have to send an email to sign up. I just checked the cancellation policy. Looks like you can cancel the Performance Center drive by this Friday and still get a refund. I think I’m going to register and send the email for the factory tour. If the factory tour is full I might back out. I was able to get a really good rate at a Super8 just a mile from the center.

Thanks for being thorough and reading!
Yes there are a couple slots I believe available but it fills fast! I am missing those since I drive in Friday and arrive around 5pm directly to the Thunder Bunny open house!

tturedraider · 10-18-2023, 08:49 PM

Here are some screenshots with additional information. After you register for the event you’ll get a confirmation email and it will also have a link for the charity drive/hotlaps. fyi - they are not cheap. $250 or $150. There are four of them and there are between 8 - 10 spots left for each. For $50 you can drive your own car on the track.

I also included a screenshot of how to register for the factory tour.

CSBM5 · 10-19-2023, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BAN_M2C

Thanks for being thorough and reading!
Yes there are a couple slots I believe available but it fills fast! I am missing those since I drive in Friday and arrive around 5pm directly to the Thunder Bunny open house!

I had Thunder Bunny do some work this summer on an E46 ZHP, and I was very impressed with their facility and especially the work quality (and I'm extremely particular, lol). Everyone I met there was great to talk to also. See you at the open house!

I wonder what happens if I show up with the M2C and a set of fresh, just scrubbed in, Hoosier A6 tires to run in the track competition...

OriginalFake · 10-19-2023, 08:28 AM

I'm wondering if these driving sessions are similar to what they had at the 50th anniversary of M event last year. The price for the sessions at that event was $135.

BAN_M2C · 10-19-2023, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CSBM5

I had Thunder Bunny do some work this summer on an E46 ZHP, and I was very impressed with their facility and especially the work quality (and I'm extremely particular, lol). Everyone I met there was great to talk to also. See you at the open house!

I wonder what happens if I show up with the M2C and a set of fresh, just scrubbed in, Hoosier A6 tires to run in the track competition...

See you there!!

BAN_M2C · 10-19-2023, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by OriginalFake

I'm wondering if these driving sessions are similar to what they had at the 50th anniversary of M event last year. The price for the sessions at that event was $135.

Should be similar setup, I believe the G87 M2 will be used in place of the M240 like last year.

OriginalFake · 10-19-2023, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BAN_M2C

Should be similar setup, I believe the G87 M2 will be used in place of the M240 like last year.

Got it. So from what I remember, they had M4s to drive around the main track and then the M240i for the timed event.

BAN_M2C · 10-19-2023, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by OriginalFake

Got it. So from what I remember, they had M4s to drive around the main track and then the M240i for the timed event.

Yes, the M240 was for the mini track autocross portion. M4 Comp and sometimes M5 Comp are used for the bigger loop.

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