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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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BMW Dates no good, where to turn???

I renewed my BMW CCA membership for two reasons - Roundel and their Driver's Schools. Welp, according to the calender, I can't make it to any of the track days, so where do I turn?

I'm basically an absolute beginner; I've done one CCA school (red beginner group) and one Skip Barber 1 day school. I looked on the Phil Wicks site, and it doesn't seem like he's coming here (northeast), so what else is there?

Thanks for your expertise. BTW - I'd rather do track days than auto-x.

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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mbcoops
I renewed my BMW CCA membership for two reasons - Roundel and their Driver's Schools. Welp, according to the calender, I can't make it to any of the track days, so where do I turn?

I'm basically an absolute beginner; I've done one CCA school (red beginner group) and one Skip Barber 1 day school. I looked on the Phil Wicks site, and it doesn't seem like he's coming here (northeast), so what else is there?

Thanks for your expertise. BTW - I'd rather do track days than auto-x.

mb
There are a couple of organizations here in the NE that you can try such as NASA-NE and PDA which runs at Pocono, Watkins Glen, and Lime Rock, there is also NASA-MA which runs at Summit Pt. and Shenandoah, then there is SCDA in CT. You could also try other BMW chapetrs in the NE, the NY and Patoon chapter runs at Watkins Glenn, Pocono, and Lime Rock also.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 04:44 AM
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You're in luck!

http://www.trackschedule.com/sched.html
 
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by mbcoops
I renewed my BMW CCA membership for two reasons - Roundel and their Driver's Schools. Welp, according to the calender, I can't make it to any of the track days, so where do I turn? mb
For some reason both the Roundel and the BMW CCA web site calendars are woefully out of date and underpopulated. If you want to find out what's going on within whatever you may consider a reasonable drive of Joisey you'd be better off checking individual BMWCCA Chapter web sites.

For instance the Gennessee Chapter has three schools every year at Watkins Glen, but they're not showing up on the calendar.

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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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Thanks for all of the help; I can't wait to get out there. Now I just need to buy a new helmet, I believe mine is snell 90.

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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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