Originally Posted by KYDan

I plan on getting the manual, but I wanted to drive a new JCW hard to see if it was worth the move to the F over the R. It does have significantly more power and supposedly better handling. However, it is a good bit heavier than the R. That's why we signed up for the course. We will have fun and I should be able to gauge the performance difference. I was hoping they would let us drive the R56 we have on the track, but they won't. These courses are fun and helpful. Our dealer has an F56, JCW in port and he will let us drive it as well, but the performance course is better and worth the money to us.

Originally Posted by TheBigNewt

That would be cool to drive it on a track. I like my paddle shifters, but it's my DD too so I'm not racing around. I can downshift faster that with my manual R56. Whoooosh! Question: Is the Speedway that same oval as on TV? I would rather have turns both ways for a Mini. Tight ones and swoopers as well as straightaways. Just curious.