Ideal lines and perfect courses: BMW driving adventure Training and adventure trips 2006

Munich. BMW driver training is starting its 30th season. And the program
selection is bigger than ever. The choice spreads from compact safety
training for novices up to racetrack adventures and from special winter
training up to desert trips. Safe and sovereign vehicle control is in
the centre of attention once again in 2006. But at the same time,
having fun in the sport and the sheer driving pleasure are given their
fair share on really special roads. BMW driver training facilitates
practical learning under ideal conditions. More than 100 seasoned
instructors help selectively expand ones driving skills. For instance,
the participants learn how to suitably act and react in daily traffic at
any time. Compact training: The ideal start. Particularly, the young
drivers can start practicing emergency braking and evasive driving
actions in a provided BMW 130i starting in the compact training. At a
price of €170, the compact training course provides a unique
opportunity to learn safe and sovereign driving. Drivers aged between 18
and 25 go to the starting line for half-price. Advanced training: The
first steps into the limits. Having command of the vehicle during
everyday driving is also emphasised during advanced training. Exactly
dosing the deceleration force is trained during spot braking manoeuvres
and consciously inducing under- or oversteering prepares one for
cornering in the limits. BMW 330i's are provided as training vehicles.
The price per person is €395. Young drivers (18- to 25-years-old)
pay € 230 and train with the BMW 130i. There is also an advanced
training program for ambitious drivers with an M model, costing
€795 incl. accommodation and full board. The BMW driver-training
centre at the Munich Airport serves as the perfect training grounds for
both the compact and advanced training courses. Furthermore, the
instructor team uses the practice grounds in other locations throughout
the entire Republic: for example the Kassel, Mainz, Cologne/Bonn and
Groß Dölln Airports. Intensive training: Ready for the
racetrack. The insights gained during these training courses are
expanded and deepened through an intensive training program on selected
racetracks, likewise in a BMW 330i. The two-day course at a price of
€885 per person including accommodation and board recapitulates
the previously practiced manoeuvres at higher speeds. Headed by a pace
car, not the maximum speed is striven for during the subsequent
racetrack drives, rather driving the cleanest possible ideal line is
the goal here. This offer is also available with an M vehicle for
€1095. Perfection training: Tracking down the ideal line. The ideal
line is also the benchmark for the greatest possible driving skills
during the two-day perfection training-course. Furthermore, drift
manoeuvres and especially extreme braking and evasive manoeuvres are
trained along with the mastered lessons using a BMW M model. The costs
for accommodation and board are also included in the price of
€1890 per person in the perfection training-program.
"Fascination Racetrack": Where motor sport starts. The
"Fascination Racetrack" course is the highest level of BMW
driver training. During the course, the participant is imparted the
skill of finding the optimal path through curves and being able to
reproducibly drive the ideal line for a price of €2250. An even
more exclusive adventure is the two-day track training at the
Nürburgring-North Loop for price of €1940. On top of that, in
2006 the BMW ring-taxi is also on the road at this, the world's most
demanding racetrack. Next to seasoned motor sportsmen and women, the
passengers are given an impression of how dynamic a 507 PS powerful BMW
M5 can travel on the most fascinating racetrack in the world. Winter
training: Safe driving on snow and ice. For special needs, BMW continues
to offer very special driving experiences in the 2006/2007 season in an
environment that is not ordinary. The two-day winter training in
Sölden's alpine setting in the Austrian Ötz valley is an
attractive opportunity to prepare for the conditions prevailing in the
cold seasons in a provided BMW 330i. The price: €1190 € per
person including accommodation and board. You can experience driving on
ice and snow during winter training in Sweden with the BMW M even more
intensely. The five-day trip is offered for €2775 including
accommodation and board after arrival. Adventure trip to Africa: With
the BMW X5 through Namibia. The participants can expect similarly great
challenges under totally different conditions during the eight-day
adventure trip through Namibia in a BMW X5. Dirt roads end up in the
most unusual practice areas in the Namib Desert or the Erongo
mountains. Dates are available in September and October 2006. The price
is €3750 per person plus your own journey costs. Driving
efficiently: Economy training. Participating in the BMW economy training
is always a profit. During economy training, consumption-optimised
driving is taught - BMW Z4 3.0si's are provided as training vehicles.
Price: €140 per person. BMW driver training Competent since 1977.
BMW called driver-safety training to life as one of the first automobile
manufacturers as far back as 1977. The goal was and is to provide the
customers the chance to get more familiar with their vehicle, to
sharpen their awareness and to intensify the feeling for engineering
and at the same time for potential hazards in everyday traffic.
Meanwhile, more than 17,000 participants are taking advantage of the
opportunity to increase and perfect their driving skills every year.
Please go to www.bmw.de/fahrertraining to get information on prices and dates.