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BMW'S NEW M SCHOOL DEBUTS IN JULY Class Features Top Instructors, Exhilarating Track Time...Even Helmets for Participants
Tue May 15 12:00:00 CEST 2001 Press Release
BMW lovers and driving enthusiasts everywhere will race to enroll in the company's newest class - M School - an exhilarating two-and-a-half days of high-performance driving instruction at the BMW Performance Center Driving School in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, May 15, 2001...BMW lovers and driving enthusiasts
everywhere will race to enroll in the company's newest class - M School - an
exhilarating two-and-a-half days of high-performance driving instruction at the
BMW Performance Center Driving School in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
"The M School was developed for enthusiasts who want to learn how to get the
most out of BMW's high performance M brand automobiles," said Tom Strahs,
spokesman for the BMW Performance Center Driving Schools. "This program has
been developed using Michelin's test track on the second day so they'll be able
to do just that."
Debuting in July, the M School offers behind-the-wheel action including
performance driving, handling tips and timed slalom courses. The M School
incorporates practical lessons, too, such as accident avoidance and hands-on
experience with BMW's traction control systems on the ultra slick skid pad.
The BMW M Brand represents decades of race-bred, high performance engineering,
technology, safety and sheer driving pleasure. Participants utilize the BMW
Performance Center's stable of powerful M brand automobiles, including the
ultimate M5 sedans; the all-new M3 coupes, with almost 100 horsepower more than
previous models; the muscular and sporty M roadsters and scintillating M
coupes, both with all-new engines.
BMW professional driving instructors conduct the classes, providing valuable
insight and expertise. The M School driving experience is enhanced by a
number of special measures including an impressive roster of guest speakers
from Prototype Technology Group, the team that races M3s; a tour of the nearby
manufacturing facility where M roadsters and M coupes (in addition to the
popular Z3 roadsters and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles) are produced; welcome
reception and formal dinner; and awards ceremony to recognize M School
"graduates." Participants keep the open-face Simpson helmets they use in the
class to commemorate the occasion.
Class size for BMW's M School is limited to 20 participants and is priced at
$3,650 per person, which includes all catered meals and two nights of
accommodations. Gift certificates are available.
The BMW Performance Center Driving School road course can be configured 35
different ways and uses special features not found in most driver training
programs, ranging from a slippery skid pad to a water wall corridor -
considered to be one of the most effective ways to simulate unforeseen
obstacles that suddenly appear. An emergency braking zone provides the
opportunity to learn the relationship between speed and stopping distance and
how to brake with an ABS-equipped vehicle on both wet and dry surfaces.
The BMW Performance Center is home to a BMW driving school, factory delivery
program and world-class conference center. Its facilities and programs offer
visitors a unique automotive-related experience. At one location, a visitor can
tour the $1.6 billion state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, browse the
Zentrum Museum, host a corporate event and enroll in one of several driving
instruction programs.
More information on the BMW Performance Center Driving School is available
through the BMW Performance Center's toll free number, 888-345-4BMW (4269).
BMW Group in America
BMW of North America has been present in the United States since 1975. Since
then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales
and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands; a South
Carolina manufacturing operation; DESIGNWORKS/USA, an industrial design firm in
California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations
throughout the country. The BMW Group is represented in the U.S. through a
network of more than 340 car, 315 Sports Activity Vehicle and 160 motorcycle
retailers. BMW US Holding Corp., the Group's headquarters for North, Central
and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the World
Wide Web on the BMW homepage at http://www.bmwusa.com and www.miniusa.com.
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