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BMW PERFORMANCE CENTER INTRODUCES ADVANCED M SCHOOL
Tue Oct 21 12:00:00 CEST 2003 Press Release
Spartanburg, SC - October 21, 2003 ... Driving lessons rush into the fast lane with BMW's new Advanced M School, an aggressive two-and-a-half day class held on the NASCAR track at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. It's the latest driving adventure offered by the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, S.C. Classes are scheduled for November 9-11 and December 7-9, 2003.
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New Class Picks Up Where BMW M School Ends With Exhilarating Race Track Time
and Intense Driving Lessons With High Performance M3s and M5s
Spartanburg, SC - October 21, 2003 ... Driving lessons rush into the fast lane
with BMW's new Advanced M School, an aggressive two-and-a-half day class held
on the NASCAR track at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. It's the
latest driving adventure offered by the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg,
S.C. Classes are scheduled for November 9-11 and December 7-9, 2003.
"Advanced M School takes driving instruction to a new level and features the
highest performance driving possible with street legal vehicles," said Diane
Nevelle, manager of the BMW Performance Center Driving Schools. "This is a very
intense, technical course with lots of tight turns at varying speeds.
Participants will be constantly challenged to anticipate handling the curves
while learning advanced steering techniques," explained Nevelle. "We teach
these lessons in a controlled atmosphere. Participants communicate with
professional driving instructors as they negotiate the course."
Another exercise will teach compound cornering, a racing technique. Faced with
an "S-shape" curved track, participants will handle the first corner at a quick
speed, and then keep the vehicle on course as they brake heavily for the second
turn.
Participants will drive the M3s and M5s on the track. Other exercises include
heel- toe downshifting and autocross driving maneuvers on the banked main
track.
Class size for BMW's Advanced M School is limited to 14 participants and
features seven instructors. Tuition is $4,650 per person, which includes all
catered meals, Advanced M School coat, shirt, helmet and helmet bag, and
accommodations for two nights.
For more information on the BMW Performance Center driving schools, call
888-345-4BMW (4269).
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then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales
and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands and Rolls-Royce
Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a
technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the
country. BMW Manufacturing Corp. in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's
global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all
Z4 roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization
is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports
Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW Motorcycle retailers, and 73 MINI dealers. BMW (US)
Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South
America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
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