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Hi Mike,
I can't comment on the racing aspect of the BMW clubs, but I have driven in various BMW DE's this year and last. You make an interesting point, since I also made the same observation. The drivers are much less skilled, they have much less track time, although their instruction seemed to be adequate. I guess their lust for driving isn't there, like it is with the PCA drivers.
The DelVal guys (Phila area) aren't so bad, but the weakest drivers I've driven with were BMW NY. I actually had to request to be put into their instructor run group. But even there the pace was not that challenging, except for one or two guys in 911's. DelVal actually has several senior members driving 911's instead of BMW's. By nature, the BMW (I've had several) is a street car that's OK on the track. The Porsche car is a street car, but is much more capable for the track.
Another reason could be that the BMW clubs only host from 1 to 5 or so events per year, depending on the Chapter. I don't think I'd want to belong to the club that only holds one DE per year. Comparably, most of the active PCA regions host from 4-10 events per year, depending on Region. That says something right there. I don't mean to be critical, but these are just some of my observations. There may be a correlation between driver skill vs. the number of DE's a club may organize and their subsequent enthusiasm for the track.
I can't comment on the racing aspect of the BMW clubs, but I have driven in various BMW DE's this year and last. You make an interesting point, since I also made the same observation. The drivers are much less skilled, they have much less track time, although their instruction seemed to be adequate. I guess their lust for driving isn't there, like it is with the PCA drivers.
The DelVal guys (Phila area) aren't so bad, but the weakest drivers I've driven with were BMW NY. I actually had to request to be put into their instructor run group. But even there the pace was not that challenging, except for one or two guys in 911's. DelVal actually has several senior members driving 911's instead of BMW's. By nature, the BMW (I've had several) is a street car that's OK on the track. The Porsche car is a street car, but is much more capable for the track.
Another reason could be that the BMW clubs only host from 1 to 5 or so events per year, depending on the Chapter. I don't think I'd want to belong to the club that only holds one DE per year. Comparably, most of the active PCA regions host from 4-10 events per year, depending on Region. That says something right there. I don't mean to be critical, but these are just some of my observations. There may be a correlation between driver skill vs. the number of DE's a club may organize and their subsequent enthusiasm for the track.
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