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Tracking my 14 328i m sport first time.. any issues?
Are there any issues with these cars overheating on the track or anything I should be aware of? This will be my first time on a track and I'm very excited, but want to make sure I don't screw anything up
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You'll be just fine. What club are you going with?
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I'm taking "Intro to Performance Driving" class at Harris Hill Raceway near Austin
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I would make sure you had a recent brake fluid flush (BMW CCA club where I am requires it to be done within 6 mos of going to the track), and bring a bunch of drinking water. You'll otherwise be 100% fine. Be sure to post some pics! Charles
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Yeah for a first day dont sweat it much. Read through the CCA materials you get, brake fluid flush, bring a torque wrench (spec for the oem lug bolts is 103 ft lbs).
If you have an iPhone or if your phone has the feature, put it in Do Not Disturb mode (I always set mine to be in that mode automatically from the drivers meeting (usually 8 or 830) to about 20-30 minutes after my last scheduled session of the day. That way calls go to voicemail and texts and such still come in but no notifications happen. Or just shut the damn thing off. I use Do Not Disturb because I use the M Laptimer so the phone is plugged in and in my center console. Your club may or may not let you use it, if you are familiar with it and can just run it without being distracted fine, but you are going to be on steep learning curve and collecting the data should be your last priority. Maybe dont even bother for the first sessions. The only real value you may get out of the data at first will be looking at the braking graphs anyway. Have fun!
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the 2014 328i blows up the moment you get on the track! no, no particular issue just make sure you get your car checked out mostly wheels and tires and brakes do you have a good helmet? invest in one because renting a helmet, especially if it's rotated throughout the day because there aren't enough for every driver, can get pretty gross EMPTY OUT YOUR CAR glove compartment, center console, trunk, check under the seats you don't want something rattling around and/or flying out while you're driving one additional tip - strap in the seatbelts not being used and tighten them so they don't flap around because you have to have your window rolled down ... and the wind will knock that loose seatbelt around a lot
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