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Originally Posted by five3three
I did this event in Miami on Friday morning as well. It was a lot of fun to do the various exercises.
The drag race was cool especially since these were high hp cars and then having to go to a dead stop. I also enjoyed the autocross and had a low 15's time in the M4
I had looked forward to the M2 (the black one is a preprod euro spec model with manual everything) and it was awesome in the turns being nimble. I was disappointed thought in the 50 to 100+ acceleration on the track and felt that a lot was left to be desired there.
The M3 lead follow came next after the M2 and I got to do two runs since my partner left early and that one was a blast to drive. It was definitely less agile than the M2 but it definitely had the kind of power that I desired.
I was up in the air about my next car next spring (M2/3/4) but I think this has pushed me a bit away from the M2's. It just didn't feel like that much of an upgrade from my 235 and left quite a bit to be desired on rolling acceleration. Just my thoughts.
Anybody who gets a chance to do this event definitely should. It was awesome and well put together. The instructors were great too.
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Originally Posted by blanquito
Well put. I agree completely agree with your assessments. I expected to feel more wow factor from the M2 but it felt too similar to the M235i (imho). The M4 felt next level.
I have my eye on going for a competition package M3/4 when I decide it's time for an upgrade.
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I was there as well... what I took away was...
1) The M2 is by far the easier car to drive on the track and a better learning tool.
2) All out, especially after the instructor's ride along, the M3/M4 twins are a completely different level but chances are their capabilities are out of reach for 90%+ of the population. Most people will probably drift these cars half the time at the track...
In addition, these latter twins are just far faster in a straight line, but this also contributes to the car's being somewhat all over the place unless you know what you are doing spot on.