I'm planning on driving up from Columbus, on eather Thursday or Friday, to the event. If anyone wants to drive up there with me, or meet me there, let me know.

It goes from the 23-25 of May. I just want to go see some BMW Racecars in Action:D

I will be at the driving school that weekend as well, let's hope the weather cooperates.

The racing is usually pretty good at Mid-Ohio since the track attracts a lot of good racers.

Regards,

Rich

Rich, what day is the best day to come to watch? Is friday the final most competitive day?

Actually, Friday is an open lapping day available to instructors and racers IIRC. Racing will occur in the afternoon of Saturday and Sundy. I don't know the exact schedule but if I find out something, I will let you know.

Regards,

Rich

Rich, let me know the times, I would love to go see them. If anyone wants to drive up with me, let me know, I'll be leaving from Columbus on Sat. to go up there, and on Sunday I'll be leaving from Sandusky. So if anyone is in eather area at the time maybe we can get some BM's together to go up there.

BTW Rich, thanks for the Info.

Who else is going to be there that weekend?? I'd really lilke to get some people to caravan with......let me know

Helmetboy!!!! Iwill be there also. I emailed Harvey at the Northern Chapter for available openings for the drivers school but no reply yet. :bawl

In any case I am coming down for the Club Racing on the Sunday. :D

If you hear about any openings for the school drop me PM Please.

I am interested in going up to observe and take pictures. I don't know which day yet though.

Hope to see you on the track Agapehme!:clap:

Renee

Yeah I e-mailed him too, but he has yet to write me back, and this was like a week and a half to two weeks ago. Never the less...I'm driving up from Columbus on Sat Renee if you want we can meet up somewhere and drive up together, on Sunday, I'm driving down from Sandusky.

Agapehme, If your there eather of those two days look for me....I'll be driving a black 330Ci with 19" SSR GT3's

Sounds good to me.:redspot

Hi there Renee! May we could take some pics then..I keep my eyes open for you too Helmetboy.
If you get a response from Harvey, remeber to let know. I will do the same for you. If they are no openings there I will probably go down to Putnam next weekend and still drive up to Mid-Ohio.

Renee..You've got mail

Bump

Who else is going up?

i believe i shall make an appearance this weekend... does anybody know the times????

i'll be there for the drivers school. i'll be making my way down friday afternoon/evening.

where are you guys staying?

nrvous,

I am just driving up from Columbus on Sunday. Not too far of a drive from here. Don't know about the places to stay.

Your car looks nice!! E30s have been the car of choice lately for a few people I know. :D

Renee

Sunday is my plan too Renee...Hey there nrvous, when ever I go to a CCA school I stay at the Hampton Inn. It is about 6 or 7 miles from the track. Restaurants all around etc. A nice easy drive. I see yo have 4 points in. Have been to track events before and have you driven on the Mid-Ohio track before? Check your PM.

Originally posted by Renee M Coupe

Your car looks nice!!

thanks! i always enjoy a compliment! :D

Originally posted by agapehme
I see yo have 4 points in. Have been to track events before and have you driven on the Mid-Ohio track before? Check your PM.

nah the harnesses are for autocross. i play with Neohio-SCCA and ASCC. i probably won't use them at the track because i don't have a rollbar or cage.

does anybody have the times of this event?????

Saturday
Practice Starts/Qualifying 11:15am
Sprint Race 3:15pm

Sunday
Enduro 12:15pm

Renee - I'm coming up Sunday as well as long as the weather holds up.

I'll look for you coupe - and will be chillin' at the keyhole for the enduro.

I have been sick this last week. :( I hope to feel better and make it up tomorrow. Hope the rain holds out too!

Mike,
Sorry you did not make it. I ended up going and had a great time (despite not feeling so well).

It was nice meeting you Rich, John and Natalie. :)

Andre,
I enjoyed hanging out with you! Thanks for the hook up with Dwight! I enjoyed the ride on the track. He is fast!! :clap:

Here is a link to some of the pictures:
http://community.webshots.com/album/74543373dCZnSi

I am hoping my film shots at the keyhole turn out better than the digital.

Does anyone have the results from the race?

Renee

Hey!

Nice to meet you too - and nice pic of the family (our cars)!!!!

Drop me a PM with your perferred e-mail and I'll make sure Cindy Reller (the Z3 Drive person) gets you on the distribution list!

John

So did I Renee!!! I am glad you enjoyed the ride too.
I Hope you are feeling better today and nice pictures as usual Renee including Spidy.

sorry guys.... couldnt make it as planned...

problems at the lake house.... seems as if the docks got washed away!!!! every go fishin for docks???? not fun!!!!! bastard rain!!!!

it always seems whenever there is something to do....something bad happens with me!!!

I'm still a little miffed that I couldn't make it :(

I've been out of town for like the last month, just got back Friday night, and had company all weekend.

July isn't that far away though ;)


John- I see we have another Z-Series (;)) Drive in a couple weeks, I'll see you there! Looks like we might have a coupe for once? :devillook

Originally posted by abakos
Looks like we might have a coupe for once? :devillook

Hopefully we'll have a couple!

See ya all soon!

Here is a link to some photos from th 1 hour enduro.

Photos from MidOhio (http://www.gerstonline.com/Photo_Album/team_bs/index.html)

who was the guy in the black M3 with the LTW wing? that thing was rediculously fast.


p.s. thanks John for letting me use Natalie's wheels for the 3rd run on saturday (even though she didn't seem too keen on it - i understand why)

No problem..she didn't mind, but she was worried about the rain - Hoosiers in the rain will make anyone's butt pucker!

FYI - she put that car into a tire wall at Nelson a few years ago, so she gets all nervous when it begins to rain - on street tires. She was just re-living her personal history. BTW - $4500 in sheet metal damage, and bent (yes bent) the frame on the passenger seat. That is a hard bump. Insurance covered everything but the deductible. Nationwide was on her side ;)

See you in July too - let everyone know there are still about 7 openings in the school 7/28-29 at Nelson Ledges.

7?!?! eek!! i gotta get my form in!

John you're killin' me...trying to get me to track the beast eh?

You loaned out the Hoosy-eh's? Wow, I thought those things were more valuable to you than a first-born child. Not that any of use would give up cars for kids ;)

No...no!

I loaned out S03's - Natalie was running the Hoosiers, I was running the Pilot Sports. We drove down on the S03's, and had them around if it rained.

And the kid comment is true!

All I want to know is who was the guy running in the first Endro in the Black E36 M3 with the motorsports flag on it.......He was haul'n some serious azz!! I was just blown away, I think he lapped everyone twice! Also those Z4 Roadsters from TC were incredable! I loved the look of them soo much. I need to get some pics up that I took this weekend

Jblack, how much is it to get into the drivers school? What days does it fall on? I was thinking about going to the one later this year at Mid-Ohio, but I just wanted to check with you about Nelsons.

Nelson is a friggn' bargain - $200 for a 2 day school for the HPDE (High Performance Driving Education). There is also a BMWCCA Club Racing School for $500 for the 2 days. You had better be a strong B or A student to consider that - it is prep for the club racing license.

That is the pricing for the Northern Ohio Chapter - BMWCCA. There are 2 more BMWCCA schools this year at Mid-Ohio, but they are Buckeye Chapter - BMWCCA. Check with them for pricing ( www.buckeyebmwcca.org ). If you are interested in the Nelson School, e-mail me at membership@nohiobmwcca.org for an application.

All I want to know is who was the guy running in the first Endro in the Black E36 M3

Agreed! They were soo fast!!!

The poor Mini kept falling farther and farther behind. Cool to see one out there. :clap:

Anthrazit,
Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Who is going to Putman in June??

Renee

Me!!!!:clap:

Thanks for the Info Jblack, btw, was that your Red M3 with the Bull sticker on the side of it at Mid Ohio??

No....but he was in my run group (B). I never saw him, so we must be about the same speed. I think he is a 6 speed (I'm SMG).

Jblack is that pic in your sig from the driving school in South Carl????

I think he took that pic outside of the BMW Cleveland dealership or performance center or something...

I just scanned this one in. I should have a digital SLR for the next event. :buttrock :clap:

Maybe I will make it to Putnam for you Andre. :)

Originally posted by Helmetboy
Jblack is that pic in your sig from the driving school in South Carl????

That was from the Perfomance Center in Spartanburg, SC. We did Performance Center Delivery - and I would highly recommend it to all - plus we had half of the 1200 mile break in done on the way home!

The baby was ours for about 10 minutes when we took that picture. Still brings a tear to my eye....

That is awesome, I wish I would have had my camera with me when I got my car, actually I kinda wish I ordered mine, to take the trip to Germany to pick it up, oh well, maybe my next time

Renee, that pic was awesome! Where part of the course was that shot taken at? BTW, I loved TC's cars, their Silver 328Ci looked increadable, I have a couple pics of it, I have to post them soon

Great!!! I look forward to that Renee. Awesome picture again!!!! ;)

Hey John-

Next weekend, where's the rally point for the Z3 drive? I was perusing the calendar and noticed that the date was the only thing listed.

Hoping to see some Coupe's come up ;)

-Aaron

PS- I was close on the photo... :)

Don't know Aaron......I'm going to be looking for the Cindy-mail to find out. I think the drive is the "Ohio Dragon" in southern Ohio - one of the more fun drives of the year!

"Ohio Dragon!!" What's that John????

Where part of the course was that shot taken at?

It was at the key hole. From where you were sitting on the grass, it was to right, down the hill. Choice spot to take pictures!

The Ohio Dragon is a poor representation of the real "Dragon" near Alcoa, TN - we take it on the way to Z3 Homecoming every year. Something like 200 turns in 11 miles.....way fun!

Hi again John,
Can you provide directions?

Guess we'll see how I can manage the E34 in the twisties... :) You know...if you plan for the body roll it isn't so bad...;)

I can't make it to the Porsche school this weekend, more family coming out on Saturday. :( I might be able to make a cameo appearance in the afternoon, but won't be able to stay for dinner.

I'll look for ya!

Originally posted by jblack
The Ohio Dragon is a poor representation of the real "Dragon" near Alcoa, TN - we take it on the way to Z3 Homecoming every year. Something like 200 turns in 11 miles.....way fun!

do you know exaclty what road that is...and what area of southern ohio it is???


I can take you on a road out of marieta....back country road...nicely paved...through about 3 little towns for about 30 or so miles...that cuts from outside of marieta of or rt 7 south....and comes out about 5 miles before athens on 50 32 east!!!!

amazing turns so fun!!!!! i pushed myself one day and shaved almost 20 minutes off the drive time out of marieta to athens....

obviously i go to school at OU!!! hehe

and im so pissed....i was all ready to sign up for nelson ledges..... but i found out it is the weekend that i have to movie into my apartment down here for summer school!!!!

grrr!!!!

kevin

Dude you just seem to keep missing out on things...

They let you back into school eh? ;)

Oh JB- Cindy finally sent out her e-mail, it's the Dragon run.

On the bright side, the rally point is only 5 minutes from my house :)

Originally posted by abakos
Dude you just seem to keep missing out on things...

They let you back into school eh? ;)


lol...yeah they let me back in here!!!! fortunatly....

and yeah i always miss shit....and im gonna be home pretty much every weekend except for that one cause i actualy have to deal with moving in..... ahh well!!!!!

Here is all the info you need to attend the Ohio Dragon Run - it's open to all BMW's (and non-BMW cars with BMW-like attitude).

Greetings to the Northern Ohio Z Series Enthusiasts and Special Friends!

Get those magnificent driving machines ready for a great day of driving. Jeff and Kim Ball are leading us thru the Ohio Dragon on Saturday, June 14! You don't want to miss this one. Here's Kim's description of the day:

The drive begins at the Einstein Bagels and Starbucks location in front of "The Strip" in North Canton. This is located on Rt. 77, one exit south of the Akron-Canton Airport. The drive leaves promptly at 9:30. Please have a full tank of gas and a full belly.

We will drive the infamous "Ohio Dragon", better known to the locals as Rt. 26 in Southeast Ohio. Lunch will be in Marietta at the Levee House Cafe which is nestled quietly on the Ohio River. A limited menu will be available for our group, mainly salads, burgers, sandwich platters, and pasta dishes. If you're joining us for lunch, please RSVP by email to Jeff at JEFFBALL880@netscape.net by Wednesday evening, June 11.

The drive returns to Northeast Ohio via the winding, scenic roads of South Central Ohio and ends at a location where you can dine-N-dash or just dash. We plan to be in Strasburg (north of Dover) around 5:00pm.

This will be an all-day trip if you choose to remain on the drive for all the twisty roads. Alternate return options would be to leave Marietta and take Rt. 77 north, or drive the twisties to Rt. 70, then catch Rt. 77 North.

And now the boiler plate for the Ohio Dragon Drive. Please join us for all day or just the part that's convenient for you. Bring along all the Zs and like-minded enthusiasts that you can find. Dress appropriately for the temperature because we drive regardless of weather. Don't forget sunscreen and sun glasses if it's bright. Have a full tank of gas to start the drive. Bring your Talkabouts tuned to channel 7,0. Be sure the camera has batteries or film.

Remember your tank-of-gas donation for charity. Your Make-A-Wish donations now total $1400 in 2003 and $2969 overall!

In your spare time, do visit our website at zbimmers.org, developed by Kim Ball. It's really outstanding and very informative. We're fortunate that such talented folks also like to drive Zs!

Email your RSVPs to Jeff and then start focusing on good weather to help the Weathermeister deliver lots of sunshine and high temperatures. You know how those roadsters just love going topless.

Looking forward to driving a few miles with everyone on the 14th!
Cindy

whoa! i just may have to check that out. afterall - the Z's used the rear suspension straight out of the E30, and i have a Z3 shifter in my car :)

That's closer than you need to be ;)

If I can push an E34 to keep up with the Roadsters, you should be just peachy:stickoutt

Don't sweat it...it's not like a mini-cannonball, you drive however you want. Last year a couple had an infant in the back seat of an E30 325i, just show up and enjoy the ride.

I may be able to make this event...I'll know later on in the week if im going to be in town... Maybe going to cincinnati...But If i am and its nice I'll bring the M... GTS is going into the shop today for 30k checkup and service

damnit once again!!!!!! ahhhh!!!! im supposed to be showing in alliance on saturday!!!! otherwise im all about it!!!!

damnit...well if for somereason i dont show ill be sure to be there......

i make that damn drive from north canton to marieta all the time about an hour and half on 77.... how long you think it will take, taking the scenic route???


kevin

FYI: You guys missed an awesome time!

This road was freakin' insane, once or twice I thought my number was up-- I got some pics, but I have to take them off the camera and knock down the resolution.

Had 2 E46 M3s, a lot of M Roadsters, a Honda 2000 ( :dunno ), many regular Z3s, and one lowly E34 ( :wave: ).

Sorry I didn't make it. Looking forward to seeing the pictures. :)

Renee

:)

Okay these were all taken with a DSC-F707, but the quality went to hell when I had to shrink them down. Sorry.

This is my favorite pic, you can see almost all of the group along with the Route 26 sign.

The little yellow things are Sevens, pretty cool.

If anyone wants hi-res pics lemme know.

:clap:

:redspot

:alright

Don't mind my 5er...she's trying to blend :devillook When I got out, there was a massive flow of heat coming out of the rear wheel wells...never done that with her before :eek:

:b_blue:

:astromile

This one was coming out of an old wooden 1-lane bridge, I got a pic going in but when I re-sized it I missed the max size by a few hundred bytes, go figure. I'll try to post that one if I can. It looks better than this one because I managed to hold the camera up out of the sunroof. No windshield crud :)

Cool! I will try to make it to the next one. Please remember to post any events out here on BF.

Renee

Don't worry, between John and I we'll keep you covered :) We get people from Kentucky...so c-bus shouldn't be too bad ;)

If you go to http://www.nohiobmwcca.org/ you can check out the calendar and get the nitty-gritty on the chapter.

Also, one of the gals is working on a website zbimmers.org that has the events for the Z3 club - they run the drives.

Alright...gotta get some sleep.