Well I attnded the 'Experience' yesterday and have the following feedback, (sent to Rockingham direct).
"I attended a 3 Series experience yesterday, through an offer in the BMW magazine, at Rockingham and have the following feedback:
Your web page for the experience, ( http://www.rockingham.co.uk/experiences/3series.cfm - http://www.rockingham.co.uk/experiences/3series.cfm ), suggested to me the following:
A 1.5 Hour experience with around 17 minutes in the car
The car would be a 330 Clubsport Coupe.
The received documentation suggests a 2 Hour experience with 17 minutes in the car.
My experience was the following:
Short briefing
A few laps in a standard 330 sport coupe, (not timed but probably around 15-17 mins).
A 'debriefing' or sales talk and certificate presentation.
A fair bit of standing around watching.
In my opinion, this is not what an 'experience' should be, and as such, the 3 Series product is mis-represented. I would not again travel 150 miles for such a waste of time when track-days are available more locally albeit at similar or more expensive prices, and in your own cars.
I will send back my feedback form to you via post and post my impressions on the BMW car club site.
I would probably agree that the M3 experience would have been exactly that and regret not going for that.
Sorry to give negative criticism but on the positive side, managing expectations is what it is all about isn't it? I wanted to attend the experience to get some idea of what my car, (auto 330 ci sport coupe), could do on the track at the limit. The experience does not even touch that.
Colin Cattanach
Unless you live close or want to try the M3/Lotus Elise/Single Seaters/Mini Cooper S, don't bother. Even then, I would only go back to try the M3 or Single Seaters, (around boring oval).
------------- Happy to be a BM bore !!
ex - Black/Black 330 coupe sport auto
now - 320d SE Touring
A step up in many ways; a step down in terms of 'street-cred'
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