A couple of important things to remember while viewing this video. For one this was absolutely not a race. If you watch closely you’ll see me giving the cars in front plenty of room in the corners and in fact slowing down a little before and after entering. All passing was done within designated areas of the track after I was given a signal by the person in front.
BMWCCA driving schools are purely about you and you alone. Everybody is on their own pace and individually come to terms with the track and it’s specific character.
The person in the passenger seat was an instructor who I worked with all weekend. You can hear some of his instruction and our conversation as we start off but eventually the wind noise drowns it all out. However the conversation continued throughout each of the 30 minute track sessions as we had a mic/headphone set-up that allowed to clearly hear each other.
Now that that’s out of the way, wow, what an amazing experience. I’m also thrilled with my progress throughout the weekend. Putnam was entirely new to me so just learning the course was a big part of the experience.
It’s got everything, vintage (and ironic) Ferrari 412, helmets, and droning soundtrack. There are full clips on youtube but do yourself a favor wait for the full release.
One of my favorite parts of growing up where I did was the mammoth 200+ year old oak tree in the back yard. Now tat my parents have sold my childhood home it’s sort of time to say goodbye. Ironically 1/4 of the three recently fell down (due to simply old age).
First things first. It is very small. And it is even smaller than that when you’re inside. It is so small in fact that anyone over the age of four will find their left knee is jammed behind the windscreen washer switch, causing to it spray the windscreen constantly as you drive along.
Gabriel Bridger is a creative director, and part-time blogger living in Chicago. Bridger.us is a rambling collection of thoughts, comments, and various media in no particular order and, at times, of no particular merit.
Sections: Auto, Web Clips Aug 28th, 2007 11 Comments 
