April - May, 2014 www.kcmbca.org Driving in the Texas Trifecta
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After a long, cold and snowy winter, a trip to south Texas seemed like a good idea. It became an even better idea when the chance to drive on the track at the Circuit of the Americas, the facility used by Formula 1 when it came to the United States. Joyce and I and our son, Ned, and his family spent five days in the great city of Austin, Texas We attended the Texas Trifecta a three day performance event, club race and autocross put on by three BMW clubs in Texas. The event was attended by about 150 students 100 instructors and 50 or so racers. There were BMWs of every type, lots of Porsches, American made cars, Lamborginis, Ferraris, Panozs and I shared a garage with a Lotus. Besides my E63AMG, there was a C63AMG and a 2014 CLS AMG 12 cylinder. Ned and I are both instructors so we met drivers from all over the country with all kinds of cars. Driving and instructing allowed us a lot of time on the track. It is a three and a half mile long track with a mile long straight on the back side. The entire facility is amazing and well run. Those of us who opted to rent a garage were amazed at the cleanliness. Each garage had its own bathroom. We were able to watch the action from various viewpoints around the track. I attended the same event last June and would suggest that if you have the chance to see this track facility you should go. Formula 1 will be there again in the fall of 2014. We were brought back to reality when we had to drive the last 100 miles home in the snow and fog!