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I ran Buttonwillow with the San Diego Chapter of the BMW CCA. A few observations:

- The car is very quick. I started the weekend very slow, worked on smoothing out my inputs, worked on getting re-familiarized with the track, and gradually built speed. By Sunday afternoon I was putting together some very nice laps. There are some fast portions of the track that the car certainly can take much faster. I’m not there yet, but with enough seat time …

- The car is very balanced. With the current suspension set-up, the car never felt out of sorts. I got a little greedy cresting the rise at Cotton Corners, and got a touch of power oversteer, but with some feathering, it came right back. I took a variety of lines through the Offramp, and couldn’t find one that the car didn’t like. I experimented with different lines through Talladega, including some passes on the inside, and it was all good.

- Racing starts are very cool. One of the run groups was a BMW CCA Club Racing group. While watching the start of the first race on Saturday, I felt that old, familiar adrenaline rush. I’ve decided to upgrade my August school at Thunderhill to the club racing school group.