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03-20-2017, 08:14 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 420
Car: 1986 BMW 325
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Well said, Damon, especially point 3. If you are going to be a newcomer to the cruises this year, PLEASE(!) take this advice.
I'm relatively new as well, and not driving a powerhouse BMW, but I learned more about the car, it's limits, and my own over my first cruise - believe it or not, a stock Eta E30 can have lots of fun and keep up, if you got the ability - and you don't have to be an idiot to do it. Highway is one thing, the twisty backroads are another. By last year's spring cruise, I fully knew what to expect and what I could handle. Damon is speaking truth on this point.
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03-20-2017, 09:26 PM
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#32
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Cars in Perpetual Repair
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Guelph
Posts: 6,036
Car: E30 328i, E21 320i
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Originally Posted by damonchoy
I think it would would be a good idea to have a blurb for the new guys at the start of the cruise. Something along the lines of asking them to honestly evaluate their skills and experience and to place themselves in the pack appropriately. Remind them that if the cars behind them are bottling up and the cars ahead are getting away around the corners, that they're probably not where they should be. Just because you can "keep up" by going WOT in the straights doesn't mean you're where you should be. There's nothing wrong with pulling over and letting the faster drivers by. No, you won't lose the pack since you have turn-by-turn directions right in front of you.
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QFT 
Seen lots of ego on the cruises. Some people don't like the idea of letting an old E30 with half the power of their M car past them 
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03-21-2017, 08:52 AM
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#33
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 420
Car: 1986 BMW 325
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bullet Ride
QFT
Seen lots of ego on the cruises. Some people don't like the idea of letting an old E30 with half the power of their M car past them |
Reminds me of that line the RCR E30 review where he talks about a 4-door E30 passing an S13 "and you're pissed because you have no M-badge on which to lay your excuses."
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03-21-2017, 10:38 AM
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#34
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Cars in Perpetual Repair
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Guelph
Posts: 6,036
Car: E30 328i, E21 320i
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Originally Posted by estoguy
Reminds me of that line the RCR E30 review where he talks about a 4-door E30 passing an S13 "and you're pissed because you have no M-badge on which to lay your excuses." |
Reminds me of midnight cruise last year when we pulled over after doing River Rd, some guy came up to me and was like "Dude! I was behind you... you're crazy you weren't even braking for the corners!" and I was like what for? Those M3's in front of me were holding me up... and they were on wide sticky tires while I was on old, hockey puck 205 all seasons
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03-21-2017, 01:43 PM
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#35
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Toronto
Posts: 1,892
Car: 2011 135i M
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I fully plan to be in the middle of the pack. I know how Jay and others drive, from a few cruises I've attended years back. I know I could keep in the front and the car would allow for it but I'm not super confident as of yet to be in the front along roads I've never traveled before. So the middle seems like the best spot for me, or I can chill with the old E30, E36s in the back. Just don't want to get tied up with slower people as I want to enjoy it safely without any hassles (either going a bit fast on straights/corners or just keeping pace). I've already planned to have the car ready for this date. New exhaust and tires. Might squeeze in a few carbon parts for my birthday before the cruise but we shall see.
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03-22-2017, 03:47 PM
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#36
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Moderator/Event-Coordinator
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Stance Factory
Posts: 13,109
Car: Z3M, E36, E46, SRT10
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Big update.
New date: Sunday May 7th
Shoutout to my wonderful fiance for moving her bridal shower a day back just so more of you can come out. That was a ton of appointments to shift around but she did it. What a keeper.
Now for my new mods and toys to arrive, and then this weather to break. I need M in my life.
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03-24-2017, 08:17 AM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 420
Car: 1986 BMW 325
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That's awesome and she's pretty awesome, Jay!  Looking forward to it!
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03-24-2017, 03:29 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Brampton Ontario
Posts: 427
Car: E46 M3
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Could/Would rain dates be an option? Driving 400+kms in the rain isn't the most thrilling and it keeps a cruise on the yearly schedule.
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03-25-2017, 10:13 AM
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Senior Moderator/Event-Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Mrs. Sauga
Posts: 10,211
Car: E46 M3|F10 528i|GT2
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Looking forward to May 7th.
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03-25-2017, 12:10 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: GTA
Posts: 373
Car: E92 M3 & E90 330I
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Hi Jay, I just want to thank you for doing these cruises year after year. As far as I'm concerned, they're perfect!
The last two years I've missed unfortunately because I was out of country every time you were doing them. If you stopped doing the paper route, then I think you should bring that back as it's a cool token to keep. I still have a few somewhere from back in the day.
My favourite memories are from the 2009 - 2012 era.
Hint - Helicopter.
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03-25-2017, 03:52 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: YYZ
Posts: 8,066
Car: '12 M3
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^and boats 
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03-25-2017, 04:19 PM
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740il
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Niagara Falls
Posts: 1,060
Car: ///M..
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^It was a fun day indeed!
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03-28-2017, 11:48 AM
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Moderator/Event-Coordinator
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Stance Factory
Posts: 13,109
Car: Z3M, E36, E46, SRT10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Derek
Could/Would rain dates be an option? Driving 400+kms in the rain isn't the most thrilling and it keeps a cruise on the yearly schedule.
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I don't understand the second part but no, I will never be able to accommodate rain dates into my schedule.
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03-28-2017, 06:45 PM
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#44
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: mississauga
Posts: 395
Car: e36 332i
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Gonna be great as usual cant wait
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04-02-2017, 03:53 PM
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#45
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Techno Viking
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Scarborough
Posts: 1,777
Car: M3, 335i, 325e
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Going to have to be careful this year.. North Face Rally got pulled over by OPP and issued 90 day suspensions etc.. lots of cars towed as well.
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/several-dr...-opp-1.3351403
Last edited by Steve30; 04-02-2017 at 03:58 PM.
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