Any tips from recent PDC-ers?

rory breaker · 02-12-2013, 06:28 AM

Read a thread on this a while back but curious to hear from folks who did PDC recently as the program may be a bit different now from what I have gathered - any tips, recommendations, things to see/drive/ask etc?

pmacd55 · 02-12-2013, 08:56 AM

I went in September and it was a great, first class experience. I would do it again in a heartbeat. When you get to the track, "drive it like you just stole it" as we were told ! Be on the lookout for camo'd out test models.

SamS · 02-14-2013, 08:54 AM

I did it three weeks ago, and the experience was the same as when I did it in December 2011. Actually the only difference was last month we toured the X3 side of the factory, whereas the year before I saw the X5/X6 side. The X5/X6 side is way better, because you actually get to see the cars be assembled from raw metal and painted, through final production. On the X3 side, the chassis arrives assembled and they just bolt everything onto it.

Not many tips to give.. you basically just show up and they take care of the rest. It's a pretty fast-paced day. Get ready to have fun during the driving portion!

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rory breaker Private First Class 12 Rep 126 Posts Drives: C63 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	Any tips from recent PDC-ers? Read a thread on this a while back but curious to hear from folks who did PDC recently as the program may be a bit different now from what I have gathered - any tips, recommendations, things to see/drive/ask etc?
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pmacd55 Private First Class 8 Rep 145 Posts Drives: 2016 M235xi Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NH iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 BMW X3 [0.00] 2011 328 xi [0.00]	I went in September and it was a great, first class experience. I would do it again in a heartbeat. When you get to the track, "drive it like you just stole it" as we were told ! Be on the lookout for camo'd out test models.
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SamS Banned 866 Rep 6,248 Posts Drives: Tesla M3 Perf + '18 X3 M40i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	I did it three weeks ago, and the experience was the same as when I did it in December 2011. Actually the only difference was last month we toured the X3 side of the factory, whereas the year before I saw the X5/X6 side. The X5/X6 side is way better, because you actually get to see the cars be assembled from raw metal and painted, through final production. On the X3 side, the chassis arrives assembled and they just bolt everything onto it. Not many tips to give.. you basically just show up and they take care of the rest. It's a pretty fast-paced day. Get ready to have fun during the driving portion!
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