Holiday Shoppers Gear Up With High Performance Gifts
30 November 2000
Holiday Shoppers Gear Up With High Performance GiftsWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Nov. 30 Holiday shopping driving you crazy? Cool your engines. BMW's Performance Center Driving School in Spartanburg, South Carolina is helping shoppers gear up for the holiday season, offering high performance gifts that are sure to knock the stockings off of anyone on their list. "New drivers, road warriors and car enthusiasts alike will enjoy our fun one- and two-day classes emphasizing skills to respond to a wide variety of driving situations behind the wheel of a new 3 Series," said Tom Troy, manager of BMW's Performance Center. Even if they have been naughty this year, everyone deserves one of the following BMW Performance Center Driving School gifts: -- For Driving Enthusiasts -- A one or two-day Car Control Clinic allows car enthusiasts to learn first-hand from the experts how to safely maneuver a zippy 3 Series, feel more confident with everyday traffic situations and experience the importance of feeling the car's motion literally through "the seat of their pants." The one-day program practices accident avoidance on several areas of the driving course, including the water wall corridor, slalom course and autocross circuit. The two-day session provides more time on the ultra slick skid pad that simulates driving on black ice and additional hands-on experience with active safety technology to become a safer, more responsible driver. (Cost is $495 (one day) and $795 (two days)). -- Peace of Mind for Parents: Teen Driving School -- Nervous parents of a newly-licensed teenager can rest assured that their child will receive hands-on driving skills from professional instructors during the New Drivers School. (Cost is $300). -- Better Than a Pashmina Shawl -- For women who appreciate the camaraderie and fun of sharing a learning experience with a group of other women, the Women Only Car Control Clinic is taught by women, all of whom are accomplished professional drivers, and features important personal safety and accident avoidance tips. (Cost is $495). The BMW Performance Center Driving School road course offers special features not found in most driver training programs including an ultra-smooth concrete skidpad, a spectacular water wall corridor -- one of only a few in the world -- where water suddenly "appears" in front of moving vehicles, and an emergency braking zone. Class size is limited to 12 participants. Teaching is done both in the classroom and in new BMW 3 Series sedans. Gift certificates are available for each driving program. More information on the BMW Performance Center Driving School is available through the BMW Performance Center's toll free number (888-345-4BMW (4269)).