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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 09:10 AM
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AMG Driving Academy - Who's going?

Finally booked my complimentary AMG driving academy day from when I took delivery of my 2020 C63S back in November. Booked the Saturday, May 16th slot at Road Atlanta. Anyone else attending this one?
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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 04:25 PM
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I'll be there Tues and Weds that week for the PRO course.
You'll love Road Atlanta.
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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by gilmdjd
I'll be there Tues and Weds that week for the PRO course.
You'll love Road Atlanta.
How does it compare to COTA?
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Old Mar 8, 2020 | 10:23 AM
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I booked the Saturday option at Lime Rock - anyone else?
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Old Mar 8, 2020 | 07:01 PM
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Haven't driven on COTA.
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Old Mar 8, 2020 | 10:04 PM
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Friday June 19 at Laguna Seca
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 08:52 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 11:40 PM
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Waiting for delivery of wifey’s C43, any day now....so I can sign up and partake in June at Laguna !
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If you've never been before, make sure to be on your game during the autocross competition (turn the AC off lol; every little advantage counts if you've got some talented drivers in your group). We used CLA45s for the autocross at COTA.

They give away some awesome prizes, especially for top spot.
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I'm signed up for the Drift and Drift+ at Laguna Seca this year. Did the complementary Performance last year and it was a lot of fun, but I really wanna master taking these machines sideways.

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Waiting for delivery of wifey’s C43, any day now....so I can sign up and partake in June at Laguna !
In case you don't know, the C43 no longer gets you a complementary seat. You get an offer to participate at the discounted rate of $1000 due at the time of registration.

https://www.amgacademy.com/program/offer

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@superswiss, yes thanks, I did know it will cost $1K, and still well worth it. Look forward to it.....
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Old Mar 10, 2020 | 06:35 PM
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Not this year. Scared.
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Did a couple of years ago at Laguna Seca. Wife bought it for me for my birthday. Was a ton of fun, and IMO was run really well. I got to drive a lot of cool cars. I can only compare it to the M Performance School in Spartanburg, SC. I found while I enjoyed both schools, driving on the Laguna Seca track made it a lot more interesting and fun to me. Have a great time!!
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Not this year. Scared.
Scared? I assume because of COVID-19? Once the warm weather arrives, the virus will most likely die down. Viruses don't like warm temperatures. It's likely to come back next winter season, though, and possibly even stronger. I'll be wearing my driving gloves anyway.
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Originally Posted by superswiss
Scared? I assume because of COVID-19? Once the warm weather arrives, the virus will most likely die down. Viruses don't like warm temperatures. It's likely to come back next winter season, though, and possibly even stronger. I'll be wearing my driving gloves anyway.
As the number of cases increase in the Southern Hemisphere and even parts of the Northern Hemisphere with humid temperatures, there is still debate whether this theory holds true. It is true that flu and other milder coronaviruses do subside with warmer weather. The current consensus among the medical community at the moment is that it is too soon to tell one way or other.
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I certainly don't want Corona to come and ruin our party at Seca.
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COTA has been cancelled, they are trying to reschedule it for some time later this year.
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COTA has been cancelled, they are trying to reschedule it for some time later this year.
For those of you that were scheduled for COTA, if they don't get you rescheduled I assume they refund(ed) your money? Correct?

I just sent an e-mail to AMG Academy asking this question since I am registered for Road Atlanta Pro and Pro Plus classes. Just curious how they are handling COTA cancellation.
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For those of you that were scheduled for COTA, if they don't get you rescheduled I assume they refund(ed) your money? Correct?

I just sent an e-mail to AMG Academy asking this question since I am registered for Road Atlanta Pro and Pro Plus classes. Just curious how they are handling COTA cancellation.
It was moved to September, but you need to contact them to confirm otherwise they'll refund you
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