In the high performance-driving classes, drivers work on autocross, skid pad control and threshold braking, as well as spend lap time on the racetrack.

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Black racks up an early lead with multiple hits before unleashing a streak of blue paint from its tailpipe, which scores big by causing White to skid out of control.

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That means the rear wheels will slip a tad (before traction-control takes hold and stops a skid or a peel-out), but that's one of the things we've always loved about BMWs--this carmaker trusts the driver to know what to do when that happens and you don't find electronic nannies overly interfering with the machine you spent your hard-earned dough for.

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Systems that monitor blind spots and track the alertness of drivers, and electronic stability control - which can detect and help prevent a skid - are already being introduced to many new vehicles.

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