Driving test

Aerial view of the wet test track for BMW vehicles near Aschheim/Ismaning in the district of Munich, Upper Bavaria, taken on August 11, 2011.  

BMW test track in Aschheim. Every new car model must be extensively tested in advance for its handling characteristics and must prove itself capable of handling extreme situations. A skid test on the wet circular area of the BMW test track is intended to provide insights. The 67-hectare site near the municipality of Aschheim, north of the Ismaning reservoir, has existed since 1971.  

(Hoch über Bayern, page 86)