About this event
San Diego Chapter BMW Car Club of America High Performance Driving School
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
March 12-13, 2016
Welcome novice and returning students to San Diego Chapter BMW Car Club of America High Performance Drivers Education (HPDE) School at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, California. This year we are offering the opportunity for Novice students - those people who have never participated in a BMW CCA Driving School - to join us at a reduced rate.
Our Driving School mission is to improve your driving skills while having fun. Our goal is to teach you safe driving skills and habits in a controlled situation. We hope what you learn will benefit you in your normal day-to-day driving, especially when confronted with emergency situations. We will emphasize the relationship of the driver and vehicle, how to make them function in unison, and give you the opportunity to learn your limitations and expand your capabilities. Our Instructors have a lot of driving experience to mentor students.
We use a racetrack to provide a safe, controlled environment. This is not a racing school. Emphasis will be on safe, smooth, controlled driving. At no time will you be pressed to go any faster than you are comfortable. Participants will be grouped according to experience and, to some degree, model of automobile. We will run the track anti-clockwise this year.
Registration opens January 7, 2016, at Motorsportreg.com. Early Bird registration fee is $449 through February 21, 2016. Early Bird NOVICE Registration fee is $399 through February 21. Regular registration fee after February 21, 2016 is $499. NOVICE registration after February 21 is $449. This fee includes individual in-car track instruction, classroom sessions, lunch Saturday and Sunday and Saturday Social at the track with heavy hors d'oeuvres. Water will be provided throughout the event. It is important to stay hydrated.
The Motel 6 is the host hotel. The Motel 6 is located at 82195 Indio Blvd, Indio, 760-342-6311. It is imperative you make room reservations early as rooms are scare in the area at this time of year. We will offer light appetizers at our event registration mixer on Friday night, March 19th, from 5:30-8:00 PM at the hotel. Please bring your Tech Inspection form, Medical Information form, proof of insurance and SNELL 2005 or newer helmet to get signed off during the registration process.
We would like to thank our long time sponsors BMW of Escondido – Brecht Motorsports and Toyo Tire.
FAQ’s about HPDE can be found on the BMW CCA website. www.bmwcca.org/events/hpde
Any questions contact Driving School Chair, Anne Littrell, sdbmwccadriving@gmail.com 858 487 8094
Instructors: Please contact Chief Instructor Dan Tackett to register dan.tackett@gmail.com
Event requirements
The Chuckwalla Valley Raceway Driving School is open to any current member of BMW CCA. If you are unsure of your membership status, call the National Office at 864.250.0022 to verify that your membership is current.
All participants must be fully-licensed drivers, 18 years or older. All cars must have current street registration and liability insurance (proof required at Registration).
All drivers and passengers must wear helmets displaying a Snell 2005 or newer sticker. Rental helmets are available. Non-BMW car entries may be accepted at the discretion of the committee. Convertibles, trucks, minivans, SUVs (except X3 and X5) are NOT allowed.