About this event
BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School
Saturday and Sunday only
If you're considering advancing to the ranks of BMW CCA Club Racing, or interested in accelerating your BMW driving experience, the BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School is the event is for you. The school is open to advanced BMW CCA HPDE students and instructors, as well as participants with equivalent driving experience from other recognized car clubs and organizations.
Successful completion of the BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School will allow you to apply for a provisional (rookie) BMW CCA Club Race license and may quality you for a NASA, SCCA, AER, Porsche, CASC-OR (Canada), or other race licenses.
The BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School consists of eight classroom sessions and eight track sessions. The classroom curriculum covers the fundamentals of closed circuit, door-to-door performance driving, competitive passing techniques, driver/race car preparation, and knowledge of BMW CCA Club racing rules.
On the track, you’ll experience various passing exercises, driving three-wide at speed, green-flag practice starts, and a full simulated race exercise; all under the watchful eye of the BimmerWorld and BMW CCA Club Racing On-track Coaches. The last session of the school will end early Friday afternoon, so drivers who intend to race with AER over the weekend will be freed from the school in time to run in the qualifying session with their team.
The learning is accelerated, the driving is fast, and the experience is unforgettable! Any car suitable for use in a BMW CCA HPDE event can be used. Participants do not need a race prepared car, and all manufactures/models of cars are welcome. Note that helmets must be either Snell SA2010 or Snell SA2015.
Click here for more information on the BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School. https://bmwccaclubracing.com/club-racing-schools/
Registration options and fees:
Club Race School. $795.00
Garage reservations: $65.00 (half-bay for both days; two-car max. per bay)
Three Day “Big Weekend”: $995.00 (with Friday open track)
Three Day “Ultimate Weekend”: $1,065.00 (Friday Time Trials and BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School on Saturday and Sunday)
Click here for more information on the BMW CCA Club Racing Time Trials Program https://bmwccaclubracing.com/bmw-time-trials/
Garage reservations (optional at time of registration): $80 (half-bay for 3 days; two-car max. per bay).
Event requirements
Pre-Registration Requirements
You must be a member of the BMW Car Club of America to register and participate in the BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School. Click here to join the BMW CCA https://cdn.bmwcca.org/static/join/index.html
You may register now. However, before being accepted to attend the BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School you must submit your driving resume (ASAP) to Scott Reiman, Director BimmerWorld BMW CCA Club Racing School – skreiman@hotmail.com
Scott will review your qualifications. If you’re not selected to attend, Scott will inform you and your payment will be refunded.
Your resume must detail:
- Your current driver proficiency level (advanced, instructor and/or racer)
- The make, model, year, and modifications to your car
- State if you’re attending for driver development or if you plan to get your BMW racing license.
- Driving/racing organizations and tracks you have driven and total number of track days
- The type of events (driving schools, club days, open lapping, race schools, time trials, etc.) that you have run
- If you have been signed off to drive solo, how many track days you have driven solo
- The name and email address for two references (HPDE Chief Instructor, driving instructor, racing coach or licensed racer)
This is a Genesee Valley Chapter BMW CCA Event
Vehicle and driver requirements must comply with BMW CCA and GVC minimum standards detailed on the GVC website: http://gvc-bmwcca.org/Event_Requirements_DrivingSchool
All track vehicles are required to undergo a technical inspection within the month prior to the event. If the vehicle is used for any other track event(s) between this inspection and our event, it must be re-inspected. Inspections must be performed by a qualified individual or shop using the GVC pre-event tech form, which must be signed by the participant and submitted at event check-in. Drivers are solely responsible for the safe condition of their vehicles, and for any damages to track property during the event.
GVC Tech form: GVC Tech Form 2019-01.pdf
GVC Emergency Medical Forms also must be completed and brought to check-in at the event along with the signed Pre-event Tech form:
GVC Emergency Medical form: GVC Medical Information Form 2018 v2
IMPORTANT: GVC’s policy* for cars equipped with automatic “crash avoidance systems” (CAS).
Systems may go by different names depending on manufacturer, but they all have the same basic function. The two systems of most concerned are: 1) Rear collision warning/automatic braking systems designed to prevent rear-end collisions at highway speeds; and 2) Active lane keeping assistants, which generate audible and tactile warnings, and in some cases, actively apply counter-steer, to prevent an unsafe lane change when the driver takes no action. When operational, these systems are widely considered to be unsafe in conditions typically encountered on a racetrack at HPDE events.
Therefore, cars equipped with either or both these systems will be allowed on track ONLY if the systems are completely shut down and remain down until the ignition is turned off †. Vehicles in which such systems are “hardwired”, and therefore cannot be manually turned off, are not permitted on track at our driving schools.
If these shut-down procedures are followed to the letter, we have been assured that CAS-equipped cars will be safe and compatible with the HPDE track environment.
*Please note that the policy outlined herein applies only to Genesee Valley Chapter driving events, and does not necessarily represent national policy of the BMW Car Club of America o affiliated chapters.
† We have been assured by BMWNA that these systems can be completely shut off by the driver on all current BMW models.
