About this event
Join the BMWCCA - Golden Gate Chapter for the 2012 Autocross Season!
PLEASE READ
- If you are interested in attending this event and you did not get in before registration sold out, please register anyway. A waitlist will be formed and after reg closes at NOON on Wednesday, we will likely have more room due to last minute cancellations.
- This event is NOT recommended for first timers. However, if you are new to autocross and are interested in attending, please write us ahead of time and let us know.
- This is a self-tech event. You are required to ensure the safety of your own vehicle. Checklist items are included on the next page, and will be e-mailed to you a few days prior to the event.
- All cars are welcome and unlike our driving schools, stock convertibles are accepted - roll cages are not required. We do not allow SUV/SAV vehicles to participate however.
- Snell 2005 or 2010 helmets (M or SA) are now required for all GGC driving events. Check the sticker in your helmet and make sure it is still valid. We will check all helmets at registration. If your helmet is expired, we have a small number of loaners available.
- Please check your individual insurance policy for coverage details with regards to participating at this event.
- Registration closes at Noon on March 7th, 2012.
Join us for a pre-season open test and practice day at Marina. This is an open format event that will run from 8am until 5pm. No run groups or car classes assigned, just plenty of opportunity for tuning and practice, and of course fun driving!
We plan to offer three tuning exercises:
1) Figure 8/Skidpad (dual purpose exercise)
2) Short slalom course
3) Mini autocross course
The mini-autocross course will include various elements you can expect to see during a competition event. The timing equipment will be set up with the display at the finish so you can run the course and see if your tuning tweeks are making you faster.
We will start set up around 8am and expect to open the test areas by 9am. Any help setting up is always appreciated! Donuts will be provided to fuel the setup crew, so come early and lend a hand.
Upon arrival you will be required to check in at the trailer, sign the waivers, get your helmet checked, and get a wrist band. Only registered people will be allowed on site - no guests.
Participants are welcome to come and go throughout the day and run the exercises as much as you want. Even if you cannot tune your car's suspension, running the mini course is a great way to practice for our first competition event on Saturday April 14th, 2012.
Like our Car Control Clinics, participants are responsible for picking up any cones you knock over. Please be kind to the other drivers and pick up any cones you knock over as it is bad karma to not pick up your downed cones. If we get reports of people continuously knocking down cones and not picking them up, then we will be forced to send you home and your event fee will not be refunded.
Event requirements
Eligibility
Licensed drivers 16 years old or older are welcome to participate in our driving events. If you are under 18 years of age, or you bring someone who is, you must have prepared the below waiver IN ADVANCE and bring it with you to attend this event. The confirmation e-mail you receive will also include this link. If you plan on attending more events this season, you may enter "All events for 2012 Autocross Season" in the Event Date field on the form and we will keep this waiver on file in the trailer.
IF YOU DO NOT BRING THE COMPLETED WAIVER OR FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AND WE WILL BE FORCED TO SEND YOU HOME!
http://autox.ggcbmwcca.org/waiver.pdf
Alternatively, you may sign up for the BMWCCA as part of the checkout process on this registration. If you do not receive your membership card prior to the event you are signed up for, you must bring a print-out of your sign-up receipt with you to registration. We verify all memberships and expiration dates
Payments
We offer deferred payment processing for registration fees. Your credit card will not be charged until after registration closes. If you wish to cancel, you must cancel online before registration closes to not be charged. Temporary (one time use) credit card numbers are declined by our deferred payment system, so please use a regular credit or debit card for payment.
Deferred payment for BMWCCA memberships purchased through this registration process is not offered. A charge to your credit card will go through prior to close of registration. Your membership is active once payment is received and we will forward your purchase information to National on your behalf. If you cancel your registration, no refund or credit will be given for your BMWCCA membership purchase.
Tech Inspection Checklist
Verify all of the following conditions are met before arriving at the event. You are responsible for the safety of your own vehicle. If you do not know how, or prefer someone else check your car for you, mention this at registration and someone will help you out.
- Wheels are safely attached and exhibit no cracks. Wheel nuts/bolts are tightened to the manufacturer’s recommended torque value.
- All loose items are removed from the vehicle. If a video camera is employed, it is securely mounted.
- Tires show no cords, belts, or cracks in the tread or sidewall.
- Seat belts and/or harnesses are properly installed and in good condition.
- Brakes are in good working order, have no leaks under pressure, and have adequate fluid in the master cylinder.
- No fluid leaks (fuel, oil, coolant, power steering fluid, transmission and differential fluids, brake fluid) are present while the vehicle’s engine is running.
- Wheel bearings, steering mechanism, suspension, and shocks are in good operating condition.
- The exhaust is in good working order.
- Roll bars, if installed, are properly and securely mounted.
- Battery is securely mounted.
