Fri, Nov 13, 2015

Car Control Clinic - November 13

Thunderhill Raceway Park

About this event

Student registration opens September 13 at 12:01 AM. Instuctor/staff registration opens September 6.

This particular Car Control Clinic is a new type of event for the Golden Gate Chapter. We will be holding a CCC on a wet skidpad at Thunderhill on the Friday before an HPDE.

Instructors will have access to the skidpad in the morning for warmup and practice. For students, the Wet Skidpad CCC starts at noon and ends at 4:30. A very limited number of students will be accepted.

Student registration opens on September 13. 

 

Imagine knowing what to do when your car begins to slide, or being confident during a panic stop. Car control skills are learned techniques that help you to be a safer driver in everyday situations. Further, car control skills are fundamental to performance driving. Explore your limits and your car's limits in a controlled setting.

 

All you need to attend is a car, a valid driver's license, and the registration fee. (You will also need to complete a Minor Waiver if you are under 18)  Two-driver cars are allowed -- with each driver registering separately.

The November 13, 2015 Car Control Clinic will be held on the skidpad at Thunderhill Raceway Park, near Willows, CA. 

The CCC's are open to all club members. If you have been thinking about attending a track school, clinics are a prerequisite for first time track school students.

The program is structured for people without any formal performance driving experience. Each participant receives personalized instruction provided by experienced club instructors.

If you have further questions please contact us at carcontrol@ggcbmwcca.org.

 

 

Event requirements

 

Registration must be made in advance by filling out and submitting an on-line application. The roster will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Each driver must be registered separately in their own name, and must have their own Motorsportreg.com account. Only on-line credit card payment or electronic check will be accepted. You may not register at the event. 

You must be a member of the BMW Car Club of America to participate. You do not have to own a BMW to join the BMW CCA or to participate in our driving events.

If you are already a member of the BMW CCA please include your Membership Number in your registration. If this information is not provided, your registration may be canceled. If you are not a BMW CCA member you may purchase your membership with your registration (you do not have to own a BMW to join the BMW CCA). If you have purchased a membership by paying the non-member rate to attend the HPDE, please indicate this under "reasons for attending", and register as a member.  This will avoid having you double-charged for membership.

If you live in a household with an active member, you may call the national office of the BMW CCA to become an associate member for $10. If you go that route, provide your associate membership number with your registration.

Helmets are not required for the clinic. If you wish to wear a helmet, it must meet the club’s helmet standards and must be inspected at check-in.

If you need this clinic as a prerequisite for a BMW CCA track school, keep in mind that you will not be automatically placed on the clinic roster. You must register and pay separately for this clinic. Please register early to make sure you get in.

 

Your car will have to pass a technical inspection at the event. The tech inspection form will be sent to registered studends ahead of time (as part of the Student Packet) to allow you to check your car ahead of time. 

We do not allow SUVs at the clinic due to their high center of gravity. The BMW X models and Porsche Cayenne SAVs are the only exceptions to this policy, and are allowed at the CCC. We also discourage the use of the Toyota Prius at the CCC becuase the statibility control is very intrusive and interferes with the exercises. Convertibles are allowed at the clinic.  If there is a question about the appropriateness of your vehicle, please contact us at carcontrol@ggcbmwcca.org.

Before registering, please read the entire Car Control Clinic Overview for important information and required forms for the day of the event.  Please also see the FAQs.

If the event is full, please register for the waitlist. We often have late cancellations, so we do make use of the waitlist to fill empty seats. We will contact you to make sure you are still interested before taking payment. In addition, by registering to the wait list, you will get an email notification when registration opens for the next event. This notification can help you beat the rush for the next event.

[Instructors who register will go straight to the waitlist for further processing. Please indicate if you are registering for just practice or registering for both practice and instructing in the CCC. Indicate which one hour time slot in the morning you prefer for practice. HPDE instructors who wish to practice on the wet skidpad will be considered, based on demand.]

Thunderhill Raceway Park

Willows, CA
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Organizer

Car Control Clinic organized by

BMW CCA - Golden Gate Chapter - Car Control Clinic

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