About this event
If this clinic is sold out, please register, anyway. You will be placed on the waiting list from which we will pull students as more seats open up.
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.
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This is the last regular Car Control Clinic of 2017. If you’ve missed out on the earlier ones, this is your last chance this year!
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All you need to attend is your 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. |
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The October 21, 2017 Car Control Clinic will be held at Marina Airport, in Marina, CA. Check-in for registered students opens at 8:00 AM. Lunch is included. The event concludes at 5:30 PM. The cost is $180 for BMW CCA members. The cost is $228 for non-members, which includes a one year membership in the BMW CCA. |
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The CCCs 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. N.B.: students who need to attend this clinic as a prerequisite for the November 2017 HPDE will be given precedence for a limited time. If you’re one of those students, don’t wait too long to register for this event! 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 student roster will be filled on a first come, first served basis. However, until the end of September, students who need this clinic as a prerequisite for the November HPDE at Thunderhill will be given precedence. All other students will be placed on the waiting list until then, after which open seats will be filled in order of registration.
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.
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You must be a member of (or join) 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.
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.
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If you need this clinic as a prerequisite for a BMW CCA track school, keep in mind that you will not be placed on the clinic roster automatically. You must register and pay separately for this clinic. Please register early to make sure you get in. If you are attending the November HPDE and need this clinic as a prerequisite, please indicate this in your registration. Students in this situation will have precedence until the end of September, after which seats will be filled on a strictly first-come, first-served basis, starting with registrants who had already been waitlisted.
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Your car will have to pass a technical inspection at the event. The tech inspection form will be sent to registered students as part of the Student Packet that you will receive in advance 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 and Macan 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 because the stability 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 anyway. You will be placed on a waiting list. We often have late cancelations, and fill empty seats from this list in order of registration. Also, if instructor registration reaches a certain threshold, we will accept more students into the clinic. We will contact you to make sure you are still interested before taking payment. In addition, by registering for the waiting list, you will get an email notification when registration opens for the next event.