End of Season HPDE @ NHMS Oct 29-30 2016
New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayAbout this event
Don't miss the last chance to develop your driving skills before the season is over and snow flies. The White Mountain and Boston Chapters of the BMWCCA are teaming up again for a fantastic season-ending High Performance Driving School at New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Saturday October 28 and Sunday October 29.
These High Performance Driving Schools are suitable for all skills levels from Novice to Expert. We welcome all makes of cars at our schools -- you don't have to drive a BMW to enjoy our events. This school is an excellent way for you to improve your driving skills and have fun too!
Student registrations are being limited at this event to provide more track time for everyone and balance instructor work loads. To this end, the event will be subject to a fast moving early registration discount.
The school combines classroom and on-track instruction in a closely supervised and controlled environment. Students put this knowledge to use on the technically challenging 1.7 mile road course at NHMS. Students are divided into "run groups" according to their prior experience and evaluations from previous schools. In between the track sessions, students get classroom instruction in a lively environment appropriate for their skill level. There may also be opportunities to gain experience by riding as passengers with their instructors.
The event runs rain or shine.
Interested in attending? Please continue through to the next page for more information about the event and requirements.
Are you an advanced student with questions about your eligibility for the ISG program? Please contact one of the event registrars listed below.
Have other registration questions? Contact Bruce Bergeron at hpd-registrar@whitemtn-bmwclub.org or Simon Cooper at simon_cooper@boston-bmwcca.org
What is a High Performance Driving School?
The purpose of a driving school is quite simple: to improve your driving skills. We will emphasize the relationship of driver and machine, making them function in unison and giving you, as a student, the opportunity to learn your limitations and expand your capabilities, thus creating safe driving skills and habits in a controlled situation.
We conduct the school on a racetrack under the close supervision of experienced and trained instructors. You will learn how to handle and control your vehicle at speeds not normally attained on public roads. This will help to prepare you for emergencies in normal driving. It will also allow you to explore your capabilities as a driver and those of your vehicle. At no time will you be pushed or encouraged to go any faster than is comfortable for you. All participants will be organized into run groups in accordance with experience, skill, and type of vehicle.
What you learn on the track depends on your driving skill. Beginners are taught driving style (smoothness, consistency, the ability to read the track), more experienced participants continue to work on consistency, while developing new skills such as trail braking, and threshold braking. Every time you are on the track, you will have an experienced instructor in the passenger seat.
For the most experienced drivers, you can be “signed off” and drive solo when you have proven to your instructor and the Chief Instructor that you understand the basics of high speed driving, you can consistently drive the correct line, and you show proper etiquette on track. Maturity, good judgment, skill and significant experience will lead to being signed off for solo driving. Even if you are a solo student, you are still highly encouraged to learn new skills from your instructor. In fact, National BMW Club rules require an instructor be in-car for at least part of the event for all students.
Classroom
Your day is divided between driving on the track, classroom sessions, or free time. Yes, this is a school, and there is mandatory classroom time. All participants are required to attend classroom sessions throughout the day to learn vehicle dynamics and driving techniques. Failure to attend will result in loss of driving privileges.
In the classroom, you learn high speed driving theory. You learn everything from 'why low-profile tires are better', to what is the difference between an early and late apex. Car physics, such as what is really happening when I brake or why my car understeers or oversteers is also discussed. Each classroom normally has a question and answer session.
What is a Driving School NOT?
Though you are on a racetrack, with 20-30 other drivers of similar driving skills, it is not a race. Passing in corners is not allowed, and you are not expected to shift at redline, or go screaming through each corner with the tires squealing. Safety of the event is of the utmost importance. Driver conduct will be diligently monitored throughout the day by the staff, instructors, and corner workers. Infractions of the rules will not be tolerated, and will likely result in dismissal from the school.
Registration Fees
For Experienced Students, this is a two day event. The registration fee for this weekend is $525. Early registration discounts and late registration fees may apply.
For Novice Students who have never previously attending a driving school, you are welcome to attend this event on Saturday Only at the special rate of $225.
For ISG Drivers, we have a dedicated ISG run group on Sunday with a special curriculum for $325. ISG Drivers may also add on Saturday to their Sunday registration for an additional $260. Early registration discounts and late registration fees may apply.
Early Bird Registrations end September 5th. LATE registration begins September 30th and Registration closes October 22nd.
Student registrations are being limited at this event to provide more track time for everyone and will be subject to a fast moving early registration discount.
First Time Student Price Incentive
As an added encouragement to attend our already exciting and rewarding Driving Schools, we will offer a discounted price to First Time students signing up for Saturday only. In order to participate in the discount program the student must have zero track experience and of course be 18 years old. (Note - Track experience does not include autocross, carting, driving simulators or video games). The driver will be placed in our novice run group and will be assigned a mentor to help acclimate them to the event.
All drivers with no previous Driving School experience are strongly advised to attend an Advanced Driving Skills School run by the Boston or White Mountain Chapters prior to this event as the schedule allows. ADSS school dates are listed in the calendar on the Boston and/or the White Mountain websites. These are all held in the rear parking lot at NHMS. Please note that the ADSS is designed to help you better understand your vehicle before coming to the track. There is an additional charge for attending the ADSS.
Not a BMW Club Member yet? Non-BMWCCA members are welcome as guests of the club for this event but at a $75 higher fee to join us for the weekend. Consider joining the BMWCCA for $48 per year and enjoy discounted event registration, Roundel magazine and other perks - more information about joining the club is available here: BMW Car Club of America
Wait-List Rules
Due to the limited number of student slots available at this joint Boston and White Mountain Chapter driving event, we expect to receive more registrations than we can admit and a waitlist will apply. Applications will be admitted from the waitlist on a first come, first serve basis.
Questions?
For questions regarding registration or Driving Schools in general, please email the registrar using the "Contact Host" button on the right side of this page.
Please continue through to the next page for more information about the event and requirements.
NOTE: If you're interested in purchasing HPDE insurance for this event, please contact Lockton about bundling this event with other events you may be attending this year, or contact one of the other HPDE insurance providers, such as OnTrack Insurance
Event requirements
Please review the following requirements and information BEFORE REGISTERING:
Driver:
- Must be 18+ yrs old
- Must show valid state or international driver's license at registration
- Must bring completed Medical Information Form to registration (see below for more information about our forms)
- Must be a current BMWCCA member to obtain discounted pricing (bring your current membership card)
- Must sign an insurance waiver at the event
- Novices without previous on-track driving experience are encouraged to attend a separate Advanced Driving Skills School (separate event) before returning to the track
Vehicle:
- Must be inspected with Pre-Event Safety Inspection Form completed by qualified individual within 3 weeks of event (see below for our forms)
- Brake fluid must be flushed
- Will be subject to a pre-event safety check on the day of the event
- Failure to meet safety check or incomplete tech forms will disqualify students from event and forfeit entry fee
- Student vehicles must have equivalent seats and restraints for both student and instructor
- NHMS limits vehicles to 99dBa from 50 feet away under acceleration; please be sure your exhaust system complies
- Open top and convertible cars (even cars with factory roll-over protection) are not permitted unless fitted with a roll bar or full roll cage meeting BMWCCA requirements
Helmets:
- Snell 2005 or newer helmet required (M or SA, 2005 or 2010) - Snell 2000 helmets no longer permitted.
- Each driver must bring their own helmet
Two Day (Sat and Sun) Student Registration Fees:
| Regular | ISG | |
|---|---|---|
| By Sept 5th | $475 | $515 |
| Sept 5th- Sept 30th | $525 | $575 |
| Oct 1st - Oct 22nd | $595 | $645 |
Novice Students pay $225 for their first track day on Saturday only. ISG Sunday only rate is $325. Novice students are students who have never attended a track day event previously.
Credit Card Payments for early registration will be deferred until September 5th.
Students must sign up and PAY IN FULL before the dates indicated to get the pricing listed. Cancelations must be requested before October 1st and will incur a $50 processing fee. No cancelations for any reason after October 1st.
Instructors from other organizations:
- We welcome our hard working instructors at no charge. If you are certified as an instructor with other groups who provide similar on-track instruction, but have not previously instructed with the White Mountain or Boston BMWCCA Chapters, please contact the instructor registrar before registering for this event.
Required forms:
- Links to all required forms appear at the bottom of this page
- Bring a Technical Inspection Form with you (instructor vehicles subject to annual inspection)
- Bring a Medical Form with you. This form is for use by emergency personnel in the event of an illness or injury; this form will be destroyed immediately after the event
- You will be expected to sign an insurance waiver at Registration
- BMWCCA members will be asked to show a current valid membership card to confirm their eligibility for the discounted member price
Event details and other requirements:
- School hours are approximately 7:15 AM to 5 PM
- Food and beverages should be available at the in-field restaurant or various locations about 1 mile south of the NHMS entrance
- You are welcome to bring spectators as guests but they must sign two waivers - one with NHMS and with one the BMWCCA staff and obtain a wristband
- No one under the age of 18 permitted in the pit area - minors in the paddock must be supervised at all times
- All participants are required to attend classroom sessions designed to teach vehicle dynamics and driving techniques. Failure to attend as required will result in loss of driving privileges
- On the morning of the event our tech crew will collect your Pre-Event Safety Inspection Form and perform a spot check of every vehicle. You are solely responsible for insuring that your vehicle is safe before you come to the track. Failure to present a completed form or failure to pass our spot check will disqualify you from participation in the event and your entry fee will be forfeited.
- This is not a racing school but rather a safe, high speed driving school, conducted on a race track under close supervision by experienced instructors. You will learn how to handle and control your vehicle at speeds not normally attained on public roads. This will help to prepare you for emergencies that may occur in normal driving situations. It will also allow you to explore your capabilities as a driver and those of your vehicle.
- At no time will you be pushed or encouraged to go any faster than is comfortable for you. All participants will be organized into run groups in accordance with experience, skill, and type of vehicle. Participants not "signed off" will be required to drive with an instructor on board at all times.
- Under no circumstances will timed laps be permitted! If you are seen with a stop watch at any time, you will be asked to leave and forfeit your ability to participate in this or future White Mountain and Boston Chapter Driving Schools.
- Under no circumstances will drones be permitted to operate on site.
Still have registration questions? Contact Bruce Bergeron via e-mail at hpd-registrar@whitemtn-bmwclub.org or Simon Cooper at simon_cooper@boston-bmwcca.org.
Before registering, read and understand:
- ProceduresAndRulesWmcBoston.pdf
Here's what you need to know. This is important.
At the event you'll need:
- TechInspectionWmcBoston Revised.pdf
Student & instructor cars must be inspected before the event. Required. - MedicalInformationFormWmcBoston.pdf
Bring completed form in an envelope to registration. Required.
More information to make your experience better:
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Driving Evals SLIP Student's Guide
Evaluations are performed on-line using Driving Evals using the Skill Level Instruction Program.
- First-Timer's Guide
New to the track? This guide is just for you. - NHMS Guide
Travel information, track map, and description of New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Questions?
• For answers to questions regarding student registration, or our Driving Schools in general, please email the registrar using the "Contact Host" button on the right side of this page.
New-to-Boston / White Mountain Instructors
• If you are an instructor for other chapters or car clubs, but have never instructed for the Boston or White Mountain Chapters, please contact the instructor registrar
