School requirements:

Your car must be registered, you must be a licensed driver, 18 years of age or older and you must be a BMW CCA member to be eligible for enrollment (non-member fee includes a non-refundable one-year BMW CCA  membership).

If you have no previous organized, on track high-performance driving experience, you are encouraged to have attended one of the club's Car Control Clinics ("CCC"). The Car Control Clinic requirement for this school has been waived due to the fact that no CCC precedes this event.

Snell SA2000 and M2000 or newer helmets are required.  Limited quantities of rental helmets will be available at the track on a first-come, first-served basis for a small fee of $15.

Convertibles and T-top cars must have 5-point/6-point belts and arm restraints, as well as an approved roll cage installed.  Factory "rollover protection" for a soft top (i.e. BMW Z3 and Z4, Porsche Boxster) is not sufficient for the school.  Convertibles with hard tops, including folding hard tops, are NOT ALLOWED.  Examples of cars NOT ALLOWED include: Firebirds and Camaros with T-tops or convertibles; any Corvette other than the Z06 coupe;  Porsche convertibles and Targas.  The Lotus Elise, while a targa-style car, IS ALLOWED due to its structural design provided that the hard roof panel is in place (the soft roof panel is not sufficient).  It is essential that you email the Driving School Team to discuss these issues well in advance if you plan to bring a convertible or T-top car. We will not give refunds if you sign up with an ineligible car.

Your car must pass a technical inspection within 30 days prior to the event.  Student self-tech is not allowed.  The GGC BMW CCA Tech Form is required and other tech forms will not be accepted.

Please note that this is a 92db day and the Laguna Seca sound metering crew will be on-site.  We cannot give refunds at the event if your vehicle fails sound.  It is rare for a stock (unmodified) car to fail sound and the sound policy is a "3 Strikes And You're Out" affair.

Cancellation policy: Cancellations before 1/2/09 will receive a refund less a $50 fee. Cancellations on or after 1/2/09 will receive no refund.  No refunds will be given due to weather or mechanical issues.  No refunds will be given on BMW CCA membership fees.

Please make sure to include and update your experience in your account when you register online.

Additional information, the complete application, and the required tech form are available at www.ggcbmwcca.org.