GVC & Boston Chapter HP Driving School requirements on Sep 27, 2019 (541900) | MotorsportReg.com

Vehicle and driver requirements are detailed on the GVC website:  http://gvc-bmwcca.org/Event_Requirements_DrivingSchool

Participants must submit a completed Emergency Medical Info Form at track check-in:  GVC-Boston Medical Information Form 2019.pdf

Pre-event Tech Inspection:  GVC and Boston Chapter HPDE events require that your car be inspected by a qualified individual or shop within one month of the date of the event. Please use this downloadable tech form: GVC-Boston Tech Form 2019.pdf

For drivers in the western NY region: the tech form lists a number of inspection centers familiar with the requirements for driving your car on a race track.  Many, but not all, of these shops provide this service to our club free of charge to participants (any needed repairs are your responsibility).

For those in the Boston Area:  Tech Inspection for a Boston BMWCCA HPDE event is generously provided on a complimentary basis by the centers listed in the tech form in support of our high performance driver education programs.

IMPORTANT:  Our policy* for cars equipped with automatic “crash avoidance systems” (CAS)

CAS are marketed by different names depending on manufacturer, but they all have the same basic function.  The two systems of most concern are:  1) Active rear collision warning/automatic braking systems designed to prevent rear-end collisions at highway speeds; and 2) Active lane keeping assistants, which generate audible and tactile warnings, and in some cars, actively apply counter-steering to prevent an unsafe lane change when the driver takes no action. 

When operational, these systems are considered to be unsafe in conditions typically encountered at HPDE events on a racetrack.

Therefore, cars equipped with either or both these systems will be allowed on track ONLY if the systems are completely shut down and remain down until the ignition is turned off †.  Vehicles in which such systems are “hardwired”, and therefore cannot be manually turned off, are not permitted on track at our driving schools.

If these shut-down procedures are followed to the letter, we have been assured that CAS-equipped cars will be safe and compatible with the HPDE track environment.

*Please note that the policy outlined herein applies only to Genesee Valley Chapter driving events, and does not necessarily represent national policy of the BMW Car Club of America or it’s affiliated chapters.

† We have been assured by BMWNA that these systems can be completely shut off by the driver on all current BMW models.