Melrose Arch Auto BMW Breakfast Run - Sunday 30 July 2017

Please join us for the second BMW Car Club Gauteng Breakfast Run of 2017, hosted by Melrose Arch Auto BMW. We will be going to a brand new venue situated in the Cradle of Humankind - the beautiful Kloofzicht Lodge & Spa. This is a highlight family event and one of the best social events on the calendar. It would be great to see as many of our friends as possible.

Please note that space is limited to the first 100 PAID registrations online. This event is open to club members and non-club members. 

Date: 11 June 2017

Start: Melrose Arch Auto BMW (67 Corlett Dr, Birnam, Johannesburg) Arrival 07:30 for 08:00 with registration at 08:00.

Depart:  At 09:00 from Melrose Arch Auto BMW

Cost: R150 per adult (R200 for non-members) R75 for kids under 12, kids under 3 are free.

Click here to register online

Contact Rupert for further information:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 082 411 8887

Details of the 2017 Bridgestone BMW CCG Track Days

Following on from a few changes to these events in 2016, most notably the absence of our race series, a few elements of our track days needed a review for 2017. This outlines the plans for the 2017 Time Trial season.

Season Ticket Entry

To encourage consistent participation we are offering a season ticket entry for the year. The combined entry fees for all 5 track days amounts to R6500. If you register for the season in January you will qualify for a 15% discount on your entry fees which amounts to R5525 (not refundable in full or pro-rata if you miss an event). It also means you will be pre-registered for each event and will not have to complete an entry every time. Your registration and season ticket payment must be completed by 31 January 2017.

Time Trial Classes

The time trial classes we used for the last two years have been reviewed. We have created classes according to the majority of what has been entered in the last two years, not what is possible. We have had many classes far too empty and some classes where the differentiation between cars is too vast. We hope that these new classes will remedy this. We have also made them more appropriate for Race Series drivers that want to enter their cars in the Time Trial Championship as well. If for any reason your car does not comply completely within the new classes, the organizer reserves the right to place you in the applicable class. Please take note of the attached Time Trial Classes document for further info. If you are not sure of anything, please feel free to contact Michael Broom.

Time Trial Championship

We will continue to run a season championship. Points are scored as follows at each event:

1^st                                   10

2^nd                                   8

3^rd                                   6

4^th                                   5       

5^th                                   4

6^th                                   3

7^th                                   2

8^{th onwards}                       1

Where only two cars are entered into a class:

1^st                                   6

2^nd                                  5

At the end of the season, bonus points will be awarded per event entered. This means we will not have a repeat of 2016 where someone could enter only 1 event and win a class championship. We hope that this change along with the new classes will bring about a more fair and realistic Time Trial Championship result.

Program

We have made adjustments to the template program we use. These will naturally vary on the number of groups we use for each event and the time constraints we have at each circuit. What we used to call sessions (the way cars were grouped on track) are now called groups. Sessions are now the block of time on circuit so that we ensure we always have at least 6 sessions for each group, excluding the open session. The number of groups used will be determined by the number of entries received and the on-track capacity for each circuit.

Sponsors

We have fortunately retained Bridgestone as the title sponsor for all the track days in 2017. At each event, we will have different dealer sponsors as hosts of the event. We have once again incorporated our Race Series sponsors into the track days to give them further exposure and to improve the viability of the events themselves. Because of this, we are able to plan for 5 events in 2017.

Calendar

We do our level best to plan the calendar as carefully as possible. We as best we can have set the dates out according to what was available from the circuits, for them to be pre-cursors to Inland Championship dates and to fit with the rest of the club calendar.

The dates for 2017 are as follows:

Sunday 5 March                                    Zwartkops

Saturday 3 June                                    Midvaal

Saturday 12 August                              Red Star

Friday 15/Saturday 16 September        Phakisa

Saturday 28 October                            Kyalami

Track School

We are currently re-evaluating the Track School program. Our consideration, subject to the approval of BMW Driving Experience, is that it be offered exclusively to drivers who have completed a BMW Driving Experience High Performance Course, and want to enter the Track Days in their own vehicle. It will therefore no longer be offered as a standalone option open to anyone.

Hot Laps

The hot lap program should continue in 2017 as before. We are currently negotiating this with BMW Driving Experience and Bridgestone South Africa.

Photography and Media

We will continue to contract the services of Racepics for all photography and post event media. They crucially understand the importance of sponsor branding being carried through all media. We urge that members continue to support them by both purchasing images and promoting their social media albums post-event so that we can measure the club’s footprint and give meaningful feedback to our sponsors.

Administration

The track days will be run by Michael Broom with guidance and assistance from the club committee, the drivers and the sponsors who have a vested interest in its success. Desre Broom joins the fold to handle a large part of the administration so please do your utmost to help her in this transition. In 2016, a strong emphasis was placed on ‘following the rules’ which has paid dividends to running a fair time trial series. This will continue in 2017.  

Click here to register for your Time Trial Season Ticket Entry

Click here to download the guideline program

Click here to download the 2017 Time Trial Classes Document

We thank you for your participation in the 2017 season. Any queries or questions can be directed to Michael Broom on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kind regards,

Michael Broom

Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series

Inland Championship

084 325 2744

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