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Bridgestone 2018 Tarlton Tar Autocross

Category: Upcoming Events Published: 08 May 2018

Written by Colin van Son Hits: 229

Bridgestone 2018 Tarlton Tar Autocross

Proudly brought to you by Bridgestone

Date:	Sunday 24^th of June 2018
Venue:	Tarlton International Raceway
Starting Time:	07h00 to 17h00
Program:	Registration: 07h00 Driver’s Briefing: 08h00 Autocross Runs: 08h15 Prize-giving: 17h00
Cost:	Club members (BMW Car Club Gauteng): R395 Non-members: R495 Spectators: no charge

Online Registration:	Click HERE to Register Online
Event Organiser:	Colin van Son (082 561 3000 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Refreshments:	Canteen will be open on the day

INFORMATION:

For the Tarlton Tar Autocross, entrants will race against the clock on a dry tar autocross course set between cones in the line up/pre-staging area. The final stage of the autocross ends down the 400m drag strip where terminal velocity will be measured.

Club members will remember this format from the BMW vs. Cobra Club challenges we used to run years ago. We have based the track on the ultimate street car challenge track but added an additional section west and north of the fuel depot. We want to see if any of the really fast cars can break the 1 minute mark. ALL MAKES OF VEHICLES INCLUDING RACE CARS ARE WELCOME.

Since this is a Motorsport South Africa (MSA) event, an MSA licence will be required. If you don’t have one, they can be purchased on the day - the licence costs around R300 (which will also be valid for the other Tar Autocross at The Rock Raceway on Sunday 19 August). In addition, a helmet needs to be worn as well as long sleeve shirts, long pants and closed shoes. Should you not have a helmet, The BMW Car Club has a few helmets that can be hired on the day at a cost of R100 - please just book before the time so we know how many helmets to bring along. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book one.

2018 Bridgestone BMW CCG Track Day Season Ticket Entry

Category: Upcoming Events Published: 29 December 2017

Written by Michael Broom Hits: 568

Details of the 2018 Bridgestone BMW CCG Track Days

Season Ticket Entry

To encourage consistent participation we are offering a season ticket entry for the year. The combined entry fees for all 4 track days amounts to R6000. If you register for the season in January you will qualify for a 15% discount on your entry fees which amounts to R5100 (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 2018.

We kick off the year with a testing and technical inspection day at Midvaal on 20 January. This is not a club run event- it is purely for some track time and a social get together, and we will have scrutineers present to ensure all cars are up to scratch before the first round. More details will follow soon.

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^th1

To be eligible for final championship recognition, a minimum of 3 events must be entered.

Programme

The Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series will return to our track days in 2018. This was where our race series started and the feeling amongst all is that the club will benefit by hosting the race heats on our own days again. The balance of the championship rounds will be hosted on an invitational basis with the regional motorsport tours. As such, the programme will look a little different but we have calculated a fair amount of track time for all.

Sponsors

We have fortunately retained Bridgestone as the title sponsor for all the track days in 2018. 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.

Calendar

The dates for 2018 are as follows:

20 January Midvaal Test Day and Technical Inspection

9-10 March Phakisa

16 June Red Star

21 July Zwartkops

1 December Kyalami

Track School

The club is building a car for use as a Track School vehicle. This is only for novices using their own car to enter time trials and that have completed a BMW Driving Experience High Performance Course previously. The first two sessions of the day will be under instruction in the club car to orientate you on the correct etiquette for our track days before you will be allowed to use your own car. This is limited to 6 people per event.

Hot Laps

The hot lap program should continue in 2018 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 assistance from Bernard de Gouveia and the club committee. Bernard will be taking over the Time Trials and Race Series in 2019 and he will be trained this year on how to run them both. Please give Bernard your support and patience.

After every event we will hold a drivers meeting at the Italian Club in Bedfordview for those participating in both the Time Trials and Race Series. You will be notified of these meetings 1 week in advance and are most welcome to attend.

Click here to register for your Time Trial Season Ticket Entry

Click here to download the guideline program

Click here to download the 2018 Time Trial Classes Document

We thank you for your participation in the 2018 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

BMW Car Club Gauteng

084 325 2744

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www.BMWCarClub.co.za

Bridgestone BMW CCG Zwartkops Track Day 21 July 2018

Category: Upcoming Events Published: 01 February 2017

Written by Colin van Son Hits: 124

Bridgestone BMW CCG Track Day

Hosted by Auto Alpina Boksburg

Zwartkops Saturday 21 July 2018

Entry and registration is now open for our first Zwartkops track day of 2018!

Here is the important information, PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS BEFORE DOING YOUR REGISTRATION.

Securing your entry

ONLY PAYMENT SECURES YOUR ENTRY. Entries will close strictly on Wednesday 18 July or when the event is full, whichever occurs first. Please do your entry and payment as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Season Ticket Entries

If you have booked a season ticket entry, you need only notify the organizer that you will be attending. Your entry will be processed for you.

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, and not on possible entries. 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 fall 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 Bernard De Gouveia.

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^thonwards1

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. Please fill in your times on the registration sheet so we can allocate your group correctly.

General

Mandatory clothing for time trials is a helmet, driving gloves, long cotton shirt, long pants and closed shoes. It is highly recommended to carry a fire extinguisher in your car.

You are welcome to take passengers on track. They will need to complete a passenger indemnity and pay R50 at the BMW Car Club desk on the day.

MSA licences are required for this event. If you do not have a licence, you may apply for a day licence but this needs to be booked and paid for before the event. Contact the organizer for information.

Overtaking in corners in all sessions is strictly forbidden. Drivers who transgress will be given a black flag and sent home. More about this will be explained in the drivers briefing.

If another driver wishes to drive your vehicle in the time trial or practice sessions, that driver must be registered on the day. You must either remove your transponder or do two entries for the day with two different transponders.

Bridgestone Hot Laps

The fee is R100 for 2 laps with a professional driver and will run from the first time trial sessions in session 2, and 3.

Track Day Insurance

BMW CCG Approved Partners Les Michaelis Insurance Consultants cc (FSP 26690) offer insurance for Time Trial participants. Please contact Brett Michaelis directly for more information and the terms and conditions at the details below:

Tel: 011 450 1924

Cell: 083 233 3754

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Documents:

Click here to download the 2018 Time Trial Classes

Full event details

Date:	21 July 2018
Venue:	Zwartkops
BMW CCG Member entry fees:	Time Trials or Race Series R1100
Bridgestone Hot Laps	R100 for 2 laps

Registrations:	*CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR THE TRACK DAY* Entries close on 18 July or until the event is full, whichever occurs first
Event Organiser:	Bernard De Gouveia (O83 463 3434 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

2018 Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series Annual Entry

Category: Upcoming Events Published: 29 December 2017

Written by Michael Broom Hits: 523

Details of the 2018 Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series

The 2018 season will see the club return to its roots. By consensus of the drivers, committee and sponsors, the series will once again run on our own track days. The balance of events will be hosted with the 3 regional motorsport tours. We kick off the year with a testing and technical inspection day at Midvaal on 20 January. This is not a club run event- it is purely for some track time and a social get together, and we will have scrutineers present to ensure all cars are up to scratch before the first round. More details will follow soon.

Regional status

We will continue as a regional championship in 2018 and will again crown a regional BMW Champion.

Marketing and PR

The club has retained the services of Racepics.co.za to handle much of the PR and marketing for the race series. Paul Blackburn and the rest of the team have proven themselves to be professional and accountable and we consider them an integral part of what we do. Should you be looking to attract a sponsor for your own car, we are able to provide stats for you that will help in justifying value to a potential or existing sponsor.

Our intention as far as TV and filming goes is to film every round, including those on the track days. These will be broadcast as part of the Inland Championship TV Show as well as on social media.

Sponsors

We are in a fortunate position to have retained most of our race series sponsors and partners. We are busy finalizing all details relating to sponsorships and will make the relevant announcements in due course.

Classes

We will still be running a breakout-time based classing system which is detailed in the regulations. We have added Class T restricted to forced induction cars that are faster than the Class B breakout. Class A will be restricted to normally aspirated cars faster than the class B breakout. Our regulations state that classes will be determined on your first qualifying session, but you may nominate your class upfront as part of your annual registration. If your nominated class is lower than your best previously recorded lap time, you will be urged to reconsider.