CURRENT BMW CCA MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED
All HPDS students must have a current valid BMW CCA membership. Contact BMW CCA National at 1-800-878-9292 or sign up online at BMWCCA.ORG. Note: Your CCA Member Number and Account Number may not match… Your BMWCCA “Account Number” is the proper number to enter in the MSR Membership Number field.

No one under the age of 18 years may participate in a Tarheel BMWCCA High Performance Driver School without prior vetting and permission. Check out www.StreetSurvival.org for this alternative geared specifically to young drivers.

INSURANCE AND LIABILITY
Private insurance policies may not cover a "racing surface" based school. READ your insurance policy’s exclusions. Hint: Do not ask your Insurance Agent whether you are covered during a driver school on a track; rather ask for all exclusions in writing. We as organizers strive to comply with the BMW CCA HPDS Guidelines and to be diligent in enforcing the policies. Your cooperation and safe conduct enables us to maintain reasonable insurance costs. You may purchase supplemental Track Insurance via a number of products offered by Hagerty and several others. Google "Track Insurance" for more details.

STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS

All cars must be inspected and the Vehicle Tech Inspection Form completed prior to registration. Tarheel Chapter staff do NOT tech your car on-site. It is your responsibility to ensure your car is safe.
A Snell-rated helmet (with SNELL sticker) is mandatory! DOT Rating is NOT sufficient. Any SA, or M rated SNELL 2015 or newer helmets are allowed.
Equal restraints are required for driver and passenger. This applies to EVERYONE.
Long sleeve shirts and long pants are required unless special permission is granted to the school; usually it is based on temperatures. Come prepared for either short or long sleeves.
All cars participating Saturday/Sunday must have front passenger seat. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Requirements for participation in a CONVERTIBLE OR OPEN TOP car are based on BMW CCA Guidelines and may be found on our website. Contact our Chief Instructors Paul Tillery/April Curtis/Phil Antoine/Jason Cornett or our safety officer, Mike Hinkley well ahead of the event to ensure you understand and comply with the convertible guidelines. We adhere to them without exception.
The event will be held rain or shine. However, the club may cancel or close down the event if the track or weather conditions pose an inordinate safety concern.
The Sleep INN Danville Airport is popular and close to VIR. Be sure to request the "VIR RATE".
VIR provides a number of convenient accommodation options on-site. Checkout the details on their website virnow.com.

STUDENTS

Please keep the "External Experience" section of your MSR profile up-to-date if you wish us to consider experience not logged in MotorSportReg when we make run group assignments, making it less likely you will be misplaced.

When selecting your run group preference, use the following guidelines.

A: Experience 8 or more schools &/or completed B with recommendation of Instructor to move to A.
B: Experience 6 or more schools &/or completed C with recommendation of Instructor to move to B.
C: Experience 4 or more schools &/or completed D with recommendation of Instructor to move to C.
D: Experience 0-6 schools.

Students may elect to remain in a lower group for more experience at any level; an instructor may elect not to advance a student even if s/he has enough schools to advance. Note a recommendation from your last instructor to move you up is needed in order for you to advance. You may request a specific instructor at the time of registration. We will TRY to accommodate that request in registration timestamp order. Do NOT wait until a week prior to the school to make special requests, it is likely your requested instructor will have been taken by then.

Vehicles must have a muffler sufficient for use of headset communicators for all student groups. Stock exhaust systems are fine. If you can't carry a normal conversation in the cabin at highway speed WITH WINDOWS DOWN, your exhaust will not be compliant... Contact the Chief Instructor prior to registering if you have questions about your vehicle's compliance.

HPDS on-track training will be provided by in-car instructors tailoring to your individual needs & level of experience. There are typically 4 run groups, 4 sessions daily and ample classroom instruction. First time students/D group students will ride in the instructor's car with their instructor driving for their first session of the day to provide orientation to the track, corner workers' location and a general overview of what they may expect during the school. This is done without helmets at lower than highway speeds. This follows our MEET-and-GREET session at which time you will meet your instructor and together you will set a time to clean tech your car. D students will also have classroom prior to their first driving session on track. Read all of the Confirmation packet at http://tarheelbmwcca.org/track.html prior to arrival. Be Safe and Have Fun.

Run group preference is only that, we reserve the right to reassign as indicated or necessary based on multiple factors. We've reviewed your log book prior to confirmation into a run group.

FRIDAY SOLO STUDENT REQUIREMENTS

We’re now offering a Friday Solo Student option. Friday Solo requirements are straightforward:

Only available as add-on to weekend registration.
Previous Group A (Advanced Run Group) equivalent experience or:
Completion of a sanctioned Club Race School
“Short Leash” (one warning) program in effect.

You will get 2.5 - 3 hours of track time on Friday. Don’t over-complicate this or look for loopholes. There won’t be any. Participation in a solo day is not “advanced” experience. Group B (Advance Intermediate) equivalence is not advanced, it’s still intermediate. If you don’t easily recognize yourself in the list above, you’re likely not eligible. The “short leash” is limited tolerance for ruining the Friday vibe. If your number is called, you get one warning. Next call will be parked for the day.

INSTRUCTORS

A WORKING COMMUNICATOR is required and essential for good communication.
All cars participating Sat/Sun must have the front passenger seat. NO EXCEPTIONS! Part of your instructing job includes taking your student out in your car to demonstrate the skills you are trying to impart. This demonstration is at the STUDENT'S RUN GROUP speeds.
Our policy is instructors will have Group A & C or Group B & D student pairs, eliminating back-to-back situations and facilitating time for pre-track communication and post-track debriefing. Completed student evaluations are required as part of your duties.
If you have not instructed with us in the past, please go to www.tarheelbmwcca.org/track.html for more information on how to become a Guest Instructor.
Special Registration Note: If you are a recognized instructor for Tarheel Chapter do NOT register as a student. If you are not presented with instructor signup options, contact the Tarheel Chief Instructor or Instructor Coordinator and request to be flagged as "Instructor". If you still don't see instructor options contact the event registrar. Thank you for choosing Tarheel Chapter HPDS.

CLUB RACER FRIDAY

BMW CCA Membership is required.
Advanced HPDE passing rules (anywhere with a point) will apply.
There will be a mandatory all-hands meeting Friday morning.
You will be required to upload a copy of a current valid full competition license credential (BMWCCA, SCCA, NASA, PCA, IMSA, FIA, etc.).
We reserve the right to refuse access to anyone, particularly rookie, provisional and probationary status licenses.
This registration and fee is per driver, not per car.
You will be required to submit a pre-event tech inspection form. Download it here. (http://tarheelbmwcca.org/track.html) We allow Club Racers to self-tech so you may complete the form yourself without a shop stamp.

CONVERTIBLE RULES!
If your top is solid material but fully retractable into the chassis, you may be able to run with us. This includes E89 Z4s, E93 3 Series, F33/F83 4 Series and other retractable hardtop convertibles. Reach out for verification if you're not sure.