Sat, Feb 23, 2013
Autocross/Solo II

BMW Novice AutoX School
Spaces Are Limited!!!!! 15 Students per class!!!!!

Cost: $55

Registration ends Friday, February 22nd, but this event will be full by then!

Registration Link: http://www.dlbracing.com/Clubs/Registera.aspx?EventID=5246&LMID=11

Lone Star Chapter’s BMWCCA Beginner/Intermediate AutoX School is Saturday, February 23rd at the Mineral Wells Airport.

This course is geared towards the Novice Autocrosser. Learning the proper techniques early will be of huge benefit, and will help students advance much quicker in the sport.

Registration will be limited tofifteen  students. With a low Instructor-Student ratio, each student will have a lot of one on one instruction. Students will definitely learn a lot, and taking notes is highly encouraged.

The instructors will ride throughout the day with the students, encouraging proper techniques, and helping them improve their lap times.

The morning session will include proper seating position, hand position, acceleration/braking, and learning to navigate properly through an AutoX course. During the afternoon session, students will learn how to read a course quicker, helping lap times drop faster. Students will have many, many laps during the day, and improvements will be evident in their recorded lap times. Students will be a much faster driver after only one day of instruction!

BMW has also secured special hotel rates at the Days Inn and Suites. This is the newest, and nicest hotel in Mineral Wells. The nightly rate is $72.95, and sharing a room for $36.50 per person is very economical. Their number is (940) 468-2727, and be sure to mention Lone Star BMW when you register.

Please feel free to email me with any questions, and I have also included a small FAQ below.

-Michael

zrated167@yahoo.com

Our first event is the following Saturday, March 2nd at the Mineral Wells Airport!!!!!

Q: I’m totally new to this. How will I know what to do?
A: During our school, you will have an instructor in the car to answer any question, and to provide feedback.

Q: Do I need a specially prepared race car?
A: No, your normal street car is fine, as long as you have clean brake fluid, good brake pads, and decent street tires. Racing tires are not used at this school.

Q: Do I need a helmet?
A: Yes, helmets are required. Please make sure you have made arrangements for a helmet, in case you don’t own one already.

Q: Where is the class held?
A: This class is held at the Mineral Wells Airport, in Mineral Wells TX.

Q: Is it safe?
A: Yes, we follow strict guidelines to ensure you have the safest experience possible while learning to drive your car at its limits.

Q: How long is the class?
A: Plan on a full day. We will start at 8am and finish around 5pm.
Location:
Mineral Wells Airpark – 5300 Airport Road, Mineral Wells, TX, 76067

http://www.dlbracing.com/Clubs/Registera.aspx?EventID=5246&LMID=11

Want trackside parking, great seats, meet and greet with team drivers, access to pit road, and YOUR car in parade laps on the track at the March 1 & 2 Grand Am race at the Circuit of the Americas?
Yes?! Read on.

Circuit of the Americas is offering an incredible package to BMW CCA.
– ON TRACK PARADE LAPS in your car
– Special seating in Turn 15
– Private Hospitality Tent
– Trackside Car Corral Parking in parking lot B
– Fanwalk on Pit Road
– Access to Paddock and Garages
– Private Driver / Team Appearances BMW sponsored Team members from Chip Ganasi, Turner, and other BMW teams
– Autograph Sessions

This is an incredible package offered by Grand-Am to BMW CCA. The only requirements for you to live the dream? You must purchase your tickets thru Brandi Marek at the Circuit of the Americas, brandi.marek@circuitoftheamericas.com, (512) 536-1450. You must be parked in the BMW Car Corral in Parking lot B beside the main entrance and closest to the concessions car in order to participate on the parade laps.

Please contact Brandi Marek with any questions. This opportunity is limited to 150 members and will sellout. Hope to see you there!

The event know as Texas Trifecta will be on June 8,9. This is a BMWCCA Member event ONLY. A tiered registration began on January 14 at 6:00, a special invitation will be sent out to tier one entrants, these are people who have participated in HPDE/Autocrossses with the 3 host chapter in the past year. The second tier will be to all Houston, Lone Star, and Tejas chapter members and final tier be to all BMWCCA members. A club race and autocross will be part of this event. Entry to this event will be first come first served and be approved by all three chapters before the registration will be accepted. Tier 1 entrants have already received their notices. Hopefully you will be one of the very lucky club members to be part of this inaugural event!

Thank you Circuit of the Americas for this opportunity.

Steve Hodges
Texas Trifecta Event Chair
Lone Star Chapter HPDE Chair

The Lone Star Chapter BMW CCA and BMW CCA Club Racing invite you to do a Bimmerworld BMW CCA Club Racing school at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas tentatively schedule with the TWS Performance Driving School on Feb 9-10, 2013. We hope to have all the details confirmed by Jan 13, 2013.

The BMW CCA Club Racing School is an intensive 2-day course designed to transition the intermediate-to-advanced high-performance driving school driver from high performance driving events to open lapping days and/or club level racing. It is also an excellent school for those students looking for a new experience and who are interested in developing their skills past what can be taught at a regular Driving Event.

The cost of the Club Racing School is TBD but expect it to be $400 or less.

The club race school focuses on situations inherent to racing and open track lapping as the majority of the on-track sessions will be held with other cars next to, in front of, and behind you at all times. This introduces the students to traffic, passing, and driving lines that they won’t get in the typical high performance driving school. Exercises include driving the entire track for multiple laps both two and three abreast to develop spatial awareness, setting up passes coming into corners at speed and passing while exiting corners which develop off-line competency and confidence, as well as practice race starts and open track sessions which combines all aspects of the learned material.

The method of track instruction is unique to the Club Race School in that instructors do not ride along with the students during the on-track sessions. The instructors, who are primarily composed of seasoned racers, observe the students while driving their own cars. This allows the instructor to develop a greater sense of how a student is improving with respect to spatial and situation awareness, different lines, and traffic.

The on-track sessions are supported by 4-5 hours of classroom time per day. While the classroom sessions will support the on-track experiences, topics such a car preparation, mental preparation, physical preparation, qualifying, the benefits of practice sessions, car setup, etc. are also presented to the students for discussion. The school is designed as a learning experience and not a speed contest. The emphasis is on driver development, so race-prepared cars are not required and neither are driving suits, racing seats or harnesses.

All cars must be inspected prior to the event. A driving school level helmet and a desire to learn and have fun are required.

Graduation from the BMW CCA Club Racing School does not automatically qualify you for a BMW CCA Club Racing license, but if you meet the experience and other requirements you will be eligible for a rookie license and the opportunity to join the ranks of BMW CCA Club Racing. Please note that acceptance to the club race school is at the discretion of the registrar and is not guaranteed.

If interested, please email Bruce Heersink immediately at spam@heersink.org.

Who:    YOU!

What:   BMW CCA Lone Star Chapter Holiday Party

When: January 5, 2013; 7:30PM-11:30PM

Where:   Spec Motorsports Performance Center, 6335 N. FM 2478, McKinney, TX 75071

The holidays are over!  You have kicked out all the relatives and sent them home!  We have entered the New Year!  You know what that means?  It’s time to party!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 5, 2013, and join your fellow BMW enthusiasts as the Lone Star Chapter gathers for its annual post-holiday party!

Your holiday party is being held at one of the best BMW performance centers in the Dallas area – Spec Motorsports in McKinney, TX.  Enjoy dinner, beer & wine, dancing to classic rock music performed by Classic Steel, the 2012 autocross awards and a white elephant gift exchange with your fellow BMW enthusiasts! Cost to attend is $25.

If you’d like to participate in the white elephant gift exchange, bring a wrapped gift (new up to $25-30, used – such as valuable BMW parts that someone else might treasure – priceless!).

So join us for the annual party you do not want to miss!  Register at the link below by December 31, 2012.

http://www.dlbracing.com/clubs/dinner.aspx?EventID=5172&LMID=2549

April 27-28
Lone Star BMW CCA
Motorsport ranch   1.7 –  HPDE

June 7-9
Lone Star, Houston, Tejas BMW CCA
Circuit of the Americas –  HPDE/CR

September 6-8
Lone Star/ Sunbelt/ KC  BMW CCA
Hallett –  HPDE

October 3-5
BMW CCA CLUB RACING
Circuit of the Americas –  CR /HPDE

October 19-20
Lone Star BMW CCA
Motorsport ranch -TBD   HPDE

Sponsorship Opportunities
For more information contact Steve Hodges

Brought to you by our very own Membership Chair, Aaron Miller, who weaseled his way into a weekend invitation from Team Red Bull.

Aaron is now known as the “Great Milldini,” and will perform three Las Vegas Hypnotism Shows per week.

Photo Link Here

For the first time ever, the BMW CCA Foundation would like to invite you to their storewide sale. The Foundation will be offering 30% off every item in the store (except for consignment items). This isn’t just a Black Friday sale, this will be a Black Friday Weekend sale from 12:01 a.m. EST Friday, November 23 to 11:59 p.m. EST on November 25, 2012. Your purchase helps support the programs of the Foundation and Street Survival.

The foundation store has over 1,000 BMW related items: Posters, prints, brochures, magazines, model cars, clothing, press kits, driver autographed items, and more. Find that special gift for the BMW fan in your life (or for yourself)! A special free gift will be included with every purchase made on Friday. If you are the 5th or 25th customer to make a purchase on Friday you will win a BMW autographed item.

http://www.bmwccafoundationstore.com/

Be sure to “Like us” on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/bmwccafoundation

Hey everyone Hart Photography took pictures of every run group at the October HPDE.

They have made a special offer to everyone that was in the DE

The link to the images from the LSC BMW CCA event is here:

http://hart-photography.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=8588

We have an ‘Early Bird Special’ 15% off special on the event that lasts until November 17th.  The discount is automatically calculated.

This gets any customer a single camera file for $8.50 plus tax (download option), or all their files for  $45.90 plus tax (also a download option).  Or, there is an option for us to ship the Event CD for $54.40 (plus tax and shipping), that gets customers TWO 8×10 prints, and a custom printed CD cover (and we also setup the order as the above mentioned download so they have access to their files quickly).  Lots of options in between those prices also.  The ‘Early Bird Special’ also applies the same 15% off on any print or poster order (like the one shown at the event).

If there are any questions, anyone can always contact us directly or at either phone number below.

Phone:(972) 670-2483 – Dallas/Fort Worth (866) 378-5418 – Toll Free

Email:info@hart-photography.com