About this event
The 2016 / Fourth Annual BMWCCA Texas Trifecta
Friday, June 17th – Sunday, June 19th, 2016
Circuit of the Americas – Austin, TX
BMWCCA Membership is not required - Please see the note below the fees.
Sponsored by
Overview
The Lone Star, Tejas, and Houston Chapters of the BMWCCA proudly present the 4th Annual Texas Trifecta at the Circuit of the Americas Formula 1 track in Austin, TX. This High Performance Driving School will give you the opportunity to drive your car at speed and to experience the potential of the unique combination of car and driver. It is safe, demanding and most importantly FUN! All students will alternate between classroom sessions and time on the track with an instructor. The individualized instruction is a key to this program that has been developed over decades, and compares very favorably with commercial schools costing many times more. Our experienced instructors have come from racing, autocrossing and BMWCCA schools.
The Texas Trifecta will consist of:
High Performance Driver's Education School (HPDE)
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Friday, 6/17/16: |
Saturday, 6/18/16: |
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Sunday, 6/19/16: |
We will also be holding an Autocross (points-paying event for Houston and Lone Star Chapter members). You can register for the autocross. We are using this site for autocross registration payment collection and will publish an Autocross registration site soon. Look for details and a registration site link to be released on or before April 1st, 2016. If you want to register for the autocross only, select the option for "Autocross-Only" then select only the autocross option (plus any swag you might want).
Event Fees
- HPDE you may chose one, two or three days - option costs depend on the offerings at each driver level (see below)
- Instructor registrations are $250 for all three days of the event. We are only accepting instructors who have several years of instructing experience and prefer those with documented BMWCCA and/or PCA instructional experience, or referrals from other instructors.
Run Groups
Student and Instructor classing / run groups:
Students are assigned to one of four run groups [NOVICE/BEGINNER (Group-D), INTERMEDIATE/Instructed (Group-C), ADVANCED/Solo (Group-B), or ADVANCED+ (Group-A)] commensurate with their experience. Please select the run group that you have your most recent documented and verifiable experience in, and be sure to update your driving history in your MotorsportReg.com profile.
NOVICE/BEGINNER (Group-D) instructed run groups have less than 4 days (or none at all) on a road course driver school. You will be provided with a highly experienced driving instructor, and may register for Friday-only in the NOVICE (D) group or a combination of Saturday & Sunday in the NOVICE (D) group. You may also sign up for all three days if desired.
INTERMEDIATE (Group-C) Instructed run groups have previously been promoted to the intermediate level and will have an instructor for this event.
ADVANCED/Solo (Group-B) drivers are considered advanced level drivers with considerably more experience than intermediate level drivers and have been driving solo in Advanced groups for several recent events. At a minimum these drivers will have a check ride with an instructor
ADVANCED+ (Group-A) run group is for VERY ADVANCED level drivers with significant solo experience and who have been driving in the advanced level groups for several years, or have substantial documented racing experience. In most cases these drivers have attended a previous Texas Trifecta event, or are know to the BMWCCA instructor cadre as very advanced drivers.
The event CDI reserves the right to review your driving history and reassign your run group based on his review of your history. Instructor supervision is required at all times while you are on the track. Helmet intercoms are used between the student and instructor to facilitate communication. Intermediate level (Group-C) drivers for this event should have completed at least 3-6 multi-day HPDEs prior to this event (6-12 days on track) and should be Intermediate Level qualified with another in-car instructed event at a minimum, but do not need to have been solo-ed.
Registration Fees:
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Instructed Novice Students (non-solo) Friday-Only - $499/day
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Instructed Novice Students (non-solo) Saturday & Sunday Combined - $800 for both days
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Intermediate, Solo/Advanced and Advanced+ Students - $399/day
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Instructors (all three days) - $250
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BMWCCA Club Racers - $799
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Garage Spaces (in the Formula 1 garages w/ bathrooms) - $75/space per day
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Autocross - $55 (registration fee payment is via this site)
** NOTE: BMWCCA and our insurance requires us to ensure that participants of BMWCCA sponsored events are BMWCCA members. Not to worry though as Part of your registration fees (HPDE students and instructors) pays for your BMWCCA membership. If you have an active membership prior to the event we will attempt to extend your existing membership (early renewal) by one year. Please enter your BMWCCA member number in the registration where indicated if you have an existing membership. If you are registering for this event as an existing "associate" member, please enter your Associate Member ID in your MotorsportReg.com profile with the "A" in front of your member number (e.g.: A1234546) - contrary to the way it appears coming from BMWCCA national.
CONVERTIBLE DRIVERS - Please pay particular attention to the convertible rules! The rules do NOT apply to the autocross.
BMWCCA Club Racer (NON STUDENT DRIVERS) Registration Process:
All racers participating in the club racing series at the Texas Trifecta must register at www.BMWCCAClubRacing.com using this link Payment for your racing event and any optional items such as T-Shirts and garage space rentals must be made on this site. Race cancellations must be done by emailing the registrar at LSC.BMWCCA.Registrar@gmail.com and the club race coordinator - Bruce Heersink. Race cancellations received after May 1st, 2015 will be charged $100.00 per driver, and after June 1st there will be no refunds. This is due to our requirement to pre-pay the track fees before the event occurs.
All drivers and all makes of cars are welcome to register (convertible rules still apply per the registration information posted on the Texas Trifecta website).
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Questions about this event: Please go to our event website at http://texastrifecta.com. if your questions are not answered you can contact our Event Chair - Steve Hodges at shodges883@gmail.com
Garage Rentals: We will offering garage/space rentals if you are interested in having a covered garage to park your car in and keep your gear during the event. Details and garage rental reservations will be announced on this site and by email to those who register before the garage registrations open. Garage rental fees must be paid at the time of registration. There are a maximum 92 spaces available in the Formula 1 garages (with bathrooms) per day.
Host Hotels:
We will not have a Host/Event Hotel or event rates for this event.
Cancellation Details: Cancellations must be done by emailing the registrar at LSC.BMWCCA.Registrar@gmail.com. Cancellations received before the cancellation date (May 16th, 2016 at 11:59 PM) will be charged $100.00 per driver - no exceptions and no matter how many days have been registered for with the exception of the Autocross-only participants. Garage cancellations will be subject to a cancellation fee of $25/space/day before May 17th, 2016. Our event policy is that there are absolutely NO refunds for cancellations requested on or after May 17th, 2015.
Event Volunteers:
This event is the largest we put on each year. It takes a lot of people to make this event happen and run as smoothly as it did in June of 2013 and March of 2014 and 2015. If you, or someone you know, is interested in helping us out with this event, as a volunteer, who would be excited and genuinely thankful for the assistance. We can always use help with registration, paddock and corner worker support (water and ice), info booth etc. over the three days of this event. Please watch our general information website at http://texastrifecta.com for more information.
Questions or issues with registration options for this event: Contact our registrar at: LSC.BMWCCA.Registrar@gmail.com
Event requirements
All registration requirements are found on the Texas Trifecta website at http://texastrifecta.com. Please review and be thoroughly familiar with those requirements before you continue your registration. Please ensure you understand the cancellation policy before you register. This is a pre-paid event and we must prepay The Circuit of the Americas track and rental fees well in advance of our event. Certain fees involved with registration and payment processing cannot be recovered or reimbursed. Unfortunately MotorsportReg.com does not accept American Express as a form of payment. Mastercard and Visa are accepted.