Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
High Performance Driving School and Club Race
March 17-18, 2012
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Tires! Tires! I am sure if you are like me, it is the time of year to get a fresh set of tires! Why might you ask? Because it is going to be March soon and that means it will be time for our annual High Performance Driving School at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway! We are in our second year at this venue and we will be running it in the anti-clockwise direction for the first time. For those of you that were there last year, you would have most certainly enjoyed the bowl section. Trust me when I tell you that it is even more exciting going through it the other way!
If you are brand new to this and are thinking about trying, rest assured that this is the safest type of environment we can provide in order for you to get the most out of yourself and your car. Our event features two different driving instructors for each beginner or intermediate student, one on Saturday and a different one on Sunday. We do this in order to maximize the feedback that you will get throughout the course of the weekend. For advanced students, we will once again offer our A+ program.
Racers, this venue will be the first race of the season! Registration has opened on MotorsportReg as of January 11th! Our school is only $425.00 if you register prior to March 1st. If you register after this date, the cost is $475.00. If you decide to opt out of our traditional Saturday night banquet/raffle, your pre-March 1st registration cost would only be $400!
For those of you who have stayed at the Motel 6 (M6 Suites) for many years at Buttonwillow, you will be happy to know that the headquarters for our school will be at the Clarion Inn in Indio. It is a casual 35-40 minute drive west of the track. It will be a great time to catch up with friends you can carpool back with, or you can use the time to dream about the fantastic dinner or what you will win in the raffle. Maybe those Toyo Tires, or some other BMW goodies from BMW Escondido?
As another incentive to register before March 1st, our friends at the Clarion Inn have extended their special pricing to coincide with this date as well. The pricing per night is $69.00 +tax. After March 1st, room rates will go up to $85.00 +tax. There is another alternative at the next door Fantasy Springs Resort Casino at $129.00 per night +tax. This would be a great option for those of you who want to bring a spouse and kids to let them hang loose while you are doing the same thing out on track!
The Clarion Inn will be our event headquarters and we will offer light appetizers at our event registration mixer on Friday night from 6:00-8:00pm in the hotel lobby overlooking the pool. Please bring your SNELL 2005 rated or newer helmet to get signed off during the registration process.
Saturday morning starting at 5:30 AM there will be a light breakfast available in the lobby area and we’ll all want to be at the track by 7:00am to get ready for our drivers meeting followed by our scheduled on-track and classroom activities. There is a full suite of gas available on-site, including diesel. Keep an eye on your tank level prior to leaving the track for the day as the nearest gas station heading westbound to the hotel is about 20 miles. This year there will be permanent bathroom facilities and other new improvements including semi-permanent classrooms that will make our experience even better.
Please note that we have negotiated a reduced rate that the track will charge every person entering the premises to $15.00 per person for both days. You will have to pay this entrance fee separately upon initial entry on Saturday morning. The good news is that there is a great BBQ venue at the track and we will be organizing some great lunches for you both days that is part of your registration fee. Please find details on purchasing additional lunch and raffle dinner costs on MotorsportReg.
On Saturday night, we encourage everyone to join us for our traditional dinner/raffle that is always one of the highlights of the weekend. It is a great time to swap stories about almost swapping ends and reveling in the camaraderie we all share. I am working on an alternate location for dinner than last year that is a few miles away. I will have this ironed out in the next week or so.
My team and I are really excited by the prospect of running our High Performance Driving School in the opposite direction. It will offer a completely different experience.
Once again, I would like to extend my warmest thanks to both of our long terms sponsors, BMW Escondido (formerly Brecht BMW) and Toyo Tires. Please keep your eyes peeled for MotorsportReg updates and any new information regarding this event on our chapter website. Please feel free to e-mail me at or call me at 858-342-5605.
See you there!
Andre Pantic
Driving School Director
BMW CCA San Diego