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OctoberFAST at Road America – September 2018
September 21, 2018 @ 8:00 am - September 23, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
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Join the Badger Bimmers for a drivers’ education event at Road America near Elkhart Lake, Wi. This year’s event is again sponsored by WeatherTech.
Registration is open at motorsportreg.com [CLICK HERE]
All students and instructors get four 25 minute on-track sessions per day on Saturday and Sunday. There will be thirteen 25 to 40 minute sessions on Friday for advanced students and instructors only.
If you have questions about the event email Darcy Yench (Darcy.Yench@badgerbimmers.org).
The sound limit for all vehicles registered for the event is 103db. This limit will be enforced by Road America and any vehicles exceeding the limit will be excluded from the event.
All participants at our DE events must be members of the BMW CCA. It’s not necessary that you be member of the Badger Bimmers chapter but BMW CCA membership is required. You can sign-up for a membership on our event registration page. We are offering reduced cost memberships ($40 instead of $48) through our registration page. We will submit your information and a payment of $48 to BMW CCA to establish your membership. The memberships offered through our registration page are available only to those that are not currently members. They are not available for renewing members.
If you need to renew your club membership you can call the national headquarters at 800-878-9292. When you renew be sure to ask for your membership number, you’ll need it to complete your registration. You can also join the club by visiting the national BMW CCA web site.
You can pay for the event using a credit or debit card or with an electronic check. Payment is required at the time of registration.
Kummrow Automotive (located on Bender Road in Glendale) will be doing free car inspections on Saturday, September 15th. Appointments are required – call (414) 352-2886 to schedule your appointment.
Blocks of rooms at good rates are available at the Baymont Inn (920-893-6781) in Plymouth . Ask for the BMW Club rate when you make your reservation. Other places in the area to stay are The Osthoff (855-876-3399) , Siebkens (920-876-2600) in Elkhart Lake, AmericInn Motel, Plymouth, (920-892-2669); Plymouth Inn, Plymouth, (920-893-5623); and the Victorian Village, Elkhart Lake, (920-876-3323).
Many automobile insurance policies now exclude coverage for events that take place on a race track. The only way to know if your policy still covers driving schools is to read your policy. If you find that your policy does not cover our driving schools you can purchase event insurance from Lockton Affinity Motorsports. BMW CCA members get a discount on the purchase of both single and multiple event driving school insurance.
Drones (radio controlled flying machines) cannot be used anywhere on the Road America property.
Advanced, Intermediate and Novice students for Saturday and Sunday – $460 through 8/10, $485 8/11 to 8/31, $525 after.
Instructors for Saturday and Sunday – $250. Instructors will have 1 run group and dispensation to give rides in any group.
Instructors and Advanced students for Friday – $285 through 8/10, $310 from 8/11 to 8/31, $350 after 8/31
Dinner on Saturday night at The Osthoff- $27
Helmet rentals are available for novice and intermediate students – $55 for 2 days (Saturday/Sunday) or $30 for 1 day (Saturday)
Kummrow Automotive would like to invite you to our track inspection day for the upcoming BMWCCA Badger Bimmers OktoberFAST event at Road America. We will be performing complimentary track inspections and free brake fluid flushes by appointment only for any BMWCCA member on September 15th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will have brake fluid available. Give Pat or Andy a call to set up an appointment at 414-352-2886.
Download the tech and medical forms. They must be completed, bring them with you to registration at the track. Here’s the schedule