BMWCCA ///M Chapter hosts a gathering the 2^nd Saturday of each month.

Location:
Hunt Valley Horsepower Cars & Coffee
118 Shawan Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21152

horsepowering.com

May 11th- start point for Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals caravan

BMW race fans looking for an affordable race weekend? Join our BMW CCA Car Corral for the IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIR!!! This is only way BMW fans should enjoy any IMSA race weekend as part of the best BMW hospitality tent in the US. Whether you’re a hardcore BMW race fan or just getting into motorsports, we’ll be cheering and partying hard to get BMW to the podium!

– Dedicated BMW-only infield parking

– Trackside spectating featuring turns 1-6

– Fully catered lunch, drinks, snacks, and refreshments

– Closed-circuit TV race feed

– Meet & Greet sessions with all BMW racing teams (who wants to meet Bill Auberlen!)

– Parade Laps (drive your BMW on the full track!)

– Chance to win hot laps around the full race course with latest M cars courtesy of the BMW Performance Center

– BMW Performance Center giveaways

– Daily lunchtime raffle with prizes that include an HPDE weekend with the Tarheel and National Capital Chapter

Lodging

Almost all of the surrounding hotels are already sold out; however, we have established a limited block of rooms at the Berry Hill Resort, located in South Boston, Virginia. The Berry Hill Resort is, by far, the nicest place to stay in the area, with an award-winning tavern and plenty of things to do on location. Many of the race teams also stay here, so don’t be surprised when your favorite driver shows up for breakfast! Please mention our BMW room block to receive the special pricing of $250 per night plus resort fee and applicable taxes.

BMW CCA NCC Sim Racing Program – 2024 Season:

INTRODUCTION

What is this program about? – This is a simulated racing league offered by BMW CCA National Capital Chapter (NCC). It is open to anyone and there is no cost to participate. You also do not have to be a member of BMW CCA to participate. We will use popular iRacing as our sim racing platform. We are open to all skill levels but we do require some experience, basic understanding of racing, and skills as explained in requirements section. We started this program in early 2020, and we host races all year around (4 seasons, 8-10 race weeks per season). We have dozens of enthusiastic drivers all over the country who have steadily improved over the years, so come join and race with us!

Why should you join and how is different than other leagues? – first and foremost, we focus on skill development. Almost all of our races are fixed setup in order to emphasize driver skill development rather than spending time “tuning” the car. We also strive to drive squeaky clean in this league, just like real club and vintage racing series, we do not condone racing contacts or incidents. We do have pretty tight rules (and penalty system) to enforce this priority. In order to accelerate your skill development, we also have data analysis sessions, replay peer reviews, additional practice nights, and most importantly friendly drivers who are willing to help out with any issues you may have (equipment setup, car painting, driving technique, etc.). Many of our drivers have experienced positive and accelerated learning by participating in this league and have enjoyed comraderies over the years.

How to join this league:

• Once you have met the basic requirements below and have read and understood our rules and penalty system, you can apply to join the league.

• New members are accepted up to Tuesday of each week.  We do not accept new applicants on official race day on Thursday.

1. 1. Please search and apply under BMW CCA NCC League in iRacing:
      • • You must have –
          • Road racing license class of D or higher,
          • Safety rating (SR) of 2.50 or higher, AND
          • iRating of 1350 or higher to be accepted into the league

1. 2. Discord channel link will be sent out and you must acknowledge certain channel within Discord to participate in league sessions.

REQUIREMENTS

Software

• We (exclusively) use iRacing as our simulated racing program. You must be a member of iRacing (https://www.iracing.com/) which requires membership fee.
  • You will need to purchase number of tracks as the season goes on.
  • You will need to purchase number of cars. The car class we drive in this league are: GT3, GT4, GTE, GTP.
• During iRacing sessions,
  • You must run Crew Chief as your iRacing spotter (https://thecrewchief.org).
  • You must also run Trading Paints to display required sponsor logos on your car (https://www.tradingpaints.com).
  • For data analysis we use VRS (https://virtualracingschool.appspot.com/#/Home), but it is not required and it is optional for your learning analysis.
• We use dedicated Discord (https://discord.com) channel for league communication. Discord channel info will be sent out once you join the league.

Hardware:

• You must have a good, working sim racing wheelbase, wheel, and pedals to participate. This is not an arcade game, so a game controller or joystick won’t work here!
• You must have a good, working PC with fast internet speed for smooth iRacing experience. You can check iRacing website for minimum computer and network requirements.
• You must have a good, working headset with a microphone to participate in order to communicate with other drivers. Please do a mic check when you join the session.
  • iRacing radio button is the official communication channel, use it to alert other drivers (not via Discord).
• Many drivers have dedicated sim racing rig where it supports monitors, wheelbase, pedals, etc. with built in seat for support. Although not required but sim rig is highly recommended for enhanced experience.

LEAGUE RULEBOOK

This is the most important part of our sim racing league, please download and spend some time thoroughly going through the rules and penalty system we have in place.

DOWNLOAD HERE

RACE FORMAT:

• By participating in this league and races, it is assumed that you have read these rules in their entirety and understand the rules and penalties.

RACE SETUP:

• Car: GT3
• Time of day will vary
• Weather: autogenerated
• Track condition: autogenerated, carried over, but the marbles will be cleaned between sessions
• Setup: fixed iRacing's Sprint setup
• Fast repair: 1
• Start type: rolling start
• In-racing incident penalty system (i.e., the drive-through penalty):
  • First 17x then every 5x thereafter
• Race weeks dropped: 2
• Points system: top 15 drivers are awarded with points linearly (i.e., 15 down to 1 for first 15 positions)
  • Qualifying: 15 down to 1 for first 15 positions
  • Race: 15 down to 1 for first 15 positions
  • Extra 1 point to the fastest lap in the race!
  • Points are aggregated for each race week and count toward the overall standings
• We broadcast our official races on Thursday nights. Our official broadcast is VSPEED (https://www.vspeedsim.com/broadcasting)

SPONSORSHIP

• This league and broadcasting are not possible without help from our sponsors and donations.
• We have multiple sponsorship opportunities available, please see the flyer below.
• Please consider sponsoring us and help grow this exciting eSports league!

NCC SIM RACING PROGRAM TEAM:

• Program director: Scott Kim
• Program associate chair: Brian Kennedy, Dean Thuline, Adam Poll, Clint Fletcher

Questions, comments, suggestions, sponsorship inquiries, etc. please contact NCC sim racing team: simracing@nccbmwcca.org

“The cars may be virtual, but the race is REAL!”

Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton, Virginia. The park is easily reached via Interstate I-95 or Virginia Rt. 123.

Buy a limited edition, specially designed Deutsche Marque Concours T-shirt to help support the event! Celebrate our 40th anniversary gathering of the local BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche chapters with a commemorative shirt. All proceeds will go directly to the car clubs for concours expenses. The cut-off date to order is midnight May 20th , to ensure time for production & shipping to members.  It’s $9.95 to ship one or more shirts per order.  Priced at $25 we must order 16 shirts before production is considered. Thanks for your support! Order yours here.

https://www.novaparks.com/parks/occoquan-regional-park

Registration: https://msreg.com/DMC2024

The Deutsche Marque Concours d’Elegance is an automotive party featuring fine German collector vintage and modern cars arrayed around Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton, Virginia. Car owners, and those who adore their cars, gather for a day of mutual admiration and relaxed camaraderie while guest judges review and critique the participants’ cars.

This year will represent the 39th time that we have gathered members of the National Capital Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA) and the Greater Washington Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA). The Audi Club – Potomac Chesapeake Chapter will also be in attendance for this terrific show.

THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023 RAIN OR SHINE

Online pre-registration is preferred.  As the park is providing catering for the awards reception we need a firm registration number for them by Saturday, May 6.  If you register at the event we may not have enough food/beverage for you at the awards reception.

TO FACILITATE JUDGING (OPENING DOORS/TRUNKS, RAISING TOPS, ETC.), YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO TURN ON YOUR CAR, MOVE IT FORWARD A FEW FEET FOR THE JUDGES, AND THEN MOVE IT BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT. PLEASE: DO NOT HOLD UP THE JUDGING BY DISAPPEARING.

Are you NOT a BMW CCA member or has your membership lapsed?
You can join or reinstate your membership here.
To learn more about the BMW CCA, visit the BMW CCA website.

All event weekends will take place at Summit Point Raceway:

Friday on Main, Sat/Sun on Jefferson Mar 15-17 Register
HPDE Main and Club Race May 3-5 Register
Instructor Appreciation Day and A-Solo Jul 12 Register
HPDE Shenandoah Sep 13-15″ Register

Driving School
DSSC Chairman – Jamey Basham – dsscchair@nccbmwcca.org
Driving School Coordinator – Fraser Dachille – dscoordinator@nccbmwcca.org
Chief Instructor – George Hovis – chiefinstructor@nccbmwcca.org
Registrar – Dean Thuline – hpdereg@nccbmwcca.org
At Track Registrar – Joseph Irwin – hpdetrack@nccbmwcca.org
IA Coordinator – Mike Meyer – iacoordinator@nccbmwcca.org
Student Representative – Jeff Geroso – hpdestudentrep@nccbmwcca.org
Instructor Representative – Tim Bradford – instructorrep@nccbmwcca.org
Club Race Chair – Mike Saul – clubracechair@nccbmwcca.org
Sponsorship – Gordon Kimpel - hpdesponsorship@nccbmwcca.org
Technology Chair – Tommy Ivic – hpdetechchair@nccbmwcca.org
Promotion and Communications – Fraser Dachille – hpdepromo@nccbmwcca.org

NoVA – 1st Tuesday 6:00PM – Location: Yard House. McLean VA
Here’s a map for parking: top floor of parking garage where the ❌ is.
If inclement weather, then we park on the highest covered level (one level down from top floor).

Howard County – 2nd Thursday – Location: BJ’s Brewhouse, Columbia MD

Montgomery County – 3rd Thursday – Location: Dogfish Head Alehouse,  Gaithersburg, MD

Anne Arundel County – 4th Thursday – Location: Glory Days Grill, Edgewater, MD

Join NCC and M Chapter for our monthly meetup at Hunt Valley Horsepower Cars & Coffee on the 2nd Saturday of each month!

We will have dedicated, coned-off BMW only parking for the first 40 cars in front of Iron Rooster. Get there early to claim your spot and let’s see what marque runs this show!

Location:
Hunt Valley Horsepower Cars & Coffee
118 Shawan Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21152

horsepowering.com

2024 Karting Schedule

After a lengthy administrative process, the DC Department of Motor Vehicles has finally approved our BMW CCA National Capital Chapter organizational license plates!!!

While we work with the DC DMV to prepare the submission and production process, please be patient as we work through the kinks. In the meantime, those interested in applying for tags, please email Anna to get on our list, anna@nccbmwcca.org

I think it is an absolutely terrific looking tag and as a DC resident, I will be so proud and pleased to join my fellow Maryland club members – who have long been able to display their club membership via their vehicle tag.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Tourmeister
Do you love finding the most obscure back roads? Do you love planning out road trips to interesting destinations? The National Capital Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America is looking for another tourmeister to help plan tour routes in the DMV and West Virginia area for next year.

Contact:

Tours 
Chris Torin – chris.torin@nccbmwcca.org
Devin Moreno – devin.moreno@nccbmwcca.org

Membership Committee
These volunteers create activities related to attracting, involving and retaining chapter members. Previous experience in motivating member participation in enthusiast organizations is a plus, but a positive attitude and a willingness to help are the basic requirements for the position.
If you have a few hours monthly that you are able to dedicate to improving the membership experience for your fellow, please contact Afshawn Towfighi – Afshawn.Towfighi@nccbmwcca.org

NCCers, here’s your chance to see photo(s) of your car(s) in our chapter magazine, der Bayerische! We’re planning on starting a new, regular pictorial feature: “The Many Cars of NCC”. Submit your publication-quality, high-resolution photos to editor@nccbmwcca.org. Please include pertinent info: your name, the make, model, and year of the car, the name of the photographer, and event date & location. Please make sure you have the photographer’s permission for us to publish the photo. Selected photos will appear in a group pictorial in an upcoming issue.

If you’d like to write an article about your car(s) or your motorsports endeavors, we welcome that too! See our dB Article Submission Guidelines and feel free to reach out to editor@nccbmwcca.org with questions.