About this event
BMW CCA Heart of Dixie HPDE at NCM Motosports Park
Grand Full Course
505 Kimberlee A Fast Dr
Bowling Green KY 42103
Nov 7th-9th, 2025
Make plans to join us for our first annual HPDE at NCM Motorsports Park on the Grand Full Course! The goal of our HPDE is to teach driving skills on a closed road course that you can apply to your everyday driving. If you are a seasoned HPDE driver, we've got both intermediate and advanced groups. If you've never attended or are relatively new to the HPDE, we pair you with a seasoned instructor (free of charge) coupled with classroom instruction to help you learn the most from the event. This is not a racing event. You do not have to own a BMW to attend. Our friends at Corsa Crew will also be onsite to provide trackside support for your car if you need it along with a fleet of high performance arrive and drive track car rentals! Sign up today! We hope you will join us!
PRIOR TO REGISTERING PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MSR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS CORRECT!
Friday Track Day:
FOR Advanced-Solo Drivers ONLY
Track: 8:00am to 12pm, break for lunch, then 1:00pm to 5:00pm (With a few breaks inserted throughout the day)
Friday Track Day Fee: $250 for BMWCCA Members, $300 for Non-BMWCCA Members (If you register for the HPDE on Saturday and Sunday you will get the BMWCCA member rate for Friday), $125 for Instructors that register to teach at the HPDE
Saturday/Sunday HPDE:
Run Group Duration: 30 minutes each (4 sessions per day per group)
Run Groups: 4 Run groups will consist of Instructor (I), Advanced Solo (A), Intermediate Solo and Intermediate Instructed (B), and Novice Instructed (C). You will be placed in a run group based upon past HPDE experience.
INSTRUCTORS: YOU WILL ONLY BE ASSIGNED 1 STUDENT FOR THE WEEKEND
HPDE Instructor Registration Fee: $0
STUDENTS: Registration is on a first come, first served basis with preference given to BMWCCA members. If, in our judgment, you need an instructor based on your MSR profile experience and we do not have enough instructors, we will refund your registration fee.
HPDE Student Registration Fee:
BMW CCA members is $525, non BMW CCA members is $575
ONE DAY ONLY OPTION: (Available after 2025-10-11)
BMW CCA members is $325, non BMW CCA members is $375
One day is for Saturday OR Sunday only.
*** Your BMWCCA membership number must be on your MSR profile and current to qualify for the member rate. We reserve the right to charge the non-member rate automatically if there is no valid BMWCCA membership number on your account and you register at the member rate.
NOTE: ALL INSTRUCTED RUN GROUPS ARE IN-CAR INSTRUCTION ONLY. THIS MEANS ALL PARTICIPANTS ASSIGNED AN INSTRUCTOR WILL HAVE THE INSTRUCTOR RIDE WITH YOU IN THE RIGHT SEAT. SIGNING UP FOR THE EVENT MEANS YOU AGREE TO THIS.
Students and instructors have the option to purchase an event t-shirt for $25. When considering your size, note that the t-shirts are trim fit.
Hotel Information:
Working on a group rate hotel in Bowling Green, will update once that has completed.
Sponsors:
Your Source For BMW Performance & Parts
Trackside Support and Arrive and Drive Track Car Rentals
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Event requirements
In order to attend our event, you must meet the following requirements:
- Have a valid driver's license (if you are under 18 years of age, please see additional requirements below)
- Have a Snell 2015 or newer certified helmet (M ratings OK) - No loaner helmets this year!
- Vehicles with integrated retractable factory hardtops (not removable) are not considered convertibles and are allowed
- Convertibles MUST meet the specifications noted below - No factory roll bars meet the minimum safety standard
- All Instructors MUST be approved by our Chief Instructor, Chris Kniseley
- To download forms and find information for first time attendees, go to the Driver Education section of Heart of Dixie website
- Forms MUST be completed prior to check-in at NCM Motorsports Park
- Vehicles must comply with NCM Motorsports Park 103 dB sound level maximum
- You are responsible for any damages to the NCM Motorsport Park facility and are paid before you leave the track
Minors (under 18):
- You must email the Chief Instructor prior to registration, Chris Kniseley
- Minor drivers enrolled in any BMW CCA driving school are required to have a full Operator/Drivers license (at least 16 in Kentucky) that does not require another qualified party to be a passenger in the vehicle
- Approval of registration for drivers under 18 is at the sole discretion of the organizers
- Any driver under 18 years of age must have a parent or legal guardian sign a Minor Waiver form ONSITE at the event
- Parent or legal guardian must remain at NCM Motorsports Park during the event
- No refunds at the event for failing to comply
Convertibles:
Factory Retractable (not removable) Hardtop Convertibles will be allowed.
The Heart of Dixie BMW CCA is required to conform to the National BMW CCA HPDE rules. National will allow convertibles with the following specifications:
- No factory roll bars meet the minimum safety standard
- An SCCA approved 6-point cage with log book
- 5 or 6-point racing harnesses/seat belts
- Arm Restraints are required for cars with a cage and a soft top
- Car must be run with the top in the up or on position
- All entrants with a convertible must contact the Chief Instructor, Chris Kniseley, for approval before registration
- Any questions regarding the use of a convertible MUST be resolved before registration. If you arrive at the track with an unapproved car that does not meet these specifications you will be turned away without a refund.
Tech Inspections:
Have your vehicle tech inspected within 30 days of arriving at the track. Inspections must be performed by a qualified mechanic.
Car Sharing:
- Same run group: First Driver, full price. Second Driver, $250.00.
- Different run group: Both Drivers, each full price.
Electric Vehicles
- Due to some recent (late 2023) safety discussions at the National Level, effective immediately, we cannot allow and Electric Vehicles to participate in BMW CCA Track Driving Events.
