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In 2010, the BMW Car Club of Gauteng identified a need to provide their regular time trial drivers a more serious platform to use their purpose-built track cars, as well as provide an entry point into motorsport at an affordable rate in a very social atmosphere.
In 4 years the resultant series has grown phenomenally and attracted some big national names onto the grid.
The strategy for the series in 2015 is not to halt this growth but at the same time ensure the original spirit of the series is kept alive and well.
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| Bridgestone have confirmed their continued support of the club and the race series as a naming sponsor, as have club stalwarts MBS Carriers, G&H Transport, Top Watch, Speed and Sound, Tri-Cor Signs SA and Big Boss Auto. |
| The current class structures have been retained for the 2015 season, however a new exciting class in the form of the BMW Challenge has been added into the fray. This class can best be described as a revival of Group N in that the class runs according to a stringent technical specification. The class will form part of the same race and all drivers will be eligible for the overall championship crown. |
| Only a BMW E36 328i in mostly standard form is eligible for the BMW Challenge. All cars are built in one workshop using the same components homologated for the class. Every car will carry the same livery, run on Bridgestone High Performance tyres with a limited allocation for the season and carry small modifications to suspension, exhaust and brakes only. |
| Driver Training will be offered to novice drivers and technical support will be available at the track. Component sponsorships are on the table as well for drivers who enter the full season. |
| BMW Dealers, corporate partners and other interested parties will be encouraged to sponsor a car, a driver or enter a car of their own in a class where setup and driver skill will rule the day. A class full of equal cars that are affordable to build and maintain is just the thing this series needs, if not local motorsport in general. The class is strictly aimed at novice and ‘clubbies’ to improve the depth of talent at a grass roots level, rather than creating a means for experienced regional and national campaigners to dominate. |
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| The 8 rounds will be split between 4 of the club’s Bridgestone Track Challenge events, and 4 rounds hosted by the Extreme Festival and Inland Championship. |
Provisional Calendar:
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| 28 February 2015 |
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Zwartkops Bridgestone Track Challenge |
| 21 March 2015 |
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Zwartkops (Extreme Festival) |
| 23 May 2015 |
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Kyalami Bridgestone Track Challenge |
| 20 June 2015 |
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Midvaal (Inland Championship) |
| 18 July 2015 |
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Phakisa Bridgestone Track Challenge |
| 22 August 2015 |
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Phakisa (Extreme Festival) |
| 19 September 2015 |
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Kyalami Bridgestone Track Challenge |
| 28 November 2015 |
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Kyalami (Extreme Festival) |
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| For eligibility details on the Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series and BMW Challenge, please contact the Chairman, Michael Broom, at Click-to-Reveal@bmwcarclub.co.za. |
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