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DRIVER’S EVENT CONFERENCE REPORT by Rick Largen I recently attended the Driver’s Event Conference held in Dallas Texas. The event was held at the Westin hotel near the airport in Dallas. It consists of two meetings going at the same time. One of the meetings involves the stewards of the BMW Car Club of America Racing program and the Driver’s Event Committee. Though not as large as the national conference that is also held in Dallas, it is just as important. Especially that we all, or should, participate in all the events that the chapter offers. The event starts on a Friday. Everyone arrives by three o’clock and the meetings begin at five. Friday there is a welcome dinner and an outline of how the weekend will progress out. Saturday is a full day of lectures. A lot of subjects are covered and some apply to all chapters. They are anything on how to organize an event to liability issues. There are also programs presented on the Instructor Training School. This is a program that is being organized to unify what anyone who is a high performance driving instructor is teaching. It is a pretty tough selection process. Not everybody makes it. There are also programs on organizing the group drives, as well as Tire Rack Street Survival. Sunday, we got started about eight in the morning. That is a travel day for most, so the attendance is not as great. We went over what we learned. We also met with our driving events coordinator, who is Fred Bell. He is an awesome person with a wealth of knowledge I can only hope to get a small percentage of. As many of you know, I am the chairperson for the Tire Rack Street Survival School that is held by our chapter. I was able to attend the conference and bring back a wealth of knowledge that not only applies to Tire Rack Street Survival, but to every driving event that is held by a club, not only on the national level, but on a local chapter level. Driving events are defined by the national office can be anything from a drive to a destination to high performance driving events that are held at a racing venue. That being said, there are rules that apply at every event, and some that are specific to each event. To try and explain all that, this article would end up being the only one in a newsletter. I will try to highlight some of what I was able to take away from the event. All of us own, or have an interest in BMW for many reasons. For some of us, it is the reliability of the vehicle you own. Some of us drive them for the exterior and interior craftsmanship. There are also some that drive one for the performance these vehicles have. That being said, each time we participate in an event, there are things that need to be done so that we keep our participants and ourselves safe and have a good time that we can all enjoy. There are quite a few things that go into making an event a success from not only the organizer of the event, but to all of those who participate. If you want to learn more, the entire guide is available under the BMW Car Club website. If you look under “Chapters”, you will find the BMWCCA Operations Manual. As always, I am looking for people who want to participate, either by instructing, or volunteering to do other necessary tasks for Tire Rack Street Survival. Remember, this is everyone’s club. Participate all you can. You don’t have to be an officer, or be at every event. I’m sure that everyone who is a member has something special that they bring with them. Share it with all. 6
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