We look forward to welcoming you to an upcoming event. If, for any reason you need to cancel your registration, please review our cancellation policy, found here.
We will be doing some amazing driving days but also have a few quieter days to enjoy the countryside. This tour will focus on the north and west of the island state. We leave on the Spirit of Tasmania on the evening of Tuesday 29 October. We arrive back in Geelong early morning on Thursday 7 November.
There's an outline of the event itinerary here.
All booking for the ferry MUST come through this registration. We are doing a group booking on the Spirit of Tasmania, for which your pay a deposit or in-full by registering for this event.
Registration for this event closes on 7 September.
You will need to book your own accommodation in Tasmania, but we have reserved rooms at all our stops. Please call and make your own reservations using the code BMWDCM. Do not use their booking sites as you will not be placed as part of our group and won't obtain our club discount.
Please find information about travelling on the Spirit of Tasmania here.
Accommodation will fill fast, so please register asap. If you are having difficulties with the booking form, please do not hesitate to give Jo a call on 0412 661 900.
Payments can be made in full or progressive payments will be accepted. Be sure to have your reference number on all progressive payments.
A deposit of $400 by bank transfer is required for all registrations to be secure. If you want to pay the full cost now you can do so using PayPal or bank transfer (PayPal will only let you pay the full balance owing on the invoice).
Final payments are due by 7 September 2024.
Please make sure you have a copy of the trip booklet with you on the trip.
A UHF radio with external aerial will be mandatory on this event due to Tasmania's mountainous terrain which interferes with in-car radio signals. If you want to purchase a radio kit, please click here to place your order.
We will be on our usual channel 17.
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc.Any questions? Contact Jo Mawson at v.president@bmwdcm.com.au or on 0412 661 900. Or for questions about the itinerary, contact Peter Williams at secretary@bmwdcm.com.au.
Enjoy discounted entry into the wonderful world of historic motor racing including the "big banger" F5000 cars, Historic Touring Cars (not the Group A/C cars) plus much more - at least 11 categories altogether.
The display area will either be in the concourse by the grandstand or on the Red Hill spectator area. In either case you can watch the racing from inside your car if the weather is inclement or the covered grandstand. A shuttle bus usually operates to take spectators from Red Hill to the pits and paddock area, where there will be food vendors. You might like to bring a picnic. Toilets are provided at Red Hill. The race meeting is organised by the VHRR. Entry as a spectator is avilable to all. If yu are not a BMWDCM member, thinking about becoming a BMWDCM member, or attending with a member, perhasps do not register here.
For BMWDCM members, entry price will be discounted to $20 for a display car, including the driver, with additional passengers being charged $20 (children under 15 free). A windscreen sticker will be provided at the meeting point to enable discounted entry.
Any car, any age, any condition as long as clean.
All charges payable at the gate.
We will meet in the car park of the Sandown Park Hotel facing Dandenong Road at 8:00 am before entering the track at 8:15 am. Times and prices are subject to confirmation from the event organisers.
The full race event runs Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday all categories have one practice session and one race, on Sunday all categories have two races. We are attending as a club on Saturday only but your ticket is good for Sunday as well. Racing usually finishes at about 5pm, but you do not need to stay to the end.
Please contact Lawrence Glynn (0414 563 290) to discuss.
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc.Any questions? Contact Lawrence Glynn at treasurer@bmwdcm.com.au or on 0414 563 290.
This is when your committee will report on the year just gone and the new committee for the next 12 months will be chosen.
We encourage as many members as possible to attend this important meeting.
The official notice of meeting will been sent out separately.
If you are unable to attend you will be able to submit a proxy voting form (available with the official notice of meeting) which counts toward the all important minimum number of voting members required for an AGM
Food is available for purchase in the bistro, for those who wish to come earlier and dine. Meals are at your own cost. Please ensure you book using BMWAGM as your booking reference, so they know you are part of our group.
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General discussion after the AGM is welcome.
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc.Any questions? Contact Jo Mawson at v.president@bmwdcm.com.au or on 0412 661 900.
Without officials these events cannot run.
We need flag marshalls for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
(if you can only do Thursday and Friday, this is fine too)
All officials will be given FREE camping or uni style accomodation.
All meals and drinks daily, this includes a hot cooked meal at the end of the day.
Free uniform.
If you are wanting to purhase a BMWDCM Challenge Bathrust shirt please use this link.
If it is your first time officiating at this event, time and weather permitting, you will get hot laps at the end of the event.
If you are a driver and can only help out on Thursday and Friday, this is fine, we will take you for as many days as you can offer.
If you're not accredited as an official by Motorsport Australia, you can still volunteer and the relevant training for your assigned role will be provided.
All drivers who volunteer will get their cars through scrutineering on Wednesday.
Please review the short YouTube video here, which may help you with your booking.
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc.
Any questions? Contact Jo Mawson at v.president@bmwdcm.com.au or call 0412 661 900.
Challenge Bathurst is an invitation-only regularity event and we are very lucky to be invited to join in again for 2024. This is a fantastic opportunity to tick off one of your bucket list items and drive on one of the best circuits in the world. You only need a level 2 or above Motorsport Australia licence, you don't need to have a fully prepared race car - any vehicle that you use at a normal sprint day will be eligible as long as it is a BMW and passes scrutineering.
This year we have been offered 55 spots at a cost of $2000 per entrant. Your spot will only be secured once full payment has been received.
All paperwork will need to be returned completed too.
We will have 9 pit lane garages for all competing.
Once we have made the full payment to Challenge Bathurst, all refunds and cancellations are subject to Challenge Bathurst's cancellation policy.
What is a Regularity ?
A regularity is a timed competition event, where you nominate a lap time which you need to try to match each lap. This is not racing door to door, but allows you to drive at a pace that is comfortable for you and your car.
We will also need to supply 10 flag marshalls to help on the Thursday and Friday.
Please watch this video. Volunteers register here.
We need your help, so please ask your fellow club members to come along and help out. Arrive early and volunteer as a flag marshal and help those who normally help you drive. Please remember without volunteers you cannot have fun on the track, so this is your way of giving back. All volunteers will be offered free camping or accommodation at the Uni. Register here to volunteer for specific days.
Any drivers volunteering on the Thursday and Friday will be able to go through scrutineering on Wednesday.
Team merchandise will also be available to order through this link.
There will be no stock at the track; orders will be all done via pre-ordering. All drivers will be required to wear team merchandise.
This is available to all current members of all invited BMW Affiliated clubs.
Not a BMW Club member? Easy, join here.
You will need to find your own accommodation and transportation to get there.
Full payment will be required on registration.
Full details will be sent out on the running of the event in July with further paperwork.
ALL paperwork needs to be completed or you will be deemed as not entered and you will miss your spot.
We will need volunteers to help run the team. If you are able to volunteer, or have someone in your family prepared to help, please register for that here.
Full Entry forms are not yet available. We will send all the necessary paper work out as soon as we receive them.
Round 7 of the 2024 Traction Tyres/Yokohama Drivers Championship is at Phillip Island, hosted by Alfa Romeo Owners Club Vic.
ENTRIES ARE NOT YET OPEN. CHECK BACK SOON FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
Entries will be via the Motorsport Australia events portal. you must login or create an account and then go to the event entry system and select the event to enter.
For information on using the Motorsport Australia Event Entry system, click here.
Any questions? Contact Jo Mawson at motorsport@bmwdcm.com.au or on 0412661900.
Bring the family for a picnic, enjoy all the amazing cars on display and explore the wonders of this truly amazing Melbourne Landmark.
You can enter the show and shine, just display your car or just join us for a picnic lunch.
The Show and Shine will have an 'open' category for any non-BMW cars, no matter whether Ford, GM or any other make! We know there are plenty of amazing cars out there and we would love to see them on the day, even if you don't enter the judging.
The Show and Shine judging rules are here.
Only BMWDCM members may enter the Show and Shine competition, but visitors are welcome to display cars and join for the picnic lunch.
We will have a BBQ there in the morning with egg and bacon rolls which will just be a donation in the charity tin. Huge thank you to the guys and gals from All Residential/All Commercial Real Estate and All Marque Storage for giving their time to cook breakfast for us all and to Bell Motorsport for donating the food.
There are scattered picnic tables in the gardens but I would advise you to bring your own picnic chairs and tables to be safe. No rubber backed Picnic Rugs are allowed on the lawns.
Coffee and cold drinks will be available to purchase at the venue.
There will be ample parking for those not participating in the show and shine or the display but still want to join us for a bit of fun.
We have been in contact with Santa and he said he will be swinging by to check out all the little kiddies and big kiddies to make sure you have been good in 2024. There will be Christmas raffles, so make sure you bring cash with on you on the day.
Products will be available for sale on the day from Sonax Australia.
Show and Shine judging will be in classes of similar age cars: the exact classes will be determined by entries so as to have about the same number in each class. This is not a concours event; originality is not a criterion. It is all about how well the car is cleaned and presented. No demerits for stone chips or the like. The Show and Shine competition is open to BMWDCM members only.
Peoples Choice award available on the day.
STRICTLY NO PETS ALLOWED
The shift back to the earlier, traditional date ensures the event will continue to avoid clashes with other major international races, ensuring the maximum opportunity for the world’s best GT teams and drivers to attend.
The event will continue to open both the domestic motorsport scene as well as doubling as the opening round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, a position it has held since the launch of the global GT3 competition in 2016.
Strong interest has already been received from potential 2025 entries, with the race set to potentially welcome a host of brand-new models with the Ferrari 296 GT3, Ford Mustang GT3 and Chevrolet Corvette GT3 all becoming eligible to compete for the first time.
Be sure to join our group in an exclusive Pit Lane Corporate Suite in 2025 on top of the pit building complex, offering great viewing of the main straight and pit lane. Enjoy the freedom of being able to come and go all day and have the security of being part of our own Executive Suite.
Pricing may change once confirmation is received from Super Cars.
A deposit of $600 per person is required to hold your reservation.
So what do you get?
Priority entry, unlimited food and drink over the 3 days of racing. Comfort of your own suite with our own private host. Lounge chairs to relax in. Private balcony. TV screens. Access to all General Admission areas of the track and to the paddock/back of pits.
We are working on a few extra special bonus items for the weekend which will be confirmed closer to the date.
Please note: this does not include your accommodation. You must book this separately.
Please contact Jo for motel information and booking code.
10 rooms are reserved.
This is a none refundable event.
Where is it being held?
Melbourne of course.
We will host the event at WestWaters Caroline Springs and accommodation bookings are now open. Use this link.
We will need people prior and during the event.
What tasks are needed?
Good question.
Some of the roles needed will be:
Judges for Show and Shine
Scrutineers
Paddock Marshalls
Parking attendants
Drive leaders & tail cars
General runners
etc
If you think you will be able to spare us some time before or during the event, please email officials@bmwdcm.com.au and state where you would be most suited.
Registrations are open to attend these events, please go to the Nationals website here.
Officials' Merchandise is now open to pre-order.
(Please note officials will be wearing black and attendees will be wearing white.)
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc.Any questions? Contact Jo Mawson at v.president@bmwdcm.com.au or 0412 661 900.
Use this link to register for the BMW clubs Australia Nationals.
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc.Any questions? Contact Jo Mawson at info@bmwclubnationals.com.au or 0412 661 900.
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