In partnership with the British MotorCycle Racing Club (BMCRC/“Bemsee”), Londonbikers.com and Motoprofessional.com are pleased to support an open evening at the Kentagon bar at Brands Hatch racing circuit, just off the M25 in Kent. This will take place on 11th December. This event is the first step into getting you into the wonderful world of amateur racing. Bemsee are here to help get you started and to help you in the future.
On the evening you’ll be able to ask all the questions you have ever wanted to ask as a Rookie, for example, about applying for your licence, what happens on race day, preparing your bike and getting practice in before the season starts. You can start the process there as we’ll have ACU licence forms available, an ophthalmologist to get your eye test sorted and you’ll be able to apply for the next intro event, the BMCRC Schoolday.
The Schoolday will be again at Brands in February on 21-22nd. You’ll do classroom sessions on the first afternoon that will result in your completing the ACU’s CTC course that will form part of your licence application. On the Sunday you’ll be on track in groups under the supervision of one of the Club’s seven ACU Club Coaches. At the end of the weekend we’ll submit your licence application for you and you’ll be on your way to starting racing.
Our support programme will buddy you up with a more experienced rider who will be around at the early race meetings you attend. Our Rookie Riders Director will be available to you to contact for questions and advice and you’ll also receive a rookie rider pack with a wealth of information to help you at your first few meetings.
Attendance at the Open Evening is free, just call us on 01708 720305 to let us know you intend to come along. Dont forget to say that you are calling following seeing this information on Londonbikers.com!
If you can’t attend the evening, call us on 01708 720305 and we’ll guide you through the process.
Some of the paperwork you can start right away…
- To obtain a race licence, you will need to sit a classroom session known as the ACU-CTC course. The ACU is our sports governing body and CTC stands for Competence to Compete.
- In the classroom, you will be tutored on various aspects of racing, such as flags, safety, etc.
- At the end of the sessions you will need to answer a multiple choice paper, which, as long as you have been paying attention to the tutor, you should pass.
- To race with BMCRC, you will need to show proof that you have attended a Race School, in order that you have had an on-track assessment from an ACU Club Coach.
New for 2009, BMCRC now have our own ACU licensed Club Coaches who can assess your on track ability and sign a certificate that enables you to obtain a race licence and race with BMCRC. This applies to all riders including youngsters from age 12 onwards. (You need to be aged 12 and over on the date of our Race School in February 09).
As a BMCRC member, you can complete all of this over one weekend on February 21-22nd 2009. We hold the ACU-CTC course on Saturday afternoon and the Race School Day on the Sunday. Once you have completed both parts, we will then forward all your paperwork on to the ACU and they will issue you with your race licence.
To start the process, you will need to obtain a BMCRC Membership form, an ACU Licence Application form and a BMCRC Race School/CTC Course Application form, complete them all, attach fees and send in to our office address (see below). All the forms are available from our website or by telephoning our offices on the numbers below and speaking to Tracey or Mike. If any of the above seems daunting or you need a bit more explanation, please feel free to call us anyway.
Don’t forget the open evening!Further documents are available here:
www.bemsee.netBemsee is the oldest racing club in the UK and is holding its centenary in 2009. We have close links with British Superbikes and a lot of our riders go on to compete in the MCRCB club (the BSB club).
Directions to the Kentagon bar:Turn off at junction 3 of the M25, onto the A20 (signposted Brands Hatch). Follow the signs towards West Kingsdown and you will see the Main Gate entrance by the Thistle Hotel on the left. Go in through the Main Gate and follow the road until you see the Kentagon on the left, just before you would enter the Paddock.
Image: Andy Weymouth raced at Bemsee very sucessfully in 2007 on an R6 and has gone on to British Superstock in 2008. This picture was taken at Cadwell earlier this year at a British Superbikes Round.
