2026 Standing Regulations — BMW Drivers Club NSW Motorsport Track Events

Key Downloads and Links

• Supersprint Regulations 2026 V2.2
• Annex A 2026 (Base Points)
• Annex-C 2026 — online form to enter the Supersprint Championship with your car in the correct class
• BMW Rules for Track Day Drivers 2025 — still applies for 2026
• BMW Rules for Supersprint Drivers 2025 — for history only, does not apply for 2026
• Motorsport Australia Website

These Standing Regulations use a day at Sydney Motorsport Park’s Amaroo (South) Circuit as the sample circuit, but they apply equally at Gardner, Brabham, Druitt and Amaroo.

BMW Drivers Club NSW runs two separate track events on the day:

Supersprint: for Competitors, who drive to earn points in the Club’s Supersprint Championship.

Come & Try / Track Day: for Participants, with no timing and no competition.

1.0 General entry information

This applies to both Supersprint Competitors and Come & Try / Track Day Participants.

1.1 Licence

Supersprint and Come & Try Track Day run under a Motorsport Australia Permit, and every driver must hold a Motorsport Australia Licence.

Supersprint (Competitors): you need a current Motorsport Australia Speed Licence, Junior Speed Licence, or better. Include your licence details and expiry date on your registration — it will be checked. Don’t register for Supersprint if you don’t hold at least a current MA Speed Licence. If you don’t have one, log in to Motorsport Australia, set up your account, then purchase your annual Speed Licence under “My Applications” (approximately $174 for the year). Your digital licence appears in your account portal and can be shown on your phone at the Sign-on Desk.

Come & Try / Track Day (Participants): you need a Motorsport Australia Speed Licence or Junior Speed Licence, or a Motorsport Australia single-day Introductory Licence 2026. To get an Introductory Licence, log in to Motorsport Australia, set up your account and complete the Introductory Licence application. Once approved, it appears as a digital licence in your portal, ready to show at Sign-on. Alternatively, complete the Introductory Licence 2026 form online, pay the $40 fee by credit card, then print, sign and bring the completed form to the Sign-on Desk on the day. On your registration, enter “One Day” for Licence Number.

1.2 General information for all drivers

• Competitors and Participants must read and understand both the Supplementary Regulations for this event and these Standing Regulations.
• Entries are accepted in order of receipt via online registration. Payment is by Stripe on the website, and acceptance of entry is emailed to each Competitor or Participant.
• Electric and hybrid vehicles are not currently eligible to compete or participate.
• On the track, all drivers must wear non-synthetic apparel covering neck to wrist to ankle, non-synthetic shoes, and a helmet meeting Motorsport Australia NCR Schedule D (minimum specification AS1698).
• The Organisers reserve the right to refuse any entry in accordance with the NCR.
• Cancellation policy: a full refund may be granted for cancellations more than 7 days out. Within 7 days, a refund may be granted case-by-case after representation to the Club Committee.
• Multiple driver entry: two drivers can share a single vehicle with committee confirmation, either running a full set of sessions each at two full registration fees, or sharing a single set of sessions at one registration fee plus $60 (paid using a code issued, after the first driver registers, by emailing motorsport@bmwclubnsw.asn.au. Both drivers must complete the club’s online registration separately and mark “Shared” yes on their forms. Only one driver on track at a time; no passengers in Supersprint, though coaches can be arranged for Come & Try / Track Day.
• Car numbers: every vehicle displays a 230mm-high, two- or three-digit Car Number to Motorsport Australia Schedule K on both sides (door or window), in Malandra GB bold italic, Helvetica or Arial Bold (or equivalent), in a colour that contrasts with the car. Your number is the one entered on your registration; if it’s already taken, you’ll be emailed your issued number. Digits are available at the Sign-on Desk for $3.50 each, or you can arrange your own sign-company digits — numbers made from sticky tape are not permitted. Flag Marshals need to read your number as your car passes at speeds approaching 250km/h.
• Scrutineering takes place at the Amaroo Centre, Garages 1 and 2, and stops for the Drivers’ Briefing; sessions will not be delayed for anyone who has missed scrutineering. Targeted scrutiny operates under the Motorsport Australia Targeted Scrutiny process — drivers of logbooked vehicles must present their logbook, apparel and helmet to the Chief Scrutineer. Cars must be presented clean and tidy, clear of rubbish, and fully ready for the track with car numbers, apparel and helmet ready for inspection.
• Competitors’ cars must have battery location triangles, tow couplings front and rear, and a fire extinguisher less than 3 years old. A single tow coupling is recommended for Participants’ cars but not compulsory.
• Cars must have a correctly fitted driver’s window net, or the driver’s window must be fully closed.
• MyLaps Track Observation System: every car is fitted with a MyLaps transponder, available from MyLaps at the Amaroo Control Centre; hire is included in the registration fee. Transponders must be returned to MyLaps at the end of the day — a $1,500 penalty applies for any driver who doesn’t return theirs. The system is explained at the driver briefing; it shows Race Control the position and direction of each car, can trigger circuit lights such as the black/white checked flag, and illuminates in-car to show green, red and checked flag indications. Cameras around the track let race control observe incidents and driver behaviour.
• Driving on a racetrack can be dangerous. Anyone driving dangerously will be shown a black flag with their car number and must return immediately, via pit entry, to the Amaroo control tower for an in-depth interview with the Clerk of the Course. Remember: you’ll run out of tyres and talent well before your car does.
• If a red flag or light is shown, slow down immediately and return to pit lane; you may be directed to line up at the pit exit. If the red light comes on early in a session, the Clerk of the Course may, at their discretion, send vehicles back out to complete the session.
• The pit lane speed limit is 40km/h; vehicles must never be reversed in pit lane, and spectators and crew may not enter pit lane.
• Before entering and while on the track, the driver’s window must be fully closed — not open by even 10mm. A car seen with the driver’s window open in any way will be black-flagged. Other windows may be down, and a compliant, checked window net is also accepted.
• On the first (out) lap, warm your tyres and brakes; there is no overtaking from track entry until past turn 15.
• If you need to leave the track during a run, do so via pit entry.
• At the end of a session, the checked flag is shown — acknowledge it with a wave or a flash of your lights, then take a cool-down lap back to the Amaroo paddock at 40km/h.
• These rules keep your day safe and enjoyable. If it’s your first time on a racetrack, feeling a little nervous is normal — watch out for officials, as they can’t see every car at once. At the end of the day, please thank the Flag Marshals: they’re volunteers, and they appreciate being acknowledged.

1.3 Additional information for Supersprint Competitors

• Supersprint is a Motorsport Australia Speed Event and a round of the Club’s Supersprint Championship. Competitors drive to set their best time at the circuit and earn points in their car’s class; full championship details are on the Supersprint Rules 2026 page.
• Cars may be TfNSW road registered, or BMW Club or other MA-affiliated club track cars, and must comply with the Supersprint Rules. Present your car to the Scrutineer clear of rubbish, with car numbers and battery triangle fitted, tow couplings on, fire extinguisher less than 3 years old, battery positive terminal insulated, and apparel and helmet ready for inspection. Once passed, the Scrutineer attaches a signed sticker to the top right of your windscreen.
• Competitors submit an online Annex C 2026 for their car ahead of their first round of the year, to establish the correct class. If you haven’t already submitted it, read the rules and complete Annex C 2026 now.
• Competitors are arranged into 2, 3 or 4 groups, fastest to slowest, based on the time entered on your registration or the organiser’s best estimate. If you’d like a more appropriate grid position, ask the Grid Manager rather than the organisers on the day.
• Complete the required Compliance, Disclaimer and Scrutiny forms as part of your registration.
• Every Competitor is issued a timing transmitter from Timing (level 1, Amaroo Control Centre) — one per driver. Fit it to the exterior of your car as instructed and return it to Timing at the end of the day; a $500 penalty applies if it isn’t returned. All times count, and results are published live on Natsoft during the event.
• This is not a car race. Use appropriate Supersprint driver etiquette: if a car is closer behind you this lap than last lap, it’s faster than you — let it pass.

1.4 Additional information for Come & Try / Track Day Participants

• Track Day is for Participants who want to experience the track with no competition and absolutely no racing.
• Cars must be TfNSW road registered, or NSW Historic or Classic registered, fully roadworthy and road legal. Drive your car to the circuit — no towing — on road-legal tyres; racing slicks or shaved/modified road tyres are not permitted.
• Your car will complete a basic safety scrutineering and apparel/helmet check. Your scrutiny sticker is signed by the Scrutineer and attached to the top right of your windscreen — no sticker, no track access.
• Participants are arranged into 1, 2 or 3 groups of up to 15 cars, fastest to slowest by driver experience, giving everyone a feel for circuit driving under controlled conditions with fewer passing requirements.
• A fitted tow coupling is preferred but not compulsory. There is no timing, no published results, no prizes and no passengers, and Track Day cars don’t carry a timing transmitter. There are also no cones marking corners or apex.
• Participants can arrange a BMW Drivers Club Instructor — each holds a Motorsport Australia Officials Driver Coach qualification. A passenger form must be completed and submitted first.
• Session 1 may run as a familiarisation session behind a Driver Coach car, with cars following the coach taking turns to learn lines, braking and turn-in while changing places between turns 5 and 6.

2.0 Event program

The program below is approximate and may be varied by the Clerk of the Course as needed for safety and the smooth running of the event. Any changes on the day are announced via Further Regulations, an Event Bulletin, or a public-address announcement in the grid and paddock areas.

Time	What’s happening
6:00am	Circuit gates open.
6:30am	Sign-on Desk opens in the Amaroo Circuit Control Centre office. Sign on and collect your wristband and car scrutineering sticker (car number and starting grid position included).
7:00–8:00am	Vehicle scrutiny check in Garages 1 and 2 — enter from the pit lineup. Have your car ready to start and stay with it; the Scrutineer signs and attaches your scrutineering sticker to the top right corner of your windscreen if your car passes. No sticker, no track access.
7:00–8:00am	Competitors and Participants collect their MyLaps transponders (one per car); Competitors also collect their timing transmitters (one per driver) from the Amaroo Control Centre, and install both as instructed by MyLaps and Timing.
8:00am	Flag Marshal briefing in the Amaroo Centre. Volunteer Flag Marshals are issued transceivers, MyLaps control panels and hi-vis jackets, then briefed on track rules, observation duties, radio procedure and the MyLaps light-panel controls. Flags may also be issued. Food and drink for marshals is available to take to their stations, with transport out before 8:30am.
8:05am	Drivers’ briefing in Garage 1, 2 or 3 of the Amaroo building. Attendance is compulsory, with a sign-on sheet for all drivers and Driver Coaches. Miss this briefing and you won’t be permitted on track until the Clerk of the Course has briefed you separately — likely meaning you’ll miss your first session. Participants new to Amaroo should stay back for a further briefing.
8:30am	Timed Supersprint begins. The tentative running order is Group 1, Group 2, Track Day 1, Group 3, Track Day 2, then repeating depending on numbers — Participant groups run for the same length as Competitor groups.

Each run has up to 15 cars on track at once in a speed group, and takes roughly 12 minutes: an on-track warm-up lap from track entry to the Start/Finish line with no overtaking until past turn 15, then 8–9 minutes of timed running from the first car crossing the line, followed by a cool-down lap from the checked flag to the paddock at turn 15. The Clerk of the Course may adjust these times to keep the event running well.

Watch for the checked white/black flashing flag at the Start/Finish line, and acknowledge it with a wave or a flash of your high beams. A session of 5 groups takes around 50–60 minutes with no incidents; expect a minimum of four sessions, and normally five or six on the day.

Very approximate session times, using 5 groups per session:

Session	Approx. time
Set 1	8:30–9:30
Set 2	9:30–10:30
Set 3	10:30–11:30
Set 4	11:30–12:30
Lunch and appreciation laps	12:30–1:30
Set 5	1:30–2:30
Set 6	2:30–3:30
Set 7	3:30–4:30

Sets 6 and 7 may be condensed if needed to keep the day on schedule.

Amaroo Circuit map, produced by Club Secretary Randall Lumbewe.

3.0 Be prepared: apparel and vehicle requirements

3.1 Apparel and helmets

Required for all drivers, coaches and volunteers taking appreciation laps, to Schedule D of the Motorsport Australia Manual. All cars on track must also have a correctly fitted driver’s window net, or the driver’s window fully closed.

1. A helmet in good condition, complying with AS1698 or better and marked accordingly (Schedule D, Section 1 “Headgear” of the Technical Appendix), worn by everyone in the car.
2. Non-flammable apparel covering neck to wrist to ankles — nylon or similar synthetic material is not permitted.
3. Class B footwear with leather uppers covering the foot; elastic-sided boots are approved.
4. In open cars: goggles or a visor in a non-glass lens material (to AS1609–1981) are mandatory, along with leather or Nomex gloves that fully cover the hands.

3.2 Vehicle equipment

Competitors’ cars must comply with Technical Appendix Schedule A & B of the Motorsport Australia Manual:

1. A fire extinguisher meeting Motorsport Australia Schedule H / AS1814, within reach of the driver, no more than 3 years old (or with valid test certification), mounted correctly on an attached metal bracket.
2. A blue triangle, 150mm per side, marking the battery location (triangles available at Sign-on).
3. A secondary method of securing the bonnet — standard production BMWs already comply.
4. All forward-facing glass lenses fully covered with protective film (most lenses are plastic and are fine as-is).
5. All loose objects removed from the vehicle.
6. The battery firmly clamped, with the positive terminal insulated.
7. Secondary sealing caps fitted to the tyre valve stem on all road wheels.
8. Towing hooks, couplings or a similar device front and rear, for quick removal from a sand trap or the circuit after a mechanical failure.
9. Competition car numbers in a contrasting colour on both sides, to Motorsport Australia Schedule K, fitted for scrutineering (available at Sign-on). Numbers made from paper and sticky tape are not permitted — Race Control and Flag Marshals must be able to read them at speeds up to around 250km/h.
10. Motorsport Australia logbooks presented at scrutiny, to comply with logbook targeted scrutineering. 
11. Any tyre or component change after scrutiny approved by the Chief Scrutineer.
12. Any vehicle found leaking oil or fluids while competing is suspended from the event until the Chief Scrutineer is satisfied the leak has been fixed; a repeat leak excludes the vehicle from the rest of the event.
13. The Motorsport Australia self-extraction policy (10 seconds) applies to all Competitors. Anyone who hasn’t demonstrated self-extraction in the past 12 months may be asked to do so during scrutineering.

4.0 Noise

Any vehicle exceeding Sydney Motorsport Park’s maximum noise limit of 95dB(A), measured at 30 metres from the track, is suspended from the event until the Chief Scrutineer and Clerk of the Course are satisfied it’s been brought within the limit. A vehicle that exceeds the limit on two runs is excluded from the rest of the event.

5.0 Replacement vehicles

At the sole discretion of the Clerk of the Course, a driver whose vehicle breaks down may use a replacement vehicle, provided it has passed a submitted scrutiny check. It should preferably match the class and type of the original vehicle. Where the original vehicle had already recorded a time and the replacement isn’t the same class and type, the replacement is not eligible for Supersprint Championship points.

6.0 Timing, accuracy and results (Competitors only)

Timing is electronic, accurate to 0.01 seconds, taken at the start/finish line on the main straight. Collect your in-car transmitter from the timekeepers, fit it as instructed before your first timed run, and return it at the end of the day — failing to return it can incur a $500 fee. If computer-based timing fails, manual timing may be used.

Results: a full set of results is available to all Competitors within 5 days of the event, published on the BMW Drivers Club NSW website times are also available during the day on the Natsoft website.

Prizes and awards: no prizes or awards are presented on the day. Club Supersprint Championship points are recorded, counting toward trophies awarded at the Club’s Annual Dinner.

7.0 MyLaps Track Observation System at Sydney Motorsport Park

Each car is issued a MyLaps Racelink transponder, installed as described in the fitting instructions. Mount it on the dashboard using the supplied Velcro tape or a cable tie, either where you can see its lights or out of sight if you prefer. The circuit’s location interrogators work with in-car transponders to give Race Control each car’s track position.

Around the track, 22 light panels — controlled by Race Control — can show green, yellow, red, black and checked indications. Your in-car transponder can also display yellow, double yellow, flashing red, flashing green and flashing white (“checked”) flag indications, and occasionally blue, Safety Car (SC), or black with your car number. It’s a genuinely useful system, worth understanding before you head out.

Transponders must be returned to MyLaps at the end of the day — a $1,500 fee applies if one isn’t returned.

8.0 Authority of officials

Any driver who doesn’t follow a reasonable instruction from an official may be excluded from the event at the Steward’s discretion.

9.0 Medical and ambulance facilities

The Organisers engage appropriate medical facilities and services, and the Clerk of the Course stays in radio contact with all emergency crews.

10.0 Crash rescue and firefighting facilities

The Organisers engage appropriate breakdown, crash rescue, firefighting and vehicle recovery services, and the Clerk of the Course stays in radio contact with all emergency crews. Competitors are responsible for the cost of any special crash rescue service beyond this.

11.0 Insurance

Motorsport Australia provides certain public, property, professional indemnity and personal accident insurance in relation to the event. Further details are in the Motorsport Australia Insurance Handbook, available at motorsport.org.au.

12.0 Protests

Raise any problems with the Clerk of the Course or the Steward at the earliest opportunity — most are resolved quickly on the spot. Formal protests must first be made in accordance with the BMW Drivers Club NSW Inc Competition Rules; if unresolved, a protest may then be made in accordance with the NCR.

13.0 Postponement, abandonment and cancellation

The Organiser reserves the right to abandon, postpone or stop the event in accordance with the NCR.

14.0 Integrity

Smoking (including e-cigarettes and vaping) and any naked flame is prohibited within 3 metres of any refuelling or defuelling.

Motorsport Australia’s National Integrity Framework and related policies — including the Australian Anti-Doping Policy, the Illicit Drugs in Sport (Safety Testing) Policy, and the Alcohol Policy — apply to activity authorised by Motorsport Australia, as published at motorsport.org.au. Any participant, including a licence holder from another ASN, may be tested for alcohol, drugs or other banned substances; penalties may be imposed by Motorsport Australia and/or Sport Integrity Australia. Alcohol may not be consumed in any Reserved Area until all competition is concluded for the day.

15.0 Motor Sport Passenger Ride Activity (MSPRA)

This event includes a Motor Sport Passenger Ride Activity, run under the Motorsport Australia MSPRA Policy. Passenger ride forms must be completed, signed and submitted to Sign-on Desk staff before heading to a flag station. Passenger rides are for volunteers only, during the lunch session.

Any additions or changes to the Supplementary Regulations or these Standing Regulations will be notified to all drivers through Further Regulations, a Bulletin, the Drivers’ Briefing, or an announcement over the loudspeaker system.

Vehicle classing and modification points

Base points, classes and the full vehicle modification weighting table are set out in detail on the Supersprint Rules 2026 page, along with the online Annex C declaration form.