Full Calendar
Golden Gate Chapter’s events are a great way to meet new people, learn new skills, become a safer driver, and have a ton of fun! While some of our events require a BMW CCA membership, Cars & Coffee and Member Meetups are open to the public. Come meet us and discover why GGC is the best way to enhance your ownership experience! Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified of upcoming events and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
GGC Cars & Coffee: North Bay
Join North Bay Area Representative Bryan Haas, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts for GGC North Bay Cars & Coffee at Peet’s Coffee & Tea. It’s a great way to get started with Golden Gate Chapter!
///M Club Day at BMW Performance Center West
It’s all the thrill of a track event while driving somebody else’s car! Drive the latest ///M cars in a variety of settings from the skid pad, to a handling course, and some lead-follow on one of the FIA grade racetracks!
GGC Cars & Coffee: North Bay
Join North Bay Area Representative Bryan Haas, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts for GGC North Bay Cars & Coffee. It’s a great way to get started with Golden Gate Chapter!
GGC Cars & Coffee: North Bay
Join North Bay Area Representative Bryan Haas, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts for GGC North Bay Cars & Coffee. It’s a great way to get started with Golden Gate Chapter!
Buttonwillow HPDS
Join us at Buttonwillow Raceway with our friends from the San Diego and Los Angeles BMW CCA chapters for an HPDS on their brand new circuit! Here’s your chance to drive the newest race track in California. Registration information forthcoming.
Legends of the Autobahn
Legends Of The Autobahn® is an all-German marque Concours d’Elegance held in beautiful Pacific Grove, California on Thursday, August 15. Legends is hosted by the BMW Car Club of America, the Mercedes-Benz Club of America, and the Audi Club of North America. The annual concours events offer both corral and judged areas, awards for all three featured marques, and an open class for all other German-made cars.
Festorics
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a highly anticipated portion of Monterey Car Week and showcases some of the world’s premier classic race cars. From vintage racers to recent classics, come experience and see first-hand over 500 race cars at historic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. This event paying homage to the history of motorsports brings guests from all over the world and will be sure to ignite any automotive enthusiast. BMW CCA is proud to once again offer Festorics at the Turn 5 Corral and Hospitality during the Friday and Saturday portion of the event.
GGC Cars & Coffee: North Bay
Join North Bay Area Representative Bryan Haas, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts for GGC North Bay Cars & Coffee. It’s a great way to get started with Golden Gate Chapter!
Thunderhill East HPDE Winter 2024
With a focus on safety, a core of experienced instructors, and unique offerings like Advanced Data Coaching, we have driver development programs other organizations simply can’t provide.
GGC Cars & Coffee: San Francisco
We’re back for Cars & Coffee in the San Francisco Area. We’re at the home of hot fresh glazed donuts (Krispy Kreme)
Autocross Competitive Event #6 (TDS)
This is our sixth (and final) competitive event of the season! We'll have run groups and timing, and everyone needs to classify their cars and have car numbers on both sides. Our main goal at every event is to maximize your seat time and fun. Take passengers, ride alongs, swap cars with your friends (if you are non-compete) and have a blast.
Advanced Car Control Clinic
Imagine knowing what to do when your car begins to slide, or being confident during a panic stop. Car control skills are learned techniques that help you to be a safer driver in everyday situations. Further, car control skills are fundamental to performance driving. Explore your limits and your car’s limits in a controlled setting.
GGC Cars & Coffee: San Francisco
We’re back for Cars & Coffee in the San Francisco Area. Location is backside of City Sports/Sports Basement
GGC Cars & Coffee: Moss Landing
Join Monterey County Area Representative Gina Paolini, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts in Moss Landing! C’mon out, Monterey County, and show us your best BMWs. It’s a great way to get started with BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter!
GGC Cars & Coffee: BMW of Fairfield
Join North Bay Area Rep Bryan Haas, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts at BMW of Fairfield for cars and coffee. It’s a great way to get started with Golden Gate Chapter!
Overnight Driving Tour #2
Golden Gate Chapter is home to some of the world’s finest driving roads. Join a driving tour and come explore with us! The overnight portion of the drive is optional
GGC Cars & Coffee: East Bay
Join East Bay Area Representative Cameron Colyer, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts in Moraga! t’s a great way to meet new people, see great cars, and get started with BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter!
Autocross Competitive Event #5
This is our fifth competitive event of the season! We'll have run groups and timing, and everyone needs to classify their cars and have car numbers on both sides. Our main goal at every event is to maximize your seat time and fun. Take passengers, ride alongs, swap cars with your friends (if you are non-compete) and have a blast.
GGC Cars & Coffee: South Bay
Join GGC members and your fellow BMW enthusiasts for GGC South Bay Cars & Coffee at BMW of Mountain View.
GGC Cars & Coffee: San Francisco
We’re back for Cars & Coffee in the San Francisco Area. Location is near Peet’s Coffee in Lot 4
///M Chapter Drive Santa Cruz Mountains
Join us for a beautiful drive through the Santa Cruz Mountains. We'll experience forrests, meadows and the coastline surrounded by redwoods on some of the bay area's most iconic driving roads.
GGC Cars & Coffee: North Bay
Join North Bay Area Representative Bryan Haas, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts for GGC North Bay Cars & Coffee at North Bay Bavarian!
GGC Cars & Coffee: Moss Landing
Join Monterey County Area Representative Gina Paolini, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts in Moss Landing! C’mon out, Monterey County, and show us your best BMWs. It’s a great way to get started with BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter!
GGC BMW CCA at Velocity Invitational
We’re returning to the Velocity Invitational with another Car Corral. If you attended last year’s event, you know that this is going to be a can’t miss evet.
Teen/Adult Car Control Clinic #2
Set your teen up (or yourself) for success with driving skills they can use for the rest of their life. Our experienced instructors guide your teen through structured exercises to help them learn emergency braking, accident avoidance, and vehicle control.
GGC Cars & Coffee: East Bay
Join East Bay Area Representative Cameron Colyer, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts in Moraga! t’s a great way to meet new people, see great cars, and get started with BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter!
Sim Racing Event (iRacing, Long Beach)
Join us for virtual racing action at the Long Beach street circuit!
GGC Cars & Coffee: North Bay
Join North Bay Area Representative Bryan Haas, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts for GGC North Bay Cars & Coffee. It’s a great way to get started with Golden Gate Chapter!
Sim Racing Event (iRacing, COTA)
Join us for virtual racing action at Circuit Of The Americas (COTA)!
GGC HPDS at Laguna Seca
Our focus is on safety and learning. Every student is assigned an in-car instructor for the duration of the event. (Group S drivers are solo, and can opt for data coaching.) Classroom sessions feature presentations and discussions of vehicle dynamics, car control, and corner-by-corner track details.
GGC Cars & Coffee: Moss Landing
Join Monterey County Area Representative Gina Paolini, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts in Moss Landing! C’mon out, Monterey County, and show us your best BMWs. It’s a great way to get started with BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter!
Cars & Carbs Meet & Greet
Come and meet with your San Francisco Area Rep, Eric Chung, and other chapter members at the Night Market in South San Francisco for some Hong Kong Style Noodles
Sim Racing Event (iRacing, Laguna Seca)
Join us for virtual racing action at Weathertech Laguna Seca Raceway!
Sim Racing Event (iRacing, VIR)
Join us for virtual racing action at Virginia International Raceway!
GGC Cars & Coffee: East Bay
Join East Bay Area Representative Cameron Colyer, GGC members, and your fellow BMW enthusiasts in Moraga! t’s a great way to meet new people, see great cars, and get started with BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter!
Autocross Competitive Event #4
This is our fourth competitive event of the season! We'll have run groups and timing, and everyone needs to classify their cars and have car numbers on both sides. Our main goal at every event is to maximize your seat time and fun. Take passengers, ride alongs, swap cars with your friends (if you are non-compete) and have a blast.
Sim Racing Event (iRacing, Watkins Glen)
Join us for virtual racing action at Watkins Glen!