The BMW Club – Sporting Register

formerly The BMW Motorcycle Sporting Club (The BMWMCSC)

"Rider Friendly" track events

The Sporting Register is recovering after the very sad loss of Robert Bensley, a one-of-a-kind character loved by all. Stan Wood is very ably drawing together a team to run the track days again, starting at Cadwell in 2027.

Very much in the same vein as Robert's track days, the 2027 (and beyond) days will be for road bikes only (no tyre warmers, slicks etc).

 

They will continue to be aimed at riders who ride their bikes on the road but would like to have a go at riding on a track or have caught the bug and want to improve their skills on the track.

 

If you would like to join the mailing list and be kept up to date with dates for the upcoming track days then please subscribe by filling in the MailChimp subscription form here.

Latest news

The current plan is to have a Cadwell Track Day in 2027. We have emailed the contacts Robert kept on MailChimp to guage interest - we think we need about 200 or so people interested to allow for those that can't make it once we organise a date. If you did not get the email then click the link above to get added to the mailing list and email Stan on sporting@bmwclubuk.net to let him know you are interested!

History

The BMWMCSC was formed in the 70’s and was separate from The BMW Club. The Sporting Club affiliated to the ACU so that the secretary could arrange ACU competition licences. At the time an ACU licence was a requirement for entry into the FIM rally so the majority of BMW Club members attending the rally were also Sporting Club members.

In the 80’s there were up to 15 Sporting Club members taking part in the excellent high speed trials and race meetings organised by the Triumph, Vincent, Velocette and MCC clubs. Two of these riders, now members of our team of instructors, progressed to National level competing on BMW Boxer twins in the Battle of the Twins series with one of them also riding a K100 to the finish in a 1000cc MGP on the Isle of Man mountain circuit. Two other key members of our instructor team are the only British riders ever invited to instruct on motorcycles at the BMW Nürburgring training course.

Throughout its history Sporting Club members competed off road in the MCC Lands End, Exeter and Edinburgh trials on modified road-going solos and sidecar combinations, starting long before the introduction of the GS.

The BMW Club’s ‘Sporting Spirit’ award is given annually to a member competing in a sporting event and in recent years the ‘slightly competitive’ BMW Nürburgring training course became an eligible event. Sadly this course no longer runs, and neither do the high speed trial meetings which declined through the 90’s.

As circumstances changed over the years the Sporting Club no longer needed to keep its accounts separate; it was merged into The BMW Club and became the Sporting Register. On and off for 30 years we have organised track days at Donnington, Goodwood, Mallory, Cadwell and Snetterton. Gone are the days when club members would fill a track day so we now invite other like-minded riders to join in and encourage them to become club members (and of course club members get a discounted price for the days).