INSIDETHE PADDOCK HOSTS AN OPEN HOUSE

STREET SURVIVAL: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR

THE MORINS: FRIENDS OF THE CCA

KEEPING BMWS "IN THE FAMILY"

January | February | March2020

Vol 48 No 1

DZ is Die Zeitung, the newsletter of

the Connecticut Valley Chapter of

the BMW Car Club of America.

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One of the most common criticisms voiced by members of the BMW CCA is the

lack of events for members, aside from active driving events. The CT Valley Chapter

Board of Directors is always looking for new and interesting ideas for events to

increase camaraderie amongst the club. If you have any ideas for an event that the

club could sponsor in some way, feel free to reach out to any of the board members.

These events can range from go-karting, skiing, ice skating, brewery tours, bowling,

or even just an informal get together at a local restaurant/pub. Contact information

can be found on the CT Valley Chapter website @ http://www.ctvalley.org/contact/

GOT AN IDEA FOR AN EVENT? WE WANT TO HEAR

ABOUT IT!

IN THIS ISSUE04 | NEW MEMBERS05 | PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

& info on the dz, subscriptions, advertising, image usage

06 | THE PADDOCK RESTORATION GARAGE

08 | THE MORINS friends of the CCA

10 | 2019 STREET SURVIVALin the rearview

12 | ALL IN THE FAMILYhow three BMW's stayed (mostly) in the CVC family

Vol 48 No 1

Curt, Alexandra, & Paige Curt, Alexandra, & Paige AlphaAlphaThomas & Eugenio Thomas & Eugenio AlvarezAlvarezSharon BairdSharon BairdAhmad BayomyAhmad BayomyPhilip BeaulieuPhilip BeaulieuDaniel BellmanDaniel BellmanDavid BergmanDavid BergmanKen BoudreauKen BoudreauBrian & Nicole BrighamBrian & Nicole BrighamPhil BrousPhil BrousMichelle BrownMichelle BrownMatthew BuchsbaumMatthew BuchsbaumLuis CanoLuis CanoEd CastroEd CastroMichael ChanMichael ChanJennifer CircelliJennifer CircelliPatrick ConnollyPatrick ConnollyEileen CornacchiaEileen CornacchiaTed & Julie CrawfordTed & Julie CrawfordStephen DeNardoStephen DeNardoThomas DexterThomas DexterG. DresserG. DresserMichael DunnMichael DunnSusan ElbazSusan ElbazDolores EldridgeDolores EldridgeMichael ErvinMichael ErvinMichael FerrucciMichael FerrucciMichael FinnertyMichael Finnerty

Charles GarlockCharles GarlockDavid GavinDavid GavinChristopher GaydosChristopher GaydosBarry GoldsherBarry GoldsherZac GoodmanZac GoodmanRonald GordonRonald GordonTodd GormanTodd GormanHeather GrahamHeather GrahamVicki GraysonVicki GraysonGail Grosso-HofmannGail Grosso-HofmannTuyyab HassanTuyyab HassanRay HeinrichRay HeinrichRichard HofmannRichard HofmannMatthew HullMatthew HullGary IsraelGary IsraelKaren JahnsKaren JahnsBrenn JainBrenn JainMike JankuraMike JankuraSam JenkinsSam JenkinsKrystal KafkaKrystal KafkaPuja KanwarPuja KanwarMarley KesslerMarley KesslerThomas KlingerThomas KlingerChristian LeimkuehlerChristian LeimkuehlerKenneth LernerKenneth LernerJames LynchJames LynchZabih MamunZabih MamunShufu MaoShufu MaoRob McInerneyRob McInerneyMichael MendickMichael Mendick

NEW MEMBERSWELCOMEWELCOME

Die Zeitung is edited by Jason Wisniowski

2019 BOARD MEMBERSPresident:President: Willy Wiley | (203) 426-9208 | wwiley@ctvalley.org Willy Wiley | (203) 426-9208 | wwiley@ctvalley.orgV. President: V. President: Joe Robinson, Membership Chair | jrobinson@ctvalley.orgJoe Robinson, Membership Chair | jrobinson@ctvalley.orgSecretary:Secretary: John Bate | jbate@ctvalley.org John Bate | jbate@ctvalley.orgTreasurer:Treasurer: Dave Ortoli, Street Survival Chair | dortoli@ctvalley.org Dave Ortoli, Street Survival Chair | dortoli@ctvalley.org

Members-At-LargeMembers-At-LargeJonathan Bisset | jeb@pai.necoxmail.comJonathan Bisset | jeb@pai.necoxmail.comHeather Centrella | hcentrella@ctvalley.orgHeather Centrella | hcentrella@ctvalley.orgRoger Chartier | rchartier@ctvalley.orgRoger Chartier | rchartier@ctvalley.orgBob Morin | bmorin@ctvalley.orgBob Morin | bmorin@ctvalley.orgTim Healey | thealey@ctvalley.orgTim Healey | thealey@ctvalley.orgDave Mucciacciaro | dmucciacciaro@ctvalley.orgDave Mucciacciaro | dmucciacciaro@ctvalley.orgjerri Wiley | jwiley@ctvalley.orgjerri Wiley | jwiley@ctvalley.orgPat Delany | cvc-dec@comcast.netPat Delany | cvc-dec@comcast.netJason Wisniowski | jwisniowski@ctvalley.orgJason Wisniowski | jwisniowski@ctvalley.orgPaul Frickenhaus | pfrickenhaus@ctvalley.orgPaul Frickenhaus | pfrickenhaus@ctvalley.org

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PRESIDENT’S COLUMNAnother year has past and by most accounts it was a successful one. This is primarily due to the efforts of the many volunteers who put their time into organizing and running our Chapter. Of note: This issue of the ///DZ does not include a ballot for the upcoming Chapter Board of Directors Election, as it was previously sent out under separate cover.

In the past, BMW CCA required us to publish a newsletter for our Chapter members every 90 days. Due to the recent changes enacted by the CCA, the requirement for mailing out the newsletter has been eliminated. So, for those of you who have, up to now, received a hard copy issue in the mail – you are hereby notified that this issue will be the last one we are mailing out.

In order for you to receive any future issues of this newsletter we will need a viable email address for you. While the CVC Board of Directors still wants to produce a Chapter newsletter for our members, a recent reduction in the amount our Chapter receives from each member’s annual dues (which is how we have paid for this newsletter in the past) has required the Board to re-evaluate our operations. Thus, going to an electronic-only publication is the most efficient way for us to continue to provide this member benefit.

— Willy

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of the room! There was even a fully

restored 2002 body that was nearing

preparation for its final paint. It looked

as though it could have been on the

assembly line in Munich, such was the

level of detail put into its restoration!

Mike and Pat set the stage with

discussions about car lovers’

motivations to invest their emotions

and bank accounts into the restoration

process. This includes deciding upon

the appropriate level of restoration

to undertake – from reliable daily

driver to 100-point Concours-level

quality. Jason performed real-time

evaluations on two cars owned

by CVC members – a 1976 3.0Si

belonging to new Club members

Paula Ribeiro and Iain Spry and a

2002, also from 1976, owned by long-

time Club member Steve Lubarsky

(who was attending his first event!).

Jason walked us through the initial

assessment process, pointing out the

areas needing attention on each car.

Then he held an open discussion with

the brave owners about their desired

THE PADDOCK CLASSIC CAR RESTORATIONSbusiness aspects of the automotive

restoration process. The showroom

at The Paddock is filled with an

eclectic collection of vehicles, from

a one-off hot rod to a mid-60s

Rambler, along with exotics, sports

cars, and much more. Every one of

the cars there was a conversation

piece…ideal backdrops as we enjoyed

some coffee and pastries and tried to

impress each other about how much

we did (and didn’t!) know about them.

Then it was on to the spacious

shop to see the even larger variety

of works-in-progress, from relatively

minor spruce-ups to full body-off

restorations. The scope of projects

literally ran the gamut from a 3.0 CSi,

undergoing extensive bodywork in

one corner, to a 1940s era Connecticut

State Police car at the other end

early forty CT Valley Chapter

members and friends got

together at The Paddock Classic Car

Restorations on Saturday, October

26th. Rather than chancing the

weather and holding a picnic, this year

our autumn event was held indoors at

The Paddock’s spacious showroom

and shop in downtown New Britain. As

it turned out, it was a perfect autumn

day, so attendees enjoyed their drives

through the peak fall foliage, coming

from all over the state as well as from

New York and Massachusetts.

The folks at The Paddock, President

Mike Donnelly and his wife Pat,

Operations Manager Jason Hoyt,

Head Mechanic Michael “Mac”

Maciorowski, and Painter Guy Julian

were all gracious hosts. They gave us

an inside look at the art, science, and

NBy PAUL FRICKENHAUS

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level of restoration, providing candid

estimates of what each project could

be expected to cost. Jason then went

on to demonstrate how replacement

body parts are fabricated on-site.

Starting with a piece of sheet steel,

he used a hammer and bean bag, an

English Wheel, a shrinker / stretcher,

bead roller, and his own knee, to form a

replica of the trailing edge of a 3.0 CSi

rear fender. You know, just showing

off! Mac and Guy got involved too,

speaking with folks interested in their

specialties.

To a person, the attendees

expressed their enthusiasm for this

event and venue. Don’t feel too bad if

you missed it, the folks at The Paddock

enjoyed having us as much as we did

being there, so they look forward to

having us back! Pay attention to our

emails and website so you won’t miss

the next one. You might just see some

of our fellow members’ cars there –

not just in the parking lot, but in the

shop too!

Copywritten photographs used by permission of photographer, Lance Johnson

THE MORINS: FRIENDS OF THE CCAs a longtime member of the

Connecticut Valley Chapter I am

pleased to inform our membership

that Bob and Shelia Morin were

recipients of the BMW CCA Friend of

the Club Award, given for outstanding

service to the BMW CCA. They were

both surprised when they were

presented with the award at the last

O’fest.

Their service to our chapter goes

back to at least 1986, when Bob was

elected as a Member-at-Large on the

Chapter’s Board of Directors. Shelia

started her service with our Board

as Secretary in 1988. But that wasn’t

By WILLY WILEY

A the limit of their participation. They

both went on to serve as chapter

President with Shelia having served 2

terms. Bob, not to be outdone, went

on to serve as President for 12 years.

In addition to being Chapter

Officers they have also served on

multiple O’fest committees that

either our chapter put on, or co-

hosted with other nearby chapters.

They have also become Ambassadors

for the BMW CCA Foundation. They

have continually supported the

Chapter’s HPDE events and Street

Survival program. Thank you Bob and

Shelia!

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Photo: Jan van Woerden

Photo: Bob Morin

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2019 STREET SURVIVAL - IN THE REARVIEWhe CT Valley Chapter has had a

long history of supporting the

Tire Rack Street Survival program,

and 2019 was another successful

year, as we held 2 more sold-out

schools in June and September. I

would like to give some perspective

and discuss the support that we

receive. Street Survival was started

by the BMW CCA Foundation as

part of their objective of providing

educational programs to encourage

safer driving, specifically aimed at

teenagers. The Everglades Chapter

hosted the first school, back in 2002.

Bob and Sheila Morin heard about the

program through the Foundation, and

asked one of the people involved to

speak at our Chapter’s Annual Dinner.

This speech generated a great deal of

interest from chapter members about

sponsoring a school in Connecticut.

Planning started, and our Chapter’s

first school was held in spring 2007

By DAVE ORTOLI

T at the Hartford Insurance Group

headquarters property. In the years

after, we held schools at such sites

as Rentschler Field and the Rock

Cats stadium in New Britain. It was

2011 that marked two milestones in

the CVC’s program. We held a school

arranged by the National office at the

Consumer Reports Auto Test facility

in Colchester, and we also expanded

our offerings, adding a second

school session per year, due to the

high student registration response.

Starting in 2013, we had the good

fortune to obtain Consumer Reports’

full support of the program, and it

has resided there ever since, as they

see that the benefits of a program

for developing safer drivers meshes

well with their own organization’s

objectives.

Our Street Survival schools have

been very successful, generally selling

out, or coming close to a sell out,

every time. We are seeing many cases

of the second or third child in a family,

or cousins or friends now attending,

because of the value the parents

saw in the program for their children

during previous sessions. There have

been many factors that contribute to

the success of our program, which

I would like to highlight. The first

factor is the tremendous support

and enthusiasm from the our Chapter

members, who volunteer their time

to prepare for, and facilitate, the

schools, to ensure the students have

the best possible experience. There

is a growing volunteer group, some

of who have been involved for many

years, who do whatever is necessary

to make sure each school is the best

that we can manage.

These schools would not be as

polished, and as smoothly run for

the students and parents, without

the equally enthusiastic and strong

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support from the Consumer Reports

organization. Their facility is a key

ingredient in having an outstanding

day for the students, and their people

make every effort possible to ensure

success. We can’t thank them enough

for their continued partnership!

There are two other groups who

have provided continuous support

over the years too. We’d like to

thank the Traffic Services Unit of the

Connecticut State Police for having

been to almost every school, some

even on a volunteer basis, to provide

a demonstration of proper seat belt

usage. Just as important, they provide

a strong, positive interaction with the

students, with these schools most

likely being the first encounter a

student has had with a State Trooper.

The American Trucking Foundation,

thru their Outreach program, make

available a professional commercial

truck driver and semi-rig to show the

students (and parents) how to safely

co-exist with large trucks on the

highway. Tony Spero, who has over 3

million accident-free miles of driving

experience, has been to almost

every school we have run. By letting

the students and parent sit in the

driver’s seat of his tractor-trailer, they

are able to experience what he sees

every day. Parents often express the

most surprise when experiencing the

various blind spots and the difficulty

of seeing other surrounding vehicles

from the truck’s limited side-views.

Over the past 13 years, our

Chapter has now taught 631 students,

via 21 school sessions, the aspects

of safer driving, something we will

continue to do. I am so lucky to

have all of the pillars of support, as

described above, which are needed

to hold the successful programs we

do. If you want to help put smiles

on teens’ faces, while making them

better drivers, let us know you want to

volunteer. There is a warning though…

doing so is contagious, and most

people who volunteer keep coming

back! Also, if you know any teens or

teens’ parents, encourage them to

sign up for our schools by going to

www.streetsurvival.org.

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ALL IN THE FAMILY: HOW THREE BMWS STAYED (MOSTLY) IN THE CVC FAMILY

n Munich, during the autumn

of 1999, Tom Klee and his wife

took delivery of a 2000 Titanium

Silver 328Ci, with the five-speed

manual transmission. This event

was the subject of the cover of the

Die Zeitung newsletter in January

2000. The coupés of 2000 were

the first E46s with two doors. After

touring Germany, Austria, and the

Czech Republic, he and the coupé

enjoyed seven years and 77,000 miles

By ALAN COYKENDALL & TOM KLEE

I together back in Connecticut. Tom

and his wife then returned to Munich

to pick up a 2007 Space Grey 335i,

with the first of BMW's modern turbo

charged engines.

By that time, Alan Coykendall had

started driving his 2004 325i five-

speed sedan at High Performance

Driver Education (“HPDE”) events at

Lime Rock Park. Alan and Tom had

met at Street Survival, HPDE, and

other CVC events, and when Alan

mentioned that he was contemplating

the purchase of a car more dedicated

to the track, Tom remarked that he still

owned his 2000 328Ci and that it was

for sale. Tom’s 2000 coupé was “like

new” and Alan thought it was too nice

for the track, but too desirable not to

buy. He bought it and enjoyed it on

both the track and the highway, along

the way learning that BMWs quite

enjoy some track time.

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Seven years later, Tom and his

wife, this time with a grandson along

for the trip, traveled to Munich to

acquire a 2014 Mineral Grey 435i with

Coral Red interior plus the M-Sport

package, bigger brakes, and other

handling-enhancing options, which

were supplemented by a Dinan

Stage 2 Performance Package. This

energetic coupé served Tom well,

both on road and on track. Tom and

the 435i moved to Florida in 2017

where Tom became active in the

Florida Sun Coast Chapter. Although

his handsome coupé had won a

people's choice award at a car show,

Tom was now smitten by the new 8

Series.

Back in Connecticut, Alan’s 328Ci

still looked great and ran well, as its

20th birthday approached – but he

wanted a bit more speed and torque

for the track. Meanwhile in September

2019, Tom had ordered a Barcelona

Blue 840i M-Sport coupé with Fiona

Red interior and anxiously watched its

progress through the online build and

shipping tracker. After many e-mails

and phone calls, he and Alan agreed

that Tom would take delivery of his car

at the BMW Performance Center in

Greer, South Carolina, and Alan would

fly to Florida to drive with Tom in the

435i to Greer, where Alan would then

buy the 435i. When the Performance

Center gave Tom the date for taking

delivery of his new 840i, the two were

ready to go!

One of the great perks with

Performance Center Deliveries is that

BMW provides a hotel room with the

prior night’s dinner and delivery day

breakfast for the buyer and one guest,

as well as track time and delivery of

the new car.

With these plans in place, a loving

home for the faithful 2000 328Ci

had to be found. Alan placed ads in

Roundel and the Hartford Courant.

About three days later, the phone

rang with a familiar caller ID. Mike

Menatian, the CVC’s Chief Driving

Instructor, was interested. Mike came,

examined, drove, and liked the young-

looking coupé. He bought it that day,

and this classic E46 could not have

found a better home in the CVC family.

The week before Thanksgiving,

Alan flew to Tom's home in Fort Myers,

Florida, and the next day he and Tom

motored north on the interstate, in

fine weather, with reasonable traffic,

and generous speed limits. After

spending a night near Atlanta, the two

sat for a while and did the financial

paperwork to transfer ownership of

the 435i (built May 2014; 39,933 miles)

to Alan, before starting the short trip

to the South Carolina DMV office in

the small town of Greer. Here the folks

were as friendly and efficient as their

web site and phone calls predicted,

and in a few minutes Alan had a transit

plate for the trip to Connecticut

for just twenty bucks. Greer is the

home of the BMW Performance

Center and huge, modern factory,

sanwiched between the larger towns

of Greenville and Spartanburg.

Afterwards we had a nice German

lunch in Spartanburg (though none

of the staff spoke German), and then

drove to the hotel in Greenville. There

in the parking lot we encountered

three affable BMW technical experts

who answered lots of questions

about both the 435i and Tom’s (as yet

unseen) 840i.

The next morning, after a great

breakfast buffet, BMW took everyone

by bus, who was getting a car, to the

Performance Center. Alan’s now-

new-to-him 435i followed the bus

for about five miles on twisty roads.

Never was there a bus or driver that

handled curves as well as that one! It

was a good warm-up for what was to

come.

First, a quick classroom session

from a professional sports car racer

on how to drive better, familiar to

all who’ve been to HPDE or Street

Survival events. Then to the track,

where each buyer-guest pair was

placed in a car that was the same or

as similar as possible to the one the

buyer would soon take ownership

of. Tom and Alan got the keys to

a fire-breathing M850i with 523

horsepower and 553 pound-feet of

torque!

The slalom was first. Alan hit a

few cones, but was overall pretty

good. Then onto the anti-lock braking

simulation; no problem for those who

exercise them on quiet snowy streets,

but on dry pavement we really had to

crush the pedal and turn left while the

instructor watched, from trackside, to

see if our eyes turned left. Then the

coach took us for hot laps on the track

and around the wet skid pad that

were as thrilling as anything at Disney

World, all while revealing the prowess

of the Stability Control System.

Finally, after a plentiful buffet lunch

courtesy of BMW, the owner and

guest are ushered into a private space

where their new BMW awaits, while a

personal advisor spends whatever

time is necessary to familiarize the

owner with all the complexities of a

modern BMW. A lot of photography

is done here! After an hour of expert

advice on the 840i, Tom drove his

stunning new coupé to the parking

area and ceremoniously passed the

435i’s key fob to Alan.

After two days of fair weather

highway driving and two days

as guests of BMW, including a

memorable day at the Performance

Center, Tom headed out to tour the

factory and the BMW museum at The

Zentrum, followed by a wonderful

German dinner in Spartanburg. The

next day, he visited the “PASSION: 50

Years of BMW Cars and Community”

exhibit at the BMW CCA Foundation

before heading back home to Florida.

As Tom left for the factory tour, Alan

departed for Charlotte, North Carolina

to pick up his wife who flew down to

help drive the rest of the way back

to Connecticut. Like the entire week,

this too worked well and they were

home by the evening of the following

day, having encountered no traffic

jams…until Connecticut.

So now, Tom’s Barcelona Blue

coupé starts its life in Florida with at

least some emotional ties to the CVC,

and two of his previous BMW coupés

remain in the embrace of our CVC

family.

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To all members of the CT Valley Chapter,

I am writing to you on behalf of the BMW CCA CT Valley Chapter. This is intended for members who have elected to receive a hard copy of the ///DZ newsletter. Due to increasing publishing costs, we have decided to go to an electronic newsletter and forego the original printed copy that has been mailed to you in the past. In 2015, we spent $23,969 on the published newsletter for 6 issues, and in 2016, we spent $14,776 for 4 issues. Unfortunately, our advertising revenue doesn't even come close to covering the cost of the newsletter. Instead, we would like to put that money towards more events for our club members to enjoy.

The DZ you are currently receiving is, and will continue to be, available on our website in high definition color print for your viewing pleasure. Each quarter, we send out an email blast to our members with a link to the newsletter. This can also be accessed by visiting: www.ctvalley.org/dz-magazine and navigating down to the Current Issue section.

As part of our bylaws, we are required to provide you with a mailed copy of the newsletter unless you opt-out and change your preference to receive the newsletter via email. If you still choose to receive a mailed copy via USPS, we will mail you a double-sided, black and white copy.

Here’s how to update your newsletter preferences:

1. Visit bmwcca.org/news-pref

2. If you aren’t already logged in, enter your credentials, which will load the preferences page

3. Update your preference using the dropdown menu

4. Click Save

An alternate method to change your preference would be to email me with the information below:

NAME:DATE:BMW CCA MEMBER #:

Please type “BMW CCA CT Valley Chapter Newsletter Preference” into the subject line of your email.

Best regards,

David MucciacciaroCT Valley Chapter Board Member-At-LargeDMucciacciaro@ctvalley.org

David Mucciacciaro

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BMW CCAConnecticut Valley Chapter, Inc. P.O. Box 432Hartford, CT 06141

To:

Dated Material

::: BMW CCA CVC – 2020 Activities Calendar :::

Moving? Please notify BMW CCA directly at:BMW CCA, 640 South Main St., Greenville, SC 29601

February 1 | Annual Election Dinner

May 31 | BMW Show 'n Shine

July 17-18 | IMSA Grand Prix

September 13 | HUMPA Annual Picnic

More Events To Be Announced Soon!

Please check the Connecticut Valley Chapter’s website (www.ctvalley.org) for the most up-to-date information on events.

(As of Publication)