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This month, we’d like to give a warm Tarheel wel-come to 116 new and returning members and associate members. This brings our total chapter membership to 2,838! Our membership is the life-blood of the Club. Without your participation, there would be no Club. We offer a wide variety of activi-

Spencer AkinsPaige ArbutinaElizabeth ArnoldDavid BadenchiniCary BaldwinOlivia BarattaStephen BarlowBarbara BarrKatie BradleyRick BrantleyLawrence BrownMary BrownJordan BullinsJames BuryStephen CampbellTim CarusoNick CarusoBryan CaruthersCheryl ChongBill CobbMiranda CurtisKevin DeGraftenreidChristina DickaColin DonaldsonApril DriverSamuel DuncanWilliam DurlandAndrews EvansJim Evernham

Jennifer FallerShawn FickeyOndre FisherBryan FowlerAriel FrickeKatherine FulbrightMark GillenBrandon GillilandJoseph GlasserCarol GrobenSteven HaigDrew HancockTom HartRandall Heffi ngerAlyson HellenackWilliam HelmsChristine HillAsia HintonAdam HowellJames KaleIsaiah KimCharles KingLeah KinneyColin KiserAusten LahJackson LembkeMargaret LenhamDavid LevettErrol Lindo

Amber LocketTodd LynnBarry MarlinRyan MartinMark MathewsTaylor MayhewOlivia McFarlandChris McFarlandHailey MeyerDavid MichaudAndrew MiracleRobert NormanLynda OelzMichael OelzJohn-Richard PapadakisTaylor ParizoNoah PartonMax PearceThaiSon PhanBrooke ReadyJason ReadyJohn ReaneyHannah ReynoldsLaura RisiRyan RossPaul RossiJim RoyalsRick RubyJeffrey Rule

Christopher RyanZachary SanchezThomas SchaafMichael SchaeferHolly SchoenfeldPhillip SchundlemireRichard ScottRobert ScottS SeayDianne SimpsonJim SimpsonMarshall SmithDavid SmithMoyer SmithMichael SpadoniStephanie StieberThomas TaylorGrace TaylorGerard Ter WeeCole TerryAllie TiceTrevor VarneyJohn VinterellaDan WatersTonya WhiteRobert Wickerjames winchesterSteve WoodhamNora Zubizarreta

ties, and welcome the opportunity to get to know you better at some of these events. We encourage you to contact your Area Coordinator to fi nd out about local dinner meetings and other ways to get involved in YOUR club. Come join us, you’ll have a great time!

I had a good idea to take a drive through the country in my ’99 M Coupe on a Sunday afternoon in February. The Tarheel Chapter Drivers School was that day so I called a couple of friends to see if they would like to exercise their cars by driving from Durham to VIR and back. We noticed we had a patriotic color combo when we parked, so here is a 4th of July photo tribute from BMW and us. My Imola Red M Coupe, Graham Summerson’s Alpine White 128i Sport, and Alex Aguado’s Interlagos Blue competition Pkg. under one of the oak trees in the infi eld. Then we had a spirited drive home. Gr a-ham was so excited by the on track action that he signed up for his

fi rst club driver’s school in June! -Holland Hale

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PAUL HOECKE Notes from the roadThinking Oktoberfest?

Next month – as if you didn’t know – all of us BMW CCA members are invited to attend our annual National Gathering of the Clans, namely Oktoberfest 2013 in Monterey. If you’ve been to one or more of these events, you know it’s a pretty big deal. Aside from a few of the most popular regional meets such as our Vintage, Oktoberfest has no rival in its ability to bring together club members from all over the country for several days’ worth of activities – a concours, a couple of rallies, banquets, tours and of course a driver school. And that’s not counting all the socializing, ‘meeting old friends and making new ones’ as the saying goes. In short, it is without doubt a special occasion for us club types.

Too bad this year’s Fest is being held on the Left Coast.

Okay, I shouldn’t complain, not on account of its location. Those westerners deserve to have an O’fest once in a while. Besides, we here in Tarheel Land ought to be thankful that some Fests are held out there. It was, after all, National’s decision to stage Oktoberfest ‘77 in California that kicked off our driving school program. Yeah, I know; mak-ing this connection seems like a bit of a stretch – kind of like saying that Columbus ‘discovered’ America because Spain, and all of Europe for that matter, didn’t have refrigerators. But the facts are that back in 1977, trekking all the way to the Gold-en State (and back) was not in the cards, so we organized our own Fest of sorts – Tarheel Treffen ’77 in Boone. It too featured a rally, and tours, and a ‘banquet’ – barbecue and country-fried chicken with all the trimmings at the local Holiday Inn. (We didn’t do wine and cheese back then.) Most important, one of the activities involved skid pad exercises at ASU’s Highway Patrol training facility. Those exercises were the seed that grew into our fi rst real driving school at The Rock in 1979, which proves my point, kind of.

Oh, and by the way, my reference to Colum-bus – the explorer, not the city – and fridges is not all that farfetched either. You see, when ol’ Cris-toforo sailed the ocean blue in 1492, he was actu-ally looking for a new route to the spice lands of the East. At the time, spices were a badly needed commodity, used to disguise the gaminess of (you guessed it) non-refrigerated meat past its prime, and the overland routes through Asia had been shut down by the Turks and other hostiles. Okay? But I’ve digressed.

Getting back to Oktoberfest in Monterey, knowing that it’s kicking off in just a short six weeks from now imbues me with an overwhelm-ing urge to reminisce about past Fests. Having attended a good number of these gatherings since they started almost half a century ago, and having had a hand in organizing the two our chapter hosted in 2000 and 2005, there’s plenty to reminisce about. Besides, who knows; you may even fi nd some of my commentary instructive, especially if you’re contemplating going, this time or more likely in the future. So read on.

For us easterners, the fact that the event is taking place on the Left Coast is no less a bum-mer today than it was back in ‘77. Driving coast to coast is feasible, perhaps even enjoyable; but you may want to view my opinion with some skepti-cism; I am, after all, somewhat nuttier than aver-age about road trips. Realistically speaking, driv-ing cross-country takes a lot of extra time, not to mention the wear and tear on your butt. But fl ying has its downsides too. It means you’ll be driving a rental at the Fest, which is a downer – unless you splurge on an M3 or Z4 from one of those high-end agencies the Golden State has aplenty. In short, any way you cut it, it’s two strikes against going this time around.

Having said that, I’d still chance going to Monterey by road, hypothetically speaking – if

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The Editor’s Desk...VIR July 2, 2013: Sad day at VIR - the mighty

oak has fallen! I got the word just as this issue of Footnotes was on the presses - STOP THE PRESS-ES (always wanted to say that...). For those of us lucky enough to have known this old oak, it is sad news indeed.

“We are in shock and mourning,” said track owner Connie Nyholm. “We are grateful no one was at the corner station or on track when she fell and that there is no damage to the track surface.”

The massive oak stood sentinel at the south end of the racetrack, looking out from the highest point on the property. Its branches shaded the apex of the legendary Oak Tree Turn, looking down on the likes of Roger Penske, Walt Hansgen, Tom Kristensen and Richard Petty as well as a host of race drivers from the brilliant to the not so.

“I can tell you this,” Nyholm said, “The Oak Tree will live on in our minds and hearts, and we will give it an appropriate send-off. Please email your thoughts and suggestions to [email protected] for proper ways to honor this old friend.”! -ed.

I were driving in what we used to call a convoy. (Nowadays, the preferred term is ‘caravan’; I guess it sounds less warlike.) Oktoberfest convoys were a fairly frequent Tarheel Chapter practice in the early days for any number of reasons – doing it in good company, availability of help in case of breakdowns, you name it. And they were fun. I have fond memories of several. There was the 1,000-mile drive to O’fest ’78 in Oconomowoc, WI, which eight of us accomplished in a tad over 48 hours (with a three-hour sleep break in Indi-ana). The other memorable aspect of ’78 was the people we met – folks like David Hobbs and an old dude from Munich who may have been Alex von Falkenhausen. But memory is fi ckle, so don’t hold me to that.

There was also the trek to Boston in ’79, which started out with three BMWs but ended up collecting ten more en route. That was fortu-nate; having most of that same group along on the return trip saved my butt big time when my Die Hard died hard and wouldn’t accept a charge. Clearly there was safety in numbers. Perhaps the


one I enjoyed most was in 1990, when a score of us Tarheelers, driving more than a dozen BMWs, headed to Columbus, OH. Most of the cars were E30 M3s, but two were orange (Inka, I believe) 2002tiis driven, respectively, by the late Pete McHenry and the Jensens. Our convoy caused a bit of a stir en route. Listening to our CB radios (yes, we still had them), we heard one baffl ed trucker talk about this foreign-car convoy that looked like a “gray snake with an orange head and tail”, zipping like “bats out of hell” through the West Virginia mountains; and how Smokey was looking for us but couldn’t catch up. The trooper was probably still looking when we headed home, at a more sedate pace, a week later.

That 1990 Fest was also the scene of a few di-sasters for our group. During the TSD rally, one of our guys managed to puncture the oil pan of his Fiver when he launched the car across a railroad track a mite too quickly and came down hard on a rock on the other side. And another driver was forced to sit out the driver school at the Mid-Ohio track after a way-too-enthusiastic spin down a gravel road landed him in a ditch with a crumpled fender. But with all the tools and talent in our group, both cars got fi xed, enough so to make the drive home. Like I said, there was safety in num-

bers. These days, it seems the only convoys – uh, caravans are organized by folks going to Vintage. I wonder why.

To return to the matter at hand – Monterey – I have to admit that those Oktoberfest organiz-ers are getting smarter. Like for instance, they’ve scheduled all of the show-and-brag stuff – you know: the concours and clean car contests – at the start of the week. In the past, those events were often stuck toward the end, sometimes even just before the Farewell Banquet. This invariably gave the toothbrush and Q-Tip crowd conniptions as they had to deal with the grime accumulated in the driving events. But their other option was even worse – forget about the rallies and the school, which is why I never signed up for the concours. Monterey’s Fest eliminates this con-cern quite nicely. And early birds arriving a few days before the start can feast their eyes on more automotive eye candy – at the Legends of the Au-tobahn show hosted by a local country club; and the Festorics event at Laguna Seca. But you knew all that. I only mention it because it’s the kind of bonus I never got to enjoy at any of the O’fests I’ve attended. Boo hoo!

Speaking of Laguna Seca, the driver school is bound to be a hoot: Four days of learning to ne-

TARHEEL CHAPTER 2013

* Not a Tarheel BMW CCA sponsored event

Jul 20 *Bimmerfest East Ripken Stadium, Aberdeen, MD Web: bimmerfesteast.comJul 27 Ben Long Fresco Trail Drive Andy Barbee [email protected] Aug 19-24 *44nd Annual BMW CCA Oktoberfest Monterey, CA Jackie Bechek 864-250-0022 Web: www.bmwcca.orgAug 29-Sep 1 *ZFest 2013 BMW Performance Center David Weeks Web: www.zscca.orgSep 6-8 *Peachtree Spring HPDS Road Atlanta Braselton Lee Enslin Web: peachtreebmwcca.orgSep 7-8 *THSCC HPDS VIR Full Course THSCC Web: thscc.comSep 19-22 *Charlotte Food Lion Autofair Charlotte Motor Speedway Web: charlotte-autofair.comSep 27-29 *Heacock Gold Cup Historic Races and Car Show Kerrigan Smith Web: virnow.comSep 27-29 *National Capital HPDS Summit Point National Capital Web: nccbmwcca.orgOct 2-5 *American Le Mans Series VIR Web:www.americanlemans.com / www.VIRnow.com Oct 5 BMW ///M Club Day BMW Performance Center Stephen Dean [email protected] 18-19 * 18th Annual EURO Autofestival Linda Barber [email protected] 26-27 Street Survival Raleigh NC Police Training Facility Denis Kingberg 919-247-4876 [email protected] 26 *SCCA Charge of the Headlight Brigade - VIR Web: ncrscca.com

gotiate the Cork Screw for Goodness sake! Need I say more? Actually, schools happen to be one Fest aspect that has gotten better and better over the years; must be those super tracks that have sprouted all over the country. As for the tours and rallies, the record is more mixed. I envy the folks who’ll be looking for checkpoints in the coun-tryside around Monterey and Carmel. It’s pretty, and hilly, with vineyards and big time agricultural operations – and lots of nice two-lanes. But that’s quite unlike a couple of Fest rallies I’ve been on in recent years; the way they had me cruise through a lot of sprawling suburbs made me feel I was on a real estate tour! And by the way, a word of cau-tion about O’fest rallies: Avoid getting placed in the top class – Prepared, Class A, Expert or what-ever the label may be. It’s the one with the really serious contestants, which almost invariably leads to protests and heated arguments over sup-posedly dimwit instructions, allegedly invisible checkpoints and what have you. The colorful lan-guage employed on such occasions by the likes of the late ‘Hormone’ Fischer still rings in my ears.

As far as the raffl e goes, all I can say is: You pay your money and you take your chances. With all those absentees buying block of tickets, the odds aren’t great. In forty years, this chapter has had only a few winners of the big prize, maybe three or four, including one who I recall wasn’t at O’fest – and thought it was a crank call when we phoned him with the good news! Like I said, it’s up to you and Lady Luck.

Let’s see; what have I overlooked? Oh, yeah; Oktoberfest hotels tend to get booked solid pretty early. It’s happened to me the last two times; I had to look far afi eld for vacancies, which wasn’t fun; and I understand it has happened again this year, as both the main hotel and the overfl ow hostelry were out of rooms by mid-May. So, if you’re thinking of attending a future Oktoberfest, the word is: Book REAL early, like three months in advance, and even that may be cutting it close. Of course, that wouldn’t be much of a problem if our chapter were to host another Oktoberfest in, say, 2015. Hey, it’s just a thought.

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This is one of those rare times we fi nd our-selves a bit short of events to write about. It’s not so much that no one was racing these past couple of months; there’s been plenty of action – at BMW Club Racing, NASA and vintage events. But when it comes to what our homegrown racing crowd has been up to – our main purpose in doing this report – there’s been precious little to talk about.

Okay, we can blame some of that on the fact that several events – notably last month’s Club race at VIR – were still in our future when we fi led this report. But mainly it has been the absence of local drivers from recent races, whether they were Club Racing (CR) events or those staged by other sanctioning bodies. It may therefore seem an ab-solute waste of space to list events where no local racers were present, but we’ll do it anyway, just to prove we’re not being lazy.

On the CR front, there were two events since the April race at VIR that past history says could have attracted a few Tarheel drivers, but didn’t. The race at Mid-Ohio in May, hosted by the Northern Ohio Chapter, saw some forty entries, including fi ve from our region but none from our chapter. And as far as we can determine, the thirty or so entries in last month’s race at NJMP’s Thun-derbolt course didn’t include a single local hot shoe either. So, what gives? Our best guess is that last month’s race at VIR – the one we still owe you a report on – proved to be a more attractive venue that those two more distant tracks.

Local drivers did run in NASA events, though

only with the Southeast Region. The ‘Savannah Sizzler’, at Roebling Road in April, saw a couple of local hot shoes show up: Dave Herrington, who ran with a sizable bunch of Spec E30 drivers in two sprint races and didn’t do so badly in both; and Jon ’the Jet’ Kozlow, who must have burned some serious rubber in the Time Trials that week-end, as he fi nished a close second in Class D on Saturday and posted the winning time Sunday. And a month later, Herrington and Kozlow also competed in the ‘Pit Bull Brawl’ at CMP in mid-May, where Al ‘the Rev’ Taylor joined Herrington in the Spec E30 group. The E30s were the largest class at this event, which evidently turned that contest into quite a brawl (to borrow a term), as Taylor’s best fi nish was sixth place and Herrington never made it close to the front all weekend. At least you gotta give them credit for showing our fl ag, as it were. On the other hand, our home-grown hot shoes were total no-shows at the Mid-Atlantic Region’s ‘Spring Rumble’ at Summit Point in April. The fi eld included lots of BMWs in several classes, but nary a driver from our racing crowd! (The Region drew a bye in May; and their June event, also at Summit Point, took place way past our press time.)

That being said, we expect this ‘drought’ on our part to be a temporary phenomenon. After all, one look at the schedules of the racing orga-nizations we cover suggests that our next report may have some good racing stories. Besides, Skip Bryan, our roving vintage reporter, still owes us

BY PAUL HOECKECLUB RACING REPORT


Mid-Season Doldrums - A Recap

a story about the Jefferson 500 race the VDCA staged jointly with the Vintage Racer Group (VRG) at Summit Point in mid-May. So, we suggest you stay tuned.

Meanwhile, this being the midpoint of the racing season, it may be time to visit a topic that tends to move to the front burner this time of year; namely, the chase after CR championship points. But as we look at the record to date, we fi nd little to prognosticate about as far as local drivers are concerned, and the reason isn’t their lack of ability; it is participation, or rather the lack thereof.

Anyone who has watched our homegrown racing crowd in action knows that we have a bunch of excellent and highly competitive driv-ers in our midst. If you want proof, consider the lineup at the VIR race in April, which saw at least two Tarheel drivers compete in half the classes, including the three biggest ones at the event. Yet, as we have mentioned, our hot shoes have been, with a few exceptions, notable by their absence at CR events, before or since the April race. And,

with apologies to The Bard, that is where the rub is at. It boils down to what Woody Allen allegedly once said; to wit, that showing up is 99 percent of life. In this case, you collect points by showing up at events. It’s that simple.

As Steve Bassen said to us the other day, “for goodness’ sakes, you get fi ve points just for being there!” But, he added, it isn’t lack of enthusiasm or dedication to the sport that keeps our racers from showing up. When you race for love of the sport, not money, you have to strike a balance; there’s also daily life and work to consider. We couldn’t agree more. In fact, we think Bassen is an excellent example of what we’re talking about. We’re willing to bet that if he were to run in only half the CR events this season, he’d be a shoo-in for a national CM crown. But he prefers to strike that balance we spoke of, and that’s something all of us ought to understand and respect.

As things stand now, it looks like the only lo-cal contender for a regional championship – if not a national one – may be Rich Abraham. As of the end of May, he had won I-Prepared in three races


at Road Atlanta, and fi nished near the top of the class at VIR in April while battling strong class rivals. However, he did not race in some events which a few of those same class rivals – notably Julie Wolf – did run in. There’s also Dennis Pippy, who historically has been a contender for a M3T championship, including winning the national top spot last season. But so far, his #100 E30 M3 – now resplendent in a bright orange paint job – has been seen only at VIR, where he posted a single class win. Meanwhile, his strongest class rivals, guys like Ron Checca and Brian Stein, have been accumulating track time (and points?) at other events since the VIR race. And so it goes.

Of course, we’re probably getting ahead of things, playing these guessing games. The season is only half over, and it ain’t over ‘til – well, let’s just say Roebling Road. Besides, it’s not our place or intention to second-guess what these guys ought to be doing. After all, they race because they love it; and needless to say, we love watching them do it. And if winning a championship is not a priority, that’s okay by us.

Turning to the pro racing front, Bimmer-World Racing (BWR) was back in CTSCC action last month, in two races a couple of weeks apart – Round Five at Mid-Ohio and Round Six at Wat-kins Glen. But since both races took place well after press time for this report, those of you who watch the series on SPEED are way ahead of us in knowing what happened. We’ll just have to play catch-up with the results next month.

For now, all we can say is that the month-long layover in May had to have been a welcome

respite for James Clay and his troops after all the ups and downs in the preceding four races. To recap, the ups included two ST podium fi nishes – the second place taken by Greg Liefooghe and Tyler Cooke in the season opener at Daytona, and another No.2 fi nish by the BWR rookie duo of Greg Strelzoff and Connor Bloum in Round Four at Road Atlanta – plus several Top Ten fi nishes in between, at Austin/COTA and Barber. But there have been plenty of downs too. Perhaps the most galling downer was at Road Atlanta, where two of the BWR cars – the #81 car of Liefooghe and Cooke, as well as the #82 car driven by Dan Rog-ers and Seth Thomas – got taken out of conten-tion with serious contact damage due to what Rogers called “extremely poor choices [made] by other drivers.” We won’t suggest they wore a chip on their shoulders when they headed to Mid-Ohio, but they sure must have been looking for retribution!

As you read this, Team BWR is about to load their trailers for the trip to Indy, which holds fond memories (from last year) for at least some of the drivers. And following Indy, it’ll get hectic; they’ll have just two weeks to gear up for next month’s Round Eight at Road America – in conjunction with ALMS! If we’re not mistaken, this means the BMW Motorsport/Team RLL Z4 GTE will be there too. The action that weekend should be some-thing to watch! We wish we could be there. Of course, there’s always SPEED….

Meanwhile though, we can only wish Clay and his team the best of racer’s luck.

What is it about beautiful cars displayed on pristinely manicured golf course fairways that attract car enthusiasts around the world like a magnet? Remarkably, this hasn’t been something a car enthusiast could experience at the world re-nowned Pinehurst Golf Resort located in Pinehu-rst, NC – the location of one of America’s greatest golf courses and premier resorts.

That all changed this year with the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance held May 3-5. De-spite unseasonably overcast skies and cold winds, the organizers pulled off a coup with a strong showing of 118 beauti-ful and historically sig-nifi cant cars displayed along the fairways at the Pinehurst Golf Resort. (The 118 corresponds to the 118th anniversary of the Pinehurst Resort.) The chief judge was no less than Paul Ianuario, who is also the curator at the BMW Zentrum in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The organiz-ers followed the proven “important car event” formula well – prestigious board of advisors, check; a collection of truly great cars on display, check; a contestant drive through the countryside before the weekend (in this case to nearby Army base Fort Bragg), check; car auction on Friday and Saturday, check; big company sponsors like Porsche, NA (BMW NA are you putting this on your calendar for 2014?), check; and the main event Concours d’Elegance with award ceremony on Sunday, check. To the standard formula, the organizers also mixed in many unique elements to express the charm and hospitality associated with the South and Pinehurst, as emphasized by the pair of handmade white rocking chairs placed next to each car displayed at the Concours. The Best of Show winner was a magnifi cent 1938 Steyr Roadster owned by Peter Boyle of Oil City, PA.

Having the Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance happening in our own backyard was too good of an opportunity to miss fi nding a way for the Tar-heel Chapter to have a presence. Fortunately, we found a welcome response from the organizers to set up a corral for our members to park their BMWs while attending the Concours. We ended up with 33 members registered to take advantage of the special corral deal we arranged. In addition, we also picked up another 10+ BMWs that the parking guards sent to our corral (because they were BMWs). For this fi rst time run, having some

non-member BMW owners share our corral with us was fi ne – the more the merrier.

All of the BMWs parked in one area along with our new Tarheel Chapter fl ags, banners and canopy did a good job attracting general admission attendees going in/out of the Concours to stop by and take a look at our cars. Many took pictures (especially of an Amelia Island award winning 3.0

CS), and stopped to ask questions. A few asked for new member apps, too. We got great feedback from our members who enjoyed the event, and got a good chance to meet fellow members. The prime parking location near the entrance to the Concours was tough to beat.

All in all, this was a great fi rst run for the Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance. If you have the opportunity, I would highly recommend attending in 2014. (The Concours is already booked for the fi rst weekend in May thru at least 2015.)

Special thanks to Brian Barr, Competition Director, on the Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance team who helped us make our corral possible. Also the members who helped run the corral with me, and the Tarheel Chapter board of directors. -R. Victor Varney

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In lieu of our monthly dinner in the Triangle Area, we decided to do something new for May. Rather than sit in a restaurant for a dinner and a presentation (nothing wrong with that….), we de-cided to bring all our cars together for a cruise-in so we could spend dinner time in the parking lot amongst our cars while visiting each other.

We ended up getting over 60 BMWs (includ-ing a few of the 2 wheel variety), and 10 or more Mini’s for this fi rst time event at a well-known German restaurant in Durham, NC – the Bavarian Brathaus. In addition, our friends at Performance BMW in nearby Chapel Hill brought along 4 high drool factor cars (a brand new M5, a new Frozen Blue M3, a tricked out new 335i, and a really low

mile CPO M3). They also brought over the “most unexpected BMW” – a 1 series ActiveE electric car. Take a look at the pictures – there were BMWs everywhere.

Despite threat of rain (that never showed up), and unexpectedly slow restaurant service (with food and beer that never showed up for some), we all had a great time meeting current and “pro-spective” members in a parking lot fi lled with BMWs. The evening was made all the better with the music from the German Oompah Trio Band (courtesy of Performance BMW, too).

We will likely do this again later this year. Probably at another location to see how it goes. Don’t miss it! -R. Victor Varney

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TRIAD AREA DINNERDate: 2nd Thursday each monthTime: 6:30 p.m.Where: Break Time Billiards 420 Jonestown Rd. Winston-Salem Come out and join us for drink specials,half-priced pool, delicious Italian food and even a free Break Time Billiards membership(for the fi rst year) . This is no sleazy pool hall, it’s a verynice facility with a full bar, very nice pool table, dart boards, etc. Francesco’sItalian Restaurant (next door) offers their full menu right in Break Time, andI can tell you from experience that the food is excellent - so come hun-gry. Break Time is a 21 yrs and older establishment so be sure to bring your ID.

CHARLOTTE AREA I DINNERDate: 3rd Thursday each monthTime: 7 p.m.Where: WaldhornRestaurant 12101Lancaster Hwy (Old Hwy 521) Pineville,NC (Locatednear Carolina Place Mall) (704) 540-7047

We’re still hanging out at the Waldhorn Restau-rant on the third Thursday of each month. Con-tact Chris Webber at H:(704) 523-9118 C: 704-906-8876 or e-mail at [email protected] to RSVP. Please join us (great German food and beer). See you there!

CHARLOTTE AREA IIDate: 4th Thursday each monthTime: 7 p.m.Where: Afton Tavern 355 John Galt Way Concord, NC

Please email Andy Barbee for more information at [email protected] or call (704) 701-2294.

TRIANGLE AREA DINNERDate: (3rd Thursday each month)Time: 6:30 pmWhere: Manchester’s Grill 9101-153 Leesville Road Pine Crest Shopping Center) Raleigh 27613

(919) 676-3310

Directions: Manchester’s is located just 1 mile south of I-540, exit 7 on Leesville Road. As usual, it’s the third Thursday. They have a room large enough to accommodate us, and a great menu. Please come out and join us - Victor Varney (650) 799-8666

ROANOKE AREA Date: 2nd Tuesday each monthTime: 7:00 pmWhere: Pizza Pasta Pit 1713 Riverview Dr

Near corner of Electric Road & Apperson DR. (540) 387-2885.

Announcements via BMW CCA Meet-Up Group - Roanoke Dinners are normally the second Tues-day of the month.

ASHEVILLE AREA DINNERDate: Last Tuesday each monthTime: 6:30 pm

Where: P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Biltmore Park Town Square 26 Schenck Parkway Asheville,N.C. 28803

Call for directions (282) 681-2975

All BMW marques are welcome (cars, motorcycles, Mini, Rolls, etc.).

Contact Richard at [email protected] for more information.

DOWNEAST AREA (Greenville, Wilson Rocky Mt) Members interested in getting together please email Bob Thomas at [email protected] or call (252) 363-1383.

HURRICANE REGION AREA (New Bern, Jackson-ville, Morehead City) will meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month. For details contact Rich Broughton (252) 247-2074 or cell (252) 670-0803. See web page www.obxcruz.ning.com for monthly details. Meeting will move around in area.

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CAPE FEAR AREAFor dinner info call Tom Deacon at H (910) 579-0520 in Ocean Isle Beach C (910) 398-2694 or e-mail: [email protected]

NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AREA DINNERNo information available.

SANDHILLS AREADate: (4th Wednesday each month)Time: 6:30 p.m.Where: Luigi’s Restaurant (www.luigisnc.com) 528 North McPherson Church Road Fayetteville, NC 28303

Please come out and join us - Jeff Lucas. (919) 454-9383 email: [email protected]

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BMW CARS FOR SALE:

1987 325 Spec e30 Alpine White Ready to race or HPDE. Street legal with current NC plate. Fresh rebuild, clutch, brakes, etc. – can email com-plete list Heavy duty cage with gusset at door X, 2 Cor-beau seats, new Sparco FIA 6 point harnesses, Auto Meter tach, wired for Cool Shirt sys-tem. NASA 2013 inspection. Photos link http://s1344.pho-tobucket.com/user/bkpfoto/library/1987%20Spec%20e30 $9,500 blaisekielar{at}gmail.com. 919-818-0866 – near RTP.

1997 M3 Coupe I-Prepared (Lite)/Potential I-Sport Race

Car and trailer Up for sale is my IP Lite race car. I-Sport required parts are part of the package deal. Add cams and brakes to max out Prepared racing rules or pull aero and M50 manifold to go Sport rac-ing. Of course, there’s always NASA GTS-2. The car has turned 2:09 fl at at VIR as it sits now.Price (car and trailer) $24kContact me at [email protected] for more details.

1998 328i Sport Package, 6 cyl, 130k, excellent condition inside and out. Alpine green with tan interior. Maintenance records available on request. Garage kept. Recently re-placed rear shocks and front struts. Never tracked. $6,000 (919) 454-7106 or [email protected]

2002 M5 Non-smoker, no accident, well maintained E39 M5 2002 96k miles. The good- short shift installed, Predator ICE V3 Angel Eyes/Fog Lights, upgraded Mark IV DVD navigation, fold down rear seats, M AUDIO, Electric Rear Sunshade, iphone/ ipod charger/ connector installed through cd changer port. Works nicely and even dis-plays the information above the steering wheel. Everything in the car works. Clean car-fax. Garage kept although it

does come with a very nice car cover. Good maintenance history available back to 2006 and spreadsheet available upon request. The original win-dow sticker indicates is was sold initially through Leith in Raleigh. The bad- two pixels out on temp display above the steering wheel (only visible on some temp readings). Pas-senger side rear view was hit at some point under previous owner- he repaired it himself- works normally and retracts automatically just fi ne (picture included). You have to pay at-tention to notice it. Continental Extreme Contact Tires new at 1-15-13 at 92,689 miles. More pictures can be taken for seri-ous inquiries. Payment accept-ed via domestic wire transfer. email is better than phone for contact- [email protected] 24,000

2003 M3 Great Condition 2nd Owner since 2005 E46 M3 with adult driven well main-tained miles(61,000). Garage kept since recent move to NC driven only summers the last 8 years approximately 3,000 miles per year. New tires, brakes, refurbished wheels at 59,000 miles. Please contact Steve @ [email protected] Car can be seen in Greensboro by appointment.

1972 Bavaria 128K. Original owner, California car, in stor-

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age for years. Interior almost perfect, could be painted. 4-speed, Weber conversion and Euro spec ignition dis-tributor. Make offer. [email protected]

OTHER MAKES FOR SALE:

2002 Mercedes C230 Kom-pressor Coupe 200HP and fun to drive! Low mileage: 85,680 6-speed manual. Car has black exterior and gray cloth interior. AM/FM/CD changer. All maintenance records available. Synthetic oil changes every 5000 miles, plus all other fl uids renewed at factory intervals. Runs great. Great condition – no accidents. Weather-Tech fl oor mats and factory manuals in-cluded. Photos available on request. $7500 Contact: De-nis Kingberg ([email protected]) or (919) 247-4876

BMW PARTS FOR SALE:

07 335 sedan sport package parts Almost new (200 miles) factory BMW front brake ro-tors- $65. 335 sport suspen-sion 40k (shocks, springs, struts) -$155. Sport sway bars 26.5 front 14mm rear $75. 335 complete full length ex-haust in good cond (incl exh tips)- $350. Rear toe arms $15. Buyer pays shipping. Worth Madry 704 564-3388 [email protected]

2005 xi wheels Set of four BMW P/N 3611094498 light

alloy star spoke 7Jx16HZ S47 wheels from 2005 325xiT for sale $600.00 OBO. Mark [email protected]

E60 M5 stock 19” wheels Excellent condition with minor blemishes for normal use- no curb rash. Fit all large BMWs or have a second set for your M5 for track days. Straight and true. A good deal at $1000 plus shipping. Will deliver within 50 miles of Charlotte for full price. 704-372-7855(d), 704-489-8134 (e) Charlotte.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Bike Racks(2) Hydraulic Lift, Roof Mounted. Universal Fit, Brand New, Never Used, Still In Box. Features: Effortlessly lift and lower single bicycle on each rack; Ideal for tall vehi-cles like SUV’s and Mini-Vans; Securely holds bike upright for transport without fussing with removing any wheels; Attaches to Thule Style, Yakima or Saris Load Bar Roof Racks. Cost $297 each new today from BMW. Asking $199 each OBO + shipping. Bill: 336-286-8082; Details/pictures/video at http://greensboro.craigslist.org/bik/3740289426.html. (GSO, NC)

HONDA EM 2500 Generator Used less than 50 hours. Per-fect for track and will power small air compressor, battery chargers for power tools or power the tools directly, lights, computers, microwave, coffee

pots, refrigerator, fans, etc. or keep at home for emergency. $500 plus shipping. Will deliv-er within 50 miles of Charlotte for full price. 704-372-7855(d), 704-489-8134 (e) Charlotte.

Thule Fit Kit 174 (E36 Coupe) For Aero 400 Foot Pack. Brand New Condition, only ever installed once, never used! Features Include: Four Foot Brackets and Four Foot Rub-ber Roof Pads. Thule cost $85 new today. Asking $69 OBO + shipping. Bill: 336-286-8082; Details/pictures at (http://greensboro.craigslist.org/bik/3740282422.html).

Preserving the CCA history The Club Archive is looking for Oktoberfest or Chapter events trophies, shirts, pins, posters, wine glasses, dash plaques, grill badges, programs, or any-thing else. Anything from the club’s past for the Archive/Mu-seum. Do you have extra items you would consider donat-ing? Michael: (864)250-0022; [email protected]. (SC)

Tarheel Chapter BMW CCA Email List Join us online: The “list” provides a casual, online forum for chapter members to discuss BMW’s and BMW CCA events and related topics of interest to local members. Basically it’s a sort of electron-ic discussion board, almost anything is free game, as long as it has some connection to BMW’s (no matter how remote the connection might be).

To join the list surf on out to: http://www.topica.com/lists/tarheelbmw/ Info on how to subscribe or unsubscribe can be found on this page. If you want a shortcut to sub-scribe- simply send an email to [email protected]. (make sure you send the email from the email address that you want to receive the list messages!!)

THE 02 GROUP A special in-terest group for 2002 owners in NC. For more information about the group and how to join, check out our website: www.the02group.org

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American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patrón October 2-5, 2013� VIRginia International Raceway is proud to present their fans and sponsors with the leaders in cutting edge racing technology and the global leaders in Green Racing—racing at speeds never before seen at VIRs historic track. The American Le Mans Series will deliver this assault. This is truly an event not to be missed. For more information, visit www.americanlemans.com.

The Tarheel and NCC Chapters of BMW CCA are excited to announce that we will have a Car Corral and Reception Tent at this event. We look forward to offering our members and fellow BMW CCA members in our region a great place to watch the Race, food, fun and fellowship with fellow enthusiasts. Registration opened on June 1st for tickets to the race and for the Club Corral on MotorsportReg. Hotel blocks at special rates are available.

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