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Volume XLIII No. 3
March 2015
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ON THE COVER:
Wine Runners: The day dawned crystal clear and bright with
not a cloud in the sky! It was also dry which made the planned
byways for our adventure particularly inviting. It was however cold.
Darn cold! The temperature only increased to a balmy 28° by the
time we were ready to roll out of the rally point. Not surprisingly
all of the attendees for this event chose to bring four wheeled vehicles rather than motorcycles, no doubt to take advantage of the
improved environmental controls.
While the group for the event was relatively small (comprised
of six cars, 13 people) we had a fantastic time. Rolling out into
Johnston County we immediately found beautiful back roads that
were covered with fallen golden and reddish tinged leaves, clearly inviting an opportunity to dust
them off with the Bimmers. For those in the know, the irony of today’s event was clear. Within recent memory this was a dry county, although one remembered in lore and legend for the manufacture of moonshine. The stills are long gone and, in some places, they have been replaced with vineyards and the associated wineries. These make perfect targets for a day’s cruise.
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MEMBERSHIP CORNER
This month, we’d like to give a warm Tarheel welcome to 62 new and returning members and associate members. This brings our total chapter
membership to 2,918! Our membership is the lifeblood of the Club. Without your participation, there
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Notes from the road
Octoberfest - A Look Behind the Curtain
Yeah, I know, I know. It’s wa-a-y too early
to talk about the BMW CCA’s hallowed annual
Gathering of the Clans. I mean, this is March, and
O’fest 2015 isn’t until late September, for goodness sakes! I don’t know about you, but I’ve barely
started thinking ahead to club events that are a
lot closer, like the Outing at VIR in April, the Vintage in May, and (maybe) the Pittsburgh Vintage
Grand Prix in July. So why am I even bothering to
bring up Oktoberfest at this point? The short answer is: The Jersey Boys made me do it.
As you may have noticed, the first ad for
Fest 2015 – hosted by the New Jersey Chapter –
showed up in the January ROUNDEL. And registration opens a few weeks from now. That is, if it
hasn’t already by the time you read this. My guess
is the organizers feel they need to get their dibs in
early. Maybe they’re out to beat the competition
from all those other big club events. Or maybe it’s
to give the procrastinators in our midst a timely
kick in the butt. Either way, they have a point. The
old saw, about the early bird getting the worm,
applies in both cases.
But this piece isn’t about the ads or what they
say; it’s about what they leave out. So, if you’ve
given some thought to attending Oktoberfest
2015 – or any future Fest for that matter – you
might want to take the following to heart. Here’s
why.
Like with any big, complex event, there’s a
host of nitty-gritty aspects to Oktoberfest that
don’t show up in the advertising. There’s nothing insidious about this. It’s those little realities,
mostly logistical ones, Fest promoters tend to
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shy away from because talking about them might
dim the luster of the event. I wouldn’t blame the
copy writers; their job is to cast the event in the
best possible light. (I should know; I did the ads
for Oktoberfest ’05.) But past experience tells me
it’s helpful for you, the prospective Fest attendee,
to be aware of these minutiae because knowing
could make a big difference between a thoroughly
enjoyable experience and feeling like you bought
a pig in a poke.
Mind you, I’m not out to knock Oktoberfest
per se. Far from it. All in all, I think it’s a fantastic
idea; a great way to coax club members out of
their chapter cocoons all over the country and
bring them together in one place for a week-long
wallow in the Joy of Driving. Along with a bunch
of BMW fans, you get to compete in low-key driving events, maybe put in some track time, share
drinks and tall tales with friends, and learn how
things are done in other chapters. Outside of a
few events such as The Vintage, I can’t think of a
better way to celebrate what this club is all about.
The very fact that Oktoberfest 2015 is No.46
proves that it’s a Good Idea. Still, forewarned is
forearmed, I say.
So take the following for what it is: Hints
about ways to avoid potential potholes in your
Fest journey the literature may have glossed over.
I believe these behind-the-scenes tidbits may
help you get the most out of the event, especially
if this is your first Fest. True, these are only personal observations, and some might consider my
O’fest experience to be somewhat limited; unlike
certain club veterans, I’ve been to only about a
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third of all the Fests so far. But having been intimately involved in organizing two O’fests, I believe I have enough of a database to work from.
And by the way, if I’m preaching to the choir
in your case because you’ve thought of everything, you’re welcome to skip the rest of this
piece. But maybe you ought to read on anyway, so
you and I can compare notes later. Our Editor can
always use material for the ‘Say What?’ department.
Okay, let’s start with location, which in this
instance is a golf resort in Absecon, NJ. In my experience, resorts make better Fest headquarters
than urban hotels because many of the activities
– not only the social ones – take place within an
easy walk from your room. There’s only one caveat
here: In case you haven’t Googled it, the town is
on the coast – they call it The Shore in NJ – some
ten miles, give or take, across the bay from Atlantic City. New Jersey’s answer to Vegas may sound
like an attractive side trip. Personally, though, I’d
ignore it. The casinos and boardwalk would only
be a distraction from what brought you to the
The Editor’s Desk...
Well, all things must come to an end –– even
good things.
With my schedule allowing less and less free
time, I have not been very active at the track in
a few years. So, when someone out of nowhere
floated the idea of selling the race car I decided it
was time to move on.
While this will seem very surprising to those
of you who know me, (I have a real problem selling cars - i.e. I don’t sell cars...) but it was just sad
that Old number 262 (which spells “Bob” on your
telephone keypad, by the way) was just sitting idle
waiting on a chance to go to the track.
I have owned this car since 2004 and have
raced it since the 2005 season. I cannot even
begin to tell you the great times I associate with
that car. And, I guess that’s why I have so much
trouble selling cars. They are more than cars, they
are memories, both of good times and of bad.
I have no doubt that I will regret selling Old
262. And I have no doubt that I will be back at the
track when time allows. Just a matter of time and
finding Old 262 II (or when it finds me) -ed.
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event in the first place. But that’s just me, so it’s
your call.
On the other hand, the resort is likely to be
the kind of place where hanging out with fellow
club members over drinks and dinner – between
scheduled activities – is a piece of cake. (I can
think of a couple of Fests where sprawling facilities made this an exercise in frustration.) But to
be safe, try to get there early so you can scope out
the lay of the land before things get busy – which
they will. Navigating a crowd of a couple of hundred club members while trying to collect your
registration packet and verify your event schedule
may sound like no big deal – until you’re actually standing in line. (In ’09, waiting to collect our
packet caused me to miss the TSD Rally briefing,
with somewhat disastrous results.)
I’ve heard good things about the track, New
Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), where the driving school (and probably some other events)
will be held. (For track junkies, that’s a treat; last
year’s Fest in Colorado didn’t feature a school.)
The only hitch, as I see it, is that NJMP is located
near Millville, some thirty miles from Absecon –
as the crow flies. That may not seem like much,
but since you won’t be flying your Bimmer – not
literally anyway – the actual driving distance will
be more. And don’t expect the trip to be fast ei-
ther. I’m sure the Fest organizers will have the
best route mapped out, but it won’t be direct
and the roads will most likely be of the state and
county variety. This means local traffic, which in
the mornings will almost certainly include school
buses; their frequent stops can drive you up the
wall. (It’s one of the problems we had to endure
around Braselton in ’09.)
What’s more, if the NJ gendarmes, state and/
or local, catch wind of the event – which I’m sure
they will – they’ll be looking for anyone with a
heavy foot on the loud pedal. I can recall at least
one case where the number of cop cars deployed
around the Fest site reminded me of the state
trooper presence at an ACC ballgame in Chapel
Hill! So, if you want to get to the track on time,
plan to be an early riser.
On the other hand, you’re in luck if you
expect to take part in the rallies, whether the
TSD kind or the fun kind that’s probably on the
agenda. Southern New Jersey – once you’re inland
– happens to be about the only part of the state
which still deserves the moniker ‘Garden State’.
(It sure beats a couple of O’fests in which the rally
routes had me cruising through a succession of
residential subdivisions and strip malls.) And if
you consider rallying terra incognita, or worse,
don’t shy away from taking part anyway. There’s
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no better way to see the countryside. My only
other advice is: Read the Instructions! They’re designed to help you, not to get you lost.
At this point, I don’t know if this Fest will
feature any special visitors – maybe racing celebs
– but assuming it does, try to get in on whatever
activity they’re part of, especially if it’s at the
track. It’s bound to be worth your while. You may
even get to meet one of your secret heroes. I still
have fond memories (sort of) of one Fest, way
back in ’77 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, when David Hobbs was there. This happened to be when
the first 7 Series (E23) was introduced in the
US, and Hobbs was doing demonstration drives
around the track in Milwaukee. With four of us
in the car, Hobbs proceeded to blast around the
circuit, at a sedate (for him) 60 mph pace – with
one hand on the wheel as he leaned over the back
of his seat, punctuating his lecture with his other
hand! I don’t think any of us had to change our
underwear, but we were duly impressed. But I’m
digressing.
As far as trophies and awards go, don’t fo-
cus on them too much. That’s not to say you
shouldn’t try to win. But remember: Having a
good time is the name of the game at Oktoberfest. Enjoy each event for what it is. You’ll have
lots of mementoes and memories to take home. A
trophy is just icing on the cake.
Oh, lest I forget: One mantra about Oktoberfest is that it’s where you get to see old friends
and make new ones. In reality, this may turn
out to be only half true. It all depends on how
you handle mingling with the crowd. As I see it,
catching up with old friends isn’t hard – assuming you’re not the only Tarheel Chapter member
there. But spotting one or more familiar faces in
a sea of people you don’t know from Adam has a
way of making you gravitate toward the familiar
ones for the duration. There’s nothing wrong with
hanging out with folks you already know, as long
as it doesn’t isolate you from the rest. So give
yourself time to meet people from other chapters.
You’ll find you have a lot of interests in common.
But that shouldn’t surprise you; after all, people are what this club is really all about.
CLUB RACING REPORT
BY PAUL HOECKE
CR, NASA Season Preview;
BWR Takes Fifth at Daytona
Hello, fellow club racing fans. It seems the
2015 BMW CCA Club Racing (CR) season is finally
coming to life. So far, no events have popped up
this month in our immediate vicinity, but a race at
the Circuit of the Americas (aka COTA) in Texas is
starting to draw drivers from our region.
The event – the CCA North American Challenge hosted by the Lone Star Chapter – is set
for the March 20-22 weekend, and the hosts are
looking to make it a big show. Their goal is a field
of at least sixty cars, and to make sure they make
it, they’ve opened registration to NASA GTS drivers, regardless of whether they drive BMWs or not.
That sounds almost like they’re staging an SCCAtype event!
At last word they were more than halfway to
reaching their goal. So far (no surprise) most of
the entries are from the South Central Region; at
press time, only a few racers from our region had
signed up. But that included at least one from our
neck of the woods – Phil Antoine. We’re tempted
to wonder how he – and any other Tarheels that
show up – will like mixing it up with non-BMW
marques; and whether this is a portent of things
to come in CR.
Probably not, but who knows. Some of the
CR events in the recent past sure looked like they
could’ve handled (and benefited from) a bigger
field than they did. But that’s just our two cents.
In any case, for most local hot shoes, the season won’t start for real until next month at VIR.
That should be a biggie as well. The only other CR
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events scheduled then are on the Left Coast and
in Canada, so we expect a bunch of racers from
other regions to show up. And the annual Club
Race Outing hosted at the track by our chapter is
one more incentive for you to show up and cheer
your favorite hot shoe.
As far as local racers go, things may get busier from May on. That’s when the CR calendar lists
races at several tracks – Sebring, Mid-Ohio and
Barber – that some members of our homegrown
racing crowd have been known to show up for in
the past. The same goes for NJMP and (maybe)
the Glen in June. Of course, it’s also likely that
we’ll see another race at VIR that month, but that
hadn’t been confirmed when we went to press.
Both ‘local’ NASA regions are also back in
action. In fact, the Southeast guys started their
season last month with their annual ‘Winter Meltdown’ event at CMP. We can’t report any results
because the race ran after we went to press. However, we can tell you that the field included three
local BMW racers who apparently compete only
under the NASA banner: Phil Franz in GTS1, and
Colin Fabeny and Paul Patrick in Spec E30. We expect to have word on how they did at a later date.
The region’s next race date is at Road Atlanta a
couple weeks from now.
NASA’s Mid-Atlantic Region is kicking off the
season this month with their customary ‘March
Madness’ event at VIR. The race is set for the
same weekend as COTA, which may make it a bigger draw for local racers than far-off Texas. But
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that’s just our guess. After that, the region will
stage a race at Summit Point the weekend after
our VIR race; and May 1 will see them return to
VIR.
The pro racing scene, on the other hand,
has been in full swing since January. And BimmerWorld Racing (BWR) is in the thick of it. Once
again, team owner/driver James Clay and his
troops are hot in pursuit of the Street Tuner (ST)
championship in IMSA’s Continental Tire Sports
Car Challenge (CTSCC) race series. But as we first
reported last month, Clay’s attack plan this season – fielding only two BMWs – is quite different
from what it was before. And results so far have
been encouraging.
The first round in the series, at Daytona in
January, saw Clay in the No. 84 F30-based 328i
turbo finish the race in fifth place. It was a comedown from the second spot co-driver Jason Briedis had claimed in qualifying, but Clay wasn’t all
that disappointed. “The track had less grip midcorner [during the race] than it had previously
all weekend,” he explained later, adding “I’m very
happy with a good start to the season.”
A bigger disappointment was that the other
BWR entry, the No.81 car piloted by team veteran
Tyler Cooke and new addition Andrie Hartanto,
never got to race. According to Clay, Hartanto was
prevented from even qualifying because of a “fuel
supply-related issue” with the car. Hartanto took
a philosophical view of this non-debut, commenting: “It is racing, and stuff happens.”
A somewhat ironic twist to this race was
that the driver who beat Clay to the checker for
fourth place was BWR veteran Greg Liefooghe in a
Porsche Cayman! The margin between them was
a mere half second, but equally impressive was
the fact that Liefooghe did this after co-driver Eric
Zimmermann had qualified 23rd on the grid. The
duo must have reeled in almost two dozen cars
during that 2.5-hour battle!
This also answers a question we posed in last
month’s column. As you’ll recall, we mentioned
that Clay’s other venture this season involves
fielding a pair of Caymans under the Next Level
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driver lineup for the Porsches. (Clay’s press releases haven’t talked about it – for somewhat
obvious reasons, we suppose.) Anyway, the Daytona results reveal that in addition to Liefooghe
and Zimmermann’s Cayman No.83, BWR veterans
Seth Thomas and Dan Rogers are the drivers of
the other Cayman, No.38. (For the record, Rogers
qualified 12th but Thomas must have run into
trouble in the race; he only managed to finish in
23rd place.)
From BWR’s standpoint – and that of any
BMW driver for that matter – the Caymans are
clearly a force to be reckoned with this season.
(Three of the Top Five ST finishers at Daytona
were driving Caymans.) But as we see it, the intramural competition between the F30s and the
BWR-prepared Caymans actually adds an extra bit
of spice to watching Team BWR do their thing.
Their next race, Round Two in the Series, is at
Sebring later this month. (Coincidentally it takes
place the same weekend as the CR race at COTA.)
Looking forward to that, Clay says his team has
“all the right partners and pieces in place” for a
strong run at the 2015 ST Championship. And
Cooke echoes the sentiment with an optimistic
note: “Sebring will be a race for us to get back in
the championship, and BimmerWorld has never
been a team to settle for second.” We’ll be watching, so stay tuned.
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ON THE COVER:
Our first stop was at the Hinnant Family Vineyard in Smithfield, North Carolina. The family has
been at this for several generations now having
planted the original vines some 40 years ago. Arriving early, we found ourselves at the first wine
tasting of the day and the staff did a fantastic job
making us feel right at home. Some of the wines
are remarkably good and the number of people in
our troop chose to bring some home to celebrate
the holidays. The winemaker, upon discovering
that a BMW group was in the house, came out
to spend time with us and share stories of his
7-series which now has more than a quarter of a
million miles on the clock. He was so enamored
with our group that he decided we deserved a
personal tour of the property which took us out
into the crush area, to visit the actual wine making and bottling facilities … all of which gave us
a fresh treasure trove of new stories to share. We
had blown our time budget at this point having
spent double what we expected at this first stop.
Clearly, it was now time to find food.
A short but spirited drive landed us in downtown Selma, home of the Hula Girl grill and ice
cream shop. This is the highest rated restaurants
in all of Selma, which may appear to be a low bar,
but don’t be confused. The food was great and the
service engaging. Once again the owner found a
large group of unexpected customers in his midst
and decided that we were a fun group to spend
time with. All enjoyed the time and now, with the
temperatures shoring into the low 40s, some even
decided to have ice cream for dessert!
At this point, we were way behind schedule
and a strategic decision was required. Would we
push on to another vineyard or would we deviate from plan and visit the local microbrewery. A
quick impromptu drivers meeting vote confirmed
the choice. Let’s find beer. And so we did.
The final leg of our journey took us to the
Deep River brewery in bucolic downtown Clayton.
Once again the local staff was thrilled to have a
sizable group of hungry and thirsty people and
the combination of local brews (in very small
quantities) and a local food truck were hard to
pass up. A great time was had by all.
With the sun now fading and the temperatures heading in the wrong direction we decided
it was time to make a break for home. Before we
did, however, we confirmed that we all had a terrific time ... and that we need to schedule another
venture to pick up the missed winery. Seems like
the combination of great cars, good roads, fine
food and interesting beverages is hard to pass up.
Already looking forward to the next opportunity
to fire up the 335.ll -Robert McIsaac
eBMW
Or, as we came to call it, The Eclectic Electric
With our son and daughter in law, both scientists experiencing life in Silicon Valley, coming to
NC for the holidays we were looking for an interesting set of wheels to make their Carolina visit
special. While at Leith BMW we discovered the
extended test drive program for the i3 and a brilliant plan was hatched. After all, they live in the
shadow of Tesla Motors and their current ride is
15 years old with 200k in the clock. They could be
perfect customers. And of course, as a bonus, I’d
get to “give it a go!”. On the eve of Christmas Eve
we were off to the races.
So how is it? In a word: Brilliant!
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Wait ... what? I’d seen the car in pictures and
thought it was, at best, a little weird. In person,
however, it grows on you quickly. Probably not really cute in a Mini sort of way, it is both interesting and eclectic. I had a flashback to the day my
Dad brought his new 2002 home in 1970.
Getting in, it makes all the right noises to
validate Bimmer fit and finish. Switchgear is right
out of a 3-series. Once inside you hit the start
button, the dash panels (which look like repurposed I-Pads) light up and you are ready to roll.
Which you do silently. Equipped with the range
extender option we have roughly 150 miles behttp://www.tarheelbmwcca.org
tween charging events.
And, to be clear, much to my pleasure ... and
a little bit to my surprise ... it is a real BMW. It
steps away from the line smartly, handles well
on both byways and highways and keeps you
engaged with an interactive experience that encourages you to either extend the range through
venture tour? To find out, we piled into it and
headed out to see. With a load of 4 adults and
some spirited back road driving, we easily covered a round trip visit to Wilson’s Whirligig Park.
To make sure that the “quick” wasn’t just a seatof-the-pants thing, we engaged a fellow BMW
owner to provide chase in his Porsche Boxster.
Verdict? This is no fluke. Nominally slower to 60
than the Porsche, the i3 has instant and impressive torque that gets it going in a hurry. With a
0-60 time on par with a 1995 Mustang GT (with a
5-liter V8), the i3 made the Boxster driver work to
keep up. Nice.
So yes, this is a legitimate vehicle to take out
on back roads for fun and pleasure. While I don’t
see any hot laps at VIR in our future, and I have
no desire to give up my M3 (with its proper three-
driving style adjustments ... or unleash your inner
child to see just how quick it is.
Of course you do need to be mindful of how
and when you will recharge it. And fortunately
there’s an app for that which showcases local
charging stations. To my delight this is yet another reason to visit the NC Museum of Art. You and
the car can be concurrently charged.
While I prefer my cars with three pedals, I
discovered this one you can largely drive on one.
Letting off the “gas” engages the regenerative
brakes which concurrently slow you down and
charge the batteries. The second pedal is, effectively, for emergencies.
But could this make it on a BMW CCA ad-
pedal configuration), I could easily see this as
either a city dwellers dream ... or a complement
to a traditional Bimmer.
More to the point, given how well this is executed, I can now see how a total electric car could
make complete sense in the future. We dipped
into gas-generator mode a few times to keep the
batteries charged. Total gas bill after 300 miles:
$1.25. With a bit better range and a few more
charging stations, I could happily live with one of
these every day.
Now, let’s talk about the i8. Be happy to test
drive one of those next! And I even like the color... -Robert McIsaac
SAY WHAT...
Send your questions and/or comments for “Say
What...” to Footnotes via email at [email protected].
We’re having an issue with a 2004 330i, six
speed, with approx. 100K miles. In third through
sixth gear, during hard acceleration or under load
(moderate acceleration on uphill grade), the engine starts to hesitate/skip at 2600 - 2800 RPM.
Then it clears up and accelerates smoothly.
The spark plugs have been replaced,
the MAF Sensor and Throttle Body have been
cleaned, and the Air Filter replaced.
We sure would appreciate your help in determining what to do next.
Huey W.
As cars get newer, they get smarter. In the 80s, we
had to prod, poke, and sniff around what were generally
fairly basic systems to diagnose problems “the old-fashioned
way”. Once fuel injection started developing in the modernday form in the early to mid-90s, where a separate computer controls the system and provides a monitoring port,
we could start relying more on the computer to tell us what
is wrong. Complain about technology advancement and
complicated systems all you want, but the accompanying
piece of that is you can also, with a basic computer and
diagnostic tool that plugs into the OBD-ii port, monitor
engine (and chassis and braking even) function and pull
fault codes. No more screwdriver to the ear to listen to it
run - you can watch the electronics systems as they function, request more or less cam advance, open an electronic
throttle, make fuel trim compensations, etc.
So specifically to your question on your E46 330i.
We rarely speculate because the list could be long and
speculate usually=guess with as many systems working
in concert as you have on your car. But it would also be
very rare to have an issue like yours and not have a check
engine light, or even without the light, stored trouble codes
in the computer. So the short, and first, answer is “pull the
codes”. You can purchase a diagnostic tool on eBay if you
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are a knowledgeable home mechanic and dig in and figure
it out, but unfortunately interpreting these faults takes an
understanding of the systems and components that you
are more likely to find at an independent BMW shop, or
your dealer. Likely stumble issues in these cars are plugs,
coils, Vanos, DISA valves, injectors, and injector harness
pins, but plug in for a much better and less wide-ranging
answer.
James Clay
President, BimmerWorld
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Here is a picture of my 1998 BMW E39 540i.
Premium, Sport packages, 6-speed, Black on
Black. Purchased it from a private owner with 75K
miles on it.
I drove it for work (between Raleigh, Charlotte
and Winston-Salem) for 10 years and just sold
it with 278K miles on it. The car was all original
except for a timing chain job in 2014. I never replaced the clutch. The original owner had BMW
replace it while under warranty when the car was
new. Guess they got it right! The guys at ShadeTree Garage always kept it in top running order for
me.
The car was fast, good looking and blast
to drive. Even made a couple of trips to VIR for
HPDE. I’m now driving a nice E90 six-speed but
will never forget the pull of that V-8. Absolutely
the best car I’ve ever owned. -Scott Haven
2015 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance
The third annual Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance vintage car showcase is being held on Saturday,
May 2, 2015 at Pinehurst Resort. Gates open at 9:00 AM.
The vintage auto showcase features some of the world’s finest original and restored collectable
cars. Twelve classes will be judged and battle for Best in Show. A total of more than 300 cars and motorcycles will be in classes to be judged and on non- judge display, including a display class of military
vehicles. For details see: http://pinehurstconcours.com.
If you wish to put your car in a non-judge display at the Concours, it must be done as a part of the
Tarheel BMW CCA. Registration is on line and the cost is $105.89. Be aware that the number of spaces
is limited. You must use the link below and enter Tom Hart as the “Club Designee” on the checkout
page. https://events.cuetoems.com/pcde_2015/OnlineTicketSales.aspx?l=bmw15
Your car registration includes two (2) General Admission tickets and your exclusive Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance window decal, which will grant you access to the display field on Saturday. Please
note that all Car Club purchases are final; there will be no returns or refunds. All Car Club entries are
subject to approval by respective club managers.
Spectator Tickets are also available online. They are $26.89 each prior to the day of the event, a
$15 savings over tickets purchased the day of the showcase, which are $40 +tax each at the gate. Kids
12 and under are admitted free. Tickets are valid Saturday, May 2, 2015 ONLY. LIMITED AVAILABILITY.
Tickets ordered after April 20 will be available for pick up at Will Call. Purchase tickets at: http://pinehurstconcours.com/tickets-on-sale-for-2015-pinehurst-concours-delegance#sthash.0jLVfEGU.dpuf.
LOCAL SCENE
ASHEVILLE AREA DINNER
Date:
Last Tuesday each month
Time:
6:30 pm
Where:
LongHorn Steakhouse
www.longhornsteakhouse.com
3 Restaurant Court
Asheville,N.C. 28805
(282) 225-2838
All BMW marques are welcome (cars, motorcycles,
Mini, Rolls, etc.).
Contact Chris Joyner at [email protected] for
more information.
CAPE FEAR AREA
Date:
3rd Wednesday each month
Time:
6:30 pm
Where:
Panera Bread Company,
3506 Oleander
(in front of Independence Mall)
Wilmington, NC
For dinner information, call Alan Greene at H
(910) 228-5037, C (910) 512-5652 in Leland, email:
[email protected] - Please RSVP by 3rd
Monday for headcount.
CHARLOTTE AREA I DINNER
Date:
3rd Thursday each month
Time:
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 Restaurant on the third Thursday of each month. Contact Chris Webber at H:(704) 523-9118 C: 704-9068876 or e-mail at christopher.b.webber@gmail.
com to RSVP. Please join us (great German food
and beer). See you there!
CHARLOTTE AREA II
Date:
4th Thursday each month
Time:
7 p.m.
Where:
Union Street Bistro
Downtown Concord
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Please email Andy Barbee for more information
at [email protected] or call (704) 7012294.
DOWNEAST AREA (Greenville, Wilson Rocky Mt)
No information available at this time.
HURRICANE REGION AREA (New Bern, Jacksonville, Morehead City)
No information available at this time.
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AREA DINNER
Contact Abby Jane Carpenter for more information. [email protected]
ROANOKE AREA
Date:
2nd Tuesday each month
Time:
7:00 pm
Where:
Pizza Pasta Pit
1713 Riverview Dr
Near corner of Electric Road & Apperson Dr.
(540) 387-2885.
Announcements via BMW CCA Meet-Up Group Roanoke.
SANDHILLS AREA
Date:
(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. Please contact
Thomas Hart for more information at tvth996@
me.com
TRIAD AREA WEST DINNER (Winston-Salem)
Date:
2nd Tuesday each month
Time:
6:00 p.m. Drinks, 7:00 p.m. Dinner
Where:
Cities Grill and Bar – (336)765-9027
2438 S.Stratford Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Please contact Mark Woolley for more information at
[email protected].
http://www.tarheelbmwcca.org
TRIAD AREA EAST DINNER (Greensboro)
Date:
Time:
Where:
3rd Wednesday each month
7:00 p.m.
Pie Works
1941 New Garden Rd
Greensboro, NC
(336) 282-9003
For details contact Tony Tovsen tonytovsen@gmail.
com
TRIANGLE AREA DINNER (RALEIGH)
Date:
3rd Thursday each month
Time:
6:30 pm
Where:
Manchester’s Grill
9101-153 Leesville Road
Pine Crest Shopping Center)
Raleigh, NC 27613
(919) 676-3310
Directions: Manchester’s is just 1 mile south of I-540,
exit 7 on Leesville Road.
Brands
you trust.
Genuine BMW
Best price guarantee I No sales tax
800.535.2002 | BavAuto.com
Please contact Gareth Holl for more information at
[email protected]
TRIANGLE AREA DINNER (CHAPELL HILL)
Date:
1st Wednesday each month
Time:
6:00 pm Cruise in, 7:00 pm Dinner
Where:
Bailey’s Pub & Grill
1722 N Fordham Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC
Please contact Charles Alford for more information
at [email protected]
Tarheel BMW Corral at “Cars N’ Coffee” Charlotte. (Look for Tarheel BMW CCA flag)
Date: First Saturday each month
Time: 8 am – 11:00am
Place: NC Music Factory
For more info, see https://www.facebook.com/CarsAndCoffeeCaryNc
The Triangle’s Choice For Auto
Body
Locally Owned
Family Operated
Community Focused
Serving The Triangle For 30 Years
Kenny Hawkins Automotive
605 Germantown Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 851-0242
SUCH A DEAL
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free to members in good
standing of the BMW CCA.
Nonmembers can also place
advertisements here for $5.00
per month (see inside front
cover). Please enclose all
necessary information with
your advertisement. Unless
you tell us otherwise, your ad
will appear here for three (3)
consecutive issues. Classified
advertisements can be emailed
to the Editor’s attention at
[email protected].
BMW CARS FOR SALE:
1998 Z3 M Roadster 101,xxx
miles Green with Black Interior,
5-speed, Always Garaged, Brand
New Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole
Position tires, New Clutch, New Bilstein Sport Shocks and H&R Sport
Springs, New Zimmerman Front
Cross-Drilled Rotors, New Front
Speakers – Asking $13,500, call
Andy (704) 701-2294 or email – [email protected]
1999 M3 170k miles, Artic Silver
with black interior, absolutely immaculate E36 M3. It has high mileage, but I can assure you that its
mechanical and physical condition
is far better than a lot of cars with
less than halve the mileage. OEM
spoiler, Sunroof, Heated seats, Traction control, New factory M3 floor
mats, Toyo T1R performance tires,
Always garaged. UPGRADES: BMW
LTW wheels, Umnitza xeons w/angel
eyes, Eisemann race exhaust, ECIS
intake, Shark injector software, Tein
coilover suspension, UUC sway
bars, adjustable, UCC short shift kit,
UCC aluminum pedals, JT Designs
protective panel, Alpine 9856 stereo/
CD/Sirius radio/IPod connection,
Turner front strut brace. RECENT
MAINTENANCE ITEMS include new:
Head rebuilt, All hoses and belts,
lower control arms, radiator, water
pump, thermostat, windshield, all
fluids. Oil changed frequently, often
less than 3,000 miles with detailed
records and receipts showing mileage and dates for the last 10 years.
Many of the bearings, bushings,
driveshaft, etc. and other wear items
for high mileage car have been
replaced. Overall condition of this
car is excellent, very clean, amazingly so in view of its mileage. Car
has been solid since I bought it 6
years ago. $7,900. Contact: Bill, ©:
704.564.5353, vettescca@earthlink.
net, Charlotte, NC
roundel.org. (SC)
BMW PARTS FOR SALE:
THE 02 GROUP A special interest
group for 2002 owners in NC. For
more information about the group
and how to join, check out our website: www.the02group.org
M3 Replica Bumper for 2006-2008
E90 Sedan (not for PDC cars) Purchased from ModBargains (MSRP
$460 not including the $125 truck
freight), asking $350. Still in box,
Never opened, selling car so no longer need the bumper. Not painted
and ModBargains recommends professional installation. Willing to bring
to you if not too far from Durham.
Email: [email protected]
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 electronic
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
subscribe- 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 Z-Series Car Club of America
(ZSCCA) is a national special interest group of BMWCCA dedicated
to the enjoyment of all Z-Series
BMW’s. Several local groups are
active in VA and NC. Find us on
Facebook, or at zscca.org
MISCELLANEOUS:
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 anything else. Anything
from the club’s past for the Archive/
Museum. Do you have extra items
you would consider donating? Michael: (864)250-0022; mmitchell@
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9th Annual BMW & Porsche Swap Meet
Sponsored by
Sandlapper & Tarheel Chapters BMW CCA
and
Carolinas Region PCA
Hosted by
Touring Car Inc.
300-340 Seaboard Drive
Matthews, NC 28104
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Time: Vendor setup from 8 am to 9 am
Swap Meet Shoppers from 9 am to 1 pm
Cost: No charges for Vendors or Shoppers
Contact: John Meek / [email protected] / 803-324-4994
rections: - From I-485 take exit 51 onto US 74 East
- Take US 74 (Independence Blvd.) East
(toward Monroe (not toward Matthews)
- Turn Right at traffic signal 1.4 miles onto Stallings Rd
- Pass over RR track and turn right onto Industrial Dr.
- Turn Right onto Seaboard Dr.- Touring Cars Inc. is on the left
- Swap Meet is in the back lot between the shops
One Stop Collision Repair Center
Over 50 Years Combined Experience
All Makes & Models Welcome
All Insurance Companies Accepted
Frame Work & PDR Available
Owner Scott McDuffie – Member Since 1989
3510 E. Wendover Ave, Greensboro, NC 27405
(336) 375-4516
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Triangle Area Dinner (Chapel Hill)
Tarheel BMW CCA Banquet/Annual Meeting
Cars N’ Coffee - Charlotte
Roanoke Area Dinner
Triad Area West Dinner
Cape Fear Dinner
Triad Area East Dinner
Charlotte Area I Dinner
Triangle Area Dinner (Raleigh)
Asheville Area Dinner
Sandhills Area Dinner
Charlotte Area II Dinner
34th Korman Open Hous
9th BMW/Porshe Swap Meet
Tarheel & Toe Driver’s School - VIR Full Course
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