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Official BMW Club Freude am Fahren June 2018 Freude am Fahren Your Canadian BMW Specialists Since 1999 1 - 5504 1A Street SW Calgary, AB. 403.398.9833 www.tunerworks.com Tunerworks oers ALL brands & sizes of tires. We are proud to be Calgary’s premier custom wheel specialists! Porsche 911 Turbo Slip-on exhaust system It’s time to order your wheels & tires for the 2018 summer season! 15% Discount on Wheel & Tire Installation Services to BMW Club Members Come visit the Tunerworks Service Center! Tunerworks Service Center 403.452.8460 we are here for all your SERVICE and MAINTENANCE needs. [email protected] *Joy of Driving 2 Freude am Fahren BMW Club of Southern Alberta The BMW Club of Southern Alberta is a member club of the BMW Club of Canada. Kalender The BMW Club of Canada is a founding national member of the International Council of BMW Clubs. June 2 Cars, Coffee & Chat, 10:00 am at The Block Kitchen and Lounge at 2411 4 St NW (NOTE: Show and Shine Prizes by People’s Choice vote) Mailing Address: PO Box 75012 Cambrian, Calgary, Alberta T2K 6J8 General email: [email protected] June 9 Street Survivor – see article in Newsletter and Website Website: www.bmwcsa.ca June 13 Social & General Meeting - social starts at 6:00 PM and meeting at Facebook: BMW Club of Southern Alberta (@bmwcsa96) 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Austrian-Canadian Club, 3112 11th St NE Instagram: @bmwcsa96 Twitter: @bmwcsa96 June 17 Annual Father’s Day Drive – see www.bmwcsa.ca for EventBrite YouTube: BMW Club of Southern Alberta Registration July 7 Cars, Coffee & Chat, 10:00 am at The Block Kitchen and Lounge at Freude am Fahren [Joy of Driving] Newsletter 2411 4 St NW • The BMW Club of Southern Alberta (BMWCSA) publishes Freude am Fahren in July 11 Social & General Meeting - social starts at 6:00 PM (Location print 4 times per year and emails Joy of Driving 6 times per year. TBA) and meeting at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm BMW Gallery Boardroom • Ideas and opinions are those of the authors, without authentication by or liability July 21 Stanley Park European Car Show – see to the BMWCSA, its Editors, Directors or Officers. BMWCSA reserves the right to http://www.vsccc.ca/europe/eccm.htm modify or edit any material or submissions. July TBA Informal Drive to Rosebud – check out Badlands construction • Material in this newsletter may describe vehicle modifications or procedures – details will be sent by email to club members the Wednesday that may void your warranty, cause your car to fail emissions tests, or make your insurance company or agent unhappy. BMWCSA, its Editors, Directors and before the Drive (most likely Sunday July 15 with a back up of Officers are not responsible for any consequences that may ensue from such Sunday July 22) modifications. August 4 Cars, Coffee & Chat, 10:00 am at The Block Kitchen and Lounge at • Please send Articles, Mail, Classifieds and advertising to Chris Tworek, Editor, at 2411 4 St NW [email protected] August 8 Social & General Meeting - social starts at 6:00 PM and meeting • Please submit photos at 300 dpi in tiff or jpg format, and text submissions in at 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Austrian-Canadian Club, 3112 11th St NE MS Word or alternative format by arrangement with editor August 26 BMWCSA Annual BBQ – registration details soon • Print Deadline: 15th of the month preceding or by arrangement with Editor • Advertisement Deadline: last Wednesday of the Month preceding Sept 1 Cars, Coffee & Chat, 10:00 am at The Block Kitchen and Lounge at 2411 4 St NW • Classified Ads are free to members; $25/month to non-members • Please send Address Changes to Glen Cook at [email protected] Sept 8-24 BMWCSA Switzerland Tour – contact Wallace Chow @ [email protected] Sept 12 Social & General Meeting - social starts at 6:00 PM and meeting Directors and Officers at 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Austrian-Canadian Club, 3112 11th St NE Please limit phone calls to between the hours of 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM Oct 6 Cars, Coffee & Chat, 10:00 am at The Block Kitchen and Lounge at 2411 4 St NW President & Director Membership Newsletter Editor, Greg Walsh Coordinator Vice-President & Oct 10 Social & General Meeting - social starts at 6:00 PM and meeting 403-286-2248 Glen Cook Director at 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Austrian-Canadian Club, 3112 11th St NE [email protected] 403-274-8716 Chris Tworek [email protected] 403-238-8049 Treasurer & Director [email protected] Membership in BMWCSA Gord Anderson Social Media Manager Membership is a family affair with many of our events devised with family par- [email protected] & Director Production Editors ticipation in mind. The family membership of $60 for one year, $105 for two years Victor Yuen Margaret Cook and $150 for three years covers all household family members. You do not have to Secretary & Director [email protected] Michelle Belanger own a BMW to be a Club member! Rainer Kahl To join the club, download the membership form from the link below and fill [email protected] Webmaster Motorrad Liaison in your details: http://bmwcsa.ca/resources/Membership-Application.pdf Michelle Belanger Bill Jackson For more info, or to submit your membership application, please email Glen Events Coordinators [email protected] Cook or Victor Yuen at: [email protected] Greg Walsh Motorsport Coordinators Membership privileges include newsletters and participation in many social Bruce Borstmayer Josh Carter National Club Liaison and motoring activities, plus a 15% discount on parts & lifestyle accessories at BMW [email protected] [email protected] & Director Dealerships. After one year of membership, you will also enjoy a 2% Rebate off MRSP Gary Coleman Brian DeBoeck on either a new car or motorcycle from BMW Canada. This discount is based on [email protected] [email protected] MRSP and not on your negotiated price. Also many of our advertising sponsors, whose ads appear in our newsletters, offer discounts to members for parts and services. Please remember to show your BMWCSA card and identify yourself as a club member when purchasing parts, acces- On the cover: 2019 BMW M5 Competition – BMW Press Feed sories and service. *Joy of Driving 3 Freude am Fahren The President’s Corner – Greg Walsh We all have itchy feet in the summer months. There will be another organized Country Drive in August, details to “Let’s do something!” be announced. Stay tuned. I can still see my Mother cringe as her progeny chirped like hungry The Annual BBQ and Show & Shine will be on Sunday August 25th. robins. This social gathering is open to all Club Members and their Families. Set So, off the top, this is what you can look forward to: aside the date, registration details will be forthcoming. Tire Rack Street Survival on June 9th. There is a wonderful oppor- In addition to all this we have our recurring monthly excitements: tunity for you to acquaint the young drivers in your sphere of influence that First Saturday of the month CC&C at The Block Restaurant (2412 they have a lot to learn about car control in unexpected circumstances. Do - 4 ST NW). Our gatherings have been attracting 30-40 folk kicking tires, sign-up someone you care about. shooting the breeze and enjoying “ The Block Breakfast” with coffee in the parking lot. Father’s Day Run. This June 17th drive through the Kananaskis Country Mountains is an ever popular chance to clear the cobwebs from Second Wednesday of each month brings about the Social Supper your engines and share a driving experience with BMW Dads of all stripes. and monthly General Meeting. This is normally held at the Austrian Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bmwcsa-2018-annual-fathers-day- Canadian Club but each July we have a temporary relocation. This July, drive-tickets-45172800061. Note there is a June 13 cutoff. the Social Supper will be at California Thai (11658 Sarcee Trail NW #112, Calgary - in the Beacon Hill Shopping Plaza By the Costco) at 6:00 PM, fol- A Country Drive to check out the Badlands Motorsport venue is ten- lowed by the 7:00 PM General Meeting in the BMW Gallery Boardroom, 699 tative scheduled for Sunday, July 15 with a backup for Sunday July 22. Stay 110 Ave NW, Calgary, AB alert for upcoming details which will be sent out on email. Watch our Facebook Page and emails for “Victor’s Impromptu The Annual VSCCC Stanley Park European Show and Shine Drives”. Always fun spur-of-the-moment experiences. is set for July 21. Though this is not an official BMWCSA event, we always try to have a Club presence to show off our pride and joys. It is Our Club succeeds because you our members step forward. Thank also an occasion to talk to everyone about the Joy of Driving a BMW you all! and encourage them to join our Club. See this link for more details: I wish you joy of driving and riding a BMW. http://www.vsccc.ca/europe/eccm.htm. Greg Walsh BMW Club Discount Does the Club have BMW Club Members who have been in good standing for 12 months can apply for a BMW Discount of 2% off MRSP for most new your current email? cars – this is 2% off MRSP regardless of any other deal you may have Dear Members, obtained. We recently rebuilt our website and member- There have been some exclusions – the M2 and M4GTS were ship database for a more robust and secure system.