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Months in the making, this was an event that was co- ordinated from three different starting points, with groups from Raleigh, Charlotte and Mebane all (continued on page 4)

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Sometimes, a funny thing happens when who usually drove it, Dennis Cloud, was one of you’re in a group, just chatting about this and our driver school instructors and always joined that, with no particular goal in mind other than the Triangle gang when we convoyed to one of our sharing some quality time with friends. But schools at the Charlotte Speedway. And having then, some kind of process – call it serendipity him along solved an annoying problem. or free-association – kicks in, and you and your You see, the route we’d take to the track in- buddies fi nd yourselves dredging up all sorts of cluded NC 49, a two-lane notorious for its lack long-forgotten stuff from your past. Well, it’s what of good passing zones. It used to give us connip- happened the other day, as four of us car guys, tions as we tried to stay together while battling current and past club members, sat down for our weekend traffi c – that is, until Dennis came along weekly breakfast get together. with the red E21. The car was super fast, so much What started us down memory lane, or track so that Dennis once remarked how passing a long as the case may be, was a car I’d spotted in the string of Sunday drivers on that two-lane never, July ROUNDEL classifi eds. Listed under Competi- ever made him wonder “will I make it or not.” So tion Cars for Sale, it was the white-green No.64 we put Dennis on point, where he could scoot ‘Alpina’ 320i raced with varying success by Nick ahead and give the rest of us a shout on the CB Craw in IMSA and SCCA events under the Miller & that the road was clear. We never failed to stay to- Norburn banner in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. gether on that road after that. The ad reminded us that this was actually Ah yes; those were fond memories indeed. one of two such projects built by M&N; but it was So it’s no wonder they took our breakfast session the No.64 car that was the most familiar sight for off on yet another tangent. Namely, bringing up many racing fans in the club at the time, including those driver schools reminded us of what all of us three of us at the breakfast table: Mark Borkowski, were driving at the time: Bavarias! Okay, so Paul Phil Williamson and Yours Truly. (Back then, our Mele wasn’t a Tarheel member at the time; and fourth tablemate, Paul Mele, still lived, worked Mark didn’t indulge in HPDE’s. What mattered and played with cars out of state.) Naturally, this was that all of us had caught the E3 bug at about had us wax eloquent about the car, particularly the same time. Back then, with much of the club Phil, who’d hung around Team Highball, one of membership still driving 2002’s, this made us M&N’s competitors, at the time. kinda special, like a club-within-the-club. Well, one thing led to another. Pretty soon, The very mention of BMW’s post-war Big Six talking about good ol’ No.64 reminded us of an- kicked off a round table which lasted the rest of other M&N project. (See what I mean about free the morning. Who could forget its glorious M30 association?) A close cousin of the Craw car, this motor; or its temperamental Zenith-Stromberg was another E21, bright red and also duded up carbs which just about everyone soon swapped Alpina-style, except it was street-legal. Keep in for Webers; or its marginal cooling system, which mind that the E21 was the very fi rst 3-Series to luckily could be upgraded by replacing the radia- (offi cially) hit our beaches, hence special even tor with a four-row version; or the many ways its in its garden variety versions. For us though, the suspension could be modifi ed. Of course, rehash- car was memorable for one reason: The M&N guy ing everything about the E3 also gave us a perfect

2 TARHEEL CHAPTER FOOTNOTES http://www.tarheelbmwcca.org The Editor’s Desk... excuse to reminisce about how we became Bavar- Since I have really been trying to resist the ia fans and maybe brag a little about our exploits temptation to buy more cars (in fact, I need to sell with the cars. It was revealing. cars) I have not really been even scanning the for Turns out, only Mark had owned a BMW – a sale ads. I had not noticed just how low the e46 2002 – before he traded it for his Bavaria. He M3 prices have dropped, with many nice examples loved the E3 for its size and speed; did some priced in the mid-teens currently. serious wrenching (novice that he was) when he While your opinion may certainly vary, the e46 swapped its automatic transmission for a four- body style is right up there with the all time best speed; and even became one of the founders looking 3-series cars in my book. And, in M3 trim (with Yours Truly) of the original Senior Six Regis- it is hard to resist the 3.2 liter inline-six, cranking try. But he drove the car for only a few years, until out 333hp and the excellent handling. Drop a few he quit the club and traded the Bavaria for, of all more bucks and add in a short-shift kit and stiffer/ things, a Mercedes! However, we three others in lower suspension and it’s hard to beat for the our little group had started out messing with all money. sorts of non-BMW marques, so those E3’s were The other up-side is that the e46 M3 has just our fi rst Bimmers. In each case, they were also the enough high-tech gizmos for a “modern” car, but start of a long love affair. lacks some of the latest tech which is bound to be Paul (Mele, not me) had cut his automotive problematic as these cars age. teeth playing with Corvairs, Monzas actually; The extent of the technology being crammed but discovering the E3 made him a Bavarista for into cars these days really has concerned me - the better part of a decade (until the E30s came what will these cars be like to own when they are along). He owned as many as three E3’s at a time say, 20 plus years old? I shutter to think... -ed. (including a 2800); rebuilt several from the ground

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ZZZFDUPLQHVLPSRUWVHUYLFHFRP up; and turned one into something of a barn sitting down) a Rambler Rogue two-door! The Ba- burner. You may recall it as the late ‘Cowvaria’ varia (aka the Blue Max) became my daily driver raced by Al ‘the Rev’ Taylor. for some twenty years. It also took me to a dozen For Phil, who started out as a Mustang guy, Oktoberfests and many more driver schools. I fi - his Agave Bavaria was also the beginning of a re- nally took it off the road because it needed a great lationship that lasted close to ten years. Although deal of R & R; although, to be completely hon- he never modifi ed it, at least not extensively as I est, it was also because of my insatiable greed, recall, he squeezed every bit of performance out making me add more Bimmers to my stable. Yet, of it, autocrossing it successfully in club events unlike my buddies’ E3s, I still have mine. It’s un- and capturing the Overall Best award at O’fest ’76. dergoing a steady but slow restoration process, (This says a lot about what that four-door sedan which has caused friends to label it my Hundred- could do.) He only gave it up, though grudgingly, Year Project. At that rate, it just may make it to when the E28s came along. The Vintage next year – or the year after. As for Yours Truly, I’d been a BMW admirer If there’s a point to this rambling tale, it’s (and occasional borrower) for years, but I’d never this: You may not see many (if any) E3s at club actually owned one until the ’72 Atlantik Blau events today; but if you’ve ever owned one, odds caught my eye. My trade-in was (I’ll assume you’re are it’s like your fi rst love. You never forget it.

ON THE COVER: vectoring in on the pottery capital of North Caro- had 18 cars and 34 people in Raleigh! Transla- lina for food, tire kicking and shopping. Three of tion? It turned into a self-infl icted traffi c jam in the best things in life, of course. The group from the dealer parking lot as we tried to organize a Raleigh started, as we frequently do, in the show departure. room of Leith BMW. The dealership always takes Fortunately, there was little of apparent con- extraordinary care of us and today was no excep- sequence going on in the adjacent Lincoln dealer- tion. A full spread of breakfast sandwiches from ship, so we could line the cars up in their lot and Panera, Danishes, coffee, soda and orange juice stage a gracefully choreographed exit around a was available for the assembled masses. The new- shopping center and onto the appropriate Inter- ly renovated show room is also the perfect place state ramp. It work remarkably well and we lost for us to have a club meeting, surrounded by new exactly no cars in the transition to public motor- Bimmers, an over the top Latte machine and a ways. lone Rolls Royce. The acoustics are good … and With Seagrove representing a nearly two-hour one suspects that even the extra participants who drive under the best of circumstances, we made were customers waiting in the service department the strategic decision to take advantage of a brief enjoyed the interchange. jaunt on the super-slab to get us away from the We needed every bit of the available meet- urban tentacles of Raleigh. This turned out to be ing space today! The weather was perfect; typical, an extremely good call since it sped us onto the North Carolina summer morning. It was bright bucolic roads and the rolling countryside near and sunny, with the temperatures and humid- Jordan Lake surprisingly quickly. Somehow we ity both approaching 90. The air conditioning managed to keep an entire squadron of 18 cars felt good and it was clearly the kind of day when together for the entire run down the highway in the Bimmer faithful would want to be out carv- parade formation. This is, in reality, a bigger lo- ing apexes and experiencing spectacular country gistical challenge than one might imagine. roads. By the time the group was fully formed we After we crossed over Jordan Lake the roads

4 TARHEEL CHAPTER FOOTNOTES http://www.tarheelbmwcca.org got even better as the countryside opened up worries, they said. So we did. and the promise of twisty “two-laners” beckoned. Wait. That math doesn’t seem right, you say? We executed a perfect peel off old US-64 toward Correct. downtown Pittsboro and looped around the In addition to the 34 folks from the Raleigh center square traffi c circle that circumnavigates area, a second wave of Bimmers swept into view that iconic Chatham County Courthouse / Mu- from the Charlotte area! Pretty cool to be sitting seum which dates to the time of The Revolution. in the dining room when they came into view and Swinging the Bimmers around the circle in coor- landed in the parking lot. That included 17 more dinated fashion was no small feat, and it must people and 10 more cars. Everything looked bet- have represented quite the show to bystanders, ter than everything else of course, but it seems but we did it. One more turn a mile out of town that there’s a penchant for E46 M3’s down in the and we ripped through a time machine which took Queen City … which is just fi ne with me, given us back to a quieter time focused on agriculture the weak spot I have for a certain 2004 ragtop. and the beauty of The Old North State’s rolling After the groups met and mingled, and had central region. This area is close to the foothills some pictures taken, we fi nished the serious busi- for the Uwharrie Mountains, the ancient volcanic ness of eating … then rallied back to the cars in mountains which run the central part of the state waves so that we could sortie north and into the below Asheboro. The roads out there are a seem- heart of the pottery world at the NC Pottery Cen- ingly endless set of sweepers and switchbacks ter. This is a magical museum to the potter’s craft which are perfect for letting a bit of the Inner Ba- with artifacts going back to Native American work varian out. There are constant altitude changes that is 4,000 years old. Amazing … simply amaz- on these roads … but they seemed to have been ing. And beautiful to see. They also had a resi- designed by someone who clearly had drivers in dent potter on staff, ready to pitch clay and show mind. Not a single off-camber turn I can remem- all how to really get it done. Spectacular event. ber from the adventure. From there, the group broke up into smaller Rolling through little towns and past old gaggles to take in classes … or visit the local or- farms you got the sense that this was a week’s chid farm … or check on specifi c pottery shops worth of traffi c rolled into a 90 second fl ash of around the region. It is an impressively target brilliance. We surprised several folks who are no rich environment to experience and everywhere doubt used to getting to the end of their drive- we went the folks we met were terrifi c … knowl- ways (lanes in country-speak) and doing a rolling edgeable and helpful! stop since there’s never anything to worry about. As we were nearing the end of our tour, the Today was different for a lucky few. clouds began to close in and a late afternoon NC The driving was a bit of a workout … but thunderstorm began to make its presence felt … our quest was worth the effort. The Westmoore which led to a mad scramble to put convertible Family Restaurant south of Seagrove is the most tops in the upright and locked position. And that implausible of places. It is a well-appointed full- was it … the only “problem” of the day was some service restaurant with a great menu that is, quite random dampness. literally, in the middle of nowhere. Surrounded The ride home was another opportunity to small pottery establishments where artisans prac- revel in some of NC’s fi nest scenic byways. A tice their craft, it doesn’t seem to have a natural perfect end to a perfect day of comradery, sight- economic base to support it … and yet it is clear- seeing, shopping and fi ne dining. A fantastic ly thriving. Have to love it. time was had by all and we’ll now look forward to Speaking of loving it, the service was terrifi c. “playing it all again” in the very near future. Bim- We called ahead and warned them that we were mers and Byways: what could possibly be better bring 40-50 hungry folks by for a bite to eat. No than that?!?! -Robert McIsaac CLUB RACING REPORT BY PAUL HOECKE Kaufman Wins at Summit Point; BWR Takes Podium at Lime Rock; Confusion Reigns at Road America

Hello, fellow club racing fans; and welcome Pippy and Rich Zulman, plus perennial Spec E36 to what’s left on the 2017 BMW CCA Club Rac- contenders Antoine and Jack Wilkins. ing (CR) calendar. It isn’t much, particularly if we The IP contingent did, generally speaking, adhere to our practice of including only events in pretty well, despite the broiling heat and a fi eld which members of the Tarheel Chapter’s racing of 40-plus cars on that short, two-mile track. crowd are likely to take part. In fact, by our count, Kaufman posted the best results, fi nishing second there are just four events like that left between in class (4th overall) in the fi rst race and winning now and the end of the year. IP in the third (feature) race. Pippy chalked up a As you read this, Peachtree Chapter is stag- couple of third-place fi nishes; but Zulman ended ing a race at Road Atlanta. It’s a big fi eld, but so up in mid-pack three times. Our two Spec E36 far we’ve seen only two local hot shoes, Spec E36 racers, however, didn’t do nearly as well. Antoine pilots Phil Antoine and Bert Howerton, on the did post two third-place class fi nishes in the fi rst entrants’ list. After that, there’s a race at CMP in two sprints but DNF’ed in the feature race. And mid-month, followed in October by a race at the Wilkins didn’t even fi nish in the fi rst race and National Corvette Museum’s raceway hosted by never started in the other two. the Bluegrass Bimmers folks. And then, of course, The other recent race, at CMP in mid-August, there’s the season fi nale at Roebling Road in listed only one ‘local’ driver, McKay among the December. As usual, our chapter will be co-spon- entrants, but due to the late date, results were soring that event with the VDCA, and the weekend not available at press time. (In case you ask why will also feature a racing school under the aus- we include McKay as one of our guys, despite him pices of BimmerWorld. That’s it. being from Maryland, it’s because of his twofold In other words, if any local racers are still link to our chapter: his dual membership and the looking to rack up points toward a class champi- fact that he co-drives with Ray Korman, who is onship this season, they’d better get cracking. defi nitely one of our guys.) Meanwhile, the last couple of months have On the pro racing front, the news of late has seen two CR races in which our chapter was repre- been pretty upbeat for BimmerWorld Racing sented. One of them, a three-sprint event, ran in (BWR) in the IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar late July at Summit Point; and although two local Challenge series. They did pretty well at Mosport, drivers we’d expected to show up – Sean McKay despite fi elding only one car. (As it turns out, (IP) and Todd Newcomer (DM) – didn’t, fi ve oth- the No.81 328i of Ari Balogh and Greg Liefooghe ers did, including IP racers Jerry Kaufman, Dennis didn’t race because of damage during practice 6 TARHEEL CHAPTER FOOTNOTES http://www.tarheelbmwcca.org which couldn’t be fi xed in time.) And Round Six in the running at about mid-pack. But then, with just the series, at Lime Rock in late July, rewarded the under 50 minutes left in the race, weather inter- team and BWR owner/racer James Clay with a spot vened. It had been drizzling, off and on, through on the podium. much of the race, but now it was monsoon-time, Evidently, BWR’s drivers and cars were really with lightning to boot. At fi rst, the track went to primed for that 1.5-mile course. Clay not only a full course yellow, which allowed Cooke to take qualifi ed the No.84 car fourth in ST but stayed over from Clay when the pits were opened for the near the front throughout his stint, allowing co- ST cars. But 47 minutes short of the end, offi cials driver Tyler Cooke to weather the battles toward red-fl agged the race. the fi nish and take the checker in third place. But In the ensuing confusion, while the pace car in our opinion, the heroics award belongs to the was trying to gather up the fi eld and lead it into No.81 duo of Balogh and Liefooghe. Despite hav- the pits, a couple of Mazdas fl oundered into what ing started way back in 16th place, they managed appeared to be the lead in ST. And that’s how the to come in a close sixth at the fi nish. race was scored when it was called, after a dismal Early last month, the team also got off to a 25-minute wait on pit lane. Maybe those results great start at the next round at Road America, but will stand. But as we see it, those Mazda guys the fi nish was about as clear as mud. Unlike Lime didn’t deserve getting fi rst and second. Heck, they Rock, this track is 4 miles long and fast, which the hadn’t pitted or switched drivers! Anyway, maybe BWR guys like. Clay in the No.84 car qualifi ed on Clay will still get the win; but if he doesn’t, we the pole and with one brief exception led the ST think he’ll be fully justifi ed to give voice to that pack during his one-hour-plus stint. Meanwhile, ancient baseball war cry: We Wuz Robbed! So stay Liefooghe and then Balogh kept the No.81 car in tuned.

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Sep 9 *Cars and Coffee Renolda Village Winston-Salem www.facebook.com/CarsCoffeeReynoldaVillage/ Sep 9 * European Classic Car Show Hickory, NC www.theautolawn.com Sep 16-17 Tour to Tanglewood Bike Ride Winston-Salem, NC Tom Tice Scott Meyer [email protected] [email protected] main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/MPower_Cyclists Sep 23 * Touring Joara - Morganton, NC Craig Root [email protected] exploringjoara.org Sep 23-24 Corral at Fall Charlotte Auto Fair CMS Charlotte, NC Chris Webber 704-906-8876 [email protected] Sep 29-Oct 1 Tarheel & Toe Driver’s School VIR Full Course Phil Antoine 919-818-6036 [email protected] Oct 7 Drive to Richard Petty Museum - Randleman, NC Robert McIsaac 919-880-8012 [email protected] Oct 13-15 *E30CCA Oktoberfest 2017, Concord Speedway [email protected] www.e30cca.com Oct 14 *BimmerWorld 20th Anniversary Celebration - Dublin, VA James Clay www.BimmerWorld.com Oct 14 Southern Grace Distilleries-Mt. Pleasant, NC Bob Atkinson 704-906-4315 [email protected] Oct 28 Drive to Spartanburg ///MDay Spartanburg, SC Robert McIsaac 919-880-8012 [email protected] Oct 28-29 ///M Day at Performance Center Spartanburg, SC Registration on MotorsportReg Dec 1 Drive to Holiday Charity Laps VIR Alton, Va Robert McIsaac 919-880-8012 [email protected] Oct 31-Nov 4 *48th Annual Oktoberfest - New Orleans, LA Registration on bmwcca.org Dec 2-3 * ChumpCar Double 8-VIR North Course www.chumpcar.com Dec 7-8 Club Race School Roebling Road, GA Mike Hinkley [email protected] Dec 8-10 BMW CCA Club Race Roebling Road, GA Mike Hinkley [email protected]

* Not a Tarheel BMW CCA sponsored event Which Way Did He Go? If he was in a Bimmer in Raleigh on Tuesday, Perhaps the most special story was Mark June 20th, there’s a pretty good chance he (or Lee’s arrival in his recently acquired M5 … which she) was on the way to the Triangle Town Center apparently was the culmination of a lengthy na- for our monthly dinner at the California Pizza tional search which landed him just the right car. Kitchen! The weather was “surprisingly damp” As cool as the Fiver is, however, the reaction of throughout the entire day, which tends to de- his 4 year old daughter, Julia, was just priceless. press the participation in these events … since a Daddy’s new car is “the fastest car ever”! She is major component of it, beyond the great food, is clearly enjoying her position with the new ride the comradery and engagement that comes from and was happy to help Mark show off all the car’s “networking in the parking lot”. The tire kicking features. This reminded me of the joy I got years and story telling that takes place on a pleasant ago with my own Dad and his 2002 … and later evening are alone worth the price of admission. the E30 that is still in my garage … so teaching That becomes a little more challenging when the ‘em to appreciate the fi ner things in life can have weather requires the use of golf umbrellas to keep a very long tail, indeed. dry. I pondered that a bit Amazingly, shortly more when I realized that before it was time to this was the last dinner saddle up and roll out in NC that our E90 will be from home, the skies making. In a few weeks cleared, the roads dried, our son and I are driving the sun poked through it across country so that and a pleasant early sum- it can begin its new life mer evening emerged. in the Bay Area. Looking The blitz across country forward to cruising down byways to get to the rally Route 66 on the way to point became a highly NorCal … and checking to engaging jaunt across the rural countryside east see what we can fi nd on a certain corner in Win- of the capital which has the corn and tobacco slow, Arizona. Something very satisfying about fi elds exploding with cash crops reaching for the watching a new generation of Bimmer owners ris- skies. Apparently the warm temps and ample rain ing to appreciate what a great experience being are pretty agreeable for all that is happening out around them can be. on the farm! Thankfully we weren’t the only ones Once inside, the festive nature of the evening to appreciate the great change in the weather … continued as we explored both new adventures by the time we fi nished the tire kicking part of that we have planned for later in the year … as the festivities, we had a fantastic turnout that in- well as some of the highlights of trips we’ve taken cluded 21 Bimmers and 33 hungry CCA members. recently. Several folks shared experiences (and a That meant, of course, that there was plenty of few videos) from traversing the Tail of the Dragon eye candy in the parking lot to choose from. An … while others talked about how to get maxi- M4, an M3, an M235 and a minor collection of mum advantage from a day at an ///M Club School E39 M5’s graced the group, surrounded by a range event at the BMW Performance Center. Speaking of E90’s in various form … along with a group of of that, there remain a few seats available for the F30’s and at least one X3. Great fun seeing all the events coming up in July and October … but they different equipment on display. are going fast!

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OF THE TRIAD 336-414-3390 $100 744 Peters Creek Pkwy. OFF Front End Winston-Salem, NC Package It was a bittersweet moment, at the end of the dinner, when we had to say a fi nal “good Joyner’s EST. 1993 night” to the CPK staff member who has been our An Independent BMW Specialist “host” for the last several years. Bradley has been a good friend to the club and has taken great care * Early and late model BMW’s of us. Now that his studies in Raleigh are done, (Call for motorcycle maintenance) however, it is time for him to move on to his next venture: law school at George Washington Uni- * Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or versity in DC! We passed the hat in the parking BMW Original parts lot before dinner to take up a collection for him … and had a chance to wish him well as he heads * Many years of experience exclusively with north in a few weeks. Of course, at every dinner, it BMW repairs, maintenance, and modifi - is an opportunity for us to sing Happy Birthday to cations and race prep (Club events) someone … and this time it was Bradley’s turn! A great sendoff to a terrifi c friend of the club. * Latest Diagnostic Equipment All too soon it was time to saddle up again Chris Joyner, Owner/Technician and head for home. As we rolled out of the park- ing lot and headed for the Interstate, an odd thing 76 South Market Street happened … the heavens opened with yet an- Asheville, NC 28801 other heavy rainstorm! Sometimes, it is better to (828) 253-6000 [email protected] be lucky than good. And we had a very good time this month, indeed.. -Robert McIsaac Hours: 9:00 – 6:00 Monday through Friday

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Area Coordinator position is open in the Cape Near corner of Electric Road and Apperson Drive. Fear Area - Please contact Brenday Dunlevy at ac- [email protected] if you are interested Contact JoElla John [email protected] or Scott in fi lling this roll. Donaldson [email protected] for mor infor- mation. CHARLOTTE AREA I DINNER Date: 3rd Thursday each month SANDHILLS AREA Time: 7 p.m. Date: (4th Wednesday each month) Where: WaldhornRestaurant Time: 6:30 p.m. 12101Lancaster Hwy (Old Hwy 521) Where: Luigi’s Restaurant Pineville,NC (www.luigisnc.com) (Locatednear Carolina Place Mall) 528 North McPherson Church Road (704) 540-7047 Fayetteville, NC 28303 We’re still hanging out at the Waldhorn Restau- Please come out and join us. Please contact rant on the third Thursday of each month. Con- Thomas Hart for more information at tvth996@ tact Chris Webber at H:(704) 523-9118 C: 704-906- me.com 8876 or e-mail at christopher.b.webber@gmail. com to RSVP. Please join us (great German food TRIAD AREA WEST DINNER (Winston-Salem) and beer). See you there! Date: 2nd Tuesday each month Time: 6:00 p.m. Drinks, 7:00 p.m. Dinner CHARLOTTE AREA II Where: Cities Grill and Bar – (336)765-9027 Date: 4th Thursday each month 2438 S.Stratford Rd. Time: 7 p.m. Winston-Salem, NC 27103 Where: Union Street Bistro 12 TARHEEL CHAPTER FOOTNOTES http://www.tarheelbmwcca.org Brands Please contact Mark Woolley for more information at sAndCoffeeCaryNC [email protected].

TRIAD AREA EAST DINNER (Greensboro) you trust. Date: 3rd Wednesday each month Time: 7:00 p.m. Where: Pie Works 1941 New Garden Rd Greensboro, NC Genuine BMW (336) 282-9003 Please contact Carmine Cupani for more information at [email protected]

TRIANGLE AREA DINNER (RALEIGH) Date: 3rd Tuesday each month Time: 6:30 pm Where: California Pizza Kitchen Best price guarantee I No sales tax Triangle Town Center 5959 Triangle Town Road, #2121 Raleigh, NC 27616 Main Entrance, by Barnes & Noble (919) 792-0333 800.535.2002 | BavAuto.com

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TRIANGLE AREA DINNER (CHAPEL HILL) Date: 1st Wednesday each month Time: 6:00-6:45pm People arrive on the top fl oor The Triangle’s Choice For Auto of the parking garage for car viewing and stories 6:45pm Walk to the restaurant for dinner Body Where: Hickory Tavern (next to the Hampton Inn www.thehickorytavern.com Locally Owned 300 East Main Street, Carrboro 27510 Family Operated Please contact Jeff Krukin for more information at [email protected] Community Focused

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I have a quote from him side shades --- HEATED SEATS able. in writing for $1550 for new clutch front and rear --- NAVIGATION --- Everything you need for a great install and repair leak. The aircon- Bluetooth hands free --- MANUAL racecar except glass, exhaust, en- ditioner stopped working but it has transmission --- ALPINE WHITE ex- gine, transmission and labor. Photos worked before. I believe judging from terior -- Sahkir Orange (red) leather available! Reasonable offers only, what these cars are going for on interior -- Carbon fi ber roof -- Rear please. Auto Trader and such that I have this tires are NEW; front tires at 50% priced very well at $27500. It has a -- BMW all weather mats and also Contact Paul Dunlevy at pdunlevy@ clean Carfax and Vin Check. The car original carpet mats -- Factory war- triad.rr.com was delivered in Texas and spent ranty and free dealer maintenance most of its life in the south. I live in through 8/2018 -- No apologies car MISCELLANEOUS: Tega Cay SC (just over stateline in excellent condition. Bone stock. from Charlotte) and I have owned Never tracked or abused or even Preserving the CCA history The the car for 8 years this month. The accelerated hard before warmed up. Club Archive is looking for Okto- average asking price is around 56k -- This is my 4th M car, best yet. berfest or Chapter events trophies, and the ones priced near mine have shirts, pins, posters, wine glasses, many more miles on them. You can Contact: [email protected] dash plaques, grill badges, pro- contact me at jr96cc@comporium. grams, or anything else. Anything net or call or text 704 400 2750 (JB E36 M3 Coupe Race Car Bundle from the club’s past for the Archive/ Reeves). Thankyou for looking (kit) Body sandblasted, seam weld- Museum. Do you have extra items ed, reinforced, primed and painted you would consider donating? Mi- 1997 540 312,000 miles, runs great, gray on underside and interior. Sun- chael: (864)250-0022; mmitchell@ changed trans fl uid/fi lter, kept up roof removed and panel welded in to roundel.org. (SC) 14 TARHEEL CHAPTER FOOTNOTES http://www.tarheelbmwcca.org www.topica.com/lists/tarheelbmw/ and how to join, check out our web- Tarheel Chapter BMW CCA Email Info on how to subscribe or unsub- site: www.the02group.org List Join us online: The “list” pro- scribe can be found on this page. If vides a casual, online forum for you want a shortcut to subscribe- The Z-Series Car Club of America chapter members to discuss BMW’s simply send an email to tarheelbmw- (ZSCCA) is a national special inter- and BMW CCA events and related [email protected]. (make sure est group of BMWCCA dedicated to topics of interest to local members. you send the email from the email the enjoyment of all Z-Series BMW’s. 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Tour to Tanglewood Calling all BMW Club Cyclists Join us for a fun Bike ride this fall to benefit a great charity, the National MS Society.

Date(s): September 16 - 17, 2017 Age Minimum: 12 Cost: Adult Cyclist $45 Minor Cyclist: $20 (12-17)

The Tarheel Chapter is sponsoring a cycling team for the Tour To Tanglewood, an epic two-day fundraising bike ride an incredible experience that is changing the lives of people affected by MS. The ride will be on Saturday and Sunday September 16th and 17th. The Tarheel Chapter will be supplying a cool BMW Club oriented cycling jersey for each cyclist. We guarantee you will have a great time with some BMW friends and will also feel great helping out a very worthy cause. We’d love to have you join our team. Ride with us as we put power to our pedals – every mile we ride brings us closer to the goal – a world free of MS. Use the following link to join the Tarheel Club: http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/MPower_Cyclists2017 Support our Riders: If you cannot ride, volunteer or make a donation or both, use to above link to donate. For more info contact: Tom Tice [email protected] or Scott Meyer [email protected].

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16 TARHEEL CHAPTER FOOTNOTES http://www.tarheelbmwcca.org Fall 2017 M Club Day Turning Money into Noise @ BMW Performance Center

• What: An early Fall cruise to the BMW Performance Center in Greer, SC. • When: Depart on Friday, October 27th at 2pm. Return on Sunday, October 29th in the afternoon. • Where: Departure from the Starbucks parking lot at the White Oak Shopping Center in Garner. Feel free to come any time after 1:30pm. Address for Starbucks is 180 Cabela Drive Garner, NC 27529. Note that we will head south to avoid the Charlotte rush hour “experience”! • Objective: This will be an overnight adventure that will take us to participate in a driving school at the BMW Performance Center … driving their M-Cars. Registration for the event is now open at msreg.com/Fall2017MClubDay. • Objective Alternative: An alternative agenda (site-seeing / shopping) will be arranged for non-driving spouses. Greenville is a great place to tour! • Dinner: Macaroni Grill, 105 E Beacon Dr, Greenville, SC 29615 (Target 7pm) • Suggested Hotel: Marriott Courtyard (GSP), 115 The Parkway, Greenville, SC, USA 29615 (AAA Rates). There is also a close Hampton Inn option. • Duration: Figure 4.5 hours of driving each way (each day). • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at [email protected] or 919-880-8012.

Riding With The King! An Early Fall Cruise to the Richard Petty Museum

• What: A spirited, family friendly, adventure to Central NC’s storied town of Randleman to see The King of stock car racing’s museum. An epic tour of NC and NASCAR history, followed by an amazing lunch in Asheboro. The museum is located at 309 Branson Mill Rd, Randleman, NC • When: Depart on Saturday, October 7thth at 10:00am. Come early for coffee at 9:00am! • Where: Departure from Panera Bread in Apex (1001 Beaver Creek Commons Dr, Apex, NC 27502). • Objective: A fun and enjoyable family outing that promises terrific roads … and some iconic Carolina eats. Lunch will be at Mike’s Chicago Dog: A bit of Chicagoland in the Piedmont. Mike’s is at 103 N Fayetteville St, Asheboro, NC. • Duration: Figure 5-6 hours including driving. • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at [email protected] or 919-880-8012 or Howard Wasserman at [email protected] TARHEEL CHAPTER BMW CCA, Inc. www.tarheelbmwcca.org PO Box 30203 Charlotte, NC 28230 October 28-29, 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 CALENDAR

///M Day at Performance Center September 2 September 12 Cars N’ Coffee, Charlotte September 16-17 Roanoke Area Dinner September 19 Bike Ride to Tanglewood Tour September 20 Area Dinner (Raleigh) Triangle September 21 Cape Fear Dinner September 23-24 September 26 Dinner Corral at Fall Charlotte Auto Fair Area West Triad Charlotte Area I Dinner September 27 September 28 Asheville Area Dinner September 29- Sandhills Area Dinner October 1 Area East Dinner Triad Charlotte Area II Dinner School Driver’s & Toe Tarheel