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November/December 2001 L National Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America JANUARY AUGUST 20 NCC Holiday Party 2001 5-11 BMW CCA Oktoberfest 2001, Calendar 27 PTG Tour Waterville Valley, NH Winchester, VA 12-13 NCC Drivers' School (A. Desai) Summit Point, WV FEBRUARY 26 NCC Autocross Series Event #5 of Events 24 Tech Session Rosecroft Raceway Fort Washington, MD MARCH (A. Dolenc) 21 Deadline for articles, classifieds, and content for the May/June SEPTEMBER der Bayerische 8 Shenandoah Vineyards 25 Spring Tour (S. Schlossman) Concours (P. Vessels) 31 NCC Highway Safety School NCC Autocross Series Event #6 (A. Desai) Tipton Airport (Tentative) Fort Meade, MD APRIL olenc) 1 NCC Drivers^ lly to The Point (A. Desai) Barbeque Dinner NCC Au6 lossman) (A. Do: vers' School 22 NCC A t Raceway, WV (A. D say Cvl MAY elo? articles, 5 Mid-Atlanti eds, and content ec aB Deuts^KfM; dflesf/Crab Feast (P. Vessels), ve) (M. Early) 19 NCC Aut< (A. Dolen 19-20 Jefferson 5 srfest/NCC Autocross Summit Point is Event #7 (Tentative) 21 Deadline for arti [. Dolenc) classifieds, and c Drivers' School (A. Desai) July/Aug dB ffferson Circuit Summit Point, WV JUNE 27-28 Fall Tour: The Road to Chincoteague, VA EEEgggg 9 New Members Party (S. Schlossman) (S. Schlossman) 10 Tour to the Steppingstone Museum Scottish Highland NOVEMBER Festival (Tentative) 4 NCC Autocross Series Event #8 (S. Schlossman) (Location TBD) (A. Dolenc) For the latest info 21 Deadline for articles, classifieds, JULY and content for the Jan/Feb 2002 check out the 1 NCC Autocross Series Event #3 (Note date change) (A. Dolenc) DECEMBER Chapter website: 21 NCC Autocross Series Event #4 (Location TBD) (A. Dolenc) JANUARY 2002 www.nccbmwcca.org 21 Deadline for articles, classifieds, 20 Annual Holiday Party, Elections & and content for the Sept/Oct dB Awards - Mount Vernon, VA (Future events will be listed as soon as information becomes available.) November/December 2001 Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America VOLUME 31 NUMBER 6 NCCAutocross Event #6 COMING EVENTS BY ANDREJ DOLENC 12 COMPETITION CORNER 10 15 What's the Point? NEW MEMBERS It's the end of Summer. BY STEVEN SCHLOSSMAN 19 CLASSIFIEDS 20 ADVERTISERS INDEX Cover: BMWM3 GTR Street Version (left) and BMW M3 GTR Race Car Photo: BMW AG BMW CCA National Capital Chapter Officers (Call between 730-10:00p.m.) President We've been helping BMW club members since Michael Wendell 703/803.6994 [email protected] Vice President Al Zavala 703/506.9159 [email protected] Treasurer Ronnie Lewis [email protected] Secretary Kristine Shipman .... 703/815.8230 [email protected] Membership 1974 Steven Schlossman .202/478.0768 [email protected] Social Chairman Mike Early 410/484.4620 [email protected] (almost as long as there has been a BMW CCA), Drivers School Coordinator providing replacement parts, performance Add Desai [email protected] Concours upgrades, styling enhancements and free Paul Vessels 202/726.7971 [email protected] Tourmeister technical advice. When you have questions Steven Schlossman .202/478.0768 [email protected] about your BMW, call the folks who have both Baltimore Activities the passion and the experience. DwightDerr 410/889-9578 Autocross Andrej Dolenc 240/305.5167 ncc_auto,\@yahoo.com BAVARIAN Brian Shipman .... 703/815.8230 [email protected] Club Council Representative W Ron Katona 301/604.3836 [email protected] autosport Tech Chairman 275 CONSTITUTION AVE, PORTSMOUTH, NH Michael Wendell 703/803-6994 [email protected] Club Store 800.535.2002 • www.bavauto.com Dwiglit Derr 410/889.9578 der Bayerische Staff Editor Dwight Derr [email protected] Production Manager Raine Mantysalo 301/933.1880 Fax 301/933.8277 [email protected] Senior Editor Wood}' Hair [email protected] Contributing Writers 1%?CM wM^TimMKiIf£ •**-' Andrej Dolenc. Steven Schlossman "No Matter Advertising Manager Brian Shipman .... 703/815.8230 [email protected] Club Address What you Drive, BMW CCA NCC. P.O. Box 685, Arlington, VA 22216 National Membership Toll Free Number few' 1-800/878.9292 Michelin has [••J Send Material To ct der Bayerische kCW! P.O. Box 685 a Performance few Arlington, VA 22216 der Bayerische is die official publication of die National Capital Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America, Inc., and is not Tire for You" in any way connected with the Bayerische Motoren Werke AG or k«u BMW of North America, Inc. It is provided by and for die Club k«*J membership only. The Club assumes no liability for any of die information, opinions or suggestions contained herein. No factory approval is implied unless specifically suited. Modifications within tew the warranty period of a vehicle may void die warranty. Articles submitted are subject to editing; all copy, photograpfis and camera- Great Discounts for Club Members! ready advertisements must be received by the Editor by the 1st of eves numbered mondis. Contents may not be reproduced without 9101 BROOKVILLE ROAD permission in writing except by die BMW CCA and its Chapters. SILVER SPRING, MD Copyright ©2001 BMW CCA NCC (301) 585-2740 der Bayerische Candidacy Statements for The 2002 National Capital Chapter Elections Candidate for President: Al Zavala l have been a member of the National Capital Chapter for over 15 years. During my membership 1 have served in a variety of duties, starting as driver's school volunteer worker to driver's school coordinator for three years. Subsequently BMW CCA NCC I was your Treasurer for two years and last year your Vice-President. 2002 Elections Our Club has grown over the years, and our love for the marque has kept us strong. I will work with our fellow board members to make the Club more The Official Ballot visible, work on new and more varied events. I will also work on the BMW retail centers to be more receptive to the Club and its members. The success of any Please select one person for each position. volunteer organization and its greatest assets are its members. Let's work together to build a better Club! Write-in candidates must give their consent and signature. Candidate for Vice-President: Steven Schlossman I am Steven Schlossman and have decided to run for Vice-President of the National Capital Chapter. Some of you know me as the Tourmeister for the last For President two years and most recently I have taken over as Membership Chairperson. • Al Zavala Other volunteering have been organizing a road rally each of the last two years • Write-in ^(signature) and helping at registration with the last 2 holiday parties. So why do I want to do more? I would like to have a vote in how our Chapter grows in the upcoming year. We have a very successful driving school and autocross program, but there is more to work to do. For Vice President Candidate for Treasurer: Ronnie Lewis • Write-in (signature) Hi, my name is Ronnie Lewis and I am the current Treasurer for our Chapter. The Treasurer has two functions in the Chapter. The first is to act as the Chapter accountant, tracking all our income and expenses, paying our debts on time, and interacting with the National Office on finance related matters. For Treasurer The second is to ensure that Chapter expenditures are in the best interest of the • Ronnie Lewis most members of the Chapter. I can't say that 1 act alone in that regard, the • Write-inV 1 (signature) whole board work as a team to provide benefits to the members. Driver's schools and autocrosses are always oversubscribed, but not everyone wants to participate in those events so we are offering picnics, dinners, tours, etc. to provide activities that might attract some of the other members. I am excited For Secretary and enthusiastic about the direction our Chapter is moving and would like to • Rafael Garces continue to serve. 1 believe that I have not only performed well as the Treasurer • Write-in .(signature) but worked well as a team member of the board. I hope you will agree and vote for me. Your Name Candidate for Secretary: Rafael Garces Hello, my name is Rafael Garces and I've been a member of the BMW CCA for Membership^ just over 15 years - all that time in the National Capital Chapter. Some of you may know me from my involvement in autoxing my current BMW a 1996 328i. I've decided that it's time for me to give something back to the Club and help in an official capacity. If you choose me for Secretary, I'll work with the other Mail to: Election 2002 Chapter Officers in continuing to provide you with many high quality social BMW CCA NCC and automotive events. I will also actively seek out comments and suggestions P. 0. Box 685 horn the thousands of you who are our general membership and I will try to Arlington, VA 22216 get more of you involved in organizing or operating events. Thanks for your support and I'll see you at the Holiday Party. November/December Fall Tour: The Road to Chincoteague Annual Holiday Party/Elections Chincoteague, Virginia The Mount Vernon Inn Saturday-Sunday, 27-28 October, 2001 Mount Veron, Virginia Start: 9:00 a.m. Sunday, 20 January, 2002 Start: 5:30 p.m. Join us for our first overnight tour in several years. We will meet early Saturday morning and travel as a caravan to Chincoteague, Virginia. The Come and join the fun and catch up with fellow Club members at our starting location will be at the Double T Diner, 12 Defense St, Annapolis, Annual Holiday Party and Election night set for Sunday, January 20th, 2002 MD.