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DieZugspitze May • June 2001 The BMW CCA NY Chapter members turn out for the New York Auto Show ( never underestimate the power of free donuts ! ) www.nybmwcca.org NY Chapter Merchandise Sale 2 for 1 Sale Hurry Limited Time !! pg.8 Feature article and photos by Garageboy and Matt Brod Want to drive a E46 M3 like a rental, for free? “That's my Bush! ” Have dinner with the President (of the chapter that is) Here is your chance to have and find out how to get your paws on the new M3 ! pg.3 dinner with the President pg.3 Autocross School is in session It's cold, raining & overcast. Our autocross chairman makes a weather pact with god. Rain on demand. pg.4-5 Ballots NY Chapter Exclusive Spy Photo - BMW of Russia Secret Weapon //ME-21pg.7 BMW CCA NY Chapter SummerFestJuly 29th Featuring Speaker Tom Salkowsky BMW //M Brand Manager pg.12 Read between the lines Learn the code of the road pg.11 Who says marijuana Autocross Season Schedule pg.8 and cars Coming Soon !! don't mix ? Show us your pumpkins Road Rally - Oct.2001 See July-August issue for more details pg. 9 The DieZugspitze has gained weight! We are now 16 pages, more articles, member profiles and reader submissions ! SMALL CAR, INC. NY Chapter Officers FACTORY RECOGNIZED COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY President/Autocross Coordinator Charles Karnati 718.422.0414 e-mail: [email protected] Executive VP/Driver School Chairman Stephen Musolino 631.821.2246 e-mail: [email protected] OFFICE 718 • 445 • 0070 154 • 02 41 AVENUE Treasurer/Driver School Registrar FAX 718 • 463 • 4926 FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11354 Mary-Faith Healey 631.749.3244 e-mail:[email protected] Secretary Steven Fischthal 212.770.7175 e-mail: [email protected] Member-at-Large Anthony Howell 718.318.2344 e-mail: [email protected] Communications VP/DieZugspitze Editor Philip E. Clark 212.894.3701 ext. 2904 e-mail: [email protected] Webmaster/Psychic Advisor Jeff Tarr 212.787.9562 e-mail: [email protected] Servicing BMW and Other European Cars Toolmaster & Membership Coordinator Anthony Howell 718.318.2344 Older Car Service & Restoration e-mail: [email protected] Race Car Services Advertising Mgr & Merchandise Coordinator Frantz Lilavois 631.286.5711 e-mail: [email protected] Concour Committee Co-Chairs Roseann Burke 718.318.2344 e-mail: [email protected] Steven Fischthal 212.770.7175 e-mail: [email protected] 711 South Columbus Ave. Steve Geraci 631.758.6123 Mt. Vernon, New York 10550 e-mail: [email protected] (914) 668-1300 Technical Advisors Mike Schiffer - Euromeccanica Office 914.668.1300 William Rudtner - Rudtner’s Racing Office 516.378.8769 BMW CCA NY Chapter Hotline 631.821.2002 DieZugspitze is published by and for the members of the BMW CCA New York Chapter Inc. (“The Club”). All of its contents shall remain the property of the club. 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Page 2 Die Zugspitze May-June 2001 • Volume 27 Issue No. 3 Come join the New York Chapter while we celebrate Charles Karnati's 2nd Presidentiary (By the way, that is not Charles Karnati on the left) You are coordially invited to attend the New York Chapter President's Dinner as we celebrate Charles Karnati's 2nd year as our leader. Sunday June 3, 2001 5:30pm Pappa Razzi Restaurant 1500 Jericho Turnpike (Corner of Glen Cove Rd) Westbury, NY 516-877-7744 $15.00 per person HUGE Parking Lot Featured Guest Speaker • Demetrios Mirissis, Director of Motorsports, Habberstad BMW and view the E46 BMW M3 Raffles to drive the new E46 M3 at the dinner. Please send $15.00 check/money order payable "BMWCCA NY Chapter" PO Box 897 Upton, NY 11973 Directions: From the west: Grand Central Parkway east to Glen Cove Road, make left at light pro- ceed to light make right on to Jericho Tpke restaurant on right. LIE east to Glen Cove Road exit make right at light, proceed south to Jericho Tkpe make left at light, restaurant on the right. From the east: Northern State Parkway west to Glen Cove Road/Jericho Tpke. Make right at light restaurant on the right. LIE west to Glen Cove Road exit makeleft at light, proceed south to Jericho Tkpe make left at light, restaurant on the right. Now you can tell your kids, “ I had dinner with May-Junethe President 1999• Volume 25 Issue ” No.! 3 Die Zugspitze May - June 2001 • Volume 27 Issue No. 3 Page 3 Page 3 run an autocross, the chances students got their chance to Its cold, rainy of rain go up to 99.9% . Rain drive with the instructors is a good for learning as trac- belted in the passenger seats. and slippery. tion is low and smooth driv- The instructors worked hard Autocross ing is paramount. The all day to refine and polish the autocross website site reads driving skills of their students. School –Can we - we run the event rain, shine Seating position, braking, cor- get a break? or snow – you better believe it nering techniques and vision as we did run were some of the skills. one autocross in We stopped at noon for lunch the snow. provided by the chapter. Then the students took turn driving Some 22 and working on the course. students Working is also an important showed up aspect of autocrossing. In- to this structors worked alongside school on students and helped the them April 8th, too with their duties. Everyone bad if you made huge improvements missed it. We throughout the day and the started with school was a great success. registration Thanks to all the students who and tech inspection of all cars By Charles Karnati took advantage of this school in a steady drizzle. We then and hope to see them at our had a quick drivers meeting Sunday April 8th, 2001 future “regular” autocrosses. and thanked our sponsor, A big thank you to all the dedi- Habberstad BMW. Quick Review - What is an cated instructors and volun- autocross? teers who sacrificed a Sunday Many chapter volunteers Autocross is a friendly com- to help fellow car enthusiasts. showed up to help us run the petitive event that involves the The next autocross school is event. 11 dedicated instruc- th sport of trying to navigate scheduled for Sat, June 30 tors were present to teach the your car through a course, 2001. The schools fill up fast students the art of car control marked with cones in a park- so register early. and vehicle dynamics. Two ing lot, faster than other driv- students were assigned per ers. Autocrossing is not Mail a check for $40 payable instructor. After the drivers wheel-to-wheel racing and to “BMW CCA, NY Chapter meeting, the instructors took only one or sometimes two Inc” and mail it to: their students and walked thru cars (staggered by a half lap) Charles Karnati the autocross course de- are allowed on the course at a 230 Jay St. #16H signed by Rich Wayne. Walk- given time. The laps are timed Brooklyn, NY 11201 ing the course is the most im- and a typical run will last less For info call Charles at (718) portant task in preparing for than two minutes. 422-0414 If you register in an autocross. Then the in- June, call and confirm avail- structors drove a couple of Yes it is true, I conducted an- ability first. Preferably first slow laps with both their stu- other autocross school where check our website at dents as passengers. Immedi- it rained, again! Whenever I www.nybmwcca.org/ ately afterwards, the eager autocross for latest informa- tion. See you around the Page 4 Die Zugspitze May-June 2001 • Volume 27 Issue No. 3 cones - .charles. Autocross School April 8th, 2001 May-June 1999• Volume 25 Issue No. 3 Die Zugspitze May - June 2001 • Volume 27 Issue No. 3 Page 5 Page 6 Die Zugspitze May-June 2001 • Volume 27 Issue No. 3 You are the “ Weakest Link ! ” NY Chapter Spy Photo BMW //ME-21 Story by BMW Russian Chief Designer Rust Andropov BMW has made many inroads into countries in the former East Bloc since the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. BMW's have grown in popu- larity in places like Russia, Serbia, and Bosnia in record numbers. But sales aren't the only thing that's is expected to generate over one bil- on this special project. They dis- booming. Manufacturing sites are lion Rubles for the manufacturer in covered that owners will be able popping up all over the East, and the the next two years alone! to drive up to the office and place scientists of the Cold War are find- their car on a special device ing new opportunities at BMW to The wheels and tires for the ME21 whereby a robotic machine will re- bring their expertise to the design of have the most impressive specifica- place the damaged wheel with a new models.