Official BMW Club CCapitalapital RoundelRoundel Member of BMW Clubs Magazine of the BMW Car Club Canberra International Council Issue 1/2019 — C o n t e n t s — ¨ The Committee 2 ¨ Twilight Cars & Coffee 15 ¨ Words from the President 3 ¨ The new G20 3 series 17 ¨ From the Editor 3 ¨ Nowra Run 18 ¨ Poker Run 4 ¨ Wheels 2019 20 ¨ From the Membership Desk 6 ¨ M6 Drive Experience 24 ¨ DIY BMW 7 ¨ BMW World News 25 ¨ Return to Rolex 24 Daytona 8 ¨ Sponsor’s Page 28 ¨ BMW Engines Codes 12 ¨ Membership Form 29 Capital Roundel | Issue 1/2019 Calling all 2002 enthusiasts A group of Australians involved in restoring and racing a collection of BMW 2002s and other models of the era (no later than 1976) have created a website specifically for owners of such cars. The website will be developed into an inval- uable resource to owners or lovers of breed. Visit them at www.02motorsport.com Keep up-to-date! Catch up on the latest news, club activities and photos @bmwccact @bmwclubcanberra http://www.bmwclubact.asn.au/home/ — Club Committee — President Membership Motorsport/Driver Training Luke Wise Bernie Figge Paula Williamson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Vice President Editor Public Officer Nick Coetzee Jon Havelock Nick Coetzee vicepresi- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Events Concessional Registration Scheme Secretary Craig Saxton Don Campbell Julia Collins Mark Wilson (assisting) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Webmaster Treasurer Social Coordinator Sven Pekarsky Yvonne Wise Vacant [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Technical Specialist Dealer Liaison Merchandise Ian Wise Nick Coetzee Josh Sellick [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BMW Car Club Canberra | PO Box 68 | Civic Square | ACT 2608 www.bmwclubact.asn.au On the cover: BMW F13 M6 at Kingston Foreshore Photo: Jon Havelock http://www.bmwclubact.asn.au/home/ www.bmw-clubs-international.com Disclaimer The opinions published in The Capital Roundel are those of the individual correspondents, and are not necessarily those of the Editor or of the BMW Car Club Canberra. Technical articles , and such information where provided, are for the use at the discretion of the individual members, after warranty, and are not intended to detract from genuine BMW spares or accessories. Capital Roundel | Issue 1/2019 2 AA wordword fromfrom thethe PresidentPresident Luke Wise appy April Everyone! should have received several emails out- lining the event. I hope some of you have Apologies on my part for this not given attending this great event some H being in your inbox sooner, life is consideration—we’ll be happy to see you busier than usual…. there wave the flag for our club from Can- What a time we’re having. Things have berra. been busier than ever in club life, our web On that note, I am excited to announce development (thanks Sven!) is nearing that the Nationals in 2021 will be held here completion and comes with a range of in the nation’s capital, some 18 years since exciting functions that we can all take ad- the last time we hosted such an event! vantage of …. keep an eye on your email Thanks to those of you that have volun- box as you should receive details very teered to assist, if anyone else is interested soon! in taking part in the organising please get Mark and Craig have put on some fantas- in touch. tic events already and the calendar is fill- I would like to welcome to the committee ing out well for the rest of the year. With the fabulous Paula Williamson. Not only a the return of our regular monthly club motorsport nut with many years of racing meetings we would love to see more of under her belt, Paula also has a wealth of you and get some feedback on what you driver training experience as well. As Rolfe are enjoying, what can be improved and Classic’s very own Aftersales Manager, it is any activities you would like to see in the safe to say Paula lives and breathes BMW! future. Have a great Easter and if you are travel- On that note, the BMW Clubs Australia Na- ing, stay safe. CR tionals are on at Easter, hosted by the BMW Car Club Victoria this year. You From the Editor Jon Havelock he first three months of this club year has The major BMW news for 2019 is of course the been amazing. We’ve certainly packed release on the 7th generation 3-series. If any- T in many activities in this short time. thing, the 3s have been a core model in the BMW range and it is without doubt going to be The result is we’ve got a lot of things to cover the case with the introduction of the G20. We in this first issue of your club newsletter for 2019. have a run down of the new car in this issue. We’ve had two car meets—the Shannons Twi- light Cars & Coffee out at the Old Bus Depot in I cannot ignore the fact I was lucky enough to Kingston; and of course the annual Shannons have the keys to an M6 for a couple of days. Wheels at the Queanbeyan Showground. Mainly to get the car to and from Wheels but I will admit to taking the longest routes possible! Both events provided us with ideal opportuni- That is one driving experience I will remember ties to get our cars detailed and out there on for quite a while. What a truly magnificent ///M display with other like-minded motoring enthu- car it is. I could not miss the opportunity to jot siasts. The other benefit is lots of great photos down my driving impressions of it, nor could I of our cars to feature in this edition. I will make miss the chance to take many photos of it! no apologies for including the many of them I could fit in! In all a great issue—I hope you enjoy the read. We’ve also held a couple of drives too. The CR major one being a day drive through to Nowra on some wonderful driving roads. Those wo did the drive are still raving about it! Capital Roundel | Issue 1/2019 3 16 January, 2019 Words and photos: Jon Havelock PokerPoker RunRun t’s very much tradition that the first club meet of By the end of the run, each ‘team’ collected a full the year is short run followed by dinner. We up- hand of five cards. The winners were yours truly I held that again for the start of the 2019 club and Phil Freeman! year. Craig Saxon had set up a nice hour or so run Our dinner destination was the George Harcourt that started off on the Federal Highway leading Inn at Gold Creek where we all had a good feed out of Canberra and then took in some back and a very welcome cold drink or three. Yes, this roads through Sutton and Murrumbateman. Along evening was right in the middle of that incredible the way, participants picked up one playing card hot spell here in Canberra. CR at designated stops on the route. Some of the cars gathered for the start of the run on the Federal Highway lay-by area heading north out of Canberra. Capital Roundel | Issue 1/2019 4 Capital Roundel | Issue 1/2019 5 Membership Torque ith the subtle hint of cold winds across the Brindabella’s this morning, my wife and I W are sad to see the end of another summer. We love it hot, wearing our obligatory QLD uniform of t-shirts, shorts and thongs. For regular readers, you may have noticed a change of car picture from the Z to an X for this edition. Regrettably the Z sold and now lives in NSW, but now to decide what BMW no. 7 should be, just don’t tell my wife! A new year is always a busy time at the membership desk, and with 60 renewals to chase, I’m happy to report most members renewed. At time of writing (early March 19), the club has 97 financial members and 29 additional cardholders. The club welcomes the following new members who joined since Sep- tember 2018: Name Year Type Model Adrian Hassan 2012 E82 1M Anthony Vytilingam 2018 F87 M2 Sean White 2009 E92 335i Simon Branston’s M135i Josh Sellick E30 Iain McGuire 2017 F80 M3 Comp. Ciaran Porritt 1999 E36 316i compact Cameron Sage 2001 E46 330ci Simon Branston 2014 F20 M135i Maurice Henkel Nicole Vassallo 2018 F80 M3 Tim Thornley 2017 IO1 I3 Bas Van Leeuwen 2009 E60 530D Derek Stamatic 2009 E92 M3 2018 G01 X3 M'sport 3.0d David Johns 120i Josh Sellick’s E30 with young son Addie at the wheel! X3 Adam Vlahos 1988 E30 323i JPS Rob Regent 1977 E24 633CSI Kevin Bates F20 M140i G01 X3 2.0 New members without their vehicles listed above are welcome to email me with their vehicle information to update the club database. If you have joined or renewed your membership and not yet received a new membership card then please contact me with your address and phone via email at [email protected]. Happy Bimmering! Bernie Figge Membership Officer Adam Vlahos’ JPS 323i Capital Roundel | Issue 1/2019 6 Membership Torque Above: Sean White’s E92 335i; Right, top: Ciaran Porritt’s 316i Compact; Right: Wel- come back to the club Kieran McLaughlin, and his F80 M3 Comp.