Quarter 4, 2018 BMW Introduces New Z4 in Monterey Quarter 4, 2018 Volume 48 No. 4 Club Website www.bmwpugetsound.com KALENDER Zündfolge Staff Editor-in-Chief David Lightfoot September 26, Wednesday November 14, Wednesday Board Meeting. All members welcome. Board Meeting. All members welcome. Associate Editor Steve Libby RSVP to [email protected]. RSVP to [email protected]. Staff Photographer October 12-14 December 27, Wednesday Christian Bouchez Wine Tour to the Walla Walla Wine Region. Lunch at the Triple XXX Drive-in [email protected] Sold out unless there is a late cancellation. in Issaquah. Join us for our traditional [email protected] end-of-the-year lunch. October 24, Wednesday Display Advertising Board Meeting. All members welcome. David Lightfoot RSVP to [email protected]. 206-660-6190 [email protected] For more information about any event, go to our website: www.BMWPugetSound.com. National Office BMW CCA National Office 640 South Main Street, #201 Greenville, SC 29601 Phone: 864-250-0022 [email protected] To join the Club, renew your We Need Your Help membership or change your address, contact BMW CCA at: You’ll notice the Kalendar doesn’t have much on it. It’s true that we’re http://bmwcca.org less busy as we go into fall, but the real problem is the lack of volunteers Postal Notice to organize events. We only have ten board members currently and three Zündfolge (USPS 715-250) is published of those are related to our track events. Several positions are open and quarterly by the BMW CCA, Puget Sound Steve Libby is filling three positions. We really need about six more Region. Office of Publication: BMW CCA Puget Sound Region Chapter, c/o Ray’s board members. We could also use members who are willing to organize Boathouse, Attn: Tom Olsson, 6049 a single event, such as a tour, a wine tasting or a general meeting at a Seaview Avenue NW, Seattle WA 98107. place of interest. This doesn’t have to be a lot of work. If you’ve ever Subscriptions are $15.50 annually (avail- able only as part of the $48 membership considered getting more involved, now is the time. Contact Steve Libby fee). Periodical postage paid at Seattle, and let him know your level of interest. Or just attend a board meeting WA and at additional mailing offices. to get to know the group and see how you can contribute. Postmaster, send address changes to: Zündfolge PO Box 1259 Bellevue, WA 98009 Boilerplate Please limit phone calls to these volunteers to between the hours of 9:00 am and 9:00 pm This magazine is the quarterly BOARD OF DIRECTORS publication of the BMW CCA, Puget President Driving Events Online Media Registrar Sound Region, and remains its Steve Libby Coordinator Coordinator Dana Lantz property. All information furnished [email protected] Steve Libby Evan Kohout [email protected] herein is provided by the member- 425.765.9629 [email protected] Vice President Editor in Chief ship for members only. Ideas, [email protected] Dana Lantz Special Event Coordinator David Lightfoot suggestions and opinions, technical [email protected] Chief Driving Instructor Lance Richert 206.660.6190 or otherwise, are those of the authors, Mitch Delabarre 425.644.8009 [email protected] without authentication by or liability to Secretary 509.670.1688 [email protected] the editors or the Club. The editor Paul Melrose CCA Pacific Region VP [email protected] reserves the right to edit all material [email protected] Tech Events Coordinator Jeff Cowan submitted for publication. Tour Coordinator Jeff Butler [email protected] Treasurer Vacant 206.365.1565 Tom Olsson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Membership Chairman Rally Coordinator BMW Summer Show Daren Morales Evan Kohout Steve Libby membership@ rally-coordinator@ 425.765.9629 bmwpugetsound.com bmwpugetsound.com [email protected] Zündfolge design and layout by Paulette Eickman 206.283.1423. 2 ZÜNDFOLGE Quarter 4, 2018 President’s Column THE DAYS ARE GEttING SHORTER AND I’ve been using my graphic design great Northwest. I currently own a 1999 FALL SEEMS TO BE AROUND THE CORNER, and photography skills for the Puget BMW 528i Touring black-on-black with but that does not mean that we have less Sound BMW Club since 2013 which a 5-speed manual gear box. to do. True, the track season is over, but include: posting events and updates to we are already looking to 2019. Events the Club website; uploading the newest Elizabeth Andrew was the first and communications with members are edition of the Zündfolge; designing and woman organizer of the Labour Party mostly done electronically as you all editing visuals including graphics, photos, in Wales in 1882 and was famously know. In this issue of the Zündfolge, and headers for use on the website quoted “Volunteers do not have the I am highlighting two members who and Club emails; and editing, building, time; they just have the heart.” You all are responsible for the maintenance and sending out the Around the Sound know that the Club does not run by of the Club website and construction newsletters to keep you all informed itself, but by volunteers. Time is short, of the Around-the-Sound emails. about all the great upcoming events! we are busy, there are things to do, yet Kathleen Gillette has been the In my spare time, I am a singer and volunteers still make it work. We have “person behind the curtains,” keeping have sung in musicals and operettas, been fortunate to have new members our website up to date and the ATS ranging from Ado Annie in ‘Okalahoma!’ on the board and some new instructors rolling. She has been patient with me to Mabel in ‘Pirates of Penzance’ and who decided that it was time to give during the trying times of our website Violetta in ‘La Traviata.’ back to the Club. I ask you to consider overhaul. We are truly fortunate to As a master gardener I enjoy helping getting involved. Contact me directly have her on the team. others grow their own beautiful gardens, by emailing me at [email protected] James Santos is the newest member answering questions at clinics, and Thank you for supporting the Club to the team as the assistant webmaster. working with other avid, knowledgeable and continuing to attend the events your James brings some fresh ideas to the gardeners at demonstration gardens. I board organizes. table and very useful suggestions on love combining the concepts of edible Steve Libby how to make the website more user- gardening and year-round flowers to President friendly. James’s introduction to the create gardens that provide both beauty Puget Sound Chapter BMW CCA Club was parking cars at Burgers & for the eyes and food for the table. BMWs for the first time, a bit trial-by- When not working on graphic design fire. We welcome his ideas and talents projects or gardening, I love to go on to the Club. road trips around the west. And, I drive a bright red BMW 323i convertible! Kathleen Gillette I am a graphic designer, master gardener, James Santos singer, team player, BMW driver, and I am a parent, a BMW lover, a gym rat, all-around life enthusiast. I workas a an avid DYIer, and a drummer. Be- graphic artist for Sound Publishing, sides that, I am currently the assistant Quarter 4, 2018 where I spend my weekdays creating webmaster for the Club. My day job is print and web ads and announcements software engineer for REI. In my spare for over 90 newspapers in British time, I enjoy a lot of REI products Columbia, Washington, and San Francisco. with my family taking advantage of the BMW Introduces New Z4 in Monterey ON THE COVER The production version of the new Z4 made its debut during Monterey Car Week on August 23, 2018. We’ll see it in dealerships in spring 2019. Photo by BMW Press www.bmwpugetsound.com Quarter 4, 2018 ZÜNDFOLGE 3 E30 Picnic June 24 LeMay Marymount THE 17TH ANNUAL E30 PICNIC WAS can park cars, plain and simple! The E30 Picnic Facts AN AMAZING SUCCESS. The tsunami of range of E30s ranged from pristine • Record number of E30s: 280+ E30s started rolling onto the beautiful garage queens to near rat rods, a true • Furthest traveled: Liam Kuck from emerald green grass of the LeMay display of the diversity of this amazing Danbury, Connecticut—2,950 miles. Family Museum display field. And, like BMW body style. Lance Richert, the • Highest mileage E30: 820,xxx miles, a well-choreographed ballet, all cars concert master, once again organized owned by Art Magitman from North were parked in neat rows. BMW drivers a show that will now go down in the Carolina (drove in a caravan from record books. the East Coast) The huge crowd gathers for the raffle. Photos by Christian Bouchez. Photos by Lance (in signature pink pants) with some of the mileage award winners. 4 ZÜNDFOLGE Quarter 4, 2018 • Youngest E30 owner: 17-year-old • Griot’s Garage This show continues to grow in Zeus Baltazar • Bimmerheads popularity. The big question is how • Places of origin: E30s came from ten • BWeiss Leather many more E30s are out there and states and two Canadian provinces • Renown Steering Wheels will they come to the show next year? • Snack of choice: Attendees preferred • Odometer Gears Come out and see. Cheez-Its to Animal Cookies • Group 2 Motorsports Steve Libby, President • Donation of a rolling E30 Shell 318is 1991 Cheez-Its vs. Animals Cookies by Byron Sanborn The event major sponsor was Garagistic from California.