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SilverSilverr Spring, MD 20904 PartsParts Direct:Direct: 301-890-3010 VisitVisit us on Facebook:Faacebook:cebook: bmwbmwofsilverspringretailpartsofsilveerspringrrspringretailparts January | February 2017 Magazine of the National Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America Cover: A BMW Isetta displayed at the Cars & Coffee, DIY and New Member Event at BMW of Sterling. Read the article on page 10. Photo: Steve Tenney VOLUME 47 | NUMBER 1 3 NCC BMW CCA Chapter Utility Vehicle BY JAMES LAWS 6 October DIY Event at RRT 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BY MARC CADEN 6 10 Cars & Coffee, DIY and New Member Event at BMW of Sterling BY STEVE TENNEY 3 FROM THE EDITORS 14 Enduro Pie Run XIX: How to Drive 14 through Two States in No Time at All BY ANNA MARIPUU 16 The 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show: 4 CALENDAR OF EVENTS e i e i... oh BY JAMES CHEW 20 20 BMW CCA Foundation Open House BY JOHN HARTGE 4 COMING EVENTS 22 Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show BY MARC CADEN 26 California Screaming 22 BY JAMES CHEW 36 ADVERTISERS INDEX 30 The BMW X5 xDrive40e: The Incredible Hulk BY JAMES CHEW 30 National Capital Chapter President’s Message BMW Car Club of America Chapter Officers (Please call 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.) Welcome to 2017!!! Another trip around the sun brings a lot more fun stuff to do this President Paul Seto . [email protected] 301.908.1928 year. As always, we'll continue to have our HPDE and autocross seasons, plenty of Vice President tours, DIYs, and social events. But our first big event of the year will be our Annual James Laws . vice-president @nccbmwcca.org 240.424.5380 Membership Meeting at the Embassy Suites in Springfield, VA. Our 2017 Board of Treasurer Richard Kempf . [email protected] 703.455.8210 Directors will be anointed, so make sure that you vote online prior to joining us for a Secretary great night. We welcome back Mike Renner from the BMW Performance Driving Gina Hector . [email protected] 202.570.4462 School as our guest speaker. Someone will walk away with a free ///M school as our Membership Chair Grand Prize winner. We’ll also have plenty of other giveaways from our club sponsors James Laws . [email protected] 240.424.5380 Social Chair and we look forward to kicking off another great year of NCC fun! Paul Seto . [email protected] 301.908.1928 I want to thank all the volunteers for an awesome 2016; they are the ones that Driving School Coordinator make this club so special. In my five years of leading this chapter, I’ve gotten a true Matt Oleksiak . [email protected] appreciation for the dedication, blood, sweat, tears, but most of all, the time spent Concours Chair John McWilliams . concours [email protected] planning and running events. As a volunteer-run organization, know that your efforts DIY Chair truly make this club second to none. Your devotion is very much appreciated and Phillip Cummings . diy [email protected] thanks again for all that you do. Webmaster Finally, to the rest of our members, all I ask is that you take full advantage of Steven Schlossman . [email protected] Autocross Committee your membership. The discounts are great, but our official mission statement is Phil Yates . [email protected] 'to enhance the BMW experience through camaraderie, education, and social Baltimore Activities responsibility.' We encourage you to come out to events, meet fellow members, and Billy Dixon . [email protected] 410.802.0188 get involved. Even if it means trying something different, we can help you get PR & Community Engagement Kelsy Hill . [email protected] acquainted. You'll also find that while we all love our cars, we have some dynamic der Bayerische Staff people in our chapter. And it's those friendships that will keep you coming Co-Editors back for more. Walter Jones . [email protected] Anna Maripuu . [email protected] Production/Layout Raine Mantysalo . [email protected] Advertising Manager Jeff Cannon . [email protected] 402.670.7439 Contributing Writers Marc Caden, James Chew, John Hartge, James Laws, Anna Maripuu, Steve Tenney Club Address NCC BMW CCA, P.O. Box 685, Arlington, VA 22216 National Membership Toll-Free Number 800.878.9292 Please make sure we have your correct email der Bayerische is the official publication of the National Capital Chapter of the address. It can be checked and updated at the BMW Car Club of America, Inc., and is not in any way connected with the www.bmwcca.org website. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG or BMW of North America, Inc. It is provided by and for the Club membership only. The Club assumes no liability for any of the information, opinions or suggestions contained herein. No factory approval is implied unless specifically stated. Modifications within the warranty period of a vehicle may void the warranty. All articles to be considered for publishing must be received by the 21st of odd-numbered months (January, March, …) and are subject to editing. Please send all submissions to the dB editors at [email protected]. Send all photos and all links to photos to the Production Manager at [email protected]. For placement of commercial advertisements contact the Advertising Manager at [email protected]. Contents may not be reproduced without permission in writing except by the BMW CCA and its Chapters. © 2017 NCC BMW CCA 2 der Bayerische From The Editors What a couple of months. The only problem as I The most recent Pie Run, from Catoctin Orchard to performance vehicles and extend our social circles. see it, is that averages are averages because they Wilson’s Farm to the Baverian Chef was outstand - The Volkswagen debacle still haunts us. are averages. Maybe this is the new normal, but ing. And this one had the most participants to And it appears to be infecting BMW as well. the weather has exceeded expectations for driving. date. Read the article on “The Enduro Run.” There Sales are down. I hope the issue fades out. I think Cool and clear. Nary a snowflake in sight and only are many more events which are both VW has learned the lesson. One would hope other the occasional rain drop. It cannot last. Oh well. educational and entertaining. These are really low- manufactures as well. Probably not. We have had some really fun outings. stress events which increase enjoyment of our The 2017 Annual Meeting of the National Capital Chapter of the BMW CCA Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Embassy Suites, 8100 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA 22150 Register at Cocktail hour at 6:30 pm, dinner at 7:30 pm, and the meeting starts at 8:30 pm Guest speaker will be Mike Renner from the BMW Performance Center For room reservation options, please see the NCC website. January I February 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS November February 3 NoVa Social @ BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse in Tysons, VA 2 NoVa Social @ Jaleo in Crystal City 5 DIY @ BMW of Sterling 8 Board Meeting/Social @ Brio Tuscan Grille in Rockville, MD 5-6 TRSS BMW-NVCC-CCA Volunteer Sign Up 9 Columbia Social @ Glory Days Grill in Ellicott City, MD 5-6 Street Survival in Columbia, MD 11 2017 NCC Annual Membership Meeting & Holiday Celebration 5 BMW CCA Cars & Coffee @ BMW of Sterling 16 MoCo Social @ Pizza CS in Rockville, MD 9 Board Meeting/Social @ Brio Tuscan Grille in Rockville, MD 10 Columbia Social @ The Second Chance Saloon in Columbia, MD 17 MoCo Social @ Pizza CS in Rockville, MD March 19 Great Pie Run XIX 2 NoVa Social @ Jaleo in Crystal City 8 Board Meeting/Social @ Brio Tuscan Grille in Rockville, MD 9 Columbia Social @ Glory Days Grill in Ellicott City, MD December 16 MoCo Social @ Pizza CS in Rockville, MD 1 Social @ BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse in Tysons, VA 25 Just a Tour to Brush off Dust 8 Columbia Social @ The Second Chance Saloon in Columbia, MD 14 Board Meeting/Social @ Brio Tuscan Grille in Rockville, MD 15 MoCo Social @ Pizza CS, Rockville, MD April 19 Christmas Lights Tour 12 Board Meeting/Social @ Brio Tuscan Grille in Rockville, MD January 5 NoVa Social @ Jaleo, Crystal City 11 Board Meeting/Social @ Brio Tuscan Grille in Rockville, MD 12 Columbia Social @ Glory Days Grill in Ellicott City, MD 19 MoCo Social @ Pizza CS in Rockville, MD 28 3rd Annual NCC Cars & Chili Competition 2017 NCC Chapter Officer Elections Each year, our volunteer-run organization elects the leaders of this Voting will take place online from Jan 1 thru Feb 10, as well as great chapter. Every elected position is up for grabs annually: by ballot during our 2017 Annual Membership Meeting on Feb 11. President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. For more information on the meeting see Coming Events. For more information about the officer positions, please see our chapter bylaws. COMING EVENTS There are three Thursday events each month. They are The 3rd Annual NCC Cars & Chili Competition, 2017 NCC Annual Membership Meeting & Holiday socials for each distinctive geographic area covered by Location TBA Celebration the NCC: Northern Virginia, Montgomery County and Saturday, January 28, 2017 Saturday, February 11, 2017 Columbia (the Baltimore area). Embassy Suites by Hilton Springfield, 8100 Loisdale Rd., Our 3rd Annual NCC Cars & Chili Competition will be Springfield, VA 22150 another friendly cookoff among club members for the NoVa Social @ Jaleo in Crystal City ultimate bragging rights of who can make the best chili.
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