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Die Sonnenküeste a Quarterly Publication from the Suncoast Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2016 Die Sonnenküeste A quarterly publication from the Suncoast Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America Photo Credit: bmwism.com ADMINISTRATION COVER PAGE PROFILE Current Officers President Aged BMW emblem on a BMW 501 Stan Dale (305) 218-1104 [email protected] This month’s cover page profile doesn’t aim to highlight Vice-President Frank Mann one of the many different versions of the BMW, but it focuses (727) 254-9723 in on the actual logo of BMW or the roundel found on both [email protected] Treasurer the front and back ends of our cars. Sandy Cunnagin (813) 968-7252 Mailing Address [email protected] Florida Suncoast Chapter BMWCCA, Inc. 13014 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, This has been much speculation as to how the iconic design Secretary Suite #135 came about, but the fact remain that it is one of the most Carol Villar Tampa, FL 33618 (813) 568-3572 recognizable design marks ever. It was July 1917 that Franz [email protected] Social Media Joseph Popp registered the name, “Bayerische Motoren Current Board Members Website Werke” with the intention of separating from the prior Rapp Motorenwerke. The most common www.fscbmwcca.com speculative story focuses in on the newly formed BMW advertising department had derived the design Michael Clark Facebook Not Listed FloridaSuncoastBMWCCA to highlight and increase sales of the new BMW radial engine intended for aircraft. Alternative stories [email protected] indicate the blue and white focus on the heritage of the Bavarian state where BMW maintains its world Twitter Christopher Gandees @fscbmwcca headquarters. Not Listed [email protected] Dennis Johnston BMWCCA National Officers The Roundel has evolved in its 100 years of use. What started out as a very simple flat design utilizing Not Listed [email protected] President thin condensed text grew into a fully developed three-dimensional appearing logo through the use of Steve Johnson light and shape. The letters even grew to a strong block appearance equally separated in the upper Russell Garvey Exec Vice President (813) 230-5705 Eddy Funahashi half of the outter black banner, but the overall design of the four-poster blue and white checkerboard [email protected] South Atlantic Region VP pattern set inside a circular black border remains as icon and timeless today as it did in the early 1900s. J. Dwayne Mosley According to the website bmwism. The Fine Print com, the cover photograph displays an Administrative Staff Die Sonnenküeste is the official newsletter of the BMW Car Club of exceptionally aged Roundel found on America, Suncoast chapter. It is a quarterly publication intended to serve as Motorsport Coordinator a primary means of communication highlighting the events and members an early 1950’s 501 sedan. It does have Barry Miller (Past President) of the chapter. No portion in part or whole may be reproduced without (813) 498-9095 the written permission of the Suncoast BMW CCA Board of Directors. exceptional patina, but also reveals the [email protected] All submissions are subject to editing for space constraints, style, editorial detail and craftsmanship that went into Newsletter Editor consistency, and must include name and phone number for consideration. All photos, articles and letter should be submitted to the Newsletter Editor at the creation of the piece. Michael Sackett Jr. [email protected] [email protected] (214) 864-3765 Any address or e-mail changes should be submitted to the Suncoast BMW CCA Vice-president to ensure timely delivery. Webmaster Carol Villar [email protected] (813) 586-3572 Photo Credit: Auto Evolution QUARTERLY PRESIDENTIAL POINTS FINANCIAL REPORT Profit and Loss Statement TAGGED 2/1/2016 through 11/30/2016 (Cash Basis) As I sat swapping out my 2016 Day-­‐Timer for the new 2017 12/1/2016 Page 1 Admin Annual Dinner AutoCross Events OVERALL packet, the passage of time sort of flooded my thoughts….where Category TOTAL has the time gone? INCOME Annual Dinner Income 0.00 70.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 We have been so busy this year…I have a thousand notes of AutoCross Income 0.00 0.00 913.80 0.00 913.80 things to do, things to look into and things we want to consider…. MemberShip Dues 12,546.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,546.03 TOTAL INCOME 12,546.03 70.00 913.80 0.00 13,529.83 And then there’s the list of 2016 FSC Accomplishments: EXPENSES Annual Dinner Expense 0.00 2,167.43 0.00 0.00 2,167.43 AutoCross Expense • Finalized and officially rolled out the new-­‐look of the Website Food Expense 0.00 0.00 172.65 0.00 172.65 Insurance 0.00 0.00 390.00 0.00 390.00 • Implemented the “For Sale” section on the website Portolet Rental 0.00 0.00 29.37 0.00 29.37 • Implemented transparency in reporting Quarterly Financials Supplies (Autocross) 0.00 0.00 29.95 0.00 29.95 • Arranged and conducted Multiple Garage Tours TOTAL AutoCross Expense 0.00 0.00 621.97 0.00 621.97 Group Events 0.00 0.00 0.00 124.91 124.91 • Arranged and conducted Roving Monthly dinners to reach different membership Insurance 215.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 215.57 areas in Tampa, St Pete, Clearwater areas Licenses - SunBiz 70.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Meals & Entertainment 582.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 582.34 • Arranged and conducted “Bimmers & Burgers” during the summer months Office Expenses 31.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 31.50 throughout Naples, Ft Myers, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Leigh High and Cape Corral Area Bank Fees 47.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.00 TOTAL Office Expenses 78.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 78.50 • Posted a 36% increase in monthly new member enrollment Postage and Delivery 278.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 278.20 • Implemented “Weekly News Blast” via Mail Chimp Software Costs 359.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 359.88 • Held the most successful BMW/Porsche Auto-­‐Cross Challenge Storage Unit 54.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 54.87 TOTAL EXPENSES 1,639.36 2,167.43 621.97 124.91 4,553.67 • Combined Annual Dinners into a Destination Event central to membership. OVERALL TOTAL 10,906.67 -2,097.43 291.83 -124.91 8,976.16 And then there’s the list of 2017 “Want-­‐to’s”: • Conduct more road tours • Conduct car clinics in Ft Myers/Naples area • Conduct two rallies in the north and south (Spring & Fall) • Develop the Auto-­‐Cross program. Consider alternate location. Ft Myers? Sarasota? • Develop a combination car show/event in a prime area that is revenue producing (Location TBD) • Launch the “On-­‐Line” Quarterly Newsletter • Increase Social Media Presence • Revive Autocross Program – New central location. It’s been a fun year, seeing members and meeting new ones. Come on, roll up your sleeves and pass me that socket wrench….let’s get busy! NEW MEMBERS M SQUARED = ACS M2 First Name Last Name City State First Name Last Name City State David Willier Lakeland FL Chris Horne Palm Harbor FL So you drive off the lot of your local BMW dealer in your new M2, and suddenly you realize that the Jaime Vicente Land O Lakes FL Lynn Hineman Anna Maria FL adequate and sufficient 365 hp BMW provided is just simply just not enough. Oh what ever will you Larry Velez Lithia FL Ryan Helbling Ruskin FL do now that such a dilemma has struck you? Will you continue motoring on merely living in such William Torres Riverview FL Robert Hayes North Port FL deplorable conditions? Thankfully, the mad scientists in Aachen, Germany at the venerable German Peter Torino Seminole FL Siddharth Gyaltsen Darjeeling FL tuner AC Schnitzer have the prescription to cure for your atrocities, and have created an amazing road- Lucinda Thatcher New Port Richey FL Johnny Gomez Saint Petersburg FL going monster! David Spiegel Parrish FL Chester (Chet) Geveda Naples FL Vernon Smith Lakeland FL David Geldbart Pinellas Park FL Lou Shinnamon Dunnellon FL Gene Fleming Dunedin FL "420 horsepower plied to a scant 3450 Joseph Schuhriemen Sarasota FL Victor Fermin Ocala FL Steve Reimer Naples FL larry Cox Tampa FL pound chassis, surely is a recipe for some Marko Radisic Sarasota FL Neil Coogan Saint Petersburg FL boulevard hooliganism." Anthony Rached Odessa FL Scott Collins Plant City FL Dominic Rached Odessa FL Jim Chambers Indianapolis IN Fares Rached Odessa FL Thomas Cardy Largo FL The paint hadn’t even fully cured, Joseph Rached Odessa FL Matthew Cameron Ocala FL before they got their hands on the Paula Perez Miami FL Anthony Caico Land O Lakes FL Larry Owen Venice FL Jeffrey Brown North Port FL new BMW M2 and slathered on a Jack Miles Tampa FL Susan Benner Naples FL solid dose of carbon fiber in addition Jack Miles Tampa FL Daghan Baspinar Tampa FL to adding another 50 ponies under Stella Metz Palm Harbor FL Jim Agnew North Port FL the bonnet. Yep, that is a whopping Ed Mazzetta Bonita Springs FL 420 horsepower plied to a scant 3450 Hodges Martin Lakewood Ranch FL pound chassis, surely is a recipe for Troy Macias Land O Lakes FL some boulevard hooliganism. Donald Lloyd Saint Petersburg FL Jerry Libes West Palm Beach FL Many in the automotive journalism Hans-Joachim Krenz North Port FL Photo Credit: http://www.ac-schnitzer.de industry have harkened the stock M2 to what the E36/M3 should have evolved into, but with all that said even the E36 had it’s own demons to deal with.
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