MAR-APR 2014 Volume 37 No.2 Last Chance to Register for Chuckwalla! (Driving School is March 29-30) The San Diego Chapter High Performance Driving School at Chuckwalla is coming up soon. Your last chance to register is March 22. Photo: Lisa Goehring INSIDE President’s Column ........................3 R e s o l u t i o n Calendar of Events .........................4 New Members ................................4 Autocross December Minutes .........................6 January 11, 2014 Chuckwalla HPDE ........................10 results pages 14-15 Course Design Course ................. 11 Tire Rack Street Survival ..............12 Motorsport Monologue ................13 Autocross Results ................... 14-15 January Minutes ...........................16 Tire Tech Talk ............................... 17 Film Screening .............................18 Spring Fling Autocross .................20 Cavanaugh Clean Car Contest ....23 Classifieds ....................................26 BMW of Escondido bmwofescondido.com YOUR SATISFACTION 15 % OFF PARTS & LABOR IS OUR PASSION For BMW CCA Members Call 760-291-2894 to schedule your appointment Where the 78 meets the 15 in SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE 100 LOAN CARS the Escondido Auto Park AVAILABLE! MINI OF ESCONDIDO miniofescondido.com BMW of Escondido 1557 Auto Park Way, Escondido, California 92029 (760) 745-3000 | MINI of Escondido 1555 Auto Park Way, Escondido, California 92029 (760) 520-3000 The President’s Column Every year we elect the Bill Brecht Memorial Volunteer of the Year. This honor is given to the volunteer who best exemplifies the volunteer spirit that keeps OFFICERS President: the club alive. This year we had seven strong nominees, it was a very hard to Jim Patterson ................ [email protected] have to pick one for the award. I’m pleased to announce that Anne Littrell is our 2013 volunteer of the year. Anne has been our Social Director for the last Vice President: Brett Litoff .............. sd-vicepresident @sdbmwcca.com 3 years. She has setup Tech events, Meet & Greets, and outings of all kinds. Behind the scenes she is the registrar for our Chuckwalla driving school and Secretary: helps set our communication strategy as a member of the Communication Paul Silver [email protected] Committee. At our Autocrosses, you will seen Anne first thing at the gate Treasurer: checking people in, and then again throughout the day helping out as starter. Don Duncan ..................... [email protected] Anne’s willingness to pitch in where ever she is needed exemplifies the volunteer spirit that has made the club what it is today. Director/Autocross: Kim Schwarz .................. [email protected] We have a busy March and April planned. March starts with an Autocross st th th Director/Driving School: on the 1 . After that we have our annual driving school on March 29 –30 . Andre Pantic ............. [email protected] If you haven’t signed up, there is barely enough time to get registered at 858-538-6951 http://sdbwcca.motorsportreg.com. We will be at Chuckwalla again but this Director/Equipmentmeister Rich Gehring [email protected] time we will be running in the opposite direction, which is like driving on a completely new track. On April 6th we are hosting the Tire Rack Teen Street Director/Newsletter Editor: Survival school. We volunteer a day to teach teen drivers how their car works Lisa Goehring ............... [email protected] in emergency situations such as panic braking and evasive maneuvers. If Director/Social Coordinator: you have a teen driver, or are interested in helping out, see the article on Anne Littrell [email protected] page 12. We have an Autocross at the end of April and a Meet & Greet at a new Brew Pub in La Jolla. We also have our monthly board meetings, which Director/Wachsmeister: Dennis Damon [email protected] are a great opportunity to talk to fellow club members and let the board 760-598-8770 know what you would like from the club. Director/Webmeister: Andre [email protected] Our board meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at Giovanni’s, 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. We welcome new members, come by and see Directors-at-Large: Jim Lloyd [email protected] what we are planning. The formal meeting starts at 6:30, but get there at Jonathan King ............................. [email protected] 5:45 for pizza, soda and conversation with fellow BMW fans. All members Matthew Kogan ........................... [email protected] and prospective members are welcome. Nate Risch [email protected] Hope to see you there. Commercial Advertising Manager Jim Patterson Nate RIsch [email protected] REGIONAL SERVICES Regional Vice President: Nick Owen [email protected] Regional Tech Services Advisor: Carl Nelson ...............................................858-488-1555 Fahren Affairs is published by, and for, the San Diego Chapter of the BMW CCA. 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March 19th … is available with COLOR. www.sdbmwcca.com San Diego Chapter Meet & Greet at View color pdf issues on the Ballast Point Brewery, 5:30pm website at www.sdbmwcca.com. March 29-30th San Diego Chapter High Performance Driving School at Chuckwalla @SDBMWCCA April 6th Tire Rack Street Survival, Qualcomm Stadium. New Club Members April 8th San Diego Chapter Board Meeting. Welcome! Open to all chapter members. Allegra, Alexis Hollman, Tim April 12th Special Film Showing of 24 Hours: One Almaguer, Nicholas Huang, Justin Team. One Target. 3:00pm 11100 Vista Beck, James KB Motorsports Inc. Sorrento Parkway, San Diego Beckerman, Evan Keach, Ken Behr, Danielle Keefe, Greg April 23rd Bogikes, John Lewis, Carl San Diego Chapter Meet & Greet at Bossard, Jake Mathers, Andi La Jolla Brewing Brechlin, David McClurg, Corey April 27th Brown, David Means, David Autocross at Qualcomm’s West Lot Butler, Andrew Moniz, Sheldon May 13th Cabot, John Nazareno, Nicholas San Diego Chapter Board Meeting. Carr, Daniel Neal, Garrett Open to all chapter members. Clark, Joseph Olson, Tim Colletti, Charles O’Neill, Robert May 18th Coyle, Jason Pammenter, Arthur San Diego Chapter Car Show, Clean Curran, Michael Powell, Steve Car Contest & Charity Auction, Spanish Landing Park Czajkowski, Peter Ramirez, Lisa Dacosta, Mel Rhubottom, Jason May 31st Davis, Cindy Roche, David Autocross at Qualcomm’s West Lot DeConcini, Jeremy Rodriguez, Martin New Club Members Eisler, Kathy Russo, Jonathan El-Moussa, Ghassan Schwarzel, Jack San Diego Chapter Fong, Eric Shaw, Chris Monthly Board Meeting Gabriel, Tyler Showalter, Richard Garcia, Elvin Stanford , James Giovanni’s Italian Restaurant, Gassian, Zaven Stevens, Todd 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Goldman, Rodger Taylor, Lawrence 6:00 P.M. – Pizza & soft drinks Gonzales, Brian Uscategui, Luis 6:30 P.M. – Board Meeting Grabowsky, C. Wenhardt, Matthew Guinn, Jon Werhanowicz, Victor Haverdink, Doug Wicks, Shaun Scan this code Hayes, Susan Wilson, Mick with your smart Hebron, Sabrina Yang-Halsey, Ashraf phone to get all Hendershaw, James Yorba, Robert the latest calendar Hillard, John listings! 4 March-April 2014 • Fahren Affairs In Memoriam – Bill Woolard The BMW Club lost a great friend when Bill Woolard tragically passed away in early February. Bill did so much for our Club behind the scenes in his quiet, unassuming way. He kept our autocrosses well-timed, protected us on the track at Chuckwalla, provided photos at many events, and so much more. At various times he was on the board of directors, edited the newsletter, ran the timing and scoring for Autocross, and was co-steward at the Chuckwalla driving schools. We are going to miss Bill