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<strong>May</strong> 2010 Die Flüsternde Bombe 1
Volume 39, No. 4 may, 2010<br />
Chapter Email List:<br />
The Golden Gate Chapter has created an email<br />
list from the National <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> database to send<br />
out event announcements that don’t make it into<br />
print. We promise to respect your time and limit the<br />
frequency of these messages to one or two a month.<br />
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accepts classified ads for print.<br />
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Contents<br />
The Official Magazine of the Golden Gate Chapter, <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
FEATURES<br />
12 Sweating the Details<br />
By Dennis Harrold<br />
14 Autocross Season Opener<br />
By Brian Bonilla, photos by Reid Conti,<br />
Mark Mervich, and Cliff Oates<br />
16 North Bay Meat & Greet<br />
By Paula Williams<br />
17 Getting To Know <strong>GGC</strong>ers<br />
Linda Hiebert by Michael Do Couto<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
5 Across The Board<br />
6 Calendar Of Events<br />
8 Announcements<br />
19 Minutes<br />
21 News From National<br />
23 Meanwhile, Back At The Wrench...<br />
24 New Members<br />
25 <strong>CCA</strong> Discounts<br />
25 Factory Authorized <strong>BMW</strong> Dealers<br />
26 Chapter Information<br />
Die Flüsternde Bombe: “The Whispering Bomb”<br />
July 2,1969-2010 Golden Gate Chapter<br />
Celebrating 41 years of <strong>BMW</strong> enthusiasm in the<br />
Golden Gate region.<br />
www. ggcBMw cca. org<br />
Your input is encouraged!<br />
Magazine submissions deadline<br />
is the first of each month<br />
prior to publication.<br />
On the cover<br />
The 2010 autocross<br />
season kicked off with a<br />
fast and tricky course.<br />
Photo: Cliff Oates<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 2010 Die Flüsternde Bombe 3
Normally I use my <strong>May</strong> column to urge you<br />
to support the Street Survival school Bob<br />
Goebel typically organizes for this month.<br />
But in March, Candlestick Park called him to tell him they<br />
gave our date to KFOG’s KaBoom concert instead—they<br />
didn’t even offer him free tickets as an apology! So our<br />
school has been rescheduled for August 7—don’t miss it!<br />
I’ll be there for Street Survival with my fifteen-year-old<br />
niece, who unfortunately isn’t old enough to take the course<br />
yet. I’m bringing her so she can see what it’s all about. I<br />
hope to see YOU out there, too!<br />
Much has been made of the fact that I was chapter president<br />
years ago—nineteen, to be exact. Supposedly, I was the youngest—and<br />
definitely the first female—when I became Ms. Prez<br />
in 1990 through 1991. Those were some strange times in the<br />
chapter, and in comparison, being prez in 2010 is WAY easier.<br />
At the time, I never thought it cool that I was a young,<br />
female president. But I guess it can be a big deal in some<br />
chapters, as our board learned recently while at the Chapter<br />
Congress in March.<br />
The Chapter Congress is a national Club event at which<br />
board members from all the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> chapters gather for<br />
a weekend conference. I’m the only one on our board who<br />
had been to a Chapter Congress before; I’ve been to several,<br />
in fact. It’s always an interesting event, which is why I pushed<br />
everyone on our chapter board to go. You never know what<br />
you’ll learn and whom you’ll meet, so I really thought it would<br />
be beneficial for our board to experience it themselves. I had<br />
a pretty good idea of what we<br />
would come away with, but there<br />
were still some fun surprises.<br />
You never know what you’ll<br />
learn or whom you’ll meet.<br />
Some of the more interesting<br />
moments at the Congress<br />
came about during a discussion<br />
about how to get the younger<br />
members—those under 30 for<br />
some chapters, and under 40 for others—to be active and<br />
participate. One participant suggested that it would be a<br />
great idea to have an under-30-year-old member be the<br />
membership chair. Guess what? Our membership chair, Ian<br />
Dunn, is under 30! So we pulled his nose out of updating<br />
our <strong>GGC</strong> Facebook page, and put him on the spot to explain<br />
what got him to volunteer and join the chapter board.<br />
Most interesting to me was the question I got from<br />
another chapter inquiring how we got our board to agree<br />
to allow someone as young as Ian to join us. Huh?! It never<br />
even occurred to me that his age would be an issue—it’s<br />
just not an issue with <strong>GGC</strong>. After all, I was in my twenties<br />
when I became president the first time—our board members<br />
are of all ages. (In fact, I think we could use some board<br />
members in their 60s and 70s. So if you’re out there and<br />
want to volunteer, let me know.)<br />
After that, Ian was the unofficial star of the event. He<br />
was giving other chapters advice on how to set up Facebook<br />
pages and how to attract younger members. So much for<br />
just being a quiet observer, Ian!<br />
Speaking of Facebook, Aleksey Kadukin (our secretary)<br />
was sitting in a workshop on social media and marketing<br />
ACROSS thE BOARd<br />
By Tammi Hull, President & Treasurer<br />
when the speaker asked which chapters had Facebook pages.<br />
Of course Aleksey raised his hand. The speaker called on a<br />
few of those with raised hands and brought up their chapter<br />
Facebook pages on the screen; they were all quite outdated.<br />
Then, when Aleksey was called on, the speaker proceeded<br />
to our Facebook page. Ian (who was in another meeting) had<br />
just updated it minutes before. However, the crowd thought<br />
Aleksey was updating it on the spot on his Motorola Razr cell<br />
phone and asked him to show them how to do it. Aleksey<br />
sheepishly had to explain that he couldn’t do it from the Razr.<br />
The biggest thing I think our board learned during the<br />
weekend was how different our chapter really is. It’s not<br />
just our size that makes us distinctive; as the second-largest<br />
chapter in the Club (next to the National Capital Chapter in<br />
the Washington DC area), we have a lot of weight we could<br />
throw around. But I honestly don’t believe we do—we’re<br />
too busy providing events for our<br />
members to worry about what<br />
other chapters are or aren’t doing.<br />
What surprised us is the perception<br />
other chapters have about<br />
us: that we do throw our weight<br />
around—at least in the Pacific<br />
Region. So we returned from the<br />
congress knowing that’s something we can work on.<br />
Of course, there’s always something we can work on…<br />
especially when I get new ideas! I’m thinking about a new<br />
chapter event similar to the So Cal Vintage gathering (http://<br />
socalvintagebmw.com/), kind of like the Puget Sound Chapter’s<br />
E30 Picnic. The basic concept is to invite all <strong>BMW</strong>s up<br />
through the E30 3 Series model—hey, I need some place to<br />
bring out my beautifully refreshed 1990 M3! I’m thinking of<br />
a September or October date, and a possible location of the<br />
Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Any interest?<br />
And speaking of the Northwest E30 Picnic (www.<br />
e30picnic.com), is anyone from here going? My partner,<br />
Bill Arnold, and I are thinking about making the drive up.<br />
Since the Targa Canada West rally has been canceled, we’re<br />
looking for an excuse to still head to the Seattle area—the<br />
picnic looks like the event! Send me an email if you’re<br />
interested (president@ggcbmwcca.org).<br />
Finally, be sure to go to our <strong>BMW</strong> corral at the ALMS<br />
races at Laguna Seca on <strong>May</strong> 22! Information is on our<br />
chapter website, and corral passes are available for purchase<br />
via www.MotorsportReg.com.<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 2010 Die Flüsternde Bombe 5
TM<br />
CALEndAR Of EvEntS<br />
x MAy<br />
<strong>May</strong> 1 Ladies-Only technical Session gg Chpt<br />
Berkeley Motor Works, Albany<br />
Paula Williamson<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org northarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>May</strong> 1 Autocross School Phase 1 gg Chpt<br />
Great America, Santa Clara Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>May</strong> 2 Autocross School Phase 2 gg Chpt<br />
Great America, Santa Clara Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>May</strong> 8 Board Meeting gg Chpt<br />
Gau Poang, San Mateo<br />
Tammi Hull<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>May</strong> 8 Pinnacles tour gg Chpt<br />
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines Michael Do Couto<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org montereyarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>May</strong> 15 Autocross test & tune day gg Chpt<br />
Great America, Santa Clara Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>May</strong> 16 Autocross gg Chpt<br />
Great America, Santa Clara Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>May</strong> 22 Bimmerfest 2010 Bimmerfest<br />
The Rose Bowl, Pasadena<br />
www.bimmerfest.com<br />
events@bimmerfest.com<br />
<strong>May</strong> 22 <strong>BMW</strong>/ggC & SvC Corral Presented by ESCORt<br />
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas Jeff Cowan & Pat de Witt<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
tekygeek@sbcglobal.net<br />
<strong>May</strong> 26 Laguna Seca driving School SOLD OUT gg Chpt<br />
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Kelly Collins & Mark Dadgar<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org trackschools@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
x JunE<br />
Jun 4 Sonoma historic Motorsports festival gg Chpt<br />
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma<br />
Jeff Cowan<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
bmw@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jun 10 Board Meeting gg Chpt<br />
Original Nick’s Pizza & Pub, San Mateo Tammi Hull<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
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www.bmwcca.org<br />
www.bmwccaOfest.org<br />
Jun 12 One Way to Ojai gg Chpt<br />
Santa Maria & Ojai<br />
Dennis Harrold<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org sloarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jun 19 Autocross gg Chpt<br />
Marina Municipal Airport, Marina Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jun 24 East Bay Meet & greet gg Chpt<br />
Pasta Pelican, Alameda<br />
Mary Sandkohl<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org eastarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jun 26 Autocross School Phase 1 gg Chpt<br />
Great America, Santa Clara Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jun 27 Autocross School Phase 2 gg Chpt<br />
Great America, Santa Clara Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
x JuLy<br />
Jul 10 Board Meeting gg Chpt<br />
Gau Poang, San Mateo<br />
Tammi Hull<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jul 17 Car Control Clinic gg Chpt<br />
Marina Municipal Airport, Marina<br />
CCC Team<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org carcontrol@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jul 17 East Bay Italian tour gg Chpt<br />
Campo di Bocce, Livermore<br />
Mike Zampiceni<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org socialdirector@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jul 18 Autocross gg Chpt<br />
Marina Municipal Airport, Marina Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Jul 25 north Coast tour gg Chpt<br />
Hearst Castle, San Simeon<br />
Dennis Harrold<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org sloarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
x AuguSt<br />
Aug 7 Street Survival teen driving Clinic gg Chpt<br />
Candlestick Park, San Francisco<br />
CCC Team<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org carcontrol@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Aug 12 Board Meeting gg Chpt<br />
Original Nick’s Pizza & Pub, San Mateo Tammi Hull<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Aug 13-15 <strong>BMW</strong> festorics*<br />
gg Chpt<br />
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas Team Festorics<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
info@festorics.org<br />
Aug 21 Autocross test & tune day gg Chpt<br />
Great America, Santa Clara Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Aug 22 Autocross gg Chpt<br />
Great America, Santa Clara Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Aug 23-29 <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Oktoberfest *<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
Elkhart Lake, WI<br />
Linda Axelson<br />
www.bmwccaOfest.org<br />
LindaA@bmwcca.org<br />
x SEPtEMBER<br />
Sep 11 Board Meeting gg Chpt<br />
Gau Poang, San Mateo<br />
Tammi Hull<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Sep 18 Jalama Beach Burger Run gg Chpt<br />
Jalama Beach/Lompoc<br />
Dennis Harrold<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org sloarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Sep 18 Autocross gg Chpt<br />
Marina Municipal Airport, Marina Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Sep 25-26 Infineon driving School<br />
gg Chpt<br />
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma Kelly Collins & Mark Dadgar<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org trackschools@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Sep 25-26 Club Racing School<br />
gg Chpt<br />
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma Kelly Collins & Mark Dadgar<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org trackschools@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
x OCtOBER<br />
Oct 2 Wine Country tour gg Chpt<br />
Napa/Sonoma<br />
Mark Feinberg<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org northarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Oct 14 Board Meeting gg Chpt<br />
Original Nick’s Pizza & Pub, San Mateo Tammi Hull<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Oct 16 Car Control Clinic gg Chpt<br />
Marina Municipal Airport, Marina<br />
CCC Team<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org carcontrol@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Oct 17 Autocross gg Chpt<br />
Marina Municipal Airport, Marina Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Oct 24 Avila Beach tour & tailgate gg Chpt<br />
Avila Beach<br />
Dennis Harrold<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org sloarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
x nOvEMBER<br />
nov 6 top driver Shootout gg Chpt<br />
Marina Municipal Airport, Marina Matt Visser & Kris Linquist<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
nov 13 Board Meeting gg Chpt<br />
Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows<br />
Tammi Hull<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
nov 13-14 thunderhill driving School<br />
gg Chpt<br />
Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows Kelly Collins & Mark<br />
Dadgar www.ggcbmwcca.org trackschools@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
x dECEMBER<br />
dec 4 SLO Parkfield tour gg Chpt<br />
San Luis Obispo<br />
Dennis Harrold<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org sloarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
dec 9 Board Meeting gg Chpt<br />
Original Nick’s Pizza & Pub, San Mateo Tammi Hull<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
* Regional or National <strong>CCA</strong> events<br />
To add an event to the calendar, email your information to:<br />
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AnnOunCEMEntS<br />
BOarD meeTing<br />
<strong>May</strong> 8, 1:00 p.m.<br />
Gau Poang Chinese Restaurant, 1208 South El Camino Real, San<br />
Mateo<br />
Tammi Hull, president@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Board meetings are open to all members and are a great<br />
way to get involved with your chapter! Join us at Gau Poang<br />
in San Mateo.<br />
PInnACLES tOuR<br />
<strong>May</strong> 8, 7:00 a.m. – all day<br />
Meet: Starbucks, 624 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos<br />
Michael Do Couto, montereyarearep@ggcbmw.cca.org<br />
Are you ready for big day of driving, hiking, and eating?<br />
Join us for a scenic (and fun–twisty!) drive south to Pinnacles<br />
National Monument, where we’ll have a two-hour<br />
hike (including the caves), followed by a potluck picnic.<br />
Depending on the return route you choose, the driving<br />
part of the tour is between 250 and 300 miles.<br />
We ask participants (by car) to bring their favorite picnic<br />
items to the potluck for all to share. Food items are assigned.<br />
Check the event listing online to choose a category of food you’d<br />
like to bring and more info, then sign up by sending an email<br />
(include number of people in your car) to Michael Do Couto.<br />
10 Th Bay area 02 Swap & ShOw<br />
<strong>May</strong> 15, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.<br />
Brisbane Marina, Brisbane<br />
Paul Gommel, pgommel@gmail.com, www.bayarea02.com<br />
It’s the tenth year of the Bay Area 02 group’s Swap &<br />
Show. All are welcome at this event, and there is no charge<br />
for the general public.<br />
As with prior years, we anticipate a large and varied<br />
showing of primarily <strong>BMW</strong> 2002s (last year we had just<br />
over 100 2002s), but also other <strong>BMW</strong> models between 1965<br />
and 1976, including Neue Klasse sedans, Bavarias, and E9s.<br />
In addition to the beautiful cars, there will be the now-legendary<br />
taco truck, a well-stocked and exciting raffle for oodles<br />
of 2002-related goodies, as well as the opportunity to share<br />
a laugh and a story with fellow vintage-<strong>BMW</strong> enthusiasts.<br />
For those who wish to show a car, swap parts, or do<br />
both, the entrance fee when registering online is just $20.<br />
Cost is $30 if you wait to register on the day of the show.<br />
Included in the registration fee—in addition to parking<br />
among the <strong>BMW</strong>s—is a commemorative T-shirt, a couple of<br />
small goodies, and a complimentary raffle ticket to get you<br />
in the spirit. If you’re already in the spirit and would like to<br />
volunteer some time on the day of the show (maybe an hour<br />
or so), please contact Matt Brown at rhedtiger@yahoo.com.<br />
We hope you will come and join us for this fun event,<br />
now a decade old. Mark your calendar!<br />
AutOCROSS tESt & tunE dAyS<br />
#1 <strong>May</strong> 15, #2 August 21<br />
Great America, Santa Clara<br />
Matt Visser & Kris Linquist, autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Use this event to test and tune your car, then participate<br />
in the next day’s autocross. Check the <strong>GGC</strong> website for<br />
more details.<br />
aUTOCrOSS<br />
#2 <strong>May</strong> 16 (Great America), 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.<br />
Great America, Santa Clara<br />
Matt Visser & Kris Linquist, autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Join us at Great America for our second autocross of<br />
the 2010 season!<br />
Autocross is an inexpensive, safe way to experience the<br />
dynamics of your car. It develops your driving ability and<br />
helps you discover your car’s capabilities and limitations—<br />
making you a better, safer driver on the road. It’s a “personal<br />
best” sport; the greatest thrill of autocross is the challenge of<br />
beating your own time. It’s fun! Want to read more? Check<br />
out the Autocross Primer on the Chapter website.<br />
Registration is online only. Event cost is $45 (optional<br />
bag lunch ad $5). Our lunch break is only 45 minutes<br />
long—you must return on time! The drivers’ meeting begins<br />
at 9:00 a.m.—if you miss it, you will not be allowed to participate<br />
in the event. Register online at MotorsportReg.com.<br />
Upcoming autocrosses:<br />
#3 June 19 (Marina)<br />
#4 July 18 (Marina)<br />
#5 August 22 (Great America)<br />
#6 September 18 (Marina)<br />
#7 October 17 (Marina)<br />
<strong>BMW</strong>/ggC & SvC CORRAL PRESEntEd<br />
By ESCORt At LAgunA SECA ALMS<br />
<strong>May</strong> 22<br />
Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey<br />
Jeff Cowan, tekygeek@sbcglobal.net<br />
Come and help celebrate <strong>BMW</strong> of North America’s 35th<br />
anniversary by rooting <strong>BMW</strong> on to victory at the ALMS<br />
race at Laguna Seca in <strong>May</strong>—not October, as in past years.<br />
With the high-tech, high-speed Le Mans prototypes and<br />
GT machines of the American Le Mans Series staging a<br />
Saturday afternoon-into-evening six-hour race, our <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong> corral will be the place to watch all the action!<br />
ESCORT and <strong>BMW</strong> NA has generously agreed to sponsor<br />
our joint Golden Gate and Sacramento Valley chapter<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> corral and hospitality area. This Turn Five hospitality<br />
area will provide a fantastic vantage point to cheer on the<br />
<strong>BMW</strong>-Rahal Letterman team.<br />
2010 sees the return of the team’s celebrated inauguralseason<br />
pilots, with Bill Auberlen and Tommy Milner sharing<br />
the #92 M3, and Joey Hand with Dirk Müller co-driving<br />
the #90 M3. You can be sure that our own Pat de Witt will<br />
once again lead the way to meet the <strong>BMW</strong> team in the pits<br />
to have the same fun as last year!<br />
Online registration is required at http://bit.ly/<strong>GGC</strong>_<br />
Laguna_ALMS_reg. Corral tickets: $15/car. Required<br />
Saturday race tickets: $40/person. Prices include the creditcard<br />
and track-processing fees. Registration ends <strong>May</strong> 14!<br />
Note: Corral passes and tickets ordered here MUST BE<br />
PICKED UP AT WILL CALL. We are not mailing passes<br />
or tickets this year. Will Call is open Monday-Saturday<br />
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at:<br />
Embassy Suites Hotel (831) 393-1115<br />
1441 Canyon Del Rey<br />
Seaside, CA 93955<br />
The corral is open to <strong>BMW</strong>s and Minis only—all other<br />
vehicles will be required to use general parking.<br />
BimmerfeST 2010<br />
<strong>May</strong> 22<br />
The Rose Bowl, Pasadena<br />
Bimmerfest, events@bimmerfest.com<br />
Registration is now open! www.bimmerfest.com<br />
The annual Bimmerfest gathering has relocated to the<br />
Rose Bowl in Pasadena.<br />
In 2009, Bimmerfest blew by all expectations and<br />
attracted approximately 2,000 <strong>BMW</strong>s and roughly 6,000<br />
total attendees! This year you can once again expect to be<br />
exposed to the latest and greatest products from <strong>BMW</strong> and<br />
various aftermarket tuners, as well as exceptional presentations<br />
from some of the leading tuners in the <strong>BMW</strong> industry.<br />
Note: <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> will be displaying a booth at<br />
Bimmerfest to promote new memberships; volunteers are<br />
needed to help staff the booth. If you are a <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
member and would like to greet current and potential<br />
members or provide sign-up forms and membership info<br />
about <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>, please send an email to Jeff Cowan at<br />
PacificRVP@bmwcca.org.<br />
BIMMERS, MOtORSPORtS,<br />
And WInE<br />
June 4-6<br />
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma<br />
Jeff Cowan & Sven Schindler, <strong>BMW</strong>@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Join the Golden Gate Chapter at the Sonoma Historic<br />
Motorsports Festival for our Bimmers, Motorsports, and<br />
Wine event. On Saturday and Sunday, park your car on<br />
the clean surface above Turn Three in the exclusive <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong> corral overlooking the track, and take in the view as<br />
more than 250 historic cars whiz by during the weekend.<br />
Our informal and relaxed atmosphere gives you several<br />
seating possibilities: by your parked car, in our exclusive<br />
tent, or on the available terrace seating. The event includes<br />
an exclusive parade lap around this world-famous track for<br />
our <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> members on Saturday afternoon. Members<br />
and race fans alike have access to the Wine Country Pavilion,<br />
which has some of the best food and wine Sonoma and<br />
Napa have to offer.<br />
Corral tickets are $20 per car. Exclusive gourmet boxed<br />
lunches are $20 per person, per day—see choices on the<br />
<strong>GGC</strong> website. Register now for your corral passes and<br />
boxed lunches.<br />
Required race tickets are available at a discounted<br />
price for our event from Infineon. Several Club Packages<br />
are available to choose from. Each member must create an<br />
account with Infineon. Helpful instructions are available.<br />
Race ticket Link: http://bit.ly/<strong>GGC</strong>_SonomaHistoric<br />
Special Offer Code: <strong>BMW</strong><strong>GGC</strong>EVENT<br />
Account #: 2503441<br />
Password: 398321<br />
Note: Your corral passes will be your race tickets once<br />
purchased from Infineon. There will be no lunch tickets;<br />
instead, your name will be on file in our tent on the days<br />
of the event.<br />
One way TO Ojai TOUr<br />
June 12, 9:45 a.m.<br />
Meet: Panera Bread, 540 E. Betteravia Rd., Santa Maria<br />
Dennis Harrold, SLOarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
It’s the long and winding road for this tour, starting<br />
in Santa Maria and ending in Ojai. We’ll cover about 125<br />
miles, heading east on 166 and south on 33—with a side<br />
road or two to keep things interesting. We’ll start with a<br />
fifteen-minute drivers’ meeting, then we’ll depart at 10:00<br />
a.m. After lunch in Ojai, it’s “do your own thing,” with<br />
wineries, shopping, and other attractions in the area. Or<br />
you could make it to Yuma by nightfall....<br />
eaST Bay meeT-anD-greeT<br />
June 24, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.<br />
Pasta Pelican, 2455 Marina Square Dr, Alameda<br />
Mary Sandkohl, EastAreaRep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Join us at Pasta Pelican in Alameda for an East Bay Meet<br />
& Greet. Pasta Pelican is a great location right on the water,<br />
with views of the bay and Jack London Square. Appetizers<br />
provided by the Chapter. RSVP if you plan to participate.<br />
AutOCROSS SChOOLS - PhASE 1 & 2<br />
Phase 1: June 26 (Sold out; wait list available)<br />
Phase 2: June 27<br />
Great America, Santa Clara<br />
Matt Visser & Kris Linquist, autocross@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>GGC</strong>, together with the Golden Gate Lotus Club, will<br />
host a two-day autocross school conducted by Evolution<br />
Performance Driving School. Phase 1 will be on Saturday<br />
and Phase 2 will be on Sunday. You must have completed<br />
Phase 1 before you can take Phase 2, so for most drivers the<br />
option will be to sign up for either the first day or both days.<br />
We will be using the auxiliary parking lot; please enter<br />
through the gate on Centennial Blvd., south of Tasman Drive.<br />
Registration is open on the Evo School website (www.<br />
evoschool.com). Note: sign-up for these schools will be<br />
restricted to just members of <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> and GGLC. The<br />
price is $275 for a single day or $500 for both days.<br />
Car-COnTrOL CLiniCS<br />
#3 July 17 (Marina)<br />
CCC Team, carcontrol@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Join us at Candlestick Park for our car-control clinic, a<br />
day-long event that consists of three low-speed exercises:<br />
skid pad, slalom course, and braking-and-accident-avoidance<br />
simulation. These exercises will better prepare you<br />
for situations on the track, as well as in everyday driving.<br />
You will learn the basics of performance-car control by<br />
participating in slalom, skid pad, and emergency-avoidance<br />
exercises with instruction. Attendance of a CCC is a<br />
pre-requisite for all first-timers planning to attend our<br />
Infineon driving school September 25-26.<br />
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Event cost is $110 for <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> members and $148 for<br />
non-members (price includes a one-year <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> membership).<br />
Lunch is included. If you plan to attend, please<br />
read our event overview. No helmets required.<br />
Registration is now open! And look for the final CCC<br />
of the year: #4 October 16 (Marina)<br />
eaST Bay iTaLian TOUr<br />
July 17, 9:30 a.m.<br />
Campo Di Bocce, Livermore<br />
Mike Zampiceni & Mary Sandkohl, SocialDirector@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Have you always wanted to play bocce ball, but felt<br />
you weren’t Italian enough? Well, here’s your chance to<br />
try your hand at this fun game with other neophytes from<br />
our chapter, while enjoying an Italian lunch in the process.<br />
Meet at 9:30 a.m. in the lot between Longs and U.S.A.<br />
Gasoline at the Berryessa Corners shopping center—the<br />
S.E. corner of Berryessa Road at Capitol Avenue in San Jose.<br />
After a drivers’ meeting at 9:45 a.m., we’ll leave promptly<br />
at 10:00. Our drive will take us north over Calaveras Road,<br />
then over East Bay back roads to Blackhawk, where we’ll<br />
turn south to reach our final destination at Campo Di Bocce<br />
in Livermore.<br />
Watch the <strong>GGC</strong> website for further details.<br />
nOrTh COaST TOUr<br />
July 25, 9:45 a.m.<br />
Meet: Tina’s Place, 2460 El Camino Real in Santa Margarita<br />
Dennis Harrold, SLOarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
This tour has been changed from the Hearst Castle Tour.<br />
We’ll meet at 9:45 a.m. for a 10:00 departure. From there<br />
we’ll head north on 101 and enjoy the excellent driving<br />
trails west of Paso Robles, working our way to Highway 46<br />
and the coast. After taking in the views on the coast, we’ll<br />
take Highway 1 to the Ragged Point Inn for lunch. Those<br />
interested in touring Hearst Castle can make arrangements<br />
to do so in the afternoon; advance tickets are recommended.<br />
nürBUrgring SChOOL<br />
August 1–4, 2010<br />
Nürburg, Germany<br />
www.<strong>BMW</strong><strong>CCA</strong>ringschool.com<br />
George Phemister, ringschool@magma.ca, 613-746-0027 (EST)<br />
Experience the hallowed grounds where the world’s<br />
best cars—including every <strong>BMW</strong> model—are perfected for<br />
production. Over its thirteen-mile length, the North Loop<br />
of the Nürburgring includes nearly every type of turn<br />
known to man, more than 170 in total! This International<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> Driving School at the Nürburgring is not an official<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> event, but has been conducted by a German<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> Club annually since 1964.<br />
The <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> participant’s package for the school<br />
includes all arrangements with the school organizers, a commemorative<br />
shirt and nametag, special activities before the<br />
school, and lodging reservations—making it easier for you<br />
to participate. Our website (www.<strong>BMW</strong><strong>CCA</strong>ringschool.com)<br />
provides lots of valuable information for <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> members<br />
looking to experience the ultimate race track as you’ve never<br />
seen it before. Registration is open at Motorsportreg.com<br />
STreeT SUrvivaL Teen<br />
Driving SChOOL<br />
August 7 (NEW DATE!)<br />
Candlestick Park, San Francisco<br />
CCC Team, carcontrol@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
www.StreetSurvival.org<br />
Join us for our annual <strong>GGC</strong> Street Survival Teen Driving<br />
School, where we make teens safer, more effective drivers<br />
on the road.<br />
The goals of the teen car-control clinic are to teach<br />
students some of the basics of car control, to enhance their<br />
enjoyment of driving, and to improve their competence as<br />
drivers. During the event, students maneuver their cars<br />
through exercises laid out using orange traffic-safety cones<br />
in a closed parking lot. They will experience each exercise<br />
element several times in order to learn from their mistakes<br />
and improve their skills.<br />
While performing maneuvers, all student drivers<br />
will have trained driving coaches accompanying them<br />
to provide real-time feedback. There is no stopwatch, nor<br />
head-to-head competition with other cars. The students<br />
are here to improve their skills, not to compare themselves<br />
with someone else.<br />
The exercise elements are laid out in advance by the<br />
event chairman and are designed to be fun, safe, challenging,<br />
and educational. Each element will teach the students<br />
a specific skill or group of skills.<br />
* Open to teens ages 16–19<br />
* All students must have a valid driver’s license (no learner’s<br />
permits will accepted)<br />
* Registration fee $75 (includes student lunch)<br />
* Registration opens in April at www.streetsurvival.org<br />
* Minor Waivers (for teens under 18) must be notarized—<br />
no exceptions!<br />
SUVs will not be allowed. If you have questions regarding<br />
the appropriateness of your vehicle, please contact<br />
carcontrol@ggcbmwcca.org before you register. (All vehicles<br />
will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis).<br />
Bmw weST COaST<br />
SUmmer COnCOUrS<br />
August 13, 2010<br />
Central California Chapter<br />
www.cccbmwcca.org, www.summerconcours.org<br />
Sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance and <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong>, the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> West Coast Summer Concours is<br />
expanding this year; we’re happy to announce the addition<br />
of the Porsche and Mercedes-Benz clubs as participants in<br />
the event. The Legends of the Autobahn, this year’s theme,<br />
will feature separate club concours judging sites and club<br />
corral parking areas.<br />
The event will once again kick off the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
Festorics weekend held annually during the Monterey<br />
historic-race weekend on Friday, August 13, at the Rancho<br />
Cañada Golf Course located on Carmel Valley road just<br />
east of California Highway 1.<br />
This event will be limited to Club members only. Space<br />
will be limited to 200 <strong>BMW</strong>s, 100 Porsches, and 50 Mercedes-<br />
Benz, and will include a parking corral area for those<br />
registered but not participating in the judging activity. It<br />
is also a perfect location for a picnic lunch, and attendees<br />
are encouraged to bring their own picnic baskets. Food and<br />
beverages will also be available on-site. Additional attractions<br />
may include guest speakers and specialty vendors.<br />
Online registration is open via each respective club’s<br />
website. You may also pre-order lunches and event T-shirts<br />
there. All registrations will be handled online.<br />
Bmw feSTOriCS<br />
August 13-15<br />
Monterey<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>, Linda Axelson, festorics@bmwcca.org<br />
www.festorics.org<br />
Sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance and the <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong>, this annual event at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports<br />
Reunion (formerly known as Monterey Historic Automobile<br />
Races)—the <strong>BMW</strong> Festorics—celebrates the mystique of<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> and our appreciation for the marque. Set for August<br />
13–15, the Festorics features a two-day parking corral with<br />
hospitality tents overlooking Laguna Seca’s Turn Five—the<br />
slightly banked left-hander that can be taken without lifting,<br />
if your nerve is up. The Festorics package includes the<br />
opportunity to buy corral tickets, lunch tickets, a special<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> banquet ticket, and even tickets to the Monterey<br />
historic races themselves—all from one convenient source!<br />
But the corral at the track is only one attraction. Don’t<br />
miss the Friday <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> banquet at the Rancho Cañada<br />
Country Club in Carmel Valley, or the insiders’ tour of the<br />
whole Monterey weekend. It’s an affair you won’t want to<br />
miss!<br />
Bmw CCa OkTOBerfeST 2010<br />
August 23-29<br />
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI<br />
Linda Axelson, LindaA@bmwcca.org, www.bmwccaOfest.org<br />
O’Fest comes to Road America. Don’t miss out!<br />
In addition to the traditional <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Oktoberfest<br />
activities, we have two social tours planned; a tour to Milwaukee<br />
with visits to the Harley Davidson Museum and<br />
the Milwaukee Art Museum and a tour scheduled of the<br />
Kohler Design Center and John Michael Kohler Arts Center.<br />
Our Oktoberfest host hotel, the Osthoff Resort (www.<br />
osthoff.com) at Elkhart Lake, is now sold out. However,<br />
the resort has started a waiting list. We have other hotel<br />
options available, check the www.bmwccaOfest.org website<br />
for details. Register for O’Fest now!<br />
Bmw Z feST: SOUThern CaLifOrnia<br />
September 2-5<br />
Valencia, California<br />
Scott Pettit , ZS<strong>CCA</strong>, team@zfest.com, www.zfest.com<br />
Ever wanted to go to the Z Homecoming at the <strong>BMW</strong><br />
factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but never made<br />
it? Unfortunately, now that the Z-series cars are made in<br />
Germany, rather than Spartanburg, the <strong>BMW</strong> factory no<br />
longer hosts the event. But the enthusiastic past participants<br />
of Homecoming weren’t going to let that stop them from<br />
getting together, and last year they began a whole new<br />
event called Z Fest.<br />
Lucky for you, the 2010 event will be held in the<br />
Santa Clarita Valley (at the foot of the southern side of<br />
the Grapevine) and will bring all <strong>BMW</strong> Z roadster and<br />
coupe enthusiasts together. Scheduled over the Labor Day<br />
weekend, there will be activities Thursday through Sunday.<br />
Z Fest ‘10 is shaping up to be a fantastic event open to all<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> Z series cars including the Z1, Z3, Z4, and Z8. This<br />
event will be open to both Z-Series Car Club of America<br />
members and non-members—the more the merrier!<br />
Registration is open now!<br />
jaLama BeaCh BUrger rUn<br />
September 18, 9:45 a.m.<br />
Meet: Starbucks, 530 E. Betteravia Santa Maria<br />
Dennis Harrold, SLOarearep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Join us for a spirited drive to Jalama Beach, south of<br />
Vandenberg AFB near Lompoc.<br />
We’ll meet at 9:45 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. departure, heading<br />
south through Lompoc to Jalama Road. There are 150<br />
turns each way on the drive to the beach, so there’s plenty<br />
of opportunity to practice your apexing technique.<br />
Our destination is the Jalama Beach Store, also known<br />
as the Burger Shack—legendary for their high-octane,<br />
one-third-pound, 90%-fat-free lean ground-beef burgers.<br />
They also offer fish, chicken, and vegetarian items on the<br />
menu. Locals say the road is worth the reward—and that<br />
goes double for drivers of sporting machinery.<br />
infineOn Driving SChOOL<br />
September 25-26<br />
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma<br />
Mark Dadgar & Kelly Collins, trackschools@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Come out to beautiful Sonoma and enjoy two full<br />
days on this world-famous track. <strong>BMW</strong> ownership is not<br />
required for this school, so come on out and bring your<br />
enthusiast friends along.<br />
Your vehicle must undergo a technical inspection by<br />
a qualified mechanic within 30 days of the event. The<br />
tech inspection may be performed by any professional<br />
auto repair shop with which you are comfortable. Student<br />
self-tech is not allowed. The <strong>GGC</strong> <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Tech Form<br />
is required; other tech forms (example: dealers) will not<br />
be accepted.<br />
CLUB raCing SChOOL<br />
September 25-26, 2010<br />
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma<br />
Mark Dadgar & Kelly Collins, trackschools@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
A <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Club Racing school is specifically<br />
designed to transition the intermediate-to-advanced highperformance-driving-school<br />
driver from high-performance<br />
driving to Club-level racing.<br />
This two-day school is open to participants who have<br />
completed ten or more track days, with instruction, in the<br />
previous two years. Attendance will be limited.<br />
At our racing school, students are introduced to traffic,<br />
passing, and driving lines that they won’t get in the typical<br />
high-performance driving school. The racing school goes<br />
beyond a high-performance driving school in the areas of<br />
driver development and track experience.<br />
10 Die Flüsternde Bombe <strong>May</strong> 2010<br />
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Sweating<br />
By dennis harrold (with apologies for the camera)<br />
the Details<br />
Hold it right there! Put the<br />
dish soap down and back away<br />
sloooowly—keep your hands<br />
where we can see ’em! yes, we know it<br />
has mandarin-orange essential oils, but<br />
along with the dirt, it’ll strip the wax<br />
clean off your car’s finish.<br />
That might be what Justin Archer of West Coast Detailing<br />
would tell you if you had attended the very informative<br />
tech session at his shop in San Luis Obispo. Held in March,<br />
the event saw a good turnout; fifteen of our local members,<br />
plus a few friends, were in attendance. We also had firsttimers<br />
Gregg Stratton and Paul DiMauro, founder of the<br />
annual Pacific Sharkfest for E24 6 Series coupes.<br />
Archer gave a discourse of his procedures for detailing a<br />
customer car, covering a lot of material and product information.<br />
Since we’ve had detailing articles in the Bombe before,<br />
I’ll focus on tips and procedures not mentioned in previous<br />
issues. We’ll also skip the product info, since much of what<br />
West Coast Detailing uses is only available commercially.<br />
Our discussion begins with cleaning the interior,<br />
where West Coast starts a complete detailing session on a<br />
customer’s car. Usually, some of the dirt and dust will end<br />
up on the exterior during an interior cleaning—not good<br />
if the exterior has already been washed.<br />
Archer is an advocate of using compressed air to get<br />
in those hard-to-reach places clean. That twilight zone<br />
between the seats and center tunnel comes to mind; you<br />
know the area—it’s the one with magnetic properties, where<br />
small objects are seemingly sucked into a black hole.<br />
Carpet stains are handled by light scrubbing with a<br />
wet rag using Tuff Stuff multi-purpose cleaner or a similar<br />
cleaner. A light touch is important, since the idea is to clean<br />
the dirt near the top as it works its way up. “Deep cleaning”<br />
is a neat marketing slogan, but attempts to scrub at the base<br />
usually result in bringing more and more dirt to the surface.<br />
(I’ve found the same to be true with carpets in the house.)<br />
For the exterior wash, Archer uses three different mitts<br />
or sponges; to prevent having grit or grunge migrate from<br />
one area to the next, he uses one for the top surface, another<br />
for the sides, and the third for the tires and wheels. A mitt<br />
that is dropped on the ground is retired for the day, so<br />
there’s no chance of any grit scratching the finish.<br />
When drying the car, compressed air is again useful.<br />
It gets the water out of those leaky-spigot-type areas like<br />
the mirrors and grilles. For the final drying, Archer uses a<br />
chamois; properly cared for, it will last until the material<br />
literally falls apart.<br />
Areas often neglected are the door jambs and the<br />
perimeter of the doors. If these are not wiped regularly after<br />
a car wash, water can eventually etch the paint to a degree<br />
that may not be restorable. This is especially true in areas<br />
with hard water, as is the case with much of California.<br />
The next step is a clay-bar treatment before any polish<br />
is applied. This is a must! If it’s not done, any microscopic<br />
specs of dust or dirt will be rubbed deeper into the finish.<br />
A spray-detail lubricant is sprayed on the paint (a small section<br />
at a time) before working the clay bar over the surface.<br />
Use your hand to feel whether the section is fully smooth<br />
before moving on. Knead and reform the clay often so you<br />
have a clean surface of the bar in contact with the paint.<br />
Before a applying a one-step cleaner/wax or paste wax,<br />
scratches are attended to. Minor marks on the paint may<br />
respond to a little extra effort with a the cleaner/wax; more<br />
serious ones require polishing or rubbing compound. This<br />
step is always done with care, since we’re talking about<br />
working with a mild abrasive. A last resort to fixing a scratch<br />
is color sanding, which is probably best left to professionals.<br />
When it’s time to apply the final polish or wax, Archer<br />
prefers to use a more absorbent cloth than microfiber pads.<br />
The cloths are such a tight weave that they will sometimes<br />
smear, so the choice comes down to personal preference and<br />
the polish or wax you use. There will be some “cobwebbing,”<br />
or polish marks, when wax is applied. Generally, the<br />
higher the wax content, the more visible the marks.<br />
Another tip: If your windows have been etched by hard<br />
water, using super-fine (0000) steel wool with a glass cleaner<br />
will usually restore them—scrubbing gently, of course.<br />
You may not know that bugs can be just as toxic to the<br />
finish as bird droppings. They should be removed as soon<br />
as possible. Ammonia diluted in water will do the trick in<br />
absence of commercial products. If you’re traveling through<br />
the Valley Of Locusts and don’t have something like Griot’s<br />
Bug Off at your disposal, you can apply Pam baking spray<br />
to the front around the grille and headlights prior to your<br />
drive. We had a testimonial that it does work, and is not<br />
difficult to wash off.<br />
This 90-minute session was packed with information,<br />
and ended with a round of applause for Justin Archer.<br />
Despite this being his first foray into leading a seminar like<br />
this, we assured him that he definitely has another career<br />
path available. He did an outstanding job!<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 2010 Die Flüsternde Bombe 13
die Wundervollste Jahreszeit!<br />
The most wonderful season is indeed the autocross season.<br />
That wundervolste (most<br />
wonderful) time of year<br />
is finally here again; the<br />
flowers are blooming and the smell<br />
of burnt rubber is in the air. After<br />
a long winter with their inner race<br />
drivers lying dormant, our autocross<br />
regulars were more than eager to get<br />
out and have their way with the first<br />
autocross course of the 2010 season.<br />
In fact, nearly 100 drivers turned out for the season kick-off<br />
on a chilly Saturday morning in April at the Marina Airport.<br />
Among the cars in attendance were the obligatory and<br />
pervasive M3s, from first-generation E30 to the current E90/<br />
Car #<br />
Place<br />
gonzo<br />
AAA Class<br />
AA Class<br />
Name<br />
Model<br />
Time<br />
Car Points<br />
Points Earned<br />
1 1 Eric Lam 1997 328i (E36/4) 89 31.637 20<br />
2 252 Patrick Gallagher 1998 318ti 81 32.209 15<br />
3 116 Dave Dunwoodie 1997 M3 (E36/4S) 88 32.523 11<br />
4 45 Garrett Nakamura 1995 M3 100 32.898 8<br />
5 5 Jeff Cowan 1989 M3 94 32.902 6<br />
Points adjuste time in Gonzo<br />
1 2 Brian Cheung 1999 M3 77 38.823 20<br />
2 7 Jason Sams 2008 M3 (E92) 74 39.019 15<br />
3 36 Praneil Prasad 1997 M3 75 39.237 11<br />
4 711 An Nguyen 1995 M3 74 39.665 8<br />
5 40 Kevin Pankhurst 1998 M3 76 39.954 6<br />
6 768 Bassem El-Dasher 1998 M3 79 40.120 5<br />
7 8 Rodger Ball 2003 M3 76 40.442 4<br />
8 47 Hal Dorton 1997 M3 (E36/4S) 77 40.452 3<br />
9 16 Pete Mottaz 1996 M3 71 40.627 2<br />
10 168 Matt Medeiros 1998 M3 79 40.651 1<br />
11 688 Jack Yu 2003 M3 77 41.075 0<br />
12 74 Diane Dorton 1997 M3 (E36/4S) 77 41.267 0<br />
13 13 Kelly Collins 2005 M3 77 41.496 0<br />
1 285 Reid Conti 2000 M coupe 69 39.634 20<br />
2 354 Tristan Littlehale 1997 M3 69 39.715 15<br />
3 14 Matthew Visser 2008 135i Sport (E88) 64 40.535 11<br />
4 99 Daniel Mccormick 2004 M3 (E46/2CS) 66 40.766 8<br />
5 276 Michael Kolesar 1990 325i 62 40.906 6<br />
6 137 Kris Linquist 2003 330i PP 64 40.919 5<br />
7 6 Jeff Mccormick 2004 M3 (E46/2CS) 66 41.160 4<br />
8 401 Tony Holland 1988 325e 69 41.206 3<br />
9 41 Dave Sparks 2007 Z4 M coupe 62 41.406 2<br />
10 268 Jeff Roberts 2005 330Ci PP 66 41.750 1<br />
11 392 Canyon Chan 2009 M3 (E92) 62 42.013 0<br />
12 619 Eric Pulido 2000 Z3 2.3 46 42.017 0<br />
13 316 Leigh Askew 2008 M3 (E90) 62 42.175 0<br />
14 34 Oguz Olcay 2007 Z4 M 65 43.323 0<br />
15 38 Richard Vrmeer 2001 M Roadster 68 44.480 0<br />
16 118 Nick Li 2005 M3 67 44.612 0<br />
17 128 Chu Chiang 2002 330Ci 66 44.753 0<br />
E92/E93. These M<br />
cars consistently<br />
show up en masse,<br />
outnumbering most<br />
of the other <strong>BMW</strong>s.<br />
For good reason,<br />
too: Autocross presents<br />
a venue to drive<br />
these cars the way<br />
they were meant<br />
to be driven. The<br />
M3—any M3—is an<br />
enthusiast’s car, and<br />
autocross is an enthusiast’s playground.<br />
There were also some non-Bavarian<br />
participants worthy of mention, like<br />
the 1984 Toyota Supra that grabbed<br />
everyone’s rapt attention as it tenaciously<br />
A Class<br />
B Class<br />
By Brian Bonilla<br />
Photos by Reid Conti, Mark Mervich, &Cliff Oates<br />
blasted through the course and claimed<br />
the fastest time of the day (with just two<br />
runs). The Honda S2000 also seems to be<br />
a popular autocross car; we had three!<br />
The course proved to be challenging,<br />
fun, and even a bit contentious for some.<br />
The last curve—particularly the slalom<br />
before the finish line—seemed to catch<br />
some of us off guard. The fact that we saw<br />
cars cross the finish line sideways—one<br />
even backwards—made this quite evident!<br />
The lesson learned? Crossing the<br />
finish line sideways is never ideal, but<br />
if you do find yourself facing the wrong<br />
way, you can always finish back-end first.<br />
Most were able to hold it coming<br />
around the last bend, but the approach<br />
(and exit) of the slalom had a handful of<br />
C Class<br />
X Class<br />
Curious about the <strong>BMW</strong> E codes? www.bmwarchiv.de/e-code/<br />
drivers losing it; some even took out the<br />
electronic timer boxes at the finish line.<br />
Fortunately for the rest of us, the timer<br />
boxes came out unscathed. The same<br />
can’t be said for some of the cones.<br />
Autocross represents something different<br />
for each person who participates.<br />
For me, it isn’t about the competition<br />
or even necessarily being behind the<br />
wheel, it’s about the culture. It’s a place<br />
where people from a wide range of interests<br />
and backgrounds can gather, and<br />
instantly have something in common—a<br />
place where no matter how many times<br />
I see a car go around the course, it’s still<br />
compelling to watch. There’s a feeling<br />
of camaraderie among these people that<br />
can’t fully be explained until you’ve spent<br />
a day out there. Whether you’re a veteran<br />
Autocross #1<br />
track junkie or a first-timer, autocross has<br />
something to offer everyone, both behind<br />
the wheel and on the sidelines. If you<br />
final Results<br />
haven’t tried autocross before, you might<br />
want to give it a shot!<br />
1 77 Mark Young 2005 Mini Cooper S 56 40.827 20<br />
2 3 Michael Do Couto 2004 M3 59 40.859 15<br />
3 601 James Keane 2005 M3 59 41.102 11<br />
4 22 Ovidiu Predescu 2006 M3 (E46/2CS) 57 41.231 8<br />
5 53 Kyle Gambucci 2005 Mini Cooper S 58 41.739 6<br />
6 54 Paul Berton 1999 M3 58 42.361 5<br />
7 338 Allan Myers 1996 328i (E46/4) 58 42.507 4<br />
8 88 Kevin Kutcher 1998 M3 59 42.671 3<br />
9 256 Drew Stephens 1997 M3 59 42.690 2<br />
10 21 Adrian Radu 1997 M3 58 42.778 1<br />
11 618 Fred Pickel 1998 M3 56 42.944 0<br />
12 254 Timothy Gallagher 1987 325is 56 43.172 0<br />
13 18 Robert Powers 1995 M3 55 43.190 0 1 151 Brock Parsons 2003 330xi Sport (E46/4) 39 43.417 20<br />
14 809 Brad Vaughan 2005 M3 59 43.765 0 2 37 Nico Faraj 1994 325i (E36/4) 38 44.351 15<br />
15 61 Timothy Krambs 2006 M3 (E46/2CS) 59 43.893 0 3 314 James Tong 2008 335i Sport (E92) 38 46.787 11<br />
16 64 Brian Bonilla 2008 135i 52 45.210 0 4 213 Tyler Parsons 2003 330xi Sport (E46/4) 39 47.340 8<br />
17 612 Jerry Esteban 1995 M3 55 45.232 0 5 389 Al Kaehler 1998 328i (E36/4) 36 49.407 6<br />
18 56 Cliff Oates 2002 330Ci Sport 55 45.706 0<br />
19 50 Christian Knaak 2000 M5 58 46.193 0 1 521 Karlton Lew 1984 Toyota Supra 37.488 0<br />
20 31 Alex Kleissner 2004 M3 58 46.635 0 2 172 Alexei Sakhartchouk 2007 Honda S2000 38.957 0<br />
21 339 Baron Garger 1995 M3 57 49.512 0 3 684 Ross Maguire 2008 Subaru STI 39.772 0<br />
4 468 Austin Maguire 2008 Subaru STI 39.773 0<br />
1 327 Christian Duvivier 1999 Z3 coupe 2.8 49 41.488 20 5 57 Craig Boyle 1994 Mazda Miata R 40.333 0<br />
2 386 Phil Vrmeer 2004 325iT 49 41.890 15 6 683 Laurent Moll 2007 VW GTI 41.436 0<br />
3 280 Stephen Kolesar 1986 325es 45 43.241 11 7 32 Alex Maier 2003 Honda S2000 41.688 0<br />
4 417 Tim Uptegrove 2007 Z4 3.0is 49 43.536 8 8 28 Tim Woo 2008 Lexus IS F 41.826 0<br />
5 23 Eric Eberle 2000 323i 49 43.568 6 9 152 Donald Lew 1984 Toyota Supra 42.259 0<br />
6 330 John Krautkramer 2006 330i 44 43.786 5 10 486 Pascal Massimino 2002 Porsche Boxster 44.569 0<br />
7 356 Paul Brancato 2005 330i PP 44 44.048 4 11 35 Radmilo Bozinovic 2004 Mazda RX-8 45.052 0<br />
8 435 Mike Kolman 2007 335i Sport (E90) 46 44.198 3 12 101 Stephen Todd 2006 Nissan 350Z 45.322 0<br />
9 94 Bob Sanchez 2001 Z3 Roadster 2.5i 40 44.537 2 13 289 Steve Bacsi 2002 Honda S2000 46.230 0<br />
10 44 Levent Caglar 2004 545i Sport 48 45.093 1 14 355 Marina Bozinovic 2004 Mazda RX-8 46.300 0<br />
11 202 George Tin 2001 330i Sport (E46/4) 44 45.739 0 15 287 Can Sar 2006 Mazda 3 48.267 0<br />
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north Bay<br />
Meat & greet<br />
Q & a<br />
Linda Hiebert<br />
Member since November 1999<br />
Our first Getting To Know<br />
Members interview is with Linda<br />
Hiebert from Salinas. Linda, aka<br />
Leadfoot LuLu, is an avid autocrosser<br />
and passionate <strong>BMW</strong><br />
owner. While she loves her <strong>BMW</strong>s,<br />
her heart goes to her Lotus Elise.<br />
If you run into Linda, give her a<br />
hello—and also make note of her<br />
very special autocross car numbers.<br />
WhAt fLAvOR IS yOuR <strong>BMW</strong>, And WhAt WAS yOuR fIRSt<br />
CAR?<br />
My current <strong>BMW</strong> is a 1999 M3 convertible. The first car I<br />
ever drove was a 1939 Mercury four-door convertible, and<br />
the first car I owned was a 1952 MG TD. (One sees a ragtop<br />
trend here!)<br />
WhAt dO yOu dO fOR A LIvIng?<br />
I work hard at being a lady of leisure.<br />
WhAt dO yOu dO In yOuR SPARE tIME?<br />
All of my time is spare time—and the most important thing<br />
I do with it is autocross.<br />
MOSt MEMORABLE <strong>BMW</strong> ggC MOMEnt?<br />
Every autocross!<br />
gEttIng tO knOW ggCERS<br />
If yOu COuLd WAvE A MAgIC WAnd, WhAt <strong>BMW</strong>-ORIEntEd<br />
EvEnt OR PLACE WOuLd yOu vISIt?<br />
A friend went to an event in South Carolina that was strictly<br />
for <strong>BMW</strong> Z cars… sounds like fun! (This event has evolved<br />
into Z Fest (www.zFest.com), which is being held September 2-5<br />
in Southern California.— kk)<br />
If yOu WERE tO LIkEn yOuRSELf tO A MOdEL Of <strong>BMW</strong>, WhAt<br />
WOuLd yOu BE?<br />
The new Z4 hardtop convertible. Honestly, I don’t know<br />
if there’s an M in this model now, but that’s what would<br />
be perfect!<br />
fAvORItE CAR-thEMEd MOvIE?<br />
The original 1971 Vanishing Point.<br />
WhAt WORdS Of AdvICE dO yOu hAvE fOR PEOPLE JOInIng<br />
thE <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>?<br />
Just have fun with lots of really nice “car people”—they’re<br />
the best!<br />
If yOu COuLd hAvE dInnER WIth Any thREE PEOPLE In<br />
hIStORy, WhOM WOuLd yOu InvItE, And WhAt CARS<br />
WOuLd thEy BE dRIvIng?<br />
Michael Schumacher, driving a McLaren F1; “Drift King”<br />
Keiichi Tsuchiya, driving a Ford Mustang; and Mikhail<br />
Baryshnikov, driving a Lotus Elise.<br />
If you wish to volunteer to be interviewed, please contact<br />
Michael Do Couto at MontereyAreaRep@ggcbmwcca.org.<br />
ALMS at Laguna Seca <strong>May</strong> 22!<br />
The first of April brought back the <strong>GGC</strong><br />
Meet & Greet to the North Bay area. After<br />
a hiatus of several years, a gathering of the<br />
North Bay area members came together at Cattlemen’s<br />
of Petaluma. I’m sure all the local cowboys thought it<br />
was some sort of April Fools’ joke when they pulled<br />
their pick-‘em-up trucks into in the parking lot and<br />
found it full of <strong>BMW</strong>s!<br />
Wow—what a great turn out for our first event of the<br />
year! Twenty-one chapter members wined and dined<br />
Cattlemens style. Tammi Hull and Donna Seeley, our<br />
chapter’s president and vice president, also honored us<br />
with their presence. Our group ranged from members<br />
of only a few months to 36-year veterans, which was<br />
pretty much the range for the car ages, too! Conversations<br />
ranged from vintage E30s to vintage wines, and<br />
from great tasting rooms to great tires. The din from<br />
our chatter was a excellent indicator that everyone was<br />
having a good time.<br />
To add some entertainment to the evening, I held a<br />
chocolate-guessing competition. Before the event I purchased<br />
a whole lot of yummy chocolates and put them<br />
into two containers, then asked the attendees to guess<br />
how many there were. Ron Schmitz was the lucky winner,<br />
taking home a beautiful leather-bound book on the<br />
history of the 6 Series. Second place was a tie between<br />
Peter Fisher and Larry Resnick, who got to take home<br />
the chocolates, and third place was newcomer Marie<br />
(sorry, missed the last name!) who scored a stylish tropical<br />
air freshener for her new E90 3 Series.<br />
Thanks to everyone for a fun evening!<br />
– Paula Williamson, North Bay area representative<br />
Sponsors<br />
<strong>BMW</strong><br />
North America<br />
J<br />
Ad for ALMS corral<br />
oin the Golden Gate and Sacramento<br />
Valley Chapters at the <strong>BMW</strong> Corral<br />
presented by ESCORT to watch the<br />
Le Mans prototypes and GT machines<br />
of the American Le Mans Series in a<br />
Saturday six-hour race at Laguna Seca!<br />
The corral is open to <strong>BMW</strong>s and Minis<br />
only—all other vehicles will be required<br />
to use general parking.<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org for more info<br />
Online registration is required at<br />
http://bit.ly/<strong>GGC</strong>_Laguna_ALMS_reg<br />
Corral tickets: $15/car. Required Saturday<br />
race tickets: $40/person (include all fees)<br />
Registration ends <strong>May</strong> 14!<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Corral passes and tickets MUST<br />
BE PICKED UP AT WILL CALL. Will Call is<br />
open Monday-Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00<br />
p.m., and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at:<br />
Embassy Suites Hotel (831) 393-1115<br />
1441 Canyon Del Rey, Seaside, CA<br />
A joint Golden Gate and Sacramento Valley chapter event.<br />
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Project:<br />
Prizes!<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks:<br />
• Refer a member, get $5 in<br />
“<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks”<br />
• Three grand prizes will be<br />
awarded to the top referring<br />
Category 1 members.<br />
(No limit to “<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks” a<br />
member may receive for referrals.)<br />
Grand prizes:<br />
• 1st Prize: One-day M School at<br />
the <strong>BMW</strong> Performance Center,<br />
plus two nights lodging for one,<br />
not including transportation.<br />
Minimum of 50 referrals to<br />
qualify. Must be redeemed by<br />
December 31, 2011.<br />
• 2nd Prize: 2011 Oktoberfest<br />
Registration, not including<br />
transportation. Minimum of 30<br />
referrals to qualify.<br />
• 3rd Prize: Valentine 1 radar<br />
detector. Minimum of 15<br />
referrals to qualify.<br />
Questions?<br />
Email frank_patek@bmwcca.org<br />
Membership applications/<strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong> brochures: (864) 250-0022,<br />
stevens@bmwcca.org<br />
Refer a new member,<br />
earn <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks<br />
or even a grand prize!<br />
Tell a friend—or even a total stranger!—about the benefits of being a <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
member. We know it’s the cars that bring us together, but it’s the people who keep<br />
us here year after year… let’s increase our ranks with the 2010 Membership Drive!<br />
To receive credit for signing up a new member, make sure the person adds your<br />
name and member ID to their telephone, paper, or online application.<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks:<br />
• Are applied as a credit in the membership record of the awardee.<br />
• Usable for the purchase of anything sold by <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>, except for raffle tickets.<br />
• Expire 1 year from the date of issue (December 17, 2010); have no cash-surrender value.<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Membership Contest rules<br />
This is a summary of the official<br />
rules. Full legal details of the rules<br />
can be found at http://bmwcca.org/<br />
index.php?pageid=mbrdrive.<br />
Membership-drive is open to<br />
three categories of participants:<br />
Category 1: Current <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
members<br />
Category 2: Current <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
members employed with a <strong>BMW</strong><br />
dealer or independent <strong>BMW</strong> shop<br />
(Please note: memberships purchased<br />
by dealers for their customers are not<br />
eligible. This exclusion is in effect even<br />
if a current <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> member is listed<br />
on the application as a referrer.)<br />
Category 3: <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> chapters<br />
Eligibility:<br />
To be eligible, current <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
members must be paid-up (not<br />
comped) members in good standing<br />
through December 31, 2010.<br />
Rewards for Category 1 and 2:<br />
◊ For each new member you refer,<br />
receive $5 in “<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks.”<br />
◊ Three grand prizes will be<br />
awarded to the top referring<br />
Category 1 members.<br />
(There is no limit to the amount of<br />
“<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks” a member may<br />
receive for referrals.)<br />
Rewards for Category 3:<br />
Chapters are eligible for rewards<br />
based on an overall increase in<br />
Timeline: February 18, 2010 to December 16, 2010<br />
their total membership and their<br />
renewal rate. See online rules for<br />
chapter rewards.<br />
New-Membership Definition: a<br />
membership for an individual who<br />
has not previously belonged to <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong>, or whose <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> membership<br />
lapsed at least six months prior<br />
to the date of the new membership.<br />
A new membership with a corresponding<br />
associate membership<br />
counts as one new membership.<br />
How new members can apply for<br />
membership:<br />
Call (800) 878-9292 during business<br />
hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST)<br />
Apply online at www.bmwcca.org<br />
Mail membership application to the<br />
National Office<br />
Important Deadline, Procedures<br />
and Restrictions:<br />
To be counted, the National Office<br />
must receive all new-member applications<br />
no later than December 16,<br />
2010 end of business day.<br />
The referring member’s name and<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> member number must be<br />
provided at the time the membership<br />
application is made. Credit may<br />
not be applied retroactively. If a new<br />
member cancels their membership<br />
within three months after joining,<br />
the referring individual will lose<br />
credit for that membership. If a new<br />
member is referred by a current associate<br />
member, the associate member<br />
will receive the “<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks.”<br />
“<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks” will be awarded<br />
at the end of the program only to<br />
those who are members in good<br />
standing at that time.<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> members who are<br />
members of the National Board<br />
of Directors, paid employees of<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>, Roundel senior staff,<br />
and members of their immediate<br />
families or households are eligible<br />
for referral reward incentives, but<br />
are not eligible for the grand prizes.<br />
Track your referrals by accessing your<br />
online account through the <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong> website. ”<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Bucks”<br />
awarded under this program will be<br />
mailed to members within 45 days<br />
of the end of the Membership Drive.<br />
Create a quick link for referrals:<br />
Use the following link in all your<br />
emails, forum, and website postings.<br />
When a potential member uses the<br />
link to join the Club, your membership<br />
number will automatically fill<br />
in on the join form! Delete “Your ID”<br />
from the end of this link, replacing<br />
it with your membership number.<br />
http://bmwcca.org/index.<br />
php?pageid=club_join&ref_<br />
by=YOUR_ID<br />
(Or create a shorter URL address by<br />
converting this to a custom-URL at<br />
sites like shortURL.com.)<br />
GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER, <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
By Aleksey Kadukin<br />
Secretary, <strong>GGC</strong> <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
March 13, 2010<br />
Location: Gau Poang, San Mateo<br />
Board members in attendance: Kelly Collins (member at large),<br />
Mark Dadgar (member at large), Tammi Hull (president and treasurer),<br />
Aleksey Kadukin (secretary), Donna Seeley (vice president)<br />
Board members not in attendance: Ian Dunn (membership chair)<br />
Other members in attendance: Rodger Ball (autocross car classifications),<br />
Canyon Chan (CCC co-coordinator), Mary Sandkohl<br />
(East Bay rep)<br />
1:30 p.m. meeting called to order by Hull<br />
2010 Chapter congress discussion (Board)<br />
▪ All chapter officers participated in the 2010 Chapter congress<br />
in Dallas, Texas (March 5-7). It was a great experience and the<br />
board accumulated a lot of interesting ideas during the trip.<br />
▪ Collins received several help requests from other chapters—they<br />
are interested in our communication technologies: Facebook<br />
fan page, e-blast, etc. Collins suggests they could bring laptops<br />
next time and we will help setup things like a Facebook page<br />
during the congress—an example was Dunn’s ability to help<br />
Puget Sound Chapter with Facebook fan page setup at the event.<br />
Collins believes that information-sharing class would be more<br />
useful than social communication training presented at congress.<br />
▪ Everybody agrees on member-retention class being most<br />
interesting and useful.<br />
▪ Board is discussing member-retention plans with help from<br />
dealerships and from National. The best option for gaining new<br />
members would be to get dealers to purchase a membership for<br />
every buyer. Clear dealership presentation explaining pros of<br />
chapter support for dealers would be a valuable start.<br />
▪ Dadgar thought we taught more at the congress than we<br />
learned from it.<br />
▪ Board expresses concern over average age of chapter officers<br />
of other chapters at the congress. Would be nice to see more<br />
board participation from young members<br />
▪ Dadgar expresses concern over National web site redesign<br />
plan. He believes that buying or sponsoring one of the current<br />
popular web sites would be a better investment for the Club.<br />
▪ Seeley says she had a great time—meeting online friends in<br />
real life is always a blast. She expresses concern over lack of<br />
bartenders in hotel’s bar. (Only one poor guy was serving army<br />
of thirsty people Saturday night.)<br />
▪ Kadukin proposes more direct targeting of a young audience.<br />
Chapter should explain values of CCC, autocross, and HPDE as<br />
better alternatives to unwise and expensive car modifications.<br />
▪ Board shares and discusses goals developed during the<br />
congress.<br />
▪ Board expresses concern that some small chapters are doing<br />
more events than we are.<br />
Treasurer’s report (Hull):<br />
▪ We have money. Dadgar and Hull discusses Laguna Seca<br />
HPDE budget. We started the year well by recovering 2009<br />
HPDE money loss.<br />
Driving-events report (Dadgar):<br />
▪ Dadgar continues working on Club Racing challenges. He<br />
expresses a concern over the idea of combining events with other<br />
clubs and groups—such as Spec E30 or Spec Miata—because those<br />
groups are not compatible with <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Club Racing rules.<br />
▪ Laguna Seca HPDE registration is on track—we have 57 RSVPs<br />
as of today. We need more instructors.<br />
BOARD MEETING MINUTES<br />
MInutES<br />
▪ Costs for Infineon HPDE in September look to be high. Dadgar<br />
expects extra cash from racing program. Every $1,000 contribution<br />
will decrease entry fee by $10. Club Racing school event will be<br />
combined with HPDE. The ideal goal is shrinking two-day HPDE<br />
school price to $600 range.<br />
▫ Seeley points out the fact that Club Racing schools requires<br />
fewer instructors.<br />
▫ Dadgar is trying to arrange to have the Buttonwillow track<br />
as a backup to the Infineon September date.<br />
▪ CCC and Street Survival events for <strong>May</strong> are canceled—the<br />
Candlestick management gave away our scheduled dates to<br />
KFOG’s KaBoom concert. We will try to reschedule events for<br />
August. March CCC had 45 students. CCC organizers should<br />
start charging helmet-rental fees for real.<br />
▪ Autocross organizers should start helmet-rental fees charging, too.<br />
Social-events report (Hull):<br />
▪ Plans are moving along for the parking corrals for ALMS race at<br />
Laguna Seca in <strong>May</strong> and for Sonoma Historic races at Infineon in<br />
June. Chapter does not want to sell race tickets directly: tickets<br />
are available through the track offices. Pre-purchased ALMS<br />
corral passes must be picked up at the Will Call office at Embassy<br />
Suites hotel in Seaside.<br />
Area-reps reports (Hull):<br />
▪ No reports<br />
▪ Zampiceni would like to see more events from area reps. Hull<br />
does not want to push area reps.<br />
▪ Chapter is considering online survey that might help with<br />
social-event ideas.<br />
Tech-session report(Kadukin):<br />
▪ Brian Aftanas contacted Kadukin to propose a tech-session idea<br />
at Chevron research facility in Richmond. Kadukin will follow<br />
up with official chapter letter—Chevron facility is secured and<br />
restricted access place and requires some paperwork before<br />
tech-session possibility.<br />
▪ Kadukin continues to talk to Joe Gaffey from Performance<br />
Technic in Pleasanton about a summer tech session possibility.<br />
▪ <strong>May</strong> 1 ladies-only tech session at Berkeley Motor Works in<br />
Albany is on track.<br />
▪ Seeley proposes motor-oil tech session idea. Board likes the<br />
idea. Kadukin will do the research.<br />
Secretary’s report (Kadukin):<br />
▪ All <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> requested forms are filled and sent to National.<br />
Membership chair’s report (Hull):<br />
▪ None, but we have members.<br />
Vice president’s report (Seeley):<br />
▪ Nothing to add—everything has been covered already.<br />
President’s report (Hull):<br />
▪ Also nothing to add.<br />
Miscellaneous:<br />
▪ Future board meetings time-and-place schedule is under revision.<br />
Some board officers are not happy with current meeting<br />
schedule. Several ideas discussed, but no changes yet. Ball<br />
generously offers his house as a meeting place and it sounds<br />
tempting—discussion to be continued via e-mail.<br />
▪ Kadukin proposes video-editor position idea. Board likes the<br />
idea. Kadukin will talk to Collins about position definition and<br />
call for volunteers.<br />
Meeting adjourns at 2:50 p.m.<br />
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nEWS fROM nAtIOnAL<br />
TM<br />
FROM: Frank C. Patek II, Executive Director<br />
March 2010<br />
It looks like Spring has finally sprung—and with<br />
it, we hope, so has your passion for everything<br />
<strong>BMW</strong>! A lot of you were with us for the Congress<br />
in Dallas, and we very much appreciate that.<br />
2010 Chapter Congress: The <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>’s 2010 Chapter<br />
Congress attracted 62 chapters and 175 chapter leaders to<br />
Dallas over the March 5–7 weekend. Those in attendance had<br />
the opportunity to engage with Rick Barnes and his leadership<br />
seminar. In addition, Jeff Crilley from Real News PR<br />
spoke with the attendees about social/media marketing. The<br />
membership renewal/retention round table was such a huge<br />
success there was an encore presentation on Sunday morning.<br />
Membership numbers continue decline: Membership<br />
retention and recruitment was the topic du jour in Dallas,<br />
and our steadily falling membership totals tell you why.<br />
Throughout late 2008 and all of 2009, <strong>BMW</strong>’s sales were<br />
down—and so were our <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> membership numbers.<br />
In March, our renewals fell to under 50%. Though our<br />
annual membership loss remained just under 3%, our twoyear<br />
decline rose to 6.10% (as of January 20, it was 5.04%).<br />
Membership retention is primarily a chapter-driven phenomenon,<br />
of course, because the chapters are the vital centers<br />
of Club activity—and only through chapter recruitment and<br />
enough activities to satisfy their members can we hope to<br />
grow the Club. Thank you for your continued efforts in this<br />
regard—we’ll continue to do all that we can on the national<br />
level, but it’s really the work of the chapter volunteers that<br />
make membership in the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> so worthwhile! We’re<br />
happy to note programs like the San Diego Chapter’s recent<br />
partnership with <strong>BMW</strong> South County to provide new memberships<br />
for new-car and CPO buyers—but it’s up to all of<br />
us to keep those members once we have them!<br />
Car of Your Dreams Raffle Opens: We spent all winter<br />
waiting for Opening Day. Finally it’s here. No, not baseball—the<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> Car Club of America 2010 “Car of Your<br />
Dreams Raffle!” April 1st was the day. Buy your tickets<br />
now and get a jump on the competition. The drawing will<br />
take place at Oktoberfest 2010.<br />
What are we competing for this year? The grand prize<br />
winner will be able to choose the car they want, up to a<br />
value of $102,350! (that’s the value of a new M6 - might be<br />
your last chance to get one for a while!). A first prize of up<br />
to $58,400 (can you say M3?) will be awarded along with<br />
multiple main prizes valued at up to $42,650 (335i).<br />
Primary and associate members are entitled to purchase<br />
up to ten (10) tickets each. Take a chance and buy a ticket<br />
today at www.bmwcca-raffle.org. Tomorrow you could be<br />
driving home in the “car of your dreams!” Current <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong> members may purchase tickets online at http://www.<br />
bmwcca-raffle.org, or use the form enclosed with the raffle<br />
mailing sent to your Roundel mailing address. Deadline for<br />
tickets is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday August 16, 2010.<br />
Oktoberfest 2010: Elkhart Lake and Road America!<br />
O’Fest registration has begun! Visit bmwccaofest.org for<br />
details. Registration opened in<br />
March as scheduled, and if earlybird<br />
registration is any indication,<br />
this will be the most successful<br />
Oktoberfest to date. In addition to<br />
the traditional Oktoberfest activities,<br />
we have two social tours planned;<br />
on Thursday, August 26, there will<br />
be a tour to Milwaukee with visits<br />
to the Harley Davidson Museum<br />
and the Milwaukee Art Museum.<br />
On Friday, August 27, there is a tour<br />
scheduled of the Kohler Design Center and John Michael<br />
Kohler Arts Center.<br />
2010 <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> membership drive: Last year <strong>CCA</strong><br />
members participating in our annual membership drive<br />
brought over 900 new members into the Club. That’s a great<br />
number—but it’s not as good as in years past. To keep the<br />
Club growing and healthy, we are launching Project New<br />
Member today! Will you help us?<br />
In the midst of a recovering economy, now is the best<br />
time to be a member of the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>. No one knows better<br />
than you how vital our discounts and technical help are to<br />
affordably keep your Bimmer on the road. Who has more<br />
fun doing it than we do? (See more info at www.bmwcca.org<br />
or in the ad in this issue. –kk)<br />
Questions? Questions about the 2010 <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Membership<br />
Drive may be directed to Frank Patek in the <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong> office, by e-mail to frank_patek@bmwcca.org. We have<br />
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anOTher SUmmer,<br />
anOTher TO-DO LiST<br />
MEAnWhILE, BACk At thE WREnCh...<br />
Nothing has happened since last Fall, when<br />
Sam the 1976 530i was parted out, Chuck<br />
the 1981 528iA came home to roost, and<br />
Max the 1972 Bavaria was shuffled to offsite storage:<br />
nada. Zip. Zilch. Indeed, there was a veritable work<br />
vacuum in my garage, created largely by cold air, apathy,<br />
and a steady stream of social events centered around<br />
warming, brown liquids from our Scottish friends.<br />
Oh, I bought garage heaters in anticipation of tearing<br />
into Chuck. The replacement starter motor was on the workbench.<br />
The Bavarian Autosport springs were waiting for<br />
their Bilstein counterparts. I had the pretty interior pieces<br />
lined up on shelves, and tools at the ready.<br />
Then the electric garage heaters popped the circuit breaker.<br />
I repackaged and returned them to the store. The draft<br />
from the leaky garage doors was fierce. I bought a propane<br />
heater, but my extra tank was on the downstairs deck under<br />
eight inches of snow. And so the nothing began, and the<br />
vacuum really started to suck.<br />
Winter was harsh to poor Otto the 1991 318is. While the<br />
older children slumbered, Otto pressed on through the snow<br />
and salt, pretending he was a 325ix. But it wasn’t easy for him;<br />
he came through it, but with more rust, more dents, and lower<br />
control-arm ball joints that are spooky-loose. I’m pretty sure I<br />
can get another year out of the brakes. Then there is the nasty<br />
exhaust rattle which will need addressing before I wind up in<br />
a post office with a tube of JB Weld and an automatic weapon.<br />
The bodywork from days gone by is unraveling. What<br />
looked pretty and well-executed two years ago turned to<br />
quick deterioration when bathed in two winters’ worth of<br />
salt spray. There’s a special place in Hell for people who<br />
do shoddy bodywork, and when they arrive, there will be<br />
a picture of Otto and me....wielding a tube of JB Weld and<br />
an automatic weapon.<br />
Otto has been thus deemed the Winter Car. Sucks for<br />
him, but he wasn’t exactly a virgin to begin with.<br />
But now it’s Spring. Like leaves erupting from branches<br />
and for-sale signs sprouting in front yards, my enthusiasm<br />
has been renewed. <strong>May</strong>be it was the small victory of replacing<br />
that starter, buried under the intake tubes and coolant<br />
hoses. <strong>May</strong>be it was how easily the old dashboard came<br />
out. <strong>May</strong>be it was the first spirited drive in Max, running<br />
hard through the gears, feeling the warmth return to the<br />
vintage hardware, remembering why I’ve kept this old<br />
monster around for so long.<br />
Max has a list of fiddly things that have to be accomplished<br />
before we blast out to Road America for Oktoberfest:<br />
new side-window seals, greasing door locks and latches,<br />
replacing the ancient dying Blaupunkt radio, realigning<br />
the doors, replacing the<br />
dashboard and center console,<br />
vanquishing an exhaust<br />
thump—or what I think is an<br />
exhaust thump—the list goes<br />
on, but little of it is crucial to<br />
the car actually arriving in<br />
Elkhart Lake.<br />
But all that has to wait until<br />
Chuck’s interior is put back<br />
together. The old dashboard<br />
is out. Since the under-hood<br />
air-conditioning bits were<br />
removed during the engine<br />
By Papa Jonathan Bush<br />
transplant, I took the time to<br />
pull the remaining hardware<br />
from the interior. I ran the heater tubes and ductwork<br />
through the dishwasher and built one gauge cluster from<br />
two. The old foam has been scraped and new rolls await.<br />
Soon the pretty, uncracked, Vinylex-soaked dashboard will<br />
go in, and I’ll fabricate some sort of non-a/c center console<br />
from the two a/c consoles (1976 and 1981) I have on the shelf.<br />
One of the coolest details on the car is also the most<br />
frustrating: the Cardinal Red interior. Finding replacement<br />
pieces for those which cannot be restored is tough. The door<br />
panels are probably salvageable, but the B-pillar covers,<br />
especially the driver’s side, are absolutely trashed. It’s like<br />
the only people to ever drive the car had extra rivets affixed<br />
to their jeans and dragged themselves across the threshold<br />
every time they entered or exited.<br />
I’m not a huge fan of the Recaro seats found in the 320is,<br />
which were a period-correct upgrade for the E12. Finding red<br />
E28 sport seats to replace the very comfortable, clean, leather<br />
Barcaloungers is going to be a chore—which will probably<br />
mean installing E30 sport seats. And those probably won’t<br />
match the very clean, comfortable, leather rear seat.<br />
All of the interior vinyl is mildly discolored, like every<br />
other original E12 interior that isn’t black or blue. I’ll need<br />
to find some spray dye that matches. Strangely, the black<br />
carpet is still really black, not faded to dark gray. It will<br />
require only a serious cleaning.<br />
Some of the power door locks work sporadically. I think<br />
the windows all work, and I think the sunroof guides need<br />
a clean-and-grease. Of course, I left the box of E12 window<br />
and lock actuators in California when I moved, because,<br />
really, who would ever need those?<br />
There is a slight rush to complete the 528iA interior<br />
rejuvenation so the Bavaria fettling can commence. Max has<br />
to be right, since not only is he transporting my wife and<br />
me, but also our newborn son, Baur Ripken Choy Bush. We<br />
can’t have Dad’s favorite car stranding us in some Wisconsin<br />
backwater, now, can we?<br />
EMAIL YOUR qUESTIONS TO: Thewrench@<strong>GGC</strong><strong>BMW</strong><strong>CCA</strong>.ORG<br />
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Welcome!<br />
Last First City Model Year Refered By<br />
nEW MEMBERS<br />
Last First City Model Year Refered By<br />
Alpi Christina Napa 735i 1988 George Alpi<br />
Aschwald Howard San Rafael 535i 2010<br />
Attfield Jamie San Francisco 540i 1999<br />
Berry Dylan Oakland 325iT 2006<br />
Bird David Campbell<br />
Blake Dawnette San Jose 330i 2006 Dave Conde<br />
Brady Justin Livermore 335i 2007<br />
Brajkovich Leo Walnut Creek 530i 2007 Robert Miani<br />
Cadoux Jp San Rafael 535is 1988<br />
Cason James Geyserville M3 1998<br />
Chang Walter Los Altos Hills 530xiT 2006<br />
Cori Robert Scotts Valley 330Cic 2004<br />
Dacanay Eric Burlingame M3 2004<br />
Dang Andrew San Francisco<br />
Dedascalou Jezer San Jose<br />
Dekorte John Petaluma M3 2003<br />
Del Rosario Michael S San Francisco M3 2009<br />
Drance Matt San Jose Acura RSX-S 2002 Mark Jardine<br />
Dwinell Aaron San Francisco X5 2006 Ross Dwinell<br />
Edelman Ben San Francisco M3 1995<br />
Fleming Clint San Jose M rdstr 2000 Jeffrey Roberts<br />
Goddard Anita Los Gatos<br />
Graebe Gerald Monterey Z4 2.5 2003 Bill Hannah<br />
Hauser Brian Campbell M3 2004<br />
Hermosillo John Larkspur 335i (E92) 2008<br />
Ho John S San Francisco X3 2008<br />
Hollero Manuel San Jose 2002 1974<br />
Holloway Geoffrey San Ramon M3 1996 Peter Mottaz<br />
Howard Jonathan Santa Cruz 540i 1997<br />
Jardine Matt Fairfield Mazda RX-7 2004 Mark Jardine<br />
Jesson Nigel Brentwood 740i 2001<br />
Jochheim Alec Los Gatos 330Ci 2002 Tristan Littlehale<br />
Johnson Malcolm San Francisco M3 2008 Jerry Malone<br />
Jung Alan Oakland<br />
Kereluk Aaron Felton Mazda Speed3 2008<br />
Kusiak Robert Arroyo Grande M3 (E92) 2010<br />
Lavasani Minoo San Jose 330i 2002<br />
Levi Yossi Los Gatos M3 2006 Greg Amico<br />
Maier Alex Mountain View H S2000 2003 Jason Sams<br />
Manalo Sherwin San Mateo 330Ci 2001<br />
Manlapaz Wynn James Hayward M3 1995 Sven Schindler<br />
McDonald Cameron San Francisco 135i 2008<br />
Mendoza Tony Hayward<br />
Michibayashi Akiko San Francisco Scion XA 2004<br />
Miller Lawrence San Francisco 335i 2010<br />
Morton Allen Los Gatos<br />
Mudaliar Muthukumar San Jose 530i 2003<br />
Munukuru Praveena San Jose 545i 2004<br />
Niedjelski Kenneth Redwood Valley 330i 2003 K.L. Niedjelski<br />
Obrien Andrew San Francisco 335i (E92) 2008<br />
Olson Greg Los Gatos<br />
Parris Norman Carmel 525i 1995<br />
Pauler Tom San Jose M3 2002<br />
Perry Todd Morgan Hill 540i 2002<br />
Polevitzky Serge Marina Z4 3.0si 2006<br />
Price Tim Santa Rosa 325i 2006<br />
Rabara <strong>May</strong>nard Oakland 535is 1987<br />
Reade Frank San Jose X3 2006<br />
Schmid Mark Santa Rosa 335i 2007<br />
Shah Suchitra Portola Valley 525i 1992<br />
Shuen Timothy Brisbane 325i 1988<br />
Struck Christopher San Francisco 330Xi 2001<br />
Tseng William Palo Alto 335i 2009<br />
Wagner William San Francisco 535is 1988<br />
Warren Bradley Kenwood M3 1998<br />
Wayne Adam Oakland 325is 1989<br />
Wills Anthony Sacramento 335i 2009<br />
Wong Hamilton San Francisco 335i 2007<br />
Wong Justin S San Francisco Scion tc 2005<br />
Yazawa Kazuaki Santa Cruz Z4 2009<br />
Yorkey Thomas San Ramon 328i 1996<br />
Yumae Tosh Oakland Porsche 993 1997<br />
Zanotto Nicholas Burlingame<br />
Zee Oliver San Francisco M coupe 2001<br />
If you are a new member and don’t see your name here,<br />
it should be on next month’s list.<br />
<strong>CCA</strong> dISCOuntS<br />
One of the many member benefits of <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> is a members-only discount at<br />
various participating services and dealers. Below you can find the businesses in our<br />
area who offer our members a discount. Please note that businesses often require<br />
you to show your current <strong>CCA</strong> membership card in order to receive the discount.<br />
Please contact us with any deletions to the list due to a company being out of<br />
business. We ask that additions, changes, or deletions (no longer participating in<br />
discount program) are requested by the business owner directly. Updates should<br />
be directed to: CommMgr@ggcbmwcca.org.<br />
Independent Service & Supply discounts<br />
2002 Haus San Luis Obispo 805 541-2002 5% Parts<br />
Auto Analysts Castro Valley 510 582-0201 10% Labor<br />
Auto Concierge Fremont 925 852-1962 10% off quoted full detail<br />
Bavarian Enterprises Sunnyvale 408 737-6100 Various Parts<br />
Bavarian Motorsport Milpitas 408 956-1662 10% Parts<br />
Bavarian Professionals Berkeley 510 524-6000 10% Labor<br />
Bavarian Tuning Santa Rosa 707 575-3757 10% Parts/Labor<br />
Berkeley Motor Works Albany 510 528-1214 10% Labor<br />
Bimmers <strong>BMW</strong> Service San Carlos 650 591-2474 Various<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> Performance Driving School Spartanburg, SC <strong>BMW</strong>usa.com 15% off driving programs<br />
BTM Motorwerks Campbell 408 369-1911 5% Parts/Labor<br />
Catalpa Street Garage Santa Cruz 831 464-2269 10% Parts<br />
Classic Euro-Asian Oroville 530 534-6887 10% Parts<br />
Conversion Techniques Oakland 510 639-0911 Various<br />
Diablo Motors San Ramon 925 830-4269 10% Parts/Labor<br />
Dinan Engineering Mountain View 650 962-9401 10% Labor<br />
Dinan Engineering Morgan Hill 408 779-8584 10% Labor<br />
Double 02 Salvage Hayward 510 782-2002 10% Used Parts<br />
Edge Motorworks Dublin 925 479-0797 10% Labor<br />
evosport www.evosport.com 888 520-9971 10% Parts, $1000svc=free dyno<br />
Extreme Performance San Jose 408 923-640410% Parts/Labor<br />
German Auto Santa Maria 805 922-1262 10% Parts<br />
GS Tuning Santa Rosa 707 284-2680 10% Sales/Service<br />
Heynneman European San Rafael 415 499-1234 $50 off Service<br />
Jam Engineering Monterey 831 372-1787 Various Parts<br />
John Gardiner AutomotiveSan Francisco 415 777-2697 10% Labor<br />
Nate Smith’s Optimal AutoSanta Cruz<br />
831 476-1332 10% Parts<br />
M Service Walnut Creek 925 932-8744 10% Parts/Labor<br />
Milt’s Service Garage Vallejo 707 643-7548 10% Parts/Labor<br />
Patelco Credit Union www.Patelco.org 415 442-6200 Special Offer<br />
Phaedrus San Francisco 415 567-8000 10% Parts<br />
Performance Art Gilroy 408 848-6325 10% Service/Labor<br />
Portola Valley Garage Portola Valley 650 851-7442 10% Labor<br />
RennWerks Campbell 408 370-7480 15% Labor<br />
Rossi’s Tire & Auto Service Salinas<br />
831 424-0011 Various<br />
SAS German Auto Pleasanton 925 846-4886 10% Parts<br />
Schulba <strong>BMW</strong> Service Belmont 650 592-7352 10% Parts orders<br />
Sound Innovations Hayward 510 471-9062 10% Parts<br />
Track Star Racing Mountain View 650 961-2350 10% Parts/Labor<br />
Valley Motorwerks Rancho Cordova 916 636-9526 10% Parts/Labor<br />
Vanguard Motors San Francisco 415 255-8450 10% Labor<br />
West Bay Bavarian San Rafael 415 457-0820 10% Parts/Labor/Dinan work<br />
dealership discounts<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of Fremont Fremont 510 360-5900 10% Parts & Labor<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of Humboldt Bay McKinleyville 707 839-4269 10% Parts<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of Monterey Seaside 831 899-5555 10% Parts<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of Mountain View Mountain View 650 943-1000 10% Parts<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of San Francisco San Francisco 415 863-9000 10% Parts<br />
East Bay <strong>BMW</strong> Pleasanton 800 505-4801 10% Parts<br />
Peter Pan <strong>BMW</strong> San Mateo 650 349-9077 10% Parts<br />
Roseville <strong>BMW</strong> Roseville 916 782-9434 10% Parts<br />
Sonnen <strong>BMW</strong> San Rafael 415 482-2000 10% Parts<br />
Stevens Creek <strong>BMW</strong> Santa Clara 408 249-9070 10% Parts & Labor<br />
Weatherford <strong>BMW</strong> Berkeley 510 654-8280 Various<br />
fACtORy AuthORIzEd <strong>BMW</strong> dEALERS<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> ConCord<br />
1945 Market Street<br />
Concord, CA 94520<br />
925 682-3577<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of HuMBoldt Bay<br />
1795 Central Ave.<br />
McKinleyville, CA 95519<br />
707 839-4<strong>BMW</strong> (4269)<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of Monterey<br />
One Geary Plaza<br />
Seaside, CA 93955<br />
831 899-5555<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of Mountain VieW<br />
150 E. EI Camino Real<br />
Mountain View, CA 94040<br />
650 943-1000<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of San franCiSCo<br />
1675 Howard St<br />
San Francisco, CA 94103<br />
415 863-9000<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of Santa Maria<br />
2150 South College Drive<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
805 614-0306<br />
Claridge’S <strong>BMW</strong><br />
4421 5 Auto Mall Circle<br />
Fremont, CA 94538<br />
510 360-5900<br />
CoaSt <strong>BMW</strong><br />
1484 Auto Park Way<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405<br />
805 543-4423<br />
eaSt Bay <strong>BMW</strong><br />
4350 Rosewood Drive<br />
Pleasanton, CA 94566<br />
800 505-4801<br />
Peter Pan <strong>BMW</strong><br />
2695 S. El Camino Real<br />
San Mateo, CA 94403<br />
650 349-9077<br />
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2800 Corby Avenue<br />
Santa Rosa, CA 95407<br />
707 545-6602<br />
Sonnen <strong>BMW</strong><br />
1599 E. Francisco Blvd<br />
San Rafael, CA 94901<br />
415 482-2000<br />
SteVenS Creek <strong>BMW</strong><br />
3737 Stevens Creek<br />
Santa Clara, CA 95050<br />
408 249-9070<br />
WeatHerford MotorS<br />
735 Ashby Avenue<br />
Berkeley, CA 94710<br />
510 654-8280<br />
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ChAPtER InfORMAtIOn<br />
Board Members<br />
ggC BOARd<br />
Board@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
PRESIdEnt<br />
Tamara Hull<br />
President@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
vICE PRESIdEnt<br />
Donna Seeley<br />
VicePresident@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
SECREtARy<br />
Aleksey Kadukin<br />
Secretary@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
tREASuRER<br />
Tamara Hull<br />
Treasurer@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
MEMBERShIP ChAIR<br />
Ian Dunn 253 797-0273<br />
MembershipChair@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
MEMBERS-At-LARgE<br />
Mark Dadgar<br />
DEC@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Kelly Collins<br />
CommMgr@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Event Staff<br />
ChIEf dRIvIng InStRuCtORS<br />
Billy Maher 707 546-5572<br />
Peter Vinsel<br />
TrackSchools@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
ChIEf StEWARd<br />
Peter Guagenti<br />
ChiefSteward@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
tRACk SChOOL PROJECt MAnAgER<br />
Kelly Collins/Mark Dadgar<br />
TrackSchools@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
dRIvIng EvEntS COORdInAtOR<br />
Mark Dadgar<br />
DEC@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
ChIEf SCRutInEER<br />
Ramon Le Francois 408 956-1662<br />
CAR-COntROL CLInIC COORdInAtORS<br />
Bob Goebel, Canyon Chan, Grant Low,<br />
and Paula Williamson<br />
CarControl@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
AutOCROSS COORdInAtOR<br />
Kris Linquist / Matt Visser<br />
Autox@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
AutOCROSS CAR CLASSIfICAtIOnS<br />
Rodger Ball 415 566-1239<br />
AutoxClassify@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
tEChnICAL SESSIOn COORdInAtOR<br />
Aleksey Kadukin<br />
TechSessions@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
CLuB RACIng<br />
Mike Mills<br />
ClubRacing@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
www.bmwccaclubracing.com<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> fEStORICS COORdInAtORS<br />
David Crum / Jeff Cowan<br />
info@festorics.org<br />
SOCIAL EvEntS dIRECtOR<br />
Mike Zampiceni<br />
SocialDirector@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
ChARItABLE EvEntS COORdInAtOR<br />
Joe Fant<br />
CharitableEvents@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Bombe team<br />
EdItOR-In-ChIEf<br />
Kelly Kirkland 650 400-9300<br />
Bombe@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
AdvERtISIng MAnAgER<br />
Percy Chow 925 323-4844 Cell<br />
925 215-3547 Off<br />
Advertising@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
Ad BILLIng MAnAgER<br />
Tamara Hull<br />
AdBills@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
REguLAR COntRIButORS<br />
Jonathan Bush, Percy Chow, Mark Dadgar,<br />
and Dennis Harrold<br />
PRIntIng<br />
Commerce Printing<br />
Requests for replacement or extra copies<br />
of the ggC newsletter should be<br />
directed to the membership chair.<br />
Communications team<br />
COMMunICAtIOnS MAnAgER<br />
Kelly Collins<br />
CommMgr@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
WEBMAStER<br />
Mark Dadgar<br />
Webmaster@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
gRAPhIC dESIgn<br />
Percy Chow<br />
www.percydesign.com<br />
Area Representatives<br />
nORth BAy<br />
Paula Williamson 707 695-3998<br />
Mark Feinberg 707-292-7841<br />
NorthBayRep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
SAn fRAnCISCO<br />
Ian Dunn 253 797-0273<br />
SFAreaRep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
EASt BAy<br />
Mary Sandkohl 510 530-4871<br />
EastAreaRep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
PEnInSuLA<br />
Ken Glidewell 415 345-3128<br />
PeninsulaAreaRep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
SOuth BAy<br />
Kris Linquist 408 392-0890<br />
SouthAreaRep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
MOntEREy BAy AREA<br />
Michael Do Couto 831 455-8820<br />
MontereyAreaRep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
SAn LuIS OBISPO AREA<br />
Dennis Harrold 805 266-9214<br />
SLOAreaRep@ggcbmwcca.org<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> Pacific Region vP<br />
nAtIOnAL BOARd REPRESEntAtIvE<br />
Jeff Cowan 650 322-4938<br />
PacificRVP@bmwcca.org<br />
ggC, <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
Golden Gate Chapter, <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>, Inc. is a<br />
nonprofit California corporation, it is a chapter of<br />
the <strong>BMW</strong> Car Club of America, and is not connected<br />
with Bayerische Motoren Werke AG or<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> of North America. Die Flüsternde Bombe is<br />
a publication of the Golden Gate Chapter, all ideas,<br />
opinions, and suggestions expressed in regard to<br />
technical or other matters are solely those of the<br />
authors, and no authentication, endorsement, or<br />
guarantee is expressed or implied. Golden Gate<br />
Chapter <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>, Inc. assumes no liability for<br />
any of the information contained herein. No factory<br />
approval is implied unless so indicated. Modification<br />
of your <strong>BMW</strong> within the warranty period may void<br />
the warranty, and some modifications may violate<br />
federal or state laws or regulations. All contents<br />
remain the property of the chapter, but <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong> and <strong>BMW</strong> ACA chapters may quote or copy<br />
from the publication, provided full credit is given to<br />
the author and the Golden Gate Chapter, unless<br />
otherwise noted or specifically prohibited.<br />
Chapter Mailing Address:<br />
Golden Gate Chapter <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
909 Marina Village Parkway, PMB #189<br />
Alameda, CA 94501<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
The <strong>BMW</strong> Car Club of America, lnc. is a notfor-profit<br />
national association of over 70,000<br />
members, dedicated to the enjoyment of driving<br />
<strong>BMW</strong>s. Membership is not limited to <strong>BMW</strong> owners<br />
and aims to provide access to driving and social<br />
events, maintenance and technical information,<br />
parts discounts, and more. Dues are $48 per year,<br />
with an associate member added for $10 more.<br />
Members receive the monthly Roundel magazine<br />
and a newsletter from their local chapter, or from a<br />
chapter of their choice. The Golden Gate Chapter<br />
is one of the largest chapters in the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong><br />
with over 4,300 members.<br />
For a new membership or to renew an existing<br />
one, please call toll free 800 878-9292 or visit<br />
www.bmwcca.org. Visa and Mastercard accepted.<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> mailing address:<br />
640 South Main St., Suite 201<br />
Greenville, SC 29601<br />
Phone: 864 250-0022<br />
Fax: 864 250-0038<br />
www.bmwcca.org<br />
PRIvACy StAtEMEnt<br />
By joining the <strong>BMW</strong> Car Club of America (<strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>CCA</strong>), you provided personal information that allows<br />
us to contact you. <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> provides this information<br />
to the Golden Gate Chapter of the <strong>BMW</strong> Car Club of<br />
America (<strong>GGC</strong> <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong>) for the following purposes:<br />
• To send the <strong>GGC</strong> magazine (Die<br />
Flüsternde Bombe) by U.S. Mail.<br />
• To help us create content and events<br />
most relevant to you.<br />
• To alert you to updated information and<br />
other new services from ggcbmwcca.org<br />
using an email announcement list.<br />
<strong>GGC</strong> <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> does not distribute personal<br />
information to any third parties. The information you<br />
provide to <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> to be used by the <strong>GGC</strong> will<br />
not be used for any other purpose—we promise.<br />
MEMBER uPdAtES<br />
Membership address corrections are only accepted<br />
at the <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>CCA</strong> website or national office.<br />
Creative contact: mary@CreativeJuicesDesign.net 408-354-3977 Club Auto Sport Contact : Mike Cesario (408) 521-7123<br />
Borelli Motor Sports gets car storage.<br />
BORELLI MOTOR SPORTS<br />
Premier-class vehicle storage and services at Club Auto Sport<br />
For more information on your service and storage options<br />
contact Scott Reichers at Borelli Motorsports<br />
521 Charcot Avenue, Suite 211, San Jose, CA 95131.<br />
408-453-4700 • www.borellimotorsports.com • www.clubautosport.net<br />
“I can ask Borelli Motor Sports’ on-site mechanic, Scott<br />
Riechers to pull out the car and give him a list of things<br />
to be prepped, and I know the car will be ready and<br />
waiting when I arrive. This way, I get to the track<br />
on-time and fresh, rather than exhausted from<br />
all the running around before a race.”<br />
Mark Magee<br />
Owner, 1995 <strong>BMW</strong> M3 Lightweight<br />
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Want to join the Club? Call 800 878-9292 or go to www.bmwcca.org and sign up for only $48.<br />
Golden Gate Chapter<br />
<strong>BMW</strong> Car Club of America<br />
909 Marina Village Parkway, #189<br />
Alameda, CA 94501<br />
www.ggcbmwcca.org<br />
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