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Announcements - continued largest group of houses aempted by the SV HFH. Why don’t you come out on Sunday, November 12, and be part of that team? This type of project requires many volunteers. Don’t worry if you don’t think you have the skills needed; our Club members will be teamed together with skilled workers. It’s really a great way to have a lot of fun, learn a few new skills, and contribute to a very worthwhile cause. (Construction volunteers must be at least 14 years old.) Further details are available on our chapter website and in the October Bombe. For further information, contact Joe Fant. When: November 12 Contact: Joe Fant, CharitableEventsCoordinator@ggcbmwcca.org New Area Reps We’ve made a few changes in the Area Representative lineup! Please welcome your new reps: Peninsula Area Rep: Kyle Breton North Bay Area Rep: Donna Seeley South Bay Area Rep: Kris Linquist East Bay Area Rep: Percy Chow Watch the calendar for events being planned in your area. See page 26 for contact information. Wine Country Motorsports Helmet Discount Wine Country Motorsports at Sears Point’s Infineon Raceway has agreed to provide a 10% discount on ANY helmet they carry—plus a free helmet bag—to any Pacific Region BMW CCA member. Wine Country will happily ship if you know brand and size. If you are not replacing an existing helmet, you should visit their store in person. Fit is critical for safety when it comes to helmets. This offer (good through December 31) extends to any member in good standing in any chapter of the Pacific Region BMW CCA. Basically, any CCA member is eligible, so CCC instructors, autocrossers, driving-school students, etc. can all take advantage of this program. Please note that Wine Country is really stepping up here. Before this they’ve NEVER discounted their helmets due to their slim margins. Please keep this in mind when other members ask you where they should get their helmet. We need to support Wine Country like they are supporting us! Wine Country is NOT checking for BMW CCA member IDs, so the honor system applies here. Let’s make sure we don’t abuse their generosity. We’d like to give a BIG THANKS to Wine Country for supporting us! Next time you’re at Sears Point, please stop in and thank them yourself! When calling or visiting, please ask for the “BMW Club 10% discount and free helmet bag.” Wine Country Motorsports, 28001 Arnold Dr., Sonoma, CA; 707 935-7223; www.winecountrymotorsports.com Golden Gate Chapter - BMW CCA Board Meeting Minutes By Donna Seeley Secretary, GGC BMW CCA Our thanks to East Bay BMW for hosting this board meeting! 8 September 2006 die flüsternde Bombe September 2006 die flüsternde Bombe 9 July 15, 2006 East Bay BMW The Board meeting was called to order at 1:15 p.m. Board in Aendance: Mike Mills, President; Donna Seeley, Secretary; Mark Dadgar, Driving Events Coordinator; Jonathan Bensen, Vice- President; Jeff Cowan, Membership Chair; Tammi Hull, Treasurer; Kelly Collins, Communications Manager. Board Not in Aendance: None. Guests in Aendance: Grant Low; Joe Fant; Percy M. Chow; Michael Wong; Marie Bushman. Meeting Notes: Let it be noted for the archives that Hull arrived not only on time but ahead of Dadgar and Collins. Membership Report Membership (including associate members) is 4,938, down eleven from last month. Despite our renewal and new membership numbers being up this month, our non-renewal rate is up even more.. Mills received an email from Jeff Warren of Reno, NV saying they are creating a subchapter of Sin City to go independent next year. They are asking for help from GGC and for an item in the Bombe. Charities (Fant) Review/reconfirm Habitat for Humanity direction Fant is still seing up a hands-on date; it should be at the end of September. They will need a commitment from twenty helpers. The karting fundraiser planning is in progress. Augusto Lopez (Commerce Printing) fatality. GGC will send $500 and deepest sympathies to the Lopez family [motion passed via email vote]. For the full story and how to make a donation, see the August Bombe (available in pdf at GGC site). The Board continued its lively discussion of what to do about charitable contributions, i.e.: ad hoc individual contributions, single organization, or some combination. The issue was once again handed off to the Charity Commiee (Fant, Cowan, and Dadgar). Area Rep Report Meet & Greets North Bay: Hull is still planning an event. She said, “If someone else thinks they can do a beer job, they are welcome to volunteer.” Which Seeley does… did…. whatever. Now Seeley is planning an event. South Bay and Peninsula: we are still looking for permanent reps. Social Events Report July 22: Santa Cruz hills drive. Sept 23: Laguna back roads drive. Chen is planning karting and golf events. [Golf cart races? Woohoo! – ds] Winter Party We still don’t have a definite location. A South Bay location would be closer for the bulk of the membership. Blackhawk says we are too small for a Saturday night; it would be a Sunday night in January. Collins and Cowan are in discussions with two dealers. Funding Commiee is still looking for ways to offset entry fees. There was a suggestion to require a deposit, refundable at the event, as other chapters do. Dealer Presentation Presentation Schedule: still in planning. Most dealers have Saturday morning sales meetings. Dealer staff used to come to autocrosses; we’ll try to revive that. Insurance Liberty Mutual has teamed up with CCA National to offer home and car insurance. Cowan will investigate and report back. Per Hull: Liberty is also involved via BMW NA and the CCA Foundation. Website The Board thanks Mills, Collins, and Brian Ghidinelli for helping Cowan clean up the website: A Member Benefits section has been added. Driving Events Autocross Dadgar thanks the new autocross team for kicking [expletive deleted] this year—we are averaging 80 aendees and more runs. The next event is August 20 at Marina. Car Control Clinic August 6 is full with a wait list. They need instructors. Everyone would like to do more clinics but we don’t have enough support staff. Street Survival School May 6 was an exceptional event. September 16: Sacramento chapter SSS. GGC is sending instructors to help out. Driving School Aug. 26-27: Thunderhill; we have 48 signed up already. BMW of SF customer day is the day before the GGC school. They may have cars and staff at our school. Club Racing [Mills] The Miller Motorsports Park race was in May. Twenty-seven cars showed up. It’s a world-class facility. Two protests were filed—the first in BMW CR history—one was overturned. The Willow Springs race was in July. The next race event is August 11-13 (three days) at Thunderhill. The race schedule is not finalized. For the September 9-10 race at Infineon, we have an opportunity to rent a block of garages. Hull and Walsh will decide by July 17. Twenty slots in ten garages would cost $1,000. 2007 CR schedule GGC has hosted all but two Pacific region races this year. Mills proposes that GGC only sponsor races in our geographical area. That would be one each at Thunderhill, Infineon, Laguna Seca, and Buonwillow. (BW will possibly be sponsored by the Los Angeles chapter). Sponsors Edge Motorsports Dadgar is expecting a signed contract and a check in the mail soon. Crisis Communication Report National’s contact cards were distributed; see the Secretary’s report. Treasurer Financials Cash on hand $56,600; payables $19,900 (including $15,000 in Thunderhill driving school fees); receivables $19,200. The new truck’s lease financing is confused (but current). Hull is working with the bank on loan numbers, billing address, and the name on the title. The new truck has been added to GGC’s insurance policy Vintage logo decals: Seeley will talk to vendor. Non-profit credit card: eligibility talks are in progress. Secretary Report Crisis communications: National’s contact cards were distributed to Dadgar, Collins, Bensen, Mills, Low, Cowan, Edgar Chen (via Cowan), David Crum (via Cowan), and Bob Goebel (via Low). Tech Session Report (Low) Low met with Chen and will take over scheduling and signups on the tech sessions Chen has started on. Planned tech sessions: Stanford European next Spring. Corporate Auto Works in December. Dinan (Morgan Hill facility) in November. Bavarian Motorsport in October. Communications Report Content Policy is in progress. Areas to be addressed are the email blast, newsmagazine, and website. Chapter Newsmagazine Operational Guidelines Operating policy: Mills will send it to Collins. Revenue 80% of GGC member dues 100% of advertising Expense Will be managed to break even or make a small profit. Will be operating as profit/loss center, so the publisher doesn’t need to ask the Board for approval of minor issues [passed]. Advertising Program for 2007 Chow gave a first dra presentation of ad sizes, rates, etc. using industry standards. At 30 advertisers, the Bombe is up to account management size. Rates are based on payment up front with a discount for check (but PayPal disallows different rates than non-PayPal payment methods). Other issues to be addressed later: classified ads on the website, online ad submission, and marketing for “Bombe plus website” ads. Continued on page 19 Minutes
Bimmerphile Editor: Bob Vitkus Board Moves… At its meeting on July 20, 2006, the Supervisory Board of BMW AG made a number of decisions which will shape the management of the BMW Group in the long term. Dr. Norbert Reithofer, 50, was appointed as chairman of the Board of Management and will take over this position from Dr. Helmut Panke, 59, on September 1, 2006. The Supervisory Board also appointed Frank-Peter Arndt, 50, to the Board of Management as Reithofer’s successor with responsibility for production. Arndt is currently head of the BMW Dingolfing plant. In addition, the Supervisory Board appointed Dr. Klaus Draeger, 49, to the Board of Management of BMW AG effective November 1, 2006. At that date, Draeger will take over responsibility for research, development, and purchasing from Professor Dr. Burkhard Göschel, 60. Draeger is currently Director of the development department with responsibility for the Group’s large-model series (BMW 5, 6, and 7 Series). BMW Group [Dr. Göschel, who turns 61 in October, was given an exception to the company’s mandatory retirement age of 60. Dr. Panke, who turned 60 last month, was not. bv] Second Quarter Interim Report… BMW, the world’s biggest premium carmaker, posted a one-third increase in second-quarter pretax profit, clearly beating market expectations, as automotive profits surged on record car sales. Earnings before tax (EBT) rose to €1,230,000,000 ($1,570,000,000), the Munich-based company said, easily beer than the average estimate of €1,040,000,000 from 25 analysts in a Reuters poll. “On this basis, the BMW Group is therefore well on course to achieving its targets for the full year 2006 and hence, as forecast, the best year in the company’s history,” Chief Executive Helmut Panke said. Reuters [For more information including downloads and audio-streams visit www. bmwgroup.com/ir – bv] Diesels Coming To U.S.… BMW intends to start selling diesel-powered cars in the United States within two years, using a urea-based additive to meet emissions standards, the Financial Times newspaper reported in July. “Urea will take another two years but, then diesel is really clean and can be sold in all 50 states,” the paper quoted BMW sales and marketing head Michael Ganal as saying at the British International Motor Show. “The U.S. is more open to diesel than two or three years ago.” Reuters And The #1 Most-Stolen Car In The U.S. Is… Small cars that can be chopped into parts and sold for use by street racers dominated the list of the most-stolen autos in the U.S. last year, but high-priced cars and expensive sport utility vehicles also ranked high… Leading the way was the 2001 BMW M roadster, which was stolen at a rate of one for every 200 on the road, according to the Chicago-based CCC Information Services Inc., an industry group that tracks the and vehicle damage. AP Oxford Gets New Paint Technology… BMW Group has introduced an innovative paint technology, known as IPP (Integrated Paint Process), at its Mini plant in Oxford, England. The system is expected to have a long-term impact on energy savings and emissions reductions, while meeting high quality standards for surfaces. The IPP introduction is a key factor in the expansion of the plant’s production capacity to a midterm volume of up to 240,000 units. Compared with previous technology, IPP completely eliminates the primer coat application and oven stage. Instead, the system uses a “wet on wet” application of two layers, the first integrating all the functions and qualities of a primer-surfacer, while the second base coat applies color, effect, and depth. A clear coat is applied on top of the base coat as before. The system dispenses with a solvent-based primer-surfacer, which the company says supports its environmental objectives, and reduces energy costs and emissions in the paint shop by more than ten percent. As well, the space and infrastructure previously used for primer coat application can be reallocated as an additional base coat line. Plant Oxford, the sole production site for the Mini, is the first BMW Group manufacturing facility to use the new paint system. The introduction of IPP into other plants will be considered on a case-by-case basis when paint shops need replacing or refurbishing. canadiandriver.com Put A Lid On It… Quick, what company developed the Z4 coupe? Hint: it wasn’t BMW. Answer: Magna Int’l. That’s right, the tier one supplier of stampings, systems, assemblies, etc. actually developed the idea for the Z4. According to Mark Hogan, Magna’s president, workers at its Piedmont, South Carolina, heavy stamping facility—which produces outer body panels for the Z4 roadster that’s built at the nearby BMW Spartanburg plant—were puzzled as to why BMW did not plan to produce a coupe version of its popular roadster. Aer all, its predecessor—the Z3—included a coupe variant. That idea placed a series of steps into motion where Magna began its own study to determine if BMW could produce the coupe profitably. Within a year, Magna engineers wrapped up their proposal and presented to BMW’s product development team, who eventually gave the project the green light. Automotive Design and Production [Magna Int’l, the industry’s number-three supplier in terms of revenues, builds every X3 for BMW at its Magna Steyr facility in Graz, Austria – bv] Perhaps It Was Because BMW Was Busy With The Z29 Prototype… The mysterious prototype coupe widely disseminated in the media three years ago (then dubbed “Z5” or “Z10”), has been unveiled by BMW as the Z29. Lightweight construction using aluminum front and tail modules bolted to a carbon-fiber monocoque results in a curb weight of 1,160 kg (2,550 lbs), including the same 343 hp S54 motor used in the M3 and Z4-based M Roadster and M Coupe. 0-100 km/h (62 mph) takes just 4.4 seconds. But, there’s no chance that it will go into production. automotorundsport.de The Z29 That’s Not In Your Future Excerpts From Automotive News Interview With Howard Mosher… BMW NA’s executive vice president for operations. AN: Will the replacement X5 [E70 - bv], due next year, be bigger than the current model? Is that wise with gasoline prices on the rise? Bimmerphile BMW News Bytes automotorundsport.de 10 September 2006 die flüsternde Bombe September 2006 die flüsternde Bombe 11
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