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Ausblick
Official Publication of the BMW Car Club of British Columbia
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This M1 is now owned by a member of our club. Can you say
awesome.
photo courtesy Zenon Holtz
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Plus News and other valuable club
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Presidents Message
Vintage Racer more bits
Behind the Wheel
Grill Badge Update
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Articles and Info
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June 5th Road Skills
German Car Festival
3rd Annnual Member Day
Duffey Lake VI
Seattle Concours
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Past Events recaps
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Maintaining Contact
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Picnic In the Park
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Skid Control School
Road Skills School
Concours & Heritage Celebration
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The Road Ahead
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Upcoming Events info
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In this issue
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Vol 6 No 3, 2003
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A Club for Owners and Enthusiasts
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Volume 6 No. 3 2003
2003 BMW Car Club of BC Events Kalendar
Events are listed by date, Sponsoring Club, Event Title, and contact person.
Please Note! - Events are subject to change and should be confirmed first.
For more info on each event, check for event article in the newsletter or contact the event organizer
listed for that event.
BMW CC BC - our Club
BACVI - Vancouver Island Club
BMW CCA- Seattle Club
TBD - indicates ‘To Be Determined’
August 2003
A Club for Owners and Enthusiasts
BMW Car Club of BC
Contact Info
President
Jim Westmacott
(604) 889-1119
eMail: [email protected]
Vice President
Derek Pinton
(604) 689-8900
Secretary
Bill Gibson
(604) 531-2404
Treasurer
Ian Clark
(604) 526-0419
Directors
Rolf Drommer
(604) 671-5843
Thomas Fink
(604) 306-3425
Scott Gable
(604) 313-5313
Victor Lall
(604) 649-6331
Kim Spencer
(604) 228-1208
Ted Wong
(604) 874-2471
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Club Website
www.bmwccbc.org
email: [email protected]
Aug. 17
Skid Control & Slalom - Driver Training
yes, a driving school is a lot of fun!
Road Skills II at Mission
requires previous level 1 experience
6th Annual Concours & Heritage Event
a great day to enjoy BMWs of all years and kinds
Aug 20
Aug. 23
International Council of BMW Clubs meeting Munich
no you can’t go, but the national club and our club will have representation there.
Sep. 14
Sep. 21
Potluck Picnic in the Park
Mount Baker Day Drive
Events Team
Events Team
October 2003
Oct. 19
Oct 20
Oct. 25
Fahrt Ins Blaue
Events Team
Advanced Road Skills at Mission
Schools Team
requires previous Road Skills class - limited to 24 cars
Fall Car Control Driver Training
Schools Team
full day entry level course, great refresher
The BMW Car Club of British Columbia serves
mainland BC, and is a member of the BMW Club
of Canada and the International Council of BMW
Clubs.
December 2003
Ausblick is published 6 times a year by the BMW Car
Club of BC. Office of Publication PO Box 3452, 349 W.
Georgia St., Vancouver, BC V6B 3Y4. Subscription to the
newsletter is only available as part of membership in the
BMW Car Club of BC.
© 2001-2003 BMW Car Club of BC
Events Team
Sep 11-15
November 2003
This newsletter is the official publication of the BMW
Car Club of British Columbia (BMW CC BC), and
remains it’s property. All information furnished herein is
provided by the membership for members only. Ideas
suggestions and opinions, technical or otherwise, are
those of the authors, without authentication by or
liability to the editors or the Club. All rights reserved.
Schools Team
September 2003
Club mailing address
BMW CC BC
PO Box 3452, 349 W. Georgia St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 3Y4
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Schools Team
Nov. 23
Dec. 6
Annual General Meeting
Events Team
Christmas Dinner Social
Events Team
Additional event info and details are listed in the Road Ahead section.
Always check event status first. Events are subject to change.
We keep the web site current with the latest info.
Visit our current events calendar on our web site at www.bmwccbc.org and follow the main
menu link to our online calendar.
If you don’t have web access, be sure to call one of the event coordinators to confirm the event.
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Some Interesting Club Facts (updated
June 2003)
As a member club of the BMW Club of
Canada, we are currently the second
largest BMW car club in Canada with a
total current (June 2003) membership
of 373 members, including 283 master
members and 90 associate members.
Population of cars in the club:
M Cars
52 cars
3 series E21, E30
56 cars
3 series E36, E46
80 cars
5 - 6 series
69 cars
7, 8, X, Z series
27 cars
Vintage
42 cars
We also have 4 motorcycles
The total number of cars in our club
database is 792, including those of past
members.
Special thanks to all the contributors and
helpers on our newsletter team.
Alex Chan, Jordan Balbirne, Jess Alfonso,
Don Gibson, Zenon Holtz, Ron Dempsey
and Thomas Fink for their photos .
Thomas and Rolf for editing assembly and
layout tasks.
Thomas and his crew for mailing and
distribution help
Layout and production of the newsletter
courtesy Rolf Drommer using PageMaker
6.5 on a Power Macintosh.
Our newsletter is printed digitally direct
from disk by Allegra Print and Imaging.
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DUNLOP AUTOMOTIVE
Specializing in BMW repairs and
maintenance, performance tuning, race
car set-up and preparation
Dunlop Automotive
352 E. Esplanade Ave.
North Vancouver, BC V7l 1A4
Contact - Robert Dunlop at 604-985-8836
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We welcome the following recent New
Members since our last new member list
Norman Davies 0701
1990 E34 - 5 Series 535i
Gerry Wong
0702
2003 E46 - M Series M3
Victor & Adam Chodkowski 0703
1988 E24 - M Series M6
1991 E31 - 8 Series 850i
Dave Rurak
0704
Corporate: Ralph’s Radio
Henry & Kirsti Christoff 0705
1986 E24 - 6 Series 635csi
Philip Poon
0706
2002 E46 - 3 Series 330i
Dave Patterson 0707
1998 E39 - 5 Series 528i
Judi Webb
0708
1995 E34 - 5 Series 530i
Terry Bucknell
0709
Corporate: Autoglym Canada Ltd.
Jim Bayles & Monita Chu 0710
2002 E36 - Z3 - M Coupe M Coupe
Viktor & Maria Gellerthegyi 0711
1996 E36 - 3 Series 325i
If you know someone with a BMW, be sure to
tell the about the club and invite them to an
event so they can share in the fun.
you can now renew your
membership online
www.bmwccbc.org
visit our club web site
www.bmwccbc.org
President’s Message
Once again, summer greetings to all our member beamer and bimmer enthusiasts. As I write this we are nearing mid August, and our summer events have been
coming at us fast and furious. Seems like we have something on the agenda almost
every weekend through the summer months, ranging from driving schools to day
trips and tours. It is gratifying to see the excellent turnouts we have been getting at
events, with a record Duffy drive, an oversubscribed Boeing tour, and a full house for
the upcoming skid pad event. This speaks, I hope, both to the growing ranks of club
members, but also to the efforts of the events teams and executive in trying to put
together a broad cross section of activities which will appeal to a diverse range of
interests.
I recently had the pleasure of driving my six series down to Renton, along with a
half dozen other club members, to join the CCA Puget Sound chapter at their annual
Concours. They very generously invited B.C. cars to participate, and accepted Canuck
bucks at par for the entry fee, so with the complementary detailing kit from Griots
Garage for each participant. it was a real bargain. A great turnout of vehicles, I don’t
know what the final total count was, but the six series was the feature car with 33
fine examples on display. A couple of outstanding Euro M6’s, but I was unable to
negotiate for my first born! Dean wowed the field with the M1 and took home the
hardware as a result .A big thank you to our friends south of the border, who by the
way, have been pretty regular participants at some of our own events as well, which is
great to see. That gives me a good lead into a plug for our upcoming Concours at
Waterfront Park on 23Aug. We are once again hoping for a good turnout and good
cross section of vehicles on display, so clean up your pride and joy, or just your daily
driver, and plan to attend. It’s an outing for the whole family in a great location. The
usual BBQ brats, chips and sodas will be on offer. Full details are elsewhere in the
newsletter.
One other event of note you may all be interested in, is the upcoming 8-fest in
Garberville California the weekend of 26/28Sep. As most of you will know, we have
an enthusiastic group of eight series owners in our club, so we will be well represented at this event, which will be the largest gathering of eight series vehicles ever!
At current count I believe there are 83 cars registered. I got turned down to attend
with my six series; but good things happen; so I’ll be there!
Check out the website at www.8-fest.com.
I hope to see many of you at the Concours or other events as the summer winds
down, so as always;
Drive safely and drive well.
Jim Westmacott
No inference should be made that advertising
in this newsletter implies the approval of
BMW Group Canada, BMW AG, the BMW
Car Club of British Columbia, its officers or
Directors.
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The Road Ahead - Detailed Info on Upcoming Events
Skid Pad & Slalom Day
6th Annual Concours
Potluck Picnic in the Park
Sun August 17, 2003
Sat August 23, 2003
Sun September 14, 2003
Date: Sunday August 17th, 2003
Event Location: Boundary Bay Driving
Center, South end of 80th Street
Ladner.
Event Time: 8:30 am to approx 4:00 pm
Details: This event was almost sold out
as we were preparing this issue of
the newsletter. Check the web site for
last minute availability. We also
invite members to drop by and see
what a school is about, as this is a
fun one with both wet skid pad in
the morning and slalom sessions in
the afternoon.
Date: Saturday August 23rd, 2003
Event Location: Waterfront Park, North
Vancouver
Event Time: 10:00 am to approx 3:00
pm
Event Cost: Display car fee is $10,
Judged Car fee is $20. Mandatory pre
registration and payment for Judged
cars (those competing for trophies).
Registration: Register and pay for this
event using our karelo registration
system. You can also confirm a spot
by email to [email protected] or
by phone to Rolf at 604-671-5843,
however payment will be required
prior to registration cut off which is
August 18th for judged cars.
Details: This is our annual celebration
of the BMW marque and the cars
owned by our members. It is a
Concours or gathering of our members fine cars for display to the
public, and we also offer a judged
category for those that feel competitive, with trophies awarded for cars
in 7 categories. We will also have a
car detailing demo courtesy of
Autoglym and a selection of new
BMWs courtesy of Park Shore Motors
Ltd., our host dealer. Fun for the
whole family, including our fun
member hosted BBQ with Bavarian
smokies. Be sure to plan to attend.
Register early.
More details on page 18.
Date: Sunday September 14th, 2003
Event Location: A GVRD Park still to be
determined.
Event Time: 10:00 am to approx 3:00
pm
Event Cost: There is no cost for this
event, but you will be asked to bring
some food item to share for the
lunch.
Registration: We would appreciate an
RSVP for this event. You will be able
to register using our Karelo system,
or by email to [email protected]
or by calling Rolf Drommer of
member services @ 604-671-5843
Details: This is a fun day for all club
members. It is family oriented, and
will start at one of our meeting
locations to gather the group, then a
short drive to the designated park to
have a club BBQ and some fun. You
will be asked to bring a salad type
dish or a desert type dish to share to
go with the BBQ. We are still up in
the air on the final park details
depending on GVRD Park reservation
availability, although it will probably
be at Belcarra Park.
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Road Skills at Mission
Wed August 20, 2003
Date: Wednesday August 20th, 2003
Event Location: Mission Raceway Park,
Mission BC.
Event Time: 8:30 am to approx 4:00 pm
Event Cost: Event Fee is $250. Mandatory pre registration and payment.
This course also requires completion
of a Level 1 Car Control session such
as Vehicle Dynamics or Skid Control
Registration: Register and pay for this
event using our karelo registration
system. You can also confirm a spot
by email to [email protected] or
by phone to Rolf at 604-671-5843,
however payment will be required
prior to registration cut off which is
August 12th.
Details: This is a Road Skills driver
training session that focuses on
building various skills and practicing
them in a road course setting. The
session will have room for both
novice Road Skills folks and those
who have taken Road Skills in the
past. The intent is to prepare you for
road touring by practicing various car
control skills in a setting much more
like real highways. Limited to 24
cars. Register early.
Our Driver Training Programs are run and
instructed for us by the professionals at
Driving Unlimited. Some restrictions apply.
Check the Driver Training information on our
web site or call Rolf Drommer @ 604-6715843 or more information.
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Are you on the email list?
2003 Concours and BMW Heritage Celebration
Display and Judging Categories
///M Cars, for all true ///M Cars, M1, M3, M5, M6
3 Series Generation 1 & 2, E21 and E30
3 Series Generation 3 & 4, E36, E46
5, 7 and X Series large sedans
6 and 8 Series Coupes
Roadsters and Cabrios including E30, E36, E46
cabs (non M) and Z3, Z4 and Z8 roadsters
Heritage Class
Vintage Class Cars
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We have a private members only
email list we use to send out event notices
and other pertinent club event information. It is a controlled list, and we work
hard to keep it up to date, clean and SPAM
free. We do not rent out or otherwise
distribute the list.
If you are not currently getting club
email announcements, it may be because
we don’t have your email address on file,
or the one we have is no longer current.
To be added or deleted from the
announcement list, send us an email.
[email protected]
Maintaining Contact
by Rolf Drommer - Member Services
By the time you read this issue of
Ausblick we will be well into our summer
events. If you haven’t been to an event yet
this summer, you owe it to yourself and
your bimmer to attend an event.
Events are what our club is and always
has been about. As you can see from the
many pictures in this issue, we don’t do
meetings in some meeting room, we meet
at club events and have fun.
Recent event attendance has been
great with some events having well over
40 and 50 cars. Most events are even
suitable for the entire family.
But if there is one event you shouldn’t
miss it is our annual Concours and BMW
Heritage Celebration. This year is our 6th
Annual event, and we are counting on
great weather and a large turn out.
As the name suggests, the event is a
‘Concours’ or gathering, and the aim is to
celebrate the fine cars and the heritage of
our marque. Our members are the proud
owners of some 380+ examples of BMWs
finest, and thanks to the BC climate we
have a wonderful cross section from rare
vintage classics, to beloved older daily
drivers as well as many new cars.
The Concours has two main purposes,
first to bring all these fine cars and their
owners together for a fun day, and second
to recognize those members cars that are
well cared for an loved.
To that end we have two categories for
the event, display and judged.
All members are encouraged to at
least attend the event and display their
cars.
For those that enjoy taking extra care
of their cars, we have the judged category,
where members can compete for first,
second and third place trophies in 7 car
classes based on the type and population
of cars in our club. That means a total of
21 trophies are up for grabs.
Competition is fun and serious, but
even well cared for older daily driver cars
stand a good chance. That is because we
recognize that BMWs are meant to be
driven, and our judging criteria includes
a bonus point system for age and mileage
to help level the playing field in the
various classes.
The judged category is only open to
BMW Club members, and yes that
includes member clubs in our region. The
display category is open to all.
We have planned the event to be a fun
family day, with activities such as a
coloring contest for the kids, a member
hosted BBQ, and various displays,
including a new car display courtesy of
our host dealer, and a detailing info
session courtesy of Autoglym Canada.
The event is at scenic Waterfront Park
in North Vancouver, so you get the
Vancouver skyline on one side and the
north shore mountains on the other.
Entry fees ad sponsor support help
cover the cost of the trophies, and part of
the BBQ. In addition our sponsors will be
providing prizes. The prize draw is only for
registered cars, whether display or judged.
In addition the first 60 cars registered
receive a commemorative dash plaque.
The gates open at 10:00 am, and we
ask that all judged and display cars be on
the site and on the grass by 11:00 am. At
11:30 am the judged cars are declared
hands off and judging begins. Judging
should be complete and the awarding of
trophies will start around 2:00 pm
I hope to see all of you there for our
largest ever Concours gathering.
Rolf
6th Annual Concours and BMW Heritage Celebration
An event for all BMW owners and enthusiasts to celebrate our cars
Saturday August 23, 2003
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Waterfront Park, North Vancouver
Entry Fee: Display Cars $10 - Judged Cars $20
pre registration is mandatory for judged category
Host Dealer
Host Detailer
Park Shore
Motors Ltd.
835 Automall Drive
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R8
www.parkshorebmw.com
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Road Skills Driving School - June 5th 2003
June 5, 2003
Photos courtesy of Jess Alfonso and Don Gibson
A sunny warm day greeted the 21
enthusiasts who made it to the Road Skills
Driver Training program at Mission on
June 5th, despite it being a weekday.
After the orientation and warm up
exercises, members got to spend the rest of
the day practicing safe driving skills on
the track under the guidance of the
instructors at Driving Unlimited.
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We try to host at least two or three Road Skills sessions a year. If you missed the June one, there is a session on August 20th, and again
on October. The Road Skills session is part of our graduated Driver Training program and requires completion of a Car Control course or
equivalent before you can attend. The aim is to practice safe driving techniques in a controlled environment.
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German Car Festival June 22, 2003
http://www.bmwccbc.org/gallery/SEA-Concour-2003
June 22, 2003
Despite the early morning sprinkles
(some areas had downpours) members
and enthusiasts from other clubs trekked
to the North Shore Auto Mall for the start
of the 2nd Annual German Car Festival.
Fortunately the weather on the North
Shore was reasonable, and additional
showers held off until the end of the event.
We even had a short period of sunshine.
All told there were well over 100 cars
on the grass at Waterfront Park.
The BMW Car Club of BC was
represented with some 31 members cars of
all varieties, including a strong showing
of 8’s.
Many thanks to Yokohama Tire
Canada who sponsored the event.
Dons M3 cab
Our ‘02 contingent was there.
there was lots ot see
On course briefing prior to a new exercise
another view of our section
we staked our territory
a great overview shot of the entire field of cars looking west across the park
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Ted’s M Coupe
a nice older Porsche
the gull wing got lots of attention
the Smart Car, coming soon?
Yokohama held a prize draw
we even had a Z4
but were best represent by ‘02’s
Yokohama in addition to sponsoring the German Car Fest hoste dhte Tire 7 Wheel Tech session at the end of May.
photos courtesy Thomas Fink
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3rd Annual Member Day
Sunday July 6th, 2003
Our 3rd Annual Member Day was
hosted at Vancouver Auto BMW.
It was a great sunny day, with lots of
interesting cars to look at. The newest rare
car in our club made its official club
appearance. If you were there, you
couldn’t help miss the stunning presence
of Dean’s awesome 1980 M1. Contrasted
with Sultan’s 507 and the great line of
member’s M cars, the 8’s and other fine
BMW’s it kept members busy looking at a
wide variety of BMW heritage. To make
the entire event more fun, Scott Gable and
a crew of helpers tended the BBQ for a
feast of Bavarian smokies.
Dean even gave quite a few members a
drive in his M1. Ear to ear grins were
present as members reluctantly got out of
the car after a short ride.
Many thanks to Vancouver Auto for
providing the setting, and a great
selection of display cars as well as some
wonderful prizes for the draw.
With over 44 cars and 71 members
dropping by, it was a great event.
Dean’s M1 got lots of attention
as did Sultan’s 507
Sophie provided face and body painting
It was Brandon’s first major event.
Scott and crew served a great BBQ
no valet parking here
parked 3 wide
Vancouver Auto provided some great prizes
we had a great display of Thomas’s photos
Photos courtesy Thomas Fink
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the freeway was filled with BMWs
sunshine, great cars and great company made for a fun day.
We would like to thank this year’s host dealer
Vancouver
Auto Ltd.
2040 Burrard St.
Vancouver, BC V6J 3H5
www.vancouverautobmw.com
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6th Annual Duffey Lake Road Tour
Saturday &
Sunday July
12-13, 2003
It is a good
thing Dave
Beddows
prepared the
folks at the
Westmount
Chevron for the
arrival of the group, because at 7:45 am
on Saturday July 12 a convoy of BMWs
arrived to fill the entire Chevron station
lot.
Thirty-four BMWs to be exact, 32 of
which would go on the two day Duffey
Lake Road Tour to explore the great
scenery and roads of the BC Coast
Mountain range. The group included not
only our members, but a selection of
enthusiasts from the BMW CCA PSR club
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and the Portland Club.
At 8:30 am the group departed for
their two day driving adventure. The
pictures speak for themselves. Great roads,
great company, great food. Truly a fun
outing for enthusiasts.
photos by Thomas Fink, Adrian Lee, Jordan
Balbirne, Terry Morris, Dave Griffiths and
Carnivore Catering
top of the world BMW parking lot at 1920 meter elevation in Manning Park.
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The on-going story of a vintage racer with a BMW 2002
After 12 days on the road, the pig and
I are home safe and sound. She ran
flawlessly over 3 days in Seattle last
weekend, and just completed another 3
days in Portland.
Seattle's Pacific Raceways (aka SIR)
was home to the NorthWest Historics, with
over 280 cars participating, rumoured to
be 10,000 spectators, and over $300k US
raised for the Children's Hospital of
seattle. Over and over again, I found
myself saying 'this is nuts'. Crowds made
it an ordeal just to get out of the paddock,
there were 15 original 1970-era TransAm
cars (rumblerumble) and a Ferrari Enzo
that just happened by.
The pig got placed in the medium
bore historic group, 1963-1970 under 2.0
cars, so in a field of 44(!) cars, over half
were 911's. Is it fair to place a sports car
like that against a sedan like a 2002? I
think not. I managed to finish mid-pack
thanks to rock-solid reliability and a bit of
local knowledge, and finished 2nd among
the 4 '02's there.
Next up, the Baxter Historics at
Portland. This seemed to be almost as
large as the previous weekend, and many
of the California crowd made it to both
events. I took part in the Vintage sedan
Racing Group (VSRG) 2.5 challenge race.
It was kinda cool being the featured group
of the weekend, but I wasn't prepared for
the level of preparation from the competitors. The VSRG is mainly a Californian
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thing with 2002's, Alfa GTV's and Giulias,
Cortinas, Escorts, lots of evil 510's, and
even an RX3. These guys are wicked fast.
Rumour had it that the leaders all had at
least 220hp out of their 4 cyl units, and I
believe it. The lap times were under 1:30,
which was faster than all but the V8's and Formula cars. The pig and a
few of the mortal Alfas ran between
1:40 and 1:45, so we lost sight of the
leaders quick.
Oh yeah, did I mention that John
Morton (1972 TransAm Under 2.0
National Champion) was an honorary
invited participant in his original BRE
Datsun 510? He passed me on the back
straight at around 150mph (his speed, not
mine), pulled in front of me with 6" to
spare so that he could line up the next
turn, and looked like he could have been
yawning the whole time. 'I am not
worthy, I am not worthy'. Other drivers of
note were Kevin McKee who now also
drives in Speedvision's Touring car series
for the Realtime team, and Jeff Hecox, a
senior engineer at Dinan. To give you an
idea what a Dinan engineer is like, he had
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his own scales so that he could balance
the car down to the pound at each corner,
and taped over 40% of his grill because he
had calculated that the aerodynamic
benefit outweighed a few degrees of
cooling efficiency. Uh-huh.
Still, I qualified 13th out of 24 cars.
How is that possible you ask? Well, I'm
beginning to understand that Tortoise/
hare thing. Some of these cars were so
highly strung (as were a few drivers that
had a few mishaps) that some didn't last
long, and the pig soldiered on by. Did
someone say that german cars outlast
italian and english ones?
Anyway, I didn't run in the main event
sunday afternoon. After seeing some of the
midpack competitors play smash-up derby
in the qualifying race, and a slower Alfa I
was hoping to catch pack up and go
home, I decided to do the same. I was
exhausted from 6 days of racing in 11
days, and Portland's a long way from
home - especially when you're towing.
Overall, the pig was great. I (like
everyone) have a list of things I'd like to
get, but top of the list is a new diff.
Having a tall rear-end (feel funny saying
that) stinks. Everyone else in '02's had
4.11s, and I have a 3.67. The difference is
huge. They pull out of corners like I'm
standing still, and that's everything. I
also learned that having a fully-locked
diff isn't what it's cracked up to be. That's
another story.
Next on the list would be a decent (not
cherry) set of grills. Mine lost some slats
by the end of the weekend, and it makes
me feel like I lost a tooth. They had
obviously been damaged before I got the
car. Those Aluminum grills are hard to
repair, so if you want to sell a set of decent
early grills for a 2002, let me know. You
could make the pig smile with confidence
once again!
That's all for now. I'm tired and
going to bed. Hope to be out next on
August 17 at Mission.
Ron
‘The Pig’’ looks great in it’s new color scheme.
For those of you who don’t already know, our
club has a very strong ‘02 contingent, with
some 20 ‘02s that are proudly owned and
driven by members.
In addition most of these members and about
30 more (Internet based) ‘02 enthusiasts run
a special interest group for their cars. The BC
02 Group.
It is an Internet based group of enthusiasts in
support of their cars. Along with coming to
various club events, they also do some
special interest events of their own.
For more info visit their web site which is
maintained and operated by Zenon Holtz, a
club member and former director.
http://www.zeebuck.com/02bc/
Our goal is to have more special interest
groups in the near future.
photos by Ron Dempsey and Zenon Holtz
Yes, that’s young Nolan, catching a nap between dad’s races.
Volume 6 No. 3 2003
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Seattle Concours
Saturday July 26, 2003
A group of die hard be Enthusiasts met
at the Custer Rest Stop just across the
border before 8:00am to head to Renton
WA to participate in the 23rd Annual
Seattle Club Concours and Picnic
It was the second major club outing
for Dean and the M1 and he was rewarded
for his efforts with a first place in his class.
Deans M1 got a lot of attention, even though it has been at the Seattle event before, but this time it
was driven all the way from BC.
Some of our BC 8’s attended the event
A rare Glas BMW with V8 power.
Nancy Chaynne Martin’s 1937 Fraser Nash
BMW, owned since 1949.
6 Series cars were in abundance as the featured car.
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Volume 6 No. 3 2003
6th Annual Concours and BMW Heritage Celebration
An event for all BMW owners and enthusiasts to celebrate our cars
2003 Concours and BMW Heritage Celebration
Display and Judging Categories
Saturday August 23, 2003
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Waterfront Park, North Vancouver
///M Cars, for all true ///M Cars, M1, M3, M5, M6,
M Coupe, M Roadster
Entry Fee: Display Cars $10 - Judged Cars $20
pre registration is mandatory for judged category
3 Series Generation 3 & 4, E36, E46
The purpose of our ‘Concours’ or
gathering is to recognize and appreciate
the wide variety of much loved BMW
vehicles that are proudly owned by our
members.
Participants are encouraged to bring
their BMWs and proudly show them at the
largest BMW gathering in BC.
Whether your car is a daily driver or
an exotic, or heaven forbid even a garage
queen, we have a place for you and your
car.
Most folks will probably just enter the
display class to show their beloved car.
However some like to really keep their cars
clean, and for you we have a judged class
where you can compete for one of the 22
trophies that will be available (see the
class breakdown at right) Because BMWs
are meant to be driven, our Concours is
not a finicky true concour d’Elegance like
3 Series Generation 1 & 2, E21 and E30
5, 7 and X Series large sedans
Pebble Beach and others, however the
competition can get very tough, as we try
to level the playing filed by offering bonus
points for mileage and age.
All judged and most of the display
entries (the first 40) will receive a
commemorative dash plaque.
In addition to all the member cars on
display, we’ll have a BMW display provide
by our host dealer, Park Shore Motors Ltd.,
and a short detailing info session hosted
by Autoglym. We also expect to have some
other vendor displays.
We’ll also be hosting a member BBQ
so you won’t go hungry during the course
of the event.
6 and 8 Series Coupes
Roadsters and Cabrios including E30, E36, E46
cabs (non M) and Z3, Z4 and Z8 roadsters
Heritage Class (not used this year)
Vintage Class Cars
Host Dealer
Park Shore
Motors Ltd.
835 Automall Drive
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R8
www.parkshorebmw.com
The Ultimate
Detailing session provided by:
Entry Fees:
Display Cars $10
Judged Cars $20
pre registration is mandatory for judged
category
On-line registration via our web site
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Behind the Wheel
Order your Grill Badge Now!
Road Safety Info from the good folks at the
Central Island Highway Patrol section of the
RCMP
Frustrated by Obeying the Rules
An actual sample grill badge, as opposed to the proof graphic in the inset.
It has been just over a year since we
started the grill badge project and found
the German company Carl Poellath Münz
und Prägewerk Schrobenhausen GmbH &
Co. KG that makes possibly the best grill
badges in the world. At least for German
cars like our BMWs. (They have been in
business since 1780.)
In the time since first contact, we’ve
exchanged plenty of emails, faxes, phone
calls and yes we even managed a tour of
their factory thanks to Thomas being in
the right place at the right time on a trip
to Germany.
Progress to date is that we paid for the
die costs and got initial samples made.
The news is the samples are terrific.
The grill badges are high quality
precision die stamped, nickel plated, and
then the colors are applied and the finish
is baked, for a high quality baked enamel
end product that will stand up to years of
use on your car.
We have in hand 3 proof samples
(done in epoxy instead of baked enamel)
so you can get an idea of what the
finished product will look and feel like.
Truly a high quality piece that you
can proudly mount on your car or use to
mount on a plaque in your den or what
have you. Every member should buy one.
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Here are the order details you need to
know:
We need to order 100 pieces. The price
is ¤ 29 (Euros) so depending on the
exchange when we pay the bill, that
should equate to about $45 CDN. The
final price won’t be known until we are
finished with importing them.
We have orders for 44 units in hand so
far. Thomas and Rolf will gladly take your
order for one or more units, and we will
set up an order and deposit option using
our Karelo system.
Be sure to ask to see the samples at an
event, and we are sure you’ll want to order
a grill badge for yourself. (Restricted to
members only.)
Actual size of the grill badge is 61 mm wide
by 76 mm tall. They are 3 mm thick. This is
no flimsy tin badge. Nickel plated with baked
enamel finish is what we have chosen. They
come with two attachment holes.
Volume 6 No. 3 2003
The number of driving complaints we
receive is on the rise. The people who are
making them observe that since the end
of the photo radar program driving
behaviour on our highways has become
visibly worse. They also lament the fact
that when they attempt to follow the
traffic rules they seem to be one of the few
drivers out there that are trying to do
things properly.
The most common complaint involves
the speed limit. Drivers say that when they
try to follow it, the rest of the traffic seems
to be zooming by as if they were standing
still. Those that are stopped for speeding
try to point to other traffic and complain
that the other driver was going faster still.
It doesn't seem to register that if they were
following the limit, I would be dealing
with the other driver that they are
complaining about rather than them.
Following too closely is probably the
second common complaint. It is closely
related to an inability to follow the speed
limit as drivers attempt to bulldoze those
ahead of them out of the way. Those that
do allow proper following distance see it
disappear as other drivers wedge themselves into the gap even though it is
unlawful to change lanes when doing so
would affect other traffic.
Failure to signal weighs in at number
three on the list. If you don't tell other
traffic what you intend to do sufficiently
in advance of doing it, how can they
exercise courtesy to assist you or avoid you
if you make a mistake? Put the cell phone
down and use that hand to operate the
signal lever, and check the bulbs regularly
to see that they are working.
To those drivers who try to obey the
laws I encourage you to continue. You are
part of the solution to the problems on
our highways. To those that don't, you are
part of the problem. You are also my job
security. Keep and eye on your rearview
mirror, I'll be stopping by to say thank
you.
Note: This column is based on traffic law for
the Province of British Columbia current at
the time of writing. These laws may be
different in other jurisdictions.
Reference links may be found at: http://
www.island.net/~cihp/column.html.
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Sponsors Directory
Support your Club Sponsors.
We’d like to remind you that thanks to the
contributions of the corporate members in our club,
we are able to provide additional services without
raising the cost of membership. In addition to
hosting Tech Sessions, Corporate contributions help to
defray many club costs. The additional amount that
Corporate Members pay to have their ads in our
newsletter have a positive impact on the services we
offer.
The next time you need a product or service for
your BMW, check with these people first to see if they
can help fill your needs. Support the people that
support your club. Should you be a sponsor?
BMW Car Club of BC Corporate Members and their
companies
Dr. Patrick Lum
Member #0006
Granville Centre for Dental Wellness
8357 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4Z8
Phone 604-261-8164
Fax 604-261-8127
Danny Kok
Member #0124
Driving Unlimited
22848 - 127th Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 1Z6
Phone 604-828-5450
Fax 604-538-0595
If you haven’t got a club T-shirt yet, don’t
hesitate, we have them in stock.
Our T-Shirts are a locally produced top quality
pre-shrunk cotton product produced in
Vancouver by Aero Garment Sizes available
include small, medium, large, x-large, and
XX-large.
You can find out more, by visiting the Club
Gear link on our web site, or by emailing us
at [email protected] or by contacting Rolf or
Thomas.
Don’t miss out. Place your orders now!
You can order and pay for your T-shirt by
credit card on our web site.
Scott Walker
Member #0129
No. 1 Collision Inc.
12420 Vulcan Way, Richmond, BC V6V 1J8
Phone 604-231-9614
Fax 604-231-9624
Bernd Moller
Member #0169
MB Euromotors Ltd.
344 West 7th Avenue, Vancover, BC V5Y 1M4
Phone 604-874-0744
Fax 604-874-4789
Scott Gable
Member #0535
Investment Planning Counsel of Canada
1591 Foster Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3J 2N3
Phone 604-939-2345
Fax -604-939-2350
Mike Goertz
Member #0581
Nixon Automotive
6435 Buller Avenue, Burnaby, BC V6S 4S1
Phone 604-432-9333
Fax 604-432-9334
Robert Dunlop
Member #0648
Dunlop Automotive
352 E. Esplanade Ave , North Vancouver, BC V7L
1A4
Phone 604-985-8836
Duncan J Pearce
Member #0650
The Urban Garage
1439 Clyde Avenue , West Vancouver, BC V7T
1E9
Phone 604-913-1999
Fax 604-913-1998
Morton Koch
Member #0660
Tire Trends.com Ent. Ltd
Unit #1 3005 Murray St , Port Moody, BC V7T 1E9
Phone 604-469-8473 Web www.trietrends.com
Dave Rurak
Member #0704
Ralph’s Radio. Ltd
220 East 1st Avenue , Vancouver, BC V5T 1A5
Phone 604-879-4281 Web www.ralphsradio.com
Terry Bucknell
Member #0709
Autoglym Canada Ltd
208-20701 Langley Bypass , Langley, BC V3A 5E8
Phone 604-533-5579 Web www.autoglym.com
Ausblick Deadline Dates and
Info
Our remainder of 2003 issue schedule is as
follows:
Ausblick V6 no 4
Ausblick V6 no 5
Ausblick V6 no 6
September, 15 2003
October 31, 2003
November 28, 2003
British Columbia BMW Contacts and Dealership Locator
Information provided by BMW Canada Western Regional Office
Phone 604-270-4269 Fax 604-270-2354 100 - 13091 Vanier Place, Richmond, B.C. V6V 2J1
Auto West BMW
Phone 604-273-2217 Fax 604-273-9663
13720 Smallwood Place, Richmond, B.C. V6V
1W8
Park Shore Motors BMW
Phone 604-985-9344 Fax 604-985-9114
835 Automall Drive, North Vancouver, B.C. V7P
3R8
Vancouver Auto BMW
Phone 604-732-3767 Fax 604-732-6191
5th at Burrard, Vancouver, B.C. V6V 1W8
Brian Jessel BMW
Phone 604-936-8595 Fax 604-936-6755
688 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, BC V3K 3S6
Our club appreciates the support we get from BMW Canada and the local dealers as they help host
club events and provide prizes and other considerations for events hosted by the BMW Car Club of BC
Volume 6 No. 3 2003
Victoria BMW
Phone 250-995-9250 Fax 250-995-9251
1101 Yates Street Victoria, B.C. V8V 3N1
John Valk BMW (Motorcycles)
Phone 604-731-5505 Fax 604-5532
1968 W. 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1L9
Pacific BMW (Motorcycles)
Phone 604-276-2552 Fax 604-276-0345
21000 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, B.C. V6V 2S9
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Where did the Classified
Ads go?
Kim Spencer
RES: (604) 228-1208
Harry Wiedmayer
DEXTER ASSOCIATES
REALTY
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3479 Dunbar Street
Vancouver BC V6S 2C3
TEL: (604) 228-9339
FAX: (604) 228-9330
“Always ready to be of service.”
Serving the Lower Mainland since 1980
TM
FINANCIAL PLANNING PROFESSIONALS
The Concept Team
www.cfpteam.com
Scott Gable, CFP
Harry Tubbs, CFP
David Colhoun, CFP
Tom Watson, CFP
Education, Financial Plans, Investments, Insurance
IPC Investment Corporation
Tel: (604) 939-2345
Our classified ads section has gone on-line
and is now available electronically as a self serve
portion of our new electronic forum on our web
site.
So many of our members have web access,
and in this day and age, print adds can be out of
date by the time you get the newsletter.
In addition to easy and free posting access for
members, non members and visitors to our site
can browse your ads increasing exposure beyond
just that of the distribution afforded in Ausblick.
Our members also have access to the BMW Club of
Canada web site which also has an electronic
forum with a classified ads section, thus
increasing your exposure to all Canadian BMW
enthusiasts.
If you do not have web access, and would like
an ad posted on your behalf, please contact Rolf
Drommer or Thomas Fink, and we’ll arrange to
post on your behalf.
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Advertising rates and information
For information on advertising in Ausblick, please
contact Rolf Drommer or Thomas Fink via phone or by
email at [email protected], and we can provide
you with ad rates and info.
We also have advertising info on our website at
www.bmwccbc.org
Deadline for the Vol. 6 no. 4 2003 issue of
Ausblick is Sept. 15, 2003
Ausblick is published 6 times a year by the BMW Car
Club of BC. Office of Publication PO Box 3452, 349 W.
Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V6B 3Y4. Subscription to the
newsletter is only available as part of membership in the
BMW Car Club of BC.
© 2003 BMW Car Club of BC
visit our web site
www.bmwccbc.org
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Top of the Lane
Ultra-High Per for mance at its Best
Derived from our
legendary AVS wet racing
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the extreme performance
insistent in mind.
Excellent aquaplaning
resistance.
Y and W speed rating.
16, 17, 18, 19 and
20 inches wheels.
Blessed with the most
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the road, it takes street
tuning to a new level.
Outstanding steering
response.
Z speed-rating.
16, 17, 18 and 19 inches
wheels.
It’s for those who dream of performance
but demand everyday driving comfort,
durability and precise handling,
at an affordable price.
H, V and W speed rating.
14, 15, 16, 17 and
18 inches wheels.
Détails en magasin
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How do you want to drive?
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