Events on the Horizon

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The Newsletter of the Tidewater Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America
May • June 2006
Events on the
Horizon...
May 6th Vintage Cars Lewisville, NC
May 20th Club Rally
May 20th-22nd PCA First Settlers
Region - VIR
May 27th Vintage at the
Vineyard
May 20th-22nd PCA First Settlers
Region - VIR
June 10 Chapter Picnic
Carlos
Diaz-Estrada,
Regional
Vice President.
Guest Speaker at the 2006
Annual Banquet.
July 23rd-28th Oktoberfest
Grand Rapids, MI
OFFICERS & KEY PEOPLE
President
Bill Oates..............................(757) 456-9923
[email protected]
Vice President
Gary Wickstrand ..................(757) 496-1089
[email protected]
Secretary
Glenn Martin ........................(757) 479-0456
[email protected]
Treasurer
Ed Delanis............................(757) 496-8720
[email protected]
Activities & Membership Chairman
Bob Parsons .........................(757) 587-7423
[email protected]
Inside This Issue
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Calendar of Events
New Members
Driving Skills Clinic
President’s Corner
Oktoberfest
BMW Alpina B7
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Let’s Go Racing
2006 5er Fest
New iPod Interface
Patina Digest
Golf Tournament
Food Bank
Member-At-Large
Kempton Shields ..................(804) 785-6520
[email protected]
Communications Director
Bob Eveleigh........................(757) 491-0955
[email protected]
Webmeister
Curt Kiser.............................(757) 410-4321
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Peter Florance ......................(757) 496-0537
[email protected]
Driving School Events Chairman
Mike Sackett.........................(757) 816-0451
[email protected]
Chief Instructor
Bob Brochu...........................(757) 430-8124
[email protected]
Tech Session Chairman
John Eggleston .....................(757) 473-1685
[email protected]
Autocross Chairman
Bob Brochu...........................(757) 430-8124
[email protected]
BMW Classics Chairman
Steve Waddell ......................(757) 539-1305
[email protected]
Peninsula Rep
Jim Waldeck .........................(757) 229-0836
[email protected]
Outer Banks N.C. Rep
Jack Robey ...........................(252) 480-3356
[email protected]
Rally/Cruising
Jim Waldeck .........................(757) 229-0836
and
Joe Bivins .............................(757) 481-7338
[email protected]
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Calendar of Events
We have events for most every interest in motor sports. If you don’t see something
you like, contact a Chapter Officer with suggestions for new events or use the Feedback
Form on our web site. Our goal is simple – Provide BMW owners and their families with
a wide variety of events, encourage greater participation by spouses and young drivers
and schedule “fun” events to relax and unwind from the daily pace at work.
Listed below are chapter events scheduled for the next few months. These include
events (shown in italics) held by other organizations that our members regularly attend
and may be of interest to you. For members interested in High Performance Driving
Events (HPDE), racing and additional autocross opportunities, please see the “Track
Junkies” section of our Web Site – www.tidewaterbmwcca.org
May
6 Vintage Cars (Pre-1983) at the Westbend Vineyard in Lewisville, NC. This
will be a special event for the 2002 (E10) & 320 (E21) series cars with the Virginia,
NC and other Regional 2002 Cult groups. Activities include wine tasting, swap
meet, show and shine, live music, lunch, and fun in the sun, contact is Scott Sturdy at
[email protected] or Steve Waddell at [email protected] or
757-539-1305.
6 (Saturday) – Tech Session at Sports & Imports 1800 Park Avenue, Chesapeake.
Contact John Eggleston at [email protected] or 757-473-1685.
Track Junkies, get your inspections completed before going to VIR! . Look for
more info and maps on the chapter website.
20 (Saturday) – Club rally starting from Suffolk/Bowers Hill area. NEW!
9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m - We’ll meet and have an enjoyable drive through a new
path of curvy roads to the West, followed by a group lunch. This is a new route!
Contact: Joe Bivins, 757-481-7338, or e-mail at [email protected]. This
event was rescheduled from Feb 18.
20-22 (Saturday – Monday) PCA First Settlers Region Virginia International
Raceway high performance driving school. See http://vista.pca.org/fst/ for event
information.
27 (Saturday) for Vintage at the Vineyards. It is a premier vintage event on the
east coast. Westbend Vineyards, Lewisville, N.C. www.vintageatthevineyards.zoomshare.com. The event organizer is Scott Sturdy. [email protected]
28 (Friday – Sunday) 5er Fest 2005 is an annual event dedicated to BMW e12 and
E28 5-Series automobiles and their devoted owners! The 2005 event will be held at
the Tire Rack Center. Events to include technical sessions, autocross, group photo,
awards and trophies, factory tours, banquets, parties and more! Details and information available at the 5er Fest 2005 Web site: http://www.5erfest2005.org
June
10 (Saturday) – Chapter Picnic may be held in New Kent County this year and
hosted by our very own Kempton Shields. More to come on this as it gets firmed
up. Bob Parsons at [email protected] or 757-587-7423. Look for
the info and map on the chapter website.
24 (Saturday) – Tech session at Courthouse Imports in Virginia Beach. Contact
John Eggleston at [email protected] or 757-473-1685. Look
for more info and maps on the chapter website.
Welcome
to our New Members
W Abdallah
Jeff Martin
Janine Allen
Kendric McKnight
Teresa Armato
Michael McOwen
Tony Armato
Meghan Mitchell
Gerardo Baustista
Frank Morrison
Tom Bowyer
Richard Muller
Debrah Brown
Michelle Muller
Walter Brown
Wayne Newton
Marvin Burns
William Palmer
James Callier
Lindsay Parker
Richard Carlson
Edsil Porter
Eugene Carter
Brenda Prater
Darrell Cary
Sean Quill
Kenneth Cavallari
Shuvon Ray
Saundra Copeland
Spencer Roberts
Agur Davis
Lisa Marie Samaha
Leo DeLeon
Kurt Sanders
Amy DeLeon
John Sanders
Bryan Eberhardt
Phil Savas
Debbie Fisher
Ashlyn Scott
Chuck Garcia
Anthony Scott
Gwendolyn Godlock Kwi Shen
Brian Guilbault
John Smith
Harbas Hajro
Uwe Steinhau
Jeffrey Hansberger
Lori Steinhau
Patrick Hart
Toni Stoneman
Benjamin Heffner
Karen Summers
Lewis Hymon
Richard Summers
Nadav Ibi
Maurice Thompson
Calvin Johnson
Mary Thompson
Gergory Jones
William Trimmer
Cassell Jones
Nhie Van Trung
L.M. Jones
Mark Wainwright
Frank Jones
James Ward
Linwood Jones
Debra Warfield
Andy Kim
Matthew Williams
Jon Kristof
Maurice Young
Ava Lampley
Lior Zait
Mary Lattmer
The Charitable Events Committee is supporting the Foodbank of
Southeastern Virginia for 2006. You can support this effort by bringing
canned goods to any Chapter event. Bob Parsons is heading up the
Committee. For more information or to volunteer to help the Committee,
please contact Bob Parsons
[email protected]
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Michael Leanzo
Zanovia Lowe
Marshall Mabie
Susan Macgras
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VIR Sponsors April Driving
session with instructor John Redding. There, they learned
Skills Clinic
about weight transfer, traction, hand position, and the allBy: Peter Florance
important skill of looking-ahead.
The Chapter held its first Driving Skills Clinic of 2006
Saturday, April 15. This was our first school at our new site,
Newport News/Williamsburg
International Airport.
Unlike our 2004 and
2005 clinics at
Pungo Airfield,
the airport site
is huge with
fresh smooth
concrete.
Meanwhile the third group drove the course’s skid-pad,
braking and cornering drills. During the breaks, instructors took students for rides on the course. This was quite
popular with both. I apologize to my student-rider for any
excess ‘enthusiasm’ on my part.
Contributions
from our sponsor,
Virginia International
Raceway (VIR), made it
possible to secure this great new
site. VIR is a 3.27-mile natural-terrain
road racing circuit situated on the banks
of the Dan River near Danville, Virginia.
VIR also provided us with a school banner
and lots of track freebies and posters for the
student and instructors.
The 22 students and 15
instructors showed up
early and ready to roll.
Although the morning
began dark and wet,
the chapter holds this
school, ‘rain or shine’.
Well shine it did.
After a about an hour
or so, the sun broke
out. Those who brought
sunscreen were digging
for it. The sky was clear and
bright for the rest of the day.
This was a good, large course
for us, with no walls or
other barriers nearby.
This allowed students and
instructors to drive comfortably. In fact, the club
doubled their inventory of
safety cones to accommodate the large pad the airport loaned us for the clinic.
As the students were mostly beginners, those students attended a classroom
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The club provided lunch by on-site, which gave
students and instructors a chance to chat about the
morning’s experience. After lunch, we combined
the three drills into one course. The students and
instructors worked on ‘putting it all
together’.
Commented student Jack
Hornbeck: “On Saturday
April 15, after many years
of threatening to do it and
with some trepidation, I
finally showed up at the
Chapter’s Driving School at
NN/Williamsburg Airport. I say
“threaten” because for one thing,
I thought I knew how to handle a car
pretty well and secondly, at my stage in life, I
was not anxious to possibly have someone
half my age yelling in my ear because
I screwed up somewhere. Well, I was
very pleasantly surprised.”
“In summary, it was a great time,
but more importantly, a great
learning experience. My instructor, Peter Florance, sure knows
his stuff and it showed. The entire
clinic was well planned and executed.
Moreover, I did find out that no, I don’t
know (or did not know) how to handle a
car as well as I thought. And yes, I sure
have a bit more confidence in my
abilities now.”
Chief instructor Bob Brochu
commented: “Special thanks to
all of the instructors and helpers that help put on this event.
We could not have held the
school without their help. Wait
until next year; we have some great
ideas to make our driving schools
even more fun.”
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President’s Page
By: Bill Oates
A couple of weeks ago I drove the new 325 as part of
the Susan G. Komen Drive for the Cure. I was struck by
What Where They Thinking?
the absent of a temperature gauge. For someone who
has suffered an overheating car, I would like as much
All new BMW’s are now driven by wonderfully inventive
warning as possible, so a temperature gauge is essential
technologies. BMW will tell you that new ideas such
to me. The second thing is more maddening because it
as I Drive, SMG, and BlueTooth phone systems are the
is so unnecessary. My wife has a 1997 528i with a leak
wave of the future. Since the car company would like
in the windshield washer reservoir. I took it to Atlantic
to bring new customers into the BMW family and new
Autowerks thinking it was a simple fix. Turns out, in order
customers expect innovation, they are no doubt correct
to see what the problem is, the car needed to go up on
in moving in this direction. To be
the lift. While on the lift, the inner
“The future will no doubt bring fender panel must be removed
competitive with what’s coming
from the Asian marketplace surely
to gain access to the water bottle.
means that company like BMW must even more radical ideas to the
This turns a simple inexpensive
to bring innovative ideas to willing
fix into a complicated, more
driving public. ”
consumers.
expensive fix. What were they
thinking?
The future will no doubt bring even more radical ideas to
the driving public. Things that will soon go mainstream
These kinds of car issues drive me crazy, but as I think
are headlights that move and video cameras that show
about the overall ownership experience, I would still
you what is behind you. The most amazing thing that
drive a BMW than not. I was telling someone recently
will probably happen is your car will be able to drive
that whenever I start my car I always do so with the
you anywhere you would like to go. You will become
door open so I can hear the engine fire up. This kind of
the passenger <shudder>. Given this oncoming glut
behavior probably suggests that I will always have a
of technical prowess, I wonder if BMW should not pay
BMW in the garage or that I am totally gone around the
attention to the little things. Two things come to mind.
bend.
Driving School...
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“Stay tuned in to the DasKummet and our website, www.
tidewaterbmwcca.org for future events. Remember; sign
up early! More people are finding out how much fun it is at
our new site; the events will be filling up quickly”
You feel that you can’t wait until then? Have we already
‘hooked’ you? Then come out to the one of the local autocrosses sponsored by groups in our ‘Links’ section of our
website, www.tidewaterbmwcca.org <http://www.tidewaterbmwcca.org>. Or for something a little faster, try one of
the high performance driving events (HPDE) at VIR. Check
out our calendar on page 3 for upcoming events.
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National Oktoberfest
2006
Register today! http://www.bmwcca.org/Oktoberfest.
BMW CCA
The first step in planning any family vacation is deciding where and when you are going. It is best to decide at
least six months prior to leaving. Decided yet? How about
Oktoberfest 2006 in Grand Rapids, Michigan? Family vacations can include hitting the slopes or lying on a
beach but, for a vacation that may just become a family
tradition – join us for BMW CCA’s 36th Oktoberfest – and
celebration of BMW’s Six Series.
Crossing America to join your fellow bimmerphiles
will likely turn out to be the most memorable few weeks
of your lives. To feel the sheer immensity and geography
of our country is reason enough to go – but sharing in the
unique camaraderie is an unparalleled pleasure. You’ll
have the fun of being together and seeing all the things
you’ve only heard about and every day offers a new adventure.
Don’t delay – All events are available on a first come-first
served basis. The BMW Car Club and its North Central
chapters extend an invitation to all BMW CCA members,
their families and guests to attend Oktoberfest July 23-28,
2006 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Gearheads will have a blast – the drivers school will take
place at famed Gingerman Raceway and is hosted by
the Motor City Chapter, well-known for their outstanding
driving events. The Safety School, conducted by Oktoberfest veteran, Randy Everson will be held in Grand
Rapids as will the Michiana ChapterAutocross - featuring
high-speed straights and tricky turns. The concours is on
the plaza just minutes away from the Amway Grand hotel.
Grand Lady Riverboat,
one of attractions in Grand Rapids.
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BMW ALPINA B7:
BMW and ALPINA, Germany’s Renowned
Performance Specialists, Create a New High
Performance 7 Series Model
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 16, 2006…Committed
to developing the best performing vehicles in the luxury
market, BMW with ALPINA has created a special high
performance version of BMW’s 7 Series luxury sedan.
The 2006 BMW ALPINA B7 brings together the luxury,
pioneering design, and
advanced technology
of the 7 Series Sedan
with the scintillating
performance of a
supercharged, 500hp V-8
engine.
To power the BMW
ALPINA B7, ALPINA
specially developed a
higher-performance
version of BMW’s 4.4liter, 90-degree V-8
engine and mated it to
a 6-speed automatic
transmission featuring steering wheel mounted shift
controls. The motor produces 500 horsepower at
5,500 rpm along with maximum torque of 516 lbs.-ft. at
4,250 rpm, and propels the B7 from 0-60 mph in a mere
4.8 seconds. ALPINA 21-inch wheels carry Z-rated
performance tires, while the sport-tuned suspension
includes Active Roll Stabilization. The B7 aerokit
includes a rear spoiler to improve stability, handling, and
performance at high speeds.
ALPINA was established in 1964 as an official and
approved “ennobler” of BMW automobiles. Their
tradition is to take production BMWs and make them
even more appealing to connoisseurs of automotive
finery.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the
United States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars
NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The
BMW Group in the United States has grown to include
marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for
the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE
brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial
design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon
Valley and various other operations throughout the
country. BMW Manufacturing
Co., LLC in South Carolina
is part of BMW Group’s
global manufacturing
network and is the exclusive
manufacturing plant for all
Z4 Roadster and X5 Sports
Activity Vehicles. The BMW
Group sales organization
is represented in the U.S.
through networks of 340
BMW passenger car centers,
327 BMW Sports Activity
Vehicle centers, 148 BMW
motorcycle retailers, 80 MINI
passenger car dealers, and
25 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding
Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North,
Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake,
New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to
consumers via the Internet at:
www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
With this new model, BMW will raise the benchmark
for the segment in terms of performance, refinement,
technology, and luxury. Approximately 200 US-version
cars are planned for the 2006 model year, with a release
date in July 2006.
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VIR, Spec E30’s, Rain, Snow, Ice!!...
Let’s Go Racing!
evil bone chilling cold that only artic explorers could
By: George Perry
Every year NASA holds its integral event in Mid February
at VIR (Virginia International Raceway). This time of year
can be a spotty time for a race weekend. Since this was
the first Spec E30 race of the season and the weather
forecast was, let’s just say less than optimal, I was more
than a little apprehensive about the weekend’s chances
for fun and success.
Racing, even with friends,
is always fraught with
a certain amount of
healthy anxiety,
excitement and
risk. As drivers first
come back to the
after a long winter
hiatus, everyone’s
driving skills are
rusty. Additionally,
the cars are untested
and the potential for
the unexpected looms large.
Hustling a high performance machine
around a racecourse is a perishable skill.
Those skills, if not used, are all too easily
forgotten. During the season’s first event,
it’s not unusual to see drivers fall victim to the
occasional off-track excursion and brush against
a tire wall. Oh yea, I forgot to mention that doing it in
the snow and rain exponentially adds to the tension.
The weekend schedule called for the Competition
Licensing School, otherwise known as Comp School, on
Friday. This school was followed by a 40-minute sprint
race and 3-½ hour enduro on Saturday and Sunday
respectively. Friday was ‘picture perfect’ with track
temperatures in the mid 70’s and not a cloud in the sky.
Most of the racers driving on Friday participated in the
test-and-tune to knock the rust off and make sure our,
bimmers were up to the challenge of the long weekend.
In addition, we had two E30 drivers entered in the Comp
School, Scott Ferguson, another Porsche convert, pass
with flying colors. The other driver unfortunately gave a
slower Miata a ‘love tap’ in the famous Oak Tree corner;
officials asked the driver to come back again after
getting a little more seat time.
Saturday morning we showed up for the 7:30am drivers
meeting and the weather conditions could not have
been more different from the day before. Gone were
the warm and sunny conditions that had greeted us.
Instead, we faced an ominous heavy overcast and an
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appreciate. After the drivers meeting a very-personable
David Wallens of Grassroots Motorsports magazine
asked Dave Pallister, Carter Hunt, Carlton Goldthwaite
and I, to arrange our cars on the skid-pad for a photo
shoot. After David took many pictures of the cars…and
of us clowning around, we drove back to the paddock to
prepare for the morning warm-up session.
We gathered around our cars warming up engines
and began making last minute preparations. The Spec
E30’s fielded a very respectable 12 cars ready to race
regardless of what Mother Nature had in store.
Unfortunately, one of our racers, Vic Hall from the
Salazar racing stable noticed that his car was
missing badly. A quick inspection reviled
a broken rocker arm. In true “club racer”
spirit, Dave Pallister of DP Motorwerks (a
competing team owner) jumped in and lent
his technical expertise, making a speedy
repair to Vic’s ailing 325i. With that behind us,
we gathered our E30’s on grid for practice.
Once on track the cold temperatures
made getting heat into the tires a
futile endeavor. Thus far, we hadn’t
had any rain or snow, so at least the
track was dry. Even so, conditions
were slick; it was like driving on
black ice. Times were pathetically
slow and I started to wonder if the
weekend was going to be a wash. Then
things really got bad. The day prior, the forecasters
called for rain/snow mix to start around 10:00am. For
once, the weather guessers guessed right. The skies
opened up with what might describe as a light blizzard.
During the second practice-session both Dave Pallister
and I opted not to run our cars in the snow, hoping
that conditions would improve later in the day. That
turned out to be a big mistake. I soon learned that the
qualifying session was cancelled because of the weather
and that the practice times would determine the starting
order for the race. The grid was set and since we opted
out of the snow session, we were at the back of it; 11th
and 12th starting position for the race.
The weather continued to be a factor but luckily, by race
time the conditions improved slightly. NASA Officials
debated on whether to re-open the track. In the end,
they decided that we were there to race, so that’s what
we did. With all 12 cars on grid, we took the green. By
now, everyone was on rain tires; man, did we need them.
Testing the braking grip during the pace lap yielded
some disappointing results.
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Grocery-Getter’s Galore:
2006 5er Fest
May 26-28th, 2006
If you own a pre-1989 5 series, you won’t want to miss
the 2006 5er Fest in South Bend, IN. “What the heck is in
South Bend?” you might ask? Well, the Tire Rack Center
happens to be the site of this year’s event.
5er Fest 2006 features two nights of social events, tech
sessions, the popular autocross, swap meet, hotel garage
party and test and tune at a local drag strip.
Registration can be performed on-line at
www.5erfest.net. Here, you can also find more details
about the weekend event.
How did such an event to being? When a handful of
enthusiastic BMW 5er owners decided to get together in
August of 2002, they didn’t know what they were starting.
That’s the year the first 5er Fest took place, and was held
in Ft. Worth, Texas. The idea behind the get-together was
for this small group of 5er owners to meet and look at
each other’s cars. Friends taking the time to gather in a
city park, talk about what it takes to keep one of these
cars on the road and prod each other about why they do.
The first event yielded 50 BMW E12 and E28 cars.
Planned functions included a show and shine, tech
sessions, an autocross and awards ceremony. Ft. Worth’s
Trinity Park on the river was the setting for this event,
which was to become the future for 5er Fest as an annual
event.
Next year, the event was held in Banner Elk, North
Carolina. Enthusiasm abounded with the success of
the previous year’s event. Almost 100 E12 and E28 cars
gathered at the base of Sugar Mountain ski resort in the
mountains of North Carolina. 5er Fest 2003 included tech
sessions, an awards banquet in downtown Boone, and a
lot of picture taking. Attendees drove to the event from as
far away as California, just to be a part of it. The event got
attention from Bimmer magazine as well as European Car.
Then in September of 2004, organizers put together the
event in San Diego, California. Once again, nearly 100
cars arrived at the event. 5er Fest 2004 used two venues
that turned out to be the next best thing to having it right
on the beach; The show and shine part of the event was
held at Simpson’s Nursery in Jamul, California, while the
awards banquet and raffle was held at the Marina Village
Conference Center, in San Diego.
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May • June 2006
- das Kummet
New Interface for iPod
with Expanded Model Availability & Features
System will be Available for new 3 Series Sedans and
Sports Wagons as well as 5, 6, and 7 Series
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 12, 2006…BMW today
announced the debut of a
new BMW Interface for iPod
that will enable seamless
integration of the iPod for
the newest generation of
BMW models. With the new
BMW Interface for iPod this
means that seamless iPod
connectivity will be available
for every current BMW
model.
The new BMW Interface for
iPod will be available for
owners of the new BMW 3
Series Sedans and Sports Wagons as well as the 5, 6,
and 7 Series. It will also be available for the new M5
Sedan and M6 Coupe. It will enable audiophiles to bring
their entire music collections with them, plug directly
and effortlessly into a superior sound system while
maintaining uncompromised control over their driving
experience. Since the new Interface is compatible with
SIRIUS satellite radio as well as the recently introduced
DP
HD Radio, owners will be able to enjoy a broad selection
of high fidelity broadcast music sources as well. The
original BMW iPod Adapter will continue to be available
for 2002 and later BMW models: X3, X5, Z4, and previous
generation 3 Series.
The original BMW iPod Adapter
was the world’s first seamless
integration between iPod and a
vehicle audio system. The new
Interface will also allow users to
incorporate their iPods directly
into their car’s sound system,
but with the newly available
capability to sort their music
according to their own playlists,
as well as by artist, album, genre,
podcast, and finally, a random
selection of 500 songs from the
user library. Artist, album, and
song title will appear in the Display Monitor.
The seamless integration of iPod makes it effortless
for drivers to control their music through their existing
audio system and the multifunction steering wheel.
The new BMW Interface for iPod enables drivers to
continued to pg. 18
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The Patina Digest
By: Steve Waddell
Avoid parallel parking altogether.
At restaurants, I like to park so I can see my car from the
table and can keep an eye on it. Sure, that sounds a little
silly; just don’t let anyone see you waving at your car.
As for valet parking, see comments on parallel parking.
(“Sure, I’ll pay you to jam my car into a 3-foot wide space
that forces you to climb through the window to get out.”)
“Parking in the Wild”
With the beautiful weather upon us, it’s time to bring our
classics out. However, with that comes the parking threat
of big nasty door dings and parking lot scratches seem to
total an otherwise perfect vehicle. So
let’s talk about defensive parking and
how to avoid getting that damage in
“...downhill-rolling
the first place.
kamikaze
shopping carts on windy days...”
So here you go: you’ve got to run to
the grocery store to pick up some
milk. You pull into the parking lot and scan around for
a safe space. Wow! There’s a spot right in front! Wrong.
You’ve almost been suckered in to picking the wrong kind
of space. “It’s a short walk and I’ll only be in the store for
a second”, you reason. The problem is that these spaces
have too much pedestrian traffic, not to mention other cars
pulling in and out, flinging doors open. Always go for the
spot near one of those islands a little further out. These
spaces are a better bet, especially if you park on the down
side of the island, snuggled against the curb. This way,
you’ll be offered some protection from the downhill-rolling
kamikaze shopping carts on windy days, and from careless
cart abandoners. Never park at the lowest point in a lot or
near a storm drain inlet for the same reasons. Everything
rolls downhill. And remember, big 2-door sedans have big
heavy doors that swing open with force in the downhill
direction.
Next, avoid parking next to a vehicle with Spongebob or
Winne-the-Pooh stickers on the windows. Kids are great,
but they aren’t always the careful little car people we’d
wish they’d be. Not that most adults are either, mind you.
Also, convenience stores are always a gamble. The lot may
have been vacant when you arrived, but can be completely full by the time you walk out. Park off to the side, but not
in line with someone backing out of another space.
A.
B.
C.
Circle the parking lot until it stops raining,
Say, “Sorry honey, we’re getting wet”, or
Drop her at the door and swim in after safely
parking in a high and safe spot. Parking lots flood
too. (Just an aside: after previously having tried
option B, I wouldn’t altogether recommend it.)
Once we’ve lovingly parked our car in a safe spot and are
walking toward the store, why do we always look back as
if it’s going to smile at us and say, “thanks”? Why do we
leave the store with that worried-parent look on our face,
visually scanning our car for damage while looking at tire
pressure or for coolant leaks? And why, once assured that
all is okay, do we pat the car on the roof and think, “yeah, I
missed you too - now let’s get out of here”. (Okay - I’m not
the only one who does this, right? Right? Anyone?)
All in all, these techniques have worked great for me - I
went without a ding until a few years ago when a 10-yearold girl ran into the back of my vehicle while parking her
mom’s car in our lot. Fortunately, only the vehicles were
damaged. Oh, well - it’s only a car...
Enjoy the ride.
Steve Waddell
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Here’s another situation to avoid: It’s
pouring down rain. As you pull into
the parking lot, beads of perspiration form on your forehead. Then it
happens: your wife says, “Can’t you
park right up front so we don’t get
wet?” Oooh, what to do? Do you:
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continued from pg. 9
I resigned myself to the fact that it would tough starting
in the back of the pack, in a race where the windshield
wipers were moving faster than the car. As the green
flag fell, the roar of M20 engines was all I could hear.
Visibility beyond the car directly in front of mine was
nearly impossible. To all the drivers credit the first
corner was clean and everyone soon sorted into single
file. During the first lap, I managed to pick off three of
the slower E30’s putting me up to eighth. Then going
into Hog Pen the car I was following splashed trough a
small puddle sending him off track and putting me into
seventh.
After a few more laps, I found myself up with the five
front-runners, all dicing for position. Since I was close
enough to keep touch with all the leaders and we
still had lots of time to race, I opted for a strategy of
patience. Sit back and let the other drivers push each
other around. Wait for someone to make a mistake then
pounce. This worked well and the wet conditions tuned
out to be my best weapon against my competitors.
Soon the driver in front of me pressed a braking zone too
hard and I was by as he tried to gather things up. Now
I was in fifth. On the next lap, I got a great run on the
back straight and managed to get by another car under
braking. 4th Place! And the race is only half way over.
At this point things changed; no longer was I picking
off drivers at will. The competitors I ran with are all
competent and comfortable in the wet. I started pushing
my car harder and harder. Trying to roll on the gas a
little sooner and get on the brakes a little later. With
just a few laps remaining in the race, Carter Hunt the
Spec E30 Series Director, in a rare and uncharacteristic
bobble, dropped four wheels off the track coming out of
NASCAR corner. This forced Carter to lift just enough
for the driver I had just passed and myself to squeeze by
him.
Then it happened. Coming out onto the lower “S’es” as I
was rolling on the gas, without warning my car snatched
to the left and then violently back to the right. I thought
that I was gone for sure and hoped the tire wall hit
wouldn’t be too severe. Somehow, I managed to catch it
and got back under control. Carter Hunt who was right
behind me described it as “The best “catch” he’d have
ever seen.”
The race continued in this order for a lap or two more
with my rearview mirror full of Han Ah-Sue’s car. We
passed start/finish and I saw the white flag signaling
one lap remaining. Was I relieved! Keeping a watchful
eye on the rearview, I made my BMW as wide as I
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could, hoping to keep those cars behind me — behind
me. I knew that if I were to be passed, it would have
to be coming out of the Oak Tree corner and down
the back straight. Since I had to hold a defensive line
into that corner, Han in the 325i right behind me could
take a better line and get a better run off the corner. I
entered the corner as fast I could and rolled on the
throttle briskly but carefully, trying to maximize traction.
Looking in the mirror, I saw just what I expected. Han
had come screaming out of the corner and I knew the
inevitable pass was only moments away. Then to my
surprise, Han’s car swapped ends. All I saw were his
brake lights facing backwards on the track as other cars
took evasive action to avoid his spin. This opened up
enough of a gap for me to cruise home to a comfortable
3rd place finish.
After the race, I was overwhelmed with a sense of
exhilaration and at the same time, I was completely
exhausted. My body ached from prolonged muscle
tension and I found it difficult to get my footing for a few
seconds after immerging from my racecar. Few things I
have experienced in life compare to this day. Flying in
combat, getting married and watching my first son be
born are the only experiences that compare. I didn’t win
this race…but it was, without question, one of the most
exciting 40 minutes of my life and an experience that I
will never forget.
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CARS FOR SALE:
1999 BMW Z3 Roadster - 2.8 Dark
Green, Convertable with 10K miles. LIKE
NEW. All leather, 4 wheel ABS, 5 speed
manual transmission. Dual airbags, power
windows, power steering, heated seats, air
conditioning with CD player and premium
sound system. Rides like a dream. $21,500
Contact Jeff Newton 757-934-3946 or email
[email protected] (entered 25 Jan 06)
2004 BMW 530i Titanium Silver - Sport,
Premium & Cold Weather Packages, Xenon
headlamps, BMW Integrated Phone, Red
Rear Reflectors, Tinted Windows, All Weather
Floormats and BMW Trunk Liner. 18.5k miles,
$43.5k $41.5 OBO, Factory Run Flats only
have 200 miles on them, Hartge Classic 19”
with Pirelli P-Zero’s currently installed + $2k if
buyer wants them. Contact Eduardo Gonzales
at [email protected] or 757.679.3670
(modified 25 Jan 06)
stainless steel custom exhaust, Monaco
seats, Autothority performance chip, regular
maintenance, replacement clutch, new
battery w/7 year warranty, 17” Borbet wheels,
extra alloy wheels, extra set of restorable
leather BMW power sport seats and a spare,
Monaco seat, lots of extra parts. 250K miles.
Reasonable offers considered. Contact
Karl Petersen at 757-440-8772. (entered 27
September 05)
1986 635 - Metallic Blue/Grey w/tan interior,
Strong engine and trans, BBS (non metric)
wheels, short shift kit, new exhaust (needs
to be installed), leather power sport seats,
needs radio. 190K miles. Reasonable offers
considered. Contact Karl Petersen at 757440-8772 (entered 27 September 05)
2002 X5 4.6is - Special order. Silver with
Imola red leather, Aluminum trim, Shades,
and no nav.. 36k miles. Under warranty.
Recent Michelins. WeatherTech mats. BavAuto
cover. Original owner. No accidents, track,
smoke, stories. $45,000. Contact Tim Jones
at [email protected] or 757-651-8564
(Entered 1 Aug 05)
MOTORCYCLE FOR SALE:
1998 540i with Sport and Premium
Packages - Excellent condition, Ascot Green
with tan leather, silky smooth 5 Speed Auto,
Sunroof, Heated Seats, Dual Climate Control,
Telescoping/Tilt Wheel, Remote Entry, Power
everything and much more. New radiator,
New water pump, New front wheel bearings,
New belts. 138,000 miles. Below blue book
$12,900. Call Dave Reisch at 287-7000 or
email to [email protected]. (updated 29
December, 05)
1992 BMW R100RS Motorcycle - VIN
WB104660XN6247655 1000 cc, 4 stroke, 2
cylinder touring bike in excellent condition,
blue and silver with tank cover, hard saddle
bags, radar detector, Corbin seat, full fairing,
engine guards, ABS, and 22,800 pampered
miles. $8,995 $6,995 or B/O Call Glenn
Martin at home 757-479-0456 or cell 757-6193692 (modified March 06)
1987 BMW 535is - Blue, Pearl beige, 5Speed, 183k, Cd Player, 535is Front spoiler
with Fog Lights, good paint with some clear
coat bubbling on R/side. Strong engine and
trans/clutch. Needs tires, $2895.00. All records
and receipts. Call Joe at 757-879-9335 or
E-mail at [email protected]. (updated 29
December, 05)
PARTS FOR SALE:
2004 BMW 330Ci - sport package, M wheels,
6 speed, navigation, rare mystic blue, black
leather, 21000 miles, moonroof, HK 6 cd,
alarm, garage kept, all power, all documents,
no smoke/track/damage, meticulously cared
for, like new, REDUCED to $33,000. Contact
Jeff Bleh at 757-635-1465 cell or 757-4821866 home. (entered 10 Oct 05..modified Jan
06)
E30 Rear Bumper (3 each) - Two came off
late-model E30s (plastic bumpers) and the
other one is off a 1984 euro 325e (small metal
bumper). The chrome on the euro bumper is
going to have to be refinished to look perfect.
Asking $75 each. Contact Jaeson Dandalides
at (757) 338-1120 or [email protected]
(entered 7 February 06)
1986 635 - I am the second owner and have
been for 12 years. The car has been a daily
driver, gets great gas mileage and is a blast
to drive. White w/maroon interior, Korman
3 series rear lip spoiler - I got this for my 330i
but never installed it, painted Silver. $100.
Call Eduardo Gonzales at 757 679-3670 or
email to [email protected] (entered 25
January 06)
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Tires for Sale - Four nearly new Continental
Ecoplus 225/55 R 16 tires with 4,000 miles. All
for $325. Specs are 360 Treadwear with “A”
Traction and “A” Temperature. Contact Hugh
Youmans at 757-867-5566 or
[email protected] (entered 10 March 06)
Rogue Engineering heavy duty transmission
mounts (2 sets) - USED, but excellent
condition. Includes new & correct BMW
hardware. $45/set when new, $25/set used &
delivered to your door. Fit all E34, E36, E46,
Z3, Z4, Z8. Check Rogue web site for more
info. Contact Jim Craig at [email protected]
or 703-331-3779. (entered 9 January 06)
Stock E36 Euro M3 airbox for 3-liter M3
- Includes snorkel intake, Dinan 3.5-in to 3-in
adapter for US air meter, boot from adapter
to air meter & clamps. Air box will accept 3.5
Euro air meter. Works best on US 2.8 & 3.0
engines, but may not flow sufficiently for 3.2
engine. Stock appearance with better air flow
& no loud intake noise. $60 or $80 if AFE highflow panel filter included. Will pay up to $10
shipping. Contact Jim Craig at craigs3@erols.
com or 703-331-3779. (entered 9 January 06)
Z3, E46 Wheels - Four 7JX16 original
equipment BMW cross spoke wheels in good
condition. No curb rash. $400 OBO. Contact
Gerry Wardzinski at [email protected] or 757676-2273 (entered 4 October 05)
Wheels & tires (style 45) for E46 - Tires
are Michelin MXV Plus 205/55 R16 91H tires
mounted. The tires have about 1/2 of their
life left and are very evenly worn. The 16” x
7” wheels are in excellent overall condition
with the exception of 1 1/2” of shallow curb
rash on one wheel and 1/4” of very shallow
rash on a second wheel. Two wheels are curb
rash free. There are a few minor stone nicks
and scratches associated with 15-20,000
miles of day to day driving. The center caps
are excellent and included...as are a set
of lug bolts. $450.00 for all. The set is in
Portsmouth (midtown area) at my work...and
would be available for viewing weekdays 8:00
am-4:30 pm. Contact Chip Hanbury at 757484-2669 or 757-617-1010 (cell) or e-mail to
[email protected] (entered 25 September
2005)
E30 M3 Wheels and Tires - Perfect stock
E30 M3 wheels with new Dunlops. $650.00.
Contact Tim Jones at [email protected] or
757-651-8564. (Entered 1 Aug 05)
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continued from pg. 11
The BMW Zentrum just outside of Greenville, South
Carolina was the setting for 5er Fest 2005. With over
200 BMW E12 and E28 cars registered by the time
registration closed in early May, the event proved to
be the largest single gathering of the cars in the US
to date. History was made with nearly 300 attendees
registered for the Memorial Day holiday weekend Fest.
With the help of the BMW CCA, the Peachtree Chapter
BMW CCA, BMW Manufacturing Company and terrific
sponsors, 5er Fest 2005 was another successful gettogether for the enthusiastic owners who keep these
cars on the road.
easily access their entire music library, shuffle songs, skip
between tracks and adjust volume -- all of this with no loss
of sound quality or driving control.
Now with four annual 5er Fest events gone by, owners
are looking forward to the fifth event for 2006. Once
again, they’ll all drive 100’s, maybe even 1000’s, of miles
to talk with our 5er brethren and ogle over what each
has done - or not done - to their wonderful 70’s and 80’s
BMW series 5 car.
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The new Interface is compatible with all iPods with a dock
connector, including the iPod nano and the fifth generation
iPod. The BMW iPod Interfaces integrate the iPod through
a direct connection in the BMW glovebox, providing
outstanding sound quality and constant power to the iPod
all while your iPod remains protected and out of view.
The new BMW iPod Interface will be available for
customers to purchase at BMW centers beginning in July
2006. Pricing has not been determined.
Features and operation may vary depending on vehicle
model and option content. Consumers should check with
their BMW centers for specific application restrictions
or log onto www.ipodyourbmw.com. Installation is
performed by authorized BMW centers only. iPod players
are sold separately. Please visit www.ipodyourbmw.com
for additional information.
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Inside this issue....
President’s Corner • Patina Digest • Driving Skills Clinic • 2006 5er Fest
Oktoberfest • VIR – Let’s Go Racing • BMW Alpina B7 • iPod Interface
Featured car will return next issue