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Dream Car Raffle: New Collector’s Pin Release!
From now until the end of raffle ticket sales on October 1, we will release new pins that will compose an exclusive, four-pin collector’s set that is only available by purchasing raffle tickets. This week, we are excited to release the No. 25 CSL Race Car, which is pin...
BMW Maintains BTCC Points Lead After Oulton Park Event
Adam Morgan in the #33 Cicely Motorsport BMW 330i M Sport finished third in races one and two and fifth in race three in the August 1 British Touring Car Championship event run at Oulton Park. Stephen Jelley in the #12 BMW 330i M Sport led the charge for...
Walkenhorst M6 GT3s Exit Spa 24
After running near the front of the pack, both Walkenhorst M6 GT3s dropped out of the July 31 through August 1 24 Hours of Spa before the halfway point of the race. The #35 M6 GT3 driven by Martin Tomczyk, Timo Glock, and Thomas Neubaer retired because of collision...
Is The E53 X5 Appreciating?
Before the X5 M, there was the X5 4.6iS and the 4.8iS, both of which were built based on the E53 platform. The original X5 may have helped change the automotive landscape and foreshadow what was to come, but it didn’t get a dedicated performance variant outside of the...
BMW Shows Off Electric Scooter, Cargo Bicycle Concepts
BMW is just as much a design and engineering firm as it is an automaker. Look no further than the innovative mobility concepts the company shows off every few years, including the Personal Mover from 2018, which allows for fast transit through BMW’s production facilities. The latest innovations from...
Land Rover Defender SVR Could Use BMW V8
According to a recent article discussing the upcoming Land Rover SVR by MotorTrend‘s Jonny Lieberman, the range-topping, high-performance version of the popular SUV could be powered by a BMW V8. Initially brought to market in the U.S. with a pair of inline four- and six-cylinder engines from Jaguar Land...
The Two That Got Away
I’m a weird guy. Well, you already know that, but this time the context of that simple declarative statement specifically regards my car-buying habits. I may own twelve cars, but as I repeatedly and resolutely state, I’m not a collector, and my assembly of cars is not a collection....
Alpina B8 Gran Coupé To Be Shown At Legends Of The Autobahn West
Next month, during Monterey Car Week, Legends Of The Autobahn West will feature a broad variety of some of the most compelling cars produced by BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. Considered the premier concours event for German cars, this year’s gathering in Carmel Valley Village will feature a display of...
Join The BMW CCA Car Corral At VIR For The Michelin GT Challenge
The National Capital and Tarheel Chapters of the BMW CCA will be hosting a BMW car corral at the Michelin GT Challenge, to be held at Virginia International Raceway, on the weekend of October 8–10. Details and ticket packages can be found on the VIR website. In addition to...
See The New M3 And M4 At Legends Of The Autobahn West
Legends Of The Autobahn West, scheduled for Saturday, August 14 during Monterey Car Week in scenic Carmel Valley Village, is set to feature an array of some of the most compelling German automobiles ever made. The premier concours event for models from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi, this year’s gathering...
Florida Suncoast Chapter Member Wins Michelin Tires!
For every Dream Car Raffle ticket purchased between June 26 and July 23, members were entered into a special drawing for a chance to win a Michelin Tire Certificate. This week, the official drawing was held at the Club’s national headquarters in Greer, South Carolina, and the winner was...
M3 Or i4: Which Will Be BMW’s Pre-eminent Sport Sedan?
G80 or G26? When the i4 goes on sale next year, BMW will be selling two very similar, yet entirely different cars based on the same underlying platform, with nearly identical styling. We know them as the G80 M3 and the G26 i4, and they’re effectively targeted at buyers...
Video: Watch A Neglected Alpina V8 Roadster Get Detailed
What was the first Alpina model to be sold in the U.S. through official channels? You’d be forgiven for guessing the E65-based B7, but it was actually the Alpina V8 Roadster, which was derived from the Z8. BMW produced approximately 5,700 Z8s from the tail end of 1998 until...
National Capital Chapter Sim Racing Summer Season Update
The National Capital Chapter’s sim racing league’s summer season is still going! We are a half way through our summer season and we have more to come, including night races and new tracks. It’s never too late to join us; please go to our webpage for more info. For...
HPDE And Club Race At Carolina Motorsports Park, October 29–31
If you are headed to O’Fest Forever this year and are interested in some track time, the Sandlapper Chapter will be hosting a high-performance driver’s education school at Carolina Motorsports Park the weekend before. The school is being held along with a BMW CCA Club Race on October 29–31,...
Legends Of The Autobahn East Pre-Registration Now Open!
Pre-registration is now open for Legends Of The Autobahn East, if you’d like to submit your car for consideration by the selection committee. The form for BMW CCA members is available now. All entries are vetted and reviewed by members of the selection committee. Provenance is reviewed, history and...
BMW Classic Pulls Back Curtain On Big Grilles
This week, BMW Classic shared a new video which takes a look at a previously-unseen concept vehicle that went on to become particularly influential in the brand’s design language and model lineage. The concept is called the ZBF 7er, and it was conceived in 1996, in the midst of...
FCP Euro Fall Racing Classic At Lime Rock Park Scheduled For September 24–26
Join your fellow BMW CCA members as the North Atlantic Region Chapters gather at Lime Rock Park in beautiful Lakeville, Connecticut on the weekend of September 24–26 for the FCP Euro Fall Racing Classic as we celebrate all things BMW. We will have a little something for everyone this...
Dream Car Raffle: Special Drawing For Michelin Tires Ends Friday July 23
This year’s Grand Prize M2 Competition build by Turn 14 Distribution features Michelin rubber and so can your BMW by winning our current special drawing prize! For every Dream Car Raffle ticket you purchase between June 26 and July 23, you’ll receive one entry into the special drawing for...
Legends West: New M4 GT3 And BMW Race Drivers To Make Appearance
The BMW world will converge at Legends Of The Autobahn during Monterey Car Week in just a few short weeks! BMW will roll out its newest customer racing car—the 2022 M4 GT3—onto the show lawn for a special appearance. In addition, famed BMW race drivers Bill Auberlen, John Edwards,...
Dream Car Raffle: Watch Episode Two Now And Purchase Tickets To Win!
In episode two, our friends at Turn 14 Distribution and Thompson BMW add a BMC Air filter, Koyorad Heat Exchanger, Garrett PowerMax Intercooler, and a RaceChip GTS Black system to our 1-of-1 M2 Competition build. Watch episode two now and get your tickets for a chance to win the...
BMW Announces Indianapolis Motor Speedway Driving Experience
The BMW Performance Centers in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Thermal, California are known for hosting a great time, but for those living in the middle of the country, traveling to and from one of them constitutes quite the journey. That’s why for select days throughout the remainder of July and...
National Capital Chapter To Hold M4 GT4 Race Car School At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Here’s your chance to drive a real BMW factory race car at the Brickyard! Our first two July M4 GT4 driving schools at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sold out quickly, so we’ve added another one-day M4 GT4 race car school, on July 27, at this world famous venue. Registration...
Second-Generation 2 Series Coupe Preserves BMW’s Legacy
BMW is in a state of change right now, with electric drivetrain production taking the place of engine manufacturing, and a new design language permeating its way through the model portfolio. Yet even as century-old factories are being retooled for an electrified future, the BMW 2 Series remains a...
Legends Of The Autobahn: Fewer Than 10 Display Car Spots Left!
BMW CCA’s annual gathering during Monterey Car Week is less than six weeks away and spots are filling up fast! Fewer than ten display car spots remain available for Legends Of The Autobahn, presented by Michelin. And, over half of the concours judged entries for the show have been...
The Two That Got Away
I’m a weird guy. Well, you already know that, but this time the context of that simple declarative statement specifically regards my car-buying habits. I may own twelve cars, but as I repeatedly and resolutely state, I’m not a collector, and my assembly of cars is not a collection....
The Dependability Dilemma (Part II)
Last week I discussed two very different cars—my E39 530i stick sport (ostensibly my daily driver) and my 1996 Winnebago Rialta, our little Volkswagen Eurovan with a Winnebago camper body on it—whose disparate roles in my life seemed temporarily bound together by dependability issues. The E39 died last month,...
The Dependability Dilemma
In several of my past columns, I’ve been whining about my 2003 E39 530i stick sport. I bought the car 5-1/2 years ago, so it’s been around longer than most of my daily drivers. It fell into my lap during a brutally cold Presidents Day weekend when I had...
Installing An E39 Fuel Filter
Last month I wrote about my 2003 E39 530i stick sport having a mysterious death-and-resurrection experience while low on fuel in hot weather, losing power multiple times but recovering when I let it sit for a few minutes, only to repeat the cycle. Folks chimed in here and on...
Chilling Louie The 2002 (Part II)
Let’s continue my picture-postcard travelogue of the a/c retrofit into Louie, my 1972 2002tii, which I began here last week. (If you want more information, the folks at bmw2002faq.com—the 2002 brain trust—have carved out space for me to post a series of highly-detailed articles about the a/c installation. You...
Chilling Louie The 2002 (Part I)
Thanks for the all the input on last week’s piece about my daily-driver E39 530i stick sport dying on me, then being not quite dead. I like the low-fuel/high-temperature/cavitation theory that a few of you have proffered here and on Facebook, partially because it means that I don’t need...
