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Registration Opens Wednesday For Legends Of The Autobahn Presented By Michelin!
Registration will open for concours judged and display-car entries this Wednesday, June 16, at 11:00 a.m. PDT/2:00 p.m. EDT at LegendsOfTheAutobahn.org. With the new location, space is limited and entries are expected to sell out, so make sure to register early. As previously announced, the eleventh annual Legends Of...
Hagerty’s Jason Cammisa Explains The Evolution Of The M3
What was the last real M3? Ask several BMW enthusiasts, and you’re likely to get an array of different answers, many of which may to err on the side of something older. The story of the BMW M3 is long and somewhat complex, and isn’t anywhere close to being over...
E30 Picnic Returns For 2021
The E30 Picnic is back for 2021! Join us for the largest gathering of E30s on the planet. It is with immense pleasure that we announce the return of the E30 Picnic! The 2021 E30 Picnic sees a big serving of the same event everyone loves, with a small...
Accelerating Change, Girls With Drive Present Women’s Track Day, Powered By BMW
Together with Girls with Drive, Accelerating Change is thrilled to announce the 2021 Monticello Motor Club (MMC) High-performance Drivers’ Education (HPDE) program! Sign up for this exclusive and highly anticipated track day which includes guidance and coaching by three-time professional racing champion Christina Nielsen and professional race car driver Aurora Straus—You won’t want to...
BMW To Return To Prototype Racing In 2023
BMW M Motorsport has announced that it will return to prototype racing in the 2023 IMSA season with a two-car LMDh team. The effort will mark BMW’s return to prototype racing for the first time since 1999, when the V12 LMR won at Le Mans. LMDh prototypes will be...
Turner M6 GT3 Finishes Eighth In Detroit
Bill Auberlen in the #96 Turner Motorsport M6 GT3 that he shared with Robby Foley, running a strong second at the time, came to a stop on the track just ten minutes before the end of the one-hour-forty-minute IMSA race on the Belle Isle circuit in Detroit on June...
Turkington Wins BTCC Race One At Snetterton
Colin Turkington in the #1 Team BMW 330i M Sport won the first of three British Touring Car races run at Snetterton on June 13. His teammates Stephen Jelley and Tom Oliphant finished fourth and tenth, respectively, with Adam Morgan in the #33 Cicely Motorsport 330i M Sport finishing...
The Bavaria Gets Some Love (Part II)
Last week I dangled the possibility of moving the Bavaria along. Any action on selling it, however, rapidly got back-burnered, as I quickly encountered some things on the car that required significant lead times. Meanwhile, I had pressing issues with other cars. The first Bav issue was that while...
New BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé Unveiled
The second generation of the BMW 4 Series is now complete. First there was the coupe, and then there was the convertible. Last but certainly not least, the volume seller of the portfolio will soon arrive in the form of the G24 4 Series Gran Coupé. The F36 4...
Vote For Legends Of The Autobahn In USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Poll
Last week we announced the new location for Legends Of The Autobahn, presented by Michelin, and now we are proud to announce that LOTA has been nominated for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards! Legends Of The Autobahn was nominated again after several impressive finishes in the same poll...
Dream Car Raffle: M2 Competition Build Episode One To Premiere On June 14
As you’ve probably seen by now, the jaw-dropping Grand Prize in this year’s BMW CCA Dream Car Raffle is the ultimate, no-expense-spared, 1-of-1 M2 Competition Build by Turn 14 Distribution valued at $135,000. The world will see this incredible machine come to life through an engaging series of episodes...
BMW To Fix M550i Acceleration With Software Update
Just before BMW updated the G30 5 Series range for the 2021 model year, the N63 V8 in the M550i xDrive was updated from the 456-horsepower N63B44O2 (N63TU2), to the 523-horsepower N63B44T3 (N63TU3), for the 2020 model year. In addition to the horsepower bump, and specific changes which you...
BMW Classic Unveils Previously Unseen ICE Concept
The road from concept to series production is long and uncertain. The list of BMW concept vehicles is also expansive, but the important thing to note about those such as the Vision M Next, i Vision Dynamics, and Vision EfficientDynamics, for example, is that BMW actually intended for us...
M Chapter To Host Webinar With Tom Plucinsky
Please join the M Chapter for a webinar with Tom Plucinsky. In addition to being a Roundel columnist, he is the head of product communications for BMW North America responsible for BMW, Mini, Mortorrad, Motorsport, and Classic topics. Plucinsky is a 32-year BMW veteran and has spent time at both...
Legends Of The Autobahn® West Moves To Carmel Valley Village For 2021
The BMW Car Club of America, the Audi Club of North America, and the Mercedes-Benz Club of America are pleased to announce the eleventh annual Legends Of The Autobahn® West, presented by Michelin. Celebrating Monterey Car Week, Legends will be held this year in Carmel Valley Village on Saturday,...
BMW CCA Dream Car Raffle Ticket Sales Begin Tomorrow, June 2, At 10:00 A.M. EDT
Last year, the BMW CCA and Turn 14 Distribution partnered together to create the ultimate M5 Competition for the Dream Car Raffle, which became one of the most impressive and sought after M5 Competition builds in the country. For 2021, the partnership continues with a sequel that is perhaps...
M4 Competition Convertible With M xDrive Added To Lineup
BMW is filling out the current M car lineup, and the latest addition is the M4 Competition Convertible with M xDrive. That mouthful is the official name of the model, including the “with M xDrive” part, and, if you were wondering, there’s only one configuration the droptop M4 will...
Video: Doug DeMuro Reviews F13 M6, Says It’s A Bargain
What makes a modern classic? In many cases, the exulted cars which now wear the label were great right from the start, but somewhere along the way, we got distracted by the latest and greatest, and the inevitable forward march of technology. The F13 M6 coupe isn’t old enough...
Refer New Members And You Could Earn A Carbon-Fiber Membership Card!
All you have to do is refer enough friends and fellow enthusiasts to the club to make the month of May’s top twenty list of referring members. Sometimes it only takes one or two referrals to make the top twenty. Make the list and you’ll be awarded one of...
BMW Classic Remembers The E36 Compact
The E36 3 Series was a game-changer for BMW. It marked a pivotal transition from old to new, with headlights housed in aerodynamic covers, a futuristic interior with integrated door panels, and an entirely new design language that would eventually permeate the lineup. While most of the attention has...
National Capital Chapter Announces Summer Sim Racing Series
The National Capital Chapter is proud to announce a summer sim racing season for 2021. We’re back to driving M8 GTE, are continuing to add new tracks, and are going to use an open setup this time to give the drivers maximum flexibility in configuring their cars! We’re also...
How Do You Feel About LS-Swapped BMWs?
Engine swaps are a tale as old as time. Since cars have existed, people have been trying to shove larger, more powerful engines into them, for more speed and power. Today, one of the most popular swaps for any chassis is the Chevy V8 LS platform. With their relatively inexpensive...
BMW CCA Foundation Announces GENESIS Gala Celebration And Closing Ceremony
The BMW CCA Foundation invites you to join in our Gala Celebration on Friday, May 21! For those who are disappointed with the postponement of the Vintage, we are hosting a handful of BMW events on that day. Please help us celebrate the closing of the GENESIS exhibit the...
Video: Hagerty E30 M3 Buyer’s Guide
BMW CCA sponsor and enthusiast car valuation authority Hagerty has put out an E30 M3 buyer’s guide, and long-term members may recognize the host of the accompanying video. Whether you’re in the clearly exuberant market for an E30 M3, or are simply curious to learn more about the model,...
The Bavaria Gets Some Love (Part II)
Last week I dangled the possibility of moving the Bavaria along. Any action on selling it, however, rapidly got back-burnered, as I quickly encountered some things on the car that required significant lead times. Meanwhile, I had pressing issues with other cars. The first Bav issue was that while...
The Bavaria Gets Some Love
Last month I wrote about my storage issues (when aren’t I writing about my storage issues?), saying that the pressure was building up and something had to give. Well, no automotive tectonic plates have shifted, thrusting cars through the ceiling of the garage or anything, but I still feel like there’s pressure...
I Launch “The Best Of The Hack Mechanic”
“Was it that long ago that I bought my first 2002, rebuilt the transmission three times before I got it right, put on a set of Pirelli P3s, and experienced the equivalent of automotive orgasm when I shifted it into second without it crunching as the ADS 200 speakers...
The Endless Saga Of Zelda’s Bumper Cover
As many of you know, last year I bought back Zelda, the 1999 Z3 2.3i that I’d sold to my friend and neighbor Kim a few years back. The car needed a ton of work, as the clutch-release bearing had self-destructed, and then Kim’s son had put the car...
Handling The Lotus
It’s been a weird few weeks here at the House of Hack. There was the no-sale of my survivor 2002 “Hampton” on Bring a Trailer, followed by l’affaire Magnus Walker, which required me to execute the overdue step of bringing my M coupe and 3.0CSi back from their extended...
My Dream Date With Magnus Walker
As I mentioned last week, after the surprising no-sale of Hampton, my survivor 2002, on Bring a Trailer, I had a bit of a fun surprise twist in my life. Hagerty—one of the other media outlets I write for—connected me with the video team who shoots their YouTube video...
