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Walkenhorst Switching To ADAC Series For 2023
After two seasons of competing in the DTM championship, the Walkenhorst Motorsport team will switch to the ADAC GT Masters series in 2023. Walkenhorst competed in the DTM in 2021 with an M6 GT3 and in 2022 with a pair of M4 GT3s for works driver Marco Wittmann as...
“It’s The Bushings!” (Part III—The Shift Linkage)
Greetings, all. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Two weeks ago, I chastised people who automatically answer “It’s the bushings” to any question regarding clunks or rattles on a 2002. When folks say this, they usually mean the suspension bushings. So, in the piece, I listed all of...
Paddock Talk: Bryan Sellers
Bryan Sellers drives the Paul Miller Racing #1 M4 GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with co-driver Madison Snow. In the 2022 season, the duo had five podium finishes, including wins at Long Beach and Lime Rock Park, and won the IMSA Sprint Cup Championship. The pair are...
Project Concord: Breaking Eggs To Make An Omelette
I’ve had my new-to-me 1998 M3 sedan with five-speed-manual, which I’m calling Project Concord, for a little over a week now. So far, I feel like it has been a comedy of errors and mostly self-inflicted pain. But I’m learning, and despite more steps backwards than forwards, I’m fixing...
The Batmobile Returns In 2023
BMW has announced that their famous 3.0 CSL—a.k.a. the Batmobile—will return in 2023 with a limited run of only 50 units. The 2023 3.0 CSL will be BMW’s second 3.0 CSL and mark 50 years since the original shocked the world in 1973. Keeping with the Batman-related theme, comparing...
M Chapter Virtual Garage Webinar: Tips & Ideas For The Ultimate Garage
BMW CCA’s M Chapter will kick off its first Virtual Garage Webinar on Monday, December 12th! Are you curious to hear what projects fellow club members had been working on over the years? Join the M Chapter for live virtual garage tours by our panelists, followed by Q&A and...
Team WRT Could Race Up To Eight M4 GT3s In 2023
We previously reported that Team WRT will be running one of the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh prototype programs in the FIA World Endurance Championship and at Le Mans in 2024. The Belgium-based racing team will not be waiting until then to start racing BMWs though, as a story...
“It’s The Bushings!” (Part II)
Last week, I wrote about the tendency some 2002-advice-dispensing folks have to reply to every thunk, clunk, and rattle-related inquiry with the blanket response “It’s the bushings.” In the piece, I explained that the term “bushing” is usually reserved for circular or cylindrical rubber components with a hole through...
M4 GT3 Tech With Dusty Renteria
By all accounts, the M4 GT3 is a well-developed and well-designed race car. It’s also very effective at winning races, having won several around the world in 2022 along with championships in the IMSA Sprint Cup Championship and DTM. There’s some cool tech behind the car, and some things...
Recognition Program Update: Recognizing A Friend Of The BMW CCA
The BMW CCA Friend Of The Club award is the Club’s highest national recognition that a member can receive, and is a once-in-a-lifetime award. There are many members who show dedication and commitment to the Club, but this award should be considered exclusively for an individual who continuously far...
Paul And Jayne Queck’s 1956 BMW 502 Shines At Legends East
The weekend of Legends of the Autobahn East and the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance was one for the history books for Paul and Jayne Queck. Although they are self-admitted “car-show novices” and first-time attendees of both events, their 1956 BMW 502 took home high honors on both Saturday,...
The Gold BBS Wheels Story
It’s been a rough week. The water heater died (read about it in mind-numbing detail here), and my back is still messed up, so none of the hacky BMW stuff I rely on to generate content happened this week. Oh, wait; that’s not quite true. I did take Hampton, the...
BMW CCA Recognition Program Update: Recognize An Outstanding Chapter Officer
It’s that time of year when BMW CCA members can nominate their fellow members for their contributions to the BMW CCA. The Outstanding Chapter Officer Award is for all chapter officers, whether it be the Chapter President, Vice President, Treasurer, or Secretary, who volunteer their time for the betterment...
Collector Chassis: A New Online Platform For BMW CCA Members
Collector Chassis is a new online platform for enthusiasts, hobbyists and collectors to showcase, spectate, buy and sell vintage, classic and special interest vehicles. We are excited to be launching the platform as an exclusive portal for BMW CCA members as an extension of the Club website and accessible...
BMW Enthusiasts Celebrate 50 Years of M In South Carolina
After much anticipation, the M Anniversary Celebration weekend took place, and all those in attendance experienced a once-in-a-lifetime event. The BMW CCA Foundation’s Ultimate Driving Museum posted the following story about the epic weekend of M.—ed. _________________________________ For enthusiasts of BMW’s high-performance M cars, October 14–16 was a dream...
BMW CCA’s 2022 Awards Program: Do You Know An Outstanding Chapter Volunteer?
The Recognition Program Committee (RPC) would like to remind all BMW CCA members to nominate your fellow club members who have gone above and beyond for the Club. The awards that you can nominate your peers for are the following: Friend of the BMW CCA Outstanding Chapter Volunteer Outstanding...
Video: BMW XM And 2023 M2 Visit BMW CCA Headquarters
Our friends at BMWBLOG put together this great video of the Cars and Coffee event at BMW CCA headquarters during the M Anniversary Celebration weekend. Watch as BMW CCA M Chapter President Esteban Valentin and BMW USA Product and Technology PR Manager Alex Schmuck walk us through rare, classic...
BMWs Announces $1,700,000,000 U.S. EV Investment
BMW just announced a partnership with Envision AESC to build battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Carolina. Of the $1,700,000,000 total investment, BMW has contributed $1,000,000,000 to ready Plant Spartanburg for the production influx of new BEVs. BMW Group Chairman of the Board of Management Oliver Zipse says, “For...
Florida SunCoast Chapter’s eWeekly Addresses BMW CCA Family After Ian
This week, Florida SunCoast Chapter President Stan Dale had a different message for his BMW CCA friends and family in his eWeekly address. As parts of Florida were severely impacted by recent Hurricane Ian, Dale shifts his normally vehicle-and-event-focused segment to his concern for those affected by the natural...
The 2023 M2 and XM To Debut At The M Anniversary Celebration In Spartanburg
BMW NA recently released the following information regarding the upcoming M Anniversary Celebration. Note that the all-new 2023 BMW M2 and the first-ever BMW XM will be on public display for the first time at the Performance Center and BMW CCA headquarters during the celebration weekend! ___________________________ BMW’s celebration...
BMW CCA’s 2022 Awards Program Now Accepting Nominations
The BMW CCA Recognition Program Committee (RPC) would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the 2021 Awards Program honoring individual members, chapters, and industry members across the country. Volunteers are a crucial part of the BMW CCA and help facilitate many of the experiences and...
Built For Backroads: A Haystack of Needles
There’s an entire world of enthusiast cars for sale that don’t appear on Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, or any of the other well known internet-based auction sites. Perhaps the sellers don’t want to deal with the perceived extra hassle, the wait-to-listing time, or the comments from the...
You’re Invited: The M Anniversary Celebration
The Ultimate Driving Museum, BMW Performance Center, and M Chapter BMW CCA will be hosting a number of exclusive events on Friday, October 14th, Saturday, October 15th, and Sunday, October 16th. Be sure to reserve tickets for the events individually and book lodging sooner than later if you’re staying...
Central States Caravan to O’Fest in Palm Springs
Central Regional Vice Presidents Jeff Gomon and David Brighton have planned a three-day, 1,500-mile caravan from the central States to O’Fest in Palm Springs, California. They’ll be starting in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, September 24th and making overnight stops in Silverthorne, Colorado (September 25th) and Cedar City, Utah (September...
M Chapter Day At BMW Performance Center West
Attention BMW enthusiasts! The M Chapter is headed to the BMW Performance Center in Thermal, California on October 2nd for our M Chapter Day event. This is your chance to drive the current lineup of M cars using their tires, brakes, and gas! Scheduled during the end of O’Fest...
“It’s The Bushings!” (Part III—The Shift Linkage)
Greetings, all. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Two weeks ago, I chastised people who automatically answer “It’s the bushings” to any question regarding clunks or rattles on a 2002. When folks say this, they usually mean the suspension bushings. So, in the piece, I listed all of...
“It’s The Bushings!” (Part II)
Last week, I wrote about the tendency some 2002-advice-dispensing folks have to reply to every thunk, clunk, and rattle-related inquiry with the blanket response “It’s the bushings.” In the piece, I explained that the term “bushing” is usually reserved for circular or cylindrical rubber components with a hole through...
“It’s The Bushings!” No, It’s Not
One of the things in life that bothers me is a lack of precision in description. After years of training, my family knows never to simply say, “The car won’t start,” because that’s an imprecise and useless description of a problem. I’ll immediately sigh and say, “Did it crank?...
The Gold BBS Wheels Story
It’s been a rough week. The water heater died (read about it in mind-numbing detail here), and my back is still messed up, so none of the hacky BMW stuff I rely on to generate content happened this week. Oh, wait; that’s not quite true. I did take Hampton, the...
Inspecting The E9 Coupe: Tooting Rene’s Horn
Last week I described patching the muffler on my ’73 3.0CSi, “Rene”, and preparing to drive it to the inspection station to get stickered, only to find that the horn didn’t work. Horn problems on vintage BMWs are fairly common. Often the cause is the horn itself. After all,...
Inspecting The E9 Coupe: Not So Fast, Siegel!
Last week I wrote about taking Hampton, my survivor ’73 2002, on a road trip to Vermont, but only after I pulled the cover off my ’73 3.0CSi (Rene) and saw that her inspection sticker had expired. I remembered that while preparing to drive Rene to the Vintage last...
