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BMW CCA Corral Confirmed For Rolex 24, January 28–31, 2021!
We are pleased to announce the Club will once again host a corral and hospitality area at the Rolex 24, January 28–31, thanks to the generous support of BMW NA! The club has locked in the normal, 50-car infield corral space beside Lake Lloyd at Daytona International Speedway, but...
Food Drive Recap: Thank You For Your Generous Donations And Support!
The food drive and Cars & Coffee gathering held at BMW CCA National Headquarters this past weekend was a tremendous success! Onsite volunteers collected nearly three truckloads of food donations on Saturday morning provided by the local enthusiast community and our members. The donations go to benefit the United...
BMW CCA Members Can Save $10 On Biltmore Tickets
For a limited time, BMW CCA members can save $10 when purchasing Biltmore Tickets. Enjoy Christmas at Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina, with America’s Largest Home® completely decorated for the season. In addition to exploring all Biltmore offers, such as shopping, dining, and relaxing at Antler Hill Village &...
Edwards, Krohn Review Championship, Season
John Edwards and Jesse Krohn, racing the BMW Team RLL #24 M8 GTE, won the 2020 Michelin Endurance Cup for drivers. BMW won the Cup manufacturers’ title and Team RLL won the team championship. The Michelin Endurance Cup is awarded for the best performance in IMSA’s four long enduros,...
BMW Wins NLS Manufacturer’s Championship
BMW has won the first-ever manufacturer’s championship awarded by the Nürburgring Endurance Series. The award was based on points accumulated across practice sessions and races in all rounds of the series, including the Nürburgring 24. BMW edged out Mercedes for the title. The win by Rowe Racing and the...
BMW Is World’s Most Sustainable Automaker, Tops Dow Jones Index
S&P recently published the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 2020, and the BMW Group took first place in the automobiles category. The index, which looks at Europe and the rest of the world, specifically examined and evaluated 39 companies in the automotive industry for 2020, and BMW earned 80...
BMW To Add New Vehicle Production Line In Munich, Shift Engine Manufacturing
BMW is investing €400,000,000 in a new vehicle assembly line at the company’s headquarters in Munich, Germany. The project is an ambitious one, which is scheduled to see completion in 2026. Slated to take the place of the existing engine production line, which is responsible for manufacturing the four-,...
BMW CCA Club iRacing Update
The BMW CCA Club iRacing team is pleased to announce some exciting events for the off-season and the planned start of season one in 2021! In the off season, BMW CCA Club iRacing will be hosting open practice events on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. We encourage all those interested...
Could This Be The End Of Zelda The Z3? (Part II)
When we last left poor Zelda, the 1999 Z3 2.3i I’d owned for six years—she was the center of “The Cult of Zelda,” my wife’s and my female friends who loved borrowing the car for stress-busting drives—then sold to my close friend and neighbor Kim, Kim’s son had suffered...
Video: A Brief History Of The Standard-Setting 328
Last week, we explored BMW’s first sporting roadster, the 315/1 from 1934. It was a respectable sports car, but being derived from BMW’s sedan offerings of the early 1930s, it wasn’t necessarily a world-beater. That’s where its successor comes into play: the iconic and internationally-renowned BMW 328 roadster. Where...
RPC Update: A Time To Give Thanks
It is a time of Thanksgiving, so what’s a better time than now to say thank you to the chapter officers, volunteers, and businesses that continue to go above and beyond to make the BMW Car Club of America and its local chapters such a wonderful experience? The Recognition...
Cars & Coffee Added To Upcoming Food Drive At BMW CCA Headquarters On November 21
Last week you may have seen our announcement for the upcoming food drive at the BMW CCA National Headquarters on November 21 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Today we are excited to announce the addition of a Cars & Coffee gathering to this event—plus some special incentives—in an effort...
M Chapter Virtual Meeting With Mike Renner On December 10
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive a new M car the way it was meant to be driven, and with professional coaching? Or have you considered Performance Center delivery of your next new car? Come join us for an in-depth virtual discussion about the...
Video: Dive Into BMW History With The 315/1 Roadster
In a few months, Bavarian Motor Works will turn 105 years old, and no matter which era you see as the highlight of its ongoing history, looking back at the foundation of the storied company is crucial. It’s the perfect adventure story: It has motorsport, passion, innovation, mistakes, and...
RPC Update: Recognizing An Outstanding Chapter Officer
All chapter officers, whether it be the chapter president, vice president, treasurer, or secretary, volunteer their time to the club with a common goal: to bring car enthusiasts together to provide them with information and activities that enhance the BMW experience. Like any volunteer-based organization, it’s the dedication and...
Kurt Polter Breaks Out To Sweep BMW CCA Club iRacing Series Season Finale At Watkins Glen
It’s been a disappointing several weeks for Kurt Polter. The Buckeye Chapter member was the expected front-runner heading into pre-season BMW CCA Club iRacing competition, but after being on the receiving end of several incidents, his best finish was only a distant second place. But that all changed at...
Christopher Hill Achieves Perfect Night At BMW CCA Club iRacing Of Road Atlanta
The first perfect event in BMW CCA Club iRacing Series competition has been achieved as BMW Performance Center driver Christopher Hill started from pole to lead every lap through a total 40 minutes of competition split into two twenty-minute sprint races. “In the first race, I feel a lot...
Partnership Brings Legends Of The Autobahn To The East Coast
The all-German marque Concours d’Elegance that has become a staple on the annual Monterey Car Week schedule will host a second event in 2021, which will bring the show to the East Coast. Legends Of The Autobahn East will be held in partnership with the Hilton Head Island Motoring...
Thanksgiving Food Drive At BMW CCA Headquarters On November 21
This event now includes a Cars & Coffee! Please view the updated story here. Thanksgiving is just around the corner! It’s a time when we express our gratitude for the food and friendship that we all enjoy, among much more. Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis, and...
Can A 1,000-Horsepower M5 Out-Drag A 911 Turbo S?
CarWow holds a special place in my heart. Maybe it’s the ludicrous, sometimes-pointless drag races, or the sibling-like rivalry between co-stars Mat Watson and Yianni Charalambous, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a dull moment in any of their videos. They’ll drag-race just about anything, whether its an unlikely...
RPC Update: Recognizing A BMW Service Center Or Independent Business
Which BMW Service Center is your favorite? Who do you always recommend to anyone looking for a repair shop for their ultimate driving machine? Big or small, here is your chance to recognize the businesses that go above and beyond the norm. The BMW CCA Recognition Program has two...
Virtual Event: “The Story Of The BMW M1” With Jackie Jouret
The M Chapter invites all BMW CCA members and friends to our next webinar, “The Story Of The BMW M1 With Jackie Jouret.” This virtual event is scheduled for Sunday November 15, 5–6 pm, EST. History is the study of origins—of how we arrived where are are. When it comes...
RPC Update: How To Nominate
The Recognition Program Committee would like to extend a huge thank you to those of you who have already submitted nominations for the 2020 Recognition Program. Keep them coming in! The 2020 awards nomination period is open through January 31, 2021, so you still have plenty of time to...
Chip Foose Takes A Crack At Redesigning The New M3 And M4
By now, many enthusiasts have been made well aware of the growing design controversy centering around BMW’s prominent new kidneys, and so have many familiar faces within the industry. Just last week, we discussed German tuner Prior Design’s revised front fascia design for the G8X M3 and M4, which...
Inaugural BMW CCA Club iRacing Series Broadcast Event Sees Christopher Hill And Chris Braun Win At Virtual Road America
Christopher Hill and Chris Braun scored closely contested race wins at Road America in the first official broadcast event of the BMW CCA Club iRacing Series. The first BMW CCA sanctioned Club iRacing Series brings professional drivers, club racers, sim racers, and BMW enthusiasts together in competition on tracks...
Could This Be The End Of Zelda The Z3? (Part II)
When we last left poor Zelda, the 1999 Z3 2.3i I’d owned for six years—she was the center of “The Cult of Zelda,” my wife’s and my female friends who loved borrowing the car for stress-busting drives—then sold to my close friend and neighbor Kim, Kim’s son had suffered...
Could This Be The End Of Zelda The Z3?
I’ve written many times about the slightly ratty Boston Green 1999 Z3 2.3 that I bought eight years ago for the then-unheard-of-cheap price of $3,000. I called it Zelda the Therapy Car because dropping the top was the equivalent of rolling Xanax; I loaned it frequently to my wife’s...
Tools For A Do-It-Yourself Alignment
It’s usually said that if you do any front-end work on a car, the car is going to need to be re-aligned. By the book, that’s largely true, but in my experience, replacing front-suspension components like struts and control arms with identical replacement parts doesn’t materially affect alignment. It’s...
A Reacquainted Friend, A New Rattle
About six years ago, after my first book was published, I was giving a talk to the local chapter of the Porsche Club of America, and met Mike. Other than our ages and shared interest in cars, we appeared to have very little in common: He was a type-A...
I’m Digging The Clown Shoe—Again
The older we get, the more things run together. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling like the major stages in my life can be divided into elementary school, junior high, high school, college, and the rest of my life—which feels like an equally-accessible set of scenes of everything...
Bertha Gets Attention—But Not Too Much
Two weeks ago I found that Bertha’s fuel-pressure regulator—the aftermarket device taking the feed from the trunk-mounted electric fuel pump, reducing the pressure, tee-ing into two, and sending gas to both of the Weber 40DCOEs—was leaking. Actually, it wasn’t my discovery; it was discovered by the mechanic when I...
