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Podiums For BimmerWorld & ST Racing In GT World Challenge Races At Sebring
Both BMW teams competing in the Fanatec GT World Challenge America championship had great results (mostly) in the penultimate rounds of the series at Sebring. The BimmerWorld team with drivers Bill Auberlen and Chandler Hull finished second in the Pro class in both races with the #94 M4 GT3,...
BMW Teams & Drivers Clinch SRO Championships At Sebring
There are still two races left in the SRO GT4 America and TC America series, but BMW teams and drivers were able to clinch championships this past weekend in the penultimate rounds of the series at Sebring. BimmerWorld Racing won their second consecutive SRO GT4 America Am class championship...
Delaware Valley Chapter Pitt Race HPDE—October 28-29
Delaware Valley (DelVal) Chapter’s first ever Pitt Race HPDE October 28-29 is back on the schedule with some exciting changes to announce! There are now multiple options, all of which have lower prices and as much or more track time! Students Introduction to the Track – $350 – This...
A Glimpse Into The Future Of M
Over the past week, BMW’s M division has hinted at substantial changes coming to their lineup over the next few years. Let’s dig in and take a look at all the recent M-related news. First, as BMW M CEO Frank van Meel discussed in an interview with Car Throttle,...
BMW CCA Dream Car Raffle Episode 4—Wheels And Suspension
As Mike Maravilla of Turn 14 Distribution says when he introduces the video, “We’re here at the midpoint of our BMW CCA Dream Car Raffle giveaway build.” With the engine bay upgrades sorted, Turn 14 focuses their attention towards improving the stance of the Grand Prize BMW G80 M3...
Random Vandals Racing On Michelin Challenge Podium At Indy
The Michelin Pilot Challenge series held the penultimate round of their 2023 season at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a four-hour race that ended in darkness. There were two M4 GT4 entries in the top five, with the Random Vandals Racing team getting a podium finish. There were...
Paul Miller Racing Clinches IMSA GTD Championships!
The Paul Miller Racing team with drivers Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers clinched the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class title in the penultimate round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past weekend. The team also clinched the IMSA Sprint Cup championship for the second straight year, which awards points...
Brake Bleeding Tools
If you own a car long enough, its brakes will need to be bled. You could be a goody-two-shoes and be following manufacturer’s recommendation to change the brake fluid every three years or 30,000 miles (which basically no one does), but the need to bleed usually comes when air...
M Chapter @ Hendrick Performance Center, October 13th
Join the M Chapter and Hagerty for an incredible and exclusive event to be held at the Hendrick Performance Center on Friday, October 13th. The day will start out with an 11 a.m. tour of the Hendrick Heritage Collection (which is pretty impressive despite so many Corvettes). We will...
A Raffle Within A Raffle—BMW CCA Dream Car Raffle Special And Flash Drawings
Tickets sales for the 2023 BMW CCA Dream Car Raffle will end on September 30th, 2023. That’s less than three weeks away! In addition to the Grand, First, and Main prizes, tickets will automatically enter you into, when you purchase a Dream Car Raffle ticket during one of the...
Road Trip To O’Fest 2023 In Style—Join BMW CCA’s Upper Midwest Caravan
Region Vice Presidents Jeff Gomon and Dave Brighton are at it again! Are you planning on driving to this years’ O’Fest in Warwick, Rhode Island and love the idea of caravanning with fellow club members? Well, here’s your chance—they’ve planned a wonderful route. If you’d like to travel in...
The Anatomy Of A Short Circuit
It’s been a slow automotive week BMW-wise, as my free time got eaten up by replacing the leaky gaskets under the marker lights on the roof of the truck, and replacing a seized caliper on my youngest son’s 2007 Corolla. So in lieu of real automotive work, I’m going...
Shooting A Classic BMW Through Rediscovered Vintage Glass
Have you ever put something in storage, forgot about it for a few decades, and then rediscovered it? Earlier this week, I unearthed an old camera—an early 1970s 35mm Fujica ST701 to be exact. I remember first seeing it in my grandparents’ basement sometime in the late 1980s, along...
Festorics Day Two—Not A Repeat
BimmerLife has partnered with BBS USA to bring you stories from Monterey Car Week 2023. Stay tuned as Kyle van Hoften shares his adventures from this week-long automotive extravaganza. If you see Kyle, or any of the other BMW CCA crew, make sure to say “Hi!” Kyle has some swag...
A Festival Within A Festival
BimmerLife has partnered with BBS USA to bring you stories from Monterey Car Week 2023. Stay tuned as Kyle van Hoften shares his adventures from this week-long automotive extravaganza. If you see Kyle, or any of the other BMW CCA crew, make sure to say “Hi!” Kyle has some...
Legendary Legends Of The Autobahn
BimmerLife has partnered with BBS USA to bring you stories from Monterey Car Week 2023. Stay tuned as Kyle van Hoften shares his adventures from this week-long automotive extravaganza. If you see Kyle, or any of the other BMW CCA crew, make sure to say “Hi!” Kyle has some...
Bimmers By The Bay Marks The Spot
Name that spot near you. You know, the one you show off to your out-of-town friends when they visit. It’s the one that causes you to pause and laugh, maybe with your friends, maybe quietly to yourself, and think, “Why don’t I come here more often?” I can’t speak...
Slaying Tires And Fears
This may sound crazy, but as a rally driver who has been competing almost exclusively on loose surfaces for the last six years, I was afraid of grip driving. Aside from the occasional tarmac rally stage, all of my racing experience has been on gravel, sand, dirt, snow, or...
Sandlapper Chapter Presents A New YouTube Series: Let’s Wrench!
Sandlapper Chapter BMW CCA has created a new video series showcasing a do-it-yourself approach to hands-on vehicle care. The first video in the series focuses on brakes, from wheel removal to brake pad, rotor, and line replacement. If you’ve ever wanted better insight into a brake job, give this...
BMW Icon Bob Lutz Celebrated In Michigan
Roundel columnist Melissa Cunningham shared her experience attending the “Celebrate Bob Lutz” event held on Saturday, July 29, at the Willow Run Airport B-17 bomber hangars in Belleville, Michigan. Saturday dawned with showers and cloudy skies. As rain pounded against the tarmac of the Willow Run Airport in Belleville,...
A Look Back At The 2023 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
The 2023 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix was held the weekend of July 21-23, marking the 41st year of this annual event. BMW CCA’s Allegheny Chapter hosted its trackside corral for the races which topped a weekend full of other fun Bimmer-related activities. The Club parked over 225 BMWs on...
A Trio Of 3s On National BMW Appreciation Day
Has it already been a year since the last National BMW Appreciation Day?! How time flies when you’re driving—or riding!—something fun. If you missed the BimmerLife story from last year, BMW enthusiast and S1000RR owner Ameera declared August 4th, 2022 to be the first National BMW Appreciation Day on...
Video: M Chapter Interviews Steve Dinan From Carbahn
Join BMW CCA M Chapter’s Jeff Cowan as he interviews Steve Dinan from Carbahn. Jeff and Steve talk about everything from Steve’s early days in the business and what good engineering looks like, to new M cars and their capabilities and Steve’s racing history, wins, and passions in motorsport....
Collector Chassis Showcase: 2020 M2 Competition
Collector Chassis is a new online platform for enthusiasts, hobbyists, and collectors to showcase, spectate, buy, and sell vintage, classic and special-interest vehicles. Through our partnership with Collector Chassis, BMW CCA members may list vehicles for free, and benefit from reduced selling fees, in addition to managing their own...
Breathing New Life Into A Classic M3: Project Concord Reassembly
Community, Lifestyle, Resto & Mod
A few weeks ago, I wrote about diagnosing an issue with my 1998 M3 sedan’s over-pressurized cooling system. This led to a failed leak down test at a local shop, CJ Foreign Car Service, which indicated either the head gasket had failed or the head was cracked, allowing exhaust...
Brake Bleeding Tools
If you own a car long enough, its brakes will need to be bled. You could be a goody-two-shoes and be following manufacturer’s recommendation to change the brake fluid every three years or 30,000 miles (which basically no one does), but the need to bleed usually comes when air...
A Farewell To My Mother’s Garage
There are a few bedrock events in my BMW history. I’ve told and retold the story of the Hampshire College student who lived with us in Amherst when I was in junior high school who had a 1970 2002 with a license plate that said “GEIST” (German for “spirit”),...
The Five Ways A Circuit Can Fail
Last week, I discussed the anatomy of an automotive short circuit and described in detail why, if a wire is shorted to ground, the low resistance in standard wiring causes a gargantuan amount of current to flow, which in turn generates so much heat that it often results in...
The Anatomy Of A Short Circuit
It’s been a slow automotive week BMW-wise, as my free time got eaten up by replacing the leaky gaskets under the marker lights on the roof of the truck, and replacing a seized caliper on my youngest son’s 2007 Corolla. So in lieu of real automotive work, I’m going...
The Tilting Clown Shoe Seat Trick
Back in June, I wrote about flirting with selling my ’99 Z3 M coupe (a.k.a. the clown shoe), as driving it for more than 45 minutes consistently causes me sharp back pain. I made a short punch list of things I’d do to maximize its value. I got partially...
The Banging Bumper
First, thanks to those who contacted me expressing concern over my absence due to a family medical issue. Long story short, my wife had an elective cardiac procedure to repair something we’ve known about for years. She’s recovering nicely, we’re taking ever-longer walks around the neighborhood, she’s engaging her...
