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Auberlen, Foley Win GTD Pole At Roar Before 24
Team RLL fifth and sixth in qualifying race, Farfus sets fastest time This year’s Roar Before The Rolex 24 ended with a 100-minute qualifying race to set grid positions for next weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first race of the season for the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech Series. The...
ST Racing’s Miller And Tan Win Their Class In Abu Dhabi
Samantha Tan and Jon Miller in the #438 M4 GT4 won the TG Class in the Hankook Six Hours of Abu Dhabi, making it two wins on two consecutive weekends for ST Racing. The Abu Dhabi victory follows a class win for the team in the 24 Hours of...
BMW i4 Testing Underway
How many people do you know who’ve moved on from owning one or more BMW models to a Tesla? There’s little denying that the Model 3 has consumed market share previously held by the 3 Series, and many are quick to blame BMW’s seemingly slow advancement into the EV...
Allegheny Chapter Hosts Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Fundraiser, New Prizes Added
Since its inception in the early 1980s, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix has raised over $5,000,000 for individuals in Pittsburgh with autism and other developmental disabilities. Normally, these funds are raised through the many great PVGP car shows, dinner galas, and the famous Race Weekend in Schenley Park. Unfortunately,...
340,000-Mile E46 M3 Handed Down From Father To Son
An heirloom is something of value passed down through generations. Typically, it might be an object such as a watch, a book, or a piece of jewelry; a classic car might be considered an heirloom, while a modern automobile, especially the high-performance German kind, doesn’t immediately come to mind...
Recognition Program Update: Final Week To Submit
The Recognition Program Committee (RPC) would like to thank everyone who took the time to submit a nomination for 2020. During this difficult time, the accolades for fellow club members, BMW Centers, and BMW independent businesses that went over and above have been very encouraging. It is not too...
2021 Spring, Fall NCC/Tarheel M Club Days Registration Now Open
Attention all BMW CCA members: the National Capital and Tarheel Chapter’s M Club Day at the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is now open for registration! This is your chance to improve your driving skills in the latest M cars at speed on the track using the Performance...
The E39 Gets A Thrust-Arm Replacement
A few years ago, I was driving my 2003 E39 530i stick sport, ostensibly my daily driver (if I drove anywhere daily) on the highway when it developed a really bad front shimmy. I reduced speed and nursed the car home, put it up on the lift, and found...
New Member Benefit: 10% Savings On Personalized Travel Experiences
The BMW CCA is excited to introduce a new member benefit from Keytours Vacations. Members can now enjoy a 10% discount on personalized travel experiences. The Keytours team of travel specialists will create your dream vacation, perfectly tailored to your unique needs and interests. A big blue sky above, open...
Team RLL To Focus On Michelin Endurance Cup In 2021
BMW Team RLL will focus on defending its 2020 drivers’, team, and manufacturers’ championships in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, entering its M8 GTEs in the four IMSA WeatherTech Series enduros that count toward the cup, including the races at Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen, and Road Atlanta. The team...
Complete Our Fuel Survey And You Could Win A $100 Gas Card!
Update 1/21/21: The Fuel Survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who responded! The winners of the three $100 Gas Cards will be announced on the BMW CCA Facebook page on Friday, January 22. The BMW CCA is currently conducting market research in efforts to collect data that...
Ladies’ Program Committee Update: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
The Ladies Program Committee (LPC) is excited to share our progress. We are now listed on the BMW CCA National website under the “Activities” tab. There you will find our mission statement, the committee member assigned to your region, and a link to the Women Driving The CCA private...
Recognition Program Update: Final Two Weeks
Have you ever wondered how to show gratitude to a fellow club member, BMW Center, or BMW independent business that went over and above to support the members of the BMW CCA? Consider nominating them for a 2020 BMW CCA Recognition award today. It is not too late; the...
BimmerWorld Will Focus On SRO GT4 In 2021
IMSA, Pikes Peak, and the Nürburgring are also in the mix. BimmerWorld will enter three M4 GT4s in the SRO GT4 America series in 2021, and will also compete in selected IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Races, in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and in the Nürburgring 24. BimmerWorld proprietor...
Reminder: 2021 BMW CCA Elections Are Under Way
Voting is now underway for the positions of North Central and South Atlantic Regional Vice-President, who will serve on the National Board of the BMW CCA. Only members in these two respective regions will receive ballots in accordance with the Club’s bylaws since there is only one candidate for...
Michelin Deal: Get $70 Plus FREE 1-Year BMW CCA Membership!
A major supporter of the BMW CCA for over a decade, Michelin has an exclusive offer just for club members! Get a $70 Visa® Reward Card1—plus, for the first 300 eligible† requests, a one-year membership (or renewal) to the BMW Car Club of America (valued at $58) after online...
Road & Track’s Search The For Greatest Sports Cars Shines Light On E28 M5
The E28 M5 is a paragon of excellence even amongst other BMW stablemates and successors. A benchmark in its day, the first M5 effectively set the tone for the essence of what BMW would make its name offering: a high-performance vehicle wrapped in a functional form ready to confront...
I Ordered A Golf R, But Ended Up In An M2
Sometimes life has a way of intervening in our plans. Even with everything carefully arranged and expertly laid out, a small twist of fate can change it all in an instant, leaving the game board in disarray. While we’re often initially left reeling, and subsequently scrambling to plot our...
Recognition Program Update: Submission Deadline Approaching
Volunteers are a crucial part of the BMW CCA and help facilitate many of the experiences and events members enjoy. Nobody knows better than you what these experiences and events were in your chapter(s) in 2020, and in years past, and your fellow club members, BMW Centers and independent...
Young Artist Reinterprets BMW’s New Grilles
As a member of the BMW CCA for the past 26 years, my passion for BMW has definitely rubbed off on my sons—so much so that my fifteen-year-old son Jack’s career ambition is to become head designer for BMW. With all of the controversy recently swirling over the huge...
My Hypothetical Five-BMW Dream Garage
It’s something of an age-old question: You win the lottery and are allotted five precious garage spaces to store five of the very best Bavarians. What do you choose? This is a game my friends and I play en route to car shows and meets around the Boston area....
National Capital Chapter Happy Hour Trivia Night Presented By Hagerty
Consider yourself a car connoisseur? Join us for an automotive-themed trivia happy hour and show off your skills. Upon registering, we’ll set you up with everything you need to compete—all you need to do is brush up on your knowledge and get ready for a friendly game of who...
Recognition Program Update: 2020 In The Rearview
As we begin 2021 and look forward to better things in the year ahead, we look back at the year that was 2020 and those that have gone over and above to support the members of the BMW CCA. This includes your fellow members and BMW Centers who championed,...
Rolex 24 Corral Registration Open
Update January 12, 2021 at 12 noon EST: At this time, we have 1 corral package now available due to a cancellation. Registration for the BMW CCA Corral and Hospitality Area at the Rolex 24 opened on Monday, December 28, at 11 a.m. EST. The club package for the...
New 4 Series Coupe Offers Split Personality
A few weeks ago, our own David Rose chronicled his experience with the new 4 Series coupe. While much of the automotive community was obsessing over its divisive styling, a form of which has since debuted on the upcoming M3 and M4, automotive journalists were busy putting the new...
The E39 Gets A Thrust-Arm Replacement
A few years ago, I was driving my 2003 E39 530i stick sport, ostensibly my daily driver (if I drove anywhere daily) on the highway when it developed a really bad front shimmy. I reduced speed and nursed the car home, put it up on the lift, and found...
Is It Worth Fixing The Air-Conditioning In A Roadster? (Part II)
Last week I sussed out the path forward for fixing the a/c in Zelda, my 1999 Z3 2.3i whose previous owner’s son had run into a median strip surrounded by a curb. The accident had destroyed or damaged low-hanging a/c components in the front of the car, shattering the...
Is It Worth Fixing The Air-Conditioning In A Roadster?
Last week, after dealing with a no-start condition caused by a pinched wire, I got the clutch replacement completed and the transmission reinstalled in Zelda, the 1999 Z3 2.3i that I’d owned for six years, sold to a friend/neighbor, and bought back after her son put it up on...
Zelda’s Clutch Job Gets Pinched
Last week, when I practically collapsed from exhaustion at 5:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. I had led Zelda’s transmission to water, but could not make it drink. That is, I’d muscled it into position using my transmission-jack-balanced-on-a-lift-table-then-slid-onto-a-wooden-platform contraption, felt the splines on the input shaft align with those in...
Zelda’s Transmission: If It Came Out, It Must Go Back In
Last week the reinstallation of the transmission in Zelda, my 1999 Z3 2.5i, was train-wrecked by shipping delays for the pilot bearing, the clutch fork, and the rear main seal. The fork and seal arrived, but the pilot bearing went into that shipping netherworld where USPS tracking showed it...
Transmission Parts For Zelda
Last week, using a Rube Goldberg-like contraption that involved my mid-rise lift, a scissors lift table, a transmission jack, a two-by-four-foot plywood board, four milk crates, and a ratchet strap, I pulled the transmission out of Zelda, my just-repurchased 1999 Z3 2.3i, in order to replace what I was...
