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BMW CCA Garage Goals Winner: Adam Mahoney!
Congratulations to this week’s Garage Goals winner, Golden Gate and E30 Chapter member Adam Mahoney! Adam has won $25 gift cards from Shop BMW CCA and Griot’s Garage thanks to this picture of his garage featuring an M2 and M3 Competition! “Like everyone we have been spending more time...
The F87 M2 Is The Next Great BMW Track Rat
Palmer Motorsport Park has become one of New England’s premier circuits. Set on the side of a mountain in western Massachusetts, its fifteen picturesque turns wind their way through nearly 200 feet of elevation change. The unique layout provides attraction for all types of drivers, from tōge-style mountain hairpins,...
BMW M Track Days At Hockenheimring And Salzburgring
BMW is inviting club members to join them for BMW M Track Days! This new event format gives you the chance to experience the combined power of BMW Driving Experience and BMW M Customer Racing for the first time. Come together with like-minded enthusiasts to enjoy a track day...
Team RLL M8s Finish Fourth And Sixth At Daytona
Connor De Phillippi and Bruno Spengler in the #25 BMW Team RLL M8 GTE finished fourth in the GTLM class in the IMSA WeatherTech series race at Daytona on July 4, which marked IMSA’s return to the track for the first time since the Rolex 24 in January. Their...
Upcoming M3 And M4 Enter Final Development Stages
The next-generation M3 and M4 are slated to be unveiled in September. We’ve been waiting a long time to see how the next iteration of BMW’s mainstay M models will look, sound, and perform, and the time is nearly upon us. Consistent with the development path of any other...
G22 4 Series Production Commences At Dingolfing
On July 1, BMW Group Plant Dingolfing celebrated the production launch of five new or updated models. Among these are the new 6 Series GT (which isn’t coming to the U.S.), the G30 5 Series LCI and it’s accompanying stablemates, the facelifted 5 Series Touring (G31) and the freshly...
Second-Quarter BMW NA Sales Down 40%
North American BMW deliveries took yet another beating in the second quarter. For the months of April, May, and June, when much of the U.S. was under strict lockdown measures to combat the global pandemic, BMW NA recorded a 39.5% decline in sales, from 93,020 units delivered a year...
The Midas Touch: “Golden Thunder” Special Edition 8 Series Debut
Whether it’s on a Ford GT, 64’ lowrider Impala, John Player Special Lotus F1 car (or Esprit), or Smokey and the Bandit’s Trans-Am, the combination of black and gold rarely disappoints, which is why BMW Individual is bringing that same look to the 8 Series lineup. With production set...
M2 CS Racing Gets Own Class In Nürburgring Endurance Series
The M2 CS Racing will have its own class in the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) beginning with the series’ doubleheader on the Nordschleife on July 11–12. The BMW M2 CS Racing VLN class will be the second all-BMW class in the series, running along with the BMW M240i Racing...
Louie Gets A New Suspension (Part II)
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how, while on the Nor’East 02er socially-distanced spring drive, I decided it was time to update the suspension in Louie, my Agave ’72 2002tii, because the floaty feel of the car’s 48-year-old shocks and struts and original springs was no longer quaint...
BMW’s Hybrid Supercar Lives On: Edo Motorsport’s i8 “Procar”
By now, many of us have already said our goodbyes to BMW’s futuristic supercar. The i8, which ceased production last month, lives on as the German automaker’s first hybrid supercar, and the brilliant-looking model that paved the way for BMW’s future of electrified success. But while the i8 saw...
Dream Car Raffle: Special Drawing For Michelin Tires!
For every BMW CCA Dream Car Raffle ticket you purchase between June 27 and Friday, July 31, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, you’ll receive one entry into a special drawing for a chance to win a new set of Michelin Tires! Tickets are only $25 each and can be purchased...
O’Fest Forever Cancelled For 2020, Dates And Location Announced For 2021
The BMW Car Club of America today announced the cancellation of this year’s O’Fest Forever, presented by Michelin, scheduled for September 15–19, 2020 in Palm Springs, California. However, we are excited to go ahead and release the dates and location for the 2021 edition of O’Fest. Next year’s event...
The MINI Clubman All4 Is Perfect Ski Mountain Transportation
With my E46 touring in the garage for New England’s salty winter, I had the opportunity to spend my winter ski season with a completely different type of vehicle. The MINI Clubman isn’t the most utilitarian vehicle ever made. It can’t haul plywood like a Tacoma, you can’t bring...
BMW Completes 3D Printing Campus
The newest addition to the BMW Group’s global decentralized production network is complete and online. It’s the recently finished Additive Manufacturing Campus, which is located in Oberschleissheim, just north of Munich. Initially announced back in 2018 with a planned investment of €10,000,000, the opening ceremony took place this week,...
BMW CCA Members Are Invited To Participate In BMW M Track Days
Update June 30, 2020 at 4 pm. EDT: Unfortunately, this event has now been postponed due to COVID-19. Our partners at BMW of North America are inviting BMW CCA members to participate in BMW M Track Days and they’re taking extra measures to provide an experience that is just...
Reliving New England Car Shows At The Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Boston, Massachusetts is the founding city of the BMW CCA. Founded in 1969 by local BMW drivers (including founding members like Bob Mehrman, Joe Chamberlain, Michael Izor, and more), the club’s origins can be traced directly to this city by the Charles. As time went by, these roots in...
Dream Car Raffle: Win A $1,000 AMEX Gift Card!
You could win a $1,000 American Express gift card by entering our first special drawing as part of this year’s Dream Car Raffle! How To Win: For every Dream Car Raffle ticket you purchase between now and this Friday, June 26, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, you’ll receive one entry...
BMW Racer Alex Zanardi Seriously Injured In Handbike Accident
Alessandro Zanardi, long time racer and BMW brand ambassador, was seriously injured in a handbike incident during a race in Italy on Friday, June 19. Press reports say that he veered out of the racing lane into open traffic and was hit by a truck. He underwent three hours...
Le Mans Racer Meets SAV: Remembering The X5 LM
Hindsight is 20/20, or so they say. It is unlikely that the majority of the public during the late 1990s or early 2000s ever saw an SUV as anything but a family-hauler—a mindset that BMW was quick to change. Decades later, it now seems that they underestimated the performance...
Do An M2 and M140i Hatchback Add Up To A Modern M Coupe?
If you consider yourself a staunch long roof or hatch enthusiast, chances are that BMW’s coveted Z3 and Z4 M coupes also hold a special place in your heart. While sales were slow and the community remained divided at first, the Z3 M has now earned its place within...
The BMW E46 Is The Best First Car For Young Enthusiasts—And Here’s Why
When I decided to start looking for my first Bimmer, the E46 seemed like the obvious choice. The chassis offers countless variants and engine options, but for me it had to be a wagon. As you know, wagon people are a little “different.” As an enthusiast, there are fierce...
Dream Car Raffle: Episode 2 Of The M5C Build Available Now!
In this episode, the 1-of-1 M5 Competition build by Turn 14 Distribution gets some incredible upgrades including an Akrapovič Titanium Evolution Line Exhaust system, high-gloss carbon fiber mirror caps, rear diffuser, and a BMC air filter. These performance parts, added by our friends at R/T Tuning, not only enhance...
O’Fest Forever Registration Now Open!
Registration is now open for this year’s O’Fest, which will be held in Palm Springs, California, September 15–19. The host driving venue is, of course, the BMW Performance Center West, and the host hotel will be the beautiful La Quinta Resort & Spa. We hope you are looking forward...
BMW Classic Honors Modern Roadster Tradition
BMW has a penchant for roadsters. It may not be immediately obvious to the average 3 Series or X5 driver, and even your M aficionados may not immediately recognize it, but it’s true. Trace the brand’s lineage back to before the prewar period, and you’ll find a strong theme...
Louie Gets A New Suspension (Part II)
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how, while on the Nor’East 02er socially-distanced spring drive, I decided it was time to update the suspension in Louie, my Agave ’72 2002tii, because the floaty feel of the car’s 48-year-old shocks and struts and original springs was no longer quaint...
Lean Times
As I’ve continued working on Hampton, the 48,000-mile ’73 2002 I bought last fall, I reached the point on the punch list where the most pressing thing was what sounded like a simple driveability issue. On steady throttle at low to mid revs, it hesitated and buffeted slightly—enough to...
A Good Kluge For Making The Shark Blink
Nearly 30 years ago, I wrote a column for Roundel Magazine titled “The Good Kluge.” In it, I made the case that a “kluge” (pronounce klooj)—a repair or a part that’s different than what the manufacturer intended—was a good one if it: a) Fixed the problem; b) Saved money; c) Was safe,...
How Much Would You Pay For An Original Clutch Hose?
In my column for the May issue of Roundel Magazine, I talked about the different options for parts (OE, OEM, new old stock, aftermarket, etc), and how, even when you pony up and pay the dealer for “genuine” OE parts, there’s no guarantee you’re getting what was actually on the car...
Hampton’s Wheels Come Back To The Light
I’d been pressing forward at a slow but steady pace on the sort-out of Hampton, the 48,000-mile ’73 2002 that I bought last September. Shortly after the purchase, I’d gotten it running and driving well enough to make the 50-mile trek back and forth to my rented storage in...
Louie Gets A New Suspension
On Saturday, May 16, when the Vintage was supposed to be happening in Asheville before it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, I went to the Nor’East 02ers “Spring Drive (with Precautions)” in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Seeing my regular Vintage traveling companions Andrew Wilson, Jose Rosario, and Bob...
