Ausblick - BMW Car Club of British Columbia · 2019. 10. 31. · Ausblick 2 Volume 9 No. 5 2006 BMW Car Club of British Columbia DAVID GRAY & CO. Insurance Consultants Ltd. Telephone

AusblickOfficial Publication of the BMW Car Club of British Columbia

A Club for Owners and Enthusiasts

we are dedicated to ‘Freude am Fahren’

the enjoyment of the ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’

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Plus news and other valuable club information

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In this issue

Vol 9 No 5, 2006

Past Events recaps

Upcoming Events info

Articles and Info

Fall colors added to a great end of season Road Skills Driver Training Day.Photo by Szu-yang Chen.

The Road Ahead

Presidents Message

Planning for 2007

BCAA Group Affinity Plan

One that got away...

Winter Karting

2006 Events Collage

Fall Fahrt Ins BlaueFall Road Skills

AGM Minutes and Recap

2007 Driver Training

Club Gear & Products Info

Maintaining Contact

Winter Skills Polaroids

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President Bob Balbirnie (604) 230-4992 eMail: [email protected] President Stephen Nemeth (604) 813-1460 eMail: [email protected] Rolf Drommer (604) 671-5843 eMail: [email protected] Richard Shore (604) 230-1151 eMail: [email protected] President Jim Westmacott (604) 889-1119 eMail: [email protected] Szu-yang Chen [email protected] Tom Carter [email protected] Alan Donaldson [email protected] David Gray [email protected] Thomas Fink [email protected] Adam Shih [email protected] Tony Sonnendrucker [email protected] Doug Temlett [email protected]

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Club Website www.bmwccbc.org email: [email protected]

Club mailing address BMW Car Club of BC PO Box 3452, 349 W. Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V6B 3Y4

The BMW Car Club of British Columbia serves main-land BC, and is a member of the BMW Club of Canada and the International Council of BMW Clubs.

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Events are listed by date, event title, and contact person.Please Note! - Events are subject to change and should be confirmed first.For more info on each event, check Road Ahead section in the newsletter or contact the event organizer listed for that event.

AusblickThis newsletter is the official publication of the BMW Car Club of British Columbia (BMW CCBC), and remains it’s property. All information furnished herein is provided by the membership for members only. Ideas suggestions and opinions, technical or otherwise, are those of the authors, without authentication by or liability to the editors or the Club. All rights reserved.

Ausblick is published in paper form 4 times a year by the BMW Car Club of BC. Office of Publication PO Box 3452, 349 W. Georgia St., Vancouver, BC V6B 3Y4. Subscription to the newslet-ter is only available as part of membership in the BMW Car Club of BC.© 2001-2006 BMW Car Club of BC

Always check event status first. Events are subject to change.

We keep the web site current with the latest info.

Visit our current events calendar on our web

site at www.bmwccbc.org and follow the

main menu link to our online calendar.

If you don’t have web access, be sure to call

one of the event coordinators to confirm the event.

December 2006Dec 16 Christmas Dinner Social

2007 Preliminary DatesJan Indoor KartingFeb 11 Car Control Driver TrainingMar 18 Spring Fahrt Ins BlaueMar 26 PIR with Driving UnlimitedMay 27 Harrison Fun Run

Full calendar listing and additional event info and details are listed in the Road Ahead section starting on page 6-7.

Upcoming EventsQuick Overview

BMW Club of Canada2006 National Directors Contact Info

President Phil Abrami (Quebec)Vice President Bill Brown (Regina)Secretary / Treasurer Rolf Drommer (Mainland BC)Directors George Garner (Bluenose) Bill Brown (Regina) Jeremy Choy (Manitoba) Don Dobson (Ottawa MC) Roger Harmston (Vancouver Island) Harry Stammis (Southern Alberta) Vince Paniak (Northern Alberta) Chris Pawlowicz (Ottawa CC) Ed Snook (Trillium)

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Club Website (includes electronic forum) www.BMWclub.ca email: [email protected] mailing address BMW Club of Canada 204 - 2435 Welcher Ave Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 1X8

The BMW Club of Canada is the umbrella club for the 11 member clubs across Canada and is a member of the International Council of BMW Clubs.

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National Affiliation InfoThe BMW Car Club of British Columbia is a member of the BMW Club of Canada and the International Council of BMW Clubs. It serves enthusiasts living on mainland BC.

Additional BMW Club of Canada Member Clubs info and web links can be found on the page to your left.

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Trixies Tip: To avoid disappointment and missed events, be sure to use the clubs registration partner and sign up for events via Karelo.



President’s MessageWe welcome the following recent New Members since our last new member list

Philip Horacek 0991 1995 E36 - M Series M3Daniel and Scott Folk 0992 1993 E34 - 5 Series 530iBill Bradshaw 0993 1992 E36 - 3 Series 318is Restored 2002Kal Heir 0994 1992 E36 - 3 Series 325iAlissa and Mike Leavens 0995 2001 E46 - 3 Series 325xiMichael and Ryan Addams 0996 2001 E46 - 3 Series 325CiEd Bain 0997 1997 E36 - 3 Series 328iJeff Kinch 0998 1997 E36 - Z3 - Roadster Z3 2.8Robert Franke 0999 1987 E24 - 6 Series L6Steve Dillen 1000 1992 E32 - 7 Series 735iLKipling [Kip] and Catherine Keylock 1001 1993 R Series Motorcycle R1100rsAlan Price 1002 2002 E46 - M Series M3Ryan Shabacon 1003 1991 E30 - 3 Series 318isYang Liu 1004 2006 E85 - M Series M Roadster 2006 E90 - 3 Series 325i 2001 E46 - 3 Series 325CiChristopher Duchesneau 1005 1989 E32 - 7 Series 735iL 1991 E31 - 8 Series 850i

Our club currently consists of 463 mem-bers which represents 360 master mem-berships and 103 associate members.We are proud to be the largest member club of the BMW Club of Canada.Not a member yet? You should join us, its easy, just follow the links on our web site.

Membership MilestoneWe started handing our member numbers back in 1998. In November we handed our membership number 1000.

by Bob Balbirnie - Club President

New Members

President’s MessageAusblick Volume 9 No.4November 2006

Wow! Another year has passed and it is time once again to review the year’s accom-plishments and to solicit the direction of the membership in the selection of members for our Board of Directors.

It has been a record of attendance and number of events held, for the driver training group and while the general events throughout the year have been a bit disap-pointing, with a number of cancellations due to low turn out, the ones accomplished were well attended.

I want to thank all the directors for their time in advancing our club ideals of partici-pation and service. They have spent consid-erable time on club business and while I was able to participate much less than originally planned I knew in my heart that all was well and that all the needed things would be taken care of.

As we hold our Annual General Meeting, please think about what it is you want out of your club membership and help the Board of Directors by letting us know how we are do-ing in achieving those objectives. Each year we have an ambitious plan with events and activities intended to keep the membership engaged, with what we hope is something for all. We need to know how we are doing and while it is always nice to hear about the things that go well we need your input on things that don’t go so well too!

Your kind input and advice goes a long way towards keeping the club functioning as a place for you to share your experiences with the “ultimate driving machine” and learn more about its particular operational needs. From the technical advice of the mechanically able, the how to of concourse

detailing, to the driving position in the car to make the most of your abilities on the road, there is something for everyone over the course of the year.

Thank you all so much for your sup-port through the year, I hope to see you at our AGM where we can recap the financial performance of the club, do a little bragging about the past years accomplishments, share a cookie and coffee or two and hear from you about what we should do in the future.

As always, drive safely and manage your driving space to allow for the errors of others.

Bob Balbirnie

it is easy to join or renewtake care of things online 24/7 at

www.bmwccbc.org

Wait a moment, isn’t that the wrong article.

Well, yes and no. The tag line does indicate it should have been for another issue, but....

The message Bob wrote didn’t get out to too many folks because v9n4 of Ausblick only went to PDF and only got there late.

...so, since the message contains good com-ments, we’re running it again in this issue.

The BMW Car Club of BC is a club for enthusiasts and owners.If you have a friend with a BMW that is an enthusiast and is not a member yet, why not invite them to an event and also invite them to join the club.



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Maintaining Contactby Rolf Drommer - Member ServicesLooking ahead with a peek at the rearview

Wow, here it is the end of 2006 already. We’ve recently had the AGM and have another successful year of club events behind us.

The road ahead looks great. Just the right amount of twisties to be fun.

Whether you are a recent member, or have been with the club since we started back in April of 1998 I hope you have found the club offers something for you.

It is after all a club about and for enthu-siasts and owners of the BMW marque.

We are currently busy working on events for 2007. The preliminary list of events is on the next page and already up on the web site. There will be more events and more details as we move forward.

Our club is doing well with a solid membership base, with lots of enthusiastic members.

I hope the info about future and past events in this issue provides you with enough of an overview of what your club has to offer.

I hope to see you at one or several of the many events we have planned so far for 2007.Rolf

visit our web site for additional details and updates

www.bmwccbc.org

Useful BMW Car Club of BC Contact Info

Please use these email addresses for club business only.

[email protected]@[email protected]@bmwccbc.org

[email protected]@bmwccbc.org

Notes: some club events may require registration, and certain events may have restrictions or give preference to club members for registration.Event dates and details may vary, so please be sure to confirm event info first. Our web site will normally have the latest details on any given event. When in doubt check the web site or contact the event organizer or contact person listed for the event.

on-line registration for events made possible by

karelo.com

As you can tell, we’ve already started listing and planning 2007 events.Our overall event success is something we are proud of. We provide a variety of events for members to participate in.The directors will be meeting soon as well as working by phone and email to plan events.Our most popular events seem to be social gatherings and drives. If you wish to get in-volved in event planning and organizing please contact a club director. [See page 8 for more on the directors]]Our 2007 Driver Training program dates are al-ready set, and you’ll be able to sign up for them by the time you get this newsletter.We hope you will attend an event soon.

Planning for 2007

Hi Tech = distractionThere was a German study not long ago

that pointed to the fact that too many things in a modern car detract from good driving. Can you believe that, they are saying that all that luxury and convenience can actually take the drivers mind off the task of driving and in so doing cause enough distraction to be a problem.

For those interested the report was from 2002, and the headline quote was: “High-Tech lullt Autofaher ein” [High-tech is lulling drivers to sleep] with an explanation for the 4% increase in German traffic fatalities over the last half year compared to a year prior. A traffic expert argues that modern cars are getting too comfortable, that the movement to smooth out road bumps and reduce engine and wind noise is causing drivers to lose sense of their speed and underestimate dangerous situations.

Perhaps I’m just an Old Fahrt, but I have to agree with that German study. Every time I’m out and about in traffic, it would seem folks are doing something other than concentrating on their driving.

Relying on technology can really bite you. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not against some of the great new advancements in technology in cars. ABS, stability and traction control are all great.

But now they want to add gadgets that will slow or stop the car for you when you get too close to the car in front of you. Just what we need, another electronic gadget to let mindless drivers be even more mindless.

Ever noticed how everyone is in such a hurry to get to the next stoplight? I’m always amazed at the seeming rush to get to the next light. I haven’t quite figured out the reason yet. There must be a reason though as it continues on every time I need to venture out and commute. The thing that puzzles me is that as I plod along at about the posted limit and trundle from one stop light to the other, most of the cars that were in such a rush to get to going are at the same light. That very same light that usually turns green at about the time I approach it while motoring along at the posted speed. I must be missing something, like an opportunity to sip my coffee, start another cell phone call, or whatever the others are doing while impatiently waiting at that next light.

Enough for today

Disclaimer: The above rant represents personal opinion of one person, and as such is meant to be an op-ed piece that gets you to thinking.

Counterpoint: rants and opinions of others are welcome, you might even get published.

Random Rantsrant and personal opinion by Old Fahrt



Dates: Jan Feb 2007Event Location: TBC Indoor Karting

RichmondEvent Time: AM time to be determined

Details: A fun hour or two of indoor karting challenge with your fellow club members and friends. A great opportu-nity to practice driving skills in some-thing other than your daily driver. Lots of friendly rivalry and competition.

Registration info: We will be setting up an Karelo registration link for this. Cost per participant works out to between $45-50 per person.

January 2007Jan Indoor Karting

February 2007Feb 11 Driver Training - Car Control

March 2007Mar 18 Spring Fahrt Ins BlaueMar 26 PIR with Driving Unlimited

April 2007No events planned yet

May 2007May 5 Driver Training - Car ControlMay 27 Harrison Fun Run

June 2007June 17 Father’s Day Fahrt Ins BlaueJune 24 German Car Festival

July 2007July 8 Member Day

August 2007Aug 11-12 Duffey Lake Road TripAug 26 Concours & Heritage Event

September 2007Sept 16 Driver Training - Car ControlSept Okanagan Wine Tour

2007 Preliminary Club Events Calendar

The Road Ahead - Upcoming Events

If you require additional info on the events listed here, or wish to R.S.V.P. to attend an event (instead of using Karelo), you may contact us ei-ther by email: [email protected], or call Rolf on the member services team at 604-671-5843

Event Details and Registraion Info

Car Control - Driver TrainingSun Feb 11, 2007

Date: Sunday February 11th, 2007Event Location: Pitt Meadows Airport

Driver Training areaEvent Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pmDetails: A full day of skills develop-

ment driver training fun. We’ll start by covering the basics, and work our way into some fun afternoon exercises that combine what was learned in the morn-ing. Course fee includes on site catered lunch. Instruction provided by Driving Unlimited

Registration and sign up info: Course is open to all. Registration fee for the full day including on site catered lunch is $190. Register and pay via Karelo using the link on the club home page. Or call Rolf @ 604-671-5843 for other options.

Sign up early to avoid disappointment, don’t delay!

More info on Driver Training is available on page 14.

Indoor KartingJan Feb, 2007

Spring Fahrt Ins BlaueSun Mar 18, 2007

Date: Sunday Mar 18th, 2007Meeting Location: Guildford North LotMeeting Time: 10am for 10:30am depar-

tureDetails: A simple day trip fun drive fol-

lowed by a lunch option.Registration info: We’ll be posting an

RSVP link for this event in the first weeks of the new year.

PIR with Driving UnlimitedMon Mar 26, 2007

Date: Mon Mar 26th, 2007Event Location: PIR Portland OregonEvent Time: 8:30am to 4:30pmDetails: An advanced driver training

session for those who have completed more than one Road Skills session. PIR will be repaved in the fall, so we’ve moved from Oct to March. Mark your calendar now.

Registration info: Full details including a Karelo registration and payment link will be posted soon.

October 2007Oct 14 Fall Fahrt Ins BlaueOct 21 Winter Skills - Driver Train-ing

November 2007Nov 24 Annual General Meeting

December 2007Dec Christmas Dinner Social

Check our web site for up to date info on events.



You Can’t win if you didn’t enterIt pays to visit the forum

Perhaps you missed the posting. If you did, you probably didn’t enter the contest.

This year the International Counicl of BMW Clubs celebrated its 25th Anniversay, and to go with that they held a contest with several nice prizes for those that entered.

First prize was a weekend in Munich with an exclusive guided tour of the new BMW Museum including the flight and two nights for two people at the elegant DERAG Hotel Karl Theodor

The prize was won by a Canadian, a member of the BMW Club of Regina.

I know, you are going to tell us you didn’t know about this, or you would have entered. Well, it was posted in the news sec-tion of the club forum back in May. I know several folks found the link and went and entered.

Ron Ager Opens Shop in BellinghamThis fall Ron Ager and Bryan Pederson

opened up Northwest European Autowerks as a speicilaty quaility repair service and perfor-mance upgrade shop for vintage to modern European vehicles.

Some of the enthusiasts and owners of older ‘heritage’ BMWs may already know Ron, as he has 30 years of experince and has been active in various club groups.

If you are heading south be sure to drop in and say hello.European Autowerks2101 Queen Street, Bellingham360-715-EURO [360-715-3876]

The Board of Directors

a rare group photo of 10 of last years directorsyou can join or renew club membership online

www.bmwccbc.org

How to contact a DirectorYour best bet is to catch them in their native environment at a club event. But of course that would mean you too would have to attend an event, which of course is not a bad thing to do.The other option would be to contact them by email.They do respond to emails about club related things, but not to SPAM and such.

2007 Board of Directors[Listed in alphabetical order]Bob Balbirnie [email protected] Chen [email protected] Carter [email protected] Donaldson [email protected] Drommer [email protected] Fink [email protected] Gray [email protected] Nemeth [email protected] Shih [email protected] Shore [email protected] Sonnendrucker [email protected] Temlett [email protected] Westmacott [email protected]

News BitsMeet the New Board of DirectorsWho are they and what do they do?

Contrary to popular myths, the directors are just ordinary BMW enthusiasts much like the rest of the 457 members in the club.

They come from a variety of back-grounds, have a variety of cars, but all share the same thing, and enthusiasm for the marque, and a desire to share that with others.

Somewhere along the line each of them got caught up in the club, and now they help organize events and tend to the more mundane operations needed to make the club run and operate smoothly.

Next time you are at an event feel free to contact a director. We have a wide selection to choose from, and we’re sure one of them will share some of the same interests you do. If not, speak up.

Directors info [member number, and cars]Bob Balbirnie 0446 member since Aug ‘00 - ‘88 E32 735i, ‘87 E30 325iC, ‘95 E36 M3Szu-yang Chen 0671 member since Mar ‘03 - ‘02 E46 M3, ‘01 E39 540iaTTom Carter 0610 member since May ‘02 - Matching pair ‘91 E31 850i 8’sAlan Donaldson 0832 member since Feb ‘05 - ‘00 M CoupeRolf Drommer 0005 member since Apr ‘98 - ‘92 E30 318iCThomas Fink 0103 member since Apr ‘98 - ‘84 E30 318i with TurboStepheh Nemeth 0341 member since Sep ‘99 - ‘03 E39 540iDavid Gray 0824 member since Jun ‘99 - ‘97 E36 M3Adam Shih 0824 member since Jan ‘05 - ‘04 E46 330iRichard Shore 0855 member since Nov ‘01 - ‘04 E46 M3, ‘07 E61 530xiT, ‘06 MINITony Sonnendrücker 0855 member since Apr ‘05 - ‘99 E38 740iL, ‘86 E30 325e, ‘87 E30 325iCDoug Temlett 0926 member since Feb ‘06 - ‘99 E36 M3Jim Westmacott 0262 member since Mar ‘99 - ‘94 E36 352is, ‘84 E24 635csi Euro

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Travel Unlimitedby Melanie Paterson, club member and partner in Driving Unlimted.

Have you ever thought about going to Monaco to see the Formula One race? How about the Monterey Historic Car Races? Those don’t have to be grey areas anymore. The company that you have known for years as Driving Unlimited has branched our into the travel industry.

Travel Unlimited is the travel branch of Driving Unlimited and was set up to handle all of the travel necessary for the automo-tive programs that we undertake around the continent. However, a nice benefit of that is that now there is FINALLY a travel agency that understands driving enthusiasts and caters to them directly.

Since we know the tracks and layouts of the specific events, we can make sure you get the best seats, paddock passes and the most appropriate accommodation. Whether you

are going with your family or a group, you will have a unique and stress-free experi-ence.

Some of the highlights of upcoming trips are:

· Las Vegas NASCAR · Canadian Grand Prix· United States Grand Prix· Edmonton Champ Car · Monterey Historic Sports Car Races

Some of the group trip ideas Travel Unlimited is researching includes a trip to the historic Nurburgring and to the BMWNA Head office and test track in Spartanburg.

Even though our passion is always automotive, we are also a full-service travel agency that can provide everything necessary for corporate and leisure travel as well as travel and medical insurance.

We handle weddings, honeymoons, ski vacations, group travel, sports team travel and kid-friendly vacations. Even though we, ourselves, are simply drivers, our manager Monica has been a leader in the travel industry for over 15 years and is joined by 2 dedicated agents.

Our website is currently being configured so that our clients can use it for convenient online booking as well as research, and should be online before Christmas.

We look forward to providing this unique service and invite you to call us with inquiries or visit us at our location in Port Coquitlam at Shaughnessy Station. We would like you to give Travel Unlimited the opportunity to be your travel service provider.

Great Club Friends Start a New Venture

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Fall Fahrt Ins Blaue Past Event CoverageOct 22 2006

You had to be there to appreciate it. A wonderful sunny fall day, great group of enthusiasts and cars, and such wonderful scenic twisty roads with colorful fall foliage. All followed by a great lunch stop and opportunity to chat and share enthusiasm with fellow club members.

Thanks to Thomas for assembling and checking out the route and leading the drive, in addition to making the lunch reservations.

A good time was had by all.

the sun is out the tops are down, hoods up as members gather the turn out was strong and it was still early

members chat and get accquainted while waiting for departure time specualtion about where we will go is never an issue

thanks Thomas for leading the way on this fine day



Yup, the Red Bull MINI dropped by at the Fall Road Skills day, and of course we had to have Danny take it out for a spin.

Fall Road Skills Past Event CoverageOct 28 2006

Practicing vision skills in the slalom maneuver. It is not always as easy as it looks.

We were extremely fortunate to have both a Saturday date for the Road Skills course as well as great fall weather.

A couple of the photos including the one we used as a cover shot for this issue give you a good idea of the day we had.

Thanks to all. See you at a Road Skills session in 2007.

Thomas busy with admin while Terry [M Coupe] and Derek [Cayman S] stir leaves and Pete discusses fine points.



Tech and Demo Sessions

2006 Events Recap Past Event Coverage

Thanks to all the members who participated and contributed their photosWe hope you enjoyed the year and look forward to seeing you at an event in 2007

Spring Fahrt Ins Blaue

Feb 2006 Car Control

Road Skills Program

With 26 event to choose from, there was some-thing for everyone in 2006. Enjoy this sampling of event photos.



Thanks to all the members who participated and contributed their photosWe hope you enjoyed the year and look forward to seeing you at an event in 2007

The BMW Car Club of BC Events Recap for 2006

9th Annual Concours

9th Annual Harrison Fun Run

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Vision up Looking AheadIt’s time to plan ahead for 2007, and if you haven’t taken a Car Control Course yet so you

can qualify for Roads Skills, you’d best sign up soon.We’ve been able to set Car Control dates, and are working on other dates and program

options that will make 2007 another great program year.If you have been thinking about taking one of our excellent programs run by Driving

Unlimited, there is no better time than now to make the commitment, if the trend of sold out sessions continues you won’t want to wait. So check the dates we have confirmed here now, and consider signing up promptly for the course you want.

Spring 2007 Program DetailsSunday February 11th 2007 8:30am to 4:00pmCar Control Session at Pitt MeadowsRegister via Karelo, limited to 24 cars. Event fee is $190

Saturday May 5th, 2007 8:30am to 4:00pmCar Control Session at Pitt MeadowsRegister via Karelo, limited to 24 cars. Event fee is $190

Still in planning stage:Summer Safety Clinic at Pitt MeadowsRegistration will become available by March

And for Advanced Drivers: Monday March 26, 2007 8:30am to 4:00pmPIR with Driving Unlimited. This is a special advanced program open to qualified

advanced drivers. A full day at PIR in Portland with Driving Unlimited. Register via Karelo.

Sign up now to avoid disappointment. Registration links are on our driver training page

BMW Car Club of BC Driver Training Program is run by the fine folks at Driving Unlimited.

Driver TrainingPromoting safer driving through skills improvement

BMW Car Club of BC

2007 Driver Training Program Info

Our BMW Club Driver Training program is a graduated program operated for the club by the professionals at Driving Unlimited. Car Control is our entry level course and is open to all. Participation in Road Skills requires the successful completion of a Car Control Course.

Reasons to take BMW Club Driver TrainingOur club Driver Training program is about learn-ing and practicing skills that are essential to safe driving. The role vision plays, panic stops, and emergency maneuver control are all skills we work on.Consider this quote by a student: “I learned to look farther ahead, anticipate more, run “what if” scenarios through my head, and acquired practical skills as well, such as how to steer a car under full ABS braking (which, as most of us know, takes exaggerated wheel inputs).”And it is all done in a fun controlled safe envi-ronment with qualified instructors.We run a graduated program, and you need to complete a Car Control course before moving on to the more challenging Road Skills program.

2007 Preliminary Driver Training Dates

Feb 11 Car ControlMar 26 PIR with Driving UnlimitedMay 5 Car ControlTBD Road SkillsSept 16 Car ControlTBD Road SkillsOct 21 Winter Skills

Still in planning:Summer Safety Skills Clinic

Road Skills Note:Unfortunately we won’t know available dates for Road Skills until the new year.



What do you do in your spare time?Our friends at Driving Unlimited are

always quite busy providing instruction to our club and others. Did you know they are also serious BMW and racing enthusiasts? The shot at right is from this past October’s Enduro Race at PIR, where Danny and Melanie shared the time behind the wheel along with car owner John Ladd. They came in 3rd in their class in this event, and local club members were on hand as part of the pitt crew.

News Bits

Winter Skills 2006 - Polaroids from the Field by Adam Shih



2006 Annual General Meeting - Minutes

BMW Car Club of British ColumbiaAnnual General MeetingCoquitlam Room, Best Western Coquitlam Inn, 319 North Road, Coquitlam BCNovember 18, 2006

1. Call To OrderPresident Bob Balbirnie called the meet-

ing to order at 2:05 pm.2. Proof of Notice of Meeting or Waiver of Notice Determination of Quorum

Notice was posted in v9n3 of Ausblick that had been mailed to members in September, additional notices had been sent to all members by email, and notices were posted on the club web site. It was deter-mined sufficient eligible club members were present to satisfy the quorum requirement of the bylaws, and as such the meeting was competent to proceed.3. Approval of previous AGM Minutes

Bob asked for and received a motion to approve the minutes of the previous 2005 AGM as posted. M.S.C. by the members pres-ent.4. Report on Previous Year

(2006 Events and activities) including Finance recap

President Bob Balbirnie presented and narrated a Power Point presentation that provided an overview of the status of our Club during 2006, including various event highlights.

The BMW Car Club of BC hosted 26 events in 2006, which included a variety of drives day trips, the annual Concours and a variety of other events that were all well attended. Bob reported the current Club membership is 457 members (largest in Canada) and that the Club continues to have a varied and busy slate of events that is the envy of many other clubs. During the slides about membership, various comments on our club growth, retention of members, and ways to get members to participate were brought up.

During the presentation slides were shown with overview information on club finances. Treasurer Richard Shore added the

additional information including the cur-rent bank balances, and an explanation of some of the numbers shown on the slides.

After the Nov 19 school costs are subtracted we will have a cash balance of $9402.35 of which $4094.25 is kept in sav-ings as a reserve to cover multi year prepaid memberships. Richard noted this was a good cash position as we had also purchased a new card printer and paid for a stock of tee shirts in advance.

The club is in a healthy financial situation and active in events and member growth, and continues to serve its members well.

In addition to the review of past events, members were advised of some key future events we will be involved with, including the fact the BMW Club of Canada and our club were successful in their bid to host the International Council of BMW Clubs the 2008 International Council meeting in Vancouver. Jim Westmacott is leading the or-ganization of this, along with support from the rest of the directors. Jim was not able to be at the meeting, but Rolf offered a quick overview of what an International Council meeting is about. Representatives from BMW Mobile Tradition and about 25 umbrella clubs will attend such a meeting, and it will involve support from BMW Group Canada, the BMW Club of Canada, and BMW Mobile Tradition as well as the IC office in Munich.

There will be many ways for our club and members to be involved, and we look forward to this being a positive event that will recognize our club since 2008 will mark our 10th anniversary year.

During the review of events, questions raised by members including positive com-ments and feedback were answered to every-one’s satisfaction. As well positive feedback and comments, were offered by the members present, with the general consensus being that members are happy with the club.

It was noted that in 2006 we did well in filling all our Driver Training sessions, with

188 participants in 8 events hosted in 2006. We have had 964 students through or Driver Training program since we started it in April 1999. Many come as the result of recom-mendations of members and prior partici-pants who talk about the program to friends and family.

A lively discussion ensued about some of the tour type event options in particular with respect to some like the Wine Tour, which got cancelled due to poor sign up. The consensus was that some events might only be appropriate every other year.

Bob thanked the members for their participation, as it is the members that make the club what it is.

A handout version of the presentation is available to club members as a PDF file on request, and a copy will be posted in the AGM section as well along with these minutes5. Election of Directors

Bob presented first noted and recognized the current 2006 board members:Bob Balbirnie PresidentStephen Nemeth Vice PresidentRichard Shore TreasurerRolf Drommer SecretaryTom Carter Nathalie DavidsonAlan Donaldson Szu-yang ChenDavid Gray Thomas FinkAdam Shih Tony SonnendrückerJim Westmacott Past President

Then the following slate of candidates, which had been received by the nominating committee prior to the Nov 4 deadline for nominations, was presented. The nominat-ing committee consisted of Stephen Nemeth and Tony Sonnendrücker:The candidates in alphabetical order, for election to the new 2006 Board are:Szu-yang Chen Nathalie David-sonAlan Donaldson Rolf DrommerThomas Fink David GrayRichard Shore Jim WestmacottAll candidates are previous years board mem-bers standing for re-election

Continuing Directors who were elected at the 2005 AGM, and whose terms expire at 2007 AGM

Past Event Coverage



you can now renew yourmembership onlinewww.bmwccbc.org

Ausblick Editorial PolicyAusblick is the newsletter of the BMW Car Club of British Columbia. It is mailed to all current paid up members, as well as select BMW friends and to the editors of other BMW clubs in our region. Ausblick reports on newsworthy events in the club, including club events, and our annual general meeting. It attempts to reflect all segments of our club and our members. We welcome submissions of articles, photos and news releases to Ausblick; however, publication is at the editors’ discretion, based on the criteria of news worthiness, relevance to readers, length and balance. Ausblick attempts to publish all letters to the editor, although they may be edited for brevity and clarity.

The BMW Car Club of BC is a club for enthusiasts and owners.If you have a friend with a BMW that is an enthusiast and is not a member yet, why not invite them to an event and also invite them to join the club.

Bob Balbirnie Tom CarterStephen Nemeth Adam ShihTony Sonnendrucker

It was then noted that Nathalie Davidson withdrew her ability to stand for reelection just prior to the AGM for personal reasons. We accepted her resignation with regret, and would like to thank her for the contributions she made while on the board.

Stephen Nemeth of the nominating committee then made the recommendation and motion to the members that the slate of candidates be considered for acceptance by acclamation to make a total of 12 directors for 2006.

As we were preparing to accept this motion, Doug Temlett indicated he’d offer to help on the board if needed. Since the op-portunity was there, and Nathalie’s position would other wise go unfilled, it was decided to ask Doug if he would accept the nomi-nation now. He did, and so it was moved seconded and carried by the members pres-ent to accept the slate of directors plus Doug, and the new directors were unanimously accepted and welcomed.

Open Floor Q&A session for membersFollowing the acceptance of the new

directors to the board, Bob opened the floor to additional questions and comments by the members present, but it appeared that most questions had been dealt with directly during the events review PowerPoint presentation.Adjournment:

There being no other business, it was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting

The AGM was adjourned at 3:40pm.

BMW Car Club of British ColumbiaPost AGM Directors MeetingCoquitlam Room, Best Western Coquitlam Inn, 319 North Road, Coquitlam BCNovember 18, 2005

Present:Bob Balbirnie, Richard Shore, Thomas Fink, Stephen Nemeth, David Gray, Alan Donaldson, Tony Sonnendrücker, Doug Temlett, Adam Shih, Rolf DrommerRegrets: Tom Carter, Szu-yang Chen, and Jim Westmacott

Agenda:1. Determination of 2007 Executive

Positions2. Determination of 2007 working teams

and directors tasks3. Change over in signing officers if

required4. Determination of new board of direc-

tors meeting schedule.

Since several directors were absent due to unavoidable last minute changes in plans, as well as running late from the AGM, it was decided to postpone this directors meeting to another time, or even hold it via phone conference and email.

The meeting was thus postponed until further notice.Rolf DrommerClub secretary

2006 Annual General Meeting - Minutes



How many times have you been talk-ing with car buddies and begun reminisc-ing about a car you’d formerly owned that brought the comment, “I sure wish I hadn’t let that one get away from me,” or “I’d love to have that car back,” or “Sure wish I hadn’t had to sell that one.”? It seems I’ve been down that track a number of times in conversations with fellow car crazies. I’ve also seen that theme on a number of occasions in car magazines, particularly in letters to the editor.

I’ve owned 45 cars over about that many years and have a mental list of the “top five” I’d like to have back, particularly if they could be reacquired in approximately the same condition as when they left. Some of them are old enough (a ’72 Datsun 240Z that I bought new, for example) that even if I could locate them, assuming they’d avoided the crusher or a terminal case of tinworm, they would likely be in such tired condition that I’d just shake my head and walk on by.

One of my top five, however, is a ’95 BMW 318ti that I bought new. It was my fifth BMW. The ones that preceded it were two 525’s, a 635 CSi, and a 325ix. The 318 actually, had about 5K miles on it when I acquired it, as it was a BMW NA executive’s car from their New Jersey office. It’s red over black, was fully optioned, including a car phone (analog—how quaint), and may have had an interior treatment ordered through BMW Individual, although I’m not sure because I don’t think that was possible then, but I suppose if you have connec-tions..... It’s just that I’ve never seen another interior like it in a 318ti. It has handsome black patterned cloth seat inserts and door panels, and a burled wood kit on the dash, door panels, and shift lever surround.

Anyway, I loved that odd looking little car, having had some good road trips and track days in it. Although it had only 138 ponies under the hood, it was fun to see how well it could keep up with the six cylinder cars of that era at the track, particularly in the twisties. I had to sell it in order to get what many then, and now, think of as another odd looking little car—my red ’99 M Coupe (notice a pattern here?). I sold the 318 to a good friend, Bill, in Rochester, Minnesota, where I then lived. He always kept it garaged and mostly drove it only on nice days, as they had had a stable of three additional, more ordinary vehicles that were their daily drivers.

About four years ago, I started thinking about buying the car back if Bill were ever interested in selling. I mentioned to him on more than one occasion that I’d sure appreciate the right of first refusal if it ever went on the block. His response was always, “I love that car. I don’t think I’ll be selling it.” So, I’d mentally shrug my shoulders and forget about it—until I’d see or talk to Bill again and remind him of my interest in reacquiring the car.

We moved to Bellingham, WA, in the spring of 2004, and I’d pretty much forgot-ten about the ti until one Saturday this fall when I got a newsy e-mail from Bill. As a trailing thought at the end of the note he said, “I’m thinking of selling the BMW. It still only has 67K on the clock and a new set of Michelin’s, but it’s time to move on. Are you still interested?”

I called him immediately. After having done my homework on what the car was worth, I offered him $500 over the high end of Kelly Blue Book’s price. For a car in such excellent condition, that still seemed like a bargain. I knew its condition, as I’d driven

the car a year before during a trip back to Rochester. Its service history was also fully documented. He was sorry to hear that it wasn’t worth more, as it was still in perfect shape. He wasn’t sure he wanted to let it go for what I’d offered, but he trusted my re-search on the price. He isn’t really a car guy and knows that I’m heavily afflicted with the disease and would know its market value. He wanted to think it over for a day and said he’d call back on Sunday. That was a long day for me, but he finally called back in the evening, said he’d done a little mourning, and had a slightly higher counter offer due to the $750 worth of new tires that had less than a thousand miles on them.

I quickly accepted his counter and started making travel arrangements.

There seemed to be three “signs” that this should be happening. The first, and almost a miracle to me, was that I got a frequent flyer ticket to Rochester that left SeaTac at 10:20 the next Saturday morning and got into Rochester at 6:00 that evening. My past experience with trying to use f/f miles was that they might be able to find me a seat at 3:00am on the second Tuesday of National Hot Dog Week--if I booked eight months in advance.

The second sign was that I had men-tioned to my wife a couple of times over the past several months that I was feeling the need for a road trip. The drive back from Rochester was 1,830 miles on northern Interstates and certainly fulfilled that need. A big bonus was that it happened during the first week in October, which allowed me to catch the peak of fall color in Montana and Idaho. That included the stretch from a bit east of Bozeman, MT, and on west to Coeur d’Alene, ID, which is one of the most scenic Interstate routes I’ve seen. To top it off, the

One That Got Away, But Found Its Way Home by Dale Rings



third day of that trip was my birthday, and I couldn’t think of a better way to be spending it. Happy birthday to me.

The final sign was that only two days before I received Bill’s e-mail, we had a parking area in front of our house complet-ed. That was a project that had needed doing since we’d moved in. So now I had a place to park my business use SUV, while the garage could house the M Coupe and my wife’s 4Runner. The 318ti could have the driveway.

They say “You can never go back,” but in some small way I feel like I have. I not only reclaimed one of my top five, but it was in almost the same condition as when I’d sold it seven years ago. Those opportunities don’t come up often, if ever, so I feel very fortunate to have been in a position to take advantage of it. If one BMW is good, surely two is better. Life is good.

Even though Dale lives south of the border, he has been an active member in our club attend-ing numerous events. You may have seen his wonderful Imola Red M Coupe at the Concours or other events.Thanks Dale for the story and photos

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British Columbia BMW Contacts and Dealership Locator

Auto West BMWPhone 604-273-2217 Fax 604-273-966313720 Smallwood Place, Richmond, B.C. V6V 1W8

The BMW StorePhone 604-732-3767 Fax 604-732-61915th at Burrard, Vancouver, B.C. V6V 1W8

Park Shore Motors BMWPhone 604-985-9344 Fax 604-985-9114835 Automall Drive, North Vancouver, B.C. V7P 3R8

Brian Jessel BMWPhone 604-222-7788 Fax 604-222-85552311 Boundary Road, Vancouver, BC V5M 4W5

Victoria BMWPhone 250-995-9250 Fax 250-995-92511101 Yates Street Victoria, B.C. V8V 3N1

Kelowna BMWPhone 250-860-1BMW Fax 250-763-25792530 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, BC V1X 7X5

Information provided by BMW Canada Western Regional OfficePhone 604-270-4269 Fax 604-270-2354 100 - 13091 Vanier Place, Richmond, B.C. V6V 2J1

Our club appreciates the support we get from BMW Canada and the local dealers as they help host club events and provide prizes and other considerations for events hosted by the BMW Car Club of BC

BMW Car Club of BC Corporate Sponsors Directory

BMW Car Club of BC Corporate Members and their companies

Dr. Patrick Lum Member #0006Granville Centre for Dental Wellness8357 Granville Street,Vancouver, BC V6P 4Z8Phone 604-261-8164 Fax 604-261-8127

Danny Kok Member #0124Driving Unlimited13533 Harris Road,Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2T3Phone 604-828-5450 Fax 604-538-0595

Scott Gable Member #0535Concept Group Retirement Planning Ltd.1591 Foster Avenue,Coquitlam, BC V3J 2N3Phone 604-939-2345 Fax -604-939-2350

Chris Besemer Member #0546CG Motorsports Inc.#150 - 11880 Hammersmith Way,Richmond, BC V7A 5C8Phone 604-275-6638Web www.cgmotorsports.com

Support your Club Sponsors.We’d like to remind you that thanks to the contribu-

tions of the corporate members in our club, we are able to provide additional services without raising the cost of membership. In addition to hosting Tech Sessions, Corporate contributions help to defray many club costs. The additional amount that Corporate Members pay to have their ads in our newsletter have a positive impact on the services we offer.

The next time you need a product or service for your BMW, check with these people first to see if they can help fill your needs. Support the people that support your club. Should you be a sponsor?

Mike Goertz Member #0581Nixon Automotive6435 Buller Avenue,Burnaby, BC V6S 4S1Phone 604-432-9333 Fax 604-432-9334

Robert Dunlop Member #0648Dunlop Automotive106 Charles Street,North Vancouver, BC V7L 1A4Phone 604-985-8836

Bernd Schmitzer Member #0649Karelo e-services Inc.3603-1495 Richards StreetVancouver, BC V6Z 3E3Phone 604-608-2774Web www.karelo.com

Dave Rurak Member #0704Ralph’s Radio. Ltd220 East 1st Avenue,Vancouver, BC V5T 1A5Phone 604-879-4281Web www.ralphsradio.com

Terry Bucknell Member #0709AutoGlym208 - 20701 Langely Bypass,Langley, BC V3A 5E8Phone 604-533-5597Web www.autoglym.com

Brian Manzardo Member #0811Dents Unlimited87 Williams Street,Port Moody, BC V3H 3L1Phone 604-469-9545Web www.dentsunlimited.com

Frank Micucci Member #0813Driver’s Edge Autosport Inc.Unit 125 - 2323 Boundary Road,Vancouver, BC V5M 4V8Phone 604-298-5575Web www.driversedgeautosport.com

Paul Sahota Member #0930Bow-Wow Auto Partsa2743 80th AveSurrey, BC V3W 3A6Phone 604-594-4300

Riaz Rawjee Member #0973SoftTouch Auto Detailing753 Marine DriveNorth Vancouver, BC V7M 1H4Phone 604-988-5406Web www.softouchdetailing.com

Al Carlson Member #0981Bimmer Parts.ca2839 Roberts RoadDuncan, BC V9L 6W3Phone 1-888-309-8899Web www.bimmerparts.ca

Dan Miller Member #0984Miller Performance2001 Abbotsford WayAbbotsford, BC V2S 6Y5Phone 604-768-3900

John Valk BMW (Motorcycles)Phone 604-731-5505 Fax 604-55321968 W. 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1L9

Pacific BMW (Motorcycles)Phone 604-276-2552 Fax 604-276-034521000 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, B.C. V6V 2S9



Actual size of the grill badge is 61 mm wide by 76 mm tall. They are 3 mm thick. This is no flimsy tin badge. Nickel plated with baked enamel finish is what we have chosen. They come with two attachment holes.

We have a variety of club gear for members to show their pride and partici-pation in our club.

Club T-shirts are always a popular item. Available in white or grey in most size ranges they are high quality, locally produced, and are available to members either via on-line ordering or by contact-ing Thomas of the member services team.

We also still have a few of the high quality German made grill badges avail-able. National (BMW Club of Canada) grill badges will be available soon

You can also buy sew on patches that are great for putting on caps and other clothing.

To purchase any of these items contact Thomas at one of the club events or by email at [email protected]

Actual size of the sew on patches is 61 mm wide by 76 mm tall. They are machine stitched with over 10,000 stitches in the col-ors of our club emblem. They work great on caps and jackets and other gear.

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Members receive a pair of window decals with their membership package, and we encourage members to display the decals to show that you are a club member. The self cling decals are easy to apply from the inside of your window, and look great when trimmed and placed in a visible side window location.Additonal or replacement decals should you need them, can be obtained from member ser-vices for a nominal fee.

BMW Club name Tags and Lapel PinsWe have two new items that will be available to members. We now have a card printer that can do high quality name tags. We also have a sup-ply of lapel pins.Once we have a lanyard supply located, we’ll of-fer members the option to purchase permanent name tags.

Club Gear Grill Badges and Club T-Shirts

The BMW Car Club of BC is a club for enthusiasts and owners.Membership in the BMW Car Club of BC is $40 per year and family members living at the same address can be added as associate (voting) members for only $5 per family member.Your club membership entitles you to participate in all club events, in addition you get a member card, a club window decal, the club newsletter mailed to you, access to the private areas of our web site, and discount options at participating dealers and vendors.If you have a friend with a BMW that is an enthusiast and is not a member yet, why not invite them to an event and also invite them to join the club.

Are you on the email list?We have a private members only email list we use to send out event notices and other perti-nent club event information. It is a controlled list, and we work hard to keep it up to date, clean and SPAM free. We do not rent out or otherwise distribute the list.If you are not currently getting club email an-nouncements, it may be because we don’t have your email address on file, or the one we have is no longer current.To be added or deleted from the announcement list, send us an [email protected]



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Special thanks to all the contributors and helpers on our newsletter team.Member submitted photo creidts this is-sue go to: Szu-yang Chen, Nathalie and Brian Davidson, Adam Shih, Karen and Terry Morris, Kam Wu, Trevor Mah, Doug Temlett, Victor Khong, Carol Fernandes and Thomas Fink for their photos.Thomas and Rolf for editing assembly and layout tasks.Thomas and his crew for mailing and distribution help.

Layout and production of the newsletter by Rolf Drommer using InDesgin CS on the BMW Club of Canada iMac G5. Our news-letter is printed digitally direct from disk by White Rock Design & Print Ltd.

No inference should be made that adver-tising in this newsletter implies the ap-proval of BMW Group Canada, BMW AG, the BMW Car Club of British Columbia, its offi cers or Directors.

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