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an unprecedented gathering of BMW rarities. The BMW Vintage & Classic Car Club is bringing some very unique cars to the display at the Ultimate Clean Car Contest and to the Festorics corral (a select few will be on display at our Friday-night ban-quet). Many are be-ing shipped in for this special event from Germany, the Netherlands, Swit-zerland, England, Luxembourg, and Canada. We are expecting upwards of 40 vintage cars and a few vintage motorcycles! Expect to see R 42/11 (from 1926!), R69S, and R90S vintage motorcycles; pre-war cars—309, 315/1, 326, 319/1, 327s, and 328s (considered to be one the most mod-ern pre-war cars)—post-war 507s, 502s, 1602 Baur cabrios, an 1800TiSA, 3.0CS coupes, a 2000CS, and even seven Z1s! Come meet the owners of these cars, who can share the history and other unique stories of them.

If that doesn’t blow your mind, how about we throw in a few dozen Z8s? The BMW Z8 Club USA will also make a big showing, with over 30 Z8s at Laguna. They’ll be on display with the BMW vintage cars in a special corral area, a short walk over the Turn Five bridge. The Z8 group has a hot Saturday-night banquet of their own in downtown Monterey, right across the street from some of the most famous car auctions taking place over the Historics weekend. You are invited to attend; you can register for this dinner as well as the next-door Sports & Classic Cars auction presented by RM Auctions (for half price!) from our website (separate fees apply).

We expect to see the vintage and Z8 club cars in full force on Saturday at the track. It’s unknown at this point how many will attend Sunday.

As I mentioned earlier, a sister BMW CCA event happens Friday at Concorso Italiano. It is arguably the largest showing of Italian cars this side of the Pacific. The Central California Chapter will host a BMW-only parking corral (including the vintage-club cars!) and clean-car contest (separate registration required at www.Concorso.com). This year, Concorso will be held at a new location, the Marina airport, just a few miles north of Monterey. We’re not sure how this change of location will affect the event, but I’m sure it will still bring a spectacular showing of auto exotica from all over—not to mention vintage aircraft! Expect to drool… so don’t get too close to anything! Many of these cars only see the light of day at this event.

As you may suspect, with this many automotive events hap-pening in one weekend, the streets of Monterey are full of beautiful and rare automobiles just cruising around. It’s all a bit surreal.

My first Festorics—almost ten years ago—blew my mind, and I keep coming back for more. Hundreds of other mem-bers can’t be wrong, either: the Historics is one of the most memorable automobile weekends in the world. If you’ve never experienced the magic of the Festorics, make this your year.

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Here we are at the midpoint of 2008! Many great events have come and gone, and yet a good many more are on the horizon. Please take a peek at our calendar of events; there’s still time to get to an autocross, a car-control clinic, a high-performance driving school, a driving tour, a meet-and-greet, and a board meeting or two.

But there’s one major event in our area every August that is so unique, so awe-inspiring that it should not be missed. Hun-dreds of members attend each year—yes, HUNDREDS! They come from all over the world, and from every chapter on the west coast. No single event we produce draws a bigger crowd. And this year is super-extra-special! It’s the BMW Festorics, our group of events within the Monterey Historic Automobile Race weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, August 15-17. It’s a weekend packed full of jaw-dropping moments for any car enthusiast. Even if you’re not overly enthusiastic for cars old and new, there’s enough passion and love for all things automotive that you just can’t help but be smitten by the sights and sounds of the weekend.

For those unfamiliar, the name “Festorics” is a play on the propensity of BMW CCA events (festivals) to have the word “fest” applied at the end of the event name—you know, like Oktoberfest. The first organized gathering of BMWs at the Historics was Coupefest—a gathering of BMW CS coupes—in 1987. In the early 1990s, it evolved into an all-inclusive BMW CCA gathering called BMWfest. When the age of the Internet came along, we needed a web domain name without “BMW” in it—the BMW lawyers like it better that way—so BMWfest at the Historics turned into the Golden Gate Chapter’s Festorics.

See what Festorics is all about at www.Festorics.org, and you’ll see we have quite an agenda planned for you. Friday offers two possible daytime activities: Backroads To Big Sur—a drive through the beautiful, lesser-traveled, winding roads in Monterey County—or Central California Chapter’s Ultimate Clean Car Contest and parking corral at Concorso Italiano. The evening offers an opportunity to socialize at our Festorics banquet with representatives from BMW North America, who will bring some exciting surprises for us.

Saturday is the big race day at Laguna Seca. Hundreds of vintage race cars (many are priceless) dating from the early 1900s through the 1980s get out on the track for some real racing—as God intended them to do. Typically, John Fitzpatrick is a regular, racing his pre-war 328 on Saturday.

While the race schedule isn’t set yet, Sunday is likely to be the day when BMW NA’s Mobile Tradition will be racing their M1 Procar—with Bobby Rahal at the wheel—and the CSL coupe. BMW of San Francisco owner Henry Schmitt and Cunningham BMW general manager Jeff Gerkin are slated be on track racing a CSL and a 2002, respectively. It’s a unique op-portunity to see these famous cars in person, racing at speed. It's a photo moment for sure!

Our Festorics operation occupies a large area on the inside of the track at Turn Five. All CCA members park together there in our private BMW corral. Our large tented hospitality area offers a place for you to relax comfortably, check out cars on display, and watch the races at the edge of the track—while eat-ing your catered lunch. New this year will be two professional massage-chair stations to help you relax even more! Another treat will be the raffle on Saturday in our corral: Mike Renner, from the BMW Performance Driving School, will be giving away a seat at a two-day Spartanburg M School!

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Dates Event/Location ContactJuly

Jul 11 Driving School Puget Sound Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA Eric Bitte www.bmwpugetsound.com [email protected] 12 Calistoga & Clear Lake Tour GG Chpt Upper Napa Valley to Clear Lake David Crum www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 12 Board Meeting GG Chpt Gau Poang Restaurant, San Mateo Jeff Cowan www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 19-20 Driving School SanDiego Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA www.sdbmwcca.com Jul 19-20 Club Race SanDiego Buttonwillow Raceway Park, CA Matthew Kogan www.bmwccaclubracing.com [email protected] 19 Car Control Clinic GG Chpt Marina Municipal Airport, CA Bob Goebel & Grant Low www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 20 Autocross GG Chpt Marina Municipal Airport, CA Kris Linquist & Matt Visser www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 26 North Bay Meet & Greet GG Chpt Marvin’s Restaurant, Novato Amanda Topper www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected]

AugustAug 9-10 Thunderhill Driving School GG Chpt Thunderhill Raceway Park, CA Billy Maher & Peter Vinsel www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 9-10 Club Racing School GG Chpt Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA Aug 12 Board Meeting GG Chpt Gau Poang Restaurant, San Mateo Jeff Cowan www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 15 Backroads to Big Sur GG Chpt Monterey Peninsula, CA David Crum www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 15 Ultimate Clean Car Contest CC Chpt Concorso Italiano, Marina Airport,CA Wayne Wundram www.ccbmwcca.org Aug 15-17 BMW Festorics GG Chpt Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA David Crum www.ggcbmwcca.org festorics.orgAug 23 Autocross GG Chpt Marina Municipal Airport, CA Kris Linquist & Matt Visser www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected]

SeptemberSep 11 Peninsula Area Meet & Greet GG Chpt Scott’s Seafood, Palo Alto Kyle Breton www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 13 Mt. Hamilton & Mt. Diablo Tour GG Chpt Mt. Hamilton & Mt. Diablo David Crum www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 13 Board Meeting GG Chpt Gau Poang Restaurant, San Mateo Jeff Cowan www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 20 Car Control Clinic GG Chpt Marina Municipal Airport, CA Bob Goebel & Grant Low www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 20-21 Club Race GG Chpt Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA Mike Mills www.bmwclubracing.com [email protected]

Sep 25 Driving School Puget Sound Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA Eric Bitte www.bmwpugetsound.com [email protected]‘Sep 27-28 Driving School LA Chpt California Speedway, Fontana, CA Delight Lucas www.bmwclubla.org [email protected] 21 Autocross GG Chpt Marina Municipal Airport, CA Kris Linquist & Matt Visser www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 23-28 BMW CCA Oktoberfest 2008 BMW CCA Watkins Glen, NY Linda Axelson www.bmwcca.org [email protected] 864 250-0022

OctoberOct 3-4 Driving School Roadrunner/Sonora Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ Rick Touton www.roadrunnerbmw.org [email protected] 11-12 Club Racing School DCI/NASA Willow Springs Int’l Raceway, Rosamond, CAOct 13-14 Driving School Inland Empire Spokane Raceway Park, Spokane, WA Scott Adare www.iebmw.org [email protected] 14 Board Meeting GG Chpt Gau Poang Restaurant, San Mateo Jeff Cowan www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 18 Car Control Clinic GG Chpt Marina Municipal Airport, CA Bob Goebel & Grant Low www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 19 Autocross GG Chpt Marina Municipal Airport, CA Kris Linquist & Matt Visser www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 19 Campbell Oktoberfest German Car Show Vintage VW Campbell, CA Mike Zampiceni www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 25-26 Club Race GG Chpt Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA Mike Mills www.bmwclubracing.com [email protected]

NovemberNov 1-2 Infineon Driving School GG Chpt Infineon Raceway, Sonoma Billy Maher & Peter Vinsel www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 8 Tech Session GG Chpt BMW of Concord, Concord, CA Aleksey Kadukin www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 8-9 Club Race LA Chpt Buttonwillow Raceway Park, CA Patrick Avakian www.bmwccaclubracing.com [email protected] Nov 9 Top Driver Shootout GG Chpt Marina Municipal Airport, CA Kris Linquist & Matt Visser www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 15 Board Meeting GG Chpt Gau Poang Restaurant, San Mateo Jeff Cowan www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected]

DecemberDec 9 Board Meeting GG Chpt Gau Poang Restaurant, San Mateo Jeff Cowan www.ggcbmwcca.org [email protected] 13 Not the 49-mile Scenic Drive Bay Area 02 San Francisco JP Collins www.bayarea02.com [email protected]

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s GGC Membership UpdateIt's that time of year again: the weather gets warm, the

soft-tops and windows come down, and we get to enjoy the Club. As of the May membership report, the Golden Gate Chapter has 4,992 active members and associates. With a membership base like that, we're doing many excit-ing things for the members. Our yearly barbeque is com-ing up, as well as the tours-and-tanks event, and more. Check out our calendar for all the things you can do.

So tell a friend, invite another BMW driver, let's get those numbers up over 5,000. There is so much to do in this Club, it's time to get all of the local BMW drivers out there.

My number (510 573-4894) is always out there for you to call with any questions you might have about your Club. The members whom I’ve spoken with re-cently seem very excited to be getting into autocross-ing, driving schools, and other events. If you need any information about those or any other activities, please drop me an e-mail at [email protected] and I'll try to get you started on the right "track."

– Kyle Breton

Calistoga & Clear Lake TourWe'll tour the upper Napa Valley to Clear Lake and

back. This adventure is still being planned, so check the website for more details.

When: July 12Where: Napa Valley/Clear LakeContact: David Crum,[email protected]

July Board MeetingJoin us for our July Board meeting. All members

are welcome! When: July 12, 11:00 a.m.Where: Gau Poang Restaurant, San MateoContact: Jeff Cowan, [email protected]

North Bay Area Meet & GreetGet together with other North Bay Area GGC mem-

bers for a relaxed Saturday breakfast at Marvin’s Res-taurant in Novato. Don’t fight weekday rush hour traf-fic on Highway 101—have an easy Saturday drive and come for some good car talk and a delicious breakfast at one of the best breakfast spots in the North Bay.

There is an allowance for chapter members’ break-fast expenses; all members and friends of BMW are welcome. Please R.S.V.P to Amanda Topper, North Bay area representative. See you there!

When: Saturday, July 26, 10:00 a.m.Where: Marvin's Restaurant, 1112 Grant Ave,

Novato, CA, 415 892-4482Contact/RSVP: Amanda Topper,

[email protected] 415 279-0740

Rip It Up At ThunderhillDon't miss your opportunity to drive this beautiful

and challenging race track in California's Central Valley during the August 9-10 weekend. While some might cringe at the thought of August in the Central Valley, the weather can definitely vary. Last year’s school saw beautiful 80° weather and sparkling blue skies above the picturesque rolling hills of Willows, California.

Thunderhill is a favorite track of many, and a great place to learn the art of high-performance driving from a dedicated team of experienced instructors. See the ad in this issue (p. 28) for more info. Event cost for this two-day school is $399 for members and $439 for non-members ($439 price includes a non-refundable one-year BMW CCA membership).

When: August 9-10Where: Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CAContacts: Mark Dadgar & Kelly Collins,

[email protected]

Club Racing SchoolA BMW CCA Club Racing school is specifically

designed to transition the intermediate-to-advanced high-performance driving-school driver from high-performance driving to club-level racing.

At our racing school, students are introduced to traffic, passing, and driving lines that they won’t get in the typical high-performance driving school. The racing school goes beyond a high-performance driving school in the areas of driver development and track experience.

The BMW CCA Club Racing School isn’t just for the driver who thinks he is ready to hit the Club Racing circuit. It allows those drivers who want to advance their skill level beyond the driving-school level, or those who are simply curious to learn about what’s involved in being a race-car driver—an opportunity to do so in a safe, controlled environment without making the full investment in racing-safety equipment.

The school is designed as a learning experience and not a speed contest. The emphasis is on driver development, so race-prepared cars are not required—and neither are driving suits, racing seats, or harnesses. Only a driving-school level helmet is required—and a desire to learn.

Students at the school are observed on the track and monitored in the classroom for skill and awareness. Atti-tude plays a significant role in determining who graduates. Graduation from the BMW CCA Club Racing school does not automatically qualify you for a BMW CCA Club Racing license, but if you meet the experience and other require-ments you will be eligible for a rookie license and the op-portunity to join the ranks of BMW CCA Club Racing.

See the full description on the GGC website calendar page.

When: August 9-10Where: Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CAContact: Mike Mills,

[email protected]

New Location For Concorso Italiano…...and the Ultimate Clean Car Contest!The last several years has seen Concorso Italiano

(CI) using Blackhorse Golf Course as their elegant venue. But due to changes and construction there, it became necessary to move CI to a new location. In late April, the new location was announced as Marina airport—just a short hop north of Monterey. The date of the event stays the same, Friday, August 15, 2008.

Spokespeople from CI have promised a concours-spec site with all the features and attractions that specta-tors and participants have come to expect at this event. The City of Marina is also willing to pitch in to help with the transformation of the site into a world-class stage.

An additional feature this year is the inclusion of vintage World War II aircraft as static displays amongst the cars. Food vendors and the vast armada of specialty-auto-accessories vendor tents will be there as before.

As has been for the past ten years, the Central Cal Chapter will host a BMW corral within the event. They also continue to take on the task of directing parking for not only the BMWs in the non-Italian parking corral, but also many of the non-Italian marque cars.

An exciting addition this year in the BMW corral are some 45 vintage and classic BMWs from the BMW Vintage & Classic Car Club of America. The Historics weekend is the starting point of their two-week California Marathon tour. This will present a rare opportunity to see pre-war BMWs celebrating their Mobile Tradition. Amid the group, you’ll see four vintage motorcycles, a dozen pre-war 328s and 327s, a few 502s and 507s, several Neue Klasse models, and even a half dozen Z1s among others highlighting the show. Surely, you won’t want to miss that!

The BMW corral at CI is also the site of Central Cal’s annual Ultimate Clean Car Contest. Cars will be judged in three classes, Clean Class (exterior only), Super-Clean Class (exterior, interior, and engine com-partment), and Concours Class (everything). In addi-tion, our best-of-show trophy—Max—will be awarded to the car judged most worthy. Special awards are also give for longest owned, highest mileage, and farthest driven. The vintage participants will be receiving an-other group of awards and notices of recognition.

There is no charge to enter the clean-car contest; however, you MUST purchase your non-Italian-marque corral pass from Concorso Italiano to gain entry into the event and our corral. (Register at: www.concorso.com.) Then register online at the Central Cal site, www.cccbmwcca.org, to enter the clean-car contest. Pre-registration is appreciated!

This event is one of two great CCA regional events during the weekend; Golden Gate Chapter’s Festorics is the other. See you there!

When: August 15Where: Marina Airport, Marina, CA Contact: Wayne Wundram, 559 734-3298,

[email protected], www.cccbmscca.org

BMW Festorics: Wow, Wow, Wow!Come out, come out, wherever you are: You won’t

want to miss the rare BMWs at this year’s Festorics at the Monterey Historics weekend!

Once again you'll have prime viewing and park-ing—just for you!—at the country's premier historic races. Share the roar of yesteryear’s legends with your fellow BMW CCA members at the 35th anniversary of the Monterey Historic Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where instead of choosing one marque for this anniversary, they're featuring the "Best Of The Best" featured marques from the previous 34 years. You can bet there will be some BMWs featured!

Our Festorics theme this year is "BMW: Generations"—a celebration of decades of ultimate design. Accenting this theme will be some very rare and unusual BMW models from the BMW Vintage & Classic Car Club and the BMW Z8 U.S. Club. When was the last time you saw 32 Z8s at once? Or a group of almost 20 pre-war BMWs? Would you like to see some 507s? How about over a half dozen Z1s? All those and more cool BMWs (including motorcycles!) will be on hand at this year’s Festorics. Then, of course, there are the 200 beautiful regular-attendee BMWs to look at—make yours one of them! It’s gonna be one incredible event this year!

For registered attendees who wish to stay close to all the action, we also have a limited number of hotel rooms available for reservation through Resort II Me in both the Monterey and Salinas areas . Don't wait! It's time to fuel our obsession with a BMW CCA gathering at one of the premier vintage-car weekends in the world.

Visit www.Festorics.org for much more detail and registration for this year's Festorics. Registra-tion is open now!

When: August 15-17Where: Monterey, CAContacts: David Crum & Jeff Cowan,

[email protected]

Peninsula Meet & GreetIt's time to come out and socialize! Our Peninsula

meet & greet social event at Scott's Seafood of Palo Alto is a great ice-breaker for new members or a chance to


catch up with some familiar friends from the Club. Ap-petizers will be provided. All members are welcome.

We will gather on the covered patio at Scott’s. Parking is available directly in front of the restaurant so we can park together and admire our cars.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Peninsula Area Rep Kyle Breton.

When: September 11, 6:00-8:00 p.m.Where: Scott's Seafood, Town & Country

Shopping Center, Palo AltoContact: Kyle Breton,

[email protected]

Tech Session For NovemberBMW of Concord has just opened a new collision

center that features Cellete Fixture Systems. Each fixture is a unique mold for each vehicle model. This patented system guarantees exact fitment of all of the replacement parts in the same manner that the BMW factory uses fixtures to precisely build vehicles.

We'll meet at the center on November 8 for approxi-mately two hours, with a possible tour and lunch to follow or precede the event. Watch the website or Die Bombe for further details.

When: November 8, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.Where: BMW of Concord, 1945 Market St., ConcordContact: Aleksey Kadukin,

[email protected]

"Not The 49-Mile Scenic Drive"It's the 11th annual "Not The 49 Mile Scenic Drive"

rally—a gimmick rally that requires you to follow clues and answer questions that relate to the scenery and places you drive past.

This December 13 event is hosted by Bay Area 02 and is loosely based on the more famous 49 Mile Scenic Drive originally developed in 1938 by San Francisco’s Downtown Association. It was created to highlight the city's beauty and to promote it as a business and tourist destination.

Meeting place is the Ocean Beach parking lot (1000 Great Hwy) across the street from the Beach Chalet. The drive takes place within San Francisco city limits—the group stops for lunch following the drive.

When: December 13, 10:00 a.m.Where: Ocean Beach, San FranciscoContacts: JP Collins, [email protected],

www.BayArea02.com

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shortly after, including three Porsche GT3 RS’s. (Two of these GT3 RS’s are featured on the front of Modified Luxury and Exotic magazine.) Also seen: a BMW M3 lightweight, an Ariel Atom (a high-performance sports car made by Ariel Motor Company, based in Somerset, England), a Porsche 993 RUF R Turbo, several forced-induction E46 BMWS M3s, a nice row of BMW E24 6 Series (can you say “Sharks”?), and a Mercedes Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series (used as the pace car for the F1 races). There was even a fleet of American thunder in the form of Corvettes and Vipers.

The atmosphere was full of excitement, so much in fact that the boys in blue—Mountain View’s finest—showed up to hangout, just keeping an eye out… although none of us ever go beyond the speed limit. You know you have a good event when the boys in blue show up.

There were two awesome drives planned by the Eu-roSunday event team for after the show. Unfortunately, the three of us didn’t have the time to participate in the afternoon round-trip rally (with lunch). The rally started from Mountain View, with a jaunt down the freeway toward Woodside. From Woodside they made their way down famous Highway 84—one of the most popular roads in California among motorbike and car enthusiasts. From the bottom of Highway 84, they made their way back up Pescadero Creek towards Alice’s Restaurant at the top of Skyline Drive for lunch.

Every third Sunday of the month, a colorful crowd of European vehicles gathers informally in Mountain View for EuroSun-day (www.EuroSunday.net).

It’s an informal event geared toward the super, exotic, rare, and vintage vehicles. Open to all enthusiasts, it’s an incredible day where owners share their cars and motorcycles with the community.

I cannot begin to tell you how insane the April 20 turnout for EuroSunday was. “AWESOME” is the only word that can explain it. For an event that costs nothing and features spectacular cars in a clean environment and a drive… simply fabulous! There were well over 130 cars that showed up, and probably over 50 cars that participated in the drive. I believe Porsche and BMW took top honors for sheer numbers this weekend.

This was the first time attending the event for me and my two brothers-in-law, Keith and Wynn—all Golden Gate Chapter members. We brought our respective rides—1997 E39 Dinan 5, 1995 E36 M3, and 2003 E46 330ci—to the show, anxiously arriving a full half hour before other cars showed up.

One of the first cars arriving on site was a 1968 Lam-borghini Miura. Numerous other standout cars arrived

A picture perfect Sunday morning: crispy-cold and sunny in sleepy Mountain View.

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My wife and I first were introduced to BMWs in 1999 when we bought a new 528ia. We’ve since traded that one for a 2003 525i. But one day, while I was at a Portland repair shop to have some work done on the 525i, I spotted a book with a classic-looking BMW on the cover. I picked up the book and was im-mediately smitten, thinking to myself, “I have to have one of these!”

I soon discovered the object of my desire was a BMW 2002, and immediately started searching for one. I spent way too much time thinking about this car, absorbing all of the info on www.BMW2002faq.com, reading websites and books about it, and—well, you all know the passion.

My efforts paid off when I found a clean 1972 in Sahara, hot-ted up with PHH 40 Mikuni Carbs, a 292 Schrick street cam, and many small mods too numerous to mention. I’ve now owned the car for eight months.

then, In my Internet perusals, I find out that folks get together and share their passion for these cars with each other. When I see the announcement for the Bay Area 02 Swap & Show, I think, “That’s far enough to test the car, yet close enough that it wouldn’t be too long of a drive.” I also like the idea of only 02 owners, because they are such a low-key group.

But, when I tell my wife, Kathy, about the trip, she gives me the old you-must-be-crazy look. “You want to drive that old car all the way to San Francisco?!” she asks.

Three days later she says she’s going with me. The five-day forecast for our trip shows very hot and dry

weather. We have no A/C, of course, but we do have a sunroof. Heck, how hot can it get?

We depart Salem on the afternoon of May 14, taking a leisurely drive to Crescent City, California. The trip along I-5 is a bit hot, but we have the windows down, the wind blowing through our hair and the M10 engine just humming along. Taking a right at Grants Pass, we head for the coast. As we drive through the giant redwoods with the sunroof open and the windows down, we can smell the rich, wet soil of the forest.

Our goal the second day is Cloverdale—the gateway to the wine country. The forecast for Ukiah is 100ºF… uh-oh! We cruise by some beautiful vistas of the ocean, as well as another redwood forest. The car is performing flawlessly, and we were having a great time.

We begin our trek inland and soon feel the temperature ris-ing. Stopping in Fortuna for fuel for the tank and our stomachs, I put the car in the shade and wait until Kathy returns from getting sandwiches. When I turn the key, I don’t quite time it right—the starter grinds, but the engine won't catch. Oh, no.

Kathy gives me that look. I feel a little anxious. Did I tell you that I’m no mechanic?

I pop the hood and notice there’s quite a bit of gas in the inline filter. So I wait a few minutes, turn the key again, and she roars to life. (The car, not Kathy!) Yes! I love the sound of those dual Mikunis!

We get to Cloverdale around 4 :30 p.m.—the hottest part of the day. Driving at 25 mph through town looking for our Bed & Break-fast doesn’t generate any airflow in the car. We are hot—so hot that I think my hands might slip off the steering wheel. When we pull into our B&B, all we want is a cold shower, clean clothes, and a cold beer. Friday is spent in our room coveting the A/C, but we venture out in the evening for a wonderful dinner at a local restaurant.

Saturday—Swap & Show day—we get up early to meet a group of 02ers in Marin County to caravan to the show. As we arrive in the parking lot—right at 8:00 a.m.—I can hardly believe it: There are ten other 2002s waiting there! All right—THIS is what I came for! Every car is a little different—Schwarz, Inka, Sahara, Atlantikblau, Verona, and maybe Manila beige. Each twinkles with the personality of the owner shining through. Let’s roll!

Out of the parking lot and onto the freeway: Better keep the pedal in it, because these folk are moving. Over a fog-shrouded Golden Gate bridge we go, through downtown San Francisco, back on the freeway and into Brisbane for the big show.

Wow, look at all the cars! The day is spent talking, admiring, getting new ideas, and meeting some very nice people. Then the show is over—and I haven’t even had time to see everything.

The next morning, we leave our hotel in Brisbane at 5:00 a.m. to beat as much of the heat up I-5 as we can. We jump on 101, pop over to I-80, and away we go. It’s a pretty uneventful trip until we hit 580. The car running low on gas, I miss the exit for a Chevron station. Dang, must find some gas! We are too far from next big town, so I take the first exit with a gas station, which turns out to be one of those off-branders. I get seven gallons of premium, and later fill up in Redding.

Our little car continues to hum along. We make it through the mountains of the Shasta National Forest and Siskiyou Summit (both around 4,000 feet), and Sexton Summit (near Grants Pass) with no real incidents, just a few misses. About two-and-a-half hours from home, we’re trundling along the highway toward Canyonville when the car begins to miss badly.

We pull into a Chevron station, fill 'er up, and jump back on the freeway. Still coughing and sputtering, we start up a small hill. I look at Kathy and say, “I don’t think we can make it.”

Coming upon the small town of Myrtle Creek, we seek refuge. As the car sputters through town, we try to decide what to do. Then I notice a little Mom-and-Pop auto-parts store. I go in and inquire about nearby lodging and a mechanic. He says, “You’ll need to go back nine miles to Canyonville for a motel.” Bummer.

After I tell him what the car is doing, he comes up with a solu-tion. “Pour some of this carb cleaner in it and see what happens.” Okay; I’m skeptical, but pour it in anyway. We fire up the car, jump back on the freeway, and within a couple of miles the car is running perfectly. Yahoo!

We turn around and head back north. Our happy 02 performs perfectly all the way back home to Salem. Sweeeet!

All in all, taking our 02 on the road trip was a great experience. Great fun, food, and people—and many sweet BMW 2002s. What more could you ask for?

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By Craig Healy

A roadtrip from Salem, Oregon, to Brisbane for the 02 Swap & Show.

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This year marked the Bay Area 02 Swap & Show’s eighth annual gathering of aficionados of die flüsternde bombe—or, as it is more commonly known, the BMW 2002. Organizer and Bay Area 02 founder JP Collins, assisted by Larry Ayers, Lisbit Bailey, Linda Brownfield, Arne Carlson, Lisa Ferrari, Paul Gommel, Curtis Ingraham, Steve Jackson, Tom Jones, Paul Gommel, and Derek Watry, set up the show at the Bris-bane Marina—a new location this year—due to the two-year closure of El Camino Park in Palo Alto.

The day’s beautiful weather helped to showcase the 2002 Turbos and 2000tii Tourings (only three of each this year) and the many ragtag and pristine examples of BMW’s renaissance period. This event provides an environment for beginners and old hands to exchange parts and stories. “Where did you find your cream puff?” or “The basket-case 02 in that photo is now this beauty?!” are often overheard—as are the never-ending discussions of sourcing replacement parts. The aficionados compare the choice of carbs, injectors, turbos, M10 engines, suspension bits, original or Recaro seats, and, of course, body panels.

One attendee with parts for sale must have his own foundry for carbon composite. I spotted the telltale patterns of carbon fiber on numerous body panels and various lightened interior pieces. The machined aluminum for the often-replaced top part of the nose panel and the requisite crossbar reinforcement looked real cool, while also shaving weight.

Judging by the three years that I’ve attended, interest in the BMW 2002—in all of its variations—continues unabated by time. Many people are tickled pink to see one on the road. Those who have never owned one before often find themselves thinking, “I need one of those!” Although it is still possible to find a few original and un-restored 02s, many have been customized and personalized. This boxy little road rat has always

The Oh-Two ObsessionI had a 1976 BMW 2002 when

I was sixteen years old and obvi-ously did not appreciate what I had, because I totaled it. In a light rain, through tight winding residential streets, a car popped out of a drive-way ahead of me. I was going too fast to stop. Fishtailing, I rammed the right-side tires into a high curb. The steering wheel became possessed, spinning around twice as I hit the curb. I crept back home with the car’s steer-ing and entire suspension clearly bent beyond repair.

Needless to say, I was devastated and vowed that one day I would re-deem myself by purchasing another 2002. The next one would be even better: a round-tail-light tii in Polaris Silver. I kept the MOMO steering wheel from my totaled ’76 as a con-stant reminder of what was—and what would eventually be.

In 1998, I finally found my car and bought it from the second owner. The steering wheel was the first thing I replaced in my new tii. It’s a wonder I didn’t replace it right there in the pre-vious owner’s driveway, but patience prevailed and I installed it as soon as I got home.

Now, after 21 years, I finally feel redeemed. I love this car like I did when I was sixteen years old. I’ve done a lot of work to it over the ten years I’ve owned it. These cars are like a high-maintenance girlfriend; they look great and feel even better when you ride them, but they demand a lot of attention.

—Sako Bezdjian, www.02tii.com

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By Robert Pavel

inspired add-ons. Lucky for us, most parts are in good supply.

BMW’s Mobile Tradition (soon to be renamed BMW Classic) continues to add to its line of ersatzteile—replacement parts. Vintage BMW owners find those parts at Maximillian Import-ing Company (www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com)—a licensed distributor of BMW Mobile Tradition parts. Maximillian is a regular sponsor of the 02 group’s event.

According to JP Collins, “We always have sponsors and vendors. Vendors tend to show up and sell new or used products as a business; they are different from the swap-meet guys who just have a garage of stuff they're trying to sell, or are weekend pick-’n’-pull addicts who are selling what they've found.“

The great success of this annual show is due to the wide support from the participants showing their cars, the swap-meet sellers, visi-tors, and sponsors. However, without the many volunteers on the planning committee listed above, this event wouldn’t happen. They handle everything from finding speakers for the tech sessions to contacting sponsors, to planning the registration, to the raffle organization.

I’m looking forward to next year’s event!

“I get around...”

Swappin’ Bay Area 02: www.BayArea02.com The very helpful www.bmw2002faq.comA BMW 2002 web ring (easy-to-browse catalog of sites): http://s.webring.com/hub?ring=bmw2002

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The BMW Bay Area 02 Show we always has interesting guests: left is a BMW-engined Glas GT, be-low are 2000 Tourings.

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JP Collins and Curt Ingraham


Unseasonably cool temperatures and high winds did not dissuade twenty Chapter guys and gals from cel-ebrating the Earth Day weekend at the historic Filoli mansion and gardens on the Peninsula. Despite it being a nearly-thermal-underwear day, all but two of our RSVPers showed up at the rendezvous point for the Saturday start time.

The idea for this event materialized when I found out that one of my music students (I have a side business teaching music) is a docent at Filoli. Don Savant is an exceptionally fit 70-year-old gentleman who regularly leads lengthy hikes at Henry Coe State Park near Morgan Hill. When Don mentioned during one of his lessons that he is a docent at Filoli, I jumped at his offer to lead our GGC group on a tour of the house and gardens. He said he usually handles tours of the nearby nature center, but I wasn't certain about the energy levels of our participants, nor their time constraints, so I decided to conservatively concentrate on a two-hour tour of the home and gardens. Don assured me that despite his specialization at the nature center, he had sufficient knowledge of the home and gardens to dispense engaging information to our participants.

Before we left on the driving portion of the event, we had plenty of time to socialize and talk shop in the parking lot of the Pioneer Hotel in Woodside. Eric Behrens gave us a demo of the top-folding operation in his new 328ic hardtop convertible. We stood in amuse-ment watching the metal roof sections whir their way into the trunk to do whatever roof panels do in a dark, enclosed space—it sort of reminded me of a Rube Goldberg device. I recalled seeing a similar demonstration as a youngster when the Ford Skyliner retractable was introduced in 1957. It's interesting that so many manufacturers since then have convinced the public that they’ve come up with an innovative idea when introducing their version of a hardtop convertible.

I particularly noticed a red E46 328i in the parking lot, which appeared identical to one of the first Bimmers I’d owned—one I

wish I’d never sold. It was bright red with the sport package, and appeared as new. I struck up a conversation with the car's owner, Jon Walker, and found out it was a 1999 model he’d taken Euro delivery of in Munich. After picking up the car, they toured France, racking up 1,800 miles in three weeks. Their son took a turn at the wheel of the car while they were still in France, and easily pressed the speedo needle to over 130 mph. (Gee, does France have an Autobahn I don't know about?) Jon details it weekly himself, and has it maintained by H&B BMW Specialists in Berkeley. He plans to keep it for many more years. (Incidentally, their son works in sales and finance at Cunningham BMW in San Diego and was involved in the sale of Satch Carlson's new M roadster. See the last page in the May issue of Roundel for the story.)

After a last sip of hot coffee or tea to keep us somewhere within the thawed range, we headed off on our circuitous route to Filoli, snaking our way up the grade of Kings Mountain Road through Woodside in a dark, dank forest, then headed north on Skyline Boulevard—the speediest part of the tour. We took this road to its terminus, then headed east on Highway 92 toward the bay, then a short distance south on Cañada Road to Filoli. On this road, we passed by the Crystal Springs Reservoir, which our docent would later remind us lies squarely in the path of the San Andreas fault, as does Filoli itself.

Don was already waiting for us in the overflow parking lot upon our arrival. After taking the obligatory group picture, he escorted us into the modest Georgian-style Willis Polk-designed home, which contains 36,000 square feet of interior floor space on two floors and a mezzanine. There are forty-three rooms and seventeen fireplaces in this venerable home. That's the kind of modesty I could learn to live with! The furnishings were just as shabby as the exterior, with an abundance of those old hand-me-downs they call “antiques.” The home was built in 1917 for Mr. and Mrs. William Bowers Bourn II, prominent San Franciscans whose chief source of wealth

was the Empire Mine—a hard-rock gold mine in Grass Valley, California. Don added some personal drama to our tour when he told the story of an eccentric antique collector who donated many of the eighteenth-century English furnishings in 1998, enabling the rooms to appear much as they did when the Bourns were the home's initial residents.

Don also explained how the name Filoli was given to the estate. Mr. Bourn quite often used to recite the motto: fight, love, and live. When combined, the first two letters of each word spell filoli. Don also deftly intertwined information about the San Andreas fault by showing us pictures of the area—including some of San Francisco—following the 1906 earthquake.

While the United States has many grand historic mansions, few have gardens as expansive and stunning as those found on this estate. Originally designed in 1917 by Bruce Porter—a multi-genre artist—the gardens ultimately took on their grandeur at the hands of the subsequent owners, Mr. and Mrs. William Roth. In 1975, Mrs. Roth donated the estate in its entirety to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

After about an hour viewing the home's interior, we were eager to see the vaunted gardens. At the back of the home, we exited through the portal to a sixteen-acre garden, which actually consists of several "small" gardens. As we emerged through the doorway, the Baroque appearance of the main yard and the fastidiously maintained flora entranced us all.

At that point, it wasn't a surprise to learn that fourteen full-time horticulturists, student interns, and over 100 garden volunteers manicure this rural ghetto! Besides the architecturally formal and vertical main garden, there were several thematic side gardens, such as a rose garden, a terraced wedding garden, and bulb flow-ers. The gardens emphasized symmetry, both in terms of initial layout and seasonal foliage presentation. We were fortunate to see it at a time of year when stupendous varieties of flowers and plants were in glorious full bloom.

After spending a couple of hours on the premises, we ex-pressed our appreciation to Don for his engaging dialogue, then proceeded to the parking lot and headed out for the lunch portion of our day at Hola Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Belmont. This shopping-center restaurant has a fortunate location adjacent to a lower-level nursery, providing patrons with a scenic view

through large picture win-dows. After seating eighteen of us for lunch, the restaurant staff provided an abundance of flavorful regional food in a timely fashion.

Following our meal, sev-eral people in our group ex-pressed enthusiasm about the prospective tours and social season for this year, saying, “If the upcoming events are any-where close to being as enjoy-able as this one, I’m there!”

Keep your eye on the GGC calendar. It’s likely that you, too, will find an event where you’ll have just as great a time.

A Historic Mansion At Our DoorstepGGC tours the mansion and gardens of the Filoli estate. By Mike Zampiceni


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May 10, 2008Board members in attendance: Jeff Cowan, President; Bob Goebel, Vice President; Tammi Hull, Treasurer; Kelly Collins, Member At Large; Mark Dadgar, Member At Large.Board members not attending: Chris Webber, Secretary (sorry folks, more entertaining Minutes next month!), and Kyle Breton, Membership ChairMembers in attendance: Amanda Topper, North Bay Area Rep; Canyon Chan, Car-Control-Clinic Coordinator; Mary Sandkohl, East Bay Area Rep; Mike Mills, Club Racing Chairman and Secretary, BMW CCA; Aleksey Kadukin, Technical Session Coordinator; and Mike Zampiceni, Social Events DirectorMeeting called to order (and food was ordered) at: 11:45 a.m.Chapter goals update:Tammi Hull:8Sent letters to collect on old debts (advertisers).8Our truck lease account has been passed to six different reps within the leasing agency. Thinking about sending in full payment, need to find out if a discount is available for paying off early. Still need to clarify if paying off the lease gets Jona-than Bensen off the hook. Apparently, we are not a problem account, which is why we keep getting passed to new reps. It’s suggested that we let Mills call—ensuring that we become a problem account. It turns out, our account somehow enables the lease agents to be promoted. Good times! We’ll expect to ask the seventh agent these same questions!

Mark Dadgar:8Dadgar states we’ve found a new place in Alameda that can paint/refurbish the Chapter trailer and is waiting for a quote. Chris Goelkel and Dadgar are working on it.8Kyle Breton: Cowan reports on behalf of Breton, who is not in attendance. Automated member reports in progress, Breton needs to follow up with Dadgar.8Breton needs to update the member report online. 8The automation he’s working on will populate the online database.

Other Business:8Insurance forms: There was a discussion about be-ing more strict in regard to submitting insurance forms. Checks are going in because Hull is being proactive, but insurance forms from organizers are lagging. It is sug-gested that events could be cancelled if the organizer does not send in insurance.8Waivers need to be signed for every event since all events require insurance. It makes no difference if the event requires an insurance pre-payment or not. The signatures are required for the Chapter to get the coverage.8Monterey Festival of Speed update: With regard to mar-keting the event via email, there were a lot of bad decisions and poor communication. Mills reports that BMW NA was happy with the coverage in the Bombe and that this will not be a significant blip on their radar. BMW CCA Pacific Region RVP Steve Johnson was asked to look into how chapters should respond when BMW NA requests event promotion directly from a chapter.

Departmental reviews:Driving Events, Mark Dadgar:8Laguna Seca high-performance driving school on June 4 is oversold by 30! 8Autocross oversold as well. New timing software acquired—it’s industry standard. Going through some growing pains, but getting more automated as we learn how to do it.8Street Survival School sold out! It also has waiting list. With the cancellation of autocross school, we slipped in another car-control clinic for June. 8Grant Low has relocated out of the area but he’s helping remotely with technology management. 8Martin Umeh has been asked to work on getting spon-sorships for driving events. The team is excited to work with him. The board will determine what value we can offer to potential sponsors.

Club Racing, Mike Mills, guest appearance:8The Club Race on May 9 went well.8Club Racing licensing school occurs in August at Thun-derhill in combination with our HPDE.8Really, that’s ALL he said.

Social Events, Mike Zampiceni:8Sonora tour was great! It will be remembered as one of the highlights of the year. 8We’re also looking forward to the Chapter’s summer BBQ and tour. Sign ups are through MSR—the link is on our website.

(Goebel has to leave the meeting at this point… see ya Bob.)8Formula 1 party at BMW SF on June 8. Zampiceni and Collins will coordinate on posting RSVP details.8No word back from the social events guy with the Mercedes club.8Kadukin is leading a tour to Laguna Seca for the Monterey Festival of Speed on May 17.

Technical Session updates, Aleksey Kadukin:8May 31 at Peter Pan. Dealership is very enthusiastic about it. They will have a BMW North American representa-tive available. Those who attend will receive a 20% discount on parts and some other items.8Will contact Bavarian Motorsport and Concord BMW collision center for future events.

Membership Chair, Kyle Breton:8No membership update beyond the Chapter goals dis-cussion earlier. 8However, we had a short discussion on new-member acquisition. Mills points out that getting new members is National’s directive. Retention is the chapter's directive.

Communications, Kelly Collins:8PDF distribution of newsletters is still being discussed. 8Collins would like to start doing surveys and include them in the e-blast. Surveys could be a range of subjects to help us better plan events. 8Percy Chow has checks from advertisers to deposit, which he will be sending to Hull.8Report from the Newsletter and Webmaster conference in Salt Lake City: Collins was inundated by other chapter representatives looking for information about how we han-dle communications. There wasn’t a lot to be learned beyond what we’re already doing. It was interesting, nonetheless.

Finances, Tammi Hull8Balance sheet and P&L were distributed. We have money. Still collecting on receivables.

Vice President, Bob Goebel - no report

President, Jeff Cowan – no report

Area Rep reports:8Amanda Topper, North Bay Area Rep, reports a good showing at her first Meet & Greet event. The July event is planned for Saturday because traffic is too difficult for mem-bers on a week night.8Mary Sandkohl, East Bay Area Rep, reports that her Meet & Greetevent is coming up at Tommy T’s at the end of the month. Have had a few RSVP’s already. Chow may have a few more RSVPs to forward to Sandkohl. She’s been drop-ping off flyers at dealerships and service centers. Second meeting in June will be at Chevy’s restaurant.

Meeting adjourned at 1:47 p.m.

The BMW…2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine, ◊

rebuilt to racing standards and detailed

Four-speed manual transmission◊ Interior replaced and upgraded ◊

to European qualityBody repainted with all trim ◊

parts replaced with OEMCompetition sound system 50 amps and 500 watts, with JL ◊

Audio speakers (bass, wide range, tweeter) powered by Audio Art (sound system completely hidden)

Body painted with Gear Black acrylic lacquer◊ Suspension parts replaced to factory standards ◊

This car sets the standard!The Raffle…

This classic BMW has been generously donated to the St. Elizabeth Hospital Ambulance Fund to raise money—through a raffle—to purchase an ambulance for St. Elizabeth Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania.

Tickets are $30 each and the number of tickets to be sold is limited to 2,002. The drawing will be held on Friday, August 15, 2008.

To purchase a raffle ticket or make a donation, log onto St. Eliza-beth Hospital Ambulance Fund website www.sehafund.org. You can also see the vehicle’s history and restoration details there.

We hope you will share this information with other BMW enthusiasts to help this noble cause.The Fund…

In August of 2007 a group of sixteen adults and youths traveled from Maryland to Tanzania, Africa volunteering their time, talent, and treasure to various organizations, orphanages, schools and hospitals. One venue visited was St. Elizabeth Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania. The hospital itself, considered to be the “Johns Hopkins of Tanzania,” provides quality and top-of-the-line services while lacking basic medical equipment such as x-ray machines and—their most urgent need—an ambulance to transport the sick to the hospital. The group leaders were so inspired by the dedication and care provided by the doctors and staff of St. Elizabeth’s that they committed to purchasing the ambulance for the hospital. Upon their return to Maryland, they established St. Elizabeth Hospital Ambulance fund to provide a worthy and welcome way to accomplish this.

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By Jonathan Bush

A famous quote: Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. More succinctly: I'm an idiot.

My tradition of rescuing BMW’s oft-forgotten red-headed stepchild, the E3 Bavaria sedan, continues. Only now we are in the Midwest, where these cars are a little more scarce and a lot more rusty. This doesn’t change the fact that I don’t find E3s, they find me.

Around the holidays, my buddy Dale and I started talking to a fellow in Oklahoma City who was starting divorce proceed-ings. John had a 1970 2800 sedan, a complete but mostly rust-free project, that needed to go away immediately.

Three months later, on a cold Saturday night, Dale and I loaded up his Chevy pickup and car trailer, left his home in River Falls, Wisconsin, and drove all night to OKC. We met John and another Senior Sixer, had breakfast, and strapped down “Okie,” the 2800. On the way to our Sunday evening stop-over in Kansas City—where we would rendezvous with another Senior Sixer, gorge ourselves on BBQ, and pick up a pile of E3 parts—we stopped at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building memorial. Monday, we were back in River Falls by 4:00 p.m.

That’s the short version of a gonzo roadtrip. But that’s not what this missive is about. In May, Dale and I rescued another E3. The good news is we didn't have to drive to Oklahoma to get it.

Sometime in September 2006, we received an email, via the local BMW CCA board, about a 1972 Bavaria in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, about twenty minutes west/northwest of Minneapolis. The owner had passed away, and the nephew was settling the estate. The nephew was on the fence about whether to take the car home to Atlanta or try to sell it in the Twin Cities.

Dale and I checked out the Bavaria. It was a one-owner car, Riviera blue on tobacco-tan vinyl, sunroof, air conditioning, and an AM/FM radio. The story was that the guy had pulled into the garage in 1985 and decided, then and there, he was never again going to drive his Bavaria. And he didn't. For a while, he occasionally started it; but it never left the garage.

For being cooped up for twenty years, it wasn't as horrible as you might think. The floor pans and frame rails were solid. The body had some surface rust and a few more cancerous areas. The interior was intact with a crack-free dashboard, though thoroughly filthy. Every system in the car would need to be rebuilt. Oddly, a look into the oil filler revealed stunningly clean valve-train parts. All four tires were flatter than flat. Being on the road for only the first thirteen years of its life probably contributed to its relatively clean condition.

But—and this is the siren song of stupid old cars—It Was All There. The toolkit, the trim, and all the little fiddly bits that are a pain to replace were sitting there under a layer of garage slime. The car, though a little crispy, had never been hit. There were maps in the door pockets from every corner of the lower 48 States.

We told the dead owner's nephew that the car was worth about a thousand dollars. He seemed to think it was worth four to five times that amount, and so maybe he would just take it back to Atlanta and restore it. We said goodbye and good luck, and as we walked back to Dale's car I said, "You know, we'll

own that car one day."Fast-forward to De-

cember 2007. I got a call from the seller while at work. He told me he still had the Bavaria, and asked if Dale and I were still interested. I told him yes, but it was still only worth about a thousand dollars to us. The seller told me that because ev-erything was tied up in probate, he would have to present the offer to the court. He said the decision-making process takes two to three weeks and he would get back to me as soon as he had an answer. I said okay, hung up, and then promptly forgot about it.

Now it was the middle of April. I had just returned from Germany where I didn't, at my wife's behest, buy a stupid old car. Dale called me on a bad cell-phone connection and asked when we were picking up my new car.

"What new car?" I asked loudly within earshot of my wife, who immediately started asking me what evil I had done while in Essen.

The seller of the Riviera Blue Bavaria had lost my phone number, but somehow found Dale's business card. He called Dale and said the court had approved our offer, and to come get the car before the house around it was leveled.

Not surprisingly, the Bavaria was exactly where we had left it a year and a half before. If possible, however, I think the tires were even more flat. The air compressor we brought didn't have a cord long enough to reach into the garage, so Dale attached a chain from the tow hook on his Chevy to the Bavaria's rear suspension and dragged its sorry ass into the daylight. Happily, this broke free three wheels, which were now turning.

In a series of events eerily similar to retrieving Okie the 2800, we hand-winched the Bavaria onto the trailer, in the process breaking free the fourth wheel. The exhaust got caught on the trailer, but we had a garden shovel to solve that problem (just go with it and don't ask questions). Oh, yeah, and it was snowing and windy by this point.

All loaded up, we headed over to Dale's dad's place in north St. Paul. His dad has a huge amount of space for cars which he’s no longer using, so the Bavaria will live there for a while before heading to Dale's for rehabilitation. We don't really have a long-term plan for the car, but it was worth saving just because of the condition (remember where we found it).

Everyone, say hello to Carl, named in honor of his deceased former owner.

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Independent Service & Supply Discounts2002 Haus San Luis Obispo 805 541-2002 5% Parts

Bavarian Enterprises Sunnyvale 408 737-6100 Various Parts

Bavarian Motorsport Milpitas 408 956-1662 10% Parts

Bavarian Professionals Berkeley 510 524-6000 10% Labor

Bavarian Tuning Santa Rosa 707 575-3757 10% Parts/Labor

Berkeley Motor Works El Cerrito 510 528-1214 10% Parts/Svc

Bimmers BMW Service San Carlos 650 591-2474 Various

Catalpa Street Garage Santa Cruz 831 464-2269 10% Parts

Classic Euro-Asian Oroville 530 534-6887 10% Parts

Conversion Techniques Oakland 510 639-0911 Various

Diablo Motors San Ramon 925 830-4269 10% Parts/Labor

Dinan Engineering Mountain View 650 962-9401 10% Labor

Dinan Engineering Morgan Hill 408 779-8584 10% Labor

Double 02 Salvage Hayward 510 782-2002 10% Used Parts

Edge Motorworks Dublin 925 479-0797 10% Labor

evosport www.evosport.com 888 520-9971 10% Parts, $1000svc=free dyno

Extreme Performance San Jose 408 923-6404 10% Parts/Labor

German Auto Santa Maria 805 922-1262 10% Parts

GS Tuning Santa Rosa 707 284-2680 10% Sales/Service

Heynneman European San Rafael 415 499-1234 $50 off Service

Jam Engineering Monterey 831 372-1787 Various Parts

John Gardiner Automotive San Francisco 415 777-2697 10% Labor

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M Service Walnut Creek 925 932-8744 10% Parts/Labor

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Phaedrus San Francisco 415 567-8000 10% Parts

Portola Valley Garage Portola Valley 650 851-7442 10% Labor

RennWerks Campbell 408 370-7480 20% Labor

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Sound Innovations Hayward 510 471-9062 10% Parts

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Track Star Racing Mountain View 650 961-2350 10% Parts/Labor

Valley Motorwerks Rancho Cordova 916 636-9526 10% Parts/Labor

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East Bay BMW Pleasanton 800 505-4801 10% Parts

Peter Pan BMW San Mateo 650 349-9077 10% Parts

Roseville BMW Roseville 916 782-9434 10% Parts

Sonnen BMW San Rafael 415 482-2000 10% Parts

Stevens Creek BMW Santa Clara 408 249-9070 Various/20% Parts/Labor

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Imagine knowing what to do when your car begins to slide, or being in control during that “panic stop.” Come out to our next Golden Gate Chapter Car Control Clinic and learn these skills. No ma�er what you call these events, from Chassis Dynamics Exercises to Safety Schools, the fact is that you can't have more fun than pushing your car past the limits of traction in a safe environment (how else are you supposed to know what it's capable of—and what you're capable of ?). Let's face it: Everybody knows how to drive, and we all think we're pre�y good at it. Here's your chance to have fun while you �nd out just how well you've acquired those skills—and learn many new basic car-control skills in a single day.

Maybe you're interested in learning more about your car's handling or want to break some bad habits. Maybe you just want to be a be�er driver every time you get in your car. �e good news? A GGC Car Control Clinic is the perfect answer in either case. Consider the incredible value of this compared to similar schools with big-name companies costing nearly a thousand dollars. Make it a gi� to yourself, a friend, or family member—teens love these clinics!

What you get:‹ First come, �rst served. You must be a BMW CCA member‹ Personalized a�ention from experienced GGC instructors‹ Instruction geared to your level‹ Short “chalk talk” followed by hands-on exercises‹ Skid pad - Slalom course - Braking exercise‹ Learn proper use of steering wheel, brakes, and thro�le‹ One car, two drivers okay‹ So�-tops okay‹ Approved pre-requisite for on-track high-performance

driving school‹ On-line registration only:

www.ggcBMWcca.org‹ Only $100 per student—lunch included!

What you need:i A helmet, Snell-approved M2000 or SA2000, or neweri A valid driver’s license (no learner’s permits)i An open mind and a willingness to have funi A notarized Minor Release Waiver if you are under 18

(See the GGC website Clinic Overview) Need more information? Join a Chapter discus-sion forum! They're great for asking questions about the Car Control Clinic program and other GGC events. See www.ggcBMWcca.org under “GGC Talk” or visit www.JustRacing.com/ggc_bmw_cca.

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Thunderhill GGC Driving & Club Racing SchoolAugust 9 & 10, 2008

Important Event Details:

• A and B groups feature new advanced passing rules!

• The Club Racing Licensing School is available to qualified Advanced drivers! (prior approval required)

• Price is $399 for BMW CCA members, $439 for non-members ($439 includes non-refundable one-year membership)

• Optional dinner ticket for the Saturday night BBQ banquet

• Online application and payment due by 8/2/08

• Cancellations assessed a $50 fee before 7/19/08. No refunds issued after 7/19/08 Track Location

Thunderhill Raceway is located 7 miles west of I-5 on Highway 162 in lovely Willows, CA.

More Information and How To Register

Information about this school, including complete event documentation and registration information, is available on the Golden Gate Chapter web site at:

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We look forward to seeing you at Thunderhill!

Ready To Drive?Join the Golden Gate Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America for its summer driv-ing school at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA.

All skill and experience levels are welcome!

If you are an advanced (A or B group) student, you’ll enjoy our new, more liberal passing rules at this event and may even opt to step up to the Club Racing Licensing School (no race car re-quired!).

Please visit the GGC web site for all of the information you’ll need to apply and pre-pare for this school.

We look forward to seeing you at Thunderhill!

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