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This month, we’d like to give a warm Tarheel wel-come to 22 new and returning members and as-sociate members. This brings our total chapter membership to 2854! Our membership is the life-blood of the Club. Without your participation, there would be no Club. We offer a wide variety of activi-

ties, and welcome the opportunity to get to know you better at some of these events. We encourage you to contact your Area Coordinator to fi nd out about local dinner meetings and other ways to get involved in YOUR club. Come join us, you’ll have a great time!

Like Seeing in Color… For The First Time: The morn-ing of September 11th was cool, clear and bright in The Triangle area, a perfect backdrop for another Bimmer Adventure. For the day’s event, given the ongoing pan-demic, we’d decided that we would revert to our picnic format so we could properly socially distance outdoors. But where to go?

We landed on going to the North Raleigh Airport near Louisburg, NC, to take in the sights, the sounds, the thrills, the excitement, of a skydiving school! The Triangle Skydiving School is a fantastic place to experience, with

classes being conducted so often that the propeller never stops spinning on the plane that carries fearless students up to 13,000 feet where the real magic for the divers would

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PAUL HOECKE Notes from the roadTurns

If you read this column, even if only occasion-ally, you may have noticed that it hasn’t exactly lived up to its title of late. I am, of course, talking about the part about it being ‘From the Road’. Or not.

I mean, even a cursory glance must have told you that the stuff I’ve been regaling you with, these past couple of months, did not come from observations while I was cruising local highways and byways. It was obviously composed while I was indoors, waxing eloquent about tools and workshops while ensconced in my comfy, aircon-ditioned home offi ce.

Okay, so maybe the torrid weather had something to do with it. That said, however, this doesn’t mean I’ve been entirely housebound. Au contraire, I’ve racked up quite a few miles on road trips, in and out of state. Enjoying the freedom of the open road is, after all, a perfect antidote against all the talk about COVID, the new threat of Delta variants, vaccine hesitancy and all that.

In light of that, I’ve grown somewhat philo-sophical about the idiotic behavior of some driv-ers which you and I are likely to encounter in traf-fi c. You know, the aggressive or distracted driving, tailgating, lane changes without signaling, sud-den braking for no visible reason, and so forth. There’s little point in rehashing our complaints this generates. It is what it is. You guard against it

and that’s that. There is, however, one kind of driving be-

havior that has me puzzled. It has to do with the simple act of turning. Mind you, it isn’t hazardous behavior, at least not usually. But watching drivers do it in a variety of strange ways has me wonder: What is it about turns that people don’t get?

As I see it, a turn is a smooth arc, more or less, you have your vehicle execute when chang-ing direction. It’s pretty much the same whether you’re stopped at or moving through an intersec-tion, or exiting a driveway, or maneuvering in a parking lot. You turn the wheel and slide into the nearest lane, in the direction you want to go, as smoothly as possible under prevailing circum-stances. Sounds simple, right? (And I’m not talk-ing about seeking the late apex – unless, that is, you’re zipping down a country two-lane.) Yet my daily observations tell me that this is a foreign concept for a lot of drivers.

For one thing, there appears to be a wide-spread obsession with ninety-degree turns. Say you’re at a ‘T’ intersection, waiting for the driver in front of you to make a move. Imagine even that you’re lucky enough to have that individual sig-naling in which direction he or she wants to turn. Well, odds are, that diver will not point the car, even if only a tad, in the desired direction. No, he or she will pull straight into the intersection be-

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fore cranking the wheel over, hard. Not only does this strike me as counterintui-

tive, ineffi cient; it also may be hazardous if it’s a matter of pulling into traffi c because this kind of turn is slow and awkward. Of course, I have some hazy theories about where this is coming from. It could be a relic of ancient (like pre-1960s) traffi c rules which told drivers to turn around the center of an intersection. I am, after all, old enough to remember things like that. But I cannot imagine such a habit being passed down through four generations!

Next, we seem to be experiencing an epi-demic of drivers turning wa-a-y too wide. Time and again, I’ve watched turning vehicles end up halfway into the far lane of a two-plus-two lane roadway before returning into the near one. It’s sloppy driving, for sure, but is it just laziness or something else? Modern cars and SUVs are not like the dinosaurs of yore; they are suffi ciently maneuverable (especially with FWD) to make tight turns without their tires screeching. And I get why the driver of a semi or a pickup hauling a trailer may want to ‘shy’ wide in making a turn. But why do people in a sedan or SUV persist in doing it? Is it a lack of seat-of-the-pants feeling? Poor visibil-ity? Or are they afraid of overturning? (It’s some-thing that comes to mind in the case of those tall, high-center-of-gravity SUVs.) I guess I won’t know unless I were to ask one of the perpetrators. Which isn’t likely; they probably wouldn’t admit that they were texting while turning.

Finally, there are the traffi c circles (aka round-abouts). They’ve become ubiquitous in recent times, certainly so in my neighborhood. Person-ally, I like them; they allow drivers at intersections controlled only by a stop sign to join through-road traffi c without fear of being T-boned. Which makes the intersections safer – provided drivers observe attendant protocols, like yielding. Which, by and large, drivers do. However, this relatively new (in our state) traffi c feature has also spawned a new version of the ninety-degree turn.

Typically, what I’ve observed is that, as a vehi-cle negotiates the circle, the driver will make what amounts to three almost right-angled turns. It’s a

right turn into the circle; then a hard left around it, followed by a hard right exiting the circle. With all this wheel-twisting and turning, it’s no wonder some people I know go out of their way to avoid roundabouts. Wouldn’t they feel differently if they knew that the secret is a smooth, undulating line through the circle?

Yeah, I know, I know. It’s the old autocross thing: Make as straight a line as possible between the cones. Which in the case of a traffi c circle means entering it as close to the right curb as possible, followed by as little left wheel as needed to safely go around, and exiting again as close to the right-hand curb as possible. It’s smooth, and it hardly slows you down (legal speed, of course). In fact, a couple of roundabouts in my area will let you do this without braking or even lifting off the loud pedal.

In the end, though, who am I to criticize. Peo-ple, including BMW drivers, drive the way they’ve been taught, and if it works for them and those around them, it’s OK by me. Sure, they could ben-efi t from joining a club like ours. But that would make my drives a whole lot less entertaining.

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Hello, again, fellow club racing fans, and wel-come to Fall.

As we move on into the waning months of the 2021 Tire Rack BMW CCA Club Racing (CR) sea-son, Tarheel Chapter racers aren’t about to let up in their quest for fun and points. This was quite evident last month, which saw local track warriors take to the track in two races, at Road Atlanta on the Labor Day weekend and at Lime Rock on the last weekend.

However, before we get to all that, we fi rst must correct (with our apologies) a signifi cant er-ror in last month’s CR Report on the race at Mid-Ohio back in August. To wit, we goofed in saying that the fourth race, Sunday’s feature sprint, was cancelled, because the 27-lap race did in fact take place.

In our defense, we have a pretty good excuse for that: We were misled by the PCA, the event’s organizers! Unlike with the earlier races, they chose to post results of this race only on their website, while we were ‘watching’ the weekend’s proceedings on RaceHero, which did NOT show the results of this race until much later, after we fi led our report. Sheesh!

Be that as it may, we can now report that the Sunday race at Mid-Ohio saw two local racers add to their weekend score: Charles Harding claimed his second victory at this event, albeit he did it with a third-overall fi nish in B-Mod because he was driving the No.80 B-Mod car Todd Brown had fi elded earlier! (Brown got the overall win in his No.800 C-Mod M3. He and Harding may be rivals, but CR is, by and large, a friendly and mutually

supportive bunch.) And Jack Wilkins rounded out his Mid-Ohio weekend by posting his fourth Spec E36 win. with Bert Howerton in hot pursuit and trailed in close order by Phil Antoine and Harry Meyer. Way to go, guys!

Getting back to last month’s events: The Peachtree Chapter-hosted race at Road Atlanta – their third event this season – marked a return to their familiar three-day format: An enduro Friday followed by two sprint races on Saturday and one on Sunday. The event brought thirty-fi ve entries to the track, representing twelve classes, fi ve of which included at least one of the eleven local hot shoes there: Rob Chrystler in K-Prepared; Hard-ing and Krista Williams in C-Mod; DM pilots April Curtis and Sri Haputantri; an all-Tarheel Spec E36 group made up of Howerton, Wilkins, Jeff Breiner and Tom Tice; Amy Oldenburg as the sole Tarheel entry in the large Spec E46 group; and Mike Hin-kley, who signed up as a codriver.

The C-Mod contests bore a familiar look: Ding-dong battles between Harding and Brown, with Williams chasing Harding at some distance in every race. The enduro saw Harding win over-all, though not without a strong challenge from Brown (driving his No.80 BM car). Harding pitted before Brown, leaving Brown in the lead, and had to fi ght his way back to the top, passing Brown just two laps before the fi nish. The fi rst (feature) sprint Saturday didn’t go as well for Harding; a problem sixteen laps into the 20-lap sprint side-lined him for the duration of the race. He was also beaten to the checker by Brown (this time driving his CM car) in Saturday’s second sprint.

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But Sunday’s sprint rewarded him with a convinc-ing overall victory, some twenty seconds ahead of Williams who fi nished second overall, as Brown ended up a DNF.

In D-Mod, Haputantri swept the class with wins in all four races, including third-overall fi n-ishes in the feature race and the fi nal sprint Sun-day. Curtis fi nished a respectable third-in-class in the long race (partnered with Hinkley) as well as the feature sprint and on Sunday. And Hinkley grabbed some personal seat time, soloing in Curtis’ car to fi nish second in class in Saturday’s other sprint race.

The Spec E36 contest was somewhat reminis-cent of Mid-Ohio in that Wilkins carried the day in all four races. The difference was that Howerton only managed to keep up with Wilkins to fi nish second in the enduro; it fell to Breiner to stay on Wilkins’ tail and fi nish second in the other three races.

Back in the pack, Chrystler won KP in the en-duro and the feature race but chose to sit out the rest – along with all his class rivals. But Olden-burg had a tough time in Spec E46. To her credit, she fi nished in all four races, but her best result was placing third in the long race, as she ended up making like the group’s caboose in all the sprint races.

All in all, we think twelve victories sounds like a portent of good things to come for our homegrown racing crowd. That is, unless the fall months see more events like the one at Lime Rock.

The race at Lime Rock – billed as the First Annual FCP Euro Fall Racing Classic – was a mile-stone of sorts because it represented CR’s return to this historic track after a fourteen-year hiatus. Small wonder that it attracted a huge (for that track) fi eld of more than fi fty entries. However, it appears that it drew very few local racers. Of course, given its dates (Sept. 24-25), it ran long after our fi ling deadline for this report. So, what little we can tell you at this point is that only one of the event’s three run groups, the one for Spec cars only, included any Tarheel Chapter entries to begin with, and by press time this had shrunk to

only one racer, Spec E46 pilot Oldenburg, as sev-eral other, earlier local entrants chose to cancel and switch to other CR events. Anyway, this may be premature; things might’ve changed by race day, meaning that we’ll see what happens and ex-pect to report accordingly in next month’s issue. So, stay tuned.

On the local pro-racing front, BimmerWorld Racing (BWR) resumed their assault on the SRO/Pirelli GT4 America series in late August at Road America, with highly gratifying results in the fi rst of the event’s two races. Late in the race, Bill Au-berlen charged his Pro-Am No.34 M4 GT4 into the lead for the overall victory with codriver James Walker. James Clay, also in Pro-Am, fi nished third overall in the No.36 M4 GT4, which earned him and codriver Nick Galante a spot on the podium as well. Back in the pack, BWR’s No.94 M4 GT4 driven by Jon Miller and Chandler Hull fi nished fi fth in the Silver class.

However, Race 2 (or Round 8 as the Series prefers to call it) did not go as well for BWR, although Auberlen came close to making it to another podium fi nish. In a race that initially ran clean despite threatening weather, he was prevented from achieving this by a series of full course yellows from mid-race forward. He ended up fi nishing fourth overall and in Pro-Am. Back in the pack, Galante in the No.36 M4 GT4 battled an Aston-Martin and two Mercedes-AMGs to eke out a 13th-place fi nish in Pro-Am. But in Silver, the duo of Miler and Hull completed only thirteen of the twenty-two laps (for currently unknown rea-sons) and ended up Not Classifi ed.

The Series’ (and BWR’s) next race date was mid-September at Watkins Glen, which also put it past our fi ling deadline for this report. Follow-ing Rounds 9 and 10 at the Glen, the series will conclude its 2021 schedule with two races this month – at Sebring (Oct. 1-3, replacing the previ-ously cancelled Mosport race) and the fi nale at Indianapolis (Oct. 15-17). We expect to cover all the above in upcoming reports. Meanwhile, folks, keep it between the ditches with the shiny side up.


ON THE COVER:begin.

Of course, there was an irony of going to an airport, any airport, on the 20th anniversary of the events of 9/11/2001. At the drivers meeting, we re-fl ected on how everyone remembered where they were and what they were doing on that fateful day. For me personally, those memories are particularly vivid; I was at the World Trade Center that morning and only a few blocks away when the planes hit. We also had to run from the debris when the unthink-able happened, and The Towers fell.

While always remem-bering the challenges and sacrifi ces from long ago, this day was a celebra-tion of life and the joy of being able to spend time with friends. We met at the Farmhouse Café in Wendell and by game time, twelve Bimmers and 22 people were ready to roll under a beautifully bright sun with high, fl uffy, cotton-ball like clouds providing the perfect backdrop for adventure. It was a big day for vintage cars with three E36 M3’s making their presence felt. Convertibles in E90 and F30 form were well represented too, although it was cool enough at 10am that it was a “tops up” kind of morning!

Blast-off took us on a meandering, but rea-sonably quick, route from Wendell to Middlesex, which was a jump-off point up into the Peachtree Hills areas. Of course, at this time of year in North Carolina, with the harvest pace running fast, farm equipment is always a clear and present “danger”. So, while we clearly had some opportu-nities to dip deeply into the power bands, there was also a need to be ready to fi nd the binders on a regular basis too. On a day with bright sun, long shadows and beautiful greenery surrounding the fi elds, the periodic, errant, John Deere tractor proved to be very well camoufl aged as we raced

north toward the town of Justice. Not completely clear why, but this is a town which seems to be a frequent haunt of the State Police, so we were particularly mindful of the posted speed limits as we tiptoed through town. Then we dropped the

hammer back down again as we blitzed around some wonderfully wind-ing roads that took us to the edge of Bunn. From there, it was a quick “hop” into the airport terminal parking lot.

In reality, “terminal” is a stretch, since this is really a glorifi ed bank-branch-like offi ce that happens to be carefully positioned on the edge

of a runway. With the Bimmers safely stashed in the parking lot, we headed in … to discover that instead of a sleepy quiet airport experience, we’d “landed” in the middle of a Civil Air Patrol Extravaganza. After negotiating with the CAP of-fi cials, we fi nally secured a route from the hanger area over to the skydiving school itself where we set up our chairs, grabbed our picnic baskets, and looked to the skies. Timing was almost perfect as we saw the canopies of a parachuting squadron falling rapidly toward us as we strained to take it all in. With a terminal velocity of around 120mph during the free-fall part of the diving experience, it is breathtaking to watch. One can only imagine what it is like to partake.

Conveniently, while we were drinking this all in, one of the divers came over to hang out with us. He gave us great descriptions of the ascent phase … the time in the planes … the moment of jumping through an open door and allowing gravity to take over. When we asked him what the jump was like he paused for a moment and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “Well, it’s like see-ing color for the very fi rst time!”. Seemed like a perfect description for both the jump and our day.

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Spirited Drive from Charlotte to Spruce PineDave Hurwitz and his trusty E91 (Manual,

RWD, Sport Package!) led a group of 10 cars (in-cluding an E46 convertible and an M550 manual!) on Saturday August 28 for a fun drive up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and back down again! Drivers from Charlotte were Teddy Blackmon, Alex Artsiukhouski, Mary Marshall, Brett Schmerge, Greg Safko, and Josh Medlin. There were also some folks from nearby: Hal Kramer from Hickory, Brad Veasey from Hendersonville, Nima Mohajer from Greensboro and Dave Poole from Raleigh. We started with a warm up drive on backroads from Charlotte to Lincolnton. From there we took

Old 18 past South Mountains State Park and then a quick break at Love’s Truck Stop in Marion. We then headed up 226 to 226a (The Diamondback)

which took us past Lit-tle Switzerland and a quick detour onto Dula Rd before we stopped for lunch at Spruce Pine at DT’s Java Café. After lunch, we did Dula Rd the other way (because it’s so much fun!), 226a back to Little Switzerland and then down the Blue Ridge Parkway where

we stopped for a couple of group photos shown here. After that, we headed down Route 80 from the Blue Ridge Parkway to Marion for a stop for ice cream at Dot’s Dario. Some folks peeled off at

We got to see four cycles of take-offs, jumps and landings, which was great entertainment while knocking down picnic sandwiches and other tasty treats. A food truck brought in for the CAP event was an unexpected but pleasant surprise as well.

All too soon, it was time to saddle up the Bimmers and head for home. Beautiful country roads meant that the trip home was almost as much fun as getting there in the fi rst place. Simply bril-liant.

When we left Louis-burg in our trusty 1997 E36 M3, I thought I’d noticed that the starter mo-tor spun a little slowly. Perhaps time to consider a new battery? We got home, got the car cleaned

up, and went to put her back in the “hanger”. And at that moment, the battery expired. Hard to imagine a better time for this to happen that sitting in your own driveway! As my Dad used to

say, “if you take care of the equipment, the equip-ment will take care of you”. A quick call to Auto Zone secured the right parts, and a little while later, the M3 was back in action.

Many miles have passed under our wheels over the past 20 years. We should never forget history, even as we look forward to the new adven-

tures that the future will bring. One thing that is always true? Old or new, young or old, everything is better in a Bimmer. ~Robert McIsaac

that point but a small group headed East on 40 and got off in Morganton to do Old 18 the other way (which for some reason always seems bet-

ter!). We said our goodbyes at Redbone Willy’s and a fun time was had by all! ~Dave Hurwitz

Triangle Dinner Was BrilliantMid-August in North Carolina always brings

with it warm and humid weather, with pop-up thunderstorms very much part of “the norm”. Fresh on the heels for our adventure to New Bern where some of us made it home in the dry, oth-ers of us not so much, the evening looked to be mostly moist as we headed out for the Farina Neighborhood Italian culinary experience on Tuesday evening. And then miraculously, it stayed dry! Go fi gure.

August is typically a slow month, but not this year! Seventeen hungry roundel spin-ners in eight Bimmers joined the fray as we came together to cel-ebrate a late summer evening and several birthdays. After some serious tire kicking in “the underground” garage, where we explore the value of frequent oil chang-es, issues with bearings in the N55 engines, swap-

ping run-fl at tires (or not!) on new Bimmers, we embarked for the cool embrace of the pizza oven scented Farina.

Fully masked up, the staff did a superb job of taking care of our group, which was a bit more spread out than normal in a nod to doing every-thing we can to protect ourselves from the Delta

variant. In addition to talking about our re-cent adventure to New Bern to visit the bears and enjoy lunch on the waterfront, we ran through the upcoming driving schedule. Up next is a picnic adven-ture to Louisburg, fol-lowed by a long week-end “down the shore” at Atlantic Beach. Fingers remain crossed that we don’t have any

pandemic related restrictions as we saddle up for fall.

We also had a chance to consider things that


are scheduled into 2022, as well as some new thoughts on things we can do when we get back to things being fully normal. A new idea on the table is a return visit to Greenville, SC, where we can tour the BMW factory, see the BMWCCA Foundation Museum, and visit the Performance Center. Of course, this also led to a discussion to fi ne dining in Greenville, of which there’s plenty.

With multiple birthdays on tap, we had a chance to sing a bit … and enjoy the cannoli menu. And then, all too soon, it was time to head back to the garage. More opportunity to kick tires as the Bimmers were lit up and prepared for the hops to home. The garage provides a terrifi c amphitheater for ensuring that the exhaust notes resonate loudly and clearly. They all sound great of course, but the B58 in the current generation X3M40s and M340s in particularly sweet.

Have a great Labor Day holiday … and we look forward to catching up again in September. ~Robert McIsaac


Oktoberfest in Raleigh! Cypress of Raleigh Residents German Car Show

• What: A German car show scheduled for the residents of a Retirement Community in North Raleigh. Parade laps around the venue and a car show afterward provide for a great afternoon with some very special senior members of our community. Plenty of room to spread out and Socially Distance with Masks required.

• When: Meeting at The Cypress on Friday, October 1st, 2021 at 2:00pm. Come a little early for pre-event tire kicking! Event actually starts at 4pm.

• Where: The Cypress of Raleigh, 8801 Cypress Lakes Drive, Raleigh, NC 27615. • Duration: Figure 2-3 hours including socializing. • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at

[email protected] or 919-880-8012.

Hundred Dollar BBQ Run! Chasing The (Alleged) Best BBQ in NC in 2022!

• What: A cruise to Carthage, NC, to the Pik ‘n Pig … a great opportunity for “Dinner and an Air Show”. This is the place folks fly into with their planes for the aforementioned $100 sandwich. It will be considerably less costly in a Bimmer … but no less fun!

• When: Depart on Saturday, October 8th, 2022 at 10:00am. Come early for breakfast and/or coffee at 9:00am!

• Where: Departure from the Starbucks at 180 Cabela Drive, Garner, NC 27529 • Objective: A great day, an awesome meal, a terrific show and some fascinating photo

ops. Pik ‘n Pig is located at 194 Gilliam McConnell Road, Carthage, NC 28327 • Duration: Figure 6+ hours including driving. • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at


Wonderful Wilmington - 2022New Years Celebration at the Carolina Coast • What: An adventure filled ride to a crown jewel on the North Carolina coast, the Port City of

Wilmington. This is a family friendly event that the inner child in all of us can enjoy!!! We’ll do this to start the New Year. Also a chance to see the USS North Carolina, a surviving memorial to all the sacrifices made in World War II.

• When: Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 10am. Coffee and tire kicking at 9am.• Where: Departure from the Starbucks parking lot at the White Oak Shopping Center in Garner. Feel

free to come any time after 9 for tire kickin', story tellin' and coffee. Address for Starbucks is 180 Cabela Drive Garner, NC 27529

• Who: Rob McIsaac is organizing the event from The Triangle. • Objective: A great lunch at the German Cafe in the old Cotton Exchange on the Wilmington

waterfront. From there, many attractions await including the USS North Carolina, the Seaboard Railroad Museum and a water taxi tour of the area.

• Duration: Figure 2 hours of driving each way. If we roll at 10, expect to be home between 6 and 7pm.

• Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at [email protected] or 919-880-8012.

Bimmers Puttering To Pinehurst Scrambling Through The Sandhills in Fall

• What: A chance to get out and stretch the BMWs legs on an adventure to the bucolic town of Pinehurst. Famous for shopping, golfing and great walk-abouts, it also home to some fine dining and cool microbreweries. Saddling up the Bimmers is a great way to roll toward winter.

• When: Depart on Saturday, November 6th, 2021 at 10:00am. Come early for coffee and breakfast.

• Where: Departure from the Starbucks at 180 Cabela Drive, Garner, NC 27529.• Objective: Terrific downtown tour of the iconic golf resort and cute town central to the

Sandhills Region. Terrific opportunity to grab some grub and a cold ‘n frost one at the Pinehurst Brewing Company … https://www.pinehurstbrewing.com/kitchen-1

• Duration: Figure 6+ hours including driving. • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at


Bimmers Setting Sail Southport, Here We Come!

• What: A post-pandemic weekend adventure away down at the epic, historic, town of Southport. A relaxed getaway, with a chance to cruise the downtown explore the ferry to Bald Head Island, walk the waterfront and / or stretch your feet on sandy beaches. So much to do, so little time!

• When: Depart on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 10:00am. Come early for coffee and breakfast with Chef Patrick.

• Where: Departure from Farmhouse Café, 320 Vintage Point Ln, Wendell, NC 27591.• Objective: Terrific tour “down the shore”, with some fine food and great sighseeing.

Many hotels and B&B options including The Robert Ruark Inn (https://robertruarkinn.com/) and a Hampton Inn..

• Duration: A long weekend, leaving on Friday morning … home on Sunday afternoon. • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at


Bimmers Soaring With EaglesCape Fear Raptor Center, German Café and More!

• What: A great drive, a visit to an impressive raptor center, a tour of the German Café in Wilmington! All of this and a chance to kick tires with friends too. Bimmers and Raptors, soaring again.

• When: Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 10am. Coffee and tire kicking at 9am.• Where: Departure from the Starbucks parking lot at the White Oak Shopping Center in

Garner. Feel free to come any time after 9 for tire kickin', story tellin' and coffee. Address for Starbucks is 180 Cabela Drive Garner, NC 27529

• Who: Rob McIsaac and Pete Osta are organizing the event from The Triangle. • Objective: A great lunch at the German Cafe in the old Cotton Exchange on the

Wilmington waterfront.. • Duration: Figure 2.5 hours of driving each way. If we roll at 10, expect to be home

between 6 and 7pm. • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at


ASHEVILLE AREA DINNERDate: Last Tuesday each monthTime: 6:30 pm

Where: Different Location Each Month

All BMW marques are welcome (cars, motorcycles, Mini, Rolls, etc.).

Contact Chris Joyner at [email protected] for more information.

CAPE FEAR AREADate: 3rd Wednesday each monthTime: 6:00 pm

Where: The Joyce in Brunswick Forest 1174 Turlington Ave #101 Leland

Email Matt Sarkela for information at [email protected] or Alan Greene at [email protected]

CHARLOTTE AREA I DINNERDate: 3rd Thursday each monthTime: 7 p.m.Where: WaldhornRestaurant 12101Lancaster Hwy (Old Hwy 521) Pineville,NC (Locatednear Carolina Place Mall) (704) 540-7047

We’re still hanging out at the Waldhorn Restau-rant on the third Thursday of each month. Con-tact Chris Webber at (704) 906-8876 or e-mail at [email protected] to RSVP. Please join us (great German food and beer). See you there!

CHARLOTTE AREA IIDate: 1st Thursday each monthTime: 6:30 p.m.Where: Changes each month

Please email Kyle Lombardi at [email protected] or Taylor Ward at [email protected] for more information.

DOWNEAST AREA BREAKFAST (Greenville, Wilson Rocky Mt) Date: Time: Where:

Email Alex Kordis for information at [email protected]

HURRICANE REGION AREA (New Bern, Jackson-ville, Morehead City)

Email Alex Kordis for information at [email protected]

NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AREA DINNERDate: 2nd Wednesday each monthTime: 6:30 p.m.Where: Booneshine Brewery 465 Industrial Park Drive Boone, NC 28607 828-278-8006

Cost: Only what you eat and drink.Contacts: John Cochrane ([email protected]) or Mike Langley ([email protected])

A fun gathering of BMW friends for a discussion of all things car related.

ROANOKE AREA Date: 2nd Tuesday each monthTime: 6:00 p.m.Where:

To be announcd each month by email.

Contact Scott Donaldson at [email protected] for more information.

SANDHILLS AREADate: 4th Wednesday each monthTime: 7:p.m.Where: ScrubOaks 5780 Ramsey St #108 Fayetteville, NC 28311

ScrubOaks is a contemporary american restaurant that also offers a great sports bar setting. Many reg-

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ulars frequent the Kings Grant golf club and stop by afterward for a meal. Wednesdays offer half off wine (bottle and glass)

Contact Danny Miller for more information [email protected]

TRIAD AREA WEST DINNER (Winston-Salem)Date: 2nd Tuesday each monthTime: 6:00 p.m. Drinks, 7:00 p.m. DinnerWhere: Sixty Six Grill and Taphouse 3440 Frontis Street Winston-Salem 27103

Please contact Marc Schatell for more information at [email protected]

TRIAD AREA EAST DINNER (Greensboro)Date: 1st Tuesday each monthTime: 6:30 p.m. Drinks, DinnerWhere: Elizabeth’s Pizza ( the covered patio) 3927 battleground Avenue Greensboro, NC 27410

Please contact Fraser Dick for more information at [email protected]

TRIANGLE AREA DINNER (RALEIGH)Date: 3rd Tuesday each monthTime: 6:30 p.m.Where:

NONE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME

Please contact Robert McIsaac for more information at [email protected]

TRIANGLE AREA DINNER (CHAPEL HILL)

NONE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME


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Bimmers Rolling to Danville Tank Museum! Tankers Racing Toward Fall in South Side Virginia …

• What: While falls colors may be on our mind in early September, we can still make it to Danville to visit the iconic Tank Museum just North of the Border. Tanks, Bimmers and great dining make a great combo for our September adventure!

• When: Depart on Saturday, September 10th, 2022 at 10:00am. Come early for coffee at 9:00am!

• Where: Departure from Leith BMW, 5603 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC• Objective: A fun and enjoyable family outing that promises nice roads, a tour of

fascinating American military hardware and terrific food. Danville has a great downtown to wander about, historic sites … and lunch at the Golden Leaf Bistro (215 Craghead St, Danville, VA).

• Duration: Figure 5-8 hours including driving. • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at


Buckhorn Lake Picnic Adventure Return to the Tale of the Gekko!

• What: An adventurous drive from Raleigh toward Wilson, exploring some of the finest driving available East of The Triangle. This includes some marvelous roads including something I like to call "Tail of the Gekko". None will confuse it with "Tail of the Dragon" or Deal's Gap, but it is nice driving nonetheless, with some great turns! Then a picnic on the shore of Buckhorn Lake … plenty of room to spread out and Socially Distance during a pandemic picnic.

• When: Depart on Saturday, December 4th 2021 at 10:00am. Come early for coffee at 9:00am! • Where: Departure from Farmhouse Café, 320 Vintage Point Ln, Wendell, NC 27591. Driver’s

Meeting will be at 9:45.• Objective: Great roads, great friends, great Bimmers … and a return to normalcy while celebrating

Mother Nature.• Duration: Figure 5-6 hours including driving. • Contact Information: For details, connect with Rob McIsaac at


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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center! Star Gazing and Fine Dining in Mid-Winter!

• What: While winter’s “blast” may be upon us in January, that makes for a terrific opportunity to fire up the Bimmers, cruise on over to UNC / Chapel Hill and scope out an amazing gift in our midst … the Morehead Planetarium. Beam us up, Scotty!

• When: Depart on Saturday, February 5th, 2022 at 10:00am. Come early for coffee at 9:00am!

• Where: Departure from Leith BMW, 5603 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC• Objective: A fun and enjoyable family outing that promises nice roads, a mind-

expanding adventure and terrific food. Chapel Hill has a great downtown to wander about, historic sites … and lunch at the Top of The Hill Restaurant and Brewery (100 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514).



Riding With The King! An Early Spring Cruise to the Richard Petty Museum

• What: A spirited, family friendly, adventure to Central NC’s storied town of Randleman to see The King of stock car racing’s museum. An epic tour of NC and NASCAR history, followed by a terrific lunch and a cold brew in Asheboro. The museum is located at 309 Branson Mill Rd, Randleman, NC

• When: Depart on Saturday, March 5th, 2022 at 10:00am. Come early for coffee at 9:00am!

• Where: Departure from Leith BMW, 5603 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC• Objective: A fun and enjoyable family outing that promises terrific roads … and some

iconic Italian eats. Lunch will be at Positano, 130 C, S Church St, Asheboro, NC. Then a hop to Four Saints Brewing, 218 S Fayetteville St, Asheboro.


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