July/August 1998 BIMMER

Behind The Wheel: International Relations
by Mike Webb
I recently had the pleasure of playing the role of international diplomat.

Under The Hood: New Deadline
by Greg Scott
Moving the deadline back 5 days will allow us to continue bringing you the BIMMER without what I call The Six Days Of Panic.

The Road Ahead: Summer and Your BMW
by Neil Schneider
There is no better time of year to open the sunroof or put down the top and simply enjoy the ride.

Crushing The Cones: Thunder and Lightening
by Fred Beck and John Mansfield
Wary workers weigh woes as they worry about the weather! Finish line floods threaten to drown the starter! Later in the day the sun broke out. Shorts, T-shirts, Long pants, rain gear! You name it, we saw it!

Your Car: Felipe B. Payet
The engine in this 1993 325is has a K&N air intake and Jim Conforti chip, and a Borla exhaust (highly recommended). Listen to the sound!

New Members: July/August
by Barry Tarr
Welcome to 72 new members!

BIMMER Features

Autocross 2 Photo Gallery
by Ron Sisco
Everyone was happy when the thunder and lightening stopped.

Undercarriage Tech Session: Mighty Motors
by John Sullivan
Each vehicle was put up on the lift and the owners could ask specific questions of long time chapter member Jim Albright, National Tech Representative for the BMW CCA.

Second Quarter General Meeting: BMW Gallery Norwood
by Tom Farnsworth
Grand Poobah Yale Rachlin accepts a platinum photo print from Klaus Schnitzer.

Concours and More
by Dan Mull
I know it's only the middle of summer but, there are some events coming up worth putting on your calendar.

Spring Wine Tasting
by Bob Wareham
Dellie Rex has been called "the wine expert's wine expert".

Wheels Tech Session: Rim & Wheel Works
by Mike Webb
Have you ever experienced that sudden, sharp car-shaking jolt that happens when hitting an unmovable obstacle in the road?

Special Online Features

Second Quarter Board Meeting Minutes
by Greg Scott
An organizational membership has been established at the Museum of Transportation, which allows for admission discounts.

Pipeline: July 1998
by Mark Luckman
When we offered our first BMW CCA affinity credit card back in the mid '80s, it was tremendously successful.

Pipeline: August 1998
by Mark Luckman
Many of our members who have occasion to rent a car may not know that they can receive a discount from Hertz or Avis as a benefit of membership.

Driving the Internet Highway: July 1998
by Michel Potheau
There is a lot of great information on the Internet furnished by people who are not in the BMW business.

Driving the Internet Highway: August 1998
by Michel Potheau
There are a number of sites for buying parts over the Internet.

Event Results

1998 Autocross 2 Results: June 21, 1998
by Fred Beck and Greg Scott
BMW fastest time of the day was 57.549 by Joe Marko, non-BMW fastest time of the day was 58.633 by John Bradshaw.

1998 Autocross 2 E36 M3/Z3 Challenge Results
by Fred Beck and Greg Scott

1998 Autocross Season Results
by Fred Beck and Greg Scott
Congratulations to the 1998 season winners!

Event Calendar

For the latest information about upcoming events please see The Ultimate Calendar. For a complete listing of all events please see the 1998 event listing.

July 1998

• Sunday, July 12 through Sunday, July 19: Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
• Sunday, July 19: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2: Bimmers Across The Border II Driving School

August 1998

• Saturday, August 8: Pick Fest '98
• Saturday, August 8: Third Annual New England Grand Prix Challenge
• Sunday, August 16 through Saturday, August 22: Oktoberfest 1998
• Sunday, August 23: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Wednesday, August 26: Third Quarter General Meeting

Classified Ads

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