October 1998 BIMMER

Behind The Wheel: A Spartanburg Weekend
by Mike Webb
Can you imagine being surrounded by more than 500 Z3s and over a thousand rabid Z3 owners and fans?

Under The Hood: The 5000 Mile Month
by Greg Scott
It has been awhile since I changed Ruby's oil twice in a month's time.

Crushing The Cones: Driver Satisfaction Quotient
by Fred Beck and John Mansfield
We calculate the optimum level of satisfaction each club member deserves when attending an autocross.

Your Car: Joe Pirrotta
Joe reports that Brandy is absolutely stock, has never been autocrossed or raced, and has had nothing but Zymol.

New Members: October
by Barry Tarr
Welcome to 61 new members!

BIMMER Features

New England Grand Prix Challenge
by Fred Beck
Competition between the two chapters was extremely tight, with the fate of the Chapter Challenge trophy being decided by the last few drivers at the very end of the day.

New England Grand Prix Challenge Photo Gallery
by Tom Goltz
If you get into a corner too fast... you will spin out!

Autocross 5 Photo Gallery
by Tom Goltz
Autocross 5 featured the highest Driver Satisfaction Quotient to date.

Third Quarter General Meeting
by Ron Sisco
This was my first hands on view of the new 3 and it does look good!

Third Quarter General Meeting Photo Gallery
by Ron Sisco
BMW has a long history of making motorcycles like this R60/6.

Election Time!
by Mike Webb
Do you want to participate in shaping your chapter's future?

Special Online Features

Third Quarter Board Meeting Minutes
by Espen Frank
Report of the meeting held August 12, 1998.

Pipeline: October 1998
by Mark Luckman
I'd love to speak with anyone who may consider running for national office, so call me at your convenience.

Driving the Internet Highway: October 1998
by Michel Potheau
When you go to a site and see that it hasn't been updated since April 1997, odds are it is not fresh.

Event Results

1998 Autocross 5 Results: August 23, 1998
by Fred Beck and Greg Scott
BMW fastest time of the day was 56.546 by Francis O'Connor, non-BMW fastest time of the day was 55.848 by Fedja Jeleskovic.

1998 Autocross 5 E36 M3/Z3 Challenge Results
by Fred Beck and Greg Scott
E36 M3/Z3 Challenge results for August 23, 1998.

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

1998 New England Grand Prix Challenge Results
by Fred Beck
The Boston Chapter won again, but this time by 5 hundredths of a second!

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.

October 1998

• Saturday, October 3: Fall Wine Tasting
• Sunday, October 4: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Sunday, October 4: Show and Shine '98
• Saturday, October 10 through Sunday, October 11: Petit LeMans
• Saturday, October 10: Driving School Prep Tech Session
• Friday, October 16: October Driving School
• Saturday, October 17 through Sunday, October 18: Fifth Annual Leaf Peeping Fun Rally
• Sunday, October 18: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Sunday, October 25: The Boston 12 Hour Endurance Challenge

November 1998

• Friday, November 13: ///M Day USA
• Saturday, November 14: Winter Prep Tech Session
• Tuesday, November 17: Racing the Porsche 911 GTS at Daytona
• Wednesday, November 18: Fourth Quarter General Meeting

Classified Ads

Be sure to check out the current Boston Chapter classified ads.