September 1999 BIMMER

Behind The Wheel: Lots Of Changes
by Fred Beck
The Executive Director, President, and North Atlantic region Vice President have regrettably all stepped down from office.

Under The Hood: Indy Oktoberfest
by Greg Scott
Putnam Park, open for only about 5 years, is a track that is fun to learn, has huge runoff areas, and is very well maintained.

Crushing the Cones: 2002tii Outruns Police Cruiser
by Fred Beck and Justin Hughes
Later in the day we hosted a number of representatives from the Salem Police Department, who were quite interested in our autocross events.

Your Car: John Paine
John Paine's 1985 Alpina B7 turbo coupe is number 35 of 313 built.

New Members: September
by Barry Tarr
Welcome to 125 new members!

Keys In Hand: Greetings
by Maria Anggraeni
Three Driving Schools, two Concours, two Tech Sessions, a wine tasting, and a Fun Rally are coming up!

BIMMER Features

Red Lights and Chocolate Milk
by Rob Healy
Forgive me if this article goes long, but typing is a lot cheaper than therapy.

Eight Hours in a Kart
by Fred deNapoli
Needless to say we were all sporting some pretty serious bruises at the end of the 8 hours!

Schneller Means Faster
by Ron Sisco
Mike took the time to share with the audience of about 17 Boston Chapter members who were interested in the range of modifications possible with their BMWs.

The Ultimate Convoy
by Justin Hughes
When I heard the words M Coupe, my brain pretty much disregarded the other choices.

The Ultimate Driving Experience
by Justin Hughes
Marc Huaman of Foreign Motors West at Natick was able to reserve a night just for Boston Chapter members.

BMW of Peabody's New M Center
by Greg Scott
BMW NA president Vic Doolan, who recently moved to Ford, spoke briefly about the unique position that BMW holds in the market.

M Center Photo Gallery
by Ron Sisco
I'm pretty sure I can convince my wife that this M5 what we need for a family sedan.

Let the Wizard Help: Dent Wizard Tech Session
by Espen Frank
I had 4 panels done on my 87 325is, and was very happy with the results.

Dan's Autocross 4 Photo Gallery
by Dan Mull
Featuring Dave Spragg, who had FTD in autocross 3 and 4.

Aimee's Autocross 4 Photo Gallery
by Aimee Reveno
Featuring Salem Police in hot pursuit of Fred Beck's 2002tii.

Special Online Features

August 1999 Board Meeting Minutes
by Will Farnsworth
New batteries required for driving event radios.

The News From National: September 1999
by Wynne Smith
Oktoberfest update, new faces at the National office.

Driving the Internet Highway: September 1999
by Michel Potheau
Soldering tips, Car of the Century, the Vixen, and much more!

Third Quarter Membership Statistics
by Greg Scott
The Boston Chapter remains in fourth place nationally, and some chapters grew up to 41% this quarter.

Event Results

Autocross 3 Results: June 13, 1999
by Fred Beck and Greg Scott
BMW fastest time of the day was 74.832 by Dave Spragg in class E (99 M3).

Autocross 4 Results: July 11, 1999
by Fred Beck and Greg Scott
BMW fastest time of the day was 74.896, again by Dave Spragg.

Autocross Season Standings
by Fred Beck and Greg Scott
Season standings for the 1999 Autocross Series.

Event Calendar

For the latest information about upcoming events please see The Ultimate Calendar. For a complete listing of all events please see the 1999 event listing.

September 1999

• Friday, September 3 through Sunday, September 5: Vintage Grand Prix of the Rockies
• Tuesday, September 7: Meet Jeremy Walton
• Saturday, September 11: Zymol / Foreign Motors West Concours d' Elegance
• Sunday, September 12: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Monday, September 13: End O' Summer Driving School
• Wednesday, September 15: Driving School at Lime Rock Park
• Saturday, September 18: ///Mountain Gathering
• Saturday, September 18: Dinan Tech Session
• Sunday, September 19: Castle Hill Concours d'Elegance

October 1999

• Saturday, October 2: Team Boston Kart Challenge
• Saturday, October 2: Car Detailing Tech Session
• Saturday, October 2: Fall Wine Tasting
• Sunday, October 3: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Sunday, October 3: Show and Shine '99
• Sunday, October 10 through Monday, October 11: Driving School at NHIS
• Saturday, October 16 through Sunday, October 17: Sixth Annual Leaf Peeping Fun Rally
• Saturday, October 23: Dinan Tech Session
• Sunday, October 24: Boston Chapter Autocross Series

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