Greetings
by Maria Anggraeni
Greetings! Some of you might be wondering where Fred is and who I am. When Fred Beck left the Vice President and Activities Director position to become the President of Boston Chapter, I volunteered to help out as Acting Activities Director. I will the AD while the VP position remains open until the Chapter election which will be held on November. I am here to work together with you to make this chapter a better one.
I have some questions for you. If you answer yes to any of these questions; please feel free to contact me. If you answer no to any of these questions, please feel free to keep coming to our Chapter events and you can also contact me if you have any questions regarding the Chapter events. Here are the questions: Do you want to get involved? Do you think we can do more to make our Chapter better? Do you want to chair your own event? Let's get together! Make a call and get involved. Let's help each other to make our events better. Remember, more events means more work, more work means more help is needed.
Speaking of events, we have quite a few coming up this month. Let's start with the driving schools. On September 4, White Mountain Chapter Safety Driving School will be held at New Hampshire International Speedway. The White Mountain Chapter End Of SummerDriving School will be held on September 13 at NHIS. For more information, please contact Phil Brown at (603) 522-9554. If you are interested in driving school and have never attended any BMW CCA Driving School, don't miss these two days.
Just before the BIMMER went to press, a date opened up at Lime Rock Park. The Boston Chapter and the White Mountain Chapter will put on a Driving School at Lime Rock Park on September 15th. Entry forms are available on the Chapter's web site. Lime Rock is a beautiful and famous track. If you have any questions about the Boston Chapter schools, please contact Luka Serdar at (781) 863-5859 or serdar@boston-bmwcca.org
But wait, there's another driving school on the schedule! On October 10th and 11th we host the Boston Chapter Driving School at NHIS. If you have never attended any BMW CCA Driving School and you missed the September schools, make sure you don't miss this one. If you have any questions, please contact Luka Serdar.
If you love to clean your car, September 12th is the time to put it on the test. You need to be there, you want to be there, and your car deserves to be put in the show! The Boston Chapter BMW CCA will host its annual Concours d'Elegance at The Museum of Transportation at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline from 9 am until 4 pm. This event is sponsored by Zymol and Foreign Motors West. There will be five classses in the competition. The fee is $10 and registration starts at 9 am. For more information, please contact Dan Mull at (978) 772-1165 or mull@boston-bmwcca.org.
On September 19th, The Fifth Castle Hill Concours will be held in Castle Hill, Ipswich MA. This is the show you and your family cannot miss. Cars of all shapes from the early 1900s to the late 1990s will be there. The event will be held from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, please contact Dan Mull at (978) 772-1165 or mull@boston-bmwcca.org.
On September 12, the Autocross 6 will be held at Rockingham Park, NH. Due to the large turnout for this event, preregistration is required. If you have never attended Autocross before, set come and watch! Registration for the next two events (Autocross 7 and Autocross 8) opens on September 13th. To register, please contact Fred Beck. The Autocross Registration Form is available on our web site.
If you will be in Virginia September 10-12 be sure to visit the first First Fives E12 Festival. If you are interested, please contact Michael Badger at michael.badger@boeing.com, or visit www.firstfives.org. If you do go, we hope you will share your experiences with us.
If you are wondering about the performance of your car; why not take it to Dinan Tech Session on September 18th from 10 am to 2 pm? The event will take place in BMW Gallery in Norwood. There will be a technician from Dinan who will work with your car using DIS/Modex diagnostic machine to test the performance of your car. There will be 25% discounts on parts, so come early and/or stay late. Appointments are required due to limited number of spots, so call early. To make appointments, please call BMW Gallery at (781)762-BMW1. On October 23rd, the Boston Chapter and BMW Gallery in Norwell will have another Dinan Tech Session similar to the September event. This time, we have no Dinan technician present. If you missed the Dinan Tech session on September, do not miss this one. For more information please contact John Sullivan at jes@boston-bmwcca.org.
A Fall Wine Tasting will be held on October 2, 1999 at 7 pm at the home of Denis and Linda Freidman, located in Acton, MA. The evening will begin with the tasting of wines. The tasting will be conducted by an experienced wine merchant who will explain the characteristics of each wine. Some light appetizers will be followed by a buffet supper and the chance to sample more of the wines from the tastings, to see how they pair with foods. There will be a nominal fee of $8-$10 per person to cover the cost of the wine. Participants are asked to bring an appetizer, entrée, salad or dessert. RSVP to me at maria@boston-bmwcca.org
On October 16th the Leaf Peeping Fun Rally and Tour will be hosted by Boston Chapter. This is a great event and a fun drive! This is a wonderful time to enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature. For more information and registration, please call John Sullivan at jes@boston-bmwcca.org.
We are working on having a tech session in the Fall and an Autocross in Spring in Rhode Island. If you want to get involved, just pick up the phone and call. Let's work together and have fun! If you have any question or comments, please feel free to contact me at maria@boston-bmwcca.org. I hope to see you at the next event!
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- Boston Chapter Autocross Series: Autocross 4 Photo Gallery
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