August 2001 Bimmer

Reflections From The Hood: My Hidden Desire
by Joe Marko
My hidden desire is to own and drive a BMW 7 Series.

The Editor's Red Pen: The Last Issue
by Justin Hughes
I'm losing the chance to read all the articles and classifieds a month early!

Activities Alert: August is for Oktoberfest
by Steve Goldstein
Those of you who enjoy Fun Rallies have been handed a pretty empty plate over the past few years.

Your Car: Lord Phillip Chartier
This 525iT has had a lot of customization.

Bimmerscopes
by Lady Dixi Isetta
Scorpio: You are moving out of a cosmic traffic jam. Nurture your need for speed by catching the last driving school this October.

Bimmer Pubs: BM World
by Michelle Demers
They're suckers for Americans and use a lot of English words in their speech and written words.

New Members: August
by Barry Tarr
Welcome to 172 new members!

Bimmer Features

Driving Impressions: The Ultimate Drive 2001
by Justin Hughes
A shining fleet of BMWs travels the country with every mile accumulated resulting in BMW donating $1 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Ultimate Drive Photo Gallery
by Ron Sisco and Rick Rys
See the BMWs that you can drive for a good cause.

M Night at the Montreal Grand Prix
by Matthew Lotterhand, photos by Beau Christensen
The one place where you felt completely comfortable wearing every piece of BMW clothing that you own all at once.

Nova Scotia Adventure
by Jared Bibler
To get to the province, we sailed overnight on the Scotia Prince ferry from Portland, Maine.

Where's My Bimmer?
by Greg Scott
The answers to some of your questions regarding the whereabouts of your chapter newsletter.

Upcoming

Rhode Island Fun Rally
by Manuel Lopes
This is your chance to experience Rhode Island at its finest.

Boston Chapter Autocross Series
by Fred deNapoli and Steve Hazard
The second half of the Autocross season is coming up!

Results

Autocross Series Event 3
by Martin Middelmann and Greg Scott
Results from the June 3, 2001 event.

Autocross Series Season Results
by Martin Middelmann and Greg Scott
The 2001 Autocross Series season results.

Monday Karting League Event 4
by Vassilis Kontoglis and and Greg Scott
Results from the June 11, 2001 event.

Monday Karting League Season Results
by Vassilis Kontoglis and Greg Scott
Complete season results for the 2001 Monday Karting League.

Wednesday Karting League Event 4
by Vassilis Kontoglis and Greg Scott
Results from the June 13, 2001 event.

Wednesday Karting League Season Results
by Vassilis Kontoglis and Greg Scott
Complete season results for the 2001 Wednesday Karting League.

Saturday Karting League Event 4
by Vassilis Kontoglis and Greg Scott
Results from the June 16, 2001 event.

Saturday Karting League Season Results
by Vassilis Kontoglis and Greg Scott
Complete season results for the 2001 Saturday Karting League.

Event Calendar

For the latest information about upcoming events please see The Ultimate Calendar. For a complete listing of all events please see the 2001 event listing.

August 2001

• Sunday, August 5 through Friday, August 10: Oktoberfest 2001
• Monday, August 6 through Tuesday, August 7: Oktoberfest Club Racing Education
• Monday, August 6 through Wednesday, August 8: Instructors For Oktoberfest 2001
• Friday, August 17 through Sunday, August 19: BMW Fest 2001 at the Monterey Historic Races
• Saturday, August 18: Rhode Island Fun Rally
• Wednesday, August 22: Third Quarter General Meeting
• Sunday, August 26: Boston Chapter Autocross Series

September 2001

• Saturday, September 8: Undercarriage Tech Session
• Sunday, September 9: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Friday, September 21: September Driving School at NHIS
• Sunday, September 23: Castle Hill Concours
• Friday, September 28 through Saturday, September 29: Hoosier F1 Corral

Classified Ads

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