May 2003 Boston Bimmer

Reflections From The Hood: A Working Ride Cross Country
by Joe Marko
To date the Mini ownership experience has been nothing short of exceptional!

Modifying Your Attitude: Part 1
by Jake Schumacher
The first performance modification should be improving handling.

Enjoying Lime Rock When The Weather Gives You Lemons
by Todd Manning
At about 11 am, the snow flurries started, increasing suddenly in quantity and horizontal travel.

We're Not Trying To Scare You: A First Timer's Account of the Upcoming Driving Season
by Jared Robinson
Learning what is needed to prepare cars as well as drivers for track driving.

Tire Rotation Examined: Technical Article
by Mike Miller
The thinking is when you have a BMW that doesn't shake, leave it alone.

The Common Misconceptions Of The Evil Q-Tips
by Derek DeSousa
Concours are a rare chance to see all types, sizes, and ages of BMWs.

New Members: May 2003
by Barry Tarr
The Boston Chapter welcomes 61 new members.

Board Meeting Minutes: March 2003
by Jessica Nocerino
Meeting minutes from the March 19th board meeting.

Upcoming Events

Second Quarter General Meeting
Tire expert David Jordanger will speak on tire maintenance, high performance tires, and will answer questions from attendees.

Six Flags Summer Outing
Before and after lunch you can enjoy the rides, shop, take in a few shows, get wet at the newly enlarged water-park, or just relax at the Picnic Grove area and soda bar.

Boston Chapter Concours d' Elegance
It's time to get those Ultimate Rides clean again, or in many cases its time to get those Garage Queens out into open air!

Event Calendar

For the latest information about upcoming events please see The Ultimate Calendar. For a complete listing of all events please see the 2003 event listing.

May 2003

• Thursday, May 1: Driving School at NHIS in May
• Saturday, May 3: Undercarriage Tech Session at Foreign Motors West
• Sunday, May 4: Boston Chapter Autocross School
• Saturday, May 10: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Saturday, May 10: Spring Clean Up/Concours Tech Session at Sansossio Auto Body
• Friday, May 16 through Saturday, May 17: Northeast 8er SpringFest 2003
• Saturday, May 17: Renegade Miata Club Autocross
• Sunday, May 18: WMC Autocross Series
• Wednesday, May 21: Second Quarter General Meeting
• Sunday, May 25: SCCNH/WMC Autocross Series
• Wednesday, May 28: Boston Chapter Board Meeting
• Friday, May 30: Start Of Summer Driving School
• Saturday, May 31: Undercarriage Tech Session at Autobahn Automotive
• Saturday, May 31: Second Annual Ice Racing After Dark Presentation

June 2003

• Saturday, June 7: Boston Chapter Autocross Series
• Sunday, June 8: SCCNH/WMC Autocross Series
• Sunday, June 8: Renegade Miata Club Autocross
• Sunday, June 8: Advanced Driving Skills School
• Wednesday, June 11: Concours Judge Tech Session
• Saturday, June 14: Patroon Chapter Concours
• Sunday, June 15: German Car Day
• Sunday, June 22: WMC Autocross Series
• Saturday, June 28: Autocross Test and Tune
• Sunday, June 29: Renegade Miata Club Autocross
• Monday, June 30 through Friday, July 18: The Ultimate Drive for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

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