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Vol 43 No3 May/June 2007

CONTENTS

The Boston Bimmer is the official publication of the Boston Chapter, BMW CCA, Inc., and its contents remain the property of the Club. All information furnished

herein is provided by the membership of the Club, for members only. The Club assumes no liability for any of the information contained herein. The ideas, opinions, and suggestions expressed in the newsletter are those of the authors and no authentication is implied. Unless otherwise noted, none of the information in this newsletter is “factory approved.” Modifications within the warranty period of your BMW may void the warranty. Permission is hereby granted to reproduce any material published herein provided full credit is given to the author and the Boston Chapter.

Columns

Second QuarterGeneral Meeting . . . . . . . . . 4

President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Tales from the Creeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The Next Apex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Mini power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Features

Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems . . . . . . 12

Fun, Fried Chicken and Steak Tips . . . . . . 25

March Tech Session serves facts and fun 25

What you won’t Learn at Driver’s Ed . . . . 26

Is your BMW ready for spring driving? . . . 30

Upcoming Events

Wheel Straightening & more . . . . . . . . . . 13

Ultimate Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dent Removal Tech Session . . . . . . . . . . . 23

The Ultimate Drive for the Cure . . . . . . . . 29

New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 & 13

Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Officers and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 & 21


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Second Quarter General Meeting

June 27th at Turner Motorsport

The Boston Chapter is happy to announce that the Sec-ond Quarter General Meeting will be hosted by Turner Motorsport just off Route 495 in Amesbury MA. The meeting will be from 7-9 p.m. with Will Tuner himself talking to the group about this year’s campaign. The Turner Motorsport M3s will be on display, and there will be discounts, on selected parts for that evening only. Join us for food, beverages and what promises to be a great program.

About Turner MotorsportsTurner Motorsport is a tuning company dedicated to developing, manufacturing and retailing the finest products for your BMW and MINI. Turner also does regularly scheduled maintenance for BMWs and MINIs. In addition, they do installation of everything they sell and also have a state of the art fabrication and R&D facility. Found-ed in 1993 by Will Turner to provide BMW enthusiasts with Ultra High Performance BMW Accessories at reasonable prices, Will and his team of experts continue to deliver on their founding commit-ment to excellence.

New LocationTurner recently moved from their old Amesbury location to their new Amesbury location at 16 Hunt Rd. just off Rte. 495. The new location is 23,000 Square feet, which is fully equipped to meet any BMW owner’s dream.

Directions to Turner Motorsport: From Boston (about 40 minutes) go north on Rte. 93 towards New Hampshire, Take Rte. 495 North to Exit 54 (Amesbury) and bear right off the exit ramp, then take an immediate left onto So Hunt Road (before you go under the highway!). Go approximately 1 mile and shop is on the left (right past Amesbury Sports Park: Soccer fields/ winter tubing place).

You can also visit www.turnermotorsport.comfor more directions

Event Coordinator: John Sullivan


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President’s Message

by John Oglesby

Spring can be a fickle time of year. We get teased by a few warm days and we start thinking about track days and summer drives in our BMW – then

it all turns bad. We had to cancel our first track event of the year, our first spring weekend at Watkins Glen, as a result of a surprise 3 feet of snow on the track. None of us could believe the news, but as a result of the big nor’easter that we had in Boston hitting cold air over the Finger Lake region of New York, some isolated sec-tions of the state got hit very hard. So our first track event is now on May 24 at NHIS.

Although the track events have had their prob-lems (White Mountain Chapter had the same issue with their “Cabin Fever” school at NHIS a couple of weeks earlier) the autocross season at Devens got off to a great start with the yearly EVO School and our regular schedule of events. They also have some new equipment to improve the driving experience for our members. The autocross series is very popular with Boston Chapter members and continues to be one of our highest participation events.

The United States racing season also got off to a good start with Boston chapter member Will Turner doing well with his BMW M3s at Sebring, Miami and Iowa in Grand-Am Racing along with his Turner Motorsports teammates. We should all wish Will good luck with the team as the season enters full swing this summer. I also want to pass on that Will has agreed to host the Second Quarter chapter meeting at Turner Motorsports for the Boston Chapter on June 27th with a chance to see the race cars and his new facility. It should be a great

event. Check out our web site and a write up in this issue of the Bimmer for the details.

BMW continues to compete in the International tour-ing car series with success in the World Touring Car Championship and with several new entries in my per-sonal favorite, the British Touring Car Championship. The rules for WTCC and the BTCC are the same this year for the first time in a long time, and BMW looks to be well positioned for a year of racing success. For those members not familiar with International Tour-ing Car racing, this type of racing has been the focus of BMW’s racing outside of Formula 1 and occasional forays into Le Mans and endurance racing. This type of racing is what spurred the development and sale of the original E30 M3 and the legacy of wonderful high performance BMW road cars. We all owe a debt to these racing series. They were a main contributor to your BMW’s “DNA.” Currently, BMW is racing 320is models as the current rules limit engine size to 2 liters. I had the privilege of attending the first round of the BTCC at Brands Hatch just outside of London and it was a great show with BMW doing well for the first time in many years. I expect that they will be fight-ing for the championship before the season is over. It would be a nice outcome after winning the last two WTCC championships.

So with lots of springtime optimism in hand - lets wish success to our BMW racing fraternity and our Boston Chapter events for the driving season.

Until next month, stay on track.


Tales from the Creeper

by Colin S. WhelanReplacing the motor mounts & the trombone

Figure 1. The passenger side motor mount and heat shield

Every issue I try to tackle a maintenance job that any-one can handle with a little coaching. This issue I’m going to cover a couple E36 specific maintenance

projects, but the techniques can also be easily applied to other models. The first is replacing the motor mounts and the second is replacing the power steering cooler line, otherwise known as the “trombone” (named for its likeness to the musical instrument).

Why replace themotor mounts so soon? Well, with only 60K miles on the car, the mounts had already begun to sag, so much so that the oil pan clear-ance to the X-brace (the convertible model brace that stiffens the front sub-frame) was getting very small. Also, the car was beginning to develop very subtle vi-brations that you could feel through the chassis and steering wheel.

The power steering cooler is also a very common failure point. The hose from the reser-voir to the cooler is just a little too short and the repeated stretching as the motor torques over can cause the crimped hose joint to the cooler to pull off, causing a massive leak. Mine was just beginning to seep, so it was time to change it before it was too late.

To get the usual dis-claimer out of the way and get on with the ar-ticle, these are the general procedures that I follow. Attempt these procedures and utilize this informa-tion at your own risk.

First up: Motor MountsBefore beginning: Make sure the motor is completely cool, as you’ll be working near the exhaust to do the

motor mounts. Safely support the vehicle via a lift or jack stands, such that you have adequate clearance to work on the front end and have access to the transmis-sion. Start by removing the X-brace (if you have one) and by locating the motor mounts which are located under the power steering reservoir and under the exhaust header. Next, you’ll need to remove the fan (clockwise) from the water pump, unbolt the power steering reservoir and loosen the two transmission mounts to cross-brace mount. On traction control equipped cars, you’ll want to check the amount of clearance you have on your throttle and traction control butterfly cable, so that they do not break when you raise the motor. If you have a front strut brace, this might need to be loosened as well to gain clearance between the fuel rail cover

and the brace. Check any additional items that may need to be loosened before rais-ing the motor, like the air cleaner assembly.On the passenger side [Figure 1], remove the top and bottom motor mount nuts using a standard ratchet and an extension, thread-ing them through holes in the control arm as needed to access the nuts. On the top of the passenger mount, note the rotational location of the heat shield that

protects the mount from the exhaust pipe heat. On the driver side [Figure 2], the bottom nut is eas-ily loosened from underneath, however the top bolt is best accessed from the top using about 2 ft of exten-sions slipped down by the air intake elbow. With all the nuts loosened, but not removed, support the motor slightly using a hydraulic motor hoist. Some have sug-


Figure 5. The new power steering line installed.

Figure 4. The old power steering line removed, showing the hose separating from the crimped connection.

Figure 3. The old mount (foreground) is a ¼” shorter then the new mount shown in the background.

Figure 2. The driver side motor mount.

gested that you can place a piece of wood under the oil pan and slowly raise the motor with a jack, however I would be very cautious that the car does not move using this procedure or any procedure, and that you don’t harm the aluminum oil pan. Please insure the car is still safely supported before reaching back under to replace the motor mounts, which can simply be removed and the new ones in-stalled. My old driver side mount had compressed over a ¼” from the weight and the motor’s torque, ex-plaining the decreased clearance between the oil pan and X-brace [Figure 3]. Finally, lower the motor and torque the nuts down with a little Loctite. Remember to tighten everything that you previously loosened or removed.

Next up is the power steering line When ordering parts, you want to order two new crush rings, a new hose clamp and enough PS fluid to replace what you lose. Now is a good time to order extra and flush the whole system. (You might want to replace the whole reservoir as there is an integrated filter in the base too). Start by placing a catch container under the car and loosen the hose clamp and hose that runs from the trombone to the reservoir, letting the fluid drain. Next, use a ratchet and socket to loosen the banjo bolt that threads into the steering rack, catching the two used crush rings as you remove it. Then remove the two small mounting bolts that hold the trombone to the steering rack. You can see a picture of my old trombone in Figure 4. Simply replace the trombone with your new part, making sure to slip the new crush rings between the bolt head and part, and the part and the rack. Reattach the hose to the reservoir with the new hose clamp and refill the power steering fluid. Start the car and turn the wheel from lock-to-lock a few times while checking for leaks. Then refill to the proper mark. A picture of the finished job is seen in Figure 5.

Until next time, make safety your first priority!


The Next Apex

by Christo Tinkov

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a Superbowl every other week? But would it

still be possible for it (or ANY other sports event) to remain popular enough to draw the same live au-dience and fanfare if it were held that often? Well, Formula 1 does just that: every race draws about the same worldwide live audience as the Superbowl!

The 2006 Superbowl between the Pittsburgh Steel-ers and the Seattle Seahawks drew an average live glob-al audience of 98 million while the Brazilian Grand Prix had 83 million live viewers. The FIFA World Cup is still by far the most popular sports event in the world. The Italy vs. France final last year was watched by an average live global audience of 260 mil-lion people, with more than 600 million people tun-ing in to watch at least some part of the match. The difference is that the World Cup final is held once every 4 years and the Superbowl once a year while Formula 1 races are on every other weekend.

The worldwide popularity of For-mula 1 has led to huge commitment and fierce competition between car manufacturers, which dominate the series today. The manufacturer teams – Renault, BMW, Toyota,

Honda, Ferrari, and Mercedes-Benz via its ownership stake in McLar-en have won the last 6 constructor championships. Any one of these F1 teams has the budget of a small country and their combined spend-ing exceeds the GDP of Barbados or Mongolia, among other countries. To rein in spending, the F1 govern-ing body has frozen engine design, restricting revs to “only” 19K RPM in the process. In addition, a move

was made toward a single-tire sup-plier so Bridgestone is the only tire company on the grid. In the next few years, standard ECU units will be required and traction control eliminated to further contain devel-opment costs. These rule changes might slow down the exorbitant spending by car manufacturers and the rest of the teams, but F1 has always been and probably will remain by far the most exotic form of motorsports. This in itself draws

large audiences. In the Summer of 2005, BMW

purchased the Swiss-based Sauber F1 team. BMW did very well in its first year, beating Toyota to fifth place in the constructors champi-onship. In a sport as complex as F1, it is unusual for a team to make significant progress in such a short period of time. Toyota has been in F1 for a few years and it is believed to be the biggest spender in the

series. Maybe they have been spend-ing their money on that relentless pur-suit of perfection instead of pursuing performance? Even more impressive, two races into its second year as a team owner, BMW Sauber has clearly been the surprise package of the sea-son and it is firmly in third position in the constructors championship. The

team looks poised to challenge the frontrunners Ferrari and Mercedes-McLaren and it will likely have the potential to win races later in the season.

But how did they do all this? Well, Formula 1 teams are generally very secretive about their strengths, weaknesses, and overall strategy, but the BMW cars clearly have great straight-line speed. The aero-dynamics, which are essential in cars able to corner at over 4Gs, have been working very well in the BMW

A Superbowl every other week!

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cars. Peter Sauber wisely made a huge investment in a new tunnel a few years ago, and it was one of the key assets that BMW found most attractive when it started looking for a team to purchase. At a time when every-one is using the same tires, and engine development is controlled, aerodynamics become the primary area for squeezing better performance out of the cars. However, all manufacturers have wind tunnels so this by itself is not a competitive advantage for BMW. Knowing how to use it properly, though, definitely is. The team has what is estimated to be the most powerful industrial supercomputer in Europe (code-named Albert 2), and that means it has the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) capability to support further car development based on results from the wind tunnel tests. And last, it is important that the German and Swiss work ethic and culture seem to be blending well.

BMW’s Achilles’ foot this season has been reliability and particularly the transmission. To remedy this, the company started developing its new transmission in parallel with the engine, essentially next door to the production car line. You can imagine the sort of R&D facilities available to the race department, so it is likely that the issue will be resolved soon.

It will be interesting to see if BMW will ever be able to win the F1 championship. To achieve this, they will have to make history: every championship since 1984

has been won by McLaren, Williams, Renault (formerly Benetton) and Ferrari (the “Big Four”). I think the po-tential and determination are certainly there and the team is moving in the right direction. I’ve wanted to go to the Canadian Grand Prix for years, and the en-tire BMW buzz this year has stirred enough interest for me to take the family up to Montreal for a Grand Prix weekend this June. It is an added bonus that the Canadian Grand Prix has one of the widest live TV audiences of any Formula 1 race; and luckily, it also happens to be our “home grand prix.”

It’s almost like having the Superbowl at our home stadium every year.


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A ll of us come to the BMW Club from a different path, and I am no exception. How did I find

out about the BMW club? Well I was at my friend Terry’s house in New York around the time he won his brand new M3 for 25 dollars. How’s that for getting a great deal on a car. Of course, the real story is that he won the annual BMW raffle for charity.

Anyway, Terry told me about a driving school he went to that the BMW club had in his area. He swore I would have more fun that I’d ever had driving my own car, and that I would learn a lot about driving. So I got the web address and found out that there was a club in my area and I signed up.

Now here comes the funny part. At Terry’s I had noticed this sticker on his car that said HMS. Terry had just brought some seat belts from Joe Marko the owner of HMS, and he told me that Joe was the man to see, because he had a Mini. When I got home, I looked up where this HMS place was, and off I went to meet Joe and to get my mini all supped up.

Now mind you, I live in the city so when I get the chance to get on the highway the fun begins. At some point on my way to Joe’s, I zip past a few cars. You know everybody loves looking at the Mini. So as I am driving, what do I see but this blue Mini. Of course, I pull up, wave and take off. Little did I realize that this is my first meeting with Peter Berg-well who is driving along having a grand old time.

I finally get to HMS, go inside and what do I see but this great

looking picture of a gray Mini Coo-per S. Now I am like a kid in the candy store. There are so many pictures of race cars, and I’m look-ing around thinking, “Boy this is great.” I go in the shop and boy did I feel the money in my pocket say, “spend me.” I met Matt, who is friendly and open, and we start talking about Joe’s car, when in blows Joe himself.

I told him that Terry told me he was the man to talk to about the Mini. Joe’s immediate reaction was to show me his car, so off we went. Now here I am feeling like boy, I’m going to see a hot car, and I could hear the money in my pocket say, “Spend me. This guy was nice enough to show you his car. Let me go.” Well, the gray Mini was great. Joe showed me everything he had done to the car, and I could feel my-self hand slide towards the wallet. I started small. I bought a pulley.

Before I got out of Joe’s hair, he told me about the Tech Session that was going to take place at his shop in April, so I went home and signed up. But not only did I sign up for Tech Session, I also signed up for ADSS (Advanced Driving Skill School). I’m telling you, it doesn’t matter if you have a Mini or a non-Mini, ADSS is the place ev-eryone should start. Mini people, if you want to get to know your car better, this is a great way to learn. Learn what you ask? Learn how to drive that go kart on larger wheels, and you will soon realize that the next place you need to be is at the driving schools.

Remember my first Peter sighting on the highway? Well guess who I see at the skills school? Yep, it was

Peter. Then I signed up for the High Performance driving school, and guess who my instructor was? Yep, it was Peter. I must say that Peter is a very good instructor. He took my car around the track for a couple of laps to show me the “Line,” and explained the flags and what to be looking for on the track. He gave me a lot of good advice. He told me what I was doing right and where I could improve. His communica-tion was very clear and right to the point.

During the ADSS school, the instructors had us do double lane changes and taught us how to brake in a straight line on dry and wet ground. Even my wife enjoyed herself. They showed us how to put the car sideways and hold it there in a straight line. This is a great place to be if you want to drive in a safe environment and learn better driving technique. The truth of the matter is the Mini and BMW dealer-ships should be pushing this type of training to people who buy these great cars.

So Mini owners, don’t take my word for it. Come out this year to a driving event. You’ll learn, have fun and meet a great group of people. I must add, there are many great instructors at these events. I thor-oughly enjoyed Peter, but I’ve had many other very good instructors at the BMW club events. Everyone is focused on helping you become a better driver. In the months ahead, I’m going to be writing about all my instructors and the special per-spective they bring to the table. Until next time … “Minis are small, strong and fast with a whole lot of character” thanks and God Bless!

mini power by Lance Woodley


Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

by Ina R. AmesPart 3 of a series of 3 Servicing the system for maximum results As promised, this is the third and final article on the new Tire Pressure Monitoring System law.

In the previous articles, we explained how Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) can save you money, and your life. Proper tire pressure prevents irregular tire wear, insures that your brakes work effectively and lessens the severity of accidents that can’t be averted. Even if you’re the kind of person who regularly checks your tire pressure, 25% or more of US drivers do not. Therefore, the new law protects you from accidents caused by other cars that have low tire pressure.

Maximizing effectivenessYour TPM System will require a certain amount of maintenance, in order to get maximum benefit from the system. The system relies on small radio transmitters placed inside the tires, usually integral with the valve stem, which transmit tire pressure data to the car’s computer. So, for example, if you have a separate set of wheels with snow tires mounted on them, you’ll need to either have your tire shop move the monitors every time you switch rims or buy another set of monitors.

Even with the tire pressure monitoring system, you should check your tire pressure regularly. The system only warns you when your tires are 25% below the pressure recommended by the manufacturer,

which is generally printed on a plaque inside the driver’s front door. Pressure loss under 25% can still cause preventable accidents and irregular tire wear.

Communications is keyServicing the TPM system requires finding a reliable shop to manage your wheel and tire servicing and consistent communications on your part. Be aware that many shops refuse to be responsible for these relatively fragile TPMS monitors, because they create increased liability issues. So, finding a qualified service provider is essential.

When you do find a tire dealer who will be responsible for all aspects of service, make sure to inform your technician that you have a TPMS installed. The technician can take steps to ensure that the system is not damaged during dismounting. Even if you go to the same shop all the time, remind them each time.

When communicating with your technician, it’s best to know which type of system your car uses and find out what kind of system is needed to reprogram it. Some of the direct systems can be reprogrammed in the car. Others require a specialized tool. If your service provider keeps a computer database on your car, ask them to enter this data in their records in case you forget.VIP (Very important Point): If you’re having your wheels or tires worked on and the TPMS system light won’t shut off, try having your technician check your spare tire. Some spares have the transmitters as well and have to be reset with the rest of the wheels every time you reset the car.

A little time and money for safetyYou’ll need to plan a little extra time for the TPM system reset each time anyone works on your tires and/or wheels. Remember that your system must be reset any time wheels get moved around, and that added work may cost you a little more time. Many people in the industry are still trying to figure out how they’ll charge for the extra labor required. Although there is no established service standard, many are projecting the added labor time will be up to 30 minutes or more. Eventually that means your service charges will go up, so expect it. Remember, your safety is worth the time and money. The life of your car may depend on its engines and mechanics, but your life depends on your wheels.

Ina Ames is CEO and Owner of Rim & Wheel Works, Inc. 50 Sun Street, Waltham, MA, a woman owned family run business. Ina also runs aftermarketwheels.com (with an “s”) a new wheel and tire listing web page for aftermarket wheels, rare factory and stock OEM wheels, motorcycle wheels and tires. Ina and her staff are looking forward to the next tech session, which will include both wheel straightening demonstrations and discussions on tire pressure monitors, on June 9th. She can be reached for additional information at 781-547-5826.


The Boston Chapter is pleased to announce a tech session to be held at Rim & Wheel Works on Satur-day, June 9, 2007 at their new facility at 50 Sun Street, Waltham, MA from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. The morning session beginning at 10:15AM will include a discussion of tire pressure monitoring systems and the new law. It will also include a demonstration of both automotive and motorcycle wheel straightening and explain the importance of using heat to restore the temper of any wheel being straightened.

Following a pizza lunch at noon, the afternoon ses-sion will include a 12:15 PM discussion regarding wheel cosmetics followed by a second demonstration of wheel straightening at 1:00 PM. Everyone attending the event will receive a coupon for a free listing on af-termarketwheels.com as well as a chance to win some great door prizes.

Please RSVP to reserve a space By calling 781-547-5826

or by email to: [email protected]

Event Coordinator: Mark Lipsky

Directions: From Route 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike East or West) Take the Pike to 128 North. Go one exit to Exit 26. Fol-low directions from 128 below.

From 128 (North or South)Get off at Exit 26. Follow US-20E 1.8miles. After Gor-don’s Liquor’s take a right onto Prospect Street. After three stoplights, take a left onto Sun Street (about .2 mile).

From NewtonTake Walnut Street North. The street name change sev-eral times –continue on until you cross Moody Street (Waltham Flooring). Go by Nova Biomedical on your right. After the Citgo station, your immediate right is Sun Street.

From Watertown SquareFollow Main Street/Route 20 West. Pass Moody Street and Hannaford’s. At BankAmerica take a left onto Prospect Street. .2 miles down Prospect take a left onto Sun Street.

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new members MEMBER LOCATION CAR REFERRED BYAnderson, Heidi Medway, MA Anderson, Jeff Medway, MA 1971 2002Anderson, Jeffrey Watertown, MAAsher, Bill Leominster, MAAshworth, Douglas Jamaica Plain, MABarrow, Irene Bristol, RI 2007 525xiBeno�i, Stacey Waltham, MA 1997 M3Beque�e, Cynthia Bedford, NH 2005 325xi Lawrence BarbieriBergin, Richard West Warwick, RI 2007 550iBerry, Leslie North Billerica, MA 2007 X5Billingham, Elizabeth Weston, MABleicher, Kevin Lynnfield, MA 1983 320i Christopher ClemensBlock, Brendan Antrim, NH 1990 325isBurton, Eric Shrewsbury, MA 1997 Z3Carlson, Terry Bedford, NHClose, Ma�hew Brookline, MA 2003 M5Close, Sara Brookline, MAConant, David Leominster, MA 2002 325iCram, Slater Allston, MA Miguelangel Aponte-RiosCraven, Adam West Townsend, MACraven, James West Townsend, MACraven, Michael West Townsend, MACross, Daniel Worcester, MA 1997 328isCrowell, Lisa Belmont, MACrowell, Richard Belmont, MA 1997 318iCrowell, Sco� Belmont, MACzerny, Walter South Dartmouth, MA 2002 330ciDavis, Kevin Kingston, MADelaney, Duane Providence, RI 1991 M5DeVillars, JP Boston, MA 2001 M3Doran, David North A�leboro, MA 2007 328Duong, Hank Sharon, MAEdwards, Stanley Wayland, MA 2007 X3Fawce�, Donald Weymouth, MAFerrari, John Newton, MA 2007 335ix Brian DayFlis, Diane Acton, MA 2007 328xiFranklin, Jennifer Leominster, MAGarcia, Michael Georgetown, MA 1995 525iGardner, Charles Shrewsbury, MA 2000 750ilGeorgalis, Constanteno Hyannis, MAGeorgalis, Gloria Hyannis, MAGerstel, Donna Abington, MA 2001 530i Sco� M. BosariGoris, Jose Providence, RIGoris, Wally Providence, RI 2001 740iHarris, Mark Quincy, MAHaskell, Eric Jefferson, ME 2006 330 IHecht, Steven Acton, MAHoelscher, Gustave Lowell, MAHu�on, Jeff Rowley, MA 1999 M3Isaacs, Ron Arlington, MA 2003 Mini CooperJean, Pierre Belmont, MA 1997 540iJefferson, Philip Cambridge, MA

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MEMBER LOCATION CAR REFERRED BYKarass, Howard Foxboro, MA 2001 Z3Katz, Isadore Harvard, MA 2007 328xiKaul, Eric Quincy, MA Mark HarrisKerzer, Martin Providence, RI 2007 335iKessel, Andrew Boston, MA Evan BoyleKikkad, Hiren Woburn, MA 2006 325iKrantz, Rolf O�owa, ONLaBine, John Concord, MALachke, Salil Quincy, MA 1999 323ILarson, Brian Carlisle, MA 2000 528itLiska, Petr Gra�on, MALodsin, Michael Washington, CTLohmann, Arnold Southborough, MA 2001 330xiMacQueen, Aaron Marblehead, MA 2002 325xitMagliozzi, Jerry Watertown, MA 2006 325xiMartinkus, Peter Canton, MAMedeiros, Paul Norton, MA 2006 X5Mercado, Pedro Providence, RIMiller, Anita Foxboro, MAMiller, Richard Sandwich, MAMonaghan, Thomas Dorchester, MA 1998 M3Moy, Roy Worcester, MA 2003 325xiMunroe, Tyler North Andover, MA 1997 M3Nanian, David Weston, MA 1997 M3Papazian, Michael Watertown, MA 2002 M RoadsterParker, Carol Westborough, MA 2000 Z3Parker, Sco� Westborough, MAPeaslee, Gary Townsend, MA 1989 325iPerilli, Joshua Lee, MA 1992 525iRich, David Medford, MA 2006 330Xi Robert RossiRiek, Nichole Shirley, MA 2007 328xitSchneider, Amy Stoughton, MASchneider, Paul Stoughton, MA 2006 750iSeavey, David Beverly, MA 1988 M3Senoski, Michael Medfield, MA 2007 328xiSmith, Kevin Reading, MA 2007 335iSousa, Melissa Hudson, MA 2005 M3Stacks, Robert West Newton, MAStollenwerck, James Westerly, RI 2006 X3Streeter, Steven Sterling, MA 2007 328xiSun, Jim Wellesley Hills, MASun, Marin Framingham, MASun, Sara Wellesley Hills, MASun, Yi Framingham, MA 2007 335iThompson, Craig Weymouth, MA 2008 528xiTokarczyk, Arthur Boston, MA 2007 335i SedanTokarczyk, Stephanie Boston, MAToner, Thomas South Hamilton, MA 1998 328icTran, Tom Sharon, MA 1994 540iTrombly, Michael North Andover, MATrombly, Patricia North Andover, MAVukic, John Watertown, MA 2001 330iWells, Ken Southborough, MAWilliams, Shon Boston, MA 1998 528i Jim LevandoskiWinchester, John Milford, CTWovkulich, Jeff Shirley, MAXu, Jing Watertown, MA 2007 X5

BMW CCA Membership Drive

December 1, 2006 to September 14, 2007

The BMC CCA membership drive is open to 3 categories of participants: • Current BMW CCA members, • Current BMW CCA members

who work for a BMW dealer or independent BMW shop and

• BMW CCA chapters. For each new member that joins, referring members will receive a one-month extension of their existing BMW CCA membership, and one ticket in the prize drawing. There is no limit to the number of extensions a member may receive based on new member referrals. In addition to the prize drawings, there will be grand prizes for the three BMW members who refer the most members. The First Grand Prize is a trip for two to visit the BMW Manufacturing plant and Zentrum in Spartanburg, SC. The Second Grand Prize is a $250 shopping spree in the BMW CCA store. Third Grand Prize is a BMW CCA MP4 player. These winners will also be officially recognized in Roundel magazine.

For official rules and details, please see

http://bmwcca.org/ MembershipDrive.

Questions? about the 2006-07 BMW CCA Membership Drive

may be directed to:

Executive Director Wynne Smith by e-mail to

[email protected]


BMW DEALERSThis is a listing of the BMW dealers in the Boston Chapter area. Most of these dealers offer a 10%-20% discount on parts. Just present your CCA membership card to get your discount.

BMW Gallery Norwell98 Accord Park Drive Norwell, MA 02061 (781) 982-455 www.bmwgallerynorwell.com

BMW Gallery Norwood918 Providence Highway Norwood, MA 02062 (781) 769-9600 www.bmwgallerynorwood.com

BMW of Peabody221 Andover Street Peabody, MA 01960 (978) 538-9900 www.bmwpeabody.com

Foreign Motors West BMW253 North Main Street Natick, MA 01760 (781) 235-9096 www.fmwestbmw.com

Herb Chambers BMW1172 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02134 (617) 731-1700 www.herbchambers.com

Inskip Auto CenterBMW1515 Baldhill Road Warwick, RI 02886 (401) 821-1510

Newport Auto CenterBMW1215 West Main Road Middletown, RI 02840 (401) 846-6636

Trans-Atlantic BMW25 Falmouth Road Hyannis MA 02601 (508) 775-4526 (no parts discounts)

Wagner BMW of Shrewsbury752 Boston Turnpike Shrewsbury, MA 01545 (508) 845-0505 www.wagnerbmwofshrewsbury.com

These independent shops are supporters of the Boston Chapter. The Boston Chapter BMW CCA assumes no liability for the work or merchandise from these independent service shops. Please mention the Boston Bimmer or our web site when you patronize these fine businesses.

AlphaCars Boxboro, MA (978) 263-9000 service

Autobahn Automotive Natick, MA (508) 647-1500 service

Autobahn East Lexington, MA (781) 676-7700 service

Bavarian Autosport Portsmouth, NH (800) 535-2002 parts supplier

Bavarian Performance Group Stoneham, MA (781) 279-4444 service

Bowen & deNapoli Peabody, MA 800-900-8944 financial services

Blue & White Motors Inc. A�leboro, MA (508) 399-6320 service

Bruce Ledoux Track Days 800-934-4899 driving instruction

Century 21 – Rob Cohen Boston, MA (617) 262-2600 real estate - ext. 29

Concord Motorsport Chichester, NH (888) 477-2697 sales, service, parts

Cullen Home Builders N. Marshfield, MA (781) 962-6373 home builders

GPS Cambridge, MA (617) 349-2993 sales, service, parts

Gralty Automotive Natick, MA 508-653-0909 service

HMS Motorsport Peabody, MA (978) 532-1170 member deals; equip.

Landshark Automotive Natick, MA (508) 655-3957 service

Prudential Financial Needham, MA 781-449-9100 financial services

Rim & Wheel Works Waltham, MA (781) 547-5826 wheels; straightening

RimPro Tewksbury, MA 888-274-6776 wheels, service

Sansossio Auto Body Inc. Natick, MA (508) 655-9646 auto repair

TEC N. A�leboro, MA 888-594-7800 equipment supplier

Turner Motorsports Amesbury, MA (978) 388-7769 parts & service

Vintage Sports and Racing Bow, NH (603) 288-2888 service

To become an advertiser, please seewww.boston-bmwcca.org/bimmer/info/rate-card.aspx

boston chapter advertisersTO LEARN MORE VISIT WWW.BOSTON-BMW CCA.ORG


ActivitiesActivities Commi�ee

Chair John Sullivan

Coordinator Derek DeSousa

Coordinator Mark Lipsky

Coordinator John Oglesby

Karting Mark Gallagher

Concours Derek DeSousa

Rhode Island

RI Activities Bob Sweeney Jr.

RI Representative Bruce Machon

Newsle�er Boston BimmerEditor in Chief Rachel Oglesby, Interim

Features Editor Mark Lipsky

Art Director Gail Tanzer

Columnist Christo Tinkov

Columnist Colin Whelan

Columnist Lance Woodley

Photography Doug Mahar

Photography Todd Merrill

Photography Dan Mull

Chapter Services Legal Advisor Trish Farnsworth

Merchandise (open position)

Technical Advisor (open position)

Webmaster Jim Dresser In and effort to minimize the amount of SPAM that Chap-ter Officers are receiving, we are no longer publishing their Email addresses. However, officers and committee members can be reached by clicking the Email link beside their name on the club website, www.boston-bmwcca.org/people/index.aspx.

TO LEARN MORE VISIT WWW.BOSTON-BMW CCA.ORG 2007 Boston Chapter BoardPresident John Oglesby

Vice President & Activities Director John Sullivan

Secretary Baer Connard

Treasurer Joe Marko

Membership Chair Larry Barbieri

Director of Communications (open position)

Director of Driving Events Luka Serda

Director Miguelangel Aponte

Director Mike Gilbert

Director Steve Hazard

2007 Boston Chapter StaffDriving Events

Autocross

Chair Christo Tinkov

Chair Larry Nicklas

Registrar Baer Connard

High Performance Driving Schools

Chair Luka Serdar

Chair Joe Marko

Chief Instructor Craig Olmsted

Tech Steward Mike Barton

Mentor Program Leonardo Topa

Registrar Larry Barbieri

Registrar Peter Bergwall

Registrar Simon Cooper

Registrar Denis Friedman

Registrar Todd Merrill

Instructor Registrar Denis Friedman

Instructor Development Barry Tarr

Advanced Driving Skills School

Chair Sean Silva

Club Racing Bruce Smith

Ice Racing

Chair Stan Jackson, Sr.

Coordinator Stan Jackson, Jr.

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June 2, Saturday, 8:00am - 5:00pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Street Survival School. If you missed this event, register for the September 22nd event.June 9, Saturday, 10:00am - 2:00pmBoston Chapter Technical Event: Rim and Wheel tech session at Rim & Wheel WorksJune 14, Thursday through June 23, SaturdayBoston Chapter Social Event: The Ultimate Drive for the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Raise money for a great cause. June 16, Saturday, 9:00am until ?Boston Chapter Technical Event: Dent Wizard Paintless Dent Removal Tech Session. Have The Dent Wizard remove those annoying dents from your carJune 17, Sunday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Autocross Series. Don’t miss our second Autocross event at Devens.June 27, Wednesday, 7:00pm - 9:00pmBoston Chapter Social Event: 2nd Quarter General Meeting at Turner Motorsport.July 06, Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: High Performance Driving School at New Hampshire International Speedway. July 08, Sunday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Autocross Series. Don’t miss our third Autocross event at Devens.July 10, Tuesday: 7:00pm - 9:00pmBoston Chapter Social Event: Boston Chapter Board Meeting. Board Meetings are open to all members. See the inner workings of your Chapter!July 14, Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Advanced Driving Skills School at New Hampshire International Speedway. Improve your Driving SkillsJuly 29, Sunday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Autocross Series. Don’t miss our forth Autocross event at Devens. August 10, Friday through August 12, SundayBoston Chapter Driving Event: Bimmers Across the Border IX High Performance Driving School. The Boston Chapter & Quebec Chapter are proud to host the Bimmers Across the Border IX High Performance Driving School.August 19, Saturday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Autocross Test and Tune. Improve your Autocross.

August 25, Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Advanced Driving Skills School at New Hanpshire International Speedway. Improve your Driving Skills.September 1, Saturday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Autocross Series. Don’t miss our fifth Autocross event at Devens.September 11, Tuesday, 7:00pm - 9:00pmBoston Chapter Social Event: Boston Chapter Board Meeting. Board Meetings are open to all members. See the inner workings of your Chapter!September 21, Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: High Performance Driving School at New Hampshire International Speedway.September 22, Saturday, 8:00am - 5:00pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Street Survival School. Improve your teenagers driving skills - and maybe save their life. September 26, Wednesday through September 27, ThursdayBoston Chapter Driving Event: High Performance Driving School at Watkins Glen.September 30, Sunday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Autocross Series. Don’t miss our sixth Autocross event at Devens.October 20, Saturday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pmBoston Chapter Driving Event: Autocross Series. Don’t miss our seventh Autocross event at Devens.October 26, Friday through October 28, SundayWhite Mountain Chapter Event: High Performance Driving School at New Hampshire International Speedway. November 06, Tuesday, 7:00pm - 9:00pmBoston Chapter Social Event: Boston Chapter Board Meeting. Board Meetings are open to all members. See the inner workings of your Chapter!

ultimate calendarFor the most up-to-date information on our events please see the calendar online at www.bmwcca.org


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All Classified AdsNOTICE: For the most current ads, today and in the future, log on to www.boston-bm-wcca.org and click on the “Classified ads” link. To place a classified ad, you must be a member of the Boston Chapter and have a “My Boston Chapter” account. Create an account by logging into www.boston-bm-wcca.org. Classified ads can only be placed through the club website. Once ads are ap-proved by the Classified Ad Manager, they will appear for up to 90 days on the website and in the Boston Bimmer when and if space permits for 2 issues.

Cars for Sale2006 550i WBANB53556CN93069 Silver Gray Metallic, Black Interior, 17k miles. Loaded with every option including Anthra-cite Interior Surface Trim, Sport Package, Cold Weather Package, Premium Sound Package, Active Steering, Comfort Access, Rear Electric Sunshades with Manual Side Shades, Fold down Rear Seats with Ski Bag, Rear Heated Seats, Navigation System, Heads-Up Display, Satellite Radio, Blue Tooth Hard Wire Phone Cradle Kit. This one owner car is in flawless condition inside and out. Asking $52,900. Call Steve at (857) 366-2685 / (617) 872-9222. (1)2004 M3 Convertible WBSBR93424 PK06783 Exterior Color: jet black, 688 Interior Color: gray leather, N5TT Miles: 16,000.00 6-speed manual transmission Black roof, cold weather package, wood trim, single CD, Aux Audio Adapter, wind deflector. Will e-mail photos. Price: $42,000 Contact Tom: 617-797-9790 (1)2004 545i WBANB33594B087736 Black Me-tallic, Black Interior, Sport Package, Cold Weather, Wide Alloy Wheels, Logic7… Loaded!! Low Mileage 25000+ Garaged ac-curately maintained and still under Bumper to Bumper BMW Warrantee. Nice Condition In and out. Must Sell $39,000 OBO call Bill at 917-363-5657 (1)2002 M3 WBSBL934X2JR16242 Topaz Blue Metallic, SMG, grey leather, Cold Weather Package (heated seats & side mirrors, ski bag), Premium Package (moon roof, seat memory, rain sensor), 82k miles, one owner, new catalytic converters, never tracked, 100k engine warranty, excellent condition. $29,000 Jim: 617-429-1493; email: [email protected] (1) 2002 330i VIN WBAEV53462KM02046, Jet Black, Sand leather interior. 5-speed manual. Excellent condition with 51,400 miles. Origi-nal owner, dealer maintained, all stock. Sport package, Premium package, Bi-xenons, Cold weather package. New (9/04) Michelin Pilot Sport PS2’s, 4 Michelin Alpin snow tires mounted on BMW steel rims. Beautiful car, but my new Mustang GT is waiting for me... Asking $18,900. Located in Southern NH just over MA border. Pictures available on re-quest. Contact Rick Schneider, 603.930.5519

or email to [email protected] (2)2001 330i WBAAV53401FJ66970 Orient blue metallic/gray leather, 45K miles Gorgeous, well-maintained 5-speed automatic, leather, premium sound system with CD changer. Purchased new by long-time BMW owner - always garaged - nonsmoker. Fully stock; never raced. Excellent condition: nearly in-visible ding (passenger side forward door) & tiny windshield chip (repaired). Paint in great condition. Stock tires, about 3,000 miles wear. $17,500. Nashua NH area, http://blessley.net/bmw330i.htm for pho-tos and additional information Contact: Scott: [email protected] (1)2001 325it Wagon, WBAAW33471EN80190, 5 speed, with 100k on the odometer; black exterior with gray leather. Significant main-tenance in October 2006 including: new struts (F&R) ,strut mounts (rear), control arms (front), control arm bushings (front), micro-filter, air filter, spark plugs, winter tires (9k on them), alignment. I also have a new water pump, fuel filter, thermostat, and rear brake rotors to be included with the sale. Other options include a 6-disc factory CD changer, moon roof, auto climate control and the auto-dimming rear view mirror. The car has typical wear for the mileage. Addi-tional pictures are available. Asking $14,500. E-mail Will at [email protected] (2)2000 BMW 323i WBAAN3345YNC92944 Blue with Tan leather interior, 68,500 miles, automatic, power windows, locks, (heated) power mirrors, moon roof, traction control, heated seats, hands-free Bluetooth phone, 6 CD player, 2 sets of wheels, Style 88 16 inch wheels with Bridgestone Turanza LS-H tires w/ 15K miles, stock snowflakes wheels with nearly new Blizzaks. Garage kept and all dealer maintenance receipts available. Asking $12,800/bro. More pictures avail-able. Can be seen in Newton NH (next to Plaistow/Haverhill) or M-F on nice days in Newburyport or Everett MA. Contact Maryellen Daley/Mike Piotti 603-382-0701 or email: [email protected] (2)1999 BMW Z3M RoadsterWBSCK9339XLC88106, silver, 12,300 miles, pristine condition, $18,000. Contact Dr. Ni-coletti at 603-942-5400 0r 603-942-9200 (1)1998 BMW 323is Red, Black Leather, 128K Miles, 2 Door, 5spd Manual, A/C, P/W, Keyless Entry, Passive and Active Alarm Sys-tem, Harmon Kardon Sound Upgrade, CD Changer, Power Sunroof, BAVAUTO lower-ing springs, Bilstein Sport Shocks, Remus Stainless Exhaust, Breyton Inspirations 17” Wheels (Rear Tires have not been on asphalt yet), Another set of OEM BMW Wheels with Snow tires (1 season old mounted now but yet no snow!) M3 Replica Front Spoiler, M3 Replica Rear Wing, Oil Changed every 3000 miles, New Clutch, New Battery, Pictures available via email. $8000 or best offer. Call Derek DeSousa (401)265-4576 for more in-formation or email: ddesousa323@hotmail.

com (2) 1996 BMW 328is VIN WBABG1323TET02197, Black, Black interior. It is in very good con-dition I have many extras included with the car as well as the stock parts for this car. It has a Remus Racing exhaust, set of spare rims and tires, cold air intake, bilstein struts with H&R springs, m3 mirrors, and performance brakes with set of spare racing pads, as well as an after market Hamman front bumper. I have kept up with the main-tenance on the car very well. $7500 B.O. Contact info: Nick Zambino (978)821-0495 email: [email protected] (1)1996 BMW 318ti, 196K Miles, 5 Speed, Sil-ver and black cloth, Sunroof. Lots of recent service work, including all brakes, new ra-diator, Headgasket replacement, exhaust system. Great on gas, uses 87 Octane. This car is ready for many more miles. Profes-sionally owned, non smokers car. Presently set up with alloy wheels and snow tires. Very clean, must be seen and driven! Can be seen in Bow, NH. Asking $4375.00 603-228-2888 (1)1995 540 Sport, 68.8K miles, Calypso red/tan, Schrick cams, stroked with M5 crank, sleeved, Stage III suspension, AP brakes, 2 sets of wheels Kenwood/ADS stereo with changer, Blanton Differential with Quafe, Sport clutch, lightened flywheel, B&B Tri-flow, Alpina gauges, wired for V1, European headlamps and tail lamps, HID low and 100 watt High beams and much more. $19,500 View at www.bewired.com/BMW or email: [email protected] (1)1987 BMW M335 - 325/M5 Hybrid , WBAAA130XH232302, Red/Tan, One of a kind 1987 325is modified - M3 suspension & M5 engine. Created by; Schneller Autosport of MA. Street legal 3 series BMW that has been clocked at 170mph! Excellent condition & needs nothing! Currently used for BMW Driver School Events. Way too much to list in this ad. NEVER seen Snow or Salt! Email or call for full details. Trailex aluminum Trailer included or can be sold separately. Modifica-tions include: Engine & Drive Train, Cooling system, Final Drive/Exhaust, Suspension & Brakes, Extended Fuel Capacity, Wheels & Tires, Exterior and Interior, Car: $25,000, trailer: $5,000 OBO. email: [email protected] (617) 592-4119 (1)1972 BMW 2002. Verona red. VIN 2582178. Car is Originally from San Fran. Have pa-perwork dating back to around 1989 on vehicle. Car is rock solid in all structural areas (wheel wells, sub-frame area, floors). Car runs and stops fine. Car is registered &I drive it on weekends. New starter, fuel lines, carb., rebuild. battery, exhaust. Blower motor doesn’t work. Has rust in spare tire area of trunk and has rust free but green trunk lid. The car needs a little love but has a solid body. Price is $3000 and is negotia-ble within reason. Neil 401-808-1033 email: [email protected] (1)


Cars Wanted WTB: 1989-91 325iS, manual. I’d be willing to pay up to $5000 for the right car, appro-priately modded (suspension+chip+diff upgrade would be ideal). MT a must, white cars need not apply. Service records a big plus, 200K+ miles a minus. Stock cars OK. Please email Steve at: [email protected] or call (978) 635-1145. (1)

Parts for SaleWheels for sale: (5) 16” x 7” factory alloy wheels for sale from a 2000 323i. 4 have Mi-chelin Artic Alpins (1 has 5/32, 1 has 6/32, 2 have 8/32 left). The reamining is a full size spare with an original Michelin tire never used. 2 have slight road rash and all have no dents. Asking $500. Call or email Erik for more details and pictures: 978-987-1956 or email: [email protected] (2)Used stock 3.15 LSD differential from a 1999 Z3 coupe - 2.8 liter. Less than 17K miles. $350 - delivered free within 50 miles of Bos-ton. David email: [email protected] (1)SSR Comp Type C-RS Wheels (4) 18 X 9.5; 35mm E46 M3 offest. Wheels have Yoko-hama Advan AO48’s 265 35 18. Wheels are in great shape; no rash. These wheels they are extremely light at 19.6 lbs. Tires in good condition as well - about 60% life remaining $1500 plus shipping. Can email pictures if interested. Wheels alone cost $1900+. Sold car in January - all parts for sale. Contact Chris Simpson at [email protected] or (401) 744-3774 (1)Set of two CD magazines for in-trunk CD changer. BMW part #8 364 931. One place, one yellow. $25 for both, fixed price. Ship-ping at cost, figure 20oz net, from zip 03051.

[email protected] (1) Set of 4 aftermarket M5/E60 Wheels 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 Staggered with Vredestein Tires 224-35-ZR 19 & 275-30-ZR 19. Approxi-mately 5k miles. One small mark otherwise nice. $1400 or best offer. Pick-up only. Email [email protected] (1)Schroth Quick Fit Pro harness for BMW E36 2 door, drivers side. Color black. $175. Re-tail is $300. Great deal. Send me an e-mail: [email protected] (2)PFC01 brake pads for E46 M3. Fronts used 4 track days and have better than 75% remain-ing; rears have 2 track days and have better than 90% remaining. Paid just under $500 for the set in August. $200 for both sets plus shipping. Can email pictures. Sold car in January - all parts for sale. Contact Chris Simpson at [email protected] or (401) 744-3774 (1)One Bridgestone Potenza RE950 for sale. Great tire! Ultra high performance. 225x55r16 H-rated. Never mounted - still has decal on tread. Properly stored. $75/bo email:[email protected] (1)E36 Quick Fit Harness from Schroth - For Sale. These are great for a dual purpose track and street car. Just click them in for the track and then click them out for the street. I am selling a black set both driver and passen-ger sides. Includes all original hardware and manuals in great condition. These are $225 each new. $275 for the pair takes them. Local pick up in the greater Boston area preferred. Email: Bill at [email protected] (1) E36 M3 Parts For Sale - Cat back factory exhaust. Great condition. $175 obo. Front and rear brakes including calipers, brackets and rotors. Fronts are euro floaters. Calipers need rebuilding. $325 obo. Front black Napa leather sport seats, electric, non-heated, great condition. $750 obo. Rear folding seat, black

Napa leather great condition. Seat backs, bottom and side cushions included. $250 obo. Pictures furnished upon request. Prefer local pickup in greater Boston area Email: [email protected] (1)Dinan E39 M5 Parts for Sale - Dinan exhaust and both front/rear strut braces. All parts virtually brand new. Less than 3000 Miles on all parts. Traded car in to a dealer so I took the parts off. All in perfect condition. Asking $1500 for all 3. Willing to sell sepa-rate. Call David at (781) 383-2176 or email: [email protected] (1)Borla Exhaust for E46 M3 midpipe and muf-flers. Bought from Bimmer Performance in August 06 and paid $1600 plus shipping. 500 miles on exhaust. Mint condition. $1100 plus shipping. 4 round tips. Sold car in January - all parts for sale. Contact Chris Simpson at [email protected] or (401) 744-3774 (1)4 17” wheels for BMW 5 series, model 8X17Style32 in very good condition. Original price $1300. 4 Bridgestone 245ZR45-17 Po-tenza RE960AS high performance all season tires used less than 1 summer. Original price $600. Sell all for $800. Please contact Nick at [email protected] or call 401-762-1479 (1)BMW “Alpine” 6CD Changer #82111469404 bought separately for a 1999 E36 M3 with all original packaging. Includes bracket and felt cover #82111469439 & an extra magazine #82111469406. Works great! But I bought an aftermarket stereo. If you are in the Boston area, I will install it for you and guarantee that it works. $665 when new. Selling for half or best offer at $330. 617-834-9394. [email protected] (MA) (1)(1) Wheels for E30 M3, E24, E28, E34: 16x7 Team Dynamics Motorsport wheels, six-spoke with anthracite finish, $350/set. David: (646) 257-3820. (1)


Dent Wizard will host a Tech Session on Paintless Dent re-moval on Saturday, June 16

starting at 9AM. The event will be held at their expanded facility at 151 Andover Street (Rte. 114) in Danvers. If you have irritating dents in your vehicle, this is an opportunity to see the immediate results of paintless dent removal at a reduced price.

The Dent Wizard will offer Boston Chapter members special pricing of 25% off their regular retail price for that day only. For example, remov-ing a 1” diameter dent will be $96.75 and includes up to two dents, of the same size, on the same panel. If you have a larger dent, you will need to call Senior Technician Jay McBain ahead of time or talk to your techni-cian at the event to get an accurate estimate of final charges.

If special pricing weren’t enough, lunch will also be provided courtesy of Ben Fiorentini, District manager at Dent Wizard.IMPORTANT: If you would like to have work done on your car dur-ing this club sponsored event, you must reserve a time slot by calling Larissa at the Dent Wizard at 800-(DENTWIZ) 800-336-8949. Larissa can also answer any of your specific questions about the event and ser-vice pricing.

Before or during this Tech Ses-sion, be sure to check out Dent Wizard’s expanded services. They now offer paint repair, detailing and the clear bra application. These services should be booked separate-ly from our one day Tech Session. Event Coordinator: John Sullivan

Directions to Dent Wizard:From the Boston area: Take Rte. 93 North to Rts. 128/95 exit North bound and continue to where Rte. 95 and Rte. 128 split (Peabody), con-tinue (right exit) on Rte. 95 North bound towards New Hampshire.

Continue North for about two miles to the first exit, Rte. 114 in Danvers, and exit. At the bottom of the ramp continue onto Andover St. (Rte. 114) get in the left lane and continue to the second intersection (look for Kelly Infinity and National Tire & Battery).

At this point you should also see the Dent Wizard sign. Turn left

(sorry no St. sign here) and look for their location on your right.

Boston Chapter Technical Event Dent Wizard Paintless

Dent Removal Tech Session

Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 9:00am until ???

Discounted dent removal and FREE lunch

LocationDent Wizard

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Dent Wizard Hosts: Paintless Dent Removal Tech SessionSaturday, June 16, 2007


Fun, Fried Chicken and Steak TipsMarch Tech Session serves facts and fun

by Jackie Leung

March 31st was an unseason-able cold day, but despite the cold, I and about 20 other

BMW club members, ventured out to Mike Morris’ Schneller BMW shop in Newbury, MA for a Tech Session. His technicians thorough-ly inspected our cars and bled our brakes for free. Their thoroughness took a little longer than expected, but it didn’t bother me, because I had my picnic basket of fried chick-en and was willing and prepared to wait my turn.

While we all waited, Sam’s lit-tle girl, Annabelle, entertained a captive audience with her gym-nastic and ballet skills. (Who says the BMW Club is not a cultural ex-perience?) As soon as Annabelle’s dance show was over, almost on cue, John Danskin drove up in his much modified M coupe and all the work was done at Schneller BMW. I was immediately drawn to John and his car, as if a high profile ce-lebrity had entered the room. John is very easy to talk to and I quickly learned the details of his decked out “Schnellar modified M coupe,” including:

• A 3:46:1, 75% locking differential

• Body lowered with sport shocks & springs

• Bigger sway bars• A Brembo big brake kit in front• An Active Autowerks Stage 2

supercharger with intercooler, water-alcohol injection, fan clutch & race thermostat.

• Race cats and cat-back exhaust• Camber plates• Urethane engine and Tranny

mounts• A short shift kit

• Stronger rear shock mounts

• Reinforced sub-frames• An engine replacement

(by Mike) when a rod bearing was spun

• And of course, the stickers by Jen the sticker-chick

I knew that the derivative of velocity (dv/dt) is accel-eration, but I learned from John that the derivative of acceleration (da/dt) is jerk. Makes sense.

Finally, one bucket of chicken and one modified M coupe later, it was my turn to have my car (E46 325xi) inspected. One of Mike’s technicians took my car into the bay. In the pro-cess of doing a complete and thorough inspection, he also pointed out and explained different parts of my car. He patiently answered all of my many questions, so the experience was very informative.

I felt sorry for Mike’s guys, who had to spend a long, cold Saturday being grilled by us wanna-be technicians until the sun started to set in the horizon. But then I overheard Mike rounding up his troops for a well-earned sirloin steak tips dinner. Now that beats chicken any day.


What you won’t Learn at Driver’s EdWhy training is the key reducing teen accident rates

by Fred deNapoli

Dateline: Federal Aviation Authority, Washington DC “For the 27th year in a row first year commercial pilots crashed at a rate of over 40%, more than 100,000 crashes in all, resulting in thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries, many of which are permanent. FAA investigations confirmed that 93% of those crashes were pilot-error. However, a government spokesman indicated that due to cost concerns, no additional pilot training programs were being planned.”

If we were to wake up one morn-ing and read this headline, what would we think, how would we

react? Well, that’s the reality of teen driving. More teenagers are killed in car crashes than any other way, including drugs. And they are crash-es, not accidents. Accidents occur when trees, meteors, or aliens come down and crush your car, other-wise it’s a crash. And most of those crashes do NOT involve drinking or drugs. They involve incompetence. Why are we surprised? We pay good money to send our children to “driver’s ed” classes. We show them how to drive ourselves. We buy them or loan them SUVs. What else can a “good” parent do?Ah, let me count the ways….

As far as actually learning safe driving skills, the “driver’s ed” course you sent Junior to is, for all intents and purposes, useless. A study by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts two years ago found no correlation between the safety record of “driver ed” course “graduates” and crash rates. We’re not saying that these courses are worthless. “Seat time” is seat time. However, assum-ing that this will prepare your little darling for the ravages of the road is, well, wishful thinking at best, fatal naiveté at worst.

My father once told me, “The less time you spend reinventing the wheel, the more time you can spend perfecting it.” Keeping this

in mind, let’s roll the clock back 25 years to a European country of some note, Germany. At that time they were experiencing the same problem: shoddy licensing, weak training, and haphazard enforce-ment extracting a terrible toll. In 1982 they suffered over 19,000 fa-talities on their highway system, the vaunted autobahn. Deciding enough was enough, they com-pletely revamped their licensing and training process to a level that became the standard for the world. Result? In 2002, despite a dramatic increase in both volume and aver-age speed of traffic (remember, no speed limits), their death toll was down to 7,500, a stunning achieve-ment.How’d they do it? Their driver training program is an intense 47 hour on-the-road process, some of which is mandated to be under the most arduous conditions. Mean-while, US driving students are taking a 6 hour, milk-toast program that in most cases teaches only under ideal conditions. And we’re surprised that it’s not working?

Germany didn’t do this on the cheap. Their mandatory nation-al driver training program costs roughly 1,650 Euros, many times the cost of most U.S. “driver ed” cours-es. If there ever was an example of, “you get what you pay for”, this is it. And sadly, there’s little evidence that either the U.S. or Massachusetts

government has the will or political backbone to institute anything near the sweeping changes that the Ger-man government and many other countries have initiated, at least any time soon.That leaves parents two choices. One, they can just sit back, watch the slaughter, and hope for the best. Or, they can take the initiative by addressing the prob-lem directly, paying whatever it takes to train their children how to save themselves from the greatest threat to their lives on the planet: DRIVING. What’s that horrendous cost? About $300.

As it turns out, there are a num-ber of skills that the German driver training program instills in young students that can be duplicated with great efficiency in as little as 4-5 hours. Specialists like the InControl Driving School (www.wedrivein-control.com), or 888.301.SAFE) and others have perfected these training exercises and condensed them into a format that should be manageable for all but the most time-challenged of families.

The entire Advance Driver Training (ADT) process introduces concepts that are never seriously addressed, let alone demonstrated and practiced, in so called “drivers ed” programs. These include: proper hand and seat loca-

tion; emergency braking, both with


and without ABS, what it feels like to actually brake in an emergency at highway speed;

skid control, actually experi-ence skidding, and how to recover safely and consistently over and over again;

tailgating vs. emergency brak-ing, resulting in actual crash simulation (the most powerful exercise addressing the most common cause of crashes);

backing up exercises, another huge omission of training and a very common cause of crash-es; emergency lane changes, how to execute them safely with confidence.

In short, ADT is a primer on how to actually drive a car and survive, not just how to drive a car and pass the “driver’s exam”, and InControl has dedicated unprecedented en-ergy and financial resources into developing advanced drivers train-ing for teens. They have recently expanded their operating sites. In addition to their original location at the Weymouth Naval Air Sta-tion, they also have a location at the former Lucent site in North An-dover. They provide the cars, the facility, the professional instruc-tors, and the expertise. However, InControl is not the only company in this business. Our very own BM-WCCA runs a teen survival driving school (www.streetsurvival.org)– You might want to consider taking your little darling to an autocross. Again, short money, big fun, very humbling. Your minion will be pretty startled at how difficult it

is to keep a car on course, let alone keep a respectable pace. They’ll learn precision driving, depth per-ception, braking skills, and skid a bit all within very safe limits. The worst they can do is crush a few plastic cones. Odds are high that they’ll love it.

Finally, for teens 18 or over, sign them up to participate in a track day. This is in a different category in terms of both cost of entry and potential cost of incident, but 99.9% of the time it not only ends very well, it’s an experience that can’t be duplicated at any price. There are prerequisites for these, so check the club website for details at www.boston-bmwcca.org or if you’re desperate, email me!

We all want to see a substantial reduction in accidents caused by new and younger drivers. I would love nothing more than to make it

through the next decade without having to attend any more funerals for friends’ kids. It has to stop. The government has clearly thrown in the towel, but parents should de-mand more. It’s up to us to seek better training options for our kids and to continue to ask our legisla-tors for meaningful change.Look for more detatils about InCon-trol’s advanced driver’s training in the July Boston Bimmer.

Fred deNapoli has become a familiar face as classroom and on-track instructor for BMWCCA, PCA, SCDA, and COMSCC. Fred’s also an Assistant Governor for District 7930 of Rotary International, and has given numerous talks on this subject to various high schools, Rotary clubs, Lions clubs, etc., and is available to do so upon request. Please feel free to contact him at [email protected]

If you missed the June 2nd

Street Survivor New England

Check our on-line calendar for details on how to register for the next school.

The program is held at New Hampshire International Speedway, Rte. 106 Loudon, NH.

Boston BMWCCA would like to give special thanks to

BMW Gallery-Norwood for sponsoring our Spring SessionRegister on-line at

www.boston-bmwcca.orgEvent Coordinator: Luka Serdar


The Ultimate Drive for the CureSusan G. Komen and BMW of North America

The Ultimate Drive for the Cure is a two part driving event that starts in June in our Chapter

area. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness, funding for breast cancer research and com-munity outreach programs. The general public is invited to drive the fleet of BMWs at participating BMW retail centers during an Ulti-mate Drive for the Cure Event. This will be the eleventh year that BMW North America has partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and over eleven million dollars has been raised in the fight against can-cer through this worthwhile event. The Komen fleet consists of two distinctive fleets of eighteen cars each that will crisscross the country between May and December.

Please call 877-423-7483 to ar-range for the time that you would like to drive and to request a specif-ic car to drive over the course that

usually lasts for 20 minutes. There is no charge or obligation to par-ticipate. To register to drive or for more information about the event log onto www.bmwusa.com

The DAYTIME Event starts at 10a.m. and ends at 5p.m. at the BMW Retail Centers shown below:

Schedule for participating

BMW Retail Centersin the Boston Chapter Area:

June 14BMW Gallery-Norwell

June 16Herb Chambers BMW Boston

June 21Foreign Motors West BMW Natick

June 22BMW of Peabody

June 23BMW of Shrewsbury (Wagner)

No BMW Dealers in RI are participating this year

Other ways to help:Gifts that keep giving: You can show your support of the event all year long by purchasing items from BMW’s Pink Ribbon Collection. The full collection can be accessed on-line at ww.bmwusa.com.

Depending upon the product, BMW will donate between twenty-two percent to fifty-five percent of the gross profits from the Pink Ribbon Collection to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

During the evening program, approximately 18 drivers and two standbys are needed to help trans-port the “Ultimate Drive Fleet” from one dealer to the next at the end of a local event. The fleet transport runs from 5:30 p.m. to approximately 9 p.m.

In addition to helping the cause, it is a lot of fun and a way to meet fellow BMW enthusiasts. If you want to help, you must be 21 years old and be able to get to the dealer-ship by 5:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. on June 24 in Shrewsbury). Dinner will be provided by the dealer involveYou must register on line this year in order to participate. The on-line registration is available on the Chapter website at www.boston-bmwcca.org.

Event Coordinator: John Sullivan


With Spring driving underway, now is the time to get your car ready for the road. Regrettably, it is a little too late for this 2002tii.There’s a British car magazine called Practical Classics, which has long been a favorite of mine. One of the first sections I turn to is a col-umn called “Rust in Peace.” Readers send in pictures of classic cars that they find abandoned or neglected and try to get someone to save. I always wondered where they find so many classic cars that are “miss-ing in action.” But when I moved to New England, I discovered where the mother load of charming, rust-ing cars is hiding in the USA.

Within a mile radius of my house there is a Lotus Europa, a Mercedes 190E and the charming 2002tii seen on this month’s cover. There used to be a great Datsun 240Z as well, but it was recently destroyed when the shed it rested in was removed for the construction of a new day care center. (Not a huge loss, since

it was 90% rust before the disap-pearance.)

My favorite of all my finds is this charming 2002tii which has been resting on a mossy glen in Harvard, MA for many years. I first spied it when I moved to New England in 2000 and it looks like it had been planted there for years. For several years, I toyed with tracking down the owner, an airline pilot who only stops in once or twice a year. I wanted to save the car from slowly dissolving into the landscape.

A couple years ago a fellow club member and I made a trek down the road to check her out, but we returned home content to leave her in her final resting place. Her sheepskin seat cover and Harvard Beach sticker suggest that she had some fine times in her heyday.

Last registered in 1988, it looks like the car may have been parked for the last time there about the same year. You know a car has been parked too long in one place when

a tree has grown up from under the car and is pressing in the rear pas-senger door. To this day I wonder who bought this sweet tart and why it was left to die next to a much less sexy Dodge truck.

I’ve always wanted to own a 2002tii, so it’s hard to conceive of anyone abandoning one. However, it’s a reminder that many of the new, shiny cars we drive off the showroom floor will someday re-vert back to their basic elements. A few lucky cars will find a loving devotee who brings back the glory of their youth.

What’s your BMW story? Is it the new or used car you have in your garage? Or is it the one that got away? Send us your personal BMW story – with pictures would be even better! Or send us a picture of your back lot find. We might even send you a small reward! – John Oglesby

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