BMW Northwest 2020 Magazine - Flipbook - Page 33
Clockwise from left: a group
wine tour at Basel Cellars in
Walla Walla; Put your car to
the test on the track at Pacific
Raceways, Turn 4; a caravan of
BMWs as part of a Car Club tour
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Annual Banquet
Burgers & BMWs
E30 Weekend
Deutsche Marque
M Car Day
March 7, 2020
May 2020 (Date TBA)
June 27, 2020
July 25, 2020
September 12, 2020
This year’s annual
banquet will be held at
the Museum of Flight at
Boeing Field. Our dinner
speaker will talk about
the development the
Aerocar, a car that was
developed locally in the
1960s that successfully
drove and flew. The
Museum has an Aerocar
we’ll be able to see.
Every May, we meet at
the Triple X Drive-In in
Issaquah for a casual
meet-up of BMW
enthusiasts. Everyone
is welcome.
Devoted to the E30 3
Series from the 1980s,
this is the biggest
E30 event on the
planet. The Picnic on
Sunday, the weekend’s
culminating event, is
held at the Lemay Family
Foundation in Tacoma,
and brings together
about 200 of these cars
and their fans.
This event is held on the
last Sunday of July at
Renton River Park and
features all German car
marques. We’ll mark
our 50th anniversary at
this event, with car club
collectible swag like hats
and window stickers.
BMW M Cars and
their drivers gather
every September at
Griot’s Garage in
Tacoma to celebrate
just what makes these
cars special.
Join the Club!
Driving Tours
Track Programs
The club does about six
driving tours each year. These
range in location, but past
tours have traveled to the
Cascade Foothills, the Olympic
Peninsula, the wine country
of the Yakima Valley and other
scenic places. Group meals are
usually planned, and if trips are
overnight, there’s generally a
block of rooms at a hotel that
members book on their own.
The club has a robust highperformance driving program
for those who want to get the
most out of their Ultimate Driving
Machine. During 2020, we will
host six days at Pacific Raceways
in Kent and one day at The Ridge
in Shelton. These events are
essentially a “driving school”
that focuses on instruction and
safety. However, you will be able
to drive your BMW at high speed.
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RECURRING EVENTS
To enjoy all this BMW goodness, sign up to become
a member at our national website: www.bmwcca.
org. A one-year membership is $48. Buy a three-year
membership for $134 and you will qualify for a discount on the purchase of a new BMW. (Memberships
also make a great gift!)
With an address in the Puget Sound Region, you
will be assigned to our local chapter, part of the
national club that has over 70,000 members.
Not sure if membership is for you? Most of our
events are open to non-members. The exception is
the Track Program, which requires membership to
participate. For the latest information on events,
visit the website at bmwpugetsound.com
David Lightfoot is the editor in chief of Zündfolge,
the publication of the Puget Sound Region of BMW
Car Club of America.
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