Regional BMW CCA event raises money for Parkinson’s Research

North Carolina’s famous barrier islands, the Outer Banks, are OBX in Carolina-speak, so when Rich and Claire Broughton organized a BMW tour—primarily for Z3 drivers—nine years ago, they called it the OBX CruZ. But it quickly became a... [Read More]

 

Columbia River area starts out with 700 members

For years, BMW CCA and the last remaining group of BMW Automobile Club of America members in Oregon have discussed the possibility of a merger—that’s how the large and successful CCA chapters in Seattle and Los Angeles came into being—but the ACA always has maintained their independence.

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Art world movers-and-shakers on hand for announcement

So: Big Manhattan soirée, all the glamoratti, movers, shakers, fakers, bakers, and candlestick-makers assembled at Jeff Koons’ art studio-cum-factory, along with gallery owners, museum directors, artistes and arrivistes, to munch on treats whipped up by chef Thomas... [Read More]

 

With the Rolex 24 and the Continental Challenge season opener in the books, it’s time for a few observations on the races and the season ahead.

The E92s are formidable in Continental Challenge

The E92 M3s have come of age. They outdistanced the E46s, and were able to dominate at Daytona, where the Mustangs should have been quickest. The E92s... [Read More]

 

Riley-BMWs finish second and third in the Rolex 24

At the end of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Ganassi Racing Riley-BMW of Scott Pruett, Max Papis, Memo Rojas, and Justin Wilson finished second, running 52.3 seconds behind the Action Express Racing Riley-Porsche of Joao Barbosa, Terry Borcheller, Ryan Dalziel, and Mike Rockenfeller.

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