Month in review.
Dear members,
We're sitting here putting the newsletter together as it rains outside and it's clear that summer is gone already.
We kicked off February with a beautiful twilight drive, leaving from Berwick BMW. Our evening started with a look around the Berwick dealership and a catch up with the friendly staff before taking off on another of Peter Williams' scenic drives. We were glad to be joined by so many new members and their families - it was lovely to meet you all for the first time!
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On 12 February we had a huge field of competitors join us for Round 2 of our 2022 Traction Tyres/Yokohama Drivers Championship at Sandown with the weather turning on a stunning day and everyone having a ball.
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On the same day but on the other side of town we also had a pre-Torquay Motor Show drive down the Great Ocean Road with a nice selection of cars. The group finished their night at the Torquay Hotel for dinner, ready for the Motor Show on the Sunday.
The Torquay Motor Show never disappoints with so many different cars on show. It was great to see so many new people interested in our display, and we signed up quite a few new members on the day - so welcome to all who joined.
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On 19 February some of our members attended the Shannons Auto Caffeine morning with a large collection of cars ready for their auctions. It's always a joy to catch up with all the Shannons staff that we have not seen for what feels like years, have a chat and a coffee and a look over some of the cars ready to find their new homes.
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On 20 February 100 members and friends joined us for a private tour of Lindsay Fox’s museum and wow what an incredible display of cars. We were there for just on two hours, but we're sure that many of us could have spent the whole day there. There is so much history in the building alone, let alone all the cars on display.
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We then had our monthly virtual hook up the BCCM on 25 February. We really enjoy catching up with our Munich friends, we highly recommend attending one of these if you get a chance.
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Quite a few of our members then finished the month competing at Sandown on 25-27 February for Round 1 of the E30 Racing Championship. We also had one of our members doing their Observed Licence Test, passing of course! Well done Shannon Cooper - we can't wait to see you out there racing. It's great to see four new members joining the E30 field for 2022. Congratulations also to Alex Jory for starting the season with a round win.
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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE: 691 MEMBERS
Welcome to our new members Michael Curtain, Chris Gaetjens, Pat Berry, Robert Forte, Markus Bonang, Peter Davidson, Gary Redlich, Joel Carson, Andrew Chau, Terry Braddock, Nicholas Tate, Bill Boledziuk, Uthsara Kodituwakku, Lucy Walsh, Rashmika Silva, Katherine Benic, Stephen Wesson, Alana Thomas, John Curphey, Neil Barton and Adam Trapski. We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!
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Don't forget to catch up with this month's update from our President, Graeme Bell here.
The month ahead.
Here's what we've got planned in March:
Saturday-Sunday, 5-6 March
Geelong Revival
Celebrating 50 years of M, we hope those who attended enjoyed Geelong Revival. It's always a fantastic event that we love being part of.
Tuesday, 8 March
March Virtual Members Meeting
Join us for a zoom meeting to discuss all the events we've got planned for 2022.
Friday-Monday, 11-14 March
BMW Clubs Australia Nationals
Unfortunately registrations have closed, but we look forward to catching up with our interstate BMW friends over the long weekend!
Saturday-Sunday, 12-13 March
Phillip Island Classic Festival of Speed Car Display
About the best race meet in Australia (after the Grand Prix). Racing includes the Heritage Touring Cars (Groups A and C) which includes the fabulous JPS Team BMW cars, Sierra Cosworths, F5000, F1, "big banger" sports cars and more. Display your car and get discounted entry for the weekend!
An event not to miss in April:
Saturday, 2 April
International Women's Day Driver Training and Come & Try Day | Broadford
Ever wanted to find out what it's like to get on track in a relaxed atmosphere without being surrounded by the seriousness of competition? Want to better your driving skills? Join us at our annual International Women's Day Come & Try Day. It's the perfect opportunity to get on track and have a go in a safe and relaxed space.
Our friends at AROCA are also running a sprint day (not part of our championship) at Winton on Sunday, 3 April. If you'd like to enter, you can find out more information here.
Be sure to keep an eye on our calendar to stay up to date with our events.
If you're attending a social drive or weekend away, we recommend checking out our event tips to help you get the best out of the event.
We want you!
We are now one of the largest Official BMW Car Clubs in Australia and we need your help.
Have you ever attended one of our events and thought “wow this event was well run” or purchased some of our merchandise and thought “I really like that”? Well, all these things and more happen because your volunteer committee who all work tirelessly behind the scenes to make your day/weekend/event run smoothly and be as fantastic as it is.
Do you have skills we can tap into? Do you have a business we can engage or use the services of? Do you have some spare time you’d like to fill with an interest that gives a lot of people joy, including yourself?
We are putting out an early call to all our members to think if you would like to help our team with any of the day to day running of our wonderful club.
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