Month in review.
Dear members,
Another busy month has come and gone and dare we say it.. Christmas is just around the corner.
We started October with the Euroa Car Show with a great display of cars and many of them enjoying the drive up to the event.
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On 4 - 10 October, a number of our members officiated at the very wet Bathurst 1000. BMWDCM had volunteers in all sorts of places, from the events office with the Supercars team to working in scrutineering. While it was very wet, the conditions were not as bad as we had been expecting with most of our members managing to stay warm and dry. Read about how some of our members enjoyed the event as officials here and here.
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On 7-9 October we were also invited to display with BMW Group Australia to celebrate 50 years of ///M at Motorclassica. We had a fantastic display of M cars ranging from early to current and there were a few variations through the weekend with some cars coming in and out through the three days. The display attracted great interest from the general public.
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11 October was our first swap meet at All Marque Storage where members were able to sell plenty of bits and pieces. A very big thank you to Matt and his staff for opening for us and holding our event and putting on the BBQ.
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18 October was our monthly drop in donuts coffee night. It was great to see our regular attendees, with some new members popping by to say hi and enjoy the cars, coffee and, of course, the donuts.
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We then held our first twilight drive for the summer season on 19 October which began at our new office in Hastings. The sunset at the top of Arthurs Seat was just beautiful, it was such a clear night you could see for miles.
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On 22 October we held our first Motum Simulator Challenge, which was heaps of fun. A few of our members got some great results and there was some great competitive racing on the simulators.
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On 23 October we were invited to Melbourne BMW for their coffee morning celebrating 50 years of M. We had a fantastic turn out of members. A very big congratulations to Melbourne BMW for putting on such a great event, it was great to be able to tour the newly rebuild dealership and see the four new M cars on display.
On 23 October we also held a display at the Future Vehicles Expo. It was great to see so many members attend to see and learn more about future electric vehicles.
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And finally, we finished our month with 30 members heading off to Tasmania for our first club trip to Tassie. Be sure to keep an eye out in the next newsletter to hear all about it!
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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Welcome to our new members Richard Van Essen, Ryan Taylor, Joel Imbert, Jill Palmer, Lucas Soklevski, Kent Perdrisat, Wendy Perdrisat and Shane Dwyer. 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 November:
Sunday, 6 November
Sandown Historics Car Display
Enjoy discounted entry into the wonderful world of historic motor racing including the "big banger" F5000 cars, Historic Touring Cars (not the Group A/C cars) plus much more - at least 10 categories altogether.
The display area will be on the Red Hill spectator area, which includes a raised area from where you can watch the racing from inside your car if the weather is inclement. A shuttle bus usually operates to take spectators to the pits and paddock area where there will be food vendors. You may also like to bring a picnic.
Friday, 11 November
Join us for a belated Oktoberfest all German fest car display. A fun night for all with prizes for some who join in the Oktoberfest theme such as dressed in German costume.
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.
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EVENT PHOTOS
If you attend any of our events and take high resolution photos that you would like to share with other members and for use on our website and in our newsletter and magazine, please send a link to your photos to photos@bmwdcm.com.au so we can add them to our photo gallery.
News & Blog.
Our blog page on the website is constantly being updated with not just club news, but everything BMW from all around the world! We welcome you to submit any articles of your own.
Club blog.
BMW around the globe.
Motorsport Australia.
BMWDCM'S Quarterly Membership Promotion.
As a thank you to new and loyal members, BMWDCM is starting a quarterly promotion! When you renew your membership, refer a new member or join as a new member you will go into our draw for some amazing prizes.*
How does it work?
If you pay your renewal or sign up before 31 December 2022, you will automatically receive an entry. Or if you refer a new member (who signs up before 31 December 2022 and they nominate you on their application form), you will automatically receive an entry for that referral. It’s as simple as that.
Thank you to our sponsors who have generously provided the prizes this quarter.
See here for full Ts&Cs.You can also watch the draw live on Zoom at 7.35pm (AEDT) on 9 January 2023.
Working With Children Check.
If you have a Working With Children Check and are volunteering with BMWDCM it is important that you nominate the club as an organisation you are working with.
If you would like to volunteer with BMWDCM, you can do so for free by nominating BMW Drivers Club as the organisation you're volunteering with.
Whether you've just signed up or already hold a WWCC, it is important that you provide us with your WWCC number if you are intending on volunteering with the club. You can do so by logging into the BMWDCM website and updating your profile information.
Classifieds.
Have you seen our classifieds page?
Want to sell something? Looking for a specific item? Email us today to list your car/parts/anything BMW related!
idrive magazine.
Everyone has their own BMW story - we'd love to share yours.
Email us to feature in our very own idrive magazine.
Club partners.
Members are welcome to submit their business to be shared on the Club Partners page on our website and idrive magazine.
We believe in supporting those who support us. If you would like your business listed email us with your details.
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As always - thanks for reading, we look forward to seeing you at an event soon!
President | Graeme Bell 0407 186 296
Vice President | Jo Mawson 0412 661 900
Secretary | Lawrence Glynn 0414 563 290
Treasurer | Shaaron Glynn
Cover photo by Paul Holliday.
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*BMWDCM's Quarterly Membership Promotion terms and conditions:
VIC residents 18+ only, who are/become a member of BMWDCM. Between 12.01am (AEST) 1/10/22 & 11.59pm (AEDT) 31/12/22, if not already a BMWDCM member, sign up by visiting bmwdcm.com.au & fill out join form, incl. providing the name of the person that referred you (if applicable) to get auto entry; or if you are already a BMWDCM member, after you have received an invitation to renew your membership, follow the instructions in the invitation email to do so to get auto entry; or if you are already a member of BMWDCM & a new member signs up to BMWDCM & nominates you as their referrer, you will get auto entry. Draw: 7.35pm (AEDT) 9/1/22, 27 Georgia Way, Hastings VIC 3915. Watch the draw live on Zoom by clicking here. Max 1 prize per person. See BMWDCM newsletter following draw winners. Entrants will get future marketing from BMWDCM. See bmwdcm.com.au/terms for full Ts&Cs incl. privacy statement. Promoter: BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc (BMWDCM) (Inc no. A0102695G).
