Month in review.
Dear members,
March kicked off with the BMW Clubs Australia AGM and on the same weekend, the first round of the E30 Racing championship at Phillip Island, where a number of our members competed.
Be sure to follow E30 Racing this year for some of the best and most exciting grass roots racing there is to see.
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7 March was our first official club event for the month, the Shannons Sim Challenge. We had a changing of the guard this round, with Peter Williams winning, and James and Mark finishing second and third respectively.
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11-12 March was our display at the Phillip Island Historics, where many members were treated to some of the best historics racing there is on offer. Our display was filled with many old and new BMWs, and some of our attendees also got to do some parade laps on the Saturday. Thanks very much to the team at Shannons Insurance for inviting our members to participate.
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17-20 March was the BMW Clubs Australia Nationals hosted by BMW Club Gold Coast. We had a small group of members head up for the event, which you will read more about in the next edition of idrive.
BMWDCM will be holding the next BMW Clubs Australia Nationals in 2025 and we can't wait to share with you what our plans are.
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On 19 March a group of members attended the HMAS Cerberus open day as part of a display at the request of the Base Command. It's always great to be part of these events, particularly to take a close look at the base down at Cerberus.
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23 March was our final twilight drive until the days are longer again. We started with a sausage sizzle at Westerfolds Park in Templestowe, with 20 cars then taking off on another of Peter Williams' fantastic drives. We finished our drive in Coldstream just near the distillery where a few went in for a night cap and others headed home.
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We finished our month with our annual display at the Formula 1 Grand Prix. If you are heading down over the weekend, be sure to pop past and say hi to some of the other members!
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NEW DISTRACTED DRIVER RULES
How you are allowed to use electronic devices while driving has changed. The new rules apply to portable, mounted, inbuilt and wearable devices.
Specifically, for all device types you must not, while driving:
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enter text, numbers or symbols;
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scroll (such as on websites, social media, playlists);
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play videos or games or take video calls;
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display text messages, social media, emails, or photos; or
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rest a device on any part of the body, or pass a device to a passenger.
You can read more about these rules on the VicRoads website.
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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Welcome to our new members David Pye, Andrew Cameron, Joel Smith, Conroy Cheers, James Woodlock, Peter Cairncross, Brian Pickersgill, Tim Boydle, Linda Boydle, Clinton Snell and Robert Dunstan. 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 for April:
Tuesday, 4 April
April Members Meeting at Melbourne BMW
Melbourne BMW is the one of the first Melbourne BMW dealerships to have the new BMW corporate identity fit out and wow does it looks spectacular. Come and take a look around this state of the art dealership and enjoy a guided tour by one of their dedicated staff members.
Friday, 7 April
Royal Children's Hospital Appeal Good Friday Coffee & Wheels Morning
This year we will be holding our Coffee & Wheels morning in Beaumaris at our favourite coffee shop in Melbourne. Join us in support of a wonderful cause.
Friday-Tuesday, 22 - 25 April
ANZAC Weekend Silo Tour
We will spend our weekend in North West Victoria enjoying the best silo art the state has to offer, finishing with the dawn service on ANZAC Day.
Friday, 28 April
BMW Club Community Management Team live from Munich
The April BCCM live session will feature a presentation on topics suggested by BMW Clubs.
An event for later in the year to put in your calendar now is German Auto Show. Those that attended last year will remember the huge success of the event, which we aim to repeat again in 2023. The 2023 German Auto Show will be held on 27 August at Calder Park. Click here for full details and registration.
Be sure to keep an eye on our calendar to stay up to date with more of 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.
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
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