Dear members,
August has been and gone and what a great month it was.
We were due to have our August Driver training day on 5 August but sadly due to low numbers we had to cancel this.
6 August was Round 6 of our Traction Tyres/Yokohama Drivers Championship, and we had a great turn out, as per normal, and also had a lot of our members help out the Alfa club who were desperately short of officials on the day. So proud of our members and how they step up and just help whenever needed.
8 August was the soft launch night at Ringwood BMW, and it was great to share this night with our friends from BMW Motorcycle Club Victoria. We also had some raffle prizes donated by Ringwood BMW Cars and Motorrad, which were fantastic. If you are in the Ringwood area, drop in and say hi to the guys and girls and mention you are a club member if you are purchasing a new vehicle or have your car serviced, they will definitely look after you.
On 12-13 August, our E30 Racing members were racing at Sandown with the Vic State Race Series. We had some members out there racing for the first time. Its so great to see our club members joining in the fun of E30 Racing. Young Royce Lyne stole the show and is looking like winning the championship this year. Be sure to follow his progress.
On 18 August Peter Williams took a group of weekday drivers on a historic tour of some of our beautiful small towns. These mid-week drive days are becoming increasingly popular so watch out for more to come up in the next few months.
23 August Lawrence and a group of movie buffs enjoyed the latest film – Gran Tourismo. It is great to do a few different things and all who attend enjoyed the film.
2 7 August was German Auto Show.
Wow! What do I say about this one? Months and months of planning saw us all very early at Calder on Sunday morning for a huge car display. So many donations made prior to the event meant we were on track for a fantastic figure to go to Beyond Blue. They had volunteers there which was great too, so good to have their support for this event, ultimately achieving an incredible $25,000. I personally would like to thank everyone who helped, be it selling raffle tickets or being in the car park helping people park - everyone who turned up to volunteer made a huge difference. All the clubs who turned up with their amazing cars, wow what a spectacular day. Calder Park Thunderdome is an amazing space and so iconic it was like stepping back in time and so many people have sent message of thanks to us on how wonderful they thought the event went.
Anyone who attended and took photos, please send through to photos@bmwdcm.com.au and they will be shared in our gallery.
Spring is now here and we are hopefully going to get some nicer weather for us to get back to drives and days out enjoying it..
5 September is round 5 of our Shannons Insurance Simulator Challenge. Please try to get a small group of friends to come along to the last two rounds to enjoy the comradery on the night. The championship is very close at the moment, anyone could win. Remember you don’t have to play the sims to attend these nights, you are all welcome to join us for a catch up.
On 9 September we are doing a Saturday drive to Healesville. This is already becoming very popular so get your registrations in quickly.
15-17 September quite a few members will be officiating at the Sandown 500 Super Car event. It is a great way to get up close to the action, being and official, so if you want to get involved talk to us about how to become a Motorsport Australia official.
20 September will be our midweek drive leaving from Berwick BMW. Be sure to arrive early and say hi to our sponsors and check out this great dealership. This is a must to register for this event as we will be stopping for lunch and we need to know numbers.
22-24 September is the next round of E30 Racing at Phillip Island. So many of our members are joining in the fun of racing now, if you want to come and watch or even get involved as pit crew let me know, I’m sure I can find you a job!
There will be a need for officials all over the track as well so for any of our amazing officials who want to be part of this weekend, please register using this link here. All officials will be fed and watered all weekend.
Our Jo will be the Secretary of the event so you will be helping her out too.
1 October will be our next Driver Training event at Broadford. You need to register for this to allow us to be able to hold this event, no good saying later, Oh I was going to come. We need entries and numbers to make these days pay for themselves.
Dates to pop in your diary.
Our 2024 Bathurst 12 hour Private Pit Suite is also nearly full so get in quickly if this is an event you want to attend.
Now that we have finished the biggest event of the year, Jo will be busy planning for the BMW Clubs Australia Nationals. If you are interested in helping with the running of this event, email Jo on events@bmwdcm.com.au.
If you have a business and think you might want to sponsor the Nationals also contact Jo on events@bmwdcm.com.au she would be only too happy to chat with you. Jo has been working hard on this event already and has some major sponsors locked in already.
Our welfare team are helping our members all the time and I thank them for the support they are giving those who need it. We received a donation to the club this month from one of our members which will go towards supporting those who need it. We have been lucky over the years to have many members donate to our Welfare team to help others.
We still have some sale items left of our summer stock. Check out our store here.
As always, drive safe out there and I look forward to seeing you at an event soon.
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc.
PO Box 81, Tyabb VIC 3913
Incorporated in Victoria #A0102695G
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne Inc is a member of: BMW Clubs Australia and the BMW Clubs International Council
Motorsport Australia Affiliated Motorsport Club
