Bimmer Newsletter September 2019

BMW Club Queensland

Friday, 13 September 2019

THE BIMMER MONTHLY September 2019 This month brought to you by: Upcoming Events General Meeting, Westside BMW, Friday, 4th October 6:30pm

Join us 6:30pm for the meeting at 7:00pm in the showroom.

If you can not make it along, we will be Live Streaming the meeting on our BMW Club Queensland Facebook Page..

You can collect any merchandise you've ordered or check out the latest products and offers.

You also have the opportunity to see the latest showroom offerings and mix with your friends, old and new.

For details & to register click HERE

Presidents Message After Motorfest, we have had a quiet month socially but it’s been full on with motorsport. Denis Weisz ran a Skid Pan session at Mt Cotton and all the usual BMW racers were at Queensland Raceway at Ipswich for the Qld Touring Car Championship on Sunday August 18th. Also, Round 7 of the Sprint Series at Lakeside has happened ..More to come next month.

Socially, we had a great lunch at The German Club and plans are set for our Annual Celebrations and Awards Night on September 14th. For our monthly meeting, we tried something different and went to Sommer Car Care at Newmarket and were hosted by Ludwig & Nicola..check out our live stream VIDEO HERE. Great meeting followed by a sausage sizzle and a couple of quiet bevvies.

Gary C.J. Schweikert #1522 0419 033 675

Mt Cotton Skid Pan Saturday 24th August .....by Denis Weisz.

We held another Skid Pan Training Session at the Mt Cotton Driver Training Centre. These sessions give participants the chance to practice their car control skills, while having some fun, all at low speeds, on a slippery, wet track. We had an interesting mix of cars including 3 E30's, 5 ///M Cars, as well as a 1, 3, and 5 series and a couple of other nice makes.

Great to see a large number of first timers which kept Paul, the SafeDrive instructor swapping from car to car. As the morning progressed, every one was becoming more confident with their car control skills, managing to hold drifts through the corners. Half way through the morning the direction of travel was reversed, virtually creating a new track.

During the session, we were visited by some teenagers in foster care. It didn’t take much prompting for our 2 Skid Pan masters Peter Domrow and Warwick Prince to take them for some laps. All were sporting large smiles when they returned, and highly appreciative.

These events are an excellent way to learn about your cars handling capabilities and improve your skills in controlling your car when it is about to lose traction.

Our Skid Pan days are ideal for drivers of all ages and levels.

‘It was a brilliant session of slips, spins and just a couple of perfect slides.’ Charles Tutt.

Photos HERE

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BMW Club Queensland

Friday, 13 September 2019

Queensland Touring Car Championship - QR 18 Aug 2019 .....by Richard Gresham th

A Field of 35 cars with 12 BMWs spread across the three groups A1, A2 & B at Queensland Raceway in round 4 of the QTTC Pierz Harrex/E30. 4th Place in A1 - Kept the front runners honest with some very close racing.

Mitch Wooller/E36. Had overheating issues.

Caused a couple of DNFs so not a great weekend.

Lance Jurgeleit/E36. 2nd place in A2 with two seconds and a third. Very consistent driving.

John Phoenix/E36. Shaker and mover coming up from Group B to A1. 4th in A2 for the weekend.

Car has a new engine and going very strongly.

Richard Gresham/2002. Electrical gremlin sidelined the car after race one – after going from 17th to 10th place.

Gary Lange/E46. New to QTCC in 2019 and doing a great job. Won Race 2 in A2 but ended up with a RoG penalty which hurt his weekend. (Was a technical penalty, not race conduct related.)

Chris Begg/E46. Car issues sidelined Chris after qualifying.

Rob Bellinger/E46. New to QTCC in 2019. Moved up from A2 to A1 this meeting and finished 5th for the weekend – great effort.

Andrew Knight/E36. Also sidelined early with a broken engine mount.

John Swarbrooke/E46. Didn’t partake after the practice session.

Malcolm Douglas/E30. Usual consistent weekend with 100% finish rate and was awarded the QTCC Hard Charger award - Group B for the weekend.

Maddison Crowe/E46. First door to door race meeting @ 19 years of age. Worked her way through the field (amazingly well) but was taken out by another car right at the end of race one and that finished her weekend.

Full race results HERE and HERE.

Photos HERE

Courtesy of the QTCC, here are the highlights from round 4 of the Queensland Touring Car Championship. For more information on racing with us, go to www.qtcc.com.au.

Thanks to Matthew Paul Photography for these great shots of the day...HERE

Winners are grinners, but second make you smile just as much..Well done, Lance Jurgeleit - E36 Come for a ride with Pierz Harrex in his E30 around Queensland Raceway

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BMW Club Queensland

Friday, 13 September 2019 Upcoming Events

Membership Monthly Current Members:

393

New members since 9th August:

8

#2138

Anthony Cerny E46 M3

#2139

Thomas White E36 M3 E30 318i

#2140

Sandy Sprules 120i

#2141

Garry Bates E24

#2142

Roman Miller F87 M2 Competition

#TBA

Claude Borean E24

#TBA

Sue Neiby E24

#TBA

Gillian Harvey F87 M2 Competition

Spring Brekky run.

Sunday 6th October 6:30am - 2:00pm

Yes, it will be an early(ish) getaway but it also means less traffic and you'll be home early to do the mowing...or clean the car...or....

We're meeting at John Scott Park, Samford at 6:30am.

Briefing will be at 6:45am and departure at 7:00am.

The drive will take a little over 95 minutes along some favourite roads with equal enjoyment for drivers and passengers. Our destination will be Birches Restaurant at Mt Mee for a fabulous breakfast high on the hill. Check out the set brekky menu here.

If you haven't been on a BMWCQ run recently, please review the guidelines here.

BMWCQ Drive Coordinator 0401 752795

www.bmwcq.com.au

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BMW Club Queensland Bimmer Classifieds

Friday, 13 September 2019

BMW Club Queensland Official Merchandise

1993 E32 740iL PHOTOS Rebuilt Self levelling suspension.

There is a mechanical noise, possible timing chain guide. Some oil leaks, panel work good. Interior, OK but needs a clean. Gunmetal Grey, No Battery, 200,000k Peter Hulbert The Grange/Wilston 0418 708 886 $2,000 ONO 1985 BMW 735iAE Give Away Not needed, barely drivable, needs petrol tank flush. Happy to supply information......Rockhampton Lloyd Giles landcgiles@bigpond.com 640i Parts 2012 Coupe PHOTOS Rear Diffuser Brand new, ordered one, got two. Easy fit, no painting involved as it is carbon Fibre. Also Wheels only for sale. Niche 20" x 9" front, 20 " x 10.5" rear. perfect condition.

Rob Newitt 0411 989 824 $1,350.00 2005 E46 330Ci PHOTOS Convertible Sport Special Edition MY05, Auto,155,000 Klm. Gold/bronze Interior - Ivory leather Reg QLD 062MCL New tyres. Inspection - Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay Fauna Devitt. 0418 835 454 or fauna28@gmail.com $15,250 2004 E46 325Ci PHOTOS First Registered 2005, Automatic, black with beige interior. 56,000 km genuine. Two owner, good condition, new Michelin tyres.

Jeff Pinchen 0417 050 335 jpin@bigpond.com $12,000 ono 850i Parts ECU unit for a E31 but no longer have the 850, a common problem, display would fade, do any of your members need ? davidhume.56@gmail.com 2011 E90 M3 DCT Pure Edition Very clean original car, low average kilometres, 67750. Alpine white/black.

Full service history, roadworthy , would prefer it to go to another enthusiast to be looked after.

We just have too many cars, I am getting too old.

It needs a younger custodian.

PHOTOS $54,900 Brian Palmer 0438 780 654

Contact: Alex Irvine merchandise@bmwcq.com.au or 0412 634 520

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A not so clever story about Ludwig…

Even though Ludwig was a European Master Mechanic when he met his future wife, he didn’t tell Nicola.

She had a pig of a car (sold to her by her brother-in-law) that kept needing expensive repairs – like a new engine and so on and on. Still he didn’t tell her, just let her keep breaking down. There came a point in his life when he needed to earn more money (baby on the way) he went out and started working as a mechanic. Nicola was confused, a little angry, but relieved he was worthwhile, as he just casually explained he had been a mechanic for years and was just having a break…. aghh – Ludwig, has since stuck to the horse he knows best.

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BMW Club Queensland

Friday, 13 September 2019

8th September 2019 - The Mike Walsh Lunch Cruise .....by John Tait

The Mike Walsh Lunch Cruise was created to remember a much respected and missed club member.

Mike was very much into his M6.

39 cars and over 60 people left from The Gap Village shopping centre with the first cars out at 9:30am.

There were many new faces on the drive and a plethora of E24s in all their glory.

The 134km route took us over Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious, past Somerset Dam, through Kilcoy and Neurum to the Woodford Hotel for lunch.

Addam Smith, our Classics Register Leader and proprietor of Bavarian Classics And Restorations, kindly sponsored two membership raffle prizes for invited guests and non-members in attendance. The raffle was drawn at lunch and the lucky winners were Sue Neiby and Claude Borean.

Welcome to BMW Club Qld Sue and Claude! From the look of the happy faces at lunch, everyone enjoyed the drive and the company.

Feedback from the participants was positive and there were no incidents.

Photos HERE.... Thanks to Jordan James, a new member for the photography. Facebook Photos HERE Please help...

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