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2010 BMW CCA National Election results: Goldsman, Sullivan and Cowan win contested contests; bylaw changes pass

Balloting for the 2010 BMW CCA national election is complete and the results are in. Louis Goldsman, challenged by Michael Harman, has been re-elected to the position of BMW CCA Treasurer. Boston Chapter’s John Sullivan won a three way battle for NorthAtlantic Regional... [Read More]

 

Women to descend for April driving event

Probably it’s the inevitable result of a Northeast winter: the Boston Chapter’s Jackie Bechek has organized a Women’s Only Getaway Weekend set for April 15–19. “We’ll have a full-day private lesson for our group at the ... [Read More]

 

57th Twelve Hours of Sebring runs March 18–20;
BMW-Rahal Letterman team set with new M3 V8s

BMW CCA race fans traditionally gather at Sebring’s BMW Corral on Turn Seventeen, and this year’s annual event will be more exciting than ever. Sponsored by Escort radar detectors, the ... [Read More]

Numbers encouraging in all markets

BMW's auto earnings fell sharply in 2009, thanks to a worldwide slump. Nevertheless, through efficiency and a more stable market, the automobile division showed a fourth-quarter profit of €93,000,000. For the full year, auto earnings came up short by €265,000,000 (as opposed to €690,000,000 profit in 2008). Those... [Read More]

 

Tablecloth-yanking feat not computer-generated

In this day and age, our jaded, cynical nature makes us skeptical. So when BMW produced a marvelous film of “the old tablecloth trick”—you know, when you yank the tablecloth out from under you mother-in-law’s finest china and it stays in place—using a BMW S1000 RR to do the yanking. . . and a tablecloth about... [Read More]

 

With 5 hours remaining in the 58th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring, The BMW Rahal Letterman Racing M3s were running third and fourth in GT. The #90 car quickly recovered from its last place starting position, moving through the pack and into contention, and #92 moved up from its seventh place position into the top three, leading the class for a time.

At the 7 hour mark there had... [Read More]

 

Dirk Müller took the GT2 pole for the 12 Hours of Sebring in his #90 BMW Rahal-Letterman Racing E92 M3. His 2:00.782 qualifying lap, set early in the qualifying session, was a new record for the class. He qualified the M3 that he will share in the race with Joey Hand and Andy Priaulx ahead of two Porsches, the Flying Lizard entry of Bergmeister/Long/Lieb and the Falken Tire car of... [Read More]