2007 Calendar

April

April 1st Palm Sunday will be our first event of the year. It will be a brunch gathering at the Sheraton Hotel in Burlington. We have an 11:00am reservation, those planning to attend need to RSVP to jholzscheiter@anderinger.com please. The total cost for the buffet will be $18.48 per person including tax. Anyone attending is requested to park in the back parking lot behind the conference center.

April 28th we will be our 2nd Annual Rutland Motorcars Tech Inspection Day and BBQ at Rutland Motorcars in Rutland. This was a great event last year with numerous members from the southern part of the state and our Patroon Chapter gathering to have their cars put on the lift and gone through by a Technician. The tech will talk to you and consult with you and provide you with a tech inspections report on what looks good and what may need some work, all for $40.00. While this is going on, you will be able to talk with George and Peter Ohlweiler, the owners of RMC as well as their staff, check out the cars on their lot, mix it up with some other club members and enjoy a BYOBB BBQ (Bring Your Own Burgers and Beer.) Dave Huffman will be leading this event so if you plan on attending this event please RSVP to him at dhuffman@gmail.com.

May

May 12 we will celebrate our club’s 3rd Birthday at Al’s French Fries and Burgers in Burlington. May 10th is the actual celebration day though. Dave will also be leading this event if you plan on attending this event please RSVP to him at dhuffman@gmail.com.

May 26th we will have a Tech Inspection and BBQ at Ralph’s Foreign Auto in Colchester starting @ 9:00am. This will give those of you who were unable to make the Rutland Motorcars Tech Inspection a chance to still get your car checked out by a Technician. They will get your car up on the lift do a full tech inspection and give you a report of their findings for $40.00. You will also get to and talk with Ralph Humburg the owner and his staff, hang out with other club members and enjoy a BYOBB BBQ (Bring Your Own Burgers and Beer.) This event will led by John Holzscheiter, if you plan on attending please RSVP to him at jholzscheiter@anderinger.com.

June

June 9, for all our Non-Formula One fans, our NY neighbors the Patroon Chapter have been having a Show and Shine concours event the last few year and this year we plan on joining them. Ron Crawford will lead this event below is what he has planned for this event.

The Patroon Show and Shine has turned into a full day car event, with speakers, a tech session, an open house at Keeler’s facility, a BMW show with classes from hard core concours to most scrofulous example. In addition Keeler also hosts the Honda enthusiasts and lays on a nice cookout. That alone is worth the price of admission. That’s the Import Tuner/drifting/rice rocket crowd, and their energy and creativity are infectious. There is often a special show or presentation at the Saratoga Auto Museum. The last was a dozen or so gorgeous Bugattis.

Let’s congregate at 8:30 AM at the Arches d’Or (Golden Arches) restaurant at the south end of Whitehall and run in scenic drive convoy from there. If you miss the rendezvous meet us at Keelers. See Mapquest.com for directions. You will be exiting west off the Northway and looking for Keeler on the right a couple of miles in.

By the end of the day we will all be hungry for some German food. We will stop at Gentlemen’s Rest in Mendon, which is on the way for anyone heading north or south on Route 7 or continuing east on Route 4. They have by far the best German food we have had in Vermont, a great beer list, and enough Gastwirstschaftlichkeit to end our expedition of a high note. If you plan on attending this event please RSVP with Ron Crawford 802.877.3542 or ron.crawford@adelphia.net for details and dinner reservation.

Don’t forget to set your TIVO or Significant Other to record Saturday practice for the Grand Prix or Canada.

June 8-10 is the Canadian Gran Prix in Montreal.

June 23-24 Car Show. This event has been held the past 10 years or so at the Shelburne Museum. This year the event will be held in St. Albans, Vermont at the Collins Perley Sports Center just off exit 19 on I89. This is a two day event and we would really like to see our members come forth with some of those really special BMW’s we know that are out there. We know some of you own some really nice pre-70’s cars and that there are numerous 2002’s, coupes, Bavaria’s, as well as new and old 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Z, X and M- series cars out there. So, get them shined up an bring them to the show! If you plan on attending this event please RSVP to John Holzscheiter at jholzscheiter@anderinger.com.

July

July 14 will be our Second Annual All German Car/Bike Drive and Dine at Shore Acres Inn and Restaurant on the shores of Lake Champlain in North Hero, Vermont. We will be inviting the Porsche, Mercedes, Audi, VW, Mini and BMW Motorcycle clubs to join us for this event. We will arrange for a number of meeting locations and routes for people to drive/caravan to the restaurant. We plan to arrive at the Inn between 6:00 and 6:30 with a cocktail party till 7:30 - 7:45. We will then be seated for dinner between 7:45 and 8:00pm. There will be 3 different choices for dinner and it will include appetizer, main course and desert all for $40. If you plan to attend this event you will need to RSVP and buy and pay for your ticket one week in advance of the event. Please RSVP to John Holzscheiter at jholzscheiter@anderinger.com.

August

August 10-12 the Boston Chapter of the BMW CCA is hosting a Driving School at Mt. Tremblant. We are making plans to attend and to have this as our official track event of 2007. Registration open March 26th. If you are interested in this event please contact John Holzscheiter at jholzscheiter@anderinger.com as soon as possible. This is a very popular event and it will fill up quickly, with preference to members of the Boston Chapter. Because this is not our actual event, we may not be able to reserve space, but we are trying. If you are interested it is imperative that you contact John Holzscheiter right away. For more info on this event go www.boston-bmwcca.org/ and look under Events and then click on the Ultimate Calendar link down at the bottom.

September

September 8th Marc Charbonneau, our club’s Secretary, has invited the Club to his families Auto Body Business in Swanton Vermont @ 11:00am. He has invited us all to come to the shop where we will first have a BYOBB BBQ (Bring Your Own Burgers and Beer.) After the BBQ Marc will give us a tour of the shop, explain their business, answer any questions, as well as make their lifts available to those that might be interested in getting under their cars. In addition to the BBQ, Tour and Q&A session we will also offer a detailing session led by Brian Boudreau another club member who owns his own car detailing business. Brian will give some demonstrations, pointers and answer any questions you have with regard to detailing your car. If you are interested in attending this event please RSVP to Marc Charbonneau at marcmarc5@hotmail.com.

October

October 5-7 will OKTOBERFAST be our 3rd Annual All German Car Weekend in Stowe. This will be a 3 day event with a drive on Friday Afternoon, a Show and Shine on Saturday and an Autocross on Sunday. We will once again be paired up with Craftproducers for the big Arts and Crafts Festival.