Event Announcements

Meet & Eat:  April 9th, 630PM - D'Lish Hamburger's on Division
We will all be gathering again at the D'Lish on Division to scarf down some delicious food and chat all things cars and racing.  I hate even having to say this but if you plan on attending our events, please respect the laws of the road.  Burnouts and driving like an idiot is just something we will not tolerate at our events.  That said, I hope to see everyone out!

ASNW Auto Cross Event 1 & 2:  April 10th/11th, 8AM Deer Park Airfield
This is the first official points event weekend of the season.  Please pre-register now!  nwBMWclub is expected to have a huge showing all year long so don't miss out on the fun.  For additional information including pricing, registration help and more CLICK HERE.

5erWest:  June 5th, 10AM - Gladstone, Oregon
What are you doing on June 5th?  nwBMWclub is proud to announce our FIRST ANNUAL 5erWest event being held in Gladstone, Oregon.  5erWest is an event celebrating the early lineage of the BMW 5 Series (think E30 Picnic but for the 5 Series).  All BMW models are welcome and we encourage everyone who can attend to do so but the focus of the show will be on the early 5 Series:  e34, e28, e12, etc.  For full details and registration please head over to our newly created site:  www.5erwest.com. 

Update:  We're happy to announce that 60 cars have already registered!  We have also made a flyer for this event.  Please feel free to print it out and post it at relevant places.  We are currently working on adding a couple more sponsors.  If you or know of anyone who is interested in sponsoring, please contact the event coordinator at 5erwest@nwbmwclub.com.

5erWest Event Flyer

5erWest Hotel Accommodations (Thank you Tyler for all your work!)

Best Western Rivershore in Oregon City
1900 Clackamette Dr
Oregon City, OR 97045-1052
503-655-7141

Starting tomorrow (March 16th):To reserve your room, call the number above, and simply state that you are picking up one of the '5erWest BMW' rooms. Rooms must be reserved by May 5th. If you don't make the May 5th deadline, the rate will be the same, but you will be subject to availability.

There is a block of 16 rooms available. 12 double queen rooms for 2 adults...and 4 single queen rooms for 1 adult. The rooms are $85.99 per night PLUS lodging tax. Split between two, it ends up being pretty cheap for a very nice stay.

With the rooms, you get $4 towards breakfast in the attached restaurant. (Very good food by the way.  Good steak and AWESOME fish.) We are currently working on other discounts and help from food vendors in the area.

The hotel is about 1 mile from the event. There are auto parts shops nearby (hope no one needs them) as well as food and coffee. We are also currently looking for a place everyone can get to that can be used to clean up and detail the beauties. I will update when more info is found.

For anyone not wanting to spend that much, there is also an Econo-Lodge right up the street.  The nightly rate there is $55 or so. It's about 2 miles from the event.

Club News

Scott Norton & Team Completed the 6 Hours of Pacific Raceways
It was an incredible weekend for Scott Norton and his team of racers finishing 2nd in class and 7th overall at the 6 Hours of Pacific Raceways Endurance Race.  The day started off ugly with rain and wind but quickly dried and warmed up by the start of the race.  Eric started the race and by the time Steve, and Mike had finished their stints, they were in 2nd place in their class.

The weather was quickly getting ugly and Scott (the unlucky one) was going to finish off the race.  James Temple the Crew Chief decided it was time to bring in Mike and do a full pit stop with rain tires, fuel and a driver change.  The team came together and did their jobs and got Scott in the car and on his way at an unbelievable pace.

The monsoon weather-like condition's worsened and Scott had a braking problem going into turn 3 which caused him to go up the embankment.  Luck was on his side and he was able to get moving immediately and only lost his lip spoiler at this point.  2 laps later, he was black flagged and forced to pit to check out the damage to his bumper.  The team quickly ripped the bumper off and attached pieces and sent him on his way - bumper-less.  Shortly after, the race was called due to standing water and Scott came in to the pits to a standing ovation from the crew members.  The 325is had completed 5 hours and 40 minutes of abuse.

Congratulation to Scott and everyone who contributed to a podium finish!  It was a weekend I won't soon forget!

Westside Meet & Eat Photos (Taken by Shep)

Brecus Motorsport:  www.brecus.com
Aaron (Imola Red M5) has started an online performance parts store and nwBMWclub is happy to support him and his business..  Aaron is not only dedicated to serving local club members with the best prices possible, but he will BEAT anyone's price for club members.  He currently has a Group Buy price of 15% off Brembo Big Brake Kits which is an incredible savings ($400-$800/kit).  So if you're shopping for Brembo, AA, UUC, SuperSprint, etc., please give Aaron a chance to win your business.

Evolution School Registration:  June 5th
For those of you not attending 5erWest I highly recommend signing up for the Evolution Driving School.  The cost is $225 (cheapest you will ever see for this type of school) and will have the option of Phase 2 (if you have taken Phase 1) or Phase 1 if you have never done any of their schools.  I cannot stress enough how important this school was for me personally last year.  My driving improved so much that I was knocking SECONDS off of my runs.  This school is suitable for complete novice's and hardened season veterans. 

As a side note, those of you attending this event will also receive the next race day (Sunday the 6th) completely free.

Phase 1 Registration
Phase 2 Registration

ASNW Sponsorship
nwBMWclub is once again the Title Sponsor for the 2010 Auto Cross Race season and I cannot THANK our club members enough who donated money to make this happen.  We raised over $500 towards the purchase of a Portable Barcode Scanner which will be used for timing this season making events run much smoother which means more runs for everyone and less time in out the weather!  Thank you everyone!

2010 Schedule

April

- April 9th: Meet & Eat - Location TBD
- April 10th-11th: ASNW Auto Cross - Deer Park 8AM
- April 16th-18th: ///MFest IV - Las Vegas Click For Information
- April 24th-25th: SSSCC Auto Cross - Tri Cities
- April 30th: Meet & Eat - Location TBD

May

- May 1st-2nd: ASNW Novice School/Test'n'Tune - Deer Park 8AM
- May 1st-2nd: Euro Meet 2010 - Spokane, Wa Click For Information
- May 21st: Meet & Eat - Location TBD
- May 22nd-23rd: ASNW Auto Cross Deer Park 8AM
- May 22nd: Bimmerfest 2010 - Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Ca
- May 30th-31st: SSSCC Auto Cross - Tri Cities

June

- June 4th: Meet & Eat - Location TBD
- June 5th: ASNW Evolution School - Deer Park 8AM
- June 5th: 1st Annual 5erWest Meet - Portland, OR - Click For Information
- June 6th: ASNW Auto Cross - Deer Park 8AM
- June 19th-20th: SSSCC Auto Cross - Tri Cities
- June 19th: Leavenworth Drive 2010 - Click For Information
- June 25th: Meet & Eat - Location TBD
- June 26th/27th: ASNW Auto Cross - Deer Park 8AM
- June 26th-27th: E30 Picnic - Click For Information
- June 27th: SSSCC Auto Cross - Tri Cities (Promo Race Event)

July

- July 9th-11th: In & Out Rally - Click For Information
- July 24th-25th: Chump Car Race - nwBMWclub is putting together a team
- July 24th-25th: SSSCC Auto Cross - Tri Cities
- July 30th: Meet & Eat - Location TBD
- July 31st: ASNW Auto Cross - Deer Park 8AM
- July 31st: Excelerator Car Show - Silverwood Theme Park

August

- August 1st: ASNW Auto Cross - Deer Park 8AM
- August 7: Packwood National Tour - More Details to Come
- August 13th: Meet & Eat - Location TBD
- August 14-15th: ASNW Auto Cross - Deer Park 8AM
- August 28th-29th: SSSCC Auto Cross - Tri Cities

September

- September 3rd: Meet & Eat - Location TBD
- September 4th-5th: ASNW Auto Cross - Deer Park 8AM
- September 17th: Meet & Eat - Flamin' Joes in the Valley 7PM
- September 18th: Montana Run 5 - More Details to Come
- September 19th: Club BBQ - More Details to Come
- September 18th-19th: SSSCC Auto Cross - Tri Cities

October

- October 8th: Meet & Eat - Location TBD
- October 9th-10th: ASNW Auto Cross (Both days count towards one event for points) - Deer Park 8AM
- October 16th-17th: SSSCC Auto Cross - Tri Cities (Non-Points)

November

- November 13th: SSSCC Auto Cross Banquet - Tri Cities

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Final Note

Congratulation to Scott Norton and Team for finishing 2nd in class and 7th overall at the 6 Hours of Pacific Raceways!