May | June 2021 Magazine of the National Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America Cover: Simulated racing at Summit Point Raceway in 2021. NCC Sim Racing Turns One Year Old. Read the article on page 20. Photo by Brian Kennedy. 8 Member Spotlight: BMW CCA Dream Car VOLUME 51 | NUMBER 3 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 2 THE STEERING COLUMN 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 4 COMING EVENTS 5 NEW MEMBERS LIST BY MIKE BEVELS 8 BY MIKE BEVELS BY JACK RAYMOND 17 An Interview with VETMotorsports Founder 13 ADVERTISERS 10 Sponsor Spotlight: Reflections Auto Salon 13 NCC Volunteer Spotlight: Gordon Kimpel 33 * BMW of Silver Spring Raffle Winner: Rodney A. Fabio III Peter Cline BY JACK RAYMOND 20 NCC Sim Racing Turns One Year Old C4 BY SCOTT KIM BMW of Towson/Bel Air/Rockville C3 22 Preparing for Your Intermediate Group Carriage House Automotive 36 D&V Autobody 26 Fairfax Service Center 36 GeorgeCo Motorsports 26 J&F Motors, Ltd. 26 London Auto Services, Ltd. 26 27 The Many Cars of NCC Master-Tech 36 BY OUR MEMBERS 17 Matt Curry's Craftsman Auto Care 34 OG Racing 26 Radial Tire 35 Reflections Auto Salon 2 Road Race Technologies 3 Sigy's Service Center 34 The Starting Line C2 Tier Car Care 34 Track Day: What You Need to Know (or perhaps just be reminded of) BY JACK RAYMOND 29 The Rolex 24-Hour Race at Daytona 29 AS TOLD BY TOMMY IVIC 31 The 2021 MINI JCW Countryman ALL4: Infused With the Spirits of Two Automotive Pioneers BY JAMES CHEW 31