July | August 2020 Magazine of the National Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America Cover: The BimmerWorld race car in action at VIR's 2019 IMSA event. Read the NCC Virtual Tech with BimmerWorld article on page 7. Photo: Courtesy of BimmerWorld. 6 Out with The Old, In with The New: VOLUME 50 | NUMBER 4 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 2 THE STEERING COLUMN 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 4 COMING EVENTS 5 NEW MEMBERS LIST 7 22 GeorgeCo Motorsports 4 J&F Motors, Ltd. 4 London Auto Services, Ltd. BY MIKE BEVELS 15 Alternate Reality: The Future of Virtual Driving and Simulation Racing BY DR. SCOTT KIM 18 Driving an X1 in Germany: Christmas BMW of Towson/Bel Air/Rockville C3 Fairfax Service Center 10 NCC Sponsor Spotlight: 12 NCC Spring 2020 Virtual Open House C4 26 BY JACQUES RAYMOND AND STEVE TENNEY BY MIKE BEVELS 2 D&V Autobody 7 NCC Virtual Tech Talk with BimmerWorld Radial Tire Company 10 ADVERTISERS BMW of Silver Spring BY RAINE MANTYSALO 35 * Bimmer Werks The National Capital Chapter Has a New Logo 15 Shopping at The Christkindlmarkt BY JAMES CHEW 23 The Habits of Highly Effective Autocrossers: Interview - Pat Gaffney BY JACK RAYMOND 26 Matt Curry's Craftsman Auto Care 36 28 28 Self-Reflection: A Car Enthusiast's Journey BY MIKE BEVELS OG Racing 22 Prestige Auto Vault C2 30 Wandering the Open Road Radial Tire 27 BY BARBARA GRANT Road Race Technologies 36 31 The Habits of Highly Effective Autocrossers Sigy's Service Center 3 Tier Car Care 3 (and Track-Day Drivers): Habit Ten 30 BY JACK RAYMOND