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It has been a solid year of long BMW road trips! It started in May with a trip to
Asheville, North Carolina in my '91 318is for the Vintage, the largest classic BMW
meet in the US. I took my daughter Avery this year, making it a truly special
experience. A couple of weeks later in June, we took our '15 328i Sport Wagon to the
Outer Banks for a family vacation, jokingly asking " were we not just in North
Carolina? " July brought another family vacation in the wagon, with our destination
being much farther south: Orlando, Florida. September brought the East E30 Picnic
in Grantville, Pennsylvania. You can probably guess which car I took to that.
In October, I'm looking forward to another trip to Pennsylvania in my 318is, this time
for a three-day tour with an outstanding group of classic BMW enthusiasts.
Thankfully all of these trips (so far) have gone off without a hitch. I'd like to think
this is because I keep my cars on strict maintenance schedules in my own garage.
Or maybe it's just luck. And maybe by writing this I'm tempting fate and my next trip
will end with me stranded by the side of the road. Time will tell!
Changing gears, this will be my last Steering Column for der Bayerische.
The January/February 2023 issue will make three years and eighteen issues as
co-editor of the best BMW CCA chapter magazine around. Of course, this is a drop
in the bucket compared to the tenure of dB's Layout and Production Manager,
Raine Mantysalo. I'd like to personally thank the dB team, Jack Raymond
and Raine Mantysalo, the NCC Board, and all of our great program heads, volunteers,
members, and sponsors for making this such an enjoyable and educational
experience. Having the opportunity to meet and connect with so many enthusiasts has
been life changing. While I'm stepping down as Co-editor of dB, I'll still be active in
the club as I've taken on the role of Editor of BimmerLife Online, and of course I'll still
be attending lots of great NCC events!
Fortunately, former dB Editor Anna Maripuu has agreed to come back as
Co-editor, making the dB team whole once again! I look forward to reading many
future issues of my favorite publication. Though in 2023, I suppose I'll just have to
wait for them to be officially released online like everyone else. :-)
Cheers!
Mike Bevels, Co-Editor
2023 National Capital Chapter Officer Nomination Period
Each year, our volunteer-run organization elects the leaders of this great chapter.
Every elected position is up for grabs annually: President, Vice President, Treasurer,
and Secretary. For more information about the officer positions, please see our
chapter bylaws.
To run for an elected position, you must be a CCA member in good standing
and nominate yourself during the Nomination Period which runs from November 1st
to December 31st, 2022. Please submit your candidacy statement to our webmaster
at webmaster@nccbmwcca.org so it can be posted to our website, nccbmwcca.org.
Online voting, if necessary, is expected to start January 1st, 2023; please see
our website for further information.
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