September | October 2021 Magazine of the National Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America Cover: An M2 CSR catching air during one of our HPDE events. Read the article thanking our HPDE sponsors on page 22. Photo by FormerInstants.com. VOLUME 51 | NUMBER 5 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE THE STEERING COLUMN CALENDAR OF EVENTS COMING EVENTS NEW MEMBERS LIST * 13 A D V E R T I S E R S Allen Automotive BMW of Silver Spring 31 C4 BMW of Towson/Bel Air/Rockville C3 Carriage House Automotive D&V Autobody Fairfax Service Center GeorgeCo Motorsports Hagerty Insurance J&F Motors, Ltd. London Auto Services, Ltd. Master-Tech 34 35 21 2 3 31 31 34 Matt Curry's Craftsman Auto Care 20 OG Racing Radial Tire Reflections Auto Salon Road Race Technologies Sigy's Service Center Tier Car Care 21 C2 35 20 31 31 30 2 3 4 5 35 16 The 2021 BMW M440i: Goodbye Mr. Hofmeister BY JAMES CHEW 22 Thank You HPDE Sponsors BY JACK RAYMOND 25 25 The Boss Is Back And It's Mean, Serene, and (Sort of) Green BY JAMES CHEW 29 The Many Cars of NCC BY OUR MEMBERS 30 Outdoor Winter Prep BY JAMES CHEW 32 Machine Polishing Paint - Decoded BY BRAD WILL 32 8 10 Make New Friends, Keep the Old: The 2021 New Member Event BY MIKE BEVELS 13 NCC Volunteer Spotlight: Paul Seto BY JACK RAYMOND 8 2021 NCC BMW CCA Golf Outing BY DAVID COSTANZAhttps://www.formerinstants.com/