BMW's 100th Anniversary Event

[Darryl.Richman]

Check out our page about the goings on at the North American celebration of BMW's Centenary!

The BMW RA is holding their annual rally Laguna Seca over the second weekend of this great party! Entry gets you access to all of the events at Laguna Seca from Thursday, 8/25 through Sunday, 8/28. The camping is on site at Laguna Seca, too!

For VBMWMO members, the BMW RA has very graciously offered us access and camping, at their member's price! (Nonmembers can actually save more than the yearly membership, if they plan to camp, but you can save half the membership cost on just the entry! So, buy a VBMWMO membership first, log in with your shiny new account and then visit the page above!)

Lot's of things happening, but:

• The club is helping to organize the show at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club on Friday, 8/19 and we need people to bring their bikes. Please contact me directly so I can help you get registered.
• We are also working with the BMW CCA to put on the Concours d'Elegance on Wednesday, 8/24, at the Folktale Winery in Carmel Valley. You can enter your bike(s) by purchasing the entry in our store. There will be some nice trophies for the class winners! We also need qualified people to help judging!
• We are running a Vintage Ride to Lunch on Friday, 8/26. Buy a ticket ($12 ahead in our store; $15 on site at Laguna Seca) and take a lovely ride through the California countryside, a couple hours each way. We will have several routes available, or make up your own (once you know the location of lunch, that is). Lunch will be a scrumptious BBQ with sides, water and soft drinks included.

[Darryl.Richman]

Here is the latest information on BMW RA's national event at Laguna Seca, from George Nyktas, president (and also our treasurer):

This is the up to date information on the 100 Year Celebration at Laguna Seca in a little less than three weeks.
BMW 100th Anniversary Event – Laguna Seca Raceway
BMW Riders Association
August 25th through August 27th

• BMW Car & Demo Fleet
• Peter Nettesheim’s World Class Collection of Historic Bikes & Vehicles
• Fred Jakobs – BMW AG Chief Archivist
• N8 Kern & his BMW R nineT race bike & HP Display
• Custom & Racing bikes
• Adventure Riding Activities on the Land Rover Off Road Track
• Tent Camping at the Grand Prix Campgrounds adjacent to the track
• RV Camping at the Chaparral Campgrounds adjacent to the track
• Various Vendors – the list is growing
• Seminars
o Nate Kern – Don’t Judge a book by its Valve Cover
o Peter Nettesheim – Personal demonstrations of his extraordinary collection – he will start and run each one
o Fred Jakobs – Two unique presentations from the Chief Archivist of BMW Classic Brand Management
o Darryl Richman – moderator for what will be a fascinating discussion between Peter and Fred – Collecting Motorcycles – from a Company’s and a Private View
o Scottie Sharpe – Vintage Bike Restoration
o Wayne Chen – Radar & Laser detection operation and demonstration with Radar & Laser Guns you get to operate
o Richard Battles – RKA Motorcycle Luggage – Communication Devices, tying radar detectors, GPS and other stuff together
o Dave Rankine – Motorcycling from South Korea to Europe
o Ian Schmiesser – History of Adventure Riding
o Ted Porter – Beemer Shop - what you need to know from a master
• And more……
For information and to register go to: https://bmwridersassociation.leadpages.co/bmw100th/
or http://bmwra.org/news/national-rally
Please share this with your motorcycle friends and contacts.
Your help in making this a successful event is appreciated.


George Nyktas
President
BMW Riders Association, Inc.