BMW CCA Rattlesnake Chapter

Start Planning Your Year.

The 2012 Events Calendar is now available.

Chapter Election results are in and your officers for the coming year are listed below.  Please join me in extending a warm congratulations to out new board.

President – Liz Summa

Vice President – unfilled

Treasurer – Deb Dunnivant

Secretary – Dennis Nichols

Events Coordinator – Steve Dunnivant

Newsletter Editor – Ken Summa

The Rattlesnake Chapter would like to wish all of its members a Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2012 roads to come. 

Annual Holiday event this year at Magill’s new location in Richland.  Terrific food in terrificly ample proportions.  Celebrate the holiday season with your fellow Rattlesnakes.  Please bring one gift per attendee for a White Elephant gift exchange.  Gifts recommended not to exceed $15.   

Date:          December 10, 2010
Time:         10:00 AM
Location:     Magill’s at the Uptown (1340 Jadwin Ave. Richland)

We’re looking for a few good men and women to help our Chapter. That’s right, annual elections for the Rattlesnake Chapter’s Board of Directors are just around the corner on December 13th. All of the Chapter’s events are planned and organized by your all-volunteer Board of Directors. The Chapter is looking for folks who are interested in getting involved on a regular basis to become new board members. All members are encouraged to run for office.  If you already come to the board meetings, you’re halfway there. As a board member, you get to vote to make changes and be heard on issues that are important to you.  In the enclosed you will find position descriptions for each board office.

In addition to job-specific roles, all board members commit to attending the quarterly board meeting for one calendar year. Outgoing board members are dedicated to the success of our Chapter and will mentor new officers to ensure a smooth transition to the new Board.

Anyone wanting to run for office may submit a statement of candidacy for publication on the website. Statements may be emailed to your Nominations Committee at: byounes@feandc.com no later than December 06, 2011. If you don’t wish to submit a statement, you can just show up on December 13th and announce your intention to run for office. All candidates will be afforded the opportunity to make a short verbal statement at the December 13th election meeting.

Election meeting info:

Date:          December 13, 2011
Time:         6:30 PM
Location:   Round Table Pizza
                  3300 West Clearwater   
                  Kennewick, WA 99336

We will be getting together for donuts and coffee at Columbia Valley Luxury Cars on Saturday November 12, at 9:00 AM. Come for a visit, look at some cars, and catch up with your fellow members.  Love to see you there.

Rattlesnake Chapter

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The Board Meeting scheduled for 6PM this evening, November 10, has been rescheduled to 8AM Saturday November 12.  There were several Board Member personal conflicts with the Thursday time.  We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.

The Rattlesnake BMW CCA Chapter Board

www.rattlesnakebmw.org

The Rattlesnake Chapter will be holding its 4th Quarter Board Meeting this Thursday November 10th.  Board Meetings review current Chapter administration such as Newsletter creation as well as planning for up-coming events.  Member participation in event planning can take on many forms ranging from ideas for future events, coordination with neighboring Chapters, as well as volunteer efforts in coordinating events.  The Board encourages all members to come to Meetings and voice their ideas and concerns.  The agenda for the meeting will be available shortly.  If there are items you would like to see added, please email me at the address below.  See you there. 

What:      Board Meeting
Where:    Roundtable Pizza
               3300 West Clearwater Avenue
               Kennewick, WA 99336-2733
When:     November 10th – 6PM 

Mark Blankenship – President

Meet the BMW of Tri-Cities Team

The September Coffee Meet & Greet will be held at the new BMW of Tri-Cities.  Meet the management of the newest BMW franchise, take a tour of the service facilities, and hear about the planned expansion of services and customer support.

Date:                       September 10
Time:                       9:00 AM
Location:                  955 Aaron Drive Richland, WA 99352

Autocross with SSSCC

The Rattlesnake Chapter and the Sand and Sage Sports Car Club (SSSCC) are teaming up for an Autocross event September 17^th.  Details posted previously can be found here.

Date:                          September 17
Time:                          7:30 AM
Location:                     Old Tri-City Raceway – Corner of Van Giesen and Keene Road in West Richland
Registration:                http://www.ssscc.org

Posting from the the Puget Sound Chapter of the BMW CCA:

Last year’s M-Car Day was a lot of fun, so we’re doing it again! Let’s have a special M-Car Day to celebrate all of the wonderful BMW M Cars that have thrilled us over the years. Please mark Sunday, August 21 for a very special day of camaraderie to celebrate all things rated M. Our hosts will be Griot’s Garage at their new facility in Tacoma near the Tacoma Mall. Last year saw 170 M Cars in attendance!

Also supporting M Car is is Broad Strokes, the new local vendor for quality UUC products. http://www.broadstrokeassociates.com/

Griot’s Garage are picking up the tab for lunch, which will be a great barbeque lunch! Yes – lunch will be FREE to each M-Car owner in attendance and one of their guests! In order to qualify for the free lunch, we need an RSVP from you no later than Tuesday, August 16. Your RSVP will allow us to provide the BBQ caterer an accurate number of meals to prepare. Additional lunches may be purchased by those that do not RSVP by the deadline.

When RSVP’ing, please provide me with your:

1. Name
2. Year and type of M Car
3. Number of guests
4. City

You can RSVP to me at: Lance@Richertnet.com

We’ll park the M-cars by E chassis type, so owners can compare notes on common maintenance issues and modifications. We’ll also have a section for regular chassis that have had M Power engine transplants. Please plan to roll in between 10:30am – 11:00am. The BBQ lunch will be served around noon time. Later at 1:30pm we’ll have some special presentations and a raffle for some great prizes.

For those that can stick around after M Car Day, A special presentation of BMW: 95 Years Young will be presented by David Lightfoot at 2:00pm in the Griots Garage Lounge. Link here for full details on BMW: 95 Years Young:

http://www.bmwpugetsound.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=45839

During the day, Griots Garage will open their facility for special tech sessions on the care and feeding of your M-car.

Griot’s Garage will provide a free Car Care Product sample to all those attending plus there will be special discounts in their on-site store. Don’t miss this fun and informative day for M-Cars!

Club members without an M Car are also welcome to attend the event to enjoy the day. There will be additional parking for non-M BMWs.

This event is free to attend, but for planning purposes, please RSVP by E-mail to me.
Lance Richert, ’88 M3
E-mail: Lance@Richertnet.com
Cell: 425-443-2188.

GRIOT’S GARAGE
3333 South 38th St,
Tacoma, WA 98409
www.griotsgarage.com