Past Club Events
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Past 2023 Events
April 22 @ 1pm - BMW Michiana Chapter 2023 Planning Meeting
Old Mill Brew Pub & Grill
717 E. Bridge St. Plainwell MI
All chapter members welcome!!!
Chapter will be supplying lunch and soft drinks.
Spring Dust Off
June 3rd, 2023, 10:00 AM
Grand Rapids Motor Car Service
2735 29th Street SE, Grand Rapids Mi 49512
Lunch will be provided to all BMW drivers
Raffle for member and non-member guests.
State of the chapter will also be reviewed at this time.
Autocross Dates - register at https://www.motorsportreg.com/orgs/bmwcca/michiana
6/10, 7/9, 7/23, 8/13, 9/10, 9/30
BMW Michiana Chapter Summer Event Deutschemarques German Car Show - July 8th, 2023
6865 W. Hickory Rd, Hickory Corners Mi
Lunch Vouchers will be provided with proof of CCA membership.
Raffles for members and non-membersBMW
Michiana Chapter Fall Event
Gilmore Car Museum October Fest October 14th, 2023
6865 Hickory Rd, Hickory Corners Mi
Raffles for members and non -members
We will be touring the local back roads post event.
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Past 2022 Events
Feb 5th - Annual Club Banquet 5:30-10pm - at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo. $34/person
We're rebooting our club banquet for 2022! More details will be coming, but we want to give you the date and location ... so mark your calendars! Dinner, cocktails, prizes, awards, dancing, games, and plenty of car talk!
Registration is open at msreg.com/BMWBanquet22
May 8 - Autocross (see autocross page for details)
MAY 14 - SPRING DUST OFF - Grand Rapids Motorcar
10:00 AM Start
Grand Rapids Motor Car
2735 29th Street S.E.
Grand Rapids, Mi 49512
Free for members – nonmembers
Lunch Provided at 12:00 PM
Raffle for members – nonmembers (Grand Prize - $200.00 Tire Rack Gift Certificate)
Wash buckets and hoses provided
Computer diagnostics also available
After lunch – there will be a “state of the chapter” report out
May 21 - This is not a club sanctioned event, but we've been invited to join the EUROFLO Car Show May 21st at 10am at Flo's Wood Fired Pizzeria in Rockford, MI. For more info and registration see https://www.shopagproducts.com/contact-4
May 29 - Autocross (see autocross page for details)
June 18 - Summer Meet and Tour
•10 AM (in rear parking lot), 2 PM - Scenic drive through SW Michigan (about 45 minutes)
•Air Zoo, 6151 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002
•Visit both of the Air Zoo's facilities for a historic and multi-sensory experience the entire family will enjoy. At the Air Zoo, you can learn all about the history of aviation and space exploration. Kids can enjoy indoor amusement park-style rides.
•Admission Pricing: Adults - $15.95, 60+ yo - $12.95, Kids 5-18 yo - $14.95, Military/Veterans/First Responders - 50% off
•Michiana Chapter members receive food vouchers for lunch and drink, raffle prizes
June 19 - Autocross (see autocross page for details)
July 9 - DeutscheMarques - Gilmore Car Museum https://gilmorecarmuseum.org/events/deutschemarques-2
•Calling on all BMW enthusiasts!!! We need your presence to outshine all the other German brands. Trailer it, drive it, push it in, we don’t care – we love the drivers, but bring a show car if you must.
•Michiana Chapter members receive food vouchers for lunch and drink, and raffle prizes including a $300.00 TireRack gift certificate. Non–members will also be included in the raffle.
July 10 - Autocross (see autocross page for details)
July 31 - Autocross (see autocross page for details)
Aug 28 - Autocross (see autocross page for details)
Sept 24 - It's club picnic time! Bring your family 11am-4pm on Sept 24th. We'll be grilling up picnic foods like brats and dogs for free, but please bring a side dish or dessert and drinks are on you. Come prepared to win prizes and we'll have kids’ games available too. We have reserved the pavilion Rawson’s King Mill County Park, 29815 King Rd, Leonidas, MI. Rawson's King Mill County Park
Map > https://maps.app.goo.gl/EL9XgBXRG6U3abKe6?g_st=ic
Oct 2 - Autocross (see autocross page for details)
October 22 - Fall color tour
Starting point is Sweetwater Dounut Mill Plainwell 554 W Allegan St, Plainwell, MI 49080 at 9:30 am - Tour starts at 10:00 sharp.
Cider mill run - approx 1.5 hours.
Then back to plainville for eats. Restaurant TBD. Members and nonmembers welcome , raffle prizes for all.
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Past 2021 Events
May 15th - Spring Dust Off
The Spring dust-off event this year will be on May 15th starting at 10am at Grand Rapids Motor Car. Lunch will be provided by GR motorcar. As usual, it will be a Barbeque lunch with all the fixings and we will hold a popular vote car show and give out prizes for the contestants. Each car will fill out a registration card with details about their car for display on the windshield. Grand Rapids motorcar is always happy to answer technical questions and hook up vehicles to run diagnostic codes if anyone is interested. Tom Kilmer, the owner of Grand Rapids Motorcar has graciously sponsored this event for the past 5 years barring 2020 because of you know what but he was thrilled to be able to host it again in 2021 and looks forward to seeing our group again. He has invited his friends who are BMW Enthusiasts to visit and some of them have joined our club. It’s a pretty relaxed event. Very social and this year it will be mostly outdoors.
May 9 - Mothers Day Autocross - Tire Rack
May 30 - Autocross - Tire Rack
June - Spring / Summer Tour
June 20 - Fathers day Autocross - Tire Rack
June 26 - Summer Driving Tour “To Hell (Michigan) and Back”
10 am: BMW of Okemos, Michigan
2777 Jolly Rd, Okemos, MI 48864
(Light snacks and coffee)
11:30am: Drive to Hell, Michigan
1pm: Pulled Pork bbq style buffet lunch* at Hell Hole Bar Under Tent. Social Tour little village of Hell, Michigan and grab some ice cream at screams. *Lunch included for members and $12 per non-member.
3pm: Either follow back to BMW of Okemos, Michigan, or depart at your leisure anytime after lunch. There will be complimentary raffle items for members and non-members.
July 10 - Deutschemarques – Car Show - See https://www.deutschemarquesag.com/2021/03/deutschemarques-returns-in-2021.html for more info
July 11 - Autocross - Tire Rack
August 1 - Autocross - Tire Rack
Sept 12 - Autocross - Tire Rack
October 3 - Autocross - Tire Rack
October - Fall Tour – Chapter to Chapter Charity Event
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PAST 2020 Events
**cancelled** June 14th - Autocross - Tire Rack
June 28th - Autocross - Tire Rack
June 30th - Board Meeting
July 5th - Autocross - Tire Rack
Juy 12th - Autocross - Tire Rack
July 13th - All European Car Show (prep)
July 18th - All European Car Show
July 27th - Board Meeting
August 2nd - Autocross - Tire Rack
August 23rd - Board Meeting
August 30th - Autocross - Tire Rack
September 13th - Autocross - Tire Rack
September 20th - Board Meeting
September 26th - Driving Event “East Meets West”
BMW Michiana Chapter Invites you to the East and Meets West Car Tour.
Beginning at 9:00 AM – Saturday September 26th, BMW enthusiast from all over Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio will be joining for a day of socializing and driving. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and show off your cars.
Beginning in South Bend Indiana, Brighton, Lansing, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Michigan, area coordinators will be gathering groups of cars for a pleasure filled ride towards our East meets West gathering point. This drive will take approximately 1.5 hours.
Upon arrival at Shorts Root Beer Stand – Coldwater, Michigan we will have a meet and greet opportunity with raffle prizes for both CCA members and non-chapter participants.
The drive-in diner is available for lunch – but pack your own is certainly an option. The Chapter will not be supplying lunch for this event.
After lunch – we will proceed on a short group run – returning to the Coldwater area for our return trips home.
Social Distancing Protocol will be in place – Please maintain a safe distance and where masks when appropriate.
Also, there may be an opportunity to stay late in Coldwater and hit the drive-in movie theatre. More on this later.
South Bend – Meijer
4522 Elkhart Rd Goshen Indiana 46526
Lansing – Star Bucks
609 N. Canal Rd Lansing MI 48917
Grand Rapids
TBD
Brighton
TBD
Kalamazoo
TBD
October 4th - Autocross - Tire Rack
October 12th - Board Meeting
October 24th - Fall Color Tour - Gilmore Car Museum - See Facebook EVENT DETAILS HERE!
Our Chapter will be joining the other German Car Marques at the Gilmore Car Museum - beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday the 24th. Members and Non - Members Welcome!
A $20.00 per car will be required for entrance to the grounds. This will include museum entrance for the driver and the first passenger! Additional passengers may access the museum for an additional $16 each.
For BMWCCA Michiana Members, the entry fee will get each participant a food voucher for use at either of the Gilmore restaurants as well as entry in our BMWCCA Michiana Chapter raffle.
After lunch - 1:00 PM we will exit the grounds for an optional Color Tour of the local area. This tour will be approximately (1) hour long - returning to the Gilmore for a season farewell.
More details to follow.
November One Last Run TBD
November 22nd - Board Meeting
December 20th - Board Meeting