bimmerfest 2006

longtran · 01-30-2006, 11:49 AM

i was wondering if anyone is going to bimmerfest 2006? more info here. http://www.bimmerfest.com/events/2006SB/2006sb.php

vladinecko · 01-30-2006, 12:24 PM

yeah, if it wasn't for the fact it's west coast only...

lux.sh · 01-30-2006, 12:44 PM

I don't want to drive 20 hours. I wish I was living in cali. all the good shit in west coast happens in cali. WA/OR sucks.

shragon · 01-30-2006, 12:55 PM

been going since 2002, so i'm going.

stressdoc · 01-30-2006, 01:25 PM

Count your lucky stars: "WA/OR sucks" ??? Try driving in Los Angeles. WA/OR has all the great stuff: the gorge for windsurfing, cascades for skiing, awesome roads for bimmering, ...

BMW F22 · 01-30-2006, 01:36 PM

Is there a fee you gotta pay like for the BMWCCA?? Cus Im interested in going.

longtran · 01-30-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lux.sh

I don't want to drive 20 hours. I wish I was living in cali. all the good shit in west coast happens in cali. WA/OR sucks.

20 hours??? dean325i came from seattle and he said it only took him 14 hours to los angeles. this is in santa barbra so that should be about 10-12 hours drive. not bad. its a big event. theres even people from calgary canada coming. where ever that is at. hope you can make it.

longtran · 01-30-2006, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWE90

Is there a fee you gotta pay like for the BMWCCA?? Cus Im interested in going.

its free i think. but you have to register.

longtran · 01-30-2006, 02:01 PM

bimmerfest 2005 was in eurotuner. check it out here. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=100520

Fenianz · 01-30-2006, 02:27 PM

I'm planning on going this year.

shragon · 01-30-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWE90

Is there a fee you gotta pay like for the BMWCCA?? Cus Im interested in going.

it's been free in the past years.

ben1364 · 01-30-2006, 05:31 PM

Any detailed info. regarding Bimmerfest? It appears to be run by Bimmer magazine. I am curious about how it compares to the BMW (*******CCA Oktoberfest as regards events, tech. sessions, vendors, etc.

shragon · 01-30-2006, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ben1364

Any detailed info. regarding Bimmerfest? It appears to be run by Bimmer magazine. I am curious about how it compares to the BMW (*******CCA Oktoberfest as regards events, tech. sessions, vendors, etc.

it's not by bimmer magazine. it was founded by jon shafer years ago, when he still worked at cutter motors in santa barbara (now bmw of santa barbara).

www.bimmerfest.com

HPF Chris · 01-30-2006, 05:46 PM

I'll definitely try to make it with my turbo'd E90 330i. Where is the sign up.

Chris.

shragon · 01-30-2006, 05:49 PM

word as of 1/26/06, "online registration to open shortly."

lux.sh · 01-30-2006, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by longtran

20 hours??? dean325i came from seattle and he said it only took him 14 hours to los angeles. this is in santa barbra so that should be about 10-12 hours drive. not bad. its a big event. theres even people from calgary canada coming. where ever that is at. hope you can make it.

14 hours from seattle????????????????
sounds like non-stop 130mph autobahn time.

It took about 16 hours from portland to LA(korean town).
Thats accounting all the breaks, and reasonable speeding.

I'll see what I can do. but with university courses getting real serious these days, I probably won't have enough time.

Make sure to post some pics though!!!!!!!

ben1364 · 01-30-2006, 06:23 PM

It's difficult (maybe it is just me) to determine what Bimmerfest offerws from the web site. Is it simply a gathering? Anything else? Tech sessions? Track sessions? Seminars? Etc.?

longtran · 01-31-2006, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben1364

It's difficult (maybe it is just me) to determine what Bimmerfest offerws from the web site. Is it simply a gathering? Anything else? Tech sessions? Track sessions? Seminars? Etc.?

i am not sure myself but it looks like a lot of fun. i think there are contests too. so maybe kind of like a bmw car show?

shragon · 01-31-2006, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lux.sh

14 hours from seattle????????????????
sounds like non-stop 130mph autobahn time.

It took about 16 hours from portland to LA(korean town).
Thats accounting all the breaks, and reasonable speeding.

I'll see what I can do. but with university courses getting real serious these days, I probably won't have enough time.

Make sure to post some pics though!!!!!!!

there's a bmw group that comes down from washington and oregon every year. they hook up with the sf bay area bmw crew, and then head down to santa barbara together.

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Originally Posted by ben1364

It's difficult (maybe it is just me) to determine what Bimmerfest offerws from the web site. Is it simply a gathering? Anything else? Tech sessions? Track sessions? Seminars? Etc.?

it started off as just a small gathering of enthusiasts. it keeps growing every year. in the past, they've had it at the santa barabara dealership, but in the past couple of years, they've out grown it. this year they're having it at earl warren showgrounds to accomidate everybody. tech sessions? not really. i have seen a couple simple how-to demo's, but that's about it. track sessions, no. no track. lunch is usually free. and at the end, there's the road rally, where they have a set course through some hilly backroads, and everybody goes on it. it's basically a huge line of bimmers. no racing of course, and the chp does keep a close eye on what's going on. but it's basically just a big meet, for enthusiasts to show what they got and hang out with each other. before the road rally they also have a raffle of donated prizes though a lot of different companies, and the proceeds of the ticket sales always goes to a charity. at that time they also announce the winner of the battle of the bimmers, which is kinda car show like.

ksfrogman · 01-31-2006, 12:05 PM

Sounds like fun!

shragon · 01-31-2006, 12:11 PM

here's just a few pics i took last year...

you can find more pics that others took here: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=129346

longtran · 01-31-2006, 04:10 PM

nice photo.......

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