/*! elementor – v3.6.5 – 27-04-2022 */
.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}

The President’s Page May 2022

/*! elementor – v3.6.5 – 27-04-2022 */
.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}

BMW Car Club of America – E31 Chapter— The Voice of E31 Owners —
May 2022 President’s Update- by Henry Christoff

Greetings Everyone!

Surfing the internet recently, I stumbled upon the Koala Motorsport website- Koala is located in Ohio. Actually, I had
forgotten about them. Many moons ago (about 2001) when I had my E24, I received some helpful information from
them and made a parts purchase. Today I noticed that Koala have a stash of “new – old stock” 1991 BMW 850i
Owner’s Handbooks – super rare these days. Need one or a replacement? Check out the link  (http://www.bmw-stuff.com/proddetail.asp?prod=01479782609)

Coming Events:

The Vintage – May 19-21 2022 Ashville/Hot Springs, North Carolina.

Always a fantastic East Coast event for vintage BMWs – pre-war through E30, E31, E32, E34 and Z1.

For info and registration: https://www.atthevintage.com/the-vintage-2022-is-on/

BC8s E31 WrenchFest – Sunday May 15th 10am – 4pm. Vancouver BC Canada

Hosted by E31 Guru Tom “Wuffer” Carter. Come to work on your E31,  help someone work on theirs or just socialize. For details visit the BC8s Website or contact wuffer (@)telus (dot)net

On Sunday, May 15 , 10AM to 4PM –

I will personally attend the BC8s E31 WrenchFest in Vancouver, British Columbia. The BC8s hosted WrenchFests have become legend in the Pacific Northwest.

No prior registration is necessary to attend. Now that entry restrictions into Canada for fully vaccinated travelers have been relaxed. No pre-arrival negative Covid test required.

Note: The Canadian ArriveCan form

Consider attending if you are in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. or Western Canada. All U.S. visitors will be required to complete the Canadian ArriveCan form or download the app from either the Apple AppStore or Google Play and fill out on your phone prior to your arrival at the Canadian border.

Do visit the Canadian Public Health Services website to review the latest requirements ( https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html )

Ahead of It’s Time – The BMW M8 Prototype

The first BMW M8 caused a sensation when it launched a new era of high performance M automobiles in 2019. What is less well known is that around 30 years ago, a model was already in development that bore the same name.

In the early 1990s, BMW’s engineers created an M8 prototype based on the then E31 8 Series Coupé – all top secret, of course. However, the very first M8 remained under wraps for almost two decades, and it wasn’t until 2010 that this superlative sports car was finally revealed. Its fate never brought it to the streets as a production model, but the unique prototype would certainly have made waves around the globe had it been released. Here is its fascinating story.

(more)

(ed. note: Portions of the original article and images have been reprinted here with premission. Please click the link to read it in its entirety on the bmw-m.com web site)

E31 Chapter Motor T-Shirts

Have you picked up yours yet? Hurry limited quantities remain!

There are currently short and long sleeve versions but LIMITED SIZES remain! Find them at the E31 Chapter Store  (https://bmwccae31.qbstores.com/c/logo/sgid/150275/filters/0)

Chapter INFO:

Annually, all BMW CCA Chapters are required to complete a Chapter Admin Form. This form, which is due in March, is usually completed by the Chapter President. By the Federal tax deadline, our Treasurer completes the E31 Chapter annual Federal Tax forms for Non-Profit Organizations and other accounting documentation requested by the BMW CCA National Office.

COMING SOON:

New E31 Chapter swag- We’ll have more information about his shortly!

Newsletter Editor Position Still Open!

The Chapter is still looking for a person to fill the E31 Chapter Newsletter
Editor/Publisher position. Please consider giving back to the E31 community by applying for this position. If you have
an interest, please reach out to me directly. Thanks! pres@bmwccaE31.com

/*! elementor – v3.6.5 – 27-04-2022 */
.elementor-widget-divider{–divider-border-style:none;–divider-border-width:1px;–divider-color:#2c2c2c;–divider-icon-size:20px;–divider-element-spacing:10px;–divider-pattern-height:24px;–divider-pattern-size:20px;–divider-pattern-url:none;–divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 var(–divider-element-spacing);-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-icon{font-size:var(–divider-icon-size)}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider-separator{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:0;direction:ltr}.elementor-widget-divider–view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider–view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator{-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.elementor-widget-divider–view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider–view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider–view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider–view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:before{display:block;content:””;border-bottom:0;-webkit-box-flex:1;-ms-flex-positive:1;flex-grow:1;border-top:var(–divider-border-width) var(–divider-border-style) var(–divider-color)}.elementor-widget-divider–element-align-left .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:first-of-type{-webkit-box-flex:0;-ms-flex-positive:0;flex-grow:0;-ms-flex-negative:100;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider–element-align-left .elementor-divider-separator:before{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider–element-align-left .elementor-divider__element{margin-left:0}.elementor-widget-divider–element-align-right .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:last-of-type{-webkit-box-flex:0;-ms-flex-positive:0;flex-grow:0;-ms-flex-negative:100;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider–element-align-right .elementor-divider-separator:after{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider–element-align-right .elementor-divider__element{margin-right:0}.elementor-widget-divider:not(.elementor-widget-divider–view-line_text):not(.elementor-widget-divider–view-line_icon) .elementor-divider-separator{border-top:var(–divider-border-width) var(–divider-border-style) var(–divider-color)}.elementor-widget-divider–separator-type-pattern{–divider-border-style:none}.elementor-widget-divider–separator-type-pattern.elementor-widget-divider–view-line .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider–separator-type-pattern:not(.elementor-widget-divider–view-line) .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider–separator-type-pattern:not(.elementor-widget-divider–view-line) .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider–separator-type-pattern:not([class*=elementor-widget-divider–view]) .elementor-divider-separator{width:100%;min-height:var(–divider-pattern-height);-webkit-mask-size:var(–divider-pattern-size) 100%;mask-size:var(–divider-pattern-size) 100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:var(–divider-pattern-repeat);mask-repeat:var(–divider-pattern-repeat);background-color:var(–divider-color);-webkit-mask-image:var(–divider-pattern-url);mask-image:var(–divider-pattern-url)}.elementor-widget-divider–no-spacing{–divider-pattern-size:auto}.elementor-widget-divider–bg-round{–divider-pattern-repeat:round}.rtl .elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}E31 Chapter: “The cars bring us together, but it’s the community of people that make E31 ownership
enjoyable!”

Until next month

– Henry Christoff-pres(@)bmwccaE31(dot)com;
E31 Chapter Website: https://www.bmwccae31.com/