On April 15, the Iowa Chapter of BMW CCA and the Iowa Zoomin’ Z’s will co-host a fun spring drive.
The East group will meet at 9:15 at Fleet Farm Store in Cedar Rapids (4650 Cross Point Blvd NE), have a short drivers meeting and hit the road at 9:45 for a 2 hour drive on the back roads of eastern Iowa, meeting the West group for lunch at Legends American Grill in Marshalltown (2902 South Center St). Following lunch, we will take another scenic 2-hour drive back to Cedar Rapids.
The West group will meet at 9:00 at BMW of Des Moines (9631 Hickman Rd, Urbandale) to start an adventurous drive to our lunch rendezvous with the East group in Marshalltown. The round-trip drive will take roads most of us have never been on.
The East group is led by Warren Byerly (319-360-7567, warrenbyerly1@gmail.com) and the West group by Chip Nelson (515-822-1627, info@LetsPackage.com). Be sure to sign up today for the drive with either sponsoring group.
You can make the check-in process a bit easier on event day too – complete your liability waivers ahead of time at https://ews.bmwcca.org/sign/01gt7mnve9dqgwbe86vsgryj93. This is an online system that BMW CCA provides for chapter use. It will have both adult and minor waivers.
Our chapter, jointly with the Des Moines Valley Region of the SCCA, will be putting on a Tire Rack Street Survival® school at the Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Campus on Sunday, April 30th. Our thanks go out to BMW of Des Moines as the primary local sponsor for this event.
Additionally, McGill Junge Wealth Management, located in Clive has made a multi-year sponsorship commitment to our program. Our thanks go out to Sara Flynn and the rest of the McGill Junge team for their support!
Should you not be familiar with the program, the Tire Rack Street Survival® teen safe driving program is open to drivers ages 15-21 and is presented by the SCCA Foundation and BMW CCA Foundation charitable organizations. The Tire Rack Street Survival® school is designed to go beyond today’s required driver’s education minimums and give teens across the U.S. the tools and hands-on experience to become safer, smarter drivers. Schools are designed to give each student trained, qualified in-car driving instruction as well as classroom experience.
For more information or to register visit www.streetsurvival.org or contact Tara Box-Walker at StreetSurvival@dmvrscca.org for more information. Space is limited. Registration deadline is April 28.
Volunteering at these events is highly rewarding—you get to see the students become more and more enthusiastic about the experience throughout the day. If you are interested in volunteering, please use motorsportreg.com to register for the event at Student Registration Link.
Location: Des Moines Area Community College, Location: 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny, IA 50023
Street Survival is a community service effort, aimed at teaching teen drivers much more about car control than they ever had the opportunity to see in Drivers’ Education.
Our volunteers serve as in-car instructors, course workers, and other event staff. Please come on out and give us a hand in helping teens to be better drivers! The life you save may be one of theirs – or yours. Volunteer Registration Link
Meet us at BMW of Des Moines at 10:30 am for a presentation of a BMW CCA award to the dealership for outstanding service to our Chapter. After the presentation we will head over to the car show meeting at the DMACC Lots L, J, or N depending on available space. We plan to get to DMACC at around 11:30 am. We will shuttle over to the event from there.
The Albaugh Classic Car Show presented by Karl Chevrolet will showcase the collections of Dennis Albaugh and Carl Moyer, both longtime friends and collectors of Chevrolet vehicles, including originals and custom modified vehicles dating back to the early 1900s.
On July 23, not only will select vehicles from each collection be on location in The District’s Town Square Park, but the event will be a serious car show, with hundreds of participants invited to showcase their vehicles to the public and competing for best in category awards. The event is free admission to the public. Join us!
Shuttle and Parking Info:
Free parking will be available at the DMACC Ankeny campus with a shuttle running to and from DMACC and The District. Lots L, J, and N will be available for festival parking and will be marked with yard signs
The IMSA WeatherTech® SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge takes over Road America’s four mile circuit for what will be one of the most incredible weekends of sports car racing in the world. Fans will get to see the IMSA Michelin Pilot challenge race on Saturday, August 6 with the WeatherTech® SportsCar Championship race on Sunday, August 7, plus races from the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA each day. Fan activities include an open grid, autographs, tech talks, fan forums, and the Badger Bimmer Car Corral.
This is a BMW CCA Regional Event sponsored by Badger Bimmers. To purchase tickets visit: https://www.roadamerica.com/buy-tickets/continental-tire-road-race-showcase.html
To register for the Badger Bimmer Car Corral visit: https://badgerbimmers.org/event/imsa-weathertech-sportscar-championship-and-imsa-michelin-pilot-challenge-car-corral/
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