Be part of The M fiftieth Anniversary Celebration @ BMW Efficiency Heart (New M2 on Show!)

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BMW Efficiency Heart and Final Driving Museum Current The M Anniversary Celebration

VIP reception on the BMW Zentrum and panel dialogue with BMW racing legends
Driving occasions on a closed course with professional instructors
Particular M Celebration show on the Final Driving Museum
Meet IMSA champion and BMW Motorsports icon Invoice Auberlen
All-new BMW M2 and first-ever BMW XM on public show for the primary time
Spartanburg, SC – October 6, 2022…BMW’s celebration of fifty Years of BMW M comes house to Spartanburg, South Carolina, with The M Anniversary Celebration: three days of very particular occasions on the BMW Zentrum, The Final Driving Museum, and the BMW Efficiency Heart. Reveals and shows celebrating 5 many years of BMW M, M monitor driving experiences with skilled instruction, charity rides in historic BMW M race automobiles, and BMW superstar visitors and audio system are lined as much as make the weekend one thing to recollect when the tire smoke clears.

Friday, October 14: The Final Driving Museum and BMW Zentrum. The weekend kicks off Friday, October 14, on the BMW CCA Basis – house of The Final Driving Museum. From 9:00 AM to three:00 PM ticket holders obtain admission to the museum’s “The Energy of M: Celebrating 50 Years” exhibit that includes over 25 autos spanning the historical past of BMW M together with the 1972 3.0 CSL Batmobile, the legendary 2012 M3 CRT, and the 2018 M8 GTE race automobile. Whereas there, guests can pre-purchase Jackie Jouret’s soft-cover exhibit guide and have it signed by the creator from 11:00-11:30 AM and 1:00-1:30 PM.

Visitors will check-in on the museum and gather a registration badge that can acquire them entry to a night occasion that includes cocktails and appetizers on the BMW Zentrum from 6:00-9:00 PM. The occasion will honor Jochen Neerpasch, BMW’s first Director of Motorsport and the creator of BMW M who, sadly, is unable to attend. Head of BMW Product Communications Tom Plucinsky will average a dialogue with Eddie Cheever, star of Neerpasch’s first BMW Junior Group driver growth program, and IMSA legend Invoice Auberlen. Door prizes embody a set of tires from Continental, driving experiences on the BMW Efficiency Heart, and memorabilia signed by Eddie Cheever and Invoice Auberlen.

Tickets for the VIP Reception price $195 per particular person. Data and registration out there right here.

Saturday, October 15: The BMW Efficiency CenterThe historical past of BMW M roars to life on Saturday, October 15, when the BMW Efficiency Heart opens its doorways for a full day of monitor experiences and shows. Visitors will get behind the wheel of BMW M’s newest merchandise for some monitor time with instruction by the Efficiency Heart’s professional drivers. Two 2-hour periods shall be supplied from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Uncommon and distinctive avenue and race automobiles spanning 5 many years of BMW Motorsport shall be on show all through the day, and guests may even buy a spot within the passenger’s seat of a basic BMW M race automobile for the trip of a lifetime, with the proceeds benefitting the BMW CCA Basis.

The all-new 2023 BMW M2 and the first-ever BMW XM will break cowl on the BMW Efficiency Heart through the day, marking the primary time followers within the US can see and listen to the 2 latest autos from BMW M within the mild of day.

A Bavarian Mittagessen (lunch!) of brats, pretzels, and beer shall be out there for buy from 12:00-2:00 PM. Invoice Auberlen and different BMW celebrities shall be there for questions, dialog, and photograph ops. The Final Driving Museum shall be open from 2:00-5:00 PM, the place Invoice shall be among the many featured visitor audio system.

Tickets for the driving occasion are $135 per particular person and embody the afternoon actions, or $35 for the afternoon occasions alone. Tickets and extra data can be found right here.

Sunday, October 16: Vehicles and Espresso with the BMW M ChapterThe weekend winds up on the BMW CCA headquarters with a Vehicles and Espresso automobile present hosted by the BMW M Chapter. The present is predicted to draw dozens of recent and basic M autos, plus a couple of very particular autos from BMWUSA Traditional Assortment. Additionally, for individuals who missed them on Saturday, the all-new 2023 BMW M2 and the first-ever BMW XM will even be on show within the BMW CCA headquarters storage.

The Vehicles and Espresso will run from 8:00-11:00 AM. Beginning at midday, the M Chapter will host an unique drive alongside a few of South Carolina’s greatest backroads.

Visitors wishing to go on the drive should register right here. Admission to the Vehicles and Espresso is free.

Unique Put up September 9, 2022

Be part of us to rejoice the fiftieth Anniversary of M!

Lots of I’m the BMW CCA M Chapter President, I wish to invite everybody to an incredible weekend that shall be filled with nice actions celebrating the fiftieth Anniversary of BMW M. The principle occasion shall be by our companions from the BMW Efficiency Heart.

Occasion particulars right here: https://bimmerlife.com/2022/09/07/yo…ry-celebration

Be part of an incredible weekend filled with actions in Celebration of fifty Years of M.

M Chapter President shall be main a Caravan from Florida to SC on Thursday October thirteenth. For those who’ll be touring from Florida or alongside that route be sure you verify our M Chapter Caravan.

Register for the Caravan right here: http://msreg.com/MChapterCaravan50thAnniversaryM

Friday October 14th: Basis Occasion

The BMW CCA Basis, house of The Final Driving Museum invitations you to hitch us for a night honoring the Legacy of M created by Jochen Neerpasch, the primary Director of M Motorsport, and Eddie Cheever, star of Neerpasch’s revolutionary BMW Junior Group marketing campaign. Wheelman Invoice Auberlen will even be a part of, with the night’s occasion moderated by Tom Plucinski, VP of BMW Product Communications. Hear tales on how the M model was developed, dropped at market, and the challenges they confronted in addition to the unbelievable automobiles that got here from their desires. Pre-purchase a tender cowl exhibit guide, “The Energy of M: Celebrating 50 Years” by Jackie Jouret together with your ticket to get it signed by Jackie Jouret. Restricted version, pre-signed copies of the onerous cowl guide can be found on the Reward Store.

For Basis occasion tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/m-anniv…s-400824355437

Saturday October fifteenth: Efficiency Heart Occasion

Be part of us for a celebration of M Energy. You’ll be able to expertise the most recent M fashions on our monitor with professional instructors guiding you thru exhilarating workouts. We’ll have professional BMW driver Invoice Auberlen in attendance, together with a uncommon alternative to buy rides in BMW Traditional Race Vehicles. There will even be a set of M autos and racecars on show, with autos doing exhibition laps on our monitor. Meals vehicles shall be open for on-site buy throughout our afternoon Pageant. Area is restricted, so be sure you guide your seat shortly for what guarantees to be a really M-ventful day.

For BMW Efficiency occasion tickets: https://www.bmwperformancecenter.com…n=MAnniversary

Sunday October sixteenth: M Chapter Occasion

Vehicles and Espresso at BMW CCA Headquarters 8am-11am

Come be a part of us at BMW CCA Headquarters for an M Chapter Vehicles and Espresso from 8am-11am. We can have many M automobiles on show together with some surprises from BMW NA and the BMW Efficiency Heart.

M Chapter – Carolinas Mountain Drive Occasion 12pm-4pm

After our Vehicles and Espresso we can have an M Chapter unique drive (registration required) via some superb again roads from 12-4pm.

Register right here for the M Chapter driving tour: http://msreg.com/MChapterMountainDrive