N C C V O L U N T E E R S P O T L I G H T (Above) Race start at United Karting. Photo by Steve Tenney. tors. Competing with the same people regularly brings about a relationship. Racing on Sunday afternoons, followed by a few beverages and dinner creates special friendships. I raced so hard on Sundays that I had muscle soreness in my arms to start the week. We had many people who hardly ever missed an event and we had a schedule that had us racing almost every other Sunday so as to complete the ten dates before the spring outdoor events started. The camaraderie was and still remains special. dB: What changes would you like to see in Karting or in the chapter as a whole? (Below) My 1977 E21 320i. Photo by Steve Tenney. Steve: The Karting program has gone through a down period while the karting tracks went out of business and began to return. With United Karting we have a fully professional operation to support competitive racing. The only limitation is the change in seasons since the track is outdoors. I think the future is bright for the return of karting to the chapter and the exciting plans United has for the future. We are always interested in having ladies come out to race. We've had some regulars from time to time and we hope more ladies will try out our program. Anne Saul always made sure to remind us that we had been beaten by a girl. dB: How would newcomers become involved? Steve: No experience is required. We all have to start somewhere so we are more than happy to instruct or coach anyone new to karting. We conducted a Karting School in the past and maybe we should do it again. With a business like United Karting working with us, I suspect they would also be happy to help. dB: Tell us a little about your current (or previous) cars. Steve: My first BMW was a 1972 2002 that I bought new from what was then Manhattan Auto. For some years I owned the 1967 1600-2 while I gradually rebuilt it and eventually put Alpina fender flares on it. In 1977 I purchased a March I April 15https://www.nccbmwcca.org/driving-events/karting/ https://www.unitedkarting.com/