November | December 2021 Magazine of the National Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America Cover: Lothar Schuettler brought a collection of his red cars to the 2021 NCC Annual Meeting and Picnic. Read the article by Mike Bevels on page 18. Photo by Mike Bevels. VOLUME 51 | NUMBER 6 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE THE STEERING COLUMN CALENDAR OF EVENTS COMING EVENTS NEW MEMBERS LIST * 8 A D V E R T I S E R S Allen Automotive BMW of Silver Spring 29 C4 BMW of Towson/Bel Air/Rockville C3 Carriage House Automotive D&V Autobody 6 Fairfax Service Center GeorgeCo Motorsports Hagerty Insurance J&F Motors, Ltd. London Auto Services, Ltd. Master-Tech 35 17 35 3 29 29 6 Matt Curry's Craftsman Auto Care 6 OG Racing Passport BMW Radial Tire Reflections Auto Salon Road Race Technologies Sigy's Service Center Tier Car Care 28 36 C2 2 28 29 29 24 18 10 NCC Sponsor Spotlight: Sigy's Service Center BY MIKE BEVELS 13 NCC Volunteer Spotlight: My NCC Story BY WOODY HAIR 16 A Consequence of Owning a BMW BY JAMES CHEW 18 The 2021 NCC Annual Meeting and Picnic: Change Is Good BY MIKE BEVELS 24 ///MClub Day Visits: Indy Motor Speedway BY JACQUES RAYMOND 30 Mike and Mandy Cole: Have ZHPs, Will Travel BY MIKE BEVELS 32 32 Garage Getaways: Highlights from NCC's Virtual Garage Event BY TODD M. BACASTOW 2 3 4 4 35 7 5 Matt Curry's Craftsman Auto Care BMW CCA Outstanding BMW Supporter: Independent Business BY GORDON KIMPEL 7 2021 Deutsche Marque Concours d'Élégance BY JOHN MCWILLIAMS 8 National Capital Chapter Creamery Tour BY ROBERT HOPKINS