November | December 2022 Magazine of the National Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America Cover: James Chew's 2020 BMW M240i with the Iwo Jima Memorial in the background. James is a prolific contributor to dB and is featured in the NCC Volunteer Spotlight article on page 22. Photo by James Chew. VOLUME 52 | NUMBER 6 President's Message The Steering Column Calendar of Events Coming Events New Members List * A D V E R T I S E R S Allen Automotive BMW of Silver Spring D&V Autobody Fairfax Service Center Hagerty Insurance J&F Motors, Ltd. London Auto Services, Ltd. Master-Tech 40 C4 31 40 5 31 31 31 Matt Curry's Craftsman Auto Care 3 OG Racing Passport BMW Radial Tire Reflections Auto Salon Road Race Technologies Sigy's Service Center Tier Car Care 17 C3 C2 31 17 40 31 32 The 2022 MINI Cooper S: Timelessly Hip BY JAMES CHEW 26 35 The 2022 BMW 430i Gran Coupe: Maybe This Time I'm Right BY JAMES CHEW 32 10 22 NCC Volunteer Spotlight: James Chew BY JACK RAYMOND 18 26 Team Danger and the 24-Hour ChampCar Enduro BY JACK RAYMOND 18 50 Years of BMW M BY SAMULI SALMINEN 2 3 4 4 39 6 NCC's Summer HPDE - Tech, Torque, and Traction BY DARREN ANDRE 6 10 The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR BY STEVE TENNEY