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2008 Glub season ends at Roebling RoadThe Tarheel Chapter hosted the BMW

CCA Club Racing season finale at RoeblingRoad Raceway near Savannah, Georgia, held

in conjunction with the Vintage Drivers ClubofAmerica (VDCA). Our VDCAhosts con-sistently put on a good show-and bring

some very interesting vintage machinery;this event has become a favorite among theSouth Atlantic Club racers with its relaxedatmosphere and close proximity to one of thesouth's great coastal cities. Most of the reg-ular participants ofthis event have their spe-cial places in Savannah to enjoy a good mealwith friends. Non-racing spouses also findlots to do with shopping and siteseeing avail-able close by. And the weather tends to bepretty good in December.

The race weekend commenced on Fridaywith four practice sessions for the 37 BMWCCA Club racers. Saturday was a full day,including two morning practice sessions withquali$ring and the sixff-minute endurance racein the aftemoon. Sunday included a morningqualifying session and an early-aftemoon sprintrace. With several regional and national cham-pionships still up for grabs, the racing was sureto be intense and exciting.

Thirty cars took the green flag for Satur-day's enduro. The race was incident-free,

avoiding any dreaded full-courseyellow MikeAkard (D-M E30 318is) was on the pole andtook the early lead, but dropped out on lap

eleven with abroken clutch, handing the lead

to Chris Lewis (C-M E46 M3). Lewis relin-quished that lead only momentarily during hispit stop when his co-driver, James Clay-yes,thatJamesClay !-took overto finish the win.Nathaniel and Gerry Sparks finished secondoverall and first in D-Modified in their E36325i. RickMaxson (E30 M3) came home thirdoverall, taking the Super-Modified victory,followedby Michael Dayton and Batry Battle,

who won the I-Prepared class in theirE36 M3.

Brendan Digel and Michael Skeen wonthe B-Modified class in Digel's M535i.

In the J-Prepared battle, Daniel Parker(E36 325is) had qualified on the class pole

and took the early class lead with DavidBradyhouse (E30 M3) in hot pursuit . As

David put it, "Daniel had the early lead and

was setting a quick pace. After the pit stops

I found him again and was able to close thegap, but when I saw him pit a second time Iknow something was wrong." It tumed out to

be a driveline problem that caused Parker'searly exit from the race. RichAbraham andMike Hinkley teamed up to take the K-Pre-pared crown in an E30 325is, Tom Tice took

ClassPos. Pos. Drivel

l,4ike AkardJim Robinson

E30 318ls 0114.4E46 M3 01 15.7E36 325i 0117.5E36 t\,13 0118.1E36 M3 01 J7.9€36 325 01 17.9E36 l\r13 01 JB.gE12 IM535i 01 19.5E36 l\il3 01:20.3E30 N/3 4120.7E36 lvl3 A1:21.2E36 325i 01:22.4E30 lV3 01:23.6E30 325is 01:234E30 325is 01:24.0E30 [/3 01:237E36 3251s 01:23.7E30 M3 01.24.1E30 325is 01:23.1E36 t\rt3 01.26.2E36 325is 01:27.4E30 325is 01:275E30 325is 01:24.1E30 325i 01;29.0E30 t\il3 01 17.1

a Big Six under the hood-is a factor wher-

ever he races it. Mike describes his 2.8-liter

engine as "a de-stroked Euro S50B30 shottblock mated to an S50B32 dual-VANOScylinder head and intake system." Akard,

with eight class wins, edged out E36 325i

Greg Shaffer of the South Atlantic region,who won his class seven times.

J-PffEPARED, the largest class in 2007 with

63 participants, attracted 58 racers in 2008.

Cl\4 Chris L€wis/Jmes Clay E46 M3DtV Nalhanial/Gerry Sparks E36 3251St\,l Rick MffioniJames Ca\/ E30 M3tP Niticfra€lDaybn/BarryBdflle E36|\l3lP Brad l\.4cb,4y E36 [,'13lP EricWonq/James fi,4uskopl E36 [,43Dlrl Lou N,4endola E36 325Bl\l Brendan Digel/N,4 Skeen E12 lv535ilP David Bamn E36 [il3

iF Bf;[],%1',Xi3l,;' E33y,15, ffifiY,'j','{,n r** E33M3SIV Gerald l\,4u|!aney E36 N/3KP fiich Abraham/N4ike Hinkley E30 325isJP Dennis Pjppy E30 [/3JP Cadton l\.4idJ€tte E30 [/3

Best Lap01 I 3.501r6.20116.101t7.901t8.001J8.001:17.401 J8.101:20.50119.901:21.701:22201.20Aa120A01t22.501:23.401:23.401;23.501i23.501:24.301i23.901 23.801122.801:25.901:26.64t27.301 130.101 19.501:14.401:31.1

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lP Alan DavisKP Robert PattonSp E36 Thomas TlceSpE36 ChiswadleKP Eric Nissen

E30 l\43E30 325isE36 325isE36 325E30 325is

DIV Bilt Jack Elhrjdse E30 325islS Stfle Slubbs E36 [,43Sp E36 Les Davis E36 325isDlVl Apdl Cuiris/Paul Tillery E30 325isKP Natalie/John Blad( E30 325ilP Danie Parker

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1 DN,4 Mike Akard1 CIV Chris Lewis2 Dl\l Lou l\,4endola1 lP Eric Wong2lP Brad Nldarty3 Dl\,4 GerrySparks3 lP l\,4ichael Dar4on1 Bl\il Jim Robinson4 lP Tom l\le ton1 JP David Bradyho$e5 lP David Bacon2 JP Shane Kleinpeter3 JP Caiton l,4jdyetle1 KP Eric Nisen4 D[/ Robed Patton4 JP Dennis Plppy1 Sp E36 Thomas Tim6 lP Alan Davis2f.P Rich Abraham1 lS Sleve Stubbs2 Sp E36 Les Davs5 DlVl Apil Clrtis6 DlVl Bily Jack Eihridge3 KP John BlackSlV Rick I\,4ilsor

so how did Anderson win the title? Well, onlythe best eight finishes count, and some races

count more than others, as 1507o points are

awarded for feature races, and the size ofthe

field makes a difference as well. As such, it'snot just winning that determines the title; it'swinning the right races.

D-M0D|F|ED, the second-largest class, with

59 racers, went to Mike Akard of the SouthCentral region. Akard's red E30 3i8is-witb

Club Racing crowns national championsThe Tire Rack BMW CCA Club Racing

program closed out its 2008 season in mid-

December and began to tally the points;

national and regional championships were

announced in January. Over the course of theyear, the series ran 77 races at 32 eventsacross the US and in Canada. A total of 328racers competed in the series in 2008, com-pared to 324 in 200'7 , so the series held theline in terms of participants despite economicdowntums.

The twelve national championships arelisted here, starting with the largest class(I-Prepared); check out www.bmwcca-clubracing.com for the regional titles.

FPREPARED, with 78 competitors, was farand away the largest class in the series. Thenational title went to VernAnderson of the

South Central region, who won his class ninetimes in his E36 M3. The runner-up wasPacific region racer Dave Lang, also in anE36 M3. Lang scored thirteen class wins-

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