St. Louis BMW Club

2025 The Annual Illini Chapter BMW CCA ///M MADNESS
2025-06-07 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Chicago) | Newbold BMW, 1283 Central Park Dr, O'Fallon, IL 62269, O'Fallon, IL, 62269, United States
The Annual Illini Chapter BMW CCA
///M MADNESS
11 am Saturday, June 7, 2025
Charlie’s at Sunset Cove
East Peoria, Illinois
St Louis Area members:
Plan on meeting at Collinsville Convention Center between 7 and 7:30, leaving at 8:00 AM to caravan up there. We will have something such as donuts and coffee prior to departure.
More information about the M Madness
Our annual gathering of BMW owners from across the Midwest is coming soon! Come celebrate the most powerful letter in the alphabet…M, the distinctive cars old and new from the Motorsports Division of BMW.
Charlies at Sunset Cove is our location this year. They have reserved a grassy promontory on their cove along Upper Peoria Lake of the Illinois River for our ///Magnificent ///Motorsport ///Machines. Come catch up with friends and enjoy the beach party atmosphere of Charlie’s attractive indoor and outdoor dining areas, great food and specialty drinks. For a preview, here is a link.
Which BMW can you bring? A collector classic, a modified late model, or the latest from the factory? Let’s see them all. Don’t drive an M? Hey, come in your favorite BMW and we’ll have a good time.
More details to come.
Dunlap, IL., Illinois
No fee to attend…no RSVPs.
Just bring your
Ultimate Driving Machine!

June 2025 Chapter Meeting
2025-06-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
June 2025 Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Club Monthly Social Meeting at Maggie Obrien’s
Guest Speaker: TBD

2025 Picnic and Concourse Event
2025-05-10 09:30 - 14:00 | Broemmelsiek Park, 1795 Hwy Dd, Defiance, MO, 63341, United States
Annual Jack Brimmer Concours and Picnic.
RESCHEDULED TO MAY 10th 2025 – Please RSVP using the form below.
The Annual Club Picnic and Concourse at Broemmelsiek Park off
Highway DD in Defiance, MO. Click here for map. The event time is 9:30 AM to 2 PM.
FOOD: Provided by Sugarfire Smokehouse
The Concourse will have several categories below and include great prizes for the winning cars. The categories
include:
 Iconic <2001 model year or less
 Modern >2001
 People’s Choice
 Car I Would Like to Drive Home
 Diamond in the Rough
 Best in Show
Join other Club members and their family for this fun event at a beautiful venue with the Fall colors in full display.
Online Form – Picnic Club registration
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May 2025 Chapter Meeting
2025-05-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
May 2025 Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Club Monthly Social Meeting at Maggie Obrien’s
Guest Speaker: TBD

Tire Rack Street Survival April 2025
2025-04-12 07:00 - 16:00 | Family Arena, 2002 Arena Pkwy, St Charles, MO, 63303, United States
April 2025 Street Survival School

7:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Pkwy, St Charles, MO 63303, USA

Join us for the first Tire Rack Street Survival School of 2025 at Family Arena! These one day schools are both informative and fun as they teach young drivers advanced driving skills and car control to avoid accidents.
Registration is now open! More information on the school, and registration can be found here:
https://streetsurvival.org/
Coaches and Volunteers are also needed.
If you want to volunteer or coach, please contact chairstreetsurvival@stlscca.org.

April 2025 Chapter Meeting
2025-04-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
April 2025 Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Club Monthly Social Meeting at Maggie Obrien’s
Guest Speaker: TBD

March 2025 Quarterly Leadership Meeting
2025-03-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
Leadership Quarterly Meeting
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – 6:30 pm
at Maggie Obrien’s

March 2025 Chapter Meeting
2025-03-04 18:30 - 20:00 | BMW of West St. Louis, 14417 Manchester Road, Manchester, MO, 63011, United States
We are thrilled to have Craig Suntrup host our March Members meeting at BMW of West St. Louis (a.k.a. West Country BMW). He and his management team will discuss the current and future state of the BMW brand.
Food and drinks will be provided.

February 4th 2025
2025-02-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
Tuesday, 2/4/2024 Monthly Social Meeting
For our monthly club meeting on Feb 4, 2025, Jim Schafers, Club Treasurer, will share his experience at the IMSA race held in September of this year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. The event included a BMW Corral co-hosted by the Buckeye and Hoosier chapters in our region at the facility used to host BMW Performance Center events held on the same course.
Details:
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Time: 6:15 PM
Location: Maggie O’Brien’s in Sunset Hills, MO

Annual Planning Meeting Saturday Jan 18, 2025 - New Date
2025-01-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Marsh McLennan Agency, 825 Maryville Centre Drive, Suite 200, Chesterfield, 63017
As we did in 2024, we are having an annual planning session Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 9:00 am. The Club will provide coffee and bagels.

This is a working meeting for Club members to provide input on the activities that the club organizes, hosts and sponsors this year. The club is well funded by member dues, and intends to build an activity calendar of events that are interesting to our members to publish on our chapter website, Facebook page and e-blasts. All members are invited and encouraged to attend. Please block your calendar and bring us your ideas, suggestions, recommendations, and criticisms. We would also appreciate members who are able to help lead or assist planning an event.

Thanks to Duke Niedringhaus for providing the venue. The meeting will be in a conference room at his office which is located off I64 between Mason and 141 on Maryville Center Drive. The office address is:

Marsh McLennan Agency
825 Maryville Centre Drive, Suite 200
Chesterfield, MO 63017

Please provide your RSVP to Jim Schafers (schafers@stlbmwcca.org) so we can estimate food and beverages.

January 2025 - Cancelled - Due to Snow
2025-01-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
This meeting has been Cancelled – Due to Snow
Tuesday, 1/7/2024 Monthly Social Meeting
For our monthly club meeting on January 7, 2025, Jim Schafers, Club Treasurer, will share his experience at the IMSA race held in September of this year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. The event included a BMW Corral co-hosted by the Buckeye and Hoosier chapters in our region at the facility used to host BMW Performance Center events held on the same course.
Details:
Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Time: 6:15 PM
Location: Maggie O’Brien’s in Sunset Hills, MO

Dec 2024 Club Holiday Social
2024-12-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63143, United States
We have a reservation at Schlafly Bottleworks on Manchester in Maplewood for 6:30, Tuesday December 3rd. This will take the place of a regular meeting and will be a Holiday Social. The club will spring for appetizers, and everyone will be on the hook for their drinks.
Significant others are welcome and encouraged to attend!
The event details:
Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: 7260 Southwest Ave, Maplewood, MO 63143
Reservations not required

Cooper Autoworks - Postponed to later date
2024-11-16 10:00 - 12:30 | 3732 Wanda Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025, 3732 Wanda Rd, Edwardsville, IL, 62025, United States
POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE!

We are very pleased to announce that the Club will hold a weekend meeting at the office of Cooper Autoworks on Saturday, November 16,2024 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. The address is 3732 Wanda Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025.
Cooper Autoworks is run by Calvin Cooper and Kelsey Stephans who have been members of the Club and longtime supporters of the Club. The Club has also been a sponsor of the one of their off-road BMW rally cars over the years. They are one of the leading independent BMW shops in metro East. They will discuss the history of their business and provide information regarding typical BMW repairs and maintenance. They will also discuss their exploits in the off-road racing world with their two specially prepared off-road BMW’s. For those who read the weekly Bimmerlife emails Kelsey has become a bit of a rock star in off-roading.
Sandwiches and soft beverages will be provided by the Club.

To get a tentative headcount for the food purchase, please send a quick RSVP to Ernie Peters at ernpeters@aol.com by November 14.

November 2024 - Monthly Social Meeting
2024-11-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
Thursday, 11/7/24 Monthly Social Meeting
For our Club meeting on November 7 at Maggie Obrien’s in Sunset Hills
CHANGE IN PLANS FOR ST. LOUIS BMW CAR CLUB
Due to the fact that the November monthly meeting would normally take place on the first Tuesday of the month, that happens to be Election Day, we will be moving the date for the next meeting to Thursday, November 7, 2024.
We will be meeting at Maggie O’ Brien’s in the party room that is to the left side of the restaurant at 3828 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Sunset Hills, MO 63127. We usually start off with drinks and dinner at 6:00 and then at 6:30 we will hear from guest speakers.
For the November meeting, we will have three guest speakers. The first speaker will be Nick Book, the owner of A&G Auto Spa. Nick will talk about one or more of the following topics:
Recommended products to wash your BMW
Logical sequence when detailing and washing your BMW
Once your BMW has been washed and detailed, what can be done for paint protection
Paint correction and why it is important to addresses paint issues before applying film
What is the difference between film protection and vinyl wrap
Why would you need to apply film protection prior to ceramic coating
How often should one apply a boost or refreshment of the ceramic coating
The next two speakers, Dan Castro and Sean Montgomery, who are from The Audio Shop, will talk about one or more of the following topics:
Anti-theft devices
Integration of Car-Play with older BMW’s
Remote starting controls
Security Systems
Sound deadening products
Upgrading sound systems
In case you are interested here is contact information for the guest speakers:
Nick Book, Owner
A&G Auto Spa
2352 Centerline Industrial Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63146
314-575-0953
Dan Castro and Sean Montgomery
The Car Audio Shop
2324 Centerline Industrial Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63146
314-936-3599

October 2024 - Member volunteer opportunity
2024-10-19
Saturday, 10/19/24
Member volunteer opportunity as in-car coach at TRSS sponsored by SCCA

October 2024 - Cars and Coffee
2024-10-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Newbold BMW, 1283 Central Park Dr, O'Fallon, IL 62269, O'Fallon, IL, 62269, United States
Saturday, 10/12/24 Cars and Coffee at Newbold BMW

October 2024 - Monthly Social Meeting
2024-10-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
Tuesday, 10/01/24 Monthly Social Meeting
(Speaker and topic TBD) at Maggie O’Brien’s SSH

September 2024 - Isringhausen BMW X5 Anniversary
2024-09-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Isringhausen BMW Springfield, IL, 200 E Madison St, Springfield, IL, United States
Isringhausen BMW Hosts the BMW Club
as the
BMW X Chapter Visits the Rt.66 Mother Road Festival
Saturday, September 28, 2024
10 am Cars & Coffee
Noon Luncheon
all compliments of Isringhausen BMW
Please RSVP by Sept. 21!
It’s the Silver Anniversary of the X5, the first BMW SAV. So we’re appealing to ALL drivers of BMWs large and small…coupes, sedans, SAVs… to come celebrate. Especially X owners, who may not attended a Club event often: Come help make this a big one!
A Cars & Coffee starts the day at 10am, hosted by Isringhausen BMW on their lot at 3rd & Washington. Enter off 2nd Street and look for our flags; our BMW Corral will be adjacent to the Rt.66 Festival show!
At Noon we’ll enjoy a lunch compliments of Isringhausen management. And the venue will be their Detail Warehouse. This non-public space garages the Isringhausen collection of race cars and exotica. A rare chance to look, but don’t touch.
BMW Club Members +1 are welcome to the luncheon. Please RSVP to contact@illinibmw.com with your number so we can get a count.
The afternoon will offer an entertainment for every taste. Just blocks away, find 2,000 cars at the Route 66 Festival around the Old State Capitol. Isringhausen’s own Showcase will be near 6th and Adams St. Click the link for all the events scheduled.
Our event is part of the X Chapter’s Ultimate Road Trip, X Drives America. BMW CCA members are driving short legs between each geographic Chapter to handoff an X5 miniature model. Brief remarks over lunch will include that handoff.
To say later “I got the shirt” plus a commemorative gift about the X Drives America rally, click here for more info and registration.
Select the ” NW11 St. Louis to Peoria” leg. This X Drives registration is optional, and separate from the RSVP we need for the free luncheon.
See you there!
10am Saturday, September 28, 2024
3rd & Washington, Springfield IL

September 2024 - Member volunteer opportunity
2024-09-14 | Family Arena, 2002 Arena Pkwy, St Charles, MO, 63303, United States
Saturday, 9/14/24 Member volunteer opportunity as in-car coach at TRSS sponsored by SCCA
Click here to sign up.

Randy Gori Route 66 Car Show - 2024
2024-09-07 11:00 - 14:00
Newbold BMW & Newbold Toyota
present the
Randy Gori Memorial
Kicks on 66 Car Show & Cruise
September 7, 2024
Ray M. Schon Park
In partnership with the historical Village of Glen Carbon
MAP HERE
REGISTER YOUR RIDE NOW!

Entry onto the show field will open at 7:30 AM on day of show. Entry will be barricaded as of 10:30 am. Your vehicle(s) must be in its assigned location by 10:45 am for the opening to public admission at 11:00 am.
Participation in the cruise starting at 2:00 pm is encouraged but not mandatory.
More detailed instructions on the event location, procedures for the check-in, and other event information will be sent about 2 weeks prior to the event.
By clicking here, I am granting permission and consent to Kicks on 66 for the use of the following photograph(s) as identified below for presentation under any legal condition, including but not limited to: publicity, copyright purposes, illustration, advertising, and web content. You do not have to give Kicks on 66 permission to be included in the car show.

September 2024 - Flat Out Classic
2024-09-06 - 2024-09-08 | Hedge Hollow Raceway, 9289 NE State Rte T, Adrian, MO, 64747, United States
September 6-8
Flat Out Classic, at Hedge Hollow Raceway in Metro KC hosted by KC, STL and Great Plains chapters
https://www.flatoutclassic.com/

September 2024 - Monthly Social Meeting
2024-09-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
Tuesday 9/3-Monthly Social Meeting
(Speaker David Brighton, Northwest Region VP, State of BMWCCA) Maggie O’Brien’s SSH

BMW Movie Night at The Cherry Garage
2024-08-22 18:30 - 21:30 | The Cherry Garage, 2936 Locust St, St Louis, MO, 63103, United States
IT’S BACK!
The Club will again be sponsoring a Club Movie Night! The date and location are Thursday, August 22, at 6:30 PM at the Cherry Garage which is where we had a very successful Sunday morning Club meeting back in March.
The movie presentation is the return by the Club after 5+ years the film Adrenalin – The BMW Touring Car Story
“Adrenalin” brings the exciting and successful BMW touring car story to the big screen. 50 years of a spectacular sport played out at race circuits around the world. Charismatic drivers and evocative racing cars from five decades plot the growth of the sport and technology. The legends behind the wheel tell their fascinating stories and bring back the golden era of racing alive again. See scenes of the BMW 1800, 2002, 635, M1 and all the generations of the M3 up to the introduction of the BMW M4 in 2015.
Here again are the details:
Date: August 22,2024
Time: 6:30 PM
Venue: The Cherry Garage, 2936 Locust Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103
Cost: The Club will cover the cost of the film and venue. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from the Cherry Garage staff.

August 2024 Chapter Meeting
2024-08-06 18:30 - 21:00 | Bimmers R US Curated, 2744 Lasalle Street, St. Louis, MO, 63104, United States
Tuesday August 6th – Monthly Social Meeting
Bimmers R US Curated Showroom/Sales Facility Tour

Bimmers R Us Curated Showroom Tour

6:30 PM
2744 Lasalle Street, St. Louis, MO 63104

We have a very special event planned as Greg Stroud and his team will give us a private tour of their recently completed showroom containing over 40 vintage BMW vehicles.
Light food and beverages will be provided by the Club.

BMW Club tour of BMW racing engine shop
2024-07-27 09:45 - 12:30 | Metric Mechanic, 505 East Main Street, Richland, MO, 65556, United States
We are pleased to announce that the owner of Metric Mechanic, Jim Rowe, has extended to our Club an exclusive invitation to get a private tour of the 15,000 square foot Metric Mechanic facility located in Richland, MO which is about 130 miles southwest of St. Louis. Founded in 1976 the company has a history of making state of the art BMW racing engines and engine components for vintage BMW’s up to the E46 platform. Since some of the processes are proprietary, you may be asked to check your cell phone at the door and sign a non-disclosure agreement.
The event details are as follows:
DATE: Saturday July 27,2024
TIME: 9:45 AM to 12:30 PM
WHERE: 505 East Main Street, Richland MO 65556.
MEETING PLAN: We will meet at Panera /Bread Co. in Eureka, which is in the strip mall on the northeast corner of the Hwy 109 and I-44 intersection near Schnucks around 7.15 AM. We can grab some food / coffee there and take a bio break before we carpool / caravan to Metric Mechanic.
DETAILED DIRECTIONS: Take I-44 southwest to Hwy 7 (Exit 150) which is past Waynesville and Buckhorn. Turn on to Hwy 7 and take it into Richland and merge onto Main Street and proceed to the facility.
EVENT FEE: None Register for the tour here
LUNCH: After the tour, we will return to St. Louis and stop in St. Robert, MO at a good Mexican style restaurant called El Jimador (220 Marshall Drive, STE6)
REGISTRATION: We will use Track Rabbit The link is above described below and limit the registration to 25 people (members & significant others)
We are pleased to announce that we have a new branded site for our events registration. The event is powered by the registration engine Track Rabbit, developed with, and inspired by, racecar driver Andy Lally. The Track Rabbit team is built on a customer-first mentality and we expect them to be an extension of our team through customer support and by partnering with us to develop and refine features to support our organization. Track Rabbit has been endorsed by BMWCCA.
As part of your registration, you need to create an account for your first Track Rabbit registration which you will see at the bottom of the event home page. You will receive a confirmation email to verify your email address after you create your account. You can register for one event without verifying your email but it must be verified to register for future events.
To ensure our Club members have the best experience with this new system, the Track Rabbit team is available to answer any questions you may have. You can reach the Track Rabbit customer support team or read help articles by clicking, “HELP DESK” in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen (or the 💬 icon if using a phone), email at support@trackrabbit.com, or leave a voice message at 302-442-6347. The team has a maximum response time of 8 business hours but typically responds in 1-2 business hours or less and is staffed through holidays, evenings, and weekends.

July 2024 Mid-Week Drive Tour
2024-07-11 08:00 - 12:00 | McDonalds Restaurant, Pacific MO, 1620 West Union, Pacific, 63069, United States
STLBMWCCA Mid-Week Drive Tour
For those who are retired, partly retired, or just like to play hooky from work, President Bob Marsh and his wife Carol Gardner have come up with great a mid-week summer drive tour on some very twisty roads in southern Missouri followed by lunch. Here are the details.
Date: Thursday, July 11
Time: 8:00 AM CDT
Starting location: McDonalds Restaurant, Pacific MO (I-44 at Pacific Exit, 1620 West Union)
Ending location: Farmington, MO
RSVP to Bob Marsh: bacm3@att.net or 636-368-7489
Please consider joining other Club members at this fun event if your schedule permits! We plan a similar drive tour later in the year on a weekend date.

July 2024 Chapter Meeting
2024-07-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
July 2024 Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 – 6:30 pm
Club Monthly Social Meeting at Maggie Obrien’s
Presenter – Garage Floor Refinishing with Nate Seibel. https://www.hellogarage.com/

2024 European Auto Show at Mini of St. Louis
2024-06-09 11:00 - 14:00 | MINI of St Louis, 40 Sunnen Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63143, United States
Sunday, June 9, 2024
European Auto Show at Mini of St. Louis
Join other club members at our tent to celebrate all things European when it comes to the automotive
world. There will be hundreds of makes and models on display.
Event link to sign up CLICK HERE.

2024 The Annual Illini Chapter BMW CCA ///M MADNESS
2024-06-08 07:00 - 08:00 | Newbold BMW, 1283 Central Park Dr, O'Fallon, IL 62269, O'Fallon, IL, 62269, United States
The Annual Illini Chapter BMW CCA
///M MADNESS
11 am Saturday, June 8, 2024
Charlie’s at Sunset Cove
East Peoria, Illinois
St Louis Area members:
Plan on meeting at Newbold BMW between 7 and 7:30, leaving at 8:00 AM to caravan up there. We will have something such as donuts and coffee prior to departure.
More information about the M Madness
Our annual gathering of BMW owners from across the Midwest is coming soon! Come celebrate the most powerful letter in the alphabet…M, the distinctive cars old and new from the Motorsports Division of BMW.
Charlies at Sunset Cove is our location this year. They have reserved a grassy promontory on their cove along Upper Peoria Lake of the Illinois River for our ///Magnificent ///Motorsport ///Machines. Come catch up with friends and enjoy the beach party atmosphere of Charlie’s attractive indoor and outdoor dining areas, great food and specialty drinks. For a preview, here is a link.
Which BMW can you bring? A collector classic, a modified late model, or the latest from the factory? Let’s see them all. Don’t drive an M? Hey, come in your favorite BMW and we’ll have a good time.

11am Saturday, June 8, 2024
Charlie’s at Sunset Cove
1111 Sunset Drive
East Peoria, Illinois
No fee to attend…no RSVPs.
Just bring your
Ultimate Driving Machine!

Autohaus BMW June 2024 Meeting
2024-06-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Autohaus, 3015 S Hanley Rd, St. Louis, MO, 63143, United States
Monthly Social Meeting Autohaus St. Louis, Topic State of BMW Brand
