St. Louis BMW Club

October 2023 Chapter Meeting
2023-10-03 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
October 2023 Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 – 6:30 pm

Club Monthly Social Meeting at Maggie Obrien’s
Presentation: Mark Parafiniuk of STL Auto Shield
Please join us to learn about the Whys of paint protection film and recent advances in window tint technology from Mark Parafiniuk at STL Auto Shield.

Tire Rack Street Survival 2023
2023-09-23 07:00 - 15:30
2023 Street Survival School
Element Church
100 Mall Pkwy, Unit 500, Wentzville, MO 63385
Saturday September 23,2023 from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Do you have concerns about being a coach and what it required take take the link below to the coaches training site.
https://streetsurvival.org/schools/become-a-coach/
Please contact our lead instructor Damon Peak if you have questions or concerns. We will be
having local training sessions prior to the event so you will feel comfortable in the in car coach role.
To sign up as a volunteer please go to the link below.
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/coach-registration-street-survival-school-element-
church-bmw-cca-st-louis-635488
This is the first of our most important event of the year where we teach advanced driving skills to new
teen drivers. The program will again be a joint venture with STLBMWCCA, PCA-St. Louis and SCCA-St. Louis.
Many Club volunteers are needed in registration and as in-car coaches.

August 2023 Chapter Meeting
2023-08-01 18:30 - 21:00 | Bimmers R US Curated, 2744 Lasalle Street, St. Louis, MO, 63104, United States
Tuesday August 1st – Monthly Meeting
Bimmers R US Curated Showroom 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. RSVP is required to confirm headcount.

Please RSVP for this free event here!

July 2023 Chapter Meeting
2023-07-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
July 2023 Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 – 6:30 pm

Club Monthly Social Meeting at Maggie Obrien’s
Club member Joe Mason will share his recent experience at the ///M Club Day at the BMW Performance
Center next to the BMW factory in Greer, SC hosted by the National Capital BMWCCA chapter.

2023 European Auto Show at Mini of St. Louis
2023-06-11 11:00 - 14:00
Sunday, June 11, 2023
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.More info

Garage Tech-Saturday May 20 2023
2023-05-20
We will visit president Dan Hagrman’s high tech home garage for a repair session on BMW E90.
Attendance will be limited to 12 members. Please reach out to Dan if you would like to attend. You may
be asked to turn a wrench!
hagrdan@gmail.com

May 2023 Chapter Meeting
2023-05-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
New Date-Monthly May Club Meeting-Car Collection Viewing
Tuesday May 16th, 2023

We are moving monthly meeting from first Tuesday (May 2) to third Tuesday (May 16) as we
have a very special program planned. Thanks to Club member Greg Peterson we have secured a
private showing of the extensive exotic car collection owned by Jim Weddle a very successful
business leader. Jim Weddle served as the managing partner of St. Louis based Edward Jones
from 2006 to 2018. The cars are housed in 2 buildings located at 2822 Breckenridge Industrial
Ct. just off Manchester, 1 block west of S. Hanley Rd. About 50 cars, dating from the 1930's to
much more modern high-performance cars of the 80's and 90's. Multiple examples of the very
low production sports racing manufacturers of the 50's.
The car warehouse is located near Hanley and Manchester. Registration will be required via
Eventbrite and will be coming out later this month.

April 2023 Chapter Meeting
2023-04-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
Monthly Chapter Meeting – Tues April 4th, 2023 6:30 PM

Maggie O’Brien’s
3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO 63127

April’s meeting will feature a special treat–Kelsey Stephens of Cooper Autoworks will present on competing in the recent 1,600 mile Rebelle Rally.

Go-Cart Night - March 29th Victory Raceway
2023-03-29 18:30 - 20:00
We’ve booked 20 spots for Wednesday the 29th and plan to run laps together in HPDE-style sessions.
Please reserve Free tickets by clicking HERE to give us an idea of the headcount.
To keep it simple this time, attendees will be responsible for buying their rides at the event.

March 2023 Chapter Meeting
2023-03-07 18:30 - 20:00
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.

February 2023 Chapter Meeting
2023-02-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Maggie O’Brien’s Sunset Hills, 3828 S Lindbergh Blvd #118, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
Please join us for our February social meeting.

Our presenter is Jay Grosman,
CEO of iAutoAgent and well respected auto sales industry expert.
Jay’s Presentation will feature:

The Hidden Truths of Carfax Reports:
Why Relying Solely on Vehicle History Reports Can Be Dangerous.

In this presentation, Jay will uncover the hidden truths of Carfax reports and why relying solely on vehicle history reports can be dangerous. You will learn about the current market conditions and how they can affect you, as well as the limitations of Carfax reports including limited information and the possibility of human error. We will learn why it’s important to take a holistic approach to evaluate a used car and consider all factors, not just what is included in a Carfax report.

November Monthly Meeting
2022-11-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Rock & Brews Restaurant, Chesterfield MO, 17258 Chesterfield Airport Rd, Chesterfield, MO, 63005, United States
Gather at Rock & Brews Restaurant in Chesterfield Valley for our monthly members meeting.
Hamburgers are $5 on Tuesdays!

Fall Colors Tour
2022-10-16 11:30 - 13:30 | Walnut Grill, Hwy K, O’Fallon MO, 4401 State Hwy K, O'Fallon, 63368, United States
Fall driving tour. Follow the route and eat lunch with us at Walnut Grill.

October Monthly Meeting
2022-10-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Granite City Food & Brewery, 11411 Olive, Creve Coeur, MO, 63141
Meet us at Granite City Brewery for our monthly “First Tuesdays” social meeting!

September Monthly Meeting
2022-09-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Granite City Food & Brewery, 11411 Olive, Creve Coeur, MO, 63141
First Tuesday of September Monthly Meeting – Sept 7th
No agenda; bring your BMW (if you have one) and park together for a mini car show after eating in the Granite City meeting room.

August Monthly Meeting
2022-08-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Granite City Food & Brewery, 11411 Olive, Creve Coeur, MO, 63141
Join us for our monthly meeting at Granite City Brewery!

Tire Rack Street Survival July 30
2022-07-30 08:00 - 17:00
Tire Rack Street Survival July 30, at Chesterfield Mall in the former Sears parking lot.

The July school will be held on July 30. The amount of students in the school is dependent on the number of instructors on hand.

Contact Chrissy Price at price63304@gmail.com for details

CANCELLED DUE TO HEAT! East and West Ice Cream Social
2022-06-14 19:00 - 20:30
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO THE HEAT! See you next month!
Ice Cream Social – June 14th 7 PM
You choose your location. Weather permitting due to outside seating only.
East Side: Bobby’s Frozen Custard
2525 N Center Street (aka Rt 159), Maryville IL 62062
(Park at the Associated Bank)
West Side: Andy’s Frozen Custard
2000 Dorsett Village, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
(Park in the Schnuck’s parking lot near Andy’s’)
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO THE HEAT! See you next month!

Jack Brimmer Memorial Concours & Picnic
2022-05-15 10:00 - 14:00 | Broemmelsiek Park, Pavilion 7, 1795 Highway Dd, Defiance, MO, 63341, United States
Save the Date for the annual Jack Brimmer Concours and Picnic.
Sign-up coming soon; hope to see you there!
Sunday, May 15th
Broemmelsiek Park

Cars & Coffee at Newbold BMW
2022-04-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Newbold BMW, 1283 Central Park Dr, O'Fallon, IL 62269, O'Fallon, IL, 62269, United States
Let’s have a Cars-and-Coffee-Style gathering to celebrate Spring! Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided by Newbold BMW.
In the main lot in front of the dealership.
Newbold BMW
1283 Central Park Dr, O’Fallon, IL 62269

March Breakfast Social
2022-03-20 09:00 - 10:30
The conversation is great and the friendship is even better! Join us for some simple but really good breakfast fare:
Sunday, March 20 at 9:00 AM.
St. Louis Bread Company
17132 Chesterfield Airport Road, Chesterfield, MO 63005

Movie Night
2022-02-22 18:00 - 21:00
Bring your friends and family! Tentative date. Details still in the works.

February Breakfast Social
2022-02-16 09:00 - 10:30
The conversation is great and the friendship is even better! Join us for some simple but really good breakfast fare:
Sunday, February 16 at 9:00 AM.
Location currently undetermined

Missouri Mines Museum Tour
2022-01-29 08:00 - 17:00
Tentative Date: Saturday, January 29

WonderLight's Christmas, St. Louis-2021
2021-12-28 17:30 - 21:00 | World Wide Technology Raceway, 699 State Route 203, St. Louis, IL, 62201, United States
Join your fellow club members for dinner at Rockwell Beer Company and a light tour at our local track.
World Wide Technology Raceway across the river in Fairmount City, IL has a fabulous winter light show on the grounds of the same raceway that many of our members have driven in HPDE events with our friends in the PCA.
Date: Tuesday December 28,2021
Time: Meet at Rockwell at 5:30 PM. Ticket distribution (required) at 6:25.
Check out Eventbrite for details and (required) registration.
REGISTRATION CLOSES 12/21 AT 5:00 PM

December Monthly Member Social
2021-12-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Rockwell Beer Co., 1320 S Vandeventer, St. Louis, MO, 63110, United States
Is it cold yet? Get together with us for great beer, food, and talk with friends about cars and everything else you can think of.
Rockwell Beer Co.
1320 S Vandeventer
St. Louis, MO 63110

Thanksgiving Breakfast
2021-11-21 09:00 - 11:00 | St. Louis BreadCo – Cottleville, 6185 Mid Rivers Mall Dr,, St. Peters
This month’s Bakery Social is at BreadCo in Cottleville.
Join us for casual conversation and some simple but really good breakfast fare at 9:00 AM.
We call it Cottleville, but it’s technically in St. Peters. This is the location near Home Depot, NOT the one by the mall near Hwy 70.
Sunday, November 21 9:00
St. Louis Bread Company
6185 Mid Rivers Mall Dr
St Peters, MO 63304

Appreciation and Planning Dinner
2021-11-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Granite City Food & Brewery, 11411 Olive, Creve Coeur, MO, 63141
–THIS EVENT WILL BE POSTPONED DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT —
Our chapter of the BMW Club is entire volunteer-run. That means without your input, your favorite chapter events could not happen. To say thanks, the club is buying you dinner! (Drinks to be purchased individually.) In addition, our Regional Vice President, David Brighton, will be driving in from Iowa to help us recruit volunteers for different programs and set a calendar for next year. This means you directly get a say in what our chapter does next year and can get involved in your favorite programs. Whether it’s hosting a tour or joining the board, there is always an opportunity for you to lend a hand.
NEW DATE AND VENUE TO BE DETERMINED

Hofbräuhaus in October!
2021-10-23 16:00 - 20:00 | Hofbräuhaus, 123 St. Eugene Drive, Belleville, IL, 62223
Fall is upon us, which means so is the great German tradition of Octoberfest. In case you can’t make it to Hilton Head for National’s O’Fest, we’re throwing a small celebration of our own. Join us at the Hofbräuhaus for a casual car show and an excellent dinner afterwards.
We need a head count – Get the details and please RSVP here on Eventbrite.
Hofbräuhaus
123 St. Eugene Drive
Belleville, IL 62223

October Board Meeting
2021-10-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Old Speghetti Factory – Chesterfield, 17384 Chesterfield Airport Rd, Chesterfield, MO, 63005, United States
Board members only – planning session at Old Spaghetti Factory in Chesterfield.
17384 Chesterfield Airport Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63005
