Announcing Bimmerfest 2009 - May 2nd, 2009

[Rodoni]

yea for sure. A lot of nice e30s there. I'm def gonna keep it for as long as I can :)

The grass was sick. Let's get the pics posted!!!

[markseven]

My highlights:

E30 M3 with less than 5K on the clock.

E21 Legion

Met Jim Conforti

No tickets

[devonjordan]

yea for sure. A lot of nice e30s there. I'm def gonna keep it for as long as I can :)

The grass was sick. Let's get the pics posted!!!

Thanks again for the WHEELS!!!

My highlights:

E30 M3 with less than 5K on the clock.

E21 Legion

Met Jim Conforti

No tickets

Because you were a passenger....

[Rodoni]

Thanks again for the WHEELS!!!

Lol you mean the expensive cup holders :)

haha no problem

anybody know how many total cars there were? How many people?

[Alkasquawlik]

My highlights:

E30 M3 with less than 5K on the clock.

E21 Legion

Met Jim Conforti

No tickets

Can't say the same for me.
I got popped right before I turned into the Polo field.

[Rodoni]

Can't say the same for me.
I got popped right before I turned into the Polo field.

ohhh shittt for what???

btw did you get that shit bypassed?

[Alkasquawlik]

ohhh shittt for what???

btw did you get that shit bypassed?

I was sitting in that long line and a cop drove by me in the other lane, saw my car and pulled a U turn and got me for a front plate and my tail lights.

ya, i babied the car down to SLO and put some JB weld on top of the leak and it plugged it up. I'm going to replace the gasket and do a full coolant flush sometime this week.

[Rodoni]

I was sitting in that long line and a cop drove by me in the other lane, saw my car and pulled a U turn and got me for a front plate and my tail lights.

ya, i babied the car down to SLO and put some JB weld on top of the leak and it plugged it up. I'm going to replace the gasket and do a full coolant flush sometime this week.

thats shitty, good thing I went through the back. Otherwise I probably would have gotten the same thing. thats hella lame.

[Alkasquawlik]

thats shitty, good thing I went through the back. Otherwise I probably would have gotten the same thing. thats hella lame.

If I had known there was a back way in I wouldve done that. There were so many police cars just trolling through the line of cars looking for people to pull over.

[Paukert11]

that fucking sucks

[CorvallisBMW]

I was sitting in that long line and a cop drove by me in the other lane, saw my car and pulled a U turn and got me for a front plate and my tail lights.

That is so fucking gay. This is why cops get such a bad rap among car groups; they line up and just wait to bust you for something, anything, things that they would never normally pull you over for. For god's sake, you were waiting in line to get in to a car show; does it really have any effect on anyone if you don't have a front plate? I'm really sorry to hear that. Normally I try to have the utmost respect for the law and those that put their lives at risk to uphold it. But shit like this pisses me off.

/rant

[crazyrabbittown]

yes i agree that that line was rediculous but did anyone catch the massive gathering of chp on the 101 just after 4 o clock i just pulled over and waited them out
oh and did anyone go to sharkys for the after party i stopped by but left before anything really happend

[T Verdier]

If I had known there was a back way in I wouldve done that. There were so many police cars just trolling through the line of cars looking for people to pull over.

I don't know if it's ok for cops to hang out in front of an event like this and harass people, we should complain to the event organizers so they can make a formal complaint.

[T Verdier]

Also, maybe after that expirence someone might not come back next year and spend $400 on motels and resturants I'm sure the small buisnesses wouldn't like that much.

[Erick]

The way I see it, local city cops have the right to pull you over while you are on a public street (in line to get in). I heard lots of stories from locals that this year was going to be bad as Santa Barbara county is in need of money and the cops would be out to get the enthusiasts at this event.

Now... my two issues with how it went down at Bimmerfest were the cops scouting for wrong things in cars by driving INSIDE the polo field. And the fact that the cops pulling people over on the streets were CHPs. I don't know much about Cali, but in FL, a state trooper has no jurisdiction as soon as you touch an off-ramp.

But besides that, Bimmerfest was a blast. I had a great time meeting new people.... but a damn shame that I didn't realize who a few of them were until I started seeing pictures of who is who around here.

My highlights were definately the BMW 507, Groma's e30s (the M30 and M62 monster) and the white e30 coupe with BBS CH's (fell in love with the stance/wheels).

Had a great fun time. Maybe next year I'll take a car there?

- Erick