2013 WNC BBQ & Parkway RUN
May 11th, 2013
Join us for our 2nd Annual BBQ and Parkway run! Open to any BMW!!
Last year over 55 people were fed and over 30 cars came out to participate. The food was excellent and the tech sessions were presented by extremely knowledgeable presenters. We even had the local Police escort us to the Parkway entrance from the BBQ site. It was a parade of BMWs though Asheville with blue lights in the lead blocking intersections!
This year we will kick-off at Asheville’s Recreation Center Park where everyone can sit in on four tech sessions. Erik Rankin will host a “Tire Tech” session on how to read date codes, identify potential flaws, and wheel and tire fitment for your car. Next up Jeff Adelman will go over a very often overlooked and important maintenance procedure for the wiper assembly for our older cars. And Kevin Chinn from Creative Options has promised us a great tech session that will include a live demonstration on how to remove and properly replace upholstery, bolster foam repair, and DIY interior dye. We are currently working on the fourth tech session which will be announced soon. After the food is gone and the tech sessions are over we will leave the park and head up to Mount Mitchell. This is the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River. Be sure to bring a jacket because even though it will be very warm at the park, the top of the mountain will be chilly.
Your Grilled Chicken or Beef Hamburger lunch includes sides, salads and iced drinks and costs only $6.00 per person; vegetarian plates will be available as well. The $6 includes lunch, tech sessions and all other activities. To register online visit www.blueridgebmws.com/news-events or by email at Mattkoppi@hotmail.com. You can also register in person at either the March or April coffee meets. Refunds will be available until May 1st or on the 8th if event must be postponed due to bad weather.
The tentative schedule looks like this:
10:00-11:00 Show up and park
11am (ish) Coals will hit the grills
Tech sessions will begin
General showing off and “drooling”
12:30ish Eat
Continue to show off and “drool”
2:00ish Leave BBQ area for Parkway run
The Parkway Run will enter the Parkway 2 miles from the picnic site and cruise to Mount Mitchell. Views, hiking trails, a concession stand, a museum and restrooms will all be available at the Mt. Mitchell site. A caravan back to the picnic site will be available for those who are unfamiliar with the area so that they can find their way home.
Also this year we invite everyone to pack their trunks with those extra parts and participate in our swap meet during the event. But please no parts cars on trailers. We have the park until 5pm so if you bring an additional car you can lock it up and leave it until after the parkway run.
Directions:
From I-40 east or west and for I-26 coming up from SC.
• Follow I-40 towards Asheville and take exit 53B onto I-240W/US-74 Alt W
• Very quickly after you take exit 53B you need to take Exit 8 for U.S. 74-A and right onto US-74 Alt W/ Fairview Rd.
• Follow Fairview Rd. to the end (you should be at a T-intersection with a golf course in front of you)
• Turn Right onto Swannanoa River Rd. and follow it for 0.7mi
• Take the first right onto Azalea Rd.
• Take the first right again onto Gashes Creek Rd. (you will be turning right over a bridge and into the Recreation Park.
• Once over the bridge you will look for Shane at the first turn to your right. He will have lunch tickets for everyone who has paid and will be letting you know where to park.
From I-26 coming from Johnson City TN
• Follow I-26 towards Asheville
• Merge onto I-240 E and follow through Asheville then take Exit 8
• Turn left off the exit onto Fairview Rd. and follow to the end (you should be at a T-intersection with a golf course in front of you)
• Turn Right onto Swannanoa River Rd. and follow it for 0.7mi
• Take the first right onto Azalea Rd.
• Take the first right again onto Gashes Creek Rd. (you will be turning right over a bridge and into the Recreation Park.
• Once over the bridge you will look for Shane at the first turn to your right. He will have lunch tickets for everyone who has paid and will be letting you know where to park.
If you have GPS or would like to look up the directions on your own the name of the park is Asheville Recreation Park, Asheville NC
Feel free to contact me with any questions in regards to the event.
Register at: www.blueridgebmws.com/news-events
May 11th, 2013
Join us for our 2nd Annual BBQ and Parkway run! Open to any BMW!!
Last year over 55 people were fed and over 30 cars came out to participate. The food was excellent and the tech sessions were presented by extremely knowledgeable presenters. We even had the local Police escort us to the Parkway entrance from the BBQ site. It was a parade of BMWs though Asheville with blue lights in the lead blocking intersections!
This year we will kick-off at Asheville’s Recreation Center Park where everyone can sit in on four tech sessions. Erik Rankin will host a “Tire Tech” session on how to read date codes, identify potential flaws, and wheel and tire fitment for your car. Next up Jeff Adelman will go over a very often overlooked and important maintenance procedure for the wiper assembly for our older cars. And Kevin Chinn from Creative Options has promised us a great tech session that will include a live demonstration on how to remove and properly replace upholstery, bolster foam repair, and DIY interior dye. We are currently working on the fourth tech session which will be announced soon. After the food is gone and the tech sessions are over we will leave the park and head up to Mount Mitchell. This is the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River. Be sure to bring a jacket because even though it will be very warm at the park, the top of the mountain will be chilly.
Your Grilled Chicken or Beef Hamburger lunch includes sides, salads and iced drinks and costs only $6.00 per person; vegetarian plates will be available as well. The $6 includes lunch, tech sessions and all other activities. To register online visit www.blueridgebmws.com/news-events or by email at Mattkoppi@hotmail.com. You can also register in person at either the March or April coffee meets. Refunds will be available until May 1st or on the 8th if event must be postponed due to bad weather.
The tentative schedule looks like this:
10:00-11:00 Show up and park
11am (ish) Coals will hit the grills
Tech sessions will begin
General showing off and “drooling”
12:30ish Eat
Continue to show off and “drool”
2:00ish Leave BBQ area for Parkway run
The Parkway Run will enter the Parkway 2 miles from the picnic site and cruise to Mount Mitchell. Views, hiking trails, a concession stand, a museum and restrooms will all be available at the Mt. Mitchell site. A caravan back to the picnic site will be available for those who are unfamiliar with the area so that they can find their way home.
Also this year we invite everyone to pack their trunks with those extra parts and participate in our swap meet during the event. But please no parts cars on trailers. We have the park until 5pm so if you bring an additional car you can lock it up and leave it until after the parkway run.
Directions:
From I-40 east or west and for I-26 coming up from SC.
• Follow I-40 towards Asheville and take exit 53B onto I-240W/US-74 Alt W
• Very quickly after you take exit 53B you need to take Exit 8 for U.S. 74-A and right onto US-74 Alt W/ Fairview Rd.
• Follow Fairview Rd. to the end (you should be at a T-intersection with a golf course in front of you)
• Turn Right onto Swannanoa River Rd. and follow it for 0.7mi
• Take the first right onto Azalea Rd.
• Take the first right again onto Gashes Creek Rd. (you will be turning right over a bridge and into the Recreation Park.
• Once over the bridge you will look for Shane at the first turn to your right. He will have lunch tickets for everyone who has paid and will be letting you know where to park.
From I-26 coming from Johnson City TN
• Follow I-26 towards Asheville
• Merge onto I-240 E and follow through Asheville then take Exit 8
• Turn left off the exit onto Fairview Rd. and follow to the end (you should be at a T-intersection with a golf course in front of you)
• Turn Right onto Swannanoa River Rd. and follow it for 0.7mi
• Take the first right onto Azalea Rd.
• Take the first right again onto Gashes Creek Rd. (you will be turning right over a bridge and into the Recreation Park.
• Once over the bridge you will look for Shane at the first turn to your right. He will have lunch tickets for everyone who has paid and will be letting you know where to park.
If you have GPS or would like to look up the directions on your own the name of the park is Asheville Recreation Park, Asheville NC
Feel free to contact me with any questions in regards to the event.
Register at: www.blueridgebmws.com/news-events
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