New BMWCCA Area Contact

     Mark Wartena is the new SLO Area Contact for BMWCCA's Golden Gate Chapter.  The group held a Meet & Greet on July 21 at Panera Bread in Santa Maria, followed by a driving tour to Santa Ynez for lunch.  Seventeen attended the meeting, where Mark outlined plans to continue and expand our activities here. 

 

     Our driving tour took us north on Bull Canyon Road, then east on 166 to Tepusquet Road, a favorite of sports car and motorcyle enthusiasts.  We finished our drive through the vineyards along Foxen Canyon Road to our lunch destination, Vineyard House in Santa Ynez.  Mark has been attending board meetings in the Bay Area to meet with chapter officers and will introduce new trails to the group. 

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Me and Dennis paddling at Pismo...

Classic Cars, Classic Planes

Paso Robles, CA, 11 May 2013  (Text & Photos by Dennis)

      Temperatures hovering near 100º did not discourage a large turnout for the Estralla Museum's "Warbirds, Wings & Wheels 5."  This event is maturing into a major happening, and is free to the public though donations to the museum and veterans groups are welcome.  
       WW1 planes were in the sky at the same time as a P51 Mustang made a high speed pass, quite a contrast.  The cars were primarily classics and hot rods, with a few sports cars and exotics plus a few drag boats and race cars.  
      The indoor permanent museum has a large exhibit of military and automotive memorabilia, plus a small car collection including a beautiful example of a Southern California midget racer from the 1940's.