ClubE31.Com Stewardship Concerns
All;
I have an email into Philippe (and potentially a phone call coming as well) to see if there's anything I can do. As many of you know, we in America assisted Philippe in getting ClubE31.Net back on line using a hosting company in the states. I've offered to help him maintain this site while he's busy with school....because I agree with everyone....there's a maintenance problem here.
Cheers,
Site Coming Alive?
Terry et..al;
I have an email into Philippe (and potentially a phone call coming as well) to see if there's anything I can do. As many of your know, we in America assisted Philippe in getting ClubE31.Net back on line using a hosting company in the states. I've offered to help him maintain this site while he's busy with school....because I agree with everyone....there's a maintenance problem here.
....in regards to recent 8er WrenchFest and the 2004 OktoberFest in Southern California...I'm curious as to what you meant in differing attitudes within the organizers?
Cheers,
Thinking about going to the UK 2004 BMW Festival at Gaydon next month?
http://www.8-fest.com/registration/index2004UK.cfm
All;
I recently received an email from Alasdair that he will be unable to carry on the organizing for the upcoming Gaydon meeting (please avoid asking Alasdair why - obligations have arisen).
Therefore Alasdair has asked me to help out in finding a UK-based 8er owner to help make a LARGE showing at the Gaydon meeting.
Role: cheerlead and coordinate as the 8er focal point with UK BMW GB for attending 8 Series owners and their cars
Goal: to get the "largest" 8 Series attendance ever at a UK BMW meeting
Amount of work: Minimal - 8-Fest.Com can assist in newsletter content, distribution and some registration tracking.
Why consider this? It'll be fun to see up to 40+ 8's show up in Gaydon and shock everyone (believe me, last week's 2004 East Coast 8-Fest at the BMW Spartanburg, South Carolina factory/driving school is a testament to shock value (grin). http://www.8-fest.com/events/recap.cfm?EventID=6
The E31 Registry and newsletter mailing list has over 50 (!) UK 8 Series owners - many of them have emailed us and asking about the Gaydon meeting.
Interested? Please email me.
Jud
E31 Registry Agent
http://www.8coupe.com
8-Fest Marketing & Communications
http://www.8-fest.com
jud@8-fest.com
The 6 ended in 1989 and restarted in 2004 - no succession
Hi John;
The 6 Series was geared to a different market than the 8 Series. In 1989, the 6 Series ended production. The 8 Series was designed for a different market - the GT (Grand Touring) market. BMW made the mistake of not continuing the 6 Series in a new format.
The new 6 Series returns to the original market focus from the last 6 Series.
This is the most erred fact that everyone seems to make. The 8 Series was entirely a new class of coupe and market. Therefore, the 8 and 6 are not successors of one another.
Common problem; couple of suggestions....
1. Check to see if your batteries are up to full power
2. If non-BMW light bulbs were used, then it's more common to get error messages regarding the lights.
3. If batteries and bulbs are okay, then check out this thread below
Most likely, it's either the battery or the bulbs.
2004 East Coast 8-Fest - May 20-23 2004 - Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg, South Carolina, is home of the BMW factory for the X5 and Z4 and the former Z3 automobiles.
The 2004 East Coast 8 Fest participation is by registration only and is limited in the number of participants. So, please check your schedules for this May weekend.
Registration will open Saturday, March 14, 2004.
We'll be announcing additional details soon in regards to hotel, agenda, attractions and event costs. There will be a non-refundable registration fee for this event.
A lot of thought and planning have gone into this year's site selection and we really hope you're pleased with our choice. Get ready for a GREAT time.
Future Meetings Listing
Hi Stuart;
Check 8-Fest.Com:
http://www.8-fest.com/events/index.cfm
Lists all worldwide events.
Denver Colorado - Rocky Mountains
Hi Frank.
I live in the Rocky Mountain States (USA Mountain West). Denver is the Mile High City - a mile above sea level.
Denver is more than halfway across the USA (about 2000 miles from Maryland, Ohio), and 3500 miles from Miami.
Even if it's a small meeting...what the heck....think of the scrapbook you'll create through pix/video at 8-Fest.Com.
Safe journey to our fair country. There's a lot of 8 Series enthusisasts in Maryland. Check out Roadfly.Org (e.g. Faisal in Maryland, John in DC, etc.).
I didn't expect Alasdair's reply like that...
There's a lot going on in cyberspace to promote the 8 Series. Rather than compete with everyone, Philippe, Andreas, and I are collectively working together to strengthen the 8 Series community worldwide.
We've teamed with Philippe to get this site back on line as we were able to secure cost-effective web services in North America for ClubE31.Net on his behalf. Is that offensive that someone from the states helped out here?
We're teaming with ClubE31.De and Philippe to get a new logo to avoid copyright issues with BMW. The current roundel logo is out-of-compliance.
We're teaming to put together an event meeting registration site, 8-Fest, done: http://www.8-fest.com/events/20045thschedule.cfm to get folks together around the world or locally in meetings. In a nutshell, 8-Fest at the moment is: 8-Fest.Com represents the collective BMW 8 Series fan base in North America. This site is a coordination point for all E31 North America meetings and events. The BMW 8 Series was imported into North America 1990-97 and is considered one of the finest blends of design, technical innovation, and driving experience to date. Currently 8-Fest.Com has over 300 BMW E31 owners registered in North America and continues to monthly grow its fan base.
8-Fest.Com will soon be evolving into a worldwide site with connectivity with ClubE31.Net. Want to have a meeting but without the hassle of registration, etc.? We're there to do it.
Currently we're supporting a small Wine Tour meeting in Northern California for a small group of 8's. See an example of how that's being done. See the Events-At-A-Glance section: http://www.8-fest.com/events/index.cfm
At the end of the day, the 8 Series community is a very small community. We're dedicated to helping each other. I suggested we could help out the registration element of your proposed meeting. All free.
Also, in another post, since we're receiving POSITIVE press coverage in the states on the 8 Series, I've offered to send anyone interested in copies of Bimmer Magazine as a courtesy.
http://www.clube31.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=821
Oh, by the way, who am I? Presently I'm the E31 Registry Agent for North America in association with the BMW Clubs. The official North American E31 Registry will be located at http://www.8coupe.com sometime during this quarter.
Sorry to be venting here...and perhaps Alasdair you meant it in good fun. Nonentheless, a lot of us have invested in the resources and time to give the E31 its proper due and forum(s) to showcase the car...and it's working to change perceptions.
Greetings from North America.
Many people have emailed me about having me ship the Bimmer Magazine article about 8-Fest and George Contantiniou's Euro 850CSi to our European friends.
I will be most happy to do so. Email me at jud@8-fest.com.
To see the what the coverage is all about, see:
http://www.8-fest.com/about/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=44
Also, I just got word that the BMW CCA will be doing a BIG cover story about 8-Fest and the 8 Series in their March or April 2004 issue. We're working on getting publicity about the European meetings too (Sweden?, Italy?).
8-Fest.Com is at Your Service
Whenever you folks decide you want to organize your meeting, let me know. The 8-Fest.Com website is available for registration, etc. Just need someone to be the facilitator of the meeting.
It's all free...part of the service to the 8-Fest community.
