Over time, for the past ~10 years, I joined and became very involved with this club, serving as a volunteer for events, and ultimately serving in multiple board positions, culminating in my tenure as Club President.This journey was satisfying and rewarding and forged multiple new friendships. I would encourage anyone reading…get involved in *your* club! You will not regret it.

This is another in our series about our chapter board members, in this case, David Lightfoot

PRO3 calendars are again being distributed by area businesses.

Sports Car Market is out with its 2025 Pocket Price Guide, their 29th Annual Edition. Values are based on publicly available data from auctions and online sales. The magazine’s editors adjust the price ranges based on the most recent sales and their ‘read’ on the market.

I guess I’ve always been a car guy – from spotting cars as a kid to knowing most late ‘50 – ‘60s cars by their taillights. Car magazine subscriber beginning when I was 11. And I even remember Satch from his old AutoWeek days. So, by the time I’d turned 15 ½ (learner’s permit), I’d already had a year of driving under my belt from escaping in one of my parents’ cars when they were away and then sneaking about town with friends. I got my license on my 16th birthday and have been driving ever since.

I was a BMW CCA member before even owning a BMW; suffering in an anemic 1996 Ford Ranger. Way back in the early 1990s, I was lusting over a 1988 535is used and needed work. As a poorly paid post-doctoral fellow in La Jolla, CA, owing such a machine would have to wait. Finally, as a new faculty member at NC State University, I bought a 2001 325i.