To see a selection of reports about our recent events and to see what sort of activities are available to members of BMW Club WA, go to our Recent Events page.

Thunder and Lightning - BMW Club Night at the Motorplex

It was Whoop Ass Wednesday at the Motorplex drag strip with special discounts for BMWs and Club members turned out to try their cars on the track. The day was hot and, as the cloud built up, there was thunder and lightning, both in the sky and on the ground. The street-standard BMWs were matched against each other and against other road cars to see who has bragging rights over the standing 400 metres, and sometimes the pairings included some pretty serious drag cars.

The pairings went pretty much as you might expect: The M5 just held off the M4,

the M4 put the AMG Mercedes hot hatch back into its proper place

and the M650i calmly wooshed its way past all comers, until they brought out The Charger.

As might be expected the drag strip special beat the road car but he had to pull a wheelstand to do it.

Back in the queue, an E30 3-Series had fun against a more modern 1-Series.

A different type of sheer driving pleasure, but still a fun day (evening) for those who gave it a go.

Successful Technical Morning at Westcoast BMW

Club members enjoying the annual technical morning with the service team at Westcoast BMW at their state of the art facility in Wangara. "Energy" was the topic delivered this year, with Master Technician Marcel discussing the way BMW is advancing efficiency without sacrificing performance and the joy of driving. We were also able to see in detail the engine from the awesome BMW M5 F10.

The F10 M5 uses a 4395 cc variation of the S63 4.4L V8 engine, which produces 412 kW (560 PS; 553 bhp) at 6000 – 7000 rpm and maximum torque of 502 lb-ft (680 Newton metres) from 1500 – 5750 rpm and it was great to be able to see this wonderful piece of engineering up close.

Thanks to Westcoast BMW for a very interesting event, greatly appreciated.

BMW Club WA - Sheer Driving Club Pleasure!