Sierra Chapter BMW Car Club – Reno, NV
9 March 2017 @ Pearce Motors
AGENDA

1. New Members & Membership Update (Sharon)
2. Upcoming Events for 2017
   1. Membership Appreciation @ Sierra Sport Haus
3.  BMW Briefs
4. BMW Trivia
5. Q&A?
6. Dinner @ Miguel’s Mexican Restaurant, 1415 S Virginia St, Reno (click here for menu)

MEETING MINUTES

Ron Nicasio, club president, presided over meeting.

22 in Attendance

1. NEW MEMBERS & MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
   Sharon Goodrich reported 2 new members had joined including Bill Hall who was present
2. UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2017
   1. Customer/member appreciation is scheduled for March 11^th from 10:00 to 12:00a.m. at Sport Haus.
   2. Ron Nicasio and Maart Jaama will be attending the BMW Congress meeting in Dallas from March 24^th to 26^th.
   3. The Mammoth tour tentatively scheduled for May12^th will have to be rescheduled to a new date not yet determined.  John Strom reported the roads to be driven on that trip will be impassable due to heavy snow fall in Mammoth area.
   4. Fred Watson provided and distributed name tags for club members who do not hold positions on the Board.
   5. ZoZo’s was mentioned as a possible new restaurant following club meetings.
3. BMW BRIEFS
   Pat McGoff covered a number of BMW related items:  BMW sales are slightly up in the first two months of this year; BMW is testing a new roadster to replace the discontinued Z4; BMW is opening a new production facility for the 5 series at Graz, Austria (Magna International is building 5 series sedans under contract from BMW); and a refreshed 4 series is coming in March involving minor styling changes and new colors.
4. BMW TRIVIA
   Question: Where will Oktoberfest be held this year?   Answer:  New Orleans
5. DINNER
   Over 20 club members joined together for dinner at Miguel’s Mexican Restaurant at the Summit shopping center.