M Power eZine

I have just uploaded an early copy of the MPower eZine to issuu here: http://issuu.com/bmwccgb/docs/mpowerezine.


It's a members only eZine but we thought it would be good to share a copy with our non members so that they can see what they are missing!


There are also a few old club magazines available so that you folks can see the quality of our monthly publication: http://issuu.com/bmwccgb/docs

Hope you enjoy them!

WebClips - links to items on the interwebs

Webclips from last months magazine...

Be careful when jump starting your car!

Welcome to webclips, another eclectic mix of links again this month, I’m starting with a bit of a close shave, watch this video to see why: http://bit.ly/skS49B The next one is a new version of a story I have heard many times before, usually for rallying but occasionally for racing, you probably know the story, the race car needs a part, the team doesn’t have it and so they look for a suitable donor in the car par, well, on this occasion they already had the donor car ready as they have invited the owner of a car they “borrowed” parts from last year to hang out with the team as a thanks you! http://jalo.ps/tYTfg0

I have shared a video like this with you before, it’s a roller-blader called Jean Yves Blondeau, I think some of the footage is a repeat from the old video but this now one is well worth a watch! http://bit.ly/vK10mL

I really can’t work out the “rider” in this next video actually stayed alive, you’ll just have to watch it to see what I mean: http://bit.ly/vgMoLL

How about washing your car with one bucket of water? No pre-wash or leather down afterwards required! http://bit.ly/vlFN3c

I got this next one thanks to member Chris Tranter, it’s also topical. As I am sure you know, BMW are a main sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics and so I think we will probably see more of this kind of thing: http://bit.ly/sCxmNR

Here’s an old Fifth gear “fun” test, where Tiff and Jason test an M3 and a Lexus ISF, it’s all done in the interests of science…not http://bit.ly/rABhh0

With the release of the new M5 I thought you might like to take a look at a summary of the life of the previous M5s, there’s a nice collection of videos along with a link to the original BMW Press release from July 2010: http://aol.it/s9P56J

That’s it for this month, don’t forget to send me your links, I leave you all with this picture, it’s a piece of BBC Top Gear clothing so some of you may have had this giggle before: http://bit.ly/vcUoTq

I could really do with some help in finding interesting stuff on the internet so please do email me with your ideas for links I can include in future editions of WebClips.  We also have our own video channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWCCGB and our photos on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bmwccgb/. Also, don’t forget that we now have a Facebook page here: http://tiny.cc/j7tde , Twitter account (@BMWCCGB) and a blog www.bmwccgb.blogspot.com please take a look and get involved!

Please send me links to any interesting items you find on your travels around the interwebs and I'll see if we can get it mentioned here in a future edition of the magazine.

Have fun and be safe on the interwebs!

Webclips

Here's the weblips links from last months magazine...

...John Castle has been scouring the interwebs and sent me this link to an old Wheeler Dealer’s video from 2000, hope it works OK on your computer, the sound is OK on mine but the video is a little jumpy: http://bit.ly/st0wmm

Here are a couple of non-car links, you may have noticed by now that I am a bit of a fan of “Parkour”, this is what is also known as Free Running, the chap (Damian Walters) in this next video is a bit of an expert, you may have seen a video of him that I have posted before:  http://bit.ly/tjEuQk

How about some very high speed downhill (well, luge actually) skateboarding? Sounds like a great use of the facilities when there’s no ice about! http://bit.ly/tfPeMl

OK, back to car stuff, who can remember the terrible accident that happened to Alex Zanardi in 2001, I have to admit that I remembered the name but not the accident, anyway, he’s never given up competing but he has changed four wheels for three, here’s a very motivating story: http://jalo.ps/vWT5WD

Another thing I like to watch is drifting, some people think it’s all out of control, and simply ruins tyres, well yes, it does ruin tyres but the drivers are very skilled, here’s a video that includes an unusual Mercedes wagon doing a spot of drifting: http://bit.ly/tZsLou

Q cars, you have to love them, what looks like an ordinary everyday car turns out to be a bit of a “sleeper”, how about a MK2 Golf with 900hp? Read the story and watch the video on PistonHeads here: http://bit.ly/s2zkin

How long do you keep your “ordinary” cars, I mean the ones that you use to get you to work every day, the “shopping” cars, not the ones that get polished to within an inch of their lives? How about this guy in the states who has done over 1,000,000 miles in his…..wait for it….Honda Accord! To reward him Honda gave him a new one, and held a massive celebration in his home town, well done Honda, and man have you got patience Joe! http://jalo.ps/sjux1X

One last non car related one, one for the tech geeks out there, this is the “OmniTouch”, a “wearable depth-sensing and projection system that enables interactive multitouch applications on everyday surfaces”, watch the video, it’s cool. http://bit.ly/u2Kp5B

That’s it for this month, don’t forget to send me your links.

To see all the webclips links on-line please visit the blog http://bmwccgb.blogspot.com/

I could really do with some help in finding interesting stuff on the internet so please do email me with your ideas for links I can include in future editions of WebClips.  We also have our own video channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWCCGB and our photos on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bmwccgb/. Also, don’t forget that we now have a Facebook page here: http://tiny.cc/j7tde , Twitter account (@BMWCCGB) and a blog www.bmwccgb.blogspot.com please take a look and get involved!

Please send me links to any interesting items you find on your travels around the interwebs and I'll see if we can get it mentioned here in a future edition of the magazine.

Have fun and be safe on the interwebs!

Cheers to all who have looked at our flickr stream!

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NEC Classic Car show Meguiars video

This short video (SOUL OF A CLASSIC) was shot at the NEC Classic Car Show by  stephenbrooksfilms.com & Scene Media and features the Meguiar's Club Showcase at The Classic Motor Show as well as other cars from around the show. Look out for the M1, M635 and M3 that were on our stand.

SOUL OF A CLASSIC from Stephen Brooks on Vimeo.