BMW CCA Concourse D'Elegance 2017 Strategy to WIN

[Lorenzo]

Best of luck Daniel! I'll be there and rooting for you! My friend Jon Estrella (Au2bahn) won with his ZHP some years ago.


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[John in VA]

Daniel,
The E39 M5s that show up for this event will be stiff competition in your class. Get busy!

[NoVAphotog]

Needs stock 135's and that hideous license plate frame mount would have to go - I think these side-saddle tow hook mounts look atrocious and about 1000x worse than just sucking it up and bolting it to the bumper front & center where it belongs.

Bottom line - to compete in an event like this, you want to look bone stock, especially on an older car like this, which has special cosmetics from the factory. Deviating from stock takes away from what makes the car what it is. Fine for using as your daily driver, not so good on show day.

Apex's haven't been on the car for awhile. Other than the tint and Bilstein suspension which can be raised up the 10-15mm it's "lowered" - she's cosmetically stock.



The stock buck tooth front mount looks atrocious. I'll just pull the front plate the day of the event. Virginia requires a front plate otherwise the correct answer is no plate "belongs" on the front.

Thanks for the critique. Should have used that recent pic above in OP.

[NoVAphotog]

Adam's In & Out spray is my go to, love that stuff, just picked up a 3 pack actually. And it even has a nice baby powder smell

Also, your car is freakin gorgeous, get out and drive that gem man!

Thanks man! Adam's has some good stuff. Will look into it.

And I know...it's a shame most of our driving around here looks like this...why I bought my battle tank 4runner.

[NoVAphotog]

Daniel,
The E39 M5s that show up for this event will be stiff competition in your class. Get busy!

Thanks so much for the advice, John!! If this weather keeps up around here I have no excuse!

[NoVAphotog]

Idk but good luck. I think BP placed in a clean car contest.

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Yeah, I think so too, I'm waiting for his input and Guy's.

[John in VA]

Thanks so much for the advice, John!! If this weather keeps up around here I have no excuse!

Knock out the items on the score sheet that I attached earlier regarding the trunk, engine compartment and 3/4s of the interior, and then you'll just have the exterior to work on that final weekend. The show is on Sunday, so you'll have Fri PM until Sun AM to get it right!

[John in VA]

Registration for the concours is open!
Link - http://msreg.com/DMC2017

[BMWCurves]

Car getting prepped for this?

[NoVAphotog]

Car getting prepped for this?

Yes. I've done some interior stuff but will be going to dads tomorrow to start exterior. Then leaving it in garage and working on it during the week. Will take it out next Sunday and drive to show.

Keeping it simple. Wash, clay and/or nanoskin, polish and seal and/or wax.