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Friends of BMW Vintage and Classic BMW Automobiles and Motorcycles
February 6, 2004
Subject: 2004 BMW
Vintage Marathon – USA
Dear Friends;
On the one hand because
of delays in the return-mailing by a significant number of you, and on the
other because many of you have indicated that you will not be able to commit
to the full sixteen day schedule for the entire 2004 BMW Vintage Marathon,
we have extended the registration deadline to March 31, and we have defined
two alternatives which would allow you to participate in either the first
half or the second half of the Marathon.
Please see the attached
summary sheet, showing the following alternatives:
(Click here for the
Outline in Acrobat PDF Format)
Option A
for the northern half, from Woodcliff Lake to Hershey, and
Option B
for the southern half, from Hershey to Spartanburg.
Due to certain fixed
costs (such as for documentation and souvenirs) the cost for these options
is not simply half of the cost for participating in the entire event; in
fact Option A covers nine overnight stops, including the day at Lime
Rock and the rest day at Bar Harbor, with Sunday, Sep. 12 being the
departure day.
Option B covers eight
overnight stops, including the
rest days in Hershey and Hot Springs, VA, and the final full day with
the Performance Center at BMW’s facility in Spartanburg, and the final
banquet in Spartanburg.
Per person costs for
these options are as follows:
| |
Option A |
Option B |
| Double hotel room
occupancy |
$1,325 |
$1,200 |
| Single hotel room
occupancy |
$1,900 |
$1,700 |
Needless to say these
two options are alternatives to the previously defined total program, which
remains unchanged.
If one of these options
works for you, please use the originally provided registration papers and
indicate which option you choose. We will make every effort to accommodate
your wishes.
We still need to receive
payment in two installments, as provided for in the original papers, with a
first check in the amount of $500 post-dated to March 31, 2004, and the
second for the balance post-dated to July 15, 2004.
A further modification
of the original conditions is the invitation for BMW Z-1 roadsters to join
the Marathon; the Z-1 is a limited production 2.5 liter car which was never
officially imported into the U.S.- because of its rarity in this part of the
world the Board felt that inclusion of this car in the Marathon, while not
meeting the 30-year criterion detailed in the registration papers, would
nevertheless enrich the mix of interesting vehicles participating in the
event; for many of us the Marathon will be the first opportunity to see the
Z-1 in action.
The revised deadline for
filing registration papers, originally defined as January 31, 2004, will now
be March 31, 2004. This applies equally for registrations for the entire
event and the options described above.
Final acceptance notices
will be issued right after the end of March. Applicants, who could not be
accepted, will be similarly informed at the end of March, with checks
returned at that time.
I hope this arrangement
will make it possible for those of you who missed the January 31 deadline
and/or who are unable to join us for the entire
Marathon to share the fun of the
event at least part-time.
In case you have
questions about this scheme please call or e-mail me.
Best regards,
Goetz E. Pfafflin
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