05/06/2018 - Deutsche Marque Concours d'Elegance, Nottoway Park, Vienna, VA

[pseto]

Deutsche Marque Concours d'Elegance: Celebrating 35 Years!

[StephenVA]

That time of year again?

Off to clean and polish some more to get ready.....

[John in VA]

35th Annual Deutsche Marque Concours d’Elegance
Sunday, May 6, 2018 (Rain Date: Sunday, May 20, 2018)
Nottoway Park
9601 Courthouse Rd
Vienna, VA 22181

Register through Motorsportreg.com: http://msreg.com/DMC2018
See nccbmwcca.org or dmconcours.com for details and updates.

You must be a current BMW CCA member to register.
Porsche and Mercedes-Benz club members must register through their respective clubs.

One of the highlights of our event schedule, and an annual rite of spring for German car fans, is the Deutsche Marque Concours d’Elegance. This year marks a milestone - the 35th time that we have gathered with our friends from the Greater Washington Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) and the Potomac Region of the Porsche Club of America (PCA) for this terrific show. Once again, we have reserved Nottoway Park in Vienna, easily reached via Route 66. The park entrance will be marked with large car club banners so that you cannot miss it.

As in past years, a “corral” will be positioned along the entrance to the park to display special cars not being judged. Space will be limited. More vendors are anticipated. The judged entrants from the three marques will be interspersed, allowing visitors the opportunity to see more of the fabulous cars assembled.

In the Deutsche Marque Concours, vehicles are judged by their condition, appearance, and cleanliness. There will be three classes at this event - Street (judged), Meister class (judged - consisting of first-place category winners from the 2017 concours), and Display class (not judged - winner selected by people’s choice balloting). Judges scoring cars in the Street and Meister classes will only judge the tops of the cars (including the exterior, interior, engine bay, storage compartments and chrome), but not the chassis. Street class cars are generally divided into several groups based upon BMW CCA national concours rules.

Please note: Cars produced after 2013 will not be judged but are welcome to be entered in the Display class, and eligible for the People's Choice and Judges' Choice awards.

Vehicles will be classified into the following categories:
Classics - All Thru 501/2/3/7, 3200, Isetta/600, 700, NK Sedans, 2000C/CS, E3, E9, E12, E21
2002s
Second Generation (1980s) – E23 7 Series, E24 6 Series, E28 5 Series, E30 3 Series, and M1
Third Generation (1990s) - E31 8 Series, E32 7 Series, E34 5 Series, E36 3 series, E38 7 Series and Z1/Z3
Fourth Generation (2000s) - E39 5 Series, E46 3 Series, E60 5 Series, E63 6 Series, Z4/Z8
Fifth Generation (2010s) – E65 7 Series, E9x 3 Series, E53/70/71 X5/6, E87 1 Series, F30 and X1 and newer

The entry fee for the concours is $30 per car ($40 after April 29th or on-site). Registration includes one wine and cheese reception ticket. Additional wine and cheese reception tickets are available at $15 each.

There is no charge to attend the concours as a spectator. To allow us to plan appropriately for the number of guests, please register in advance using the event registration form at MotorsportReg.com.

Contact John McWilliams at john.mcwilliams@gmail.com if you have any questions.
If you have questions on Sunday/day of show, please call or text me at 571-699-4404. I will be at Nottoway Park at approx. 8AM.

Schedule:
8:30 AM Field opens to show participants for placement onto the field.
9:00 AM General admission begins.
10:00 AM All cars whose owners wish them to be judged must be registered, and cars placed on the field. If you would like to be judged, PLEASE have your car on the field by 10:00 AM. We do our best to judge everyone consistently and fairly and can do this best if we have sufficient time. Thank you!
10:30 AM Judging begins.
2:30 - 3:00 PM Once judging is completed, scores are tallied, and winners determined, we will announce winners at the wine and cheese reception.
3:30 PM Wine and Cheese Reception - Awards for all clubs will be presented at the Wine and Cheese Reception.

Note: The concours is an all-day event. The organizers of all the clubs will be working diligently prior to the show as well as on the day of the event. Please also respect the hard work by the participants who have prepared their cars for the show. If you enter the event, please be prepared to stay through the awards presentation. If your vehicle places in its class and you have departed the field, the award will be given to the next runner-up in class. Further, to be fair to all the participants, we need to have sufficient time to judge all the cars consistently and fairly. We can't do that if people show up at 11:30 a.m. and ask to have their cars judged. We're not trying to be difficult, only respecting the efforts many of our club members make to prepare their cars for the concours. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

[John in VA]

Event registration opens at MotorsportReg.com at 6 PM today!
Link: http://msreg.com/DMC2018

[John in VA]

BMW CCA REGISTRATION ONLY
Porsche and Mercedes-Benz club members must register through their respective clubs.
You must be a current BMW CCA member to register.
There is no charge or need to register to attend the concours as a spectator.

If you have questions on Sunday/day of show please call me (John McWilliams) at 571-699-4404. I will be at Nottoway Park at approximately 8AM.
Map: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/maps/nottowaymap.htm
One of the highlights of our event schedule, and an annual rite of spring for German car fans, is the Deutsche Marque Concours d’Elegance. This year marks the 35th year that we have gathered with our friends from the Greater Washington Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) and the Potomac Region of the Porsche Club of America (PCA) for this terrific show. Once again, we have reserved Nottoway Park, located at 9601 Courthouse Road in Vienna, easily reached via Route 66. The park entrance will be marked with large car club banners so that you cannot miss it.

We have some changes planned for this year’s event. A “corral” will be positioned along the entrance to the park to display special cars not being judged. Space will be limited. More vendors are anticipated. The judged entrants from the three marques will be interspersed, allowing visitors the opportunity to see more of the fabulous cars assembled.

In the Deutsche Marque Concours, vehicles are judged by their condition, appearance, and cleanliness. There will be three classes at this event - Street (judged), Meister class (judged - consisting of first-place category winners from the 2017 concours), and Display class (not judged - winner selected by people’s choice balloting). Judges scoring cars in the Street and Meister classes will only judge the tops of the cars, including the exterior, interior, engine bay, storage compartments and chrome, but not the chassis. Street class cars are generally divided into several groups based upon BMW CCA national concours rules.

Please note: Cars produced after 2013 will not be judged, but are welcome to be entered in the Display class, and eligible for the People's Choice and Judges' Choice awards.

Vehicles will be classified into the following categories:

• Classics - All Thru 501/2/3/7, 3200, Isetta/600, 700, NK Sedans, 2000C/CS, E3, E9, E12, E21
• 2002s
• Second Generation (1980s) – E23 7 Series, E24 6 Series, E28 5 Series, E30 3 Series, and M1
• Third Generation (1990s) - E31 8 Series, E32 7 Series, E34 5 Series, E36 3 series, E38 7 Series and Z1/Z3dern 1990s - E36 3 Series, E34 5 Series, E32 7 Series, E31 8 Series and Z3
• Fourth Generation (2000s) - E39 5 Series, E46 3 Series, E60 5 Series, E63 6 Series, Z4/Z8
• Fifth Generation (2010s) – E65 7 Series, E9x 3 Series, E53/70/71 X5/6, E87 1 Series, F30 and X1 and newer

8:30 AM	Field opens to show participants for placement onto the field.
9:00 AM	General admission begins.
10:00 AM	All cars whose owners wish them to be judged must be registered, and cars placed on the field. If you would like to be judged, PLEASE have your car on the field by 10:00 AM. We do our best to judge everyone consistently and fairly, and can do this best if we have sufficient time. Thank you!
10:30 AM	Judging begins.
2:30 - 3:00 PM	After the judging is completed, scores are tallied, and winners determined, we will announce winners at the wine and cheese reception.
approx. 3:00 PM	Wine and Cheese Reception - Awards for all clubs will be presented at the Wine and Cheese Reception.

Note: The concours is an all-day event. The organizers of all the clubs will be working diligently prior to the show as well as on the day of the event. Please also respect the hard work by the participants who have prepared their cars for the show. If you enter the event, please be prepared to stay through the awards presentation. If your vehicle places in its class and you have departed the field, the award will be given to the next runner-up in class. Further, in order to be fair to all the participants, we need to have sufficient time to judge all the cars consistently and fairly. We can't do that if people show up at 11:30 a.m. and ask to have their cars judged. We're not trying to be difficult, only respecting the efforts many of our club members make to prepare their cars for the concours. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

Contact John McWilliams at john.mcwilliams@gmail.com if you have any questions.




Register here.

[John in VA]

One month to go until the big show! Thanks to all those members who are interested & those who have pre-registered.

[John in VA]

Three weeks to go until the big show! Thanks to the first-timers that have pre-registered - looking forward to meeting you & your cars.

[John in VA]

Two weeks to go! The early-bird registration fee will increase next weekend, so please take a moment to sign up now!

[John in VA]

All - in spite of the chance of showers tomorrow the show will go on! We have the refreshments for the awards reception ordered, the display field has been mowed and was firm today, before the rain now. All attempts will be made to use the display field, but the final decision is made by the Fairfax County Park Authority.
Thanks to those that have pre-registered & our sponsors. Everything is under control, except the weather...

[F30]

Ok sounds good

[John in VA]

Thanks to all that braved the elements & stayed with us through the day! The rain steered north of Vienna to allow us to get the event in as planned.

2018 Deutsche Marque concours results

Classics
1. Mark Croxton - 1983 320is
2. Ron Costell - 1967 1800ti
3. Michael Balling - 1979 320i

2002s
1. Jack Gallagher - 1976 2002
2. Kevin Grim - 1972 2002tii
3. Ellen Beck - 1976 2002

Second Generation (1980s)
1. Michael Marshall - 1990 M3
2. Michael Bevels - 1991 318is
3. Lewis Zehmer - 1990 325is

Third Generation (1990s)
1. Dieter Willkomm - 1987 840ci
2. Brian Dooda - 1999 M coupe
3. David Dubell - 1999 M3 Dinan convertible

Fourth Generation (2000s)
1. Glenn Fong - 2002 M3
2. Michael McDonough - 2006 Z4 roadster
3. Brian Krupien - 2005 Z4

Fifth Generation (2010s)
1. Jason Azima - 2013 335i
2. Robert McQueeney - 2013 335is

People's Choice
Thomas Setz - 1985 528e

Judges' Choice
Alex Hart - 1989 636csi

Meister Class
Jared Reed – 1995 M3

Best of Marque
Glenn Fong - 2002 M3