BMW Club holds Bimmerfest XI, featuring 81 cars

BMW Car Club of the Philippines (BMWCCP) held another successful annual single brand car show. Dubbed as Bimmerfest XI,  the one-day event took place last Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Molito, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Molito is a premiere commercial development located near BMW Philippines’ Autozentrum dealership, its major facility south of the metro. Just like in all previous Bimmerfests,  BMWCCP is the only officially recognized car club in the country by BMW AG and the International Council of BMW Clubs and its Asian Council Umbrella organization.

The venue’s open air layout was large enough to accommodate 81 vehicles mostly composed of BMWCCP members and guests as well as sponsor cars that participated in the event.  Aside from the car displays, Bimmerfest had also set up exhibit booths from event sponsors showcasing an assortment of aftermarket products and accessories targeting BMW owners.

Aside from current model BMW’s, collectible classic BMW’s were also on display including a rare and faithfully restored Neu-klasse 1974-model 2002tii. This model was the predecessor of BMW’s 3-series sedan. Other notable BMW’s include another fully restored E21 316, an E23 733i and an E32 750i. These models heralded the heritage category of the competition. Current and contemporary model BMW’s on display were a variety of 3, 5 and 7 series BMW’s as well as special models F10 M5 and X5M.

Entertainment was provided by Molito’s own acoustic band, and was capped off by the awarding of the winners in their respective categories. The Best of Show award went to Carl Cenzon’s  2002tii. Other awards include :

BEST INTERIOR – Jun Perez –E37 Z3

BEST EXTERIOR – Charles Aguilar – E46 325i

BEST HERITAGE MODEL – Tonet Itchon – E30 325i Touring

BEST MODERN MODEL – Manny Reyes – F30 320d

BEST SPECIAL MODEL – Ricky Ty – E37 Z3

People’s Choice Award – Mike Flynn – E37 Z3M

BEST GUEST DISPLAY – Vincent Kreed – E32 750i

BEST NEWBIE DISPLAY – Rex dela Cruz – E46 M3

Bimmerfest XI would not have been possible without the support of the following major sponsors of the BMW Car Club of the Philippines – Petron Corporation, BEWITH, Bilstein Shocks, H&R Springs, Hillsborough Car Spa, Kelleners Sport, Puma, Saffiro Tires and Standard Insurance. Event Partners – Molito, Doppler Audio, Aguila Glass, Cromax, Motolite, Motevo, Citibank, Shang Salcedo Place, Moldex Realty, Playa Laiya, Eurovision and Lifeline Rescue.