BMWTrueNorth returned to Imporfest this year, with a large display of club cars and beautiful models. This album highlights some of our club cars and noteworthy cars from the show, including of course our models. Thank you to Nicole, Christina, Shelly, and Shannon for rocking the house as always. Photos by our talented photographer Chris Khalil.
On July 28th 2024 we took the back roads up north for our annual Wasaga Beach Cruise and Photoshoot. Big thanks to everyone that came out!! We took the back roads from Vaughan all the way up to Wasaga Beach where we had a private area secured just for our club along with a photoshoot with our BMWTN models Nicole, Shelly, Shannon (Happy Birthday!!), and Tii. Thank you to Mike for leading the cruise, and Chris for taking the photos in some crazy heat!
On June 1st 2024, BMWTrueNorth took part in Driven Toronto at the Great Canadian Casino. Thank you to all our club members, models, and staff for making this possible. We have two albums from this event! Make sure to check both out.
On June 1st 2024, BMWTrueNorth took part in Driven Toronto at the Great Canadian Casino. Thank you to all our club members, models, and staff for making this possible. We have two albums from this event! Make sure to check both out.
On July 22nd our group took the back roads up to Wasaga Beach and a private parking lot area right next to the water for a photoshoot and to enjoy the day. Album in now online, click here to check it out!! Thank you to everyone that came out and made the event a big success.
On July 29th BMWTrueNorth hosted the Photo Booth area at Importfest with seven of our models, two modded BMW cars, and two modded BMW motorbikes! We had a great time, and saw some of our club members go home with trophies. You can check out the photo Album by CLICKING HERE.
On June 3rd 2023, Driven Toronto was held at Square One Mississauga. The event was a success as usual, and the staff at Driven did a great job organizing the event. We had our own booth, and our BMWTN models walk around taking photos with some of the BMWs at the event. You can enjoy our Photo Album By Clicking Here. BMWTN walked away with best BMW, Best overall, and the founder of the club, Nick Maroulis, won the OG award for his ongoing involvement in the car scene in Toronto over the past decade. Overall a successful event that we enjoy coming back to every year!
This year, BMWTrueNorth was back at Pearson Aiport taking part in Orbis Canada’s Plane Pull for Sight event. Our team competed to pull a 60-tonne FedEx 757 cargo plane 20 feet as fast as we could (In 2019 we held the fastest record). It’s all to raise money to support Orbis’s sight-saving work around the world and the worlds only eye flying hospital.
On May 7th 2023 our sponsor Parkview BMW opened their doors on a Sunday to host our Season Open Event in collaboration with Cars & Coffee Toronto BMW and UpNorth Club.
Even though it eventually rained hard for the remainder of the day, it did not hold back our club members that came out in full force filling up the dealership parking lot, and adjacent property.
We also had an indoor photoshoot with our BMWTN models. To check out that album CLICK HERE
Thank you to everyone that came out!! Lots more to come this season!
We want to thank everyone that took part in our annual Toy Drive event towards the CHUM Christmas Wish for kids less fortunate this holiday season. Thanks to you we were able to donate hundreds of new sealed toys to children in need of some cheer this holiday season. We would also like to thank our sponsor Safe Auto for hosting the event for us again this year (Hosted on Dec 11th at Safe Auto).
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! 2022 was a jam packed year as we took part in lots of events all season long, plus cruises and track days, and of course Bimmerfest Canada. We look forward to even better 2023.
Take care everyone! And we look forward to see you all again in the spring.
On August 27th 2022 the first ever Bimmerfest Canada was hosted at Toronto Motorsports Park, with over 500 BMW’s in attendance. Marking it the largest BMW owner gathering in Canada. Plans have already begun for next years event, which promises to be even bigger! For now, head over to their website bimmerfestcanada.ca and check out their albums from this years event. The albums are hosted on our Flickr account, so you can also hit the links below to take a look! Of course, thanks to all our club members that took part. BMWTrueNorth was proud to provide the Best of Show Ace of Spades Trophies to the three Best of Show winners.
Hit the links below for our July 16th Track Day Albums! Thank you to all that took part and Pinnacle Advanced Driving Academy for hosting the track day. Make sure to book your track day on August 27th at Bimmerfest Canada! It will be our last track day of the season at a discounted price of only $150 for the day!
BMWTrueNorth had the pleasure of hosting the Bikini Contest at Importfest this year, which marked its 20th anniversary. We also had a 40 x 20 booth highlighting some of our club member’s amazing builds. Hit the link below to check our our Bikini Contest Album.
After a bit of a delay, our three albums from the NeonNine Grand Opening Photoshoot is now online. If you had photos of your car taken with our models, click the links below to find them and download them in high resolution for you to keep. Thanks again to everyone that came out and enjoyed the day with us!
On June 26th All four True North car clubs (BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, and Audi) came together for a big celebration at our sponsor Safe Auto in Oakville.
Big thank you to all our club members, sponsors, models, and photographer for making this event possible.
You can now order your custom metal etched VIP membership card from our e-store! Custom etched with your name, this card comes with a bunch of perks including up to 20% off from PFAFF BMW in Mississauga and Markham BMW, as well as Parkview BMW. East to West, we got you covered in the GTA.
Happy New Year everyone!! As we begin to prepare for the 2022 Season, we are actively looking for sponsors! To our past sponsors, please expect a phone call / email in the coming week regarding renewing your sponsorship for the coming season. If you are looking to become a new potential sponsor please contact president of BMWTrueNorth Nick Maroulis at nick@budocanada.com to receive a 2022 sponsorship package! The package includes a detailed explanation of the benefits in becoming a BMWTN sponsors, and the different sponsorship opportunities available. We look forward to making 2022 the best year yet!!
Help us brighten the day of children less fortunate this holiday season by donating new/sealed toys at our Christmas Toy Drive.
Date: December 4th 2021
Location: Safe Auto (2771 Portland Drive, Unit 2. Oakville, Ontario
Time: 12PM – 3PM
Win a Treasure Chest of Swag (Worth over $500): You will receive one raffle ticket for every toy you donate at the Christmas Toy Drive. We suggest visiting your local Walmart for Toys at discounted prices! Winner will receive a chest full of BMW swag and more worth over $500.00 !!!
Meet and Greet with Santa from 1pm-2pm
Check out some exotic/rare supercars, enjoy free sweets and hot beverages (Hot chocolate and coffee donated by Starbucks), and music as we get together one last time for the year.
We are just over a week away from our 2021 Season End Show&Shine and Track Day! This year since we are combining both events (You can register online at our e-store), we have outlined how the day will unfold below for everyone. Keep in mind you can register for both the Track and Show&Shine Online until Friday Sept 24th. After that you can register at the event on Sunday Sept 26th in person.
9:00AM – 10:00AM
TRACK: Our track day starts at 9:00AM, so we ask everyone registered for the track to come for 9:00AM, we will be going over the rules/map at 9:30AM sharp!
SHOW&SHINE: We ask all our sponsors, vendors, and volunteers to come at 9:00AM and be ready by 10:00AM. BMWTN Staff will be on site from 8AM if you wish to come earlier.
10:00AM – 11:00AM
TRACK: We should be done all briefing and registration by this point. We will have the advanced group go on the track first, and we will have our own pro drivers take the beginners group on the track to show them the lines, rules, cones, etc.
SHOW&SHINE: For those participating in the Show&Shine you can come as early as 9:00AM. Please go to our main booth (Large 20×20 white tent) for your registration forms! And then our staff will show you where to park.
In addition, all spectators can also arrive at this time who do not wish to partake in the Show&Shine but want to still display their cars. We are having an area in the show for competitors and for spectators. Everyone is part of the event!
11:00AM – 4:00PM
TRACK: Open Lapping in 30 minute intervals between the beginners and advanced group throughout the day. We have the track until 4pm.
SHOW&SHINE: Judging for trophies will begin at 11AM, we highly suggest all participants in the show and shine be at the event by 11AM so they are not missed.
During this time there will be music, various games you can play just for fun or to win raffle tickets, food, and more.
4:00PM – 5:00PM
At 4PM we will be announcing the Trophy winners, the Best of Show Ace of Spades Bottle Trophy winners, the $600 Cash Raffle Winner, and the Raffle Prizes Winners! Once this is done the show will wrap up for the season.
ACTIVITIES AT EVENT:
Open Track (Take Part or Spectate)
Food Kiosk
DJ/Music
Sponsor/Vendor Tents
BMWTN 2021 Hoodies on Sale Exclusively at Event – Limited Quantities
Challenge GTA Racing Simulators (Top 3 Fastest Lap Times Wins CASH Prize)
Aerial Performance Media – Drone of Your Car on the Track
Archery Competition (Hit the targets, win raffle prize tickets)
Sniper Gun Competition (Hit the targets, win raffle prize tickets)
Dual Hoop Competition (Winner of each dual wins raffle prize tickets)
Football Toss Competition (Hit the targets, win raffle prize tickets)
Huge thank you to all our sponsors for helping us run this event, and our staff and volunteers that will be helping organize and oversee the event and all the activities that will be going on throughout the day!
Thank you to the over 80 BMW’s that joined us as we cruised up from Vaughan to Wasaga Beach through the scenic back roads of the city. We ended the cruise at a secure location next to the beach for some photos and good conversations with fellow BMW enthusiasts.
Shout out to our sponsors Safe Auto for allowing us in their facility on July 11th for our first VIP Photoshoot of the year. Every month we will be doing a VIP photoshoot event, and from these events we will be choosing 12 photos for our 2022 Calendar.
Hit the link below for the full album on our Flick account, and make sure to follow us on Flickr to get notifications as soon as new albums are uploaded:
Big thank you to everyone that attended our first cruise of the year on June 13th! Over 60 cars took the backroads from Hamilton to Niagara on the Lake which ended at the Two Sisters Vineyards.
Six more days until we pick our May VIP Raffle Prize Winner! All you got to do to enter into our monthly VIP Raffle is be a VIP Member. This months prize includes a 1:18 M3 Diecast Racecar, a BMW Authentic Hat, and in celebration of May the 4th a limited edition Manalorian Playing Card Deck.
Head over to our e-store and get your membership today! Exclusive invites to cruises, photoshoots, as well as discounts at PFAFF and Parkview BMW, and much much more. www.bmwtn.com/shop
Greetings fellow BMWTrueNorth members and BMW enthusiasts in general. We would like to announce some schedule changes due to the COVID related Ontario wide lockdown which is currently in place. The main change is that our May 16th Track Day and Season Open Event will be moved to July 25th. Our Sept 12th Track Day is remaining as is, and we are now looking into whether we will add an August or October track day. If we do not add a third track day, those that purchased a season pass for all track days will get a partial refund. For now we play it be ear, and we will continue to do all we can to make this an eventful season. Get ready for a lot of events between July – October.
Below we have outlined some key upcoming dates in June as we hope the lockdown is lifted by then (Revised June 2nd 2021):
June 13th – Niagara Cruise (Join us as we drive the scenic backroads to Niagara on the Lake and back, more details to be announced June 1st)
June 26th/27th – Weekend Long Private Photoshoot with Booked Time Slots (More Info Will be Posted on June 11th About This Event)
July 11th – Private/Exlcusive Location Photoshoot with Booked Time Slots (More Info Will be Posted on July 1st About This Event)
Some Major Events to Keep in Mind (Many more events to be added/announced later on):
July 18th – Wasaga Beach Cruise and Photoshoot
July 25th – Cayuga Track Day and Official Season Open Meet
August 7/8th – Berlin Klassik
September 12th – 2021 BMWTN Season End Show and Shine Event
September 26th – Cayuga Track Day
October 17th – Fall Cruise to Muskoka
December 12th – Christmas Toy Drive Season End Party
(Events at sponsor shops/BMW Dealerships to be announced once large gatherings are permitted)
Have your ordered your VIP Membership card yet? This months VIP Raffle Prize is a BMW Motorsport Ice Watch with a BMW 1:41 3.0 CSL Hommage Pullback model car! Worth over $150.00
Everyone that purchases a VIP membership card by April 30th is automatically entered into this amazing raffle, and every upcoming monthly raffle! Just one of the many perks when you support the club by being a VIP member.
Congratulations to VIP member Jamie Price, our March 2021 Raffle Prize Winner. You can see the raffle winner being chosen on our Instagram account. He walked away with a free BMW travel duffel bag worth $120.00 plus HST.
Cards will start shipping out in April, and you will be sent a tracking number after its been sent so you can track your shipment! Starting in April, the cards will be shipped out every two weeks as orders come in. Limited quantities available.
Our VIP Card this year is a black metal etched card, with gold accents. Your name and VIP membership number is also custom engraved onto the card.
– Make sure you enter your email correctly. If you do not receive a tracking number, please contact us at info@bmwtn.com
– 2021 Membership Cards are valid from March 2021 to March 2022
– Enjoy 20% off accessories and parts from PFAFF BMW, Markham BMW, and Parkview BMW
– Enjoy discounted rates at all our 2021 track days (Track days will be posted on our website by March 31st 2021)
– Additional discounts from other sponsors will be posted on the main page of our website by the end of March 2021
– Thank you for supporting BMWTrueNorth, Canada’s largest BMW club.
MONTHLY PRIZE:
Everyone that purchases a VIP card in March is automatically entered into a raffle to win an authentic BMW Duffle Bag (Thank you to our sponsors Parkview BMW) which retails at $120.00 plus HST. Winner will be announced at the end of the month!
WINTER SALE: Hey everyone! We have updated our E-Store with all out clothing merchandise currently in stock at 50% off for the month of January. This is the time to get some great gear at a fraction of the cost. Also you can still enjoy the 2020 VIP membership card until April 1st, so take advantage of this sale and get one at a fraction of the normal price, use it at our sponsoring dealerships for 20% off parts and accessories. Supplies/sizes are limited, so get yours before they are all gone! We will be shipping out items every Saturday this month. Help support the club and get us going on the right foot this year. We look forward to hosting events again hopefully by this summer. We also have big plans for our season end Show and Shine and some exciting VIP exclusive events.
PHOTO COMPETITION: We are doing a photo challenge for a prize, all that submit a photo with their mom, sister, daughter, wife, girlfriends, side chicks, weekend tings wearing a BMWTN shirt will be entered into a raffle to win an authentic BMW merchandise bundle worth over $200.00 Deadline is Feb 1st!
You have to post your photo on Instagram or Facebook and tag us to enter into the raffle prize contest.
We want to thank everyone that joined us Sunday evening via Zoom and our Instagram Live account to watch us reveal the winners of our Season End Raffle. We also want to thank PFAFF BMW and MARKHAM BMW for sponsoring this event and helping provide items for our raffle. This event would not be possible without them.
All winners will be contacted by Nick Maroulis in the coming days to pick up their winning items.
RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS:
01. BMW 2-PIECE LUGGAGE: Adeel Imam
02. BMW WATCH: Maxmillian Barrigar
03. BMW LED DOOR LIGHTS: Bilal Ahmed
04. BMW GOLFSPORT CLUBS BAG: Jay Maisuria
05. BMW BLUETOOTH WIRELESS HEADPHONES: Cam Zalewski
06. BMW M CHARGER POWER BANK: Christopher Conlon
07. MOTORSPORT BACKPACK: Jeremy Russell
08. CSL MOTORSPORT 1:18 MODEL CAR: Jesse Diem
09. MOTORSPORT DUFFLE BAG: Paul David
10. M BLACK BACKPACK: Peter Ho
11. BMW GOLFSPORT DUFFLE BAG: Jay Maisuria
12. M BLACK DUFFLE BAG: Cam Zalewski
WICKED CANDLE CO GIFT PACK:
Our newest sponsor www.wickedcandleco.ca donated a prize package for our raffle event. The winner’s ticket was placed back into the ticket jar for another chance to win. Also VIP members will receive a 10% off discount for any purchases made on Wickedcandleco’s website. Keep in mind, at check out your first purchase is 15% off regardless if you are a VIP member or not. Make sure to check them out for all your scented candle needs and more…especially with the holidays coming up.
Congratulations to Hayden Aenayi for winning this gift package!
GRAND PRIZE $600 CASH PRIZE WINNER:
Everyone that had a VIP card got 1 free entry into this separate raffle prize, and one winner was chosen.
Congratulations to Cam Zalewski for winning the grand cash prize!!
This concludes our Live Raffle Prize Event for 2020, we hope we can see everyone in person next season for a lot of great events! Including a revamped Season End Show & Shine with unique trophies and lots of prizes to be won. Stay safe and healthy, and see you all soon!
Even though COVID has stopped us from hosting a physical event, we are moving forward with a 2020 Season End Raffle & Grand Prize Event live on Zoom on Sunday October 25th at 7:00PM. Please read below for all the details and how you can take part!
The Details for the Raffle Event:
– We will be raffling over $2,000.00 of BMW Swag Live on Zoom.
– You can purchase tickets for the raffle online on our website by visiting our e-store.
– Everyone that purchases a VIP membership card for 2020 will get 1 Grand Prize Ticket entered into the Grand Prize Raffle.
– You can also purchase more Grand Prize Raffle Tickets from our e-store.
– The event will go live on zoom at 7:00pm. We will first do the BMW swag raffle prizes, and then we will do the Grand Prize Cash Winner which is a separate raffle.
For Those That Purchased a VIP Membership Card For The Season End Event (Sept 10th 2020 and onward):
– You will have 1 Grand Prize Raffle Ticket in the Grand Prize Raffle for $600.00
– You will have 40 tickets in the BMW Swag Raffle
– If you prefer to get a refund instead, please contact us at info@bmwtn.com
You Can Still Purchase a VIP Membership Card!
– We encourage people to support the club and buy a VIP membership card this month.
– In addition to the discount perks at our sponsors including three BMW Dealerships, you will also receive:
– 1 Grand Prize Ticket for a chance to win $600.00
– 40 Raffle tickets towards the BMW Swag Raffle of over $2,000.00 worth of items.
We apologize for any inconvenience the cancellation of the event may have caused to your personal plans this coming weekend. We appreciate everyone’s support, and we want to thank our sponsors that planned to attend the event with their cars. displays, and much more. We look forward to seeing everyone next year! In the meantime I hope we can still get a fall cruise and Christmas Toy Drive done before the year ends.
We also want to thank PFAFF BMW for sponsoring this event for us, even though its changed into an online raffle prize event, they remained committed to supporting us and providing the raffle prizes. We really appreciate it!
LIVE LINK: https://zoom.us/j/99339791213?pwd=WHd0WjBBa1h5cnI2WDRBSjlmSG92dz09
Dear club members and fellow BMW enthusiasts, it was recently announced by the Ontario Government that social gathering limits have been reduced to 10 people indoors, and 25 people outdoors across Ontario. Due to this change, we are unable to host our annual Season End Show & Shine event as planned. Therefore, please make note there will be NO EVENT this coming weekend.
In order to make this not a total loss, we have decided to change things up and instead do a 2020 Season End Raffle & Grand Prize Event live on Zoom on Sunday October 25th at 7:00PM
The Details for the Raffle Event:
– We will be raffling over $2,000.00 of BMW Swag Live on Zoom.
– You can purchase tickets for the raffle online on our website by visiting our e-store.
– Everyone that purchases a VIP membership card for 2020 will get 1 Grand Prize Ticket entered into the Grand Prize Raffle.
– You can also purchase more Grand Prize Raffle Tickets from our e-store.
– The event will go live on zoom at 7:00pm. We will first do the BMW swag raffle prizes, and then we will do the Grand Prize Cash Winner which is a separate raffle.
For Those That Purchased a VIP Membership Card For The Season End Event:
– You will have 1 Grand Prize Raffle Ticket in the Grand Prize Raffle for $600.00
– You will have 40 tickets in the BMW Swag Raffle
– If you prefer to get a refund instead, please contact us at info@bmwtn.com
You Can Still Purchase a VIP Membership Card!
– We encourage people to support the club and buy a VIP membership card this month.
– In addition to the discount perks at our sponsors including three BMW Dealerships, you will also receive:
– 1 Grand Prize Ticket for a chance to win $600.00
– 40 Raffle tickets towards the BMW Swag Raffle of over $2,000.00 worth of items.
We apologize for any inconvenience the cancellation of the event may have caused to your personal plans this coming weekend. We appreciate everyone’s support, and we want to thank our sponsors that planned to attend the event with their cars. displays, and much more. We look forward to seeing everyone next year! In the meantime I hope we can still get a fall cruise and Christmas Toy Drive done before the year ends.
We also want to thank PFAFF BMW for sponsoring this event for us, even though its changed into an online raffle prize event, they remained committed to supporting us and providing the raffle prizes. We really appreciate it!
After some delays due to COVID-19 we are happy to inform everyone that our custom metal etched VIP cards for the 2020 season have arrived! We will be sending them to our local etching company tomorrow (Friday June 19th) to get the cards etched with your names/membership numbers. Anyone that ordered a card from Nov 1st 2019 to today will have their card ready by end of next week to be shipped out to the address you provided on our e-store.
We are only making 250 of these cards every year. Thank you to the 120 people that have already ordered their card. You can purchase your 2020 VIP card from our website e-store which also outlines all the perks that come with it, aside from helping us run the club every year and donate to local charities.
We will continue to take orders for VIP cards, and get them etched and delivered bi-weekly until we run out of supply.
Special thank you to everyone that took part in our first ever virtual Show & Shine! Thank you to the participants, the people that voted, everyone that joined us for our live reveal of the winners, and of course our lead sponsor for this event Parkview BMW!
Some people have been asking what the results were as they were unable to take part in the live webcast, therefore we have posted the results below in text format as to not delay the release of the results. Later on this week we will be adding all the photos.
Some statistics From The Event:
– 15 Categories
– 56 Entries to Compete
– 7,481 Unique Votes from the Public to Choose the Winners
COMPETITION RESULTS:
Every Winner Will Receive a BMW Duffle Bag (Value $100-$140)
(Photos to be added next week)
Best E46/E46 M3:
Winner: Henry Dien (296 Votes)
Runner-Up: Jasmeet Brar (165 Votes)
Best E90/E92:
Winner: Zargham Khan (384 Votes)
Runner-Up: Praneel Thakorlal (333 Votes)
Best E90/E92 M3:
Winner: Tristan Paglia (246 Votes)
Runner-Up: Anukirat Bhandal (176 Votes)
Best F30:
Winner: Mahdi Krayem (90 Votes)
Runner-Up: Brett Murray (68 Votes)
Best F80/F82:
Winner: Farley Wellington (174 Votes)
Runner-Up: Slava Koval (131 Votes)
Best E Series:
Winner: Praneel Thakorlal (295 Votes)
Runner-Up: Dan Blythe (127 Votes)
Best F Series:
Winner: Danny Verissimo (124 Votes)
Runner-Up: Brendan Carmody (97 Votes)
Best G Series:
Winner: Manraj Singh (134 Votes)
Runner-Up: Sheharyan Irfan (99 Votes)
Best Z Series:
Winner: Bill Niarchos (75 Votes)
Runner-Up: Shawn Powell (45 Votes)
Best Classic:
Winner: Vlad Frunchak (135 Votes)
Runner-Up: George Dalmakis (104 Votes)
Best Luxury:
Winner: Adrian Lupu (134 Votes)
Runner-Up: Pratik Mishra (91 Votes)
Best Removable Paint/Wrap:
Winner: Slava Koval (152 Votes)
Runner-Up: Nick Maroulis (122 votes)
Best Stance:
Winner: Anukirat Bhandal (397 Votes)
Runner-Up: Praneel Thakorlal (392 Votes)
Best Track Ready:
Winner: Slava Koval (136 Votes)
Runner-Up: Brendan Carmody (103 Votes)
Best Wheels:
Winner: Praneel Thakorlal (283 Votes)
Runner-Up: Anukirat Bhandal (230 Votes)
RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS:
BMW Modern Duffel Bag ($140 Value)
Winner: Slava Koval
BMW M3 R. Ravaglia E30 Heritage Model Car ($110 Value)
Winner: Mahdi Krayem
BMW Golfsport Bag ($97 Value)
Winner: Farley Wellington
BMW Golfsport Bag ($97 Value)
Winner: Slava Koval
BMW M Back Hat ($71.60 Value)
Winner: Farley Wellington
BMW M Motorsport Towel ($54 Value)
Winner: Farley Wellington
BMW M Motorsport Towel ($54 Value)
Winner: Dan Blythe
BMW M Thermal Mug ($47 Value)
Winner: Dan Blythe
BMW M Thermal Mug ($47 Value)
Winner: Slava Koval
BMW M Motorsport Hat ($47 Value)
Winner: Jasmeet Brar
*All values noted are approx. conversion from US to CAD.
*HST not included in noted value
A big thank you again to everyone that took part. We think this was probably the best competition to take part in, as it was only $5.00 to enter, and the prizes were worth significantly more. We learned a lot by doing this online process, and are thinking how to use these tools for future voting events and perhaps an annual winter virtual show and shine to keep the club active during our winter months.
Tonight! (May 28th) Live at 7:00PM we will be announcing the winners of our first ever virtual Show & Shine Competition. Special thank you to everyone that took part. We had 15 categories, 56 entries, and 7481 votes from our members to determine the winners!
Everyone that wins tonight will be contacted via the email/phone number provided when registered, and we will mail out the winning item. Everyone that wins will walk away with a BMW bag valued at $100 – $150 dollars! Not bad for a $5 entry fee to the competition
How it will work tonight:
6:30PM – People can log into the zoom meeting waiting room.
7:00PM – Moderators will have everyone join into the room, anyone after 7pm will be entered into the room as they log in.
7:00PM – Small talk from Nick Maroulis, president of BMWTrueNorth
7:15PM – Words from our sponsor Parkview BMW
7:30PM – We will show you live all the raffle tickets going into the jar for the raffle.
7:45PM – We will start going through the winners by looking at the back end of the competition program and see who won each category. In between we will go back to Parkview and they will announces some of the raffle prize winners as well. This will continue until we are done.
In Regards to ZOOM:
– Download the free ZOOM app on your phone, laptop, or desktop.
– Participants will be muted to control the room.
– Make sure to use the link below to access the Zoom meeting room:
Not needed, but if required:
Meeting ID: 394 750 7232
Password: BMWTN2020
One tap mobile
+16475580588,,3947507232#,,1#,305934# Canada
+17789072071,,3947507232#,,1#,305934# Canada
The voting has now started for our first ever Virtual Show & Shine. Thank you to everyone that registered! Click the below image to be taken to the page with all the contestants. For ease of use all categories are on one page (Take note of the sub headings).
– Vote for as many people as you want, restricted to one vote per person per 24 hours.
– You can vote every 24 hours until the end of the voting on May 26th at Midnight.
– Results will be presented live on March 28th via live webcam. We will post on our website and social media the link to the live webchat on May 25th.
– Thank you everyone! And make sure to tell your friends to vote!
Due to the COVID-19 situation we are changing our mid-season meet to an online virtual Show and Shine event, with raffles prizes, and ending in a live video web chat where we can all announce the winners and prizes together. The event will happen in three stages outlined below, starting May 11th, and ending on May 28th.
People can either register for $5.00 to compete in their category, or they can register for $5.00 to receive 3 raffle tickets for our online raffle prizes. Winners will be chosen live on May 28th, everyone can join the video web chat.
Please see instructions below, and if you want to sign up you can do so at our e-store (link to e-store at top menu).
Stage 1 Registration: May 11th – 17th
– Visit our e-store and choose to sign up for the mid-season show and shine event. It only costs $5.00 (VIP members will get their entry fee reimbursed).
– There will be a list of categories you can choose from to compete in.
– When you sign up make sure to include at least one photo of your car, as well as a detailed description of your modifications.
– You have until May 17th to register for the show and shine.
– There will also be an option to buy raffle tickets (3 tickets for $5.00). Winners will also be chosen live on the May 28th video web chat. The option to buy raffle tickets will remain online until May 24th.
Stage 2 Public Online Voting: May 18th – 24th
– Visit our website’s main page on May 18th and you will find a link to all the categories and competitors.
– A picture of each person’s car as well as a description of their mods will be listed to help each person decide a winner.
– You will be able to vote once a day on every category until the voting closes on May 24th.
– Make sure to tell your friends to vote!
Stage 3 Live Online Web Chat with Winners Announced: May 28th
– On May 28th our website will post a link to join us live from BMW Parkview to announce the winners of each category.
– The live video web chat will start at 7pm on May 28th.
– Winners will be announced for the Show and Shine.
– Winners will be announced for the raffle prizes.
– Won prizes will be mailed out to each winner.
Common Questions and Answers:
How many categories can I register for?
– Each $5.00 registration is for one category. Choose wisely, or register multiple times if you want to take part in different categories
What do the winners get for the Show and Shine?
– We will not be handing out trophies. Trophies will only be done for our Season End Show and Shine in September. For this event every winner will get a swag bag from BMW which will include BMW merchandise. Value of each package approx. $100.00
– You also get bragging rights as we will keep the results online on our website.
How many entries per category?
– We will try to limit it to 10-15 entries per category.
– Minimum of 2 entries per category is necessary, otherwise the category will be removed, and people will be refunded.
What if I cant join the online video web chat?
– All winners will be posted on our website on May 29th for people to see. It will remain on the website for the foreseeable future.
How do I know if my raffle tickets are in the draw?
– When someone orders raffle tickets online, you will get a confirmation they have been received and it will automatically produce three tickets that are printed out for us to use on the day of the raffle.
– The raffle winners will be chosen live on May 28th for everyone to see via the video web chat.
– Make sure to include your delivery address when you purchase raffle tickets so we know where to deliver the prizes.
Can sponsors take part in the event?
– Instead of providing tents at the event for sponsors to showcase their services/parts, any sponsors that want to take part in the live video web cast can let Nick Maroulis know via nickm@bmwtn.com or via facebook, and we will have the option for you to speak to everyone live on the video web chat. You can also broadcast live from your shop if you want to show people what you have to offer.
– sponsors can also provide prizes for the raffle, and choose the winners on May 28th. Please contact Nick for more info.
LIST OF CATEGORIES FOR SHOW & SHINE:
Each Winner Receives $100.00+ BMW Merchandise
– Best E46 (M and Non/M)
– Best E90/E92
– Best E90/E92 M3
– Best F30
– Best F32/F33
– Best F80/F82
– Best E Series
– Best F Series
– Best G Series
– Best Bike
– Best Classic (Any model BMW produced before 1990)
– Best Luxury
– Best Stance
– Best Wheels
– Best Track Ready
– Best Removable Paint/Car Wrap
LIST OF RAFFLE PRIZES
– Raffle Prizes to be won to anyone that bought Raffle Tickets
– BMW Bags, hats, accessories, etc.
The BMWTN VIP card distinguishes our club members from the over 11,000 people in our general Facebook page and will ensure club members gain all the benefits we worked hard to obtain for our community of enthusiasts. As a club, we want to ensure that we are able to organize some of the best events for the community all season long and we have a committed group of staff members to seeing this vision through. The BMW True North membership card aims to place the benefits directly with those who support the club.
Some of the notable benefits of the card include:
A personalized BMW True North membership card
Up to 20% off Accessories and Parts at Pfaff BMW, Pfaff BMW Markham, and Parkview BMW
A chance to Win a Trip for Two to Vegas
Special Pricing for Membership Card Holders at various sponsors
Invitation to Private Events, Exclusive Track Days, and Photoshoots
Discounts at Events for Swag and Raffle Tickets
Discounted access to our Show & Shine Event
For full details of benefits please check out our membership benefits here.
To purchase your membership today please visit the eStore here.
The cards will be ready for delivery in early May of 2020 but benefits such as discounts at the dealerships would be active starting in March.
SEPT 29th at PFAFF BMW Mississauga, Canada’s largest BMW Show&Shine returns! Our sponsors PFAFF BMW will empty the block for a large season end party.
You must register online by Sept 15th to make sure your BMW Class is in the trophy categories. We will be finalizing the categories after the 15th. Sign up! Compete!
Online price for Show&Shine: $25.00 (VIP Members have a $10.00 discount, Bring your coupon at the event to get your $10.00 refund)
Registration for Show&Shine at event: $30.00 (Save and register online!!)
Spectators Area in Event: $10.00 There will be a spectators section at the event for those not wishing to compete but still showcase their cars in the event.
Spectators: Free for those that park outside of the event.
Pricing above covers everyone in the car. No additional charge for passengers.
Things to expect:
– Sponsor booths showcasing their products and car builds
– BMW Canada special display area and booth!
– Largest amount of categories for the Show & Shine for BMW’s in Canada (Registration starts Sept 1st)
– Over 30 Raffle Prizes! Including a grand prize trip for 2 to Vegas! a BMW Bike! and a rare model car ArtCar!
– Authentic BMW swag and accessories on sale!
– Special Pro Go-Kart Track Area for adults (First time at our event)
– Special mini RC Racing Track for kids
– Racing Simulator Challenge! (First time at our event)
– BMWTN swag on sale! Release of our new hoodies for sale in black and red.
– BMWTN models and DJ Spinning Music
– Food trucks and eating area.
Get ready to roll out! Our annual trip to Montreal to represent BMWTrueNorth at Eurokracy is soon approaching. Join us as we rally as a club to Eurokracy in Montreal for three days of cars, partying, and overall good times. Event is from June 14th to June 16th 2019.
Cost VIP Members:
$600 for two people (Includes One Hotel Room with 2 Double beds)
Cost Non-VIP Members:
$650 for two people (Includes One Hotel Room with 2 Double beds)
You can upgrade to a junior sweet when registering for the hotel. Details will be sent to everyone that registers from our website on how to register the hotel.
DEPOSIT:You must give a $250 (VIP Members) or $300 (Non-VIP Members) deposit by May 27th to secure your hotel rooms. We will be going to The Hilton, which worked really well for us in past years, and was at a great location between Eurokracy and downtown Montreal.
INCLUDED IN THE FEE ABOVE:
RALLY GIFT PACKAGE:
WELCOME PACKAGE INCLUDING SWAG AND GIFTS FROM SPONSORS
RALLY DECALS FOR 1 CAR (White, Black, Gold, or Silver)
VAN FROM INFINITY CAR RENTAL FOR ADDITIONAL STORAGE ON SITE
CUSTOM EUROKRACY T-SHIRT
FREE RAFFLE PRIZES
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE EVENT FOR BOTH DAYS
PHOTOSHOOT ON SITE WITH BMWTN MODEL(S)
SECURE AREA FOR BMWTN WITHIN EVENT
SECURITY FOR CARS AT NIGHT AT HOTEL
LUNCH FOR BOTH DAYS AT EVENT (PLEASE STATE ANY FOOD ALLERGIES)
TRANSPORTATION TO DOWNTOWN MONTREAL SAT NIGHT
3 Day Event Details:
Friday June 14th:
Morning:
– Meet at a sponsor location where we distribute the route to Montreal and give out gift bags to each participant.
– Leave for Montreal as a group and rally from City to City together, with stops along the way.
Afternoon:
– Book into the Hilton Hotel and relax before dinner.
Evening:
– Dinner at restaurant near the hotel, with dancing, live music, etc.
– After dinner, meet and greet at hotel suite. Get to know everyone as we head back to the hotel for some celebratory bottle popping to celebrate the rally. Surprise gifts and raffle prizes to be won at the hotel.
– This is a great opportunity to meet everyone before the weekend event. Afterwards, we encourage people to go to your hotel an rest as we will be leaving early on Saturday morning.
Saturday June 15th:
Morning:
– Have breakfast as a group at the hotel lobby restaurant for those interested.
– Meet at the parking lot where we will go to Eurokracy as a group. Tickets to get into Eurokracy will already be taken care of, and we will have a secure location to display our cars.
Afternoon:
– Enjoy the event. Burnout competitions, track competitions, lots of sponsor tents, and modified cars to look at. We will provide lunch to all club members.
– Depart event as a group to head back to the hotel.
Evening:
– Meet at hotel lobby to take our own private shuttle bus to downtown Montreal. Enjoy the clubs and other events without worrying about driving. Your cars will be safe at the hotel monitored by hired security just for us.
Sunday June 16th:
Morning:
– Have breakfast as a group at the hotel lobby restaurant for those interested.
– Meet at the parking lot where we will go to Eurokracy as a group. This is the day of the burnout competition and track day for those interested as well as the trophy ceremony.
Afternoon:
– We leave at a set time to head back to Toronto. You can choose to leave with the group, or continue to explore Montreal and leave at a later time. Some people may choose to stay and extra day at the event.
As per tradition, BMWTrueNorth is taking part in the Pull for Sight charity event at Pearson Airport. Join our team and help us pull a 60-tonne FedEx 757 cargo plane along a 20 ft. course in the ultimate tug-of-war test of strength, determination and teamwork!
You need to register at their website individually and then join the BMWTrueNorth team. You will be working towards collecting money for the charity as well. For the past two years we were first in amount collected from a Non For Profit Organization. Lets do it again this year!
In addition! We are allowed to bring our cars into Pearson Airport and onto the runway where the event is being held as part of our display for our club! This is a rare opportunity!! Don’t miss out!
SIGN UP: THE LINK BELOW IS OUR TEAM PAGE. FIRST SIGN UP INDIVIDUALLY, THEN JOIN OUR TEAM.
DONATE: We really appreciate everyone’s help! If you cant take part but can still donate to the team, please go to the link above and donate to our team! Thank you!
PURCHASE YOUR CARD TODAY VIA OUR ONLINE E-STORE: Continuing the success of the VIP card, for the 2019 season we have re-designed a new card which is made out of contoured white metal, custom engraved with your name and membership number. This VIP card will unlock discounts at our major sponsors plus access to VIP events, discounts on track days and much more.
The Membership Card Costs $45.00 And Comes With the Following:
– 1 Contour White Metal Custom VIP Membership Card Engraved with your Name and Membership Number
– 1 Coupon Discount to Access our Season End Show&Shine Event for only $15.00 ($35.00 value)
– 1 Coupon to Access our Season End Evening VIP Event for VIP members and Sponsors at a Private Lounge
– 1 Coupon for a free Lanyard ($5.00 Value)
– 1 Coupon for $5.00 off any BMWTN T-Shirt or Hoodie
– 1 Coupon for 5 Free Raffle Tickets ($20.00 Value)
– 1 Coupon for a free ticket into the Grand Prize Trip to Sema 2019 in Vegas with the BMWTN Crew. ($10.00 Value)
In addition, showing your card to our major sponsors will get you discounts for parts and services such as:
– 20% off PFAFF BMW and Town+Country BMW and Parkview BMW Parts and Accessories
– 15% off tunes from Eurocharged Canada
– 10% off parts from Eurocharged Canada
– Discount on Tires and Rims from Burning Rubber Tire and Speed
– Discounts to all Track events, and access to PFAFF’s private track events.
VIP SEMINAR SERIES:
Enjoy access to our VIP seminar series of events (1 per month) at our sponsor locations. You will get an in-depth look at different services from paint protection, ECU tuning, track prep, and much more while you enjoy free food and beverages, free raffle prizes, and free photoshoots with our BMWTN models.
TO PURCHASE A CARD: Visit out E-Store and click on the 2019 Membership Card Option to purchase your card today. The cards will be ready for delivery in early May of 2019.
The time has come!! Our annual trip to Montreal to represent BMWTrueNorth at Eurokracy. Join us as we rally as a club to Eurokracy in Montreal for three days of cars, partying, and overall good times. Event is from June 15th to June 17th 2018.
Cost VIP Members:
$550 for two people (One Hotel Room with 2 Double beds)
Cost Non-VIP Members:
$600 for two people (One Hotel Room with 2 Double beds)
DEPOSIT:You must give a $250 deposit by June 3rd to secure your hotel rooms. Hotels around the event are already booked solid, so make sure to get this deal. The Hilton worked really well for us in past years, and was at a great location between Eurokracy and downtown Montreal.
Remaining balance will be paid upon arriving at the hotel on June 15th
INCLUDED IN THE FEE ABOVE:
– Two car trailer accompanying us for the duration of the rally in case any of our cars break down. Sponsored by Elite Custom Transport and Storage.
– Commercial Van to store our tents, chairs, BBQ, etc that we will need to pimp out our spot at Eurokracy so we can enjoy our time there. Sponsored by Affinity Car Rental. We will arrange a location the evening before that you can pass by and drop off anything you want to put in the van.
-Private security for our cars over night while we are asleep or out on the town. We encourage our members not to drive when we go out on our party evenings, security will ensure no one messes with our cars.
– Gift bag to all participants: Includes special items and other swag provided by our sponsors.
– Decals for our cars. Rally in style by decking out your car with our decal race car motif. We will use temporary tac-on vinyl so its easy to remove afterwards.
– Access to Eurokracy. Tickets into Eurokracy as well as an area for your car will be secured by us at no additional cost. We will try to arrange tracking time as well for our club on the Sunday at the event!
– Shuttle bus to club* Tentative if we can book this for Saturday night, as we prefer people not drive Sat night. The cars will be safe with our security while you go out and have fun. Don’t drink and drive!
3 Day Event Details:
Friday June 15th:
Morning:
– Meet at a sponsor location where we distribute the route to Montreal and give out gift bags to each participant.
– Leave for Montreal as a group and rally from City to City together, with stops along the way.
Afternoon:
– Book into the Hilton Hotel and relax before dinner.
Evening:
– Dinner at an exclusive restaurant in Montreal.
– After dinner party at hotel suite. Get to know everyone as we head back to the hotel for some celebratory bottle popping to celebrate the rally. Surprise gifts to be distributed.
– This is a great opportunity to meet everyone before the weekend event. Afterwards, we encourage people to go to your hotel an rest as we will be leaving early on Saturday morning.
Saturday June 16th:
Morning:
– Have breakfast as a group at the hotel lobby restaurant.
– Meet at the parking lot where we will go to Eurokracy as a group. Tickets to get into Eurokracy will already be taken care of, and we will have a secure location to display our cars.
Afternoon:
– Enjoy the event. Burnout competitions, track competitions, lots of sponsor tents, and modified cars to look at. We will provide lunch to all club members.
– Depart event as a group to head back to the hotel.
Evening:
– Meet at hotel lobby to take our own private shuttle bus an exclusive VIP night club party. Booth and bottle service.
– You can choose to go to the club, and/or explore Montreal on your own.
Sunday June 17th:
Morning:
– Have breakfast as a group at the hotel lobby restaurant.
– Meet at the parking lot where we will go to Eurokracy as a group. This is the day of the burnout competition and track day for those interested as well as the trophy ceremony.
Afternoon:
– We leave at a set time to head back to Toronto. You can choose to leave with the group, or continue to explore Montreal and leave at a later time. Some people may choose to stay and extra day at the event.
PURCHASE YOUR CARD TODAY VIA OUR ONLINE E-STORE: Continuing the success of the VIP card, for the 2018 season we have re-designed a new card which is made out of contoured silver metal, custom engraved with your name and membership number. This VIP card will unlock discounts at our major sponsors plus access to VIP events, discounts on track days and much more.
The Membership Card Costs $45.00 And Comes With the Following:
– 1 Contour Silver Metal Custom VIP Membership Card Engraved with your Name and Membership Number
– 1 Coupon to Access our Season End Show&Shine Event for Free ($35.00 value)
– 1 Coupon to Access our Season End Evening VIP Event for VIP members and Sponsors at a Private Lounge
– 1 Coupon for a free Lanyard ($5.00 Value)
– 1 Coupon for $5.00 off any BMWTN T-Shirt or Hoodie
– 1 Coupon for 5 Free Raffle Tickets ($20.00 Value)
– 1 Coupon for a free ticket into the Grand Prize 7-Day All Inclusive Trip for Two People ($10.00 Value)
In addition, showing your card to our major sponsors will get you discounts for parts and services such as:
– 20% off PFAFF BMW and Town+Country BMW and Parkview BMW Parts and Accessories
– 15% off tunes from Eurocharged Canada
– 10% off parts from Eurocharged Canada
– 12% off parts from JRP and Sonax Products (Purchased from JRP)
– Vehicle and Tire storage discounts at Elite Custom Car Storage
– Discounts to all Track events, and access to PFAFF’s private track events.
– $50.00 off Registration to Eurokracy
and much more.
TO PURCHASE A CARD: Visit out E-Store and click on the 2017 Membership Card Option to purchase your card today. The cards will be ready for pick-up or delivery in early May of 2018.
The 2018 Canadian International Autoshow in Toronto starts today and carries on through to Feb 25th 2018. We had the pleasure of checking out the show yesterday when the media was invited to get a sneak peak of the show and everything it had to offer. The Autoshow is a major production, filling both the North and South Building of Metro Convention Center in downtown Toronto, its a feat that takes a lot of work, and you could tell as you walked around that everyone was still rushing to get everything ready by the evenings VIP event.
There are a lot of special features in this year’s autoshow, and car enthusiasts will be lining up to see the world’s fastest car in the world, and the owner of five world speed records; the Koenigsegg Agera RS supercar (North Building, Level 100). Not only that, but Mr.Koenigsegg himself was there taking photos with the media, and they even started the car up for everyone to enjoy the grumbling monster as it came to life. In addition, there are a lot of other features ranging from the beautifully put together 70 Years of Porsche Gallery (North Building, Level 100) to the fun 50 Year Anniversary of Hot Wheels (South Building, Level 700) with a huge hot wheels track for adults and kids alike to enjoy playing with, plus a cool selection of hot wheels cars brought to life in 1:1 scale real car recreations. The autoshow seems to be catering to the younger crowd more, or simply wants to have more fun, given the amount of racing simulators all over the place, and other fun activities. Full scale storm trooper armor was a cool touch for people to take photos with. I enjoyed the lego area in Ford’s section (South Building, Level 800); the kids will love it, if the adults don’t hog the area all for themselves.
But let’s talk BMW, and what you can expect to see at the show (South Building, Level 800). BMW’s booth is the same layout as the past two years, which if we are going to be honest here, is a little disappointing. From what we have been told from colleagues that help build the displays for each dealership, they are usually re-used for 3-4 years with slight tweaks each year, and we hope they actually revamp it for next year. We BMW guys are tired of the Mercs enjoying their second level VIP area, as they look down at us like peasants from across the showroom floor. We should at least bring a ladder and try and storm their castle next year if nothing changes.
BMW Canada provided a strong line-up at the show as always, and we were there in time to listen to BMW Canada’s President Hans Blesse keynote address which was heavily focused on today’s shift to electrical vehicles, and their plans for the future. The presentation ended with the reveal of the new BMW M4 CS, and BMW i8 Roadster. We summarized below some key items Mr. Blesse noted:
For over 100 years, BMW has stood for clear, emotional design, paired with forward thinking technology.
BMW has entered electro-mobility in full swing. In 2017 BMW was the leading premium manufacturer by volume in the world.
In 2017 BMW was the first automotive company to sell over 100,000 electrical vehicles in one year.
For the BMW Group the future is not electrical, it’s today. In 2018 BMW will delivery another 140,000 electrical vehicles to their customers. With a target of over 500,000 electrical vehicles by 2019; a target and statement no other company has had the confidence to make.
In 2019 BMW will launch a fully electric mini, in 2020 a fully electric X3, and in 2021 BMW will launch their innovation flagship; the BMW iNext. A stunning combination of electrical mobility, autonomous driving, and connectivity.
By 2025 BMW aims to provide 25 models that will plug in worldwide, 12 of them, purely electric.
At this point, Mr. Blesse announced 5 vehicles at the show which were revealed: The BMW 530e, the X5 40e, the all new i3s, the BMW i8 coupe, and the Mini Couper SC Countryman All4.
Forty new and revised models will be released by BMW in the next 24 months, which is a significantly ambitious target to reach. The result would be the youngest and most sought out fleet in the premium vehicle market today.
Matthew Wilson, BMW Canada’s National Product Manager introduced the next wave of model performance productions, starting with the reveal of the 2019 M4 CS; the first time it has been in Canada. You can take a close up look at the car at the autoshow, and it’s a beautifully crafted machine that sits on top of the M4 Competition package and borrows light weight technology first found on the M4 GTS. You can check out all the specifications for this car online, but basically it’s boasted as a lighter, faster version of the M4 Competition package. The M4 CS will arrive this summer with only 90 units destined to make its way to Canadian shores.
Kevin Marcotte, BMW Canada’s Director of Marketing introduced and revealed the last car covered up at the show; the i8 roadster. The roadster has a fully electric top that retracts within just 15 seconds. Boosted horsepower and refined battery give it a greater range and distance, with a combined 369hp, and zero to one hundred in 4.6 seconds. The i8 on display at the show is one of only 200 First Edition models produced for the global market. 25 of which will be available for Canadian customers. Personally we like the look of it, and while motorsport enthusiasts aren’t too fond of the i8 series in general, we think it’s starting to solidify itself within the BMW brand. Please make an i9 that looks like an i8, but has the power of a supercar, and everyone will be happy.
The new BMW M5 is also on display at the show, and it’s one of the nicest version of the beastly M5 that we have seen. It’s definitely worth taking a look. Additional BMW models are also on display for everyone to see from the X5, X3, 2 series, 3 series, and much more.
Overall BMW has provided a concise range of their cars on display for everyday consumers to motorsport junkies alike to enjoy. Aside from the BMW Canada display area, you will also find an M4 GTS and black i8 at the South Building, Level 700. And our sponsors SportsCarBoutique has a beautiful M4 GT4 track car on display. First club member to take a photo of themselves with the track car, and tell us on which floor they found it at will win a BMW swag bag gift! Make sure to send it to info@bmwtn.com
Lastly, we encourage our members to check out our sponsors JRP that have a large booth as you proceed between the North and South building, and our sponsors Ceramic Pro are located at the bottom of the escalators towards Auto Exotic on Level 100, North Building. Show your BMWTN VIP card and you will receive a free Ceramic Pro lanyard.
Let us know what your favourite car was at this years International Autoshow by taking a photo and posting it on our Facebook page, or on your IG page and tag @bmwtn
Make sure to check out our Flickr account for a full gallery of images we took while at the show.
PURCHASE YOUR CARD TODAY VIA OUR ONLINE E-STORE: Continuing the success of the VIP card which debuted last year, for the 2017 season we have designed a new card which is made out of matte black steel, custom engraved with your name and membership number. This VIP card will unlock discounts at our major sponsors plus access to VIP events, discounts on track days and much more.
The Membership Card Costs $45.00 And Comes With the Following:
– 1 Matte Black Custom VIP Membership Card Engraved with your Name and Membership Number
– 1 Coupon to Access our Season End Show&Shine Event for Free ($35.00 value)
– 1 Coupon to Access our Season End Evening VIP Event for VIP members and Sponsors at a Private Lounge
– 1 Coupon for a free Lanyard ($5.00 Value)
– 1 Coupon for $5.00 off any BMWTN T-Shirt or Hoodie
– 1 Coupon for 5 Free Raffle Tickets ($20.00 Value)
– 1 Coupon for a free ticket into the Grand Prize 7-Day All Inclusive Trip for Two People ($10.00 Value)
In addition, showing your card to our major sponsors will get you discounts for parts and services such as:
– 20% off PFAFF BMW Parts and Accessories
– 15% off tunes from Eurocharged Canada
– 10% off parts from Eurocharged Canada
– 10% off wraps from Restyleit
– 12% off parts from JRP and Sonax Products (Purchased from JRP)
– $150 alignments and 20% off the shop rate at SportsCarBoutique for their services
– 10% off all services at Smart Detail
– Vehicle and Tire storage discounts at Elite Custom Car Storage
– Discounts to all Track events, and access to PFAFF’s private track events.
– $50.00 off Registration to Eurokracy
and much more.
TO PURCHASE A CARD: Visit out E-Store and click on the 2017 Membership Card Option to purchase your card today. The cards will be ready for pick-up or delivery in early April of 2017.
Our Season Show&Shine Event was on September 25th at PFAFF BMW. We want to thank all our club members, sponsors, and supporters that made it out to our event. It was our largest gathering to date, and a strong showing that BMWTrueNorth is the number one BMW enthusiasts club in Ontario. We look forward to continuing to offer this event every year as a platform for all BMW owners to come together and celebrate the best of German engineering. We could not have asked for a better day to end the season. We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful group of club members and supporting companies.
We had a wonderful time attending the Berlin Klassik Island Tour this year. The new venue was amazing, and it was definitely one of the highlights of the season. Special thanks to our club member Paul David for taking these amazing photos. We look forward to returning to the Berlin Klassik next year!
On August 21st our newest sponsors Metro Toronto Collision Centre in Vaughan hosted a BBQ event where we had food, DJ services, model photoshoots, raffle prizes and much more for our club members.
Special thanks to MTCC for hosting this event for us! We had a great time! Make sure to check out their huge facility for any of your bodyshop needs.
This year we took Importfest by storm setting up a 2,500 sq.ft display area with 10 of our club members cars, and a photoshoot area with all of our BMWTN models. Needless to say we were one of the highlights of the show. We want to thank all our club members that trusted us with their cars, and all our staff and models that stuck with us all day long to promote the club! Special thanks to Hamid Lalani for some great photos! Check out our Flickr account for all the photos.
This year BMWTN had a VIP event at the Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum. Our VIP club members enjoyed spending the day with their families exploring the museum while also having a rare opportunity of having their BMW’s photographed with the planes. Overall an amazing day and we look forward to returning in the future.
On May 29th 2016 TrueNorth Enthusiasts Group held a season open meet for its clubs: BMWTN, MBTN, and AudiTN hosted at Eurocharged Canada.
Special thanks to everyone that came out and supported this great event and gave money to our charity for the photoshoot. Together we raised $1000.00 for the McMaster Children’s Hospital 🙂
We survived our first VIP event! If it were not for our amazing sponsor Eurocharged Canada hosting a wonderful venue indoors we would have had to battle the elements as hail and high winds were coming down all day long. And still, we had a full house of cars and members come out to join us for a day on the dyno as we treated our VIP members to free food, music and good company. This even was for VIP card members only and showed our appreciation for their support. Can’t wait until our next one! Thanks to all the staff at EC for hosting, our staff members and models that took photos with club members cars throughout the event. Check out our flickr account for the full event gallery.
We would like to thank the staff at PFAFF BMW for hosting our season open event for a second year in a row. The weather was amazing, and everyone had a great time meeting familiar faces and new people.
We look forward to seeing everyone throughout the upcoming season as we host some exciting new events!
Special thanks to Derek Bartolo for taking photos of the event for us.
Visit our Flickr account for all the photos from this event.
On December 13th, BMWTN held our second annual Charity Toy Drive, and it was a huge success with over 350 toys collected for the Toys for Tots program to help children less fortunate this coming holiday season. We want to thank all our club members that took the time to come out, whether it was for the whole event, or just for a brief hello while dropping off some toys, we truly appreciate everyone’s dedication to make this event a success.
We could tell from the conversations being had, and the overall vibe of the day that even though we have only been around for a few years, we are already a strongly knit community that is willing to come together for others. We couldn’t be prouder to be part of this group with all of you. We were totally blown away with all the toys that were collected!!
We also want to thank Restyleit (Andre WildeDmitri Restyleit) for hosting the start point of the event, and Pfaff BMW (Laurance Yap, Chris Chua, Barry Kwan) for hosting the end point of our toy drive, and opening their dealership on a Sunday for us.
We also presented Rob Ferguson with a cheque for the $4,500.00 TrueNorthEG raised throughout the season from our club members and sponsors for Olliestrong. And we will continue to be there for Oliver and the Ferguson family for the long run. We look forward to seeing Oliver have his bone marrow transplant and kick this illness in the butt for good. Thank you to Gary Grant from the Toronto Star as well that did an editorial for our event.
Also thanks to Tishan Baldeo for taking photos of the event, and the rest of our BMWTN Staff that helped organize the day. Merry Christmas to everyone, and we look forward to seeing you again the in 2016.
As the weather has begun to change calling for the end of the season, we often turn to our sponsors with adequate interior space to see if they are willing to host a meet for our club members before we put our cars away for the winter, or swap over those ugly winter rims and fat tires. This year Elite Custom Storage & Transport welcomed us to their secure facility for one last BBQ meet of the year.
Often people outside of the club ask why we engaged a Vehicular Storage facility, as many of our club members either drive or store their cars away for the winter. However, what we have seen is club members using Elite for car storage, and even more so using them for transport. In addition, Elite is a good example of what we believe to be successful marketing through exposure. By having them out at our events and supporting our club members, in turn they have garnered business from fellow car enthusiasts.
We want to thank Sean Hugh and his wife for taking the time to host this event for us, and for contributing a prize to our raffle for a canvas print of our club member’s car at the photoshoot session also occurring at the event. Sean also went out of his way to get catered food for everyone, hire our guys from Feedback Services to spin music for us all day, and call in their staff to help facilitate everything in an organized manner. We truly enjoyed our time there, and loved the new renovations to their complex.
We look forward to having them as a sponsor once again next year, as we hear their services will expand to provide tire storage at $75.00 a set (they come pick them up and drop them off at your house), and a car detailing servicing area within their building. Even more reasons that they are a great fit for our club.
We also want to take the time to thank our BMWTN model Whitney Cole that handled the private photoshoot all day long on her own. In the last hours leading up to the event we decided with Elite to have a private photoshoot session with one of our models in a secure area of the complex if they donated to our charity. That meant we needed to find a model quickly. Whitney is always a busy lady, so we really appreciate the time and effort she took to re-juggle her schedule and work the photoshoot on her own.
Thank you to all our club members that came out and enjoyed their day with us. We will see you again for the upcoming Christmas toy drive!!
This year we decided to do a different route as the ones previously taken were starting to get a little rough. Special thanks as always to Mike for organizing our route this year. We tested it out a few weeks back on September 19th which was our originally scheduled day, but the forecast was calling for rain. We invited anyone that wanted to tag along to come test out the new route, and it was actually quite a big gathering.
We found some issues with the new route, refined it, and then officially set out as a club on Sunday October 18th for our Muskoka Loop adventure. This page includes photographs from MC Photography that took photos on our Sept 19th run, and photographs from Nikoley Kachev that took photos on our Oct 18th run. Special thanks to them both for doing this.
Our route took us to a Marina for photos, and a new restaurant spot that we will be using for future events in Muskoka. One of our biggest turns outs for a cruise was a fitting end to an amazing season.
This year (September 27th 2015) marked our third annual Show&Shine Season End Event. For the first time we combined forces with out sister clubs MBTrueNorth and AudiTrueNorth for a huge party. The event was hosted at PFAFF BMW where their staff graciously offered to make their facility available to us for the day.
PFAFF BMW went out of their way to open their doors on a Sunday, clear their adjacent lot of hundreds of cars so we can have an open area to run our event, and brought in other supporting companies such as SiriusXM Radio, Pirelli Tires, and we even had a visit from BMW Canada.
We want to thank all our sponsors noted below in our 2015 Tent Backdrop that helped us financially make this season possible and supported us throughout the year at events. Please take the time to visit their website as they provide some of the best services our city has to offer.
In the end we filled the entire block with an amazing show of German engineering. Feedback Services held their own behind the DJ booth blasting music throughout the day for our club members and sponsors. This event always brings out our sponsors to set up their own booth, and its truly an example of the entire TrueNorth community coming together for a greater cause. Oliver and Rob joined us for the day along with his wife and daughter, and at the end of the event we raffled off our Grand Prize trip for two to an all inclusive Iberostar 5-star resort in PlayaMita, Puerto Vallarta for seven days.
We continued to run a raffle for thousands of dollars of BMW swag, and the Show and Shine competition awards some of our club members though if we could, everyone would have gone home with a trophy. Some of the highlights of the say included:
– Grand Prize Seven Day Trip for Two to Mexico at a 5 Star Hotel Winner to be picked.
– Trophy classes based on car classes that pre-register
– Raffle prizes including official BMW gear, and a $500 track day provided by PFAFF.
– Game competitions to win prizes and swag
– Live Music
– TrueNorth models for photoshoots.
– Food trucks on hand for a variety of food options.
– Sponsor tents and display of their shop cars.
Some Items handed out for from our raffle courtesy of PFAFF and BMWTN:
– PFAFF Automotive Track Day $600+
– BMW Golf Bag $325 + HST
– BMW Travel Bag $150 + HST
– Bruno Spengler DTM Model Car $150 + HST
– DTM 2012 Model Race Car $150 + HST
– BMW Yaughtsport Sunglasses $187 + HST
– BMW Motorsport Sunglasses $145.00 + HST
– BMW Messenger Bag $65.00 + HST
– BMW RC i8 Car $62.00 + HST
– BMW M Hat $50.00 + HST
– BMW Bike Bags $50.00 + HST
– BMW Motorsports White Hat $37.00 + HST
– And much more!!
Special thanks to SiriusXM Radio that donated a cool fridge to the raffle and matched our collected donations for the day for our charity!!
PFAFF BMW surprised the Ferguson Family with a cheque of $1000.00!! Olliestrong!!
That moment when you realize you are the grand prize winner of a 7-day all inclusive trip for two to Mexico thanks to our sponsors Iberostar Resorts, AbsoluTours, and AbsoluteWedSite.
Our annual Wasaga Beach cruise will took us through some back roads up to Wasaga Beach where we all got together for a photoshoot and lunch before heading back to Toronto. We were fortunate to arrive just when they were removing barriers from a bicycle marathon, which allowed us to roll in and take over the entire boardwalk with our club cars. It was an amazing sight to see!! Thanks so much to the over 100 cars that showed up for this cruise, we had lots of fun 🙂
On August 22nd 2015 BMWTrueNorth made a big splash for the first time ever taking part in Importfest. We had a large area with over 20 club members cars taking part this year, including an E92 LibertyWalks which won second place best BMW.
We want to thank all our sponsors, staff members, and club members that came out that day to show their support and help us setup our own area. A big thank you to our club member Jason that not only brought our his six series BMW to show his support, but also hired models Jasmine and Melody as additional BMWTN models.
Also we want to thank our models Bree Leigh and Whitney Cole that only spent the entire day with us, but also sold signed posters with all proceeds going towards our charity cause for the season. These two women rock, and we are proud to have them as our models.
Given this was our first time, we learned a lot about the setup and what to improve on, and we hope Importfest will have us again next year so we can do an even better display of our club. Special thanks to Basit Mirza for welcoming us!!
On July 12th 2015 TrueNorthEG hosted its most ambitious event ever. We booked out the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton and invited all our TrueNorth clubs (BMWTN, MBTN, and AudiTN) to celebrate the mid-season with a photoshoot and lunch event with the warplanes. Two special prizes of a free flight in a warplane was also awarded by the end of the day!
This was truly an amazing experience for us all, and a real challenge for our staff in the smouldering hot day to organize the near 300 cars that attended. We want to thank Feedback Services for pumping the tunes all day long, and all our amazing models that dealt with the heat while being photographed with our club member’s cars and the warplanes stationed around the area for us by the museum.
We also want to thank our volunteer photographers that dedicated their day to helping us make this event possible. Kostas, Chris, Deep, Vlad, and Kazim all did an amazing job, and we are truly grateful for their assistance.
We hope the museum enjoyed our presence there as we would definitely love to come back again. We had wonderful feedback from our club members and this truly proved to be one of the highlights of the year for us.
On July 18th BMWTrueNorth came out to support the Olliestrong Charity Car Wash hosted at Kipling Tire. It was a really hot day, and perfect weather to get some cars shinning like new for a good cause. We want to thank all our club members and friends that came out to show their support for Oliver. Make sure to check out Charity Cause for the 2015 season to learn more about Oliver and his family.
On June 6th 2016 BMWTN was invited by Canadian Race Wars at a lapping day at Toronto Motorsport Park aka Cayuga. Instructors for first timers or anyone that feels the need for some lessons was offered all day long, and a cap of 40 cars was placed for the day. Overall everyone had a great time, and the weather was cooperating with us. We look forward to more club members coming out throughout the season.
Special thanks to our BMWTrueNorth club member and photographer Kostas Tsikourlis for covering the event for us.
On May 24th 2015, BMW of Mississauga (Pfaff BMW) opened their doors to our club members on a beautiful Sunday morning. Our club members came out in full force filling up the parking lot and adjacent road. Thankfully, unlike our season opener, this time around the weather was in our favor, resulting in an amazing day overall.
From 10:00am to 1:30pm we spent our time at BMW of Mississauga enjoying the great weather and taking advantage of some stellar deals on cleaning products provided by the dealership, aside from the already amazing 20% off all accessories and parts our members get year round. Music, sweets, and coffee were provided by Pfaff BMW for everyone in attendance. We had our BMWTN models on hand with our professional photographers, and a drone up in the air to cover the event. Overall it was a great time, and a wonderful display of our members cherished BMW’s. We had new and old members come together, and we couldn’t ask for a better group to spend our time with.
Pfaff Coffee&Sweet BMWTrueNorth Video:
At 1:30pm we did a raffle for two BMW watches provided by Pfaff BMW, and four pairs of BMW sunglasses provided by BMWTrueNorth. A special thank you to 3DProducts Canada that also included some of their sample products in the raffle.
After the raffle was completed, we headed out in cruise formation to Pfaff Automotive’s Pfaff Tuning location in Woodbridge to get a back of the house tour of their facilities. The temptation for a serious upgrade was felt by everyone in attendance. Pfaff Tuning offers a wide variety of performance, aerodynamic and appearance upgrades for a range of premium import manufacturers, including Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen. Their showroom was an impressive display for any automotive enthusiast. If you haven’t visited their facility, we highly recommend you pay them a visit. Maybe leave the credit cards at home, resisting a purchase will be the hardest part of the day.
After the tour of Pfaff Automotive we cruised over to Pfaff Autoworks to get a back of house tour of their facility as well, which is regarded as one of the top body shops in Canada. We also enjoyed the sound of revving custom racing cars that were displayed for our club members to see and hear in all their glory. As an automotive collision repair facility that services all makes and models of vehicles, we highly recommend Pfaff Autoworks for any of your vehicle repairs, regardless of year or model.
We want to thank Pfaff Automotive, Pfaff BMW, Pfaff Tuning, and Pfaff Autoworks for taking time out of their personal day off to host this amazing event for our members. We are grateful to have Pfaff as our exclusive BMW dealership sponsor, and we know our members love the growing relationship and trust built over the past season.
We look forward to coming back to Pfaff BMW for our big season end party in September!
On May 30th 2015 BMWTrueNorth had our first annual Niagara Winery Cruise. Over 100 BMW’s from our club got together and we headed towards the Niagara region enjoying the winding roads and beautiful weather. One of our main goals was to get everyone through the underground tunnel together which was a fun and very loud experience that everyone enjoyed.
After the tunnel run we stopped at the Two Sisters Vineyard Estate where we all took pictures in their private location and enjoyed a light snack. We look forward to seeing them again in 2016.
We then cruised to the Port Dalhousie Pier Marina for more amazing photos, and ended our cruise at a lunch spot nearby.
We want to thank all our club members that joined us and made this cruise a memorable experience. Until next year!!
Special thanks to Deep Patel for these amazing photos!
Our 2015 Season Open BBQ Meet, and first official meet of BMWTrueNorth and MBTrueNorth coming together under one event went down on April 19th 2015. We want to thank Eurocharged Canada who is not only one of our sponsors for 2015, but also hosted this event for us. Their staff spent the week leading up to this event tiding up the shop and preparing for an amazing turnout at their doorsteps.
While we were happy to see that it would not rain on Sunday, the weather was not completely in our favor. Strong winds made it difficult for us to set up properly, and that struggle was shared by our sponsors that came at 10:00am to arrange their own areas. While our staff tried to find a place to tie down our own tent, we could see at the corner of our eye SimplyTire’s area tumbling over due to the wind. Eventually, we all used the resources around us to hold the fort down, and it didn’t stop people from coming either. Though the start time was 11:00am, we had people coming in at 10:30am, and by 11:30am we had filled the entire area, plus the adjacent lot!
We want to thank all our sponsors that came out on Sunday and bared the windy weather with us. We also want to thank all our club members that came out in full force to enjoy they day with fellow BMW and MB enthusiasts. We have a short video below, plus some highlighted images. Don’t forget to check out our full photo album by clicking on the image at the bottom of the page. Our next major event is on May 24th at Pfaff BMW. See you all there!!
Season Open BMWTrueNorth Video:
Inside Eurocharged Canada, the scene was always packed with people taking a look at their new shop, and current projects. We ended the day inside with our raffle announcement prizes, which included authentic BMW sunglasses, Mercedes-Benz swag, and the grand prize of a free tune courtesy of Eurocharged Canada.
This aerial photo taken at approximately 2:30pm tells the tale pretty clearly, and this was near the end of the show. We counted over 400+ cars from the drone shots. We can only imagine what the attendance was in the morning when the entire area was jammed to capacity.
Signature Motor Car Inc. was kind enough to bring several supercars to our meet, including a beautiful Huracan Lamborghini, and this sexy white i8 with custom wheels to match.
If one i8 was not enough, our sponsor GetDetailed also brought one of their clients i8 for us all to enjoy.
Our beautiful BMWTrueNorth models Bree, Jolanta, and Rachael were on scene to take photos with our sponsor and club member cars. Huge respect to these ladies for braving the windy/cold weather which resulted in many amazing photos. They are also holding our Charity Bracelets that we are selling at every major event this season. Collect all 4 bracelets, and enter to win our grand prize of an all-inclusive trip for two, valued at over $5,000.00 !!
BMW guys are so smart….what better way to get the ladies in your car other than to show up with a red convertible M3 and a huge BMW flag. Well played sir, well played.
One of the most out-there new wrap jobs was our fellow member’s LV wrap on his E92. The wrap sure got people talking about it all day long. We love it when people aren’t afraid to try something new.
Sometimes, our own photographers can’t catch all the eye candy at our event when the turnout is so big. Thankfully fellow club member, friend, and photographer Derek Bartolo was on site and captured this beautiful Z8 in all its glory. Special thanks to our sponsors Elite Custom Car Storage for coming out and bringing this beauty for us to enjoy!!
Mr. Karim showed up with his sexy Lamborghini. We always welcome our guests/friends to our events, but the stealing of our models needs to stop 😉
Walking around the complex and into the adjacent huge lot that was also full with BMW’s, we couldn’t help fall in love with these classic examples of BMW perfection. Truly drool worthy.
Our sponsors YST Tuning came in full force with a tuned GTR, Lotus, and this beautiful M3 that had an exhaust note that would wake up our Bavarian cousins all the way in Germany.
We must admit, we are suckers for a hot girl with a ghetto blaster. This retro look of our fellow members E30 never gets old.
For over 170 images from our Season Open BBQ Meet, click the link below and check out the full gallery on Flickr!
Our first BMWTrueNorth & MBTrueNorth season open meet went into the history books this past Sunday April 19th, and from our aerial shot taken at around 2:30pm, we had over 400 cars in attendance. Including within our guests were some fantastic bloggers that challenged the windy weather head on, and focused their lenses on the beauties that rolled in to represent our clubs.
Click the Images Below to go the the noted bloggers website for their full article/review.
We want to thank them for coming out to our event!! Respect to you all, we love reading reviews, and checking out bloggers websites. It allows us to learn about these websites as well. The car culture in Toronto is happily thriving.
AutoMotoFoto who has supported us from day one was on hand for our Season Opener:
ScrapedCrusaders came to our event to check the down-low, and found some “items” worth noting:
OppositeLock on Jalopnik took their first look at Mike’s LV E92, read their article to see if it was love at first sight:
StanceIsEverything got a first feel of our club, and the ever-growing Eurocharged Canada:
Was there a blog/review that we missed? Let us know about it at info@bmwtn.com and we would love to check it out and add it to this page 🙂
On March 6th 2015 the doors at Nashville North, Georgetown opened its doors to host the first ever ACE Fighting Championships event. This is the first of five premier amateur events scheduled for 2015. The intent is for these five events to lay the foundation necessary to launch professional MMA events in 2016. BMWTrueNorth had the pleasure of attending the event, we had our own section for our members, and enjoyed the fights, the venue, the ring girls and the overall excitement present by all those in attendance. As our first Amateur MMA experience, it went beyond our expectations.
While this was an amateur event, you could tell that all the MMA fighters were experienced in their craft, as every fight was thrilling to watch. Overall 10 bouts were presented throughout the event, with the last 5 bouts being title fights in their respective weight classes. From the nimble and quick 135 LBS contenders to the 225+ LBS heavyweights, every fighter gave it their all in the octagon for the 800 fans in attendance. Spectators saw fast paced sparring, technical grappling, stand-up knock-outs, and submission knock-outs throughout the night. The crowd was electric throughout, and the overall ambiance was something that you could tell was a success within the first hour of the bouts.
BMWTrueNorth took over part of the VIP section on the ground level. We loved the unobstructed view of the octagon, and we were able to see all the action up close and personal. When the fight was taken to the mat, the venue had large screens all around to ensure every spectator in the building could see every second of the action. The event was also streamed online live from their website, just as their weight-ins were streamed live the night before. Overall the event was very well organized.
The upper floor VIP section also had some special guests including fighters from the UFC. The greatest response from the 800 people in attendance was when professional boxing heavyweight George Chuvalo was introduced to the crowd. A Canadian boxing hero, Chuvalo fought Joe Frasier and George Forman in his prime, and is most famously known for going the distance twice with Muhammad Ali. “He is the toughest guy I have ever fought” said Ali after their first fight on March 29th, 1966.
What would an MMA event be without the beautiful ring girls? We were happy to suggest our very own BMWTN models Bree Leigh and Jolanta Agnieszka to Ivan Whittaker, the President of Ace Fighting Championships. They both did a fantastic job at getting the crowd up on their feet, and the dance showdown at intermission was quite the sight to see. Congrats ladies!
The BMWTrueNorth staff would like to thank Ivan Whittaker for his hospitality, Nashville North for hosting a great event, and everyone else involved in making March 6th a success. We also want to thank our club members that came out to support the venue and cheer on the fighters. You can see all the results from the fights when it’s posted on the Ace Fighting Championship website at www.acefights.com
We look forward to attending the next MMA event in May of 2015. You can’t go wrong with the Ace of Spades in your pocket.
Professional Short Video of the Event provided by Ace Fighting Championships! Make sure to choose HD for the best resolution!
A video clip montage from our members cell phones (remember to hit the HD option for best resolution):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVDTmVuARcs&width=800&height=650
Welcome to BMW True North’s official website. We put this site together in response to the many requests we’ve received from people who want to participate in the group but do no use Facebook. Make sure to read this full article for a short walk through on all the features our website has to offer.
MAIN PAGE
Event Bulletin Board: We post the latest upcoming events in the event bulletin board. Clicking on an event will take you to a dedicated page on that particular event with all the details on the event.
Latest News: This section includes articles on recent events that the club hosted or took part in. We will also be doing “Sponsor Spotlight” articles where we visit our sponsors location, take photographs and video of what they do, and what they can offer to the group.
Calender: On the top left hand side you will see a calender. Event dates will be highlighted, and you can click on them to get more information.
Newsletter sign-up: Make sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter. In the newsletter you will be informed about the coming months events, sponsorship discounts, and any other news relevant to the club. This is ideal for people that don’t go on facebook, but want to keep up to speed with what the club is doing.
Charity Button: Click on the charity button to go the dedicated page about our 2015 Charity Drive, how you can participate, and how you can enter the grand prize raffle at the year end Show&Shine Event worth several thousands of dollars!
Sponsors: A list of icons down the left hand side of the page shows our complete 2015 sponsors. Click on an icon to be directed to their website.
Forums: The three forums our members are active on are listed on the bottom of the left column. Click on a forum icon to be directed to their main page.
Social Media Links: At the bottom right corner of each page you will see little square icons which directly link to our social media outlets: Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, and Flickr.
PROFILE
Welcome Letter: Please check out our welcome letter to you from the president of our club.
2015 Board of Directors: A list of our staff directors and how to get in contact with them. You can also message them on facebook, or send them an email.
2015 Ambassadors: Coming soon, a list of our volunteers for the 2015 season.
E-STORE
We have an e-store online now that can manage all your BMWTrueNorth merchandise needs. Please help support the club by purchasing our merchandise. A percentage of all items sold also goes to our charity. More merchandise will be added soon.
GALLERY
Organized by year, we have put together galleries of images taken at the majority of our major events. Don’t forget to click on the “See Full Gallery” option which will direct you to the full gallery on Flickr.
VIDEOS
Similar to the Gallery section, we have documented all the videos we have put together from each season. If you have a video about our club, let us know, and we will add it to our website archives! All videos are linked from our Youtube account.
SPONSORSHIP
Overview: A short outline on the benefits of being a sponsor. This informs potential sponsors of the benefits of being affiliated with the club.
2015 Sponsors: Detailed outline of our sponsors. All contact information, website links, emails, phone numbers, and addresses have been noted. This is meant as a quick resource reference when club members are looking for particular shops. We encourage our members to contact our supporting sponsors within our community. With everyone supporting each other we become stronger as a group.
Thank you Letter: We outline our gratitude to our sponsors that have opted to support the club for the 2015 season.
Become a Sponsor: Online application to become a sponsor.
CHARITY
Overview: A detailed overview of the charity we are supporting for the 2015 season, and how the charity will function. Don’t forget to look over how you enter into a raffle with a grand prize that is worth thousands!
Donate: A link which takes you to a paypal donation page to help support our 2015 Charity.
CONTACT
Here you can send us an email on any general inquiries you may have about the club.
MEMBER BENEFITS
This area is password protected. An outline of membership benefits is listed which is accessible to members only. Access to this portion of the website will be distributed to our members soon.
This year we started a new tradition of giving back to those less fortunate during the holiday season. When BMW of Mississauga called us asking if we could donate a few toys to their toy drive, we took the opportunity to make it into a BMWTN event for all of our members to participate in. We didn’t have much time to prepare, and we want to thank all those that came out on short notice – we ended up filling half an SUV with toys, and we cruised to the dealership to deliver the gifts!
The gifts were delivered to the Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter on Christmas Eve, and we couldn’t be happier to know that we were able to help single mothers spoil their loved little ones this holiday season. We would like to thank BMW of Mississauga for the invite, and we learned that out of all the Pfaff dealerships that were collecting toys, due to our help, BMW of Mississauga was at the top of the list for donations.
We look forward to planning a larger BMWTrueNorth Toy Drive in 2015, and we hope all our members will come out to support the cause!
We originally met at Colossus Vaughn where people passed by over a period of an hour to drop off toys, and then those that had the time cruised down to BMW of Mississauga.
Our members six series BMW was driven by a bear…not sure how he reached the pedals!
Here is a good shot of the toys we collected!
To see the full gallery of images from this event, click the image below:
Our newest sponsor BMW of Mississauga – Pfaff Automotive were enthusiastic about hosting one last big meet before the season ended. While we were uncertain if the turnout would be huge due to how late into the season it was, we were happily surprised to see our members come out and represent the club properly. We want to thank BMW of Mississauga’s staff for spending their Sunday off with us at the dealership.
BMW of Mississauga provided free food, a DJ, and a free raffle for three watches on the day of the event. We also brought out two of our models for some photo-shoots within the dealerships service bay, and we provided coffee and sweets for all those that came early in the day. The parts department was open, and we heard that some solid purchases were made throughout the day from our members. We are happy to report that BMW of Mississauga has agreed to be our sponsor for the 2015 season, and has offered to host two more events within the season. We find ourselves extremely fortunate to be partnered with such a well-respected company as Pfaff Automotive.
Below is one of our members beautiful 435i M-Package coupe with carbon Fibre accents. The car was purchased at BMW of Mississauga:
One of our favourite M4’s that comes out to our meets on the regular, we love the matching the rims and blue pin stripe that flows so well with the CF accents. Truly a beautiful piece of machinery.
If you haven’t visited BMW of Mississauga, then you definitely should, they have this beautiful 1980’s M6 on display. It’s only for sale if the right offer comes long however, the dealership is content for now keeping it as a showpiece.
Since we are on the topic of the six series, here is a wonderful 6 series convertible from one of our members, with the beautiful Bree Leigh modelling for us throughout the day.
Special thanks to the staff at BMW of Mississauga pictured below. They took their day off on a Sunday and came into the dealership to host this event for us! We are extremely grateful for their generosity towards our Sectors club.
Our BMWTrueNorth models Bree Leigh and Jolanta Agnieszka looked great in the BMW shirts the dealership provided them. They gave us their two-thumbs up review on the event ?
Click the link below to check out the full gallery of photos from the event!
AutoMotoFoto came out to our Show & Shine event, and spent the day taking some great photos and getting a feel of the club. We would like to thank their staff for taking the time to come out and cover the event, and encourage all our members and guests to check out their article by clicking the image below.
While you are at their site, don’t forget to browse around AutoMotoFoto’s website. It’s full of Automotive blogs on concept cars, car events, and more, with videos and car model biographies. Tons of info for any car enthusiast.
On September 14th 2014 BMWTrueNorth hosted our biggest even in BMWTN history! The event was held at the Markham location of one of our wonderful sponsors Restyleit, and the event was a huge success with over 600 people and cars in attendance.
We want to first thank all the show sponsors that made this wonderful event possible: Restyleit, Elite Custom Car Storage, SimplyTire, NextMod, TNDetail, Kaiju Auto Salon, Alpha Motorsports, Eurocharged Canada, Pro Tuning Freaks, Intak Printing and StreetXtreme Automotive. We also want to thank Randy Sparre from Exoparts for providing us with raffle prizes at cost. A huge thank you as well to BMW of Mississauga and Pfaff Automotive for not only being one of the sponsors for the event, but also including a $1,200.00 BMW Bike for the raffle at no cost to the club. This also marked our first year hosting a Show&Shine Competition and we handed out trophies to all the winners.
Overall it was amazing to see the support from our BMWTrueNorth members; we were blown away by the numbers in attendance for our first Show&Shine event. Coupled with our sponsors that came out in full form by putting up tents and showcasing their services, the event really was something to be seen. We also has a jousting competition, live music, and our BMWTN models in attendance. We also tried to serve food via a BBQ area, which we must admit, could have been way better. We are already contacting food trucks now for the 2015 season end event!! Food services will definitely improve.
Congratulations to all the raffle ticket winners, and Show&Shine trophy winners. Special shout out to SimplyTire that did a special raffle for a set of golf clubs/bag, and to SweetieGirlRacing that donated a BMW Jacket for the raffle! You are all amazing, and we are humbled by your support.
The amount of cars that showed up not only filled the main area, but also overflowed all around both buildings we were situated in. Some of the amazing rides included this pristine Z8 BMW:
Can’t go wrong with a beautiful red E30 M3 and 2002 BMW:
ProTuningFreaks brought a real freaky beast to the event:
Eurocharged Canada brought a nice row of Supercharged E92 M3’s:
Tough options, so many cars deserved a win in the Show&Shine:
See the full gallery from the event at Flicker at the following links: