National Capital Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America http://www.nccbmwcca.org
**The 2021 Deutsche Marque Concours d'Elegance has been postponed jointly by the National Capital Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America and the Greater Washington Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. Problems with the selected venue forced us to consider an alternate location and time. We are looking into options to hold the event in early September. In this all-volunteer effort, months go into planning the concours with open communication being key to our ability to make joint decisions wisely. Please understand that the decision made by your BMW and Mercedes-Benz Club leadership was not taken lightly, and every effort is being made to keep this event of the caliber earned over the many decades it has been held.
We look forward to the gathering of all three marques in 2022.
Thank you,
John McWilliams
NCC concours program
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All registration must take place online this year due to the pandemic. There will be NO registration or awards reception ticket sales permitted on-site.
You must be a current BMW CCA member to register.
There is no charge to attend the concours as a spectator.
NEW PANDEMIC POLICY - NO EXCEPTIONS - READ CAREFULLY:
MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES.
THE ONLY WAY TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT IS ONLINE AND IN ADVANCE.
NO ONE WILL ENTER YOUR CAR IN THE SHOW OR SELL YOU ADDITIONAL AWARDS RECEPTION TICKETS AT THE EVENT.
ABC LAWS PROHIBIT ALCOHOL OUTDOORS: NO BEER, WINE, OR LIQUOR OUTDOORS!
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC LUNCH TO ENJOY BY YOUR CAR.
INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED CHARCUTERIE BOXES WILL BE PROVIDED TO REGISTERED ATTENDEES AT THE AWARDS RECEPTION.
DUE TO PARKING CONSTRAINTS, WE ARE LIMITED TO APPROX. FORTY-FIVE (45) BMW SHOW CARS.
PARKING LOT SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR SHOW CARS ONLY.
TO FACILITATE JUDGING (OPENING DOORS/TRUNKS, RAISING TOPS, ETC.), YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO TURN ON YOUR CAR, MOVE IT FORWARD A FEW FEET FOR THE JUDGES, AND THEN MOVE IT BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT. PLEASE: DO NOT HOLD UP THE JUDGING BY DISAPPEARING.
Gates open at 8:00 AM - please do not arrive earlier as our dedicated Volunteers will NOT be in place to guide you to your area. No exceptions. Thank you.
Please understand that in order to maintain fairness in judging, you must have your car in position on the lot by 10:00 AM to allow judging to begin at 10:30 AM. Physical space limitations require that you stay by your car during the judging to move it forward and backward into the parking space so the judges can evaluate it, open doors, trunks, and ask you to raise convertible tops. If your car is selected for an award, the announcement will be made at the Awards Reception. Please be present at the Awards Reception to receive it, otherwise, it must be awarded to the runner-up in attendance at the Reception.
To ensure this event runs smoothly, we invite you to volunteer your time! Volunteer opportunities include setting up our welcome tent area, guiding entrants to parking lot spots, handing out score sheets to registered participants, participating as a Concours Judge, setting up our Awards Reception area, and helping to leave the facilities as we found them. Your input is very much needed and appreciated!
One of the highlights of our event schedule, and an annual rite of spring for German car fans, is the Deutsche Marque Concours d’Elegance. This year marks a milestone - the 37th time that we have gathered with our friends from the Greater Washington Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) and the Potomac Region of the Porsche Club of America (PCA) for this terrific show. We have a new venue this year - 2 Silos Brewery Company, located on the Farm Brew Live campus at Innovation Park in Manassas, VA. The venue is easily reached via Route 66. The park entrance will be marked with large car club banners so that you cannot miss it.
As in past years, a “corral” will be positioned along the entrance to the park to display special cars not being judged. Space will be limited. More vendors are anticipated. The judged entrants from the three marques will be interspersed, allowing visitors the opportunity to see more of the fabulous cars assembled.
In the Deutsche Marque Concours, vehicles are judged by their condition, appearance, and cleanliness. There will be three classes at this event - Street (judged), Meister class (judged - consisting of first-place category winners from the 2019 concours), and Display class (not judged - winner selected by people’s choice balloting). Judges scoring cars in the Street and Meister classes will only judge the tops of the cars (including the exterior, interior, engine bay, storage compartments and chrome), but not the chassis. Street class cars are generally divided into several groups based upon BMW CCA national concours rules.
Please note: Cars produced after 2016 will not be judged but are welcome to be entered in the Display class, and eligible for the People's Choice and Judges' Choice awards.
Vehicles will be classified into the following categories:
Classics - All Thru 501/2/3/7, 3200, Isetta/600, 700, NK Sedans, 2000C/CS, E3, E9, E12, E21
2002s
Second Generation (1980s) – E23 7 Series, E24 6 Series, E28 5 Series, E30 3 Series, and M1
Third Generation (1990s) - E31 8 Series, E32 7 Series, E34 5 Series, E36 3 series, E38 7 Series and Z1/Z3
Fourth Generation (2000s) - E39 5 Series, E46 3 Series, E60 5 Series, E63 6 Series, Z4/Z8
Fifth Generation (2010s) – E65 7 Series, E9x 3 Series, E53/70/71 X5/6, E87 1 Series, F30 and X1 and newer
There is no charge to attend the concours as a spectator.
Contact John McWilliams at concours@nccbmwcca.org if you have any questions.
If you have questions on Sunday/day of show, please call or text me at 571-699-4404. I will be at 2 Silos at approximately 7:30 AM.
Schedule:
8:00 AM Field opens to show participants for placement onto the field
9:00 AM General admission begins
10:00 AM All cars whose owners wish them to be judged must be registered, and cars placed on the field. If you would like to be judged, PLEASE have your car on the field by 10:00 AM. We do our best to judge everyone consistently and fairly and can do this best if we have sufficient time. Thank you!
10:30 AM Judging begins
2:30 - 3:00 PM Once judging is completed, scores are tallied, and winners determined we will announce winners at the awards reception.
3:30 PM Awards Reception
Note: The concours is an all-day event. The organizers of all the clubs will be working diligently prior to the show as well as on the day of the event. Please also respect the hard work by the participants who have prepared their cars for the show. If you enter the event, please be prepared to stay through the awards presentation. If your vehicle places in its class and you have departed the field, the award will be given to the next runner-up in class. Further, to be fair to all the participants, we need to have enough time to judge all the cars consistently and fairly. Please be on the display field by 10 AM.
Contact John McWilliams at concours@nccbmwcca.org if you have any questions.
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