In years past, this event used to schedule autocross runs in one of the BMW plant's parking lots. On SAT, BMW provided the cars for the autcross course. So you could take several runs in a Z3, Z4, M3, etc. One year, Porsche was the featured marque and BMW talked the local Porsche dealer to provide 911's! What a trip!

Then on SUN, the autocross course was a sanctioned event and you could run your own vehicle. Lots of attendance.

Finally it came down to a liability issue (always does) and BMW decided to cancel the Autocross events and hold performance runs over at the nearby Performance Center. That site is where BMW takes a new owner of a SC factory built vehicle to show how to drive the vehicle & its capabilities. In the Euro Weekend, BMW again provides all the vehicles at the Performance Center. There's an AutoX circuit, small oval track, cross-country course, etc. One can hone driving skills during the weekend.

There are usually plant tours but these typcially occur on Friday. Saturday's focus is the car showfield and the gathering of marque's that originated and/or are produced in Europe. We typically get a lot of chatter during the car show on why XFires attend. Well, the car was produced in Germany at the Karmann plant. And the XFire was manufactured during the joint venture of Mercedes-Benz & Chrysler. So it's a "no brainer" why we can attend. You'll see quite a few examples of X3's and X5's. And guess what - they're produced in SC!!! The Z3's & early Z4's that show up also were produced in SC. And the SC site was the only manufacturing site for Z3's - ever!!

The Zentrum, which is the BMW museum on site, is something to go through. No cost during car show. Lots of great technological history of BMW, both cars & bikes. The Z3 originally introduced & used during one of the James Bond movies is on display. I like looking at the 2002 models. I always thought that was a great automobile.

You really ought to attend.