Touring Event Schedule: 2009

Welcome members to another year of enjoyable touring events. This year, we will emphasize a more relaxed pace, allowing all participants to enjoy our tours through scenic Oregon and Southwest Washington. Six club sponsored tours are scheduled for this year, with two non-club events that you may want to attend. Other events, including socially-oriented events may join our schedule; look at the club website for the latest information.

IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR TOUR PARTICIPANTS:  YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER ONLINE TO ATTEND TOURING EVENTS.  Click to http://www.motorsportreg.com/ for details and to register for participation.

Saturday, April 18th: Tour to Longbeach, WA -- REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW

Ben Sherwood will lead us again through northwestern Oregon to Longbeach, recreating the popular tour from last year. We will ride the Columbia River Ferry from Westport, OR to Cathlamet, WA (the last ferry on the lower Columbia River). Many small restaurants and delis in Longbeach will provide you with many choices for lunch. After looking through the many shops in Longbeach, we will cross over to Astoria, take the Nehalem Hwy and stop at the Elderberry Inn to say goodby.

Saturday, May 30th: Willamette Valley Winery Tour -- Date Change! REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW

One of our most popular tours, you will have the opportunity to visit several wineries, taste a wide variety of wines, and purchase your favorites. After departing from Murrayhill, our first stop is the Erath Winvery. Their specialties include Pino Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, and Riesling. Next, we will arrive at the Ponzi Tasting Room in Dundee. They offer visitors an opportunity to taste many high profile wines from top Oregon vinyards in addition to Ponzi wines. Across the street is the Dundee Bisto where we will enjoy a great lunch. Next door is the Argyle Winery Tasting Room. Then we will depart for our last winery: Willakenzie Estates. Located in a spectacular setting on rolling hillsides in the Chehalem Mountains, the winery specializes in the Pino family of wines. This is a must attend tour.

Saturday, June 20th: Covered Bridges Tour -- RESTRATION IS OPEN NOW

We will meet in Salem and then head off through the Willamette Valley to visit several historic covered bridges. Our final destination is The Home Place Restaurnat in Silverton. We visited The Home Place after our 2005 Tulip Tour; it's a great restaurant with s separate room for us upstairs.

Saturday, July 18th: Run to Dooger's in Cannon Beach -- REGISTRATION IN OPEN NOW

A very popular tour brought back from the past! Who could forget Dean Shindell and his spectacular BMW M1 during our 2004 Dooger's tour? Our route takes us through Vernonia, Mist, and then to Cannon Beach. Dooger's is a great seafood restaurant with a sizable room for us to use. After lunch, you can go into town and visit the many shops and art galleries. A very enjoyable day, indeed!

Saturday, August 8th: Columbia River Gorge Tour

Summer is the perfect time to retreat into the Columbia River Gorge. Spectacular waterfalls, historic highways, scenic woodlands, and a stop at the Crown Point Vista House will ensure another enjoyable day. Lunch is just a short drive to the View Point Inn, a historic hotel and restaurant built in 1924. The setting is on a bluff with a view of the entire Columbia River Gorge.

Saturday, October 17th: LeMay Car Museum Tour

The LeMay Car Museum is the largest privately held collection of automoiles in the world, with over 3,000 vehicles at its peak! We will drive up to Tacoma, tour the museam, have pizza deivered to their banquet room for lunch. And, by special arrangement, a bus will take us up to the home of Harold and Nancy LeMay for a tour of their private collection of 350 vehicles. Space on the bus will be limited, so sign up as soon as registration is announced.

For more information and to sign up for tours, contact Brian Cone at bcone@bmwacaportland.com.