Oktoberfest is to Bimwads as Woodstock or Lalapalooza were to rock fans. If a little is good, a lot must be much better! However, there are not nearly as many naked people roaming about. Volunteers from the local chapters and the national office put together an action packed agenda to keep even the most diehard enthusiast wanting more hours in a day (mainly so more hours can be spent in the hotel bar...).

In the course of five and half days you can go to driver's school (or safety school) at legendary places like Sebring, Lime Rock or Laguna Seca, or not so legendary places like Second Creek or Summit Point (which are both still a hoot) . Also included in the price of admission are an autocross, a slalom event, a time-speed-distance (TSD) rally, a fun rally, a gymkhana and a concours. Other events include a photo contest (of BMW related things please), a model contest (No, Cindy Crawford has never actually showed up - the model must therefore be BMW related), a radio controlled car autocross (for the ankle biters) and a trivia contest (for those that can't carry on a conversation with anyone without bringing up BMW's).

It has been rumored that guessing the weight of certain participants has been a source of late night entertainment for years, but this can not be confirmed. Of course there are plenty of other social events each night and if you feel so inclined you can actually take the time to be a tourist and see the sights. And no, you won't need dollar bills to have a good time. Many families now attend since there are things for everyone to do all week long.