The BMW Club UAE was established in November 2007 out of passion for everything with a Roundel. What started as a chit chat in 2005 turned out to be the biggest brand car club in the Middle East, with current member count in excess of 2,000 members. The Club set out to offer what was missing for a long time in the Middle East; an entity of BMW enthusiasts meeting regularly online and offline to offer and share their expertise to others who would need it. Later on, it expanded to cover social and motorsports programs, of which we name the HPDS as an example offering students a race-prepped BMW on sanctioned tracks with seasoned instructors as passengers. The Club has expanded and affiliated with a few prominent service providers, such as detailers, service centres, tuners, and suppliers etc to make the member’s ownership an ordeal-free affair.

The Club runs a seasonal calender of social drives and gatherings and Club-run motorsports days where the members are introduced to many disciplines of the trade. We continue to grow organically and develop our relationship with the BMW International Clubs Council in a quest to keep improving what we offer.

Oh and when it comes to stuff we get up to – how about an epic drive across the UAE?

And the 1M Coupe finally joins us. Tell you the truth, we’ve never been this excited about a new BMW model since the BMW Club UAE inception in November 2007. And the reason is very simple; The M Division white coats have taken it back to the basics. We are all about the bare necessities in our M cars; A crispy engine up front, a 3-pedal true-to-God transmission, and a delicious LSD to keep us forward and sideways; simultaneously. Thank you BMW for listening to your smallest target audience.

Khalid Bu Rheima, probably the happiest member on the Hajar Mountain drive, ripping through the mountain roads with a car designed just for that. Alpine White is definitely a local’s favorite.

Ahmad Al Khalil’s Silverstone E60 M5 chasing Chucri Achkar’s Sepang Bronze E60. The E60 M5 is a car that needs a bit of exercise from time to time to keep its VANOS units under check. The BMW Club UAE offers the opportunity on a regular basis.

BMW Club UAE’s Legal Advisor, Ahmad Al Khalil, in his borrowed BMW-Individual E36 328Ci. A convertible chassis that would embarrass many coupes in the market today. Car restoration carried out by owner Ahmad Al Daqqa. Costs? Nothing your wife would be happy to know.

Our very own Canadian Bimmerforums.com “Infamous E36″ Chris Savard living the dream. Fresh out the airport, he lands this pristine Hamann E39 M5 before getting a flat! Running almost the full Hamann catalogue, with a few twists by Mr. Savard, this particular example’s Hamann exhaust rumble is a memory you can’t get rid of. Ever.

Mr. Achkar aboard his pristine Sepang E60 M5 checking out the newly installed RPI exhaust. I guess it was more than what he hoped for. Can you say LOUD?

Mountain passes over, time for some sheesha gatherings and that BBQ.

E60 M5 future owner? Maybe as his first car too..

Nimbler = Faster.

They have gotten bigger with time. But so did our expectations. We don’t know about you, but in retrospect, we believe that the 1M Coupe retains all the M body features from its ancestors. Instant classic??

Very distinctive individually, yet all part of the same philosophy. Which one would you take home?

Left to right: Ahmad Al Khalil, Ayham Al Daqqa, & Rami Alyamour. Three of the BMW Club UAE founding members listening to Mr. Bu Rheima’s impressions about his newly acquired 1M Coupe. TV and magazine reviews are great, but we take it from the owner’s mouth.

My personal favorite M car within the long history of M Gmbh; the E46 M3. A that revolutionized the sports car philosophy and pushed the envelope into the super-car territory. It still does so with ease.

In every event, there’s a Naj.

A perfect day for a topless drive.

Those two particular – The Dakar Yellow E36 and Alpine White E46 – were among the very few cars the BMW Club UAE started out with back in 2007. This makes them practically family. Both joined by Rani’s E36 328 from the Abu Dhabi faction.

Happy 40th UAE from the BMW Club UAE family.

Our lawyer borrowed the car for more than what he promised. Can’t blame him.

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