Save the date and register for the Mercedes-Benz Club of America Central Virginia Section Rappahannock River Summer Party on July 7, 2012.

Rappahannock River Summer Party
Saturday, July 7, 2012
12:00 noon – 5 PM
The River Home of Gary & Robyn Tyer
Water View, VA

Please join MBCA’s Central VA section for a July afternoon on the Rappahannock River. Our neighbors from the VA and Greater Washington sections are cordially invited as well. Locally-sourced fried chicken and picnic food and drinks will be provided; please feel free to contribute a dish or dessert (coordinate with Robyn when you register for the event). READ MORE »

MBCA invites section Members to be part of the excitement of Legends of the Autobahn 2012 on Friday, August 17, 2012. Held on the greens of the Rancho Cañada Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California, Legends attracted an audience of thousands to view nearly 500 cars on display in 2011.

Co-hosted by MBCA, the BMW Car Club of America and the Porsche Club of America, this one-day MBCA national special event brings enthusiasts, owners, and aficionados of distinctive German cars together to view three of the finest marques in the world. The event will feature separate club concours judging sites and combined corral parking areas. READ MORE »

Happy Holidays everyone! We are looking forward to a wonderful holiday and a great 2012. I personally look forward to meeting lots of new friends, talking cars and learning more about them. And, the coming year will be packed with a host of enjoyable Mercedes-Benz events. Our club is more than just the cars; we are truly a community.

Here in Central Virginia we are planning more technical sessions, driving events and socials than every before. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you would like to get involved.

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday with your friends and family.

Greetings to the Central Virginia section once again. I am very happy to have been elected President of our section after a bit of a hiatus. We have a great board lined up for 2012. New members of the section, as well as longtime members, are keen to plan some engaging events for the coming year. I am looking forward to re-energizing our membership and getting us out on the road and into each other’s car-addled brains!

Over the past couple years my Mercedes-Benz count went up to three, now back down to two. Professional duties have kept me from spending as much time with my 350SL as I’d like, but here’s to reversing that trend. Earlier in the fall, several board and section members and I drove the back roads of Albemarle and Nelson counties, checking out the foliage and trying to stay out of UVA football game traffic. READ MORE »