Welcome to the updated (2/19/2024) 2024 calendar of events (we added our Autocross schedule).  This year, the tour group has a Courthouse theme where we will attempt to stop (briefly for a photo) at a number of the 254 County Courthouses in Texas. 

1/1 (Monday): 9:00a Hair of the Dog Tour: We’ll start in front of the Tarrant County Courthouse (100 E Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76196), parking on the Weatherford St (and add Main St if needed) side. We’ll travel from the Tarrant County Courthouse out to Parker County (Weatherford) and then end in Hood County (Granbury) to end (Lunch). Please email tours@lscbmwcca.org if you are planning to join us with your car, car color and a phone number to reach you in the event we get separated. 

1/7 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville. Join us for our Monthly Cars and Friends at The Human Bean Café at 1001 W Round Grove Road, Lewisville, Texas 75067. We will park in the parking lot to the right-side entrance drive of the cafe to show off our cars, also to enjoy their coffee and a complimentary pastry. We will kick back and relax talking about our cars, autocross, track days, tours, and our favorite hobbies. Take a moment to come on out, bring a friend and meet some old and new friends during the get-together. Note: The Café will be open at 7:00 a.m. for those that want to arrive a little early. No need to RSVP, no need to wash your car, just come and enjoy visiting and the camaraderie.

2/4 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

2/11 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton. Join us for our Monthly Cars and Friends at The Human Bean Café at 2661 Midway Road, Carrollton, Texas. We will park in the parking lot to the right-side entrance drive of the Cafe to show off our cars, also to enjoy their coffee and a complimentary muffin. We will kick back and relax talking about our cars, autocross, track days, tours, and our favorite hobbies. Take a moment to come on out, bring a friend and meet some old and new friends during the get-together. Note: The Café will be open at 6:00 a.m. for those that want to arrive a little early. No need to RSVP, no need to wash your car, just come and enjoy visiting and the camaraderie.

2/11 (Sunday): Board Meeting at Hoffbrau Steak & Grill House Grapevine 2:00p-4:00p.  All members are welcome to join the chapter’s board as we discuss past events, upcoming events and the needs of the chapter.  Please email secretary@lscbmwcca.org if you can join us. 

2/24 (Saturday): Dallas County Courthouse to Rockwall, Kaufman and Van Zandt (Canton) Tour.  Starting at 9:00a, we’ll travel from The Old Red Courthouse (100 S Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202), parking in front or on the Dealey Plaza side of the street.  From there, we will travel Main St and head toward Rockwall County Courthouse, then to Kaufman and end in Van Zandt County (Canton, TX). 

3/3 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

3/10 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

3/15-17 (Friday-Sunday): Twisted Sisters Tour.  Make plans to join us on our annual Twisted Sisters destination but this year, we’ll add quite a few court houses to see along the way.  For our overnight stay, we will be staying at the Inn of the Hills in Kerrville, TX.  Our rate per night will be $129 + Tax and will be available until 2 weeks before we arrive.  For those not familiar, the Twisted Sisters refers to Rural Route 337, 335 and 336 near Leakey, TX.  There are more roads around Leakey that can be added to the Twisted Sisters nomenclature but they are all pretty fun. 

3/17 (Sunday): AutoX #1 9:00a-4:00p @ Lone Star Park.  Autocross (AutoX) is a low-speed obstacle course pitting you against your friends for the Fastest Time of the Day. We have multiple classes based on your car, any modifications and horsepower. All makes are welcome to participate and it’s a great way to learn how your car handles on various conditions. Watch for a registration like about 4 weeks prior to each event. Typically you get 5 runs in the morning and 5 runs in the afternoon, but that is dependent on weather conditions.

4/7 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

4/13 or 4/14 (Sat/Sun): Bluebonnet Tour. J.O. will help lead the group through two counties, Ellis and Navarro, while stopping to see the Blue Bonnets along the way.  This is a very low-speed event with lots of opportunity to stop and take some pictures along the way.  J.O.’s preference is to do the drive on Saturday, 4/13 (updated 2/19/2024), but we will see how the weather holds up for this.  To start our tour, we will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Ellis County District Courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas 75165 to take pictures of the Historic building. Then we will proceed to Palmer, Tx. After the Blue Bonnet drive, we will regroup at Buc-ee’s to drive to the Navarro County Courthouse in Corsicana, Texas 75110 to take pictures of another Historic building. Located at 300 W 3rd Ave., Corsicana, Tx. We will have lunch at the Corcina Azteca Mexican Restaurant, 122 W 3rd Ave., Corsicana, Texas.

4/14 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

4/14 (Sunday): AutoX #2 9:00a – 4;00p @ Lone Star Park.  Autocross (AutoX) is a low-speed obstacle course pitting you against your friends for the Fastest Time of the Day. We have multiple classes based on your car, any modifications and horsepower. All makes are welcome to participate and it’s a great way to learn how your car handles on various conditions. Watch for a registration like about 4 weeks prior to each event. Typically you get 5 runs in the morning and 5 runs in the afternoon, but that is dependent on weather conditions.

4/14 (Sunday): Board Meeting 2:00p-4:00p.  All members are welcome to join the chapter’s board as we discuss past events, upcoming events and the needs of the chapter.  Please email secretary@lscbmwcca.org if you can join us.

5/5 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

5/12 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

5/18 (Sat): Denton, Cooke and Grayson County Courthouse Tour.  Starting from the Denton County Courthouse (110 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201), we’ll head north and visit Cooke County and end in Sherman at the Grayson County Courthouse around lunch time. 

5/25 (Sat): High Performance Driver’s Education at Cresson.  We’ll have the opportunity for a 1-day Track Day in Cresson.  Get your car ready to run at high speeds.  This event is great for new drivers and experienced drivers.  For those new to the event, driving on track has its own rules to keep everyone safe and you will get to join a group of like-minded individuals running around, learning about your limits of you and your car.  Watch for our signup link in a monthly email notification. 

6/2 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

6/8 (Sat): Collin, Fannin, Lamar, Delta and Hunt Courthouse Tour. Starting from the Old Collin County Courthouse (111 N Tennessee St, McKinney, TX 75069) at 9:00a, we’ll travel out to Fannin County (Bonham), then Lamar (Paris, TX), Delta (Cooper, TX), and then end in Hunt County (Greenville).  We’ll stop along the way for lunch but this will take a little longer than 3 hours to finish. 

6/9 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

6/9 (Sunday): Board Meeting 2:00p-4:00p.  All members are welcome to join the chapter’s board as we discuss past events, upcoming events and the needs of the chapter.  Please email secretary@lscbmwcca.org if you can join us.

7/3-7/7 (Wed-Sun): Trip to Colorado Tour (Tentative).  The tour group is planning to escape the heat of the Texas summer (if possible) this year with a 5-day trip out of town.  We’ll plan to make a stop in Amarillo and see TEXAS! The outdoor musical, then travel toward Breckinridge, where will be based for 2 nights.  Then we’ll travel to Steamboat Springs on Day 3, Taos, NM for the end of Day 4 and return to Texas for Day 5.  Due to the distances, we will not plan on stopping at any Courthouses along the way at this time.

7/7 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

7/14 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

7/27 (Saturday): AutoX #3 9:00a – 4;00p @ Lone Star Park.  Autocross (AutoX) is a low-speed obstacle course pitting you against your friends for the Fastest Time of the Day. We have multiple classes based on your car, any modifications and horsepower. All makes are welcome to participate and it’s a great way to learn how your car handles on various conditions. Watch for a registration like about 4 weeks prior to each event. Typically you get 5 runs in the morning and 5 runs in the afternoon, but that is dependent on weather conditions.

8/4 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

8/11 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

8/11 (Sunday): Board Meeting 2:00p-4:00p.  All members are welcome to join the chapter’s board as we discuss past events, upcoming events and the needs of the chapter.  Please email secretary@lscbmwcca.org if you can join us.

8/17 (Sat): Wise, Montague, Clay and Jack County Courthouse Tour. Starting from downtown Decatur (this court house is under re-construction) at 9:00a, we’ll travel West to Montague (Montague, TX), through Nocona, stop in Clay County (Henrietta) and then end in Jack County (Jacksboro). 

8/24 (Saturday): AutoX #4 9:00a – 4;00p @ Lone Star Park.  Autocross (AutoX) is a low-speed obstacle course pitting you against your friends for the Fastest Time of the Day. We have multiple classes based on your car, any modifications and horsepower. All makes are welcome to participate and it’s a great way to learn how your car handles on various conditions. Watch for a registration like about 4 weeks prior to each event. Typically you get 5 runs in the morning and 5 runs in the afternoon, but that is dependent on weather conditions.

9/1 (Sunday of Labor Day Weekend): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

9/7-9/8 (Sat-Sun): Middle of the State Courthouse Tour. Starting from Cleburne, we’ll shoot for stopping at a lot of court houses through the middle of the state along with stopping in the center of Texas.  Because of the distances and the number of courthouses, we’ll split this into an overnight trip and potentially add more.  We should be able to hit: Johnson (Cleburne), Somervell (Glen Rose), Erath (Stephenville), Comanche, Brown (Brownwood), Coleman, Runnels (Ballinger), Tom Green (San Angelo), Concho (Paint Rock), McCulloch (Brady), San Saba, Mills (Goldwaite), Hamilton, Glen Rose, and back to Johnson (Cleburne). 

9/8 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

9/29 (Sunday): AutoX #5 9:00a – 4;00p @ Lone Star Park.  Autocross (AutoX) is a low-speed obstacle course pitting you against your friends for the Fastest Time of the Day. We have multiple classes based on your car, any modifications and horsepower. All makes are welcome to participate and it’s a great way to learn how your car handles on various conditions. Watch for a registration like about 4 weeks prior to each event. Typically you get 5 runs in the morning and 5 runs in the afternoon, but that is dependent on weather conditions.

10/5 (Sat): Mansfield to Waco and East Tour.  We’ll start in Mansfield, TX (QuikTrip 1590 E Broad St, Mansfield, TX 76063) around 9:00a and then head South toward Waco and then East, hitting Hill County (Hillsboro), McLennan (Waco), Limestone (Groesbeck) and Freestone (Fairfield and I-45).

10/6 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

10/13 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

10/13 (Sunday): Board Meeting 2:00p-4:00p.  All members are welcome to join the chapter’s board as we discuss past events, upcoming events and the needs of the chapter.  Please email secretary@lscbmwcca.org if you can join us.

10/19 (Sat), 10a-12p: Ted’s Garage. Join us for Ted’s Garage Tour to see all his classic cars (Lucas, Texas).  The club will cater Deluxe Box lunches + water/sodas for members from Jason’s Deli in Murphy, TX.  If anyone would like to lead a short tour afterwards, let me know. RSVP is required by Tuesday, October 15th to jojylmiller@aol.com, so I have an idea how many box lunches to order.

10/20 (Sunday): AutoX #6 9:00a – 4;00p @ Lone Star Park.  Autocross (AutoX) is a low-speed obstacle course pitting you against your friends for the Fastest Time of the Day. We have multiple classes based on your car, any modifications and horsepower. All makes are welcome to participate and it’s a great way to learn how your car handles on various conditions. Watch for a registration like about 4 weeks prior to each event. Typically you get 5 runs in the morning and 5 runs in the afternoon, but that is dependent on weather conditions.

11/2 (Sat): Terrell to Palestine and Others Tour. Starting from Buc-ees in Terrell, we’ll stop at the Kaufman, Handerson (Athens), Anderson (Palestine), Cherokee (Rusk) and Smith (Tyler) County Courthouses.  We’ll have lunch in Tyler and then a different way back home – hopefully we’ll see some color along the way. 

11/3 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

11/10 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

11/16 (Saturday): AutoX #7 9:00a – 4;00p @ Lone Star Park.  Autocross (AutoX) is a low-speed obstacle course pitting you against your friends for the Fastest Time of the Day. We have multiple classes based on your car, any modifications and horsepower. All makes are welcome to participate and it’s a great way to learn how your car handles on various conditions. Watch for a registration like about 4 weeks prior to each event. Typically you get 5 runs in the morning and 5 runs in the afternoon, but that is dependent on weather conditions.

12/1 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Lewisville.

12/7 (Sat): Falls Leaves (Weather toward Eastland) Tour.  We’ll start at the Parker County Courthouse (PNC Bank 102 N Main St, Weatherford, TX 76086) at 9:00a and then head West – Palo Pinto, Young (Graham), Stephens (Breckenridge) and then end in Eastland County.  That area typically has fun roads and maybe there will still be leaves on the trees. 

12/8 (Sunday): Coffee and Friends at The Human Bean Carrollton.

12/8 (Sunday): Board Meeting 2:00p-4:00p.  All members are welcome to join the chapter’s board as we discuss past events, upcoming events and the needs of the chapter.  Please email secretary@lscbmwcca.org if you can join us.

12/19 (Thu): Christmas Lights Tour.  Watch our announcement for what our Christmas Lights destination will be – this has been the Interlochen Neighborhood in Arlington, the Deerfield Neighborhood in Plano, Texas Motor Speedway Lights or we can look at a few other options.  After looking at lights, we like to have dinner together and enjoy the holidays.