The excitement of seeing all those BMW's and other models lined up at the start of each race was exhilarating. In addition, the sound of the engines as the cars raced past the grand stand echoing into the pit area was awesome; it made you want to race your own car. I got the chance to go into the Terry Sayther pit area; this was the highlight of the event for me. I sort of helped Terry with a small problem, finding a nut that had come off during the race. I found the nut. Then Debbie was nice enough to make me an honorary pit crew pirate. I still wear my orange pirate t-shirt proudly.

Between races many of us got the chance to ride with Terry in his truck around the track. I think Terry forgot he wasn't racing on this lap as he explained and performed the various maneuvers a driver would make at each turn of the track. You could get the feel of the racetrack even in the truck.

Terry didn't win the race that day but as stated in the article he would be named Champion of the E-Modified division for 2006. The only championship won by a 2002 beating out a couple of E21s. Way to go Terry! And Congratulations pirates!

A long time chapter member and supporter, Terry has been racing for over 7 years. He has traveled around the world and participated in many infamous races such as the La Carrera Panamericana and the 24-hour LeMons (pronounced lemons) at Altamont Raceway in California. Terry and his pirates have won his class as long as the car lasted the whole race but not the actual race since there are so many newer cars in the race. No race is too big or too small for Terry. From racing on the international level at the La Carrera all over the Mexico countryside to tooling around the Texas Hill Country competing in Fun Rally's on the local circuit. Terry's favorite racetrack is the Barber in Alabama; he says "it is like a golf course with a racetrack on it. They even charge you by the square foot for any grass you might tear up during the race". But Terry's favorite race is the 2002 Octoberfest because "there were a lot of 2002's in the race". Terry's favorite car to race is his 2002, while his favorite car to drive is an E30 M3. To gear up for this year's LeMons races, Terry and the pirates are "taking a parts car and turning into a racecar". Each car in this race can't have more than $500 spent on it. As always you can visit Terry and the pirates at their shop in Austin, they will take good care of you and your BMW.