Welcome man!!
You should try to attend Bimmerfest east on Aug 25th or MPACT on Sept 15th....or cars and coffee in great falls every sat am in great falls, va.
Here is link for cars and coffee:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=690138
The other event info/threads are easy to find in regional forum and both in Baltimore/Camden Yards.