By David Olson Like the Phoenix, TSD Rallying rose from the ashes on this year’s vernal equinox and soared into the sunny New Mexico skies. On the March 22, 2026 BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter Equinox TSD Rally, sixteen intrepid rallyists of ages spanning eight decades followed 162 instructions to find 33 checkpoints over eight Read More
Category: Driving Events
February 2026 Historic Pre-1937 Route 66 Drive
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, the BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter celebrated the Route 66 Centennial with a memorable drive along the pre-1937 alignment of America’s Mother Road south of Albuquerque. Before 1937, Route 66 followed a sweeping Santa Fe Loop that carried travelers north from Santa Rosa to Santa Fe, down Read More
January 2026 Annual Membership Meeting
The New Mexico Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America kicked off 2026 in fine style with its Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at The Pizza Barn in Edgewood, NM. The day began with friendly conversations and caffeine at the Sandia BMW Wheels & Coffee gathering in Albuquerque, followed by a Read More
December 2025 NM Chapter Chapter Holiday Lunch
By Jim Levandoski Our 2025 BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter Holiday Lunch on December 20, 2025 returned to a familiar and welcoming spot, the Range Café in Bernalillo, where many of us gathered again as we did in 2024. The day began at Sandia BMW during the monthly Wheels and Coffee, followed by a relaxed Read More
October 2025 Scenic Drive to Jemez Springs & Ponderosa Winery
By Curtis Holloway The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter Scenic Drive on Saturday, October 18, 2025 was a wonderful day filled with stunning scenery, good company, and vibrant autumn colors. Eighteen people in ten cars joined us for the drive, which began at the Nambé Travel Center at 9 a.m. From there, we headed west Read More
2025 Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour to Mora and Las Vegas, NM
By Christina Anthony Gorgeous weather, with the leaves beginning their transition to fall, set the stage for the 2025 BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour to Mora and Las Vegas, New Mexico on September 20-21, 2025. Seventeen people in nine BMWs kicked off the weekend with breakfast at the historic Rancho de Read More
July 2025 Cardinal Point Drive North to Los Alamos
By Scott Wagner The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter gathered at the Nambe Falls Travel Center on US 84 near Pojoaque, NM on July 12, 2025 for the Cardinal Point Drive to Los Alamos. With 16 club members in 11 cars, the drive headed out of town to Los Alamos. Crossing the Rio Grande at Read More
June 2025 Turquoise Trail Drive to Tinkertown
By Phil Undercuffler How do you describe Tinkertown? How do you explain the amazing chaos and creativity and blessed idiosyncrasy of Ross Ward’s life and work to someone who’s never witnessed it? Well, on June 7, 2025, the BMW Car Club of America’s New Mexico Chapter took a beautiful drive down the Turquoise Trail to Read More
March 2025 NM Chapter Tour of Acoma Sky City
By Rob Anthony On Sunday, March 9, 2025, despite some unforeseen last-minute schedule changes, eight BMWs gathered in Los Lunas for the the BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter Cardinal Points West Drive to Acoma Pueblo. Richard Massey, driving his beautifully modified F31 wagon, earned the “Iron Butt” award for the event after making the Read More
2025 NM Chapter Annual Membership Meeting
The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter kicked off the year with its 2025 Annual Membership Meeting on January 18, 2025 at The Pizza Barn in Edgewood, NM. The day began with camaraderie at the Sandia BMW Wheels & Coffee event in Albuquerque. Members then embarked on a scenic drive, bypassing I-25 construction by cruising east on Tramway Read More

