Category: Driving Events

By Phil Undercuffler Did you know you can see the Very Large Array from at least seven miles away? Maybe further, but that’s the point at which I first noticed the large white disks on the horizon as we drove East on US 60 near the end of the New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA Read More

Story and photos by Phil Undercuffler The New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA hosted another Cardinal Point driving tour on Saturday, July 24, 2021, with our route taking us North. The morning got off to an exciting start, as while our intended meeting point was Santa Fe BMW, the first of us to arrive Read More

The New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA hosted another Cardinal Point driving tour on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Our initial rendezvous point was the parking lot at the Smith’s on Tramway and Central, for an early start during the morning’s cool. We were happy to welcome four new participants; Alcan Rally stalwart Ohio Knox and his copilot Patricia Colahan in his Read More

The New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA hosted another Cardinal Point driving tour on Sunday, May 16, 2021. The weather was once again perfect for the New Mexico True drive which started in Belen, NM. After a bit of socializing and the inevitable car talk, sixteen cars and about thirty people proceeded south on NM 116 (old US Read More

The New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA held the 2020 Annual Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour on Sunday, October 11, 2020. Turnout was good for the tour, with thirteen cars and over twenty participants – including four eventually-to-be-BMW-drivers from both the Durham and Looney families. It’s nice to see these driving tours becoming a Read More

The New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA hosted another COVID safe, Cardinal Point driving tour on Saturday, September 19, 2020. The weather was perfect for the New Mexico True drive which started at Santa Fe BMW where the Norteño BMW CCA members (Northern New Mexicans) joined us. We started with a pilgrimage to the historic Read More

On Saturday, August 15, 2020, the New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA hosted a COVID safe, Cardinal Point driving tour West of Albuquerque exploring the back-roads to Cuba, NM. Jason Collin, a professional photographer with substantial rural NM real estate photography experience, led the procession. We started out North on US 550 and proceeded West Read More

On Saturday, July 18, 2020, the New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA hosted a COVID safe, dog friendly Cardinal Point driving tour through some of Albuquerque’s East Mountain communities, joining the Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway just south of Golden, then crossing back East along the Camino Los Abuelos to Galisteo. We ended with a Read More

On Saturday, June 13, 2020, the New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA hosted a socially distanced driving tour of the Salt Missions Trail Scenic Byway, successfully covering distances, socially. Sixteen people in nine cars participated, meeting at Sandia BMW before heading east on old route 66 to the Village of Tijeras. We then went Read More

The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter 2007 Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour was Sunday, October 7, 2007. The turnout was great! There were 16 BMW’s and about 30 people on a gorgeous tour through the Manzano Mountains.The weather was perfect, and many brought convertibles. We explored the towns of Tijeras, Escabosa, Chililí, Tajique, Torreón, and Manzano before stopping for lunch at the historic Shaffer Hotel in downtown Mountainair. After lunch, we all visited the Quarai at Salinas Pueblo National Monument. Phil Márquez was tourmeister for this great event. Read More