The BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter visited the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History on Saturday, February 18, 2023. We met at Sandia BMW Wheels and Coffee, kicking tires amongst the plethora of BMWs present along with a few exotics including a Ferrari 458 Italia and 488 GTB. We then caravanned to Bombs Away Beer Company in Southeast Albuquerque, Read More
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December 2022 Chapter Lunch at the Placitas Café
The BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter held a Chapter Lunch at the Placitas Café on Saturday, December 17, 2022. The day started out at Sandia Wheels & Coffee where it was a bit nippy for jaw-jacking outside amongst the collection of cool cars present. The group gathered inside the dealership where we Read More
Sandia BMW Wheels & Coffee Report
Story and Photos By Shiv Patel Wheels & Coffee takes place on the third Saturday of each month at Sandia BMW in Albuquerque. There are always classic and modern Bimmers, as well as classic and modern motorcycles. Some interesting cars I’ve seen there were an Alpina B7 sedan, Lamborghini Huracan, Porsche 911 GT3, Ferrari 488, BMW Read More
BMW G01 X3 with BMW Sauber F1 Inspired KERS
By Dan Jones Imagine yourself driving an F1 car down a short straight at 175 mph as you approach a 75 mph corner. You stab the brakes and immediately scrub 100 mph from your speed in preparation for the corner. The F1 brakes do a magnificent job of dissipating the massive amount of energy involved, converting Read More
November 2022 Sandia BMW Tech Session
The BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter held a Technical Session at Sandia BMW on Thursday evening, November 17, 2022. After munching on pizza, Sandia BMW Marketing Coordinator Cameron Berenger-Russell made available a 2022 M4, a highly modified E46 M3 and BMW’s electric flagship, the 2023 iX for our perusal. BMW Genius Nick Herrera and Shop Foreman Read More
2022 Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour
By Christina and Rob Anthony The BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter held its annual Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23, 2022. This year’s tour featured a route that wove through the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Northern New Mexico with multiple historical and culinary stopsduring what Read More
Borderland Drive to Ruidoso
By Jim Storch The day’s drive started on October 16, 2022 in El Paso at Lowes on Transmountain at 8 am, where Bob (335i) met up with John (740i) and family and Robert (X5M) and his family. The skies were a little overcast and they had some rain coming up US54 at the border Read More
Meet NM BMW CCA Member Sue Johnson
By Sue Johnson It was Spring 1999 when my husband and I became BMW owners for the first time. A friend of ours’ lease was about to expire and he offered to sell it to us. One drive with the top down, windscreen up and the smell of Russian olive blooming and birds singing convinced Read More
September 2022 Chapter Visit to the Santa Fe 2926
The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter visited the annual New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society Open House on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Attendees gathered in the parking lot beforehand to kick tires and have the inevitable BMW talk. We then proceeded as a group to the Open House to see the Santa Fe 2926, Read More
2022 Drive 4 Corners Tour
By Jim Levandoski Drive 4 Corners was started about 12 years ago for BMW CCA members from Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico to meet each other with a group drive aimed to be a laid back weekend focused on driving mountain roads and exploring the region with other enthusiasts. Texas chapters were also represented. Read More