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
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2025 BMW Clean Car Show – NM Veterans Memorial Fundraiser
Perfect Weather Greets BMW Enthusiasts at Annual Clean Car Show The BMW Car Club of America’s New Mexico Chapter held its annual Clean Car Show on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the picturesque New Mexico Veterans Memorial in Albuquerque. Ideal weather made for a fantastic day, as participants gathered for the popular “People’s Choice” competition and 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
BMW Touring as a Canvas
By Richard Massey Looking back, the year 2006 was the start of some wonderful things. Fifteen years after its introduction elsewhere in the world, BMW finally made the BMW Individual program available in the US in late 2006 on the 7 series. That same year, the first E91 Tourings came to the US, updating the Read More
February 2025 Chapter Dinner in Bernalillo, NM
The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter hosted a dinner gathering on Thursday evening, February 20, 2025, in Bernalillo, NM. The event took place at Bosque Brewing North, formerly the site of Jackalope, on the west bank of the Rio Grande. Attendees enjoyed great food, an excellent beer selection, and lively conversations about BMWs and 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
December 2024 NM Chapter Chapter Holiday Lunch
The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter hosted its annual Holiday Lunch on Saturday, December 21, 2024, in Bernalillo, NM. The day began with a gathering at Sandia BMW Wheels & Coffee, followed by a scenic convoy through Albuquerque’s North Valley, along NM 313, and the El Camino Real National Scenic Byway, passing Sandia Pueblo before Read More
November 2024 Chapter Visit to the NM Museum of Natural History & Science
On November 16, 2024, the BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter enjoyed a fantastic day filled with cars, camaraderie, and discovery, starting with a gathering at Sandia BMW’s Wheels and Coffee. The beautiful weather provided the perfect backdrop as members reconnected, admired an impressive collection of BMWs and exotic cars, and shared their automotive Read More
2024 Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour to Mesa Verde and Telluride
By Rob Anthony The 2024 BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter Karl Fox Memorial Tour on October 12th and 13th returned to our traditional format of iconic destinations, local restaurants, and stunning scenery, paired with thrilling roads in the southwest. 9 BMWs and 14 participants met up at the Apache Nugget Travel Center just north Read More
September 2024 X Drives America Handoff at the VLA
While you might know it from the 1997 movie Contact featuring Jodie Foster, BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter members learned the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) outside of Socorro is much more than just a neat movie backdrop during our September drive. On September 22, 2024, 12 New Mexico BMWs met in Socorro for the westward drive Read More