The NM Chapter of the BMW CCA visited the Gilman Tunnels during the Cardinal Point drive through the Jemez mountains on November 20, 2021. The tunnels were built in the early 1920s by the Santa Fe Northwestern Railway to haul timber from the Jemez mountains to a sawmill in Bernalillo and were used by logging trucks through the early Read More
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2021 Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour to the Gila
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
Meet NM BMW CCA Member Rob Anthony
New Mexico BMW CCA member and BMW CCA Garage Goals Winner Rob Anthony has a Dakar Yellow E36 M3. His first BMW, which he bought his freshman year of college, was a 1995 318i (E36) and he has been an E36 guy ever since – (he’s had 8 so far). He daily drives a “driver quality” 215k Read More
Chapter Visit to the Wheels Museum
The New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA visited the Wheels Museum on Saturday, September 18, 2021. The Wheels Museum is located on the site of the historic Santa Fe Railroad Shops in downtown Albuquerque. After mingling outside in the parking area, attendees got to wander at will through the museum. The collections there embrace the history of the Santa Fe Read More
Meet NM BMW CCA Member Shiv Patel
NM BMW CCA member Shiv Patel lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico where he went to high school and is an Information Technology Specialist at Rio Rancho Public Schools. He drives a Jet Black 2009 128i with the Sport Package, and currently has almost 169,000 miles on it. He says “It is my daily driver, Read More
Garage Day with Jim Levandoski
The New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA sponsored a “Garage Day” hosted by Board Member Jim Levandoski on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Weather was nice for the outing which started with a meetup at the Railrunner station on US 550 in Bernalillo. Participants gathered with the inevitable discussions of BMW’s. A highlight was the reveal of Read More
July 2021 Cardinal Point Drive – Valles Caldera
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
June 2021 Cardinal Point Drive – Sandia Crest
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
May 2021 Cardinal Point Drive – Bosque del Apache
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
New Mexico Scenic Byways
While BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter events have been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak, that does not prevent you from getting out and enjoying your BMW in a socially-distanced fashion. New Mexico is home to 25 scenic byways, totaling over 2,900 miles across a diverse landscape. Eight of these are Read More