Those of you who received the first issue of BimmerLife magazine from the BMW CCA were undoubtedly impressed with the quality of the photos illustrating the New Mexico Chapter section of the publication. That’s because of the high-resolution photos supplied by NM BMW CCA Board Member Jason Collin. Jason is a commercial photographer, specializing in Read More
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March 2020 First Saturday Breakfast
The First Saturday Breakfast of the BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter on March 7, 2020 at Mimi’s Cafe included several new faces and cars. After breakfast, most attendees went up the street to Cars and Coffee on Jefferson where we were treated to the sights of many interesting cars including a very rare Porsche 918 Read More
February 2020 Tech Session and Annual Membership Meeting
On Thursday, February 13th at 6:00 pm, the BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter held a Tech Session and its Annual Membership Meeting with election of officers and Board of Directors. The session was held at Sandia BMW in Albuquerque and began with the Annual Membership Meeting. In his President’s report, Jon Read More
Meet Drew Wolfe, Sandia BMW Shop Foreman
Drew Wolfe has been working at BMW/MINI Dealers since 1997. He originally started as a Technician and quickly worked his way up to Shop Foreman by 2005. As Shop Foreman for one of the Largest BMW/MINI Dealers in the San Francisco Bay Area, his knowledge, attention to quality and ability to deliver has certainly been Read More
In Memoriam – Monika Fuchs Fox
We were saddened to hear of the death on Jan. 18, 2020 of Monika Fuchs Fox, longtime BMW enthusiast and member of the New Mexico Chapter of the BMW CCA Board of Directors. Monika was the daughter of Dieter Fox and the late Jacqueline Fuchs Fox, founders of the New Mexico Chapter of the BMW Read More
January 2020 First Saturday Breakfast
Attendees at the BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter January First Saturday Breakfast and Board Meeting were treated to sights of a couple of visiting classics – a classic Bentley Continental (convertible) and a Datsun 411 SSS! We also discussed the Spring Tour to Spaceport America. Stay tuned! Photos by Jason Collin Read More
2019 Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour – Los Alamos
On Sunday, October 13, 2019, the BMW Car Club of America New México Chapter held our annual Karl Fox Memorial Fall Tour. This year’s route was through the Jémez mountains to Los Alamos followed by lunch near Santa Fé. We met up in Río Rancho for a driver’s meeting; it was the last day of Read More
Ski Santa Fe Car Show – by Jason Collin
It was a great day in Santa Fe with the BMW Car Club of America New México Chapter at this beautiful ski resort setting (minus snow). We met at Santa Fe BMW then had a procession to the resort where we had a whole 3 minutes of almost proper BMW driving. No matter, we had prime Read More
SWMS Driving School – by Doug Brosveen
BMW “The Ultimate Driving Machine” We paid extra for the, “Ultimate” when we bought our cars! Yet 90% of us have little or no knowledge of our car’s limits– which far exceed most other vehicles. For Safety Sake, we need to know what our options are in an emergency. SWMS (SouthWest MotorSports) has an event Read More
September 2019 First Saturday Breakfast
The BMW Car Club of America New México Chapter First Saturday Breakfast at Mimi’s on September 7, 2019 was attended by Jon van Arsdel, Doug Browsveen, Jim Levandoski, Phil Undercuffler, Dan Jones, Jason Collins, Bob Kaufman, Buddy Lorio, Shiv Patel, John Slenes of Southwest Motorsport and Jack Lovell was there briefly. Upcoming events were discussed as well Read More