Do you know what the Hofmeister Kink is? Well, it’s “an automotive design feature consisting of a rearward/forward angle near the base of the rearmost pillar” named after “Wilhelm Hofmeister, who was BMW's design chief from 1955 to 1970” (wikipedia).

In honor of the Hofmeister Kink and using the power of artificial intelligence, BMW NA built a Drive the Hofmeister Kink app that automatically scans all the roads in the lower 48 looking for turns that resembled the various Hofmeister Kinks found in almost every BMW since 1962.

Inspired by the app, for this next Tour, we found a route that contains not one, but five Hofmeister Kinks!

The morning meetup location will be BEHIND the Rincon Travel Plaza near Harrah's Resort at 33740 Valley Center Rd, Valley Center, CA 92082. Please arrive with a FULL tank of gas by 9am to register, attend the driver’s meeting. Then, get ready to drive some of the most amazing roads in San Diego. There will be an optional lunch stop at the end.

This is intended to be a SAFE driving experience as we’ll be sharing the road with other motorists and cyclists so please drive responsibly. All traffic laws must be observed. NO hooning or dangerous driving. Leave your racing helmets at home.

ALL participants and passengers must sign the event waiver. To save time at onsite check-in, complete your digital waiver beforehand using this link, and follow the instructions to sign the waiver.

Be sure your vehicle is in safe working condition, including the tires.