Starved Rock (10/26)

Sections: CMMC Events, General Sep 15th, 2008 24 Comments

 This year marks our 5th trip out to Starved Rock.  This has always been a great fall drive to a fun destination.   Bill Jacobs MINI has offered to open up on a Sunday, and let us start from there.

Here are the details so far, with some updates coming soon.

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Milwaukee Club Foliage Drive & Poker Run

Sections: General, Other Events Sep 14th, 2008 1 Comment

Theresa and Wade from the MilwaukeeMINIs are doing a Fall Foliage Drive and Poker Run on Sunday October 18th through the Kettle Moraine and Holy Hill area.

Information is listed below.  If you are interested in attending,  it is required that you RSVP for this event ahead of time, which you can do by adding a comment to this post.

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Baseball Meetup (09/28)

Sections: CMMC Events, General Sep 1st, 2008 17 Comments

WRAPUP:  Over 100 Milwaukee and Chicago club members met for a fantastic baseball event!!  20-somthing MINIs met early in the morning at Knauz MINI for some coffee, donuts, bagels and hanging out time.  We then headed up the expressway to meet up with the MilwaukeeMINIs.  We all took a short drive, and got into Miller Stadium parking area more or less together for a really great catered cookout or grilling on our own.  After that we headed in to the park to watch the game.  One club member snagged a foul ball, and one caught a flying cell phone from the balcony above us.  Final score, the MilwaukeeMINIs and Chicago MINI Motoring Club won (as did the Brewers).

Huge thanks to Theresa for all the planning, as well as purchasing the tickets way back in March so we could have this event, and Knauz MINI for opening up on a Sunday and bringing in the food!!

If anyone has pictures of the game, please send a link (but not the actual photos) to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will put them here..

Pics by: Dan C | Arnie and Lena | Daniel M | Steve |

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Car Club Challenge (09/28)

Sections: General Aug 28th, 2008 9 Comments

 Chicago Indoor Racing will be hosting another Car Club Challenge race on Sunday September 28th (unfortunately the same day as our Brewers/Cubs Baseball game).

Here are the details we have at the moment:

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BMW Club Fall Tour

Sections: General Aug 27th, 2008 No Comments

The Windy City BMW Club has invited us to participate in their Fall Tour to visit mid-west Indiana covered bridges.

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Track Day invite (09/15)

Sections: General, Other Events Aug 25th, 2008 3 Comments

Bill Nuccio Jr from Fox Valley Motorcars and Lamborghini Chicago has extended an invitation to our club to participate in their annual  track day at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet on Monday September 15th.

Besides  sharing the track with some really cool and exotic cars, he has offered our club a 10% discount. 

Below is more detailed information:

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Bill Jacobs Ground Breaking Event

Sections: Other Events Aug 24th, 2008 1 Comment

Bill Jacobs MINI will be hosting a ground breaking event to celebrate the expansion of their MINI and BMW showrooms on Friday September 12th.

Check out details Here

WHAT: An evening of food, wine and jazz plus some extras..

WHERE: Bill Jacobs MINI 1564 W Ogden Ave, Naperville [Map Link]

WHEN: Friday September 12th 4pm to 8pm

WHO: Chicago MINI Club members and friends

Please RSVP to Dori Minter at 630 718-2839

Vintagefest Road Rally

Sections: General, Other Events Aug 15th, 2008 7 Comments

Bill Jacobs MINI is holding a Vintagefest Road Rally event on Sunday August 31st.   Dustin Krause (Motoring Manager) has graciously extended an invitation to our club to participate.  Space is limited for the breakfast, but everyone can come along for the drive afterwards.

Photos by: Steve | Cathy & Gary | Francis |

Here are the details:

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MINI Buddy System

Sections: General Aug 14th, 2008 1 Comment

Starting with our upcoming event, we will be working out a new optional MINI Buddy System.

This will give potential and new club members a chance to hook up 1 on 1 with a more experienced club member to enhance their experience at events.

What are the details?

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Drive-in Drive 08/16

Sections: General Aug 1st, 2008 21 Comments

WRAPUP:  Beautiful weather brought out about a dozen cars out for a scenic and fun drive around the Kane County area.  We had a blast looping the industrial park traffic circles as well as some nice tree lined twisty and hilly bits.  We met a few more MINI friends at dinner.  Everyone who attended the Drive-In movie had a great time  ;)

Big thanks to Paul for the route planning.  It was unfortunate that work plans got in the way of his chance to enjoy the ride.

Pictures by: Francis | Dan C | Arnie and Lena |                                           

Come on out and join us for a drive, dinner and a drive-in movie on August 16th. Enjoy a movie outdoors under the stars at the Cascade Drive-in, one of the few remaining drive-in theaters in the area.

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