WRAPUP

What a great drive!! We had a little bit of a late start after a few of us Northsiders showed up at the wrong Menards, but we wound up with 17 MINI's, and a really cool Classic Mini taking a tour of some scenic back roads. A couple of nice twisties were thrown in as well.

After a couple of rest stops and photo-ops we headed back to Augustino's Diner for a quick bite to eat and off to the Drive-in movie.

The weather was incredible for the beginning of October and it made for a fantastic day to hang out with MINI friends. A fun time was had by all!

Huge thanks to Club member Jeff for offering to put this drive together, and running lead on the drive!!!!

Here is a link to some photo's from the event (thanks Dennis)

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UPDATE 9/28/2005

If you can't make the cruise, but would still like to do the movie, we will be eating dinner at Augustino's (awesome, family-owned deli right by where we are meeting on 64, just west of 59) at around 5:30 to 6:30 or so. Then we'll head over to the theater.

Feel free to bring camping chairs etc to the theater, as many people like to actually sit outside their cars while they watch the movie. You are also allowed to bring in water/soda/snacks (no alcohol).

The group might be interested in stopping at a pumpkin patch along the cruise (it is a FALL Cruise after all).

The movies for this weekend are: “Into the Blue” and “The Exorcism of Emily Rose.”

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What could be more fun than taking your MINI to a Drive-in Movie? How about a Drive-in Movie, a dinner, and a group drive in the Kane county area!!

Details are still in the works, but here is the plan so far..

When:Saturday October 1st. Meetup for the drive at 2:00.

Where:We will meet for a drive starting in the Menards parking lot near Route 59 and Route 64 in West Chicago. From there we will head out west for a nice drive. Dinner plans have not been set yet. The Cascade Drive-in is also located near Rt. 59 and Rt. 64.

Come on out for the whole event, or just part!!

Post below if you are interested in attending so we can get an approximate count.

Here is the post that started things out on our Club Forum.

If you're interested in getting more involved in the Chicago MINI Club here's your chance. The CMMC needs a few board members to help run the club. We need people that are enthusiastic about the MINI and have a little spare time devote to the club. The positions are as follows:

Vendor Liaison: Establish and maintain relationships with local and nationwide BMW/MINI merchants.

Events Coordinator: Lead the brainstorming process for MINI Club events both with regard to family oriented and motorsport activities.

If you're interested in either of these two positions please post to this thread (or email Steve@chicagominiclub.com by October 15th, and we'll follow up and inform you of the process by the 20th.

CarPartsCoupons.com is a company that specializes in distributing overstocked auto parts inventories.

They have offered our club a 15% discount on any purchases made through their site, using a promotional code 636555

They currently have a stock of APC taillights in titanium or carbon fiber for 2003 and 2004 MINI's.

There may be additional MINI related items from time to time on the site

Check out our club member discount section on the right hand side of this site for fantastic deals on MINI related items.

UPDATE 9/28/2005

If you can't make the cruise, but would still like to do the movie, we will be eating dinner at Augustino's (awesome, family-owned deli right by where we are meeting on 64, just west of 59) at around 5:30 to 6:30 or so. Then we'll head over to the theater.

Feel free to bring camping chairs etc to the theater, as many people like to actually sit outside their cars while they watch the movie. You are also allowed to bring in water/soda/snacks (no alcohol).

The group might be interested in stopping at a pumpkin patch along the cruise (it is a FALL Cruise after all).

The movies for this weekend are: “Into the Blue” and “The Exorcism of Emily Rose.”

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What could be more fun than taking your MINI to a Drive-in Movie? How about a Drive-in Movie, a dinner, and a group drive in the Kane county area!!

Details are still in the works, but here is the plan so far..

When:Saturday October 1st. Meetup for the drive at 2:00.

Where:We will meet for a drive starting in the Menards parking lot near Route 59 and Route 64 in West Chicago. From there we will head out west for a nice drive. Dinner plans have not been set yet. The Cascade Drive-in is also located near Rt. 59 and Rt. 64.

Come on out for the whole event, or just part!!

Post below if you are interested in attending so we can get an approximate count.

Here is the post that started things out on our Club Forum.

The 19th annual British Car Festival will again be at Moraine Vally Community College in Palos Hills on Sunday September 11th.

Lots and lots of British cars!

Check out the British Car Union for more details.

Mini Mania is offering a 10% discount
on all non-sale items ordered on-line over Labor Day weekend! Offer is good now through Monday evening, September 5.

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