Sections: CMMC Events, General Aug 23rd, 2010 7 Comments 
We are having a casual hang out at the Culvers in Downers Grove on Saturday September 18th. This is a great chance to hang out, show off your car and enjoy some butterburgers and/or custard.
Sections: General Aug 21st, 2010 No Comments 
Here are the Chicagoland meetup details for the Cubs and Brewers Baseball game on Saturday September 11th.
Sections: CMMC Events, General Jul 1st, 2010 23 Comments 
WRAPUP: We had about a dozen MINIs head out for a 20 mile scenic backroads drive, and arrived together at the Micro Car show. Several CMMC members were displaying their MINIs as well as other very cool cars. Almost 400 Micro and Mini cars of all shapes, sizes, and conditions were on display. One group travelled all the way from California along the old Route 66 drive. Volo museum also had a large number of much larger cars for sale inside, with price tags from the low thousands up to a Corvette valued at over $100,000. This was truly an amazing show and a bunch of amazing cars.
Huge thanks to Arnie and Lena for being amongst the small group of people that has spent the past 4 years organizing and planning to make this event as spectacular as it was!!
Photos by: Steve | Arnie and Lena | McHenry News |
Video by: Chris |
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Sections: CMMC Events, Club Discounts, General Jun 29th, 2010 5 Comments The Chicago MINI Motoring Club has scored 6 free tickets to the MINI Takes the States Countryman Preview party on Sunday August 8th!!
If you haven’t registered for the event already this is a great chance to hang out with a couple hundred MINI fans, and get an up close and personel look at the new R60 Countryman before it is officially released in the United States.
This offer is available to current CMMC members + up to 1 guest. Add a comment on this post to request a ticket, and we’ll see you there!!!
Huge thanks to MINIUSA for offering these tickets to us.
Sections: General, Other Events Jun 29th, 2010 2 Comments 
The Windy City BMW club has invited the Chicago MINI Motoring Club to participate in their event held at Tempel Farms in Old Mill Creek, IL (Near Gurnee Mills). This event includes a show of the famous Lipizzans horses and a box lunch is also included. Prices for CMMC memebrs are the same as for Windy City BMW memebrs!!
IMPORTANT: you must register by July 27th. Details and registration form are located Here. Please also add a comment on this post so we know you are going!
Huge thanks to the BMW club for including us on this event.
Sections: General Jun 13th, 2010 11 Comments 
WRAPUP: We had a small bunch of 3 MINIs zipping through some fun back roads out to Raceway woods, where we met up with and additional 2 cars out for a picnic lunch on a warm but nice day. Three dogs were also lucky enough to participate and enjoy the hiking trails.
We ate lots of encased meats of various kinds (except for the vegitarians), visited and enjoyed each others company, and later explored the forest preserves looking for parts of the historic race track. There was a daring MINI rescue of some hikers who wandered a bit too far away and needed transportation back to the picnic area. Spirits were revived with a bit of water and some ice.. A great event at a fun location!!
Photos by: Steve |
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Sections: General May 29th, 2010 13 Comments 
WRAPUP: About a dozen MINIs came out to enjoy Supercar Saturday.. a great mix of newer and older club members. We had an initial get-together and a short drive out to Glenview. A bit of rain in the middle kept some of the coolest cars away, but there was still plenty of neat stuff to look at. We decided to take a neighborhood drive, and the weather cleared out for smooth sailing, and a lunch stop at a great Hot Dog stop. Huge thanks to Francis for all the event and route planning!!
Photos by: Steve
Sections: CMMC Events, Event Photos, General Apr 26th, 2010 39 Comments 
WRAPUP: A bit of early evening drizzle did not dampen the enthusiasm for hanging out at the worlds coolest Hot Dog place. 40 MINIs, Mini, Lotus, and a few other cars showed up over the evening from such faraway places as Madison, Milwaukee, and even New Jersey (plus a bunch of people from much closer). A really great evening to hang out and visit, look at cool cars, have some great food, and enjoy each others company.
Huge thanks to Arnie for making all the arrangements to provide for such a fun evening, even though he was unable to attend..
Please send links to photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com , and I’ll add them here.
Photos by: Steve |
Sections: CMMC Events, Event Photos, General, Other Events Apr 24th, 2010 11 Comments 
WRAPUP: Over 40 BMWs and MINIs met for a perfect Saturday Morning drive to the BMW/MINI Distribution Center in Minooka. We were treated to snacks and fruit, and a presentation of the workings of the Distribution Center. We then took a tour of the center with an in depth description of the workings of hoow the parts are brought in, stored, picked, and readied for delivery to over 30 area MINI and BMW dealerships. After a wonderfull lunch, there was a raffle for many gifts and we all lined up for a group photo. Huge thanks to Robert, Carla, and all the staff who volunteered their day to show us such a great time, and to Meg from the Windy City BMW Club for organizing the event and inviting the CMMC to participate!!
Send links to photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will add them here.
Photos by: Steve and Peter| Meg (requires creating a free account) | Jeff |
Sections: CMMC Events, General Apr 8th, 2010 30 Comments 
WRAPUP: 15 or so MINIs headed out for a beautiful morning drive up Sheridan Road. We reached our destination at Axels Automotive and were joined by another half dozen or so MINIs (and Mini). After some visiting and food we went into the Shop area and were treated to demos of a rear brake rotor and pad change, alignment and road force tire balancing. We were able to ask questions, and see all the details up close and in person. Nick and Axel even checked out a few other problems on peoples cars. They then fired up the grill and treated us to cheeseburgers, drinks and chips.
What a great chance to hang out and learn a bunch about our MINIs! Huge thanks to Axel, Nick and their entire crew for opening up their place to us, and taking such good care of our club.
E-mail links to photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will add them here:
Photos by: Steve and Axel | Gary D. | Matt |
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Culvers Downers Grove (09/18)
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Starved Rock (Oct)
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British Car Show Des Plaines (09/12)
BMW Drivers School Putnam Park (09/25-26)
Autobahn track day Road America (10/16, 10/17)
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