WRAPUP: A Fabulous spring morning for a for a combined club drive thru Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. We had 25 MINIs.. Old friends and a few first timers, depart for some twisty roads and met up with a few more MINI friends at the Cheese Castle.

Thanks to Mark H. for the rallista routing!
Photos by Steve R. |

Come on out for a March drive ending with a visit to the famous Mars Cheese Castle

WRAPUP: About 20 MINIs showed up at Mia’s Pancake house for a casual drive down to MINI of Glencoe to join in on their Puppy Adoption event. We had a couple 1st timers and most have done previous drives.
A fun morning drive and lots of puppy visiting!!

Thanks to Mark H. for the Ralista route mapping, and to Mia’s Pancake house and MINI of Glencoe!

Photos by: Steve |

Join MINI of Glencoe for a Puppy Tailgate Dog Adoption Event..You’re invited to come meet adorable pups, enjoy great food, and maybe even find your new best friend.

Come on out to St. Charles to get together, visit and explore over 100 unusual motorcycles and artwork

WRAPUP: About a dozen people braved the crappy morning weather to explore a super cool Motorcycle Museum with a private collection of over 100 interesting motorcycles.
Photos by: Steve |

The three area MINI dealerships are hosting holiday events.
Here is a quick wrapup and links to RSVP and additional details

Our annual end of season drive to Starved Rock will be on Saturday November 1st.
This event was renamed the Road Warrior Rock Run in 2016 to honor longtime club and board member Conrad Alexander.

WRAPUP: Beautiful fall day for our end of season drive to Starved Rock. We had a good sized bunch of 22 MINIs exploring lots of fun twisty roads. A couple of 1st timers and several long time members who we havent seen in a while..

Huge thanks to Joe B. for help with the start location and some of the drive planning and to Mark H. for setting up the Rallista route.

Photos and video by: Steve, Amy and Augie |

see below for more details