Drive to Woodstock 06/13

Take a casual cruise out to Woodstock Illinois on some fun roads with MINI club friends!

WRAPUP: A beautiful Saturday Morning brought out a large group of 27 MINIs for a fun drive out to Woodstock. We had a larger than usual number of 1st timers and plenty of long timers. We took the slow way and explored some fun roads and beautiful houses on the way.. Woodstock square was packed with a large farmers market with lots of cool stuff to check out.
Big thanks to Mark H. for setting up the Rallista portion of the route, QR code info, and for providing the tips and tricks information to get people started!

Photos and video by: Steve |

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Kankakee River Run 05/16

Come on out for a fun drive exploring some roads along the Kankakee River with MINI Cooper friends

WRAPUP:

What a perfect day for a scenic drive exploring the Kankakee river. The morning storms blew thru before the event started leaving perfect spring weather for a drive. We had a total of about 25 MINIs exploring some fun roads and stopping at a couple nice parks, ending at a classic Route 66 drive-in.

Huge thanks to Phil and Pam, Joe and Georgia, Scott and Sherri for a ton of route preparation and planning (and leading/trailing the drive), and to Mark for the Rallista route planning!

Photos by: Steve, Phil + Pam |

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Cheese Castle Drive 03/21

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

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Winter drive 02/21

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 |

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