Take a casual cruise out to Woodstock Illinois on some fun roads with MINI club friends!
WHAT: A fun casual drive out to Woodstock Illinois
WHEN: Saturday June 13th Departure time is 10am
WHERE: Start is the Stempel parking lot in historic Long Grove 360 Historical Ln, Long Grove, IL 60047
End Destination is the Metra parking area near downtown Woodstock.. 239 N Throop St, Woodstock, IL 60098
WHY: Just for fun
WHO: Members of Chicago MINI Motoring Club and interested potential MINI Club Members
There will be a farmers market in the square in Woodstock till 1pm. We do not have any specific food plans at the end of the drive, but there are many places to stop and eat.
Ride communications: For all our club drives we will provide a route sheet with turn by turn instructions and an emergency contact phone number. It will be distributed prior to the drive and after an event waiver has been signed.
We optionally use FRS Family Radio Service “walkie talkies” tuned to channel 1, Subchannel 1 to call out turns or relay information.
We also optionally use an app called Rallista you can download from your App Store or Play Store onto your phone to provide turn by turn route info.
Here are a few instructions and tips for the use of the app.
- You need to have the app installed and be signed in before you can use it or click on the route links.
- The freeware version is all that is required for using the route.
- The drive route for the day will be provided as a QR code on the drive route sheet. We do not need PIN codes or invites anymore.
- You need to have location services turned on for the app or it will not work. That’s in settings of your phone under Rallista.
- Rallista creates the route by waypoints in the route that we created. They are spaced as far apart as possible so if you leave the route, it can find your way back.
- If you touch the three bars in the top right of the screen AFTER you start the route, there is a button to skip next waypoint. You can use this if you get lost or there is an obstruction on the course, and you find Rallista trying to route you back to the missed waypoint. Only use it in this case, as the waypoints are far enough apart that it should get you on the right track. Other people in the club have used it, so there should be someone there to help you if needed