Fall Wisconsin Drive 10/16

Wrapup: Fantastic Fall weather brought out almost 30 MINIs for a fun drive.We had a handful of first timers, and a strong contingent from the Milwaukee Minis come down to join us.Coffee and Donuts were provided at the start by our friends at Northshore Sportscars and we had a chance to look at their cool inventory of interesting cars.We had a couple of routing glitches, but everyone made to the Bunker for a lunch and hangout time.Thanks to Michelle at Northshore Sportscars for hosting our drive start, and to Adam and Renee for pre-driving the route!

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Come on out to a fall drive thru northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin ending at an interesting memorial/bar/resturaunt.

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Superdawg and the Cul de sacs of Vernon Hills 9/25

WRAPUP:

Super Fun evening at Superdawg.. We had about 30 MINIs show up for a twisty drive around a bunch of cul-de-sacs and met up with several more after we arrived at Superdawg.A perfect evening for hanging out and enjoying MINI friends.Huge thanks to Arnie and Lena for planning the route and organizing the event and to Mark H. for adding the route to Rallista navigation app!!

Photos by: Steve

As one of our club favorite events.. MINIs will be back at Superdawg on a prime time Saturday night!!

We will meet up beforehand for a fun little neighborhood cul de sac drive so we can all arrive en-mass.
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Ice Cream Drive 08/22

A drive and stop for some ice cream and hanging out with MINI Cooper friends!!
WRAPUP: A beautiful evening brought out about 20 MINIs for a fun little backroad drive and a stop for Ice Cream and visiting with MINI friends!
Thanks to Mark H. for helping with the Ralista phone app routing!

Photos by: Steve

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Bill Jacobs – MINI Together

MINIUSA is hosting a MINI Together event on July 24th, which is a phone App based scavenger hunt drive starting at your local MINI dealership.
Registration details are HERE

Our friends at Bill Jacobs MINI are offering a little VIP extra for CMMC club members attending the start of the event from their Naperville location.
Simply flash your CMMC membership card at check-in for an additional surprise and delight!!

Outdoor Karting 06/12

The Chicago MINI Motoring Club will be heading out to the Sugar River Raceway in Brodhead Wisconsin to enjoy a bit of outdoor kart racing!
Come along to participate or or to hang out and cheer on your MINI friends.

WRAPUP:

The weather was hot, and the racing was hotter!!We had 13 club members and friends participating and a few more friends watching. The karts were fast, the course was bumpy and the racing was a blast.
After 1 practice round, 2 qualifying heats and a final shootout, the young guns beat out the oldtimers this time..
Congratulations to Kevin R. for first place, Eric E. for second and Steve R. for third, and to all who came out and had a fun time!!Huge thanks to Phyllis E. for organizing this event!!

Photos by: Steve

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