Indoor Kart Racing (01/29)

WRAPUP: We had 26 racers participating, and a few spectators.. The track layout has been recently modified and was very challenging.? We ran in 3 groups with some unfortunate delays due to timing issues and?other groups sneaking in ahead of ours, but a fun time was had by all.? Fast guy of the day was Steve at 36.256 closely followed by Gary with a 36.328.? Fast gal was Reese with a 37.948.

Photos by: Dan |?Steve & Gary |??

January is Kart racing time for the Chicago MINI Motoring Club.

Kick the winter blahs by driving a vehicle that has even more go-kart like handling than your MINI!!

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CMMC Holiday Party (12/11)

WRAPUP: Over 25 MINIs (and a few non-MINIs) filled the streets outside Taylors home. Inside there were plenty of eats, drinks, snacks, and desserts. Lots of conversation and visiting and some cool raffle prizes including gift certificates from Cravenspeed. A really great way to wrap up the MINI season..

Huge thanks again to Taylor for hosting such a great party, and to everyone who came out to share a wonderful afternoon and evening.

Send any links of photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com

Photos by: Steve |

Our anual Club holiday party will be on Sunday December 11th, and will again be hosted at club member Taylor’s house in Deerfield.

This is a great chance to kick back and visit with MINI friends in a nice casual setting.

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Starved Rock (11/05)

WRAPUP: Fantastic fall weather, lots of MINIs and a great drive.. what could be better!! Almost 40 MINIs of all kinds and colors.. Countryman, Clubman, Coupes, Convertibles, Coopers and Cooper S, Gen 1, Gen2.. we had them all. Lots of new people on their first club drive, and many who have been on all the prior Starved Rock drives. Huge thanks to Paul and Barbara who planned a great route on some beautiful roads.

Send links to photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I’ll add them here.

Photos by: Steve, Cesar & Geri | Bob and Joy | Francis |

Movie by: Eric

Garman route details by: Eric

It’s fall and once again it is time to take our annual MINI drive out to Starved Rock State park. This event has been a club favorite since 2004.. The route is a little different every year, but always fun.

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Halloween Party (10/22)

WRAPUP: What a fun event!! The weather was perfect for some Motoring and outdoor visiting. We had 10 MINIs assemble in DeKalb including a brand new MINI Coupe just hours off the dealers lot, and a couple MINIs in costume. After a bit of hangout time, we took a visit to a nearby Corn Maze/Pumpkin farm. Afterwards we all headed back to the Trostles, and enjoyed a delicious meal, snacks, deserts, and drinks in a very festive house, and also enjoyed hanging out by the backyard fire pit. Huge thanks to Jerry, Laurel and Sarah for hosting such a great party!!

Photos by: Steve |

CMMC members Jerry, Laurel, and Sarah have invited the Chicago MINI Motoring Club out to their home in DeKalb to celebrate Halloween this year. Enjoy food, drink, desserts and a trip out to an area corn maze!!

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Small Wonders Micro Car Museum (10/01)

WRAPUP: What an incredible event!! We had a little bit of trouble with our original planned starting location, but after a couple moves we secured a hassle free meetup spot. We took a short scenic drive on some twisty roads and were then given the ful VIP treatment at the museum. We were treated to donuts and soft drinks, and a full and detailed tour of the workshop and museum areas, with a history of most of the cars in the collection. Words cannot do justice to describe the interesting cars, so take a look through the pictures below..

Huge thanks to Ken for being such a gracious host to our club, and to Arnie and Lena for helping with the arrangements.

Send links to photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will add them here

Photos by: Steve | Francis |

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September Drive 9/18

WRAPUP: It was wet.. very wet, but the worst weather held off till the end. The good news is that the moisture kept the crowds away at Long Grove and the 23 MINIs that braved the weather had the place mostly to ourselves. Francis planned a well paced drive covering a bunch of fun suburban roads and a few twisties thrown in.. Only snag was the difficulties getting out of the mall and to the first road (all my fault). It was great to see so many new faces out for their first drive, plus lots of old friends!!

Send links to photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com , and I will link them in here.

Photos by: Steve | Tom G. | Nat and Jennifer | Dennis |

Video by: Tom G.

Video by: Cesar and Geri

Come on out for a fun drive in the northern suburbs. We’ll be looping around and sampling a bunch of twisty roads, and ending in Long Grove for a bit of hanging out or shopping.

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