Culvers – August 8th

WRAPUP:

A hot and muggy Saturday afternoon brought out about 25 MINIs (and Minis) for some socializing and good food.   Lots of newer and potential members were there, and we got to see a few people who haven’t been to an event in quite some time.  We had club members arrive from as far north as Milwaukee area, East from Indiana, and Northwest from Huntley.   Rob from the Culvers in Downers Grove rolled out the red carpet for us by providing free custard treats, toys for the kids, and a big Welcome sign out front.

Big thanks to newer member Kate for getting things rolling, and to Culvers of Downers Grove for all the hospitality!!

Photos by:  Salomon and Steve | Corey |

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Club Auto-X August 1st

 

The Windy City Miata Club has invited the Chicago MINI Motoring Club to participate in their Autocross event in Maywood on August 1st.  We will be given a special pricing of $30, and we will be running in our own MINI classes.

Check out the website HERE for specific rules and details.

IMPORTANT:  You are required to preregister for the event at any time from now till the Wednesday prior to the event to reserve your number and to help things work smoothly.  Add a comment if you will be attending or watching so we know who’s going.

New Events

We are currently planning out our events for this summer and fall.

Keep an eye on the right-hand column on this website for news about our upcoming events and things that are in the works.  When the items are in red you can click on them to take you to the post that describes more detail.

Here is a quick heads up of some of the new events that we don’t have full details put together:

July 4th – Dress up your MINI and participate in the Oak Lawn July 4th parade.  Full details will be posted shortly.

August 8th – Plans are still tentative, but we are looking into a Culvers get-together in Downers Grove.

July or August – We are looking into an auto-x event hosted by the Windy City Miata Club

October 3rd and 4th – We are looking into the idea of a Southwest Wisconsin overnight trip.

Don’t forget to click on the links for details of our next planned events:

May 27thRidemakers

June 20 and 21Way Motor Works Mod Party

June 27th and 28thWindy City BMW Drivers School at Gingerman

August 22nd and 23rdWindy City BMW Drivers School at Putnam Park

RideMakerz (05/27)

Ridemakerz MINI Cooper

WRAPUP:

We had a big crowd of 25 or so people including several kids (and many adult kids).  It was a great evening of building and modding cars and hanging out with MINI friends.  Huge thanks to Ridemakerz for having us for the night, and Francis for coordinating and organizing the event!!

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

Pictures by FrancisConrad and Lori  | Steve |

Also, check out the RideMakerz Flickr Site and feel free to join the group and share your photos with them.

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