Only one more week till registration closes for our annual Kart racing event.
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Category Archives: Club Events
Starved Rock 11/22
WRAPUP: The 6th annual Starved Rock drive is in the books, and it was an amazing trip. The late November weather turned out beautiful, and we wound up with 37 MINIs lining up at the beginning of the drive. Our first stop was to the Minooka BMW/MINI Distribution Center where we were welcomed with open arms by many of the staff who came in on their day off, as well as the Mayor of Minooka!! We were treated to donuts, cookies, fruit and drinks and given an overview of what the distribution center was all about. There was a MINI quiz, with MINI caps awarded to the winners. We then took a tour of the center to see where things were shipped, stocked, and packed. It was impressive to see how clean and efficient everything was. We then lined up our cars for a group photo opp, and were presented with a framed poster signed by all the distribution center employees (and we signed another poster that will be displayed at the center). Next stop was a quick lunch at the Minooka Culvers where we took over the dining area and parking lot. We then headed out on some quiet back roads to visit the Windmill farms near Marseilles for a quick photo stop and on to the final leg to Starved Rock State Park.
Huge thanks to Jeff and Broderick from MINIUSA and Robert, Carla and all the staff from the Distribution Center for treating our club so well and arranging such a fantastic visit, and to Gary for help with ideas and planning for the drive route!!
Please send links to photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will add them here
Photos by: Tom | Steve, Paul and Kim, Pat and Kathy | Paul | Kevin and Carolyn | Jerry, Laurel & Sarah | Sue | Kes | Francis |
Holiday Party – Save the Date
This year’s Club Holiday Party will on Sunday December 13th, and will again be hosted by club member Taylor at his house in Deerfield.
Mark your calendars and plan to attend, as this is looking to be the best event ever!!
Wisconsin Overnighter info
Here are some more new details for our Wisconsin overnight drive to New Glaris.Check out this post and this post for earlier information..
WRAPUP: 19 MINIs met up at the Beloit rest stop on a cold and drizzly morning. The weather alternated from sunny to cloudy to rainy, but the roads were 100% fantastic the whole time. Lots of twists and turns, ups and downs and very little traffic. We pulled into Monroe and filled up the top level of the parking garage, and then proceeded to enjoy the Chili festival and other area attractions. After lunch and picking up a few more MINIs, we headed off to more twisty back roads. A fun attraction on this portion was a herd of cows galloping around the field, excited to see a herd of MINIs zipping past. Our end of the day stop was a tour of New Glarus Brewery. The following morning we said goodbye to a few people spending the day in the area, and welcomed a few new MINIs along for the drive. After a fun and twisty drive to Mount Horeb, we enjoyed another town festival for a while, and off for the final leg to Monroe and a stop at a cheese factory.
Huge thanks to Paul and Barbara for the tremendous amount of planning and organizing that he put in to make this such a fantastic event!! It was great to have so may people involved from all the area MINI (and Mini) clubs. Thanks for coming out for a really fun weekend!!
Please e-mail links of photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will add them here.
Photos by: Steve,Kathy & Pat, Paul&Kim | Kes | Dan | Arnie & Lena | Kevin & Carolyn | Sarah, Jerry and Laurel
Wisconsin Drive Hotel Info October 3/4
Here is some hotel info for our Wisconsin overnight drive to the New Glarus area on October 3rd and 4th.
Check out This Post for additional details about the event.
We have some rooms reserved below for a very short term. Also, feel free to look into other area alternatives if you are interested in something else.
Drive-in Drive 09/12
WRAPUP: We had a small crowd of 5 cars, but a great drive on some really fun roads. The leader got us lost a couple times (me), but we got back on track without too much drama. Afterwards, we had a nice dinner with MINI friends. The drive-in movie was not to anyone’s taste, so we bagged those plans for the night.