Mod Party June 20, 21

WRAPUP: We had a fantastic day to hang out and have our MINIs upgraded.. Intakes, Exhausts, Pulleys, swaybars, undercarriage braces, camber plates, suspension bushings, injectors and dyno tunes.. Waylen and Matt did it all. Lots of people stopped by to check out all the action including many new people, and lots of friends from as far away as Milwaukee and Madison Wisconsin. Everyone enjoyed the cookout of burgers and dogs, and the chance to check out the undersides and guts of our MINIs.

Huge thanks to Waylen and Matt from WayMotorworks for coming out and putting in a really hard day of work. Waylen thoughtfully had enough spare inventory with him to take care of several unexpected problems and additional requests throughout the day.

Also huge thanks to CMMC club member Dan for opening up his shop, Import Service Center on an off day, supporting Waylen, and making everyone feel welcome for the 13+ hours we hung around. Big thanks also to Jenny and Francis for all the planning, coordination, and getting and cooking the food!!!

Photos by: Francis | Steve

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SuperDawg 05/08

Over 30 cars showed up on a beautiful spring evening to take a short cruise and hang out. The cars drew quite a bit of attention both along the route and at SuperDawg. We had club members attending from as far away as Springfield, Milwaukee and Elgin/St. Charles area. Our friends from Knauz MINI stopped by and dropped off some MINI SMints! It was very cool to have almost the entire SuperDawg parking lot filled with MINIs, Classic Minis, plus even a Morris Minor.

Huge thanks to SuperDawg for letting us take over their place for the evening, and for being so accommodating to us in terms of parking and hanging out!!

Please e-mail links of pictures to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will post them here.

Photos by: Matt | Francis | Eric |

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April Drive (04/05)

WRAPUP: The predicted bad weather held off, and we were left with a pretty day for a drive (pretty cold and windy day that is)..

About 25 MINIs from the Chicago and Milwaukee areas participated in the scenic drive around Southern Wisconsin back roads. Unfortunately the Drag strip was closed for the day due to the anticipated bad weather, but we made up a last minute plan B stop at the famous Brat Stop. It was great that they were able to accommodate a large last minute crowd. The driving quiz was hotly contested with 5 people getting the same highest score. The winner was drawn at random from the five, and the picnic set from Knauz MINI was awarded to Greg.

Huge thanks to Pat for all the planning of the fantastic drive and quiz, and to Knauz MINI for helping us out with the quiz prize!!!

As usual, please send a link to your photos or video (but not the actual photos) to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will post them here. Also feel free to join and share your photos to the Chicago MINI Motoring Club flickr group if you have a Flickr account.

Photos by: Kevin | Steve | Tom | Caren |

Video by: Tom Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |

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Spring Drive March 15th

WRAPUP: Incredible weather, great roads, great food and a whole bunch of MINI (and Mini) people. This was the perfect start to the driving season!!

We wound up with a really nice sunny warm day for a drive.. Over 40 cars participated in a fun cruise on some quiet backroads. We had a nice mix of new people and familiar faces. The drive ended with a lunch with the Minis In Northern Illinois club. A round of raffle prizes finished a great MINI day.

Huge thanks to Paul who did all the route planning, organizing, and lead drive duty and the M.I.N.I club for letting us share their afternoon with us.

Photos by: Anthony | Tom | Dan C. | Francis | Ellis

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Auto Show Event February 14th

MINI Chicago Auto Show

WRAPUP: Depsite the chilly weather and a dusting of snow, about 16 MINIs participated in an early morning cruise down pothole covered Sheridan Road and Lake Shore Drive. The Auto Show was nice, and it was a bit less crowded than usual. Huge thanks to Knauz MINI for helping us out with tickets!!

Video by: Chris

The Chicago MINI Motoring Club (CMMC) will be attending the Chicago Auto Show on Saturday February 14th. This is a perfect way to celebrate a Valentines Day morning.

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Indoor Kart Racing 1/25

motoron photo

WRAPUP: Thrills, chills and speed!! Everyone had a fabulous time at this years event. The racing was close and mostly clean, and what wasn’t clean makes for fun bench racing stories. The format was a little different, with two person teams and 45 minutes of time, but it actually allowed for a bit of additional racing time, and it is always fun racing on the full size combined track.

The overall Race winners Adam and Scott were awarded gift cards courtesy of Ridemakerz

If you have any photos or video of the event, please send the link (not the actual pictures) to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will link them here.

2009 Race Results

Pictures by: Gabe |

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