Update: 08/16/2006:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Motor like you’ve never motored before! It’s just you and 500 of your closet MINI friends and family, motoring around the famous Indianapolis Speedway. Join us for a parade lap and get your photo taken as you pass the famous yard
of bricks. Enjoy snacks and refreshments, all courtesy of Sports Illustrated. A $10.00 donation to a local Indianapolis charity will be collected in order to participate in the parade lap. Museum tours and access, as well as ground tours are available on a first come first
some basis for $3.00 per person. Plan to join us from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM for an afternoon of speed and excitement.
*The Speedway is located at 4790 West 16th Street on the west side of Indianapolis; just minutes from Indianapolis Airport. Take I-465; Exit 16A, Crawford Rd. head east approximately 1.5 miles; the Speedway is located on the north east corner of Crawford and Georgetown roads. Use Main Gate #2 to enter the speedway. Speedway staff will direct you to the RV parking lot to register for the track lap.
MINIUSA will be organizing a Cross Country Drive called MINI Takes the States (MTTS) to celebrate the arrival of the JCW Cooper S GP kit.
Patrick MINI, in conjunction with Chicago MINI Motoring Club – will be conducting a drive from South Holland Oasis near the Illinois-Indiana border and join the celebration in Indianapolis.
WHERE: We will meet at the South Holland Oasis
WHEN: Wednesday August 30th. We will hit the road at 9:30 am (Chicago time), and plan to get to Indy before 2pm (we will be going non-stop).
WHO: Anyone can join in, but you must already be registered to participate in the festivities.
Some suggested key points (from Patrick MINI):
Each participant will pack their own picnic basket to simplify the issue of food
Each participant who wants to participate in the Motoring Hearts pledge drive aspect for a badge should be able to download a pledge form (available Here)
I would suggest we leave open the departure time to each individuals discretion but post a “primary” time for reference (say ~ 7pm?)
a “ceremonial” distribution of Motoring Hearts grille badges will take place upon arrival at South Holland Oasis (grille badge holders not included!)
Participants should be encouraged to “bring a friend” (potential MINI buyer, of course) to help defray fuel expense
Patrick MINI will hold a random raffle of 10 twenty-dollar gas cards to Motoring Hearts participants
All donations to Duke’s Fund will benefit Dr. Cohn’s research for neuroblastoma. Checks should be written as follows:
Address:
Attn: Kristin Hughes
Children’s Memorial Foundation
2300 Children’s Plaza Box 4
Chicago, IL 60614
Make check’s payable to: Children’s Memorial Foundation – Duke’s Fund (or put somewhere on the check that it is to be applied to Duke’s Fund).
Check out This Post for additional information.
Here is the Chicago forum information for people driving the leg from St. Louis to Indy.
