Not an official Club event, but a number of people will be meeting up at the Portillos in Schaumburg on the first Wednesday of each month in the summertime. This is a great chance to hang around for an evening, kick tires, have some good food, and socialize with MINI friends.
MINIUSA has posted up details, and registration is now open for the Chicago stop of MINI Takes the States.
Chicago: July 25-27
MINI Takes the States heads to the heartland to keep the summer of fun rolling along. With a rally kick-off at the Lincoln Park Zoo and a weekend full of events at the famous Road America race track, there should be no shortage of good times and adrenaline.
Photos by: Francis |
Wrapup: Great weather, and a really well run event..
A bunch of MINIs from Chicago and Wisconsin area participated in the Car Control Clinic. We had an hour of classroom time where we learned about the dynamics of controlling your car and learned about the various drills we were going to perform. After that, we split into two groups and took to the parking lot with our instructors. Drills included a slalom, figure 8, skid pad circle, and a lane change avoidance maneuver. After lunch we had a chance to continue the drills plus run a course that tied all the elements together.
This type of event really is a must-do to help practice understanding what your car can do at the limits (plus it is a ton of fun!!)
Thanks to Windy City Miata Club and AutoXCooper.com for putting this together
Pictures from Steve |
WRAPUP: 5 chicago area MINIs met up and cruised up to meet with the Milwaukee Club.
Check out Tamara’s cool new roof
Photos by Jonathan | Francis from Madison | Caren from Milwaukee | Mark |
The 2008 MINIs on the Dragon (MOTD) is only a few days away (April 30th to May 4th)…
This is the place to let Chicagoland people know when you are going, where you are staying, and help plan that fun drive down together.
If anyone is interested in writing a wrapup or linking pictures of your trip, send the info to steve@chicagominiclub.com and we will put there here.
Movie by Taylor
Patrick MINI has invited the Chicago MINI Motoring Club to attend their launch of the new MINI Clubman on Saturday February 16th from 3pm to 6pm in their new almost completed showroom.
There will be food, music and several Clubmen (Clubmans?) to check out..
Patrick MINI 696 E Golf Rd, Schaumburg