We received a note from Barry Brazier, publisher of MC2 Magazine about what he is doing to correct some recent issues on shirts, and lost/damaged magazines..
Kart Racing January 29th.
WRAPUP: Here is a link to pictures from the Go-Karting event. Thanks Mark!!
It's Go Karting time again!!!
Satisfy your winter Need for Speed by joining us for Chicago Indoor Racing Go Kart Racing.
The format will be the same as in the past.. 30 people – 10 carts. Random teams of 3 will compete for 1 hour.
When: Sunday January 29th. Arrive by 1:45
Where: 301 Hastings Drive, Buffalo Grove, Il
Who: Club members plus 1 guest. Space is limited to the first 30 participants to register. You must be 18 or over and have a valid drivers license. There is room for spectators to watch and enjoy the action.
Details: To register, download This form and send a check to our PO box listed on the form. Prices have increased, but we are holding the cost to $40 per person.
You can post here to hold your spot for a week until the check arrives. If there are available spots in the last week, we will open up registration to additional guests.
Fun MINI Stuff
Here is a link to a few MINI video's to keep you entertained..
If any other Club members have MINI related web pages, blogs or video, send me a link, and I will add them to this page.
Chicago Club Member Discounts
Here is a list of discounts available to club members
Thanks to all these vendors for supporting our club! Check back frequently for new discounts.
Bill Jacobs MINI 10% Parts/Accessories
Knauz MINI 15% Parts/Accessories
Patrick MINI 10% Parts/Accessories
Seven Enterprises Parts/Call
Classic MINI (Ohio) 20% Parts/Accessories
Phil Wicks Driving School $25 off
Lycan Motorwerks 35% off Parts/Labor
CarPartsCoupons 15% off – code 636555
Craven Speed 5% Parts/Accessories
Rear Seat Delete 10% discount
RedlineGoods 10% discount
World One Performance 10%-15% discount
Holiday Get-together Wrapup
The Holiday party was a huge success!! Lots of new members and old, lots of pizza, lots of sweets and drinks. MINI video entertainment and a great chance to hang out and talk to club members.
Here is a LINK to more pictures. If you have others, you can send them to Taylor
Huge thanks to Loren Morse of CravenSpeed for supplying a 15% supercharger pulley as a raffle grand prize, to Barry Brazier of MC2 Magazine for supplying sample copies of the debut issue, and to Lori for various raffle holiday gifts. Those extras really made the party!!
Thanks also to Taylor for volunteering his house and making all the food arrangements!
December Recap
There has been so much stuff going on with the Chicago MINI Motoring Club site the past few weeks that I thought I would put together a quick recap.
New vendor discounts
Our Vendor Liason Taylor Smith has been hard at work securing new discounts for our club!
Check out these exciting new offers, and save yourself some $$$ by being a Chicago MINI Motoring Club member! The format of the Member Discount section will be changing soon, so stay tuned.
Chicago MINI Motoring Club Frappr site
This is the official Chicago MINI Motoring Club site where you can add your name, location (by zipcode), picture, and a small shout-out. Lets see where all our club members live!
Past Events
We are in the process of reformatting the righthand side links on the site to make items more readable and easier to find. The past events section has been moved to its own post and there is now a link on the righthand side to see all older events, by year