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Minis on the Dragon 2011
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Anybody going to this event besides me? April 27th thru May 1st. I went last year and it was a blast. It's fun driving the dragon even at the speed limit.
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First Event of 2011?
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Any ideas or suggestions for 2011's first event? Is the calendar open to member postings or is it a read-only feature (unless you're an admin)? Look foward to the new year!
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Event Idea??
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Hi ! I won a Mini!!!! Coming is 2 weeks, cant wait. How about a dog/mini something? maybe spring or summer, I have a dog related business, a huge parking lot, ...and I just won a mini, I just thought the combination went well. How about a photo shoot-your dogs in your mini??I see calandars!
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MINI Meet North 2011
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www.minimeetnorth.com/index.html
Who's interested in joint my wife and I on the 18th?
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Blue Ridge Parkway Tour (BRP)
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Hello, MINI friends! For the past three years that I've been involved in the club, we've scraped together a crew to attend MINIs on Top in NH. We've always had a blast and really enjoyed getting to know MINI owners from clubs throughout the Northeast. Last year's drive to the top of the mountain was a...
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Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex
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Hey guys my name is Mike Lester and I'm the Sales & Marketing Manager with Holland NASCAR Motorsports Complex in Holland, NY. We're going into our 52nd year of operation in 2011. There are 2,000 short tracks in the USA and under we're proud to be one of less than 60 that is endored by NASCAR. We are the...
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TOY DRIVE '10 - Where & When?
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Hey all you sleighbell totin' Motorin' MINIacs! The proverbial frost is on the pumpkin and though we are having some bodacious late fall weather, that's bound to come to a close soon enough, replaced by that white, fluffy stuff that kicks off the annual Toy Drive seaon! Huddle up, 'cuz we've got to sta...
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Any Interest in EVL on November 6th?
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Since the white fluffy/slushy stuff will stay away until January (so I am silently hoping), I'm putting a drive from Williamsville to Ellicotville on the table for discussion. This is nothing "formal", just a ride and a meal when we get there (dining location tbd). Looking for general in...
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MINIACS at Letchworth State Park, 10/23/10!
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Just starting a new thread for this years Letchworth run.See the last 2 pages of the 09 thread to catch up.To summarize what is going on so far: Rochester Group is meeting at the Henrietta Target between 9 & 9:30 Buffalo Group is meeting at Alton's restaurant. Corner of Transit & Seneca, just s...
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MINIacs at Letchworth State Park, 9/27/09!
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Greetings fellow MINIacs! Come one, come all to the 2nd Annual MINI gathering at Letchworth State Park on SUNDAY, 9/27/09! We had a great time last year, but hope to have even more MINIs and MINIacs this year! I've reserved the Parade Grounds picnic area again from 9 AM to 3 PM for our enjoyment. Rules lo...
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Mini's AutoCrossing with Genesee Valley BMW
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I could not find a thread involving the Towne sponsered Mini Event with Genesee Valley. I understand that Batavia is out and Seneca Depot is in. September 19, 2010. Is there any interest in a caravan? Racing starts early so the nearly 2 hour trip will have to start around sunrise. Perhaps a stop at the Mi...
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Discover America Rally
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IF you have done the Towne MINI rally and developed a taste for more this is the event for you. The DAR is the primier TSD rally event of the season bringing together over 80 cars of all types. This year Towne MINI is sponsoring a special award for the best MINI. 2010 Discover America Road Rally Sunday Octo...
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MINI INVASION
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Are You In? http://www.miniinvasion.com/
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UK Car Day 8-22-10 in Genesee Valley Park (Rochester)
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Who's in? We don't have to assign our own prizes this year... but I guess that also means that we'll be competing against one another. http://www.rochestertriumphclub.org/ukcarday/
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Pooley Party 2010
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One again Laurie and I will be hosting the annual MINI tradition known as Pooley Party 2010. For those that have never attended each year we have a BBQ and pool party at our home in Lewiston, NY Date: Saturday August 21 Rain or shine. Location: Our house in Lewiston, NY (a bit north of Niagara Falls). Ti...
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Finger Lakes Run 2010 Sunday August 15th
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It's that time of year again, and for anyone who can't make it to Minis Take The States, I figured we can still have fun any way. I'm planning to follow the previous year's agenda, meet at the Geneva Wegmans around 9 AM, take the scenic route to Watkins Glen, do paced laps on the track at 12 noon, and then dri...
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MINI Club of WNY 8th Annual MINI Road Rally
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Attention all you MINIaics: It is that time of the year again for MINI Club of WNY annual MINI Road Rally. This will be our 8th!!!! Last year we celebrated our 7th in conjunction with the 50th birthday of the Mini Cooper. We had a great turnout and rally. This year should be no different. The date is se...
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2nd annual wine run
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I have no information yet . But Maybe we could get it in before Jimmyd is moving? The wineries are open year around and I sure hope all of you who don't let your MINIs play in the snow have them out at this point. What do you think?
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The Minis On Top 2010 thread!
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I've been really starting to look forward to MOT in the past few weeks, so I figured it was time to start the thread! I figure that registration will open up sometime soon. MinisOnTop 2010 June 25th/26th Bartlett, NH area In case you've never heard of MOT: http://minisontop.com/about/ Who's plannin...
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AS A MINI OWNER OF 6 YEARS I FEEL COMPELLED TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT
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Hey Fellow Miniacs we have an opportunity to once again Get together and Run to Watkins Glen!! RSR motorsports will be racing Mini's at the glen. This is an opportunity to support the team, try to grow the sport, had of course get together once again. Who is in? This event is at Watkins Glen Internati...
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Watkins Glen Opening Day 2008
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Edit- Opening Day will be Sunday, April 27th, and they'll open the gates at 9 am & start running laps at 10 am. It will be $20 for 3 laps. As usual, we'll have a caravan from Rochester (& points north & west), and meet up with folks from the south at the track (usually the box office at the 3rd ent...
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Watkins Glen International Opening Day Saturday, 4/24/10
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We've had Minis helping to celebrate Opening Day at Watkins Glen since 2003. WGI starts out their season by allowing drivers to do paced laps on the track (WGI rules are 55 mph top speed). This year the cost is $25 for 3 laps, and they are offering that if anyone wants to pay for 2 sets of 3 laps ($50) they w...
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1ST ANNUAL MINIS ON THE LAKE WINE RUN
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My wife and I went to Keuka Lake a couple of weekends ago and drove around the lake. We hit a few wineries but over all the drive was a very nice run. There were 9 wineries and 1 micro brewery. The east side of the lake the road was nicely twisted there is a place at the bottom of the lake to stop for lunch. So I ca...
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2nd Annual Pirate Toy Fund Holiday Donation--pick a date
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Guess what??? It's closing in on time for our 2nd Annual Pirate Toy Fund (PTF) Holiday Donation, following the tradition we established last year! We loaded up several MINIs with toys, got a fire truck escort (thanks to MightyMo), had Channel 10 news coverage, had a little post-delivery celebratio...
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Mini Day at BIMP 2009
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Mark the Calendar - September 19th 2009. That's MINI Day at Batavia International Motorsports Park. And guess what? MINIs run for free! That's the date, lets put a whole lot of MINIs on the track that day. Please help the work load and planning by pre-registering at www.gvc-bmwcca.org. New for t...
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Corn Maze meet..?
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we did it last year, now whats the hold up on this awesome event. i beleive peppermini set it up last year. can we please do this again. it was so much fun. im not a event organizer, otherwise id do it, but i suck haha. i just wanna have a october meet b4 it snows. sundays work awesome
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Halloween at Watkins Glen?
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I have been poking around the North American Motoring site on my day off and found this: "MVP Track Time (www.MVPTrackTime.com) is hosting it's first annual "Halloween Fright Fast" track weekend at Watkins Glen October 31 to November 1, 2009. All are welcome and invited to join u...
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Happy Birthday Venno!
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anyone going to Naples today?
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Wife and I are thinking about heading down soon. Anyone else heading down?
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Wegman's cruise in
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I am thinking of going to the cruise in at the Canandaigua Wegman's this thursday. Anyone else interested? -- Edited by Mitch on Tuesday 15th of September 2009 12:26:54 PM
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Anyone interested in a Devilish ride on Route 666 in Pennsylvania in October????
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My wife and I in Sofie took a ride today down to Route 666 below Warren, Pa. I used to take the Goldwing on this route, but today was so nice we decided to take Sofie. We stopped at the Tippy Canoe Restaurant for lunch in Tidioute, Pa. for about an hour. Nice place to eat. There is also a cool look-out near Tid...
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Pooley Party Thanks
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Laurie and I want to thank all of our motoring friends for attending Pooley Party 2009. We had a great time and it was good to see everyone. We want to extend a special thanks to the many cooks that brought yummy picnic and dinner fare. Also a big thanks to Mix Master D for the excelent tunes. Again thanks f...
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Mini Spur of the Moment Finger Lakes Run Sun 8/16/09
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As some of you know, my mother had a stroke in May, and most of my spare time has been spent with her at the hospital & rehab facility, & thankfully she is making good progress & should be home in the next few weeks. Somehow I haven't had much time to organize the usual annual Finger Lakes Run,...
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Pooley party 2009 August 22
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Set aside the weekend of August 22 and 23. It is time for Pooley Party 2009. One again Laurie and I will be hosting the annual MINI tradition known as Pooley Party 2009. So set aside the weekend of August 22 and 23. For those that have never attended each year we have a BBQ and pool party at our home in Lewisto...
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Car show in Corning NY Aug.16th
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Go to http://www.607carshow.com for more information and Pre-registration form. This is the 3rd annual car show held by 607 motorsports. The show will be held rain or shine in a parking garage in Corning NY. $8.00 pre registration (by the 7th) and $10.00 day of show. Food is available. A tire toss con...
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Ultimate Driving Schools at Watkins Glen, Aug 26,27 and Sept 26,27
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The Genesee Valley Chapter of the BMW CCA is pleased to invite you to participate in our upcoming High Performance Driver Schools at Watkins Glen International on August 26-27, 2009 and September 26-27, 2009. The GVC Chapter has over 25 years of experience conducting HPD Schools at Watkins Glen and...
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Any one interested in doing a cruise in?
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I usually go to this and my mini is usually the only one there. I have found my self thinking wouldn't it be nice to have more minis here. Anyone interested in grouping up some where and cruising in to this cruise night? Check the flyer for details.For even more details click the link http://www.radiok2...
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Renaissance Festival in Sterling, NY
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As I had mentioned to a couple of you on the wine tour, we're planning on going to the Renaissance Festival in Sterling, NY this weekend (we haven't decided on whether Saturday or Sunday would be better). As of right now, the weather looks good for both days. Certain weekends have themes, and this wee...
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Uncle Joe's Diner
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My scooter group here in Buffalo (Buffalo United Scooter Club)is going to ride to Uncle Joe's Diner this Monday August 25th Joe is holding a mini scooter rally. Sooooooooooooo my partner Sue is taking MINIrva to make a MINI Scooter Rally. Anyone else around that evening we'd be pleased to make your ac...
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Chautauqua Lake Weekend/08-28,29,30-2009 "Decided to Cancel this event"
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Join some MINI fun for a weekend in Jamestown with a figure 8 run around Chautauqua Lake. Featuring a ferry ride! Friday Night: Reception Saturday Morning: "MINI 8's the Lake" 0900-1200 50 miles (time to make stops) Saturday Noon: "Cooper's Cyber Cafe & Deli": ht...
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Results of our 7 Annual MINI Road Rally
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We had a great turnout for our 7th annual MINI Road Rally/Birthday Bash. While all of you were making the rounds through WNY, the crew had to order more food because of the great turnout. Thanks everyone who ventured out to help us make this rally a success. We want you all to know that everyone did a...
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MINIs on Top 2009 - A retrospective
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We got home a few hours ago from MINIs on Top (MOT) 2009, and we had an absolutely fantastic time! There is such a small handful of clear days on Mount Washington, and we lucked out and received a gorgeous, mostly clear drive to the summit, with a rainbow escorting us up the mountain! We had a very good sho...
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2009 Autocross Dates
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Updates 4/30/09 - Yes, things changed again and I have been swamped at work. My apologies for not getting back to this sooner. Always check gvc-bmwcca.org for any more shifts in plans and to pre-register. We now have a large digital display so if you come you can see your times as you pull off. No more wa...
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MINIs on Top (MOT) Registration is now OPEN!!!
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Hello everyone,
MOT registration is now open:
http://minisontop.com/category/mot2009/
If you know you're going, you should register ASAP because there are a limited number of slots. Hope to see you there!
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7th Annual MINI Road Rally
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Welcome back all you MINI owners: As many of you already know 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Mini Cooper. The Mini Cooper was born in 1959 and being a one half century old MINI Club of WNY would like to celebrate by presenting it's 7th annual MINI Road Rally honoring the 50th b...
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EURO Auto Festival 2009 Oct 16-18th Mini is The Featured Car, Need 150 mini's to attend or more!!!!
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Go to www.euroautofestival.com to get more details. This year is MINI's 50th anniversery MINI is the fearured car along with the 100 year old Morgan. The EURO Auto Festival is held in Sparttanburg SC. Show day is Sat Oct 17th at the BMW Zentrum Museum grounds. Sunday October 18th there is a fun rally w...
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Mini Float in Ithaca Festival Parade: We need MINIs
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Hello, I am looking for a handful of Mini's to join my 3rd annual MINI Cooper Float in Ithaca on Thursday, May 28th at 5:30pm! There is a 5.00 donation to defray the entry fee for the parade, if you can. PLEASE email me at maconnell14850@gmail.com ASAP if you can come! It is fun! Everyone likes a parade and...
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Mini Float in Ithaca Festival Parade: We need MINIs
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Hello, I am looking for a handful of Mini's to join my 3rd annual MINI Cooper Float in Ithaca on Thursday, May 28th at 5:30pm! There is a 5.00 donation to defray the entry fee for the parade, if you can. PLEASE email me at maconnell14850@gmail.com ASAP if you can come! It is fun! Everyone likes a parade and...
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ALL YOU MOTHERS!!!!!
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY -- Edited by jimmyd on Sunday 10th of May 2009 07:18:20 AM
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Watkins Glen International Opening Day Sunday 4/26/09
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Watkins Glen Racetrack Opening Day is Sunday, April 26th. WGI has 3 paced laps for $20 (unless it's gone up to $25), and the racetrack does this as a charity fundraiser. We've been doing this since 2003, and it's always a good way to start the driving season! More info here, including their tribute to Ma...
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