Finger Lakes Mini Run Sunday, August 17th, 2008

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

RE: Finger Lakes Mini Run Sunday, August 17th, 2008

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

We'll be meeting in Rochester at 8 AM at the Highland Park Diner parking lot to head to Geneva, if anyone wants to 'pre-caravan'.

harraby · Member

Hi There,

We will be coming from Syracuse and will plan on meeting with everyone in Geneva. I think we may have a few others in the area but so far no one has confirmed that yet. If anyone else is coming from CNY (we're in B'ville) drop us a line at nigillian@hotmail.com

Looking forward to our first Mini Run!!!! smile

redbaron · Member

I will be there. Coming from Buffalo the night before.
I attended for the first time back in April and it was much FASTER than I expected but a blast taking the turns that fast! Here I am 'just a Cooper' the first time on a track and I was between two JCW GP cars and the guy behind me actually passed me just as we were heading up the hill on the straight away! Don't think anybody saw him. I'm choosing a different spot in line next time.
Was hoping to get my new wheels and rims on by then but it won't happen, the stud/lug conversion kit hasn't arrived yet.

bloomicy · Newbie (Taking the short-cut)

What's the route on the way down from Geneva? I think I might join you somewhere along the way.

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

245/14A to Bellona Station Rd, to Preemption, to Earl's Hill Rd, to 14 south. Roughly.

-- Edited by yellowmininy at 00:13, 2008-08-15

MtnBker343 · Newbie (Taking the short-cut)

My girlfriend and i a planning on meeting up with you guys at wegmans we are comming from binghamton, NY this is are first mini event..... any tipes on what ways the best to come up...... should we go to syracuse and shoot over or go the watkins glen and head up the lake.... we def want to meet up and caravan with yoo rather then just meeting at the track....

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

I think if you come up 14 north to 5 & 20 west at Geneva would be best, (17/86 to 414 or 14 north) from Binghamton. I guess it depends on how much construction there is on 81, but you'd be going a little farther north than you need to if you go all the way to Syracuse & then back west again.

But in a Mini, any road trip is a good road trip! :)

MightyMo · Motorer

Tomarrow my younger son and I are starting out on our raod trip to Tampa Bay to visit my oldest son and his wife. We were hoping to make the event with you all but safety first. We hope to drive straight through so tomarrow before we leave it's resting time. Hope you all have a very safe, fun, sunny day. Look forward to hearing all about ya'll and the fumbles. There is always a fumble. Just please keep them minor! Also we hope to take many pics of our own and will post some when I am back. Remember HAVE FUN! But then again how can you not - your in a MINI.

MJB MINI · Motorist

We will not be able to make this, my mom is in the hosptal with pneumonia and to be honest she wasn't responding very well a few days ago and we almost lost her but she is doing much better now. I just like to be close to home just in case she needs me.

Dumpnrun · Motorer

MJB Mini I hope your mom is doing better and for all you going the Glen and south have a safe trip and lots of fun. Im committed to a wedding so ill plan to attend next year for sure. Happy motoring.CJ

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

MJB Mini, I hope your mom is feeling better! For all those who can't make, enjoy the day, and for all those who are going, see you there!

Brewmeister · Member

We have six confirmed motoring over from the Southern Tier area. See you there.

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

Thanks to everyone who came out today to join in the fun. It was a perfect day for a drive, and a picnic! It was nice of WGI to decide to let us on the track after all...

klownkrr · Member

MJB MINI wrote:

We will not be able to make this, my mom is in the hosptal with pneumonia and to be honest she wasn't responding very well a few days ago and we almost lost her but she is doing much better now. I just like to be close to home just in case she needs me.

MJB - Sorry to hear about your Mom - we missed you today! Hope Mom is feeling better - prayers and thoughts for her. See you at the next one!

tedscar · Motorer

Hey all--sounds like a great event! Sorry to have missed it, but y'all know the drill (my MINI isn't here yet). We seem to be chalking up numerous activities and events and I know my calendar will clear out once my MINI gets here to at least make some of them!

MJB, sorry to hear about your mom. Mine went through a similar bout a few years ago. I can totally sympathize with the anguish and hand-wringing you must be experiencing. I hope your mom recovers in short order and that all is well.

MJB MINI · Motorist

Thank you all for your concerns and prayers it has truly been a trying week for me.

How was the MINI run? It was a gorgeous day.

The hospital is having a tough time weaning my mom down from the oxygen. She is on a mask with 15 liters of oxygen and everytime they try to lower it down her oxygen levels go down. I am going to go see her this morning and hopefully there will be a change plus I have a sick husband in bed with the flu

Brewmeister · Member

Thanks Yellowmininy for including our members! We had a great time... can't wait till the next time. Once we gather up all the photo's I will post a link.

MightyMo · Motorer

To MJB - Hope all is getting better since our last conversation. As I can see your other half is down now. Still think of you all in prayers.

To the rest of you. I should have known better. As you know my son and I were going to drive to Tampa. Then becouse of the storm (Fay) we were going to fly. Now our flight has been canceled. The airline people say they will not fly into a Huricane. Why I just don't understand I told them. It's only wind and rain. And it may only be a Cat. 1. Heck, I've gone through 2 Cat 3's and stayed in New Orleans for a Cat 4. Boy that was dumb. Anyway should have just drove. We both took time off from work too. Wanted to go to Walkins Glen but nooooo, I need rest for the drive. UGG!!!!! evileye

So all in all it was a very un-eventful past few days. Well next time... OMG I can't even think about whats going to happen then. I know. We WILL ONLY drive.
-Scott

-- Edited by MightyMo at 09:51, 2008-08-19

adman227 · Member

I couldn't make it either, so let's all get together somewhere this week or next in Rochester. Who's game?

PepperMINI · Motorer

adman227 wrote:

I couldn't make it either, so let's all get together somewhere this week or next in Rochester. Who's game?

You HAVE to wait until I get my MINI back! I called them today, and they said that the body work was done, but it's going to take a couple of days to put the airbags in and reset the system, so they said probably Thursday or Friday of this week.

adman227 · Member

absolutely!!

MJB MINI · Motorist

I was able to find out why my mom's oxygen level is so low, apparently she is not coughing and her lungs are pretty full. I spoke with her therapist and nurse. I spoke with my aunts and encouraged them to remind her to cough when they go see her.

Venno · Motorer

PepperMINI wrote:
You HAVE to wait until I get my MINI back! I called them today, and they said that the body work was done, but it's going to take a couple of days to put the airbags in and reset the system, so they said probably Thursday or Friday of this week.

Congrats! Glad to hear that You'll be getting it back...My sister will be picking up Kittty on Friday (hopefully)

PepperMINI · Motorer

Venno,

What's the extent of the damage? Also, I didn't know that your car has a name! :)

SPDinNY · Motorer

I forgot how he came up with the name Kitty....

Venno · Motorer

PepperMINI wrote:

Venno,

What's the extent of the damage? Also, I didn't know that your car has a name! :)

-The Bumper will have to be replaced, and there might be some internal damage, they'll let me/my sister know today...

Oh and....

-On the way to the Dealership to leave the MINI to be fixed, my airscoop flew off...what happenbed? well In my rush to change from the stock scoop (which my sister prefers) to the Carbon Uber scoop (which I prefer) I lost the 4 nuts....I thought that i could 'Click' the scoop into place and then drive the 30 minutes to the dealership and the air would hold it down till i could ask them for 4 metric nuts....100 feet after getting onto the highway....it flew off...I had a fun time telling the body shop guys why my airscoop is missing...They'll give me an estimate for it and I'll decide if i want to pay for a new stock scoop or just keep the Carbon scoop on...

The story of the name Kittty:

The first MINI my sister and I got was a black Manual 03 MC, we exchanged it 4 days later because My sister couldn't figure out stick- we never officially named it. the next MINI was 03 MC, My sister and her room mate came up with the name "Kitty" for the second '03 MC because the MINI Purrred and for a few other reasons that I'll only devulge over a few beers. but anyway when we got our third MINI we transfered the name, but since it was the third MINI we had, we thought, why don't we add an extra t to Kitty to distinguish it from Kitty, and so thats part of the history behind the name "Kittty"

SPDinNY · Motorer

I'll sell you my stock scoop for $50 =)

MightyMo · Motorer

Venno wrote:

-On the way to the Dealership to leave the MINI to be fixed, my airscoop flew off...what happenbed? well In my rush to change from the stock scoop (which my sister prefers) to the Carbon Uber scoop (which I prefer) I lost the 4 nuts...
........I'll decide if i want to pay for a new stock scoop or just keep the Carbon scoop on...

Let me see if I understand this right. The stock scoop it the one that flew off and you still have the Carbon scoop? You just happened to lose the 4 nuts?
I think we know who won the scoop choice....l
-s

-- Edited by MightyMo at 08:19, 2008-08-20

Venno · Motorer

SPDinNY wrote:

I'll sell you my stock scoop for $50 =)

Nice! I may take you up on that..... and how much will it cost in being made fun of for having my scoop fly off my car because i lost the nuts?