7th Annual MINI Road Rally

GR8Mini · Member

RE: 7th Annual MINI Road Rally

MightyMo · Motorer

Maureen and I both had busy nights at work last night and just did not have the energy to go. Glad to see the many pictures and hear the fun you all had.

-s

-- Edited by MightyMo on Saturday 13th of June 2009 08:27:21 PM

kingkong4 · Member

Thanks for a great time. We'll have to come back to the area so we can take in the sites without looking at a map.

We're heading south to North Carolina at the end of the month. We're getting together with the Tar Heals Mini Club down there hoping they have some fun stuff to do like us Northerners.

Good job planning the event!!!!!!

debscoopers · Member

Our first rally. Sue only found out at 6:30 after I read description of the day that she

was my navigator. We are still married but the air was Blue in the car at a couple of turns.

Laurie and Jack great job. Who came in second and third?

Geez that crushed stone road saw some drifting today. eh boys.

See you next year. Thanks we had to leave early to rest up for the roller derby match we attended tonight. Next week is the scooter rally in Somerset Oh. rally rally rally rally. smile

Grammacoop3 · Motorist

What a fun day!

THANK YOU to all who had a hand in putting the event together....GREAT JOB!

It was wonderful to see some of our old pals and to put faces to some of you who we have met through the site (that would include you Weinerdog).

CharlieCroker09 · Member

It was a really fun rally. I thought the 'Chili Red Brigade' was amusing, but I kept walking up to the S in front of my car, because it looked almost exactly the same (even had that checkerboard mirror covers). The rims should have given it away, though.
My mom was my navigator, and at every little bump in the road she was "Oof!" "Ah!" "Geez! Slow down!", so that made it a little less fun, but she managed to not get me too lost (we're both horrible with getting lost, which is why I got a GPS for my last birthday haha)
I wish I could have stayed around for cake, but I had to hurry home to change and go to work :(

Can't wait until next year!

Stoney · Member

The Bennetts wish thank Diane, Gregg, Dan, the Rally Master, other members of the Towne team for making Rally#7 a very enjoyable event. We had a great time and appreciate everyones efforts. biggrin

George & Marion Bennett

debscoopers · Member

How many MINI's drove onto the runway at North Buffalo Airfield?

Yikes those guys were disbelief

pished. The skinny scruffy dude said we were the third.

Made us feel less stupid knowing there were two other crazy MINI's laughing.

and thanks to the little girl planted at the end of the driveway to point us back to the brown hanger. Who does she belong to? confuse

Okay the memories are now flowing. Good times. biggrin

More good than not.

thanks again

Jack07734 · Motorer

Wow fifty cars for the fiftieth, great weather and first place what a day.

No one was as surprised as Laurie and I were that we came in first. We have been participating in TSD rallying for over 20 years and the best finishes have been two seconds and a third.

Laurie, Smileee and I want to thank Dan and his staff for hosting this great event, Diane for all of the great work she has done to make it happen, and Bruce for and excellent route.

We would like to also thank our sponsors Towne MINI (change hat), Tim Hortons (change hat), Yokohama Tires, (change hat), Castrol (change hat), Sunoco (change hat), Webb Motorsports (change hat), Alta Parts (change hat). I know enough already.

Also, pencil in August 22d for the 2009 edition Pooley Party at our place in Lewiston, NY.
Details can be found here:
http://miniclubofwny.activeboard.com/index.spark?forumID=71633&p=3&topicID=27602901

smile Happy Motoring,
Laurie and Jack

-- Edited by Jack07734 on Monday 15th of June 2009 11:09:41 AM

-- Edited by Jack07734 on Monday 15th of June 2009 11:11:23 AM

TINMAN · Motorist

This was our first rally. We had a ball. Thanks to everyone envolved. A special thanks to Towne Mini for hosting the party. We are looking forward to next year. Thanks again to everyone that spent their time setting this up and running it. You did a great job.

tedscar · Motorer

Well, we had ourselves a time! Somewhere between the 'blue smoke' and the gorgeous scenery for much of the course, we must have gotten an answer or two right. It was cool to see so many MINIs and MINI enthusiasts. The day couldn't have been better! As has been said, it was great to see some of our 'regulars' and to meet some we've only known by web names! Thanks to all who planned and participated!

At least one of us will be back in '10, if all goes as planned (and when does that happen?)

bodosom · Member

I put up several of the photos I took in a Picasa private album. If anyone would like the link send me a PM or send a note to RedMiniMojo at bodosom.net

There are shots of the Mini, general shots and of course the entire Chili Red Brigade.

debscoopers · Member

I didn't look at the sponsor list but is Ben Sherman a sponsor? They sponsor all scooter rally's all the time. check out Scoot.net. Don't look at the photo gallery as scooterists tend to get a little randy at these events. But otherwise give them a try.