Opening Weekend at Watkins Glen International

csnfoto · Member

Opening Weekend at Watkins Glen International

67Morris · Member

That sounds great! I am sure a few of us from Buffalo will be attending. The last year's event was awesome!

jrbond007 · Motorer

Sunday April 13th at 11am. Sounds good Craig. In the past, they have offered a buy 2 runs for $50, get a 3rd for free. That would be 9 laps total in 3 separate runs.

The Buffalo & Rochester folks can meet at the Canandaigua Wegmans parking lot, as in the past. It is 1:20 hr drive to the speedway. It would be nice to be there for about 10:30.
So lets plan on leaving Weggie's at 9:10, take 364 down, hookup with Whine Country Coopers in Dundee & when we get into the village of Watkins Glen, we will take the back way to the park, on the old road course.

Just a few notes for the Newbies. We take our own vehicles out on the track for 3 paced laps. (offically 55mph, but usually can get higher speeds depending on weather & the pace vehicles) No helmets or special equipment is required. We drive the full course, not just the NASCAR circuit. They stage the clubs in the garage area, separate from the general public, so that we can all go out together. More details about the event & maps can be found at www.theglen.com

We can meet up with TierMini & anyone else that might be coming from a different direction at the Watkins Glen race track ticket office (GATE 4Aon the map), before going into the raceway, so that we are all together. Gate 2 is the main entrance. For the clubs, we sign the waivers at the gate, then pay your $25 CASH at the garage area entrance, where we will be staged with other clubs.

The Wegmans stop would be handy for picking up snacks, coffee & potty breaks, so get there earlier.

Lots of wineries down there if anyone wants hit any of them on the way back.

If you have FRS radios, bring them. Channel 7-21 as usual.

Boogidy, Boogidy, Boogidy

PS. For the Buffalo area folks we will gather at Al-e-oops, in Bowmanville, Genesee & Harris Hill (across from Timmy Ho's). I would like to leave by 7:20, to give us 20mins @ Weggie's (for important stuff)

Please post where you will meet us, Buffalo or Canandaigua.

-- Edited by jrbond007 on Sunday 9th of March 2014 09:13:42 PM

-- Edited by jrbond007 on Thursday 3rd of April 2014 09:16:02 AM

csnfoto · Member

JRBond007 and 67Morris, sounds great. Can you meet us at the same place in Dundee like last year across from the cemetery at the Credit Union. So far we have 11 signed up and 4 others checking their schedules. Will be a great day. Be nice to see you all again.

Jack07734 · Motorer

Count me in. Laurie will have to check her on call sked.

PepperMINI · Motorer

We are in! Two MINIs, tbd which ones, lol!

jrbond007 · Motorer

Wait a minute Holly, didn't you & Pepper move down to Florida a while back.
You missed all these blizzards & had to come back eh? lol

Oh, never mind, I just read your 'we baaaack' post.

welcome back.

-- Edited by jrbond007 on Wednesday 12th of March 2014 01:41:15 PM

jrbond007 · Motorer

Hey Jack, haven't seen you in a while. Glad to have you along. Hopefully Laurie will be able to make it too.

SPDinNY · Motorer

the gf and I might be in since I may have a new schedule. I guess I will find out Monday.

Ghost41893 · Member

I will definitely be there again!

the_chipmunk · Member

I'm bringing the GP! Stoked for this!

americangrefeti · Newbie (Taking the short-cut)

New to the group.. so this will be my first rally!

gustav · Newbie (Taking the short-cut)

May need snow tires this year!

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

Looks like I'll be working that weekend. :(

the_chipmunk · Member

Nevermind, looks like I'll be driving the Countryman ALL4 for this.. forgot the GP is staying in Florida until MOTD.

csnfoto · Member

biggrin Hello everyone. Craig here from the Whine Country Coopers, just wanted to update you, currently we have 25 MINI's signed up for 4/13 at 11am. Should be a totally awesome day, thanks so much for Joining the Whine Country Coopers. If you could meet us in Dundee at the Credit Union like last year that would be perfect aound 9:45am. Can you please send me your names along with your MINI Club of WNY Login Names. My email is craig@wccmini.com

Please join our facebook page as well, let me know you're in the MINI Club of NY

https://www.facebook.com/groups/whinecountrycoopers

thanks, Craig S. Nelson, Co-President, Whine Country Coopers

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csnfoto · Member

Hello everyone. Craig here from the Whine Country Coopers, just wanted to update you, currently we have 25 MINI's signed up for 4/13 at 11am

Can you give me a final count from your end, that would be awesome!

jrbond007 · Motorer

Hey Craig, looks like 10 so far.
Hopefully good weather will boost the numbers.
Still, 33 Minis racing around the track will be awesome.

-- Edited by jrbond007 on Tuesday 8th of April 2014 07:00:12 PM

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SPDinNY · Motorer

Aretta and I are in

jaetracey12 · Newbie (Taking the short-cut)

Hey there,
Just found out about this group the other day. Im not sure who to talk to about me possibly going on the run but I should be able to go. Sounds like a lot of fun!!

SPDinNY · Motorer

shaping up to be a nice weekend!

jrbond007 · Motorer

Hey Jae, just show up at the Canandaigua Weggie's. By posting here, you have notified us. The more Mini's, the better.
The first few posts will give you details. Feel free to look back at the past years as well.
This weekends weather is looking better then the past 4 years have been.

67Morris · Member

Rob, so 7:20 at Al-e-oops tomorrow? I'll try not to be late, but may be 5-10 min late. Don't leave without me :)

Who else is joining us tomorrow in Buffalo for some twisties fun on the way to the Glen?

-- Edited by 67Morris on Saturday 12th of April 2014 08:09:15 AM

-- Edited by 67Morris on Saturday 12th of April 2014 08:09:46 AM

csnfoto · Member

Hello everyone,

It is going to be an amazing Opening Day. Our numbers have come down a bit, thou, I think we will double our numbers from last year. We are sitting at 26 MINIs combines as of 4pm today. Which is AWESOME in my book. There are folks meeting you at Weggies tomorrow and following with you to meet us at Serv U credit Union in Dundee around 9:50am. We have MINIs meeting us at gate 4a at 10:30am from TierMINI, Ithaca and Groton.

be great to see you all there.

Now, MINI of Rochester will be on the track after us at 12noon.

Craig

Whine Country Coopers

jrbond007 · Motorer

Hey Leon, looks like 3 of us meeting at Al-e-oops. You, Jack & myself.
Craig, MINI of Rochester is doing a separate event?
In the beginning, I was sure that our numbers were going to be higher this year, because of the new MINI store.
Now I know why.
My Daughter & I are driving together, so we are going to do the buy 2 get 1 free, so we may get back on the track with the Rochester MINI group.

67Morris · Member

Cool! I am gonna do buy 2 get 1 free as well.

Brewmeister · Member

Just can't chance the run over to the track today with this back :( I hope everyone has a great day at the track today. Hopefully I'll get there next year! Looking forward to today's posts

I hope everyone has a great day at the track today. Hopefully I'll get there next year! Looking forward to today's posts :)

jrbond007 · Motorer

Health is more important, Tom. Joe was there representing your club.

jrbond007 · Motorer

FINALLY!!!! Great weather for Opening Day. Very good turnout as well. All total, we had 23 MINI's, a SX4 & a Miata, out on the track for our first run.
Those of us who bought the extra runs, got in line with the Roc City MINIs, swelling their ranks to 32.
I hope everyone had a good time.

There is video footage of the Roc City laps on their facebook page.

-- Edited by jrbond007 on Sunday 13th of April 2014 06:47:36 PM

67Morris · Member

What an awesome day!! I wasn't able to hit 100mph this time around, but 91 was close enough :) Rob and I will work on a better turnaround from Buffalo next year :)

Cool videos on the Roc City's fb page!