4/26 Mtg at Towne

m332is · Member

4/26 Mtg at Towne

Jack07734 · Motorer

m332is wrote:

Towne BMW and MINI have offered to host a meeting og th GVC BMW CCA at thier facilities on Wed, April 24 at 6:30 PM. Food, drinks and excitment are scheduled!

See you there!

Which day is it the topic says 4/26 and the message says 4/24.

Cheers,
Jack

m332is · Member

Sorry, Wed 4/26... my error.

dedestaud · Motorist

There is more to the story than that: 4/26 from 7-10pm

Dan from Towne MINI called me to invite the MINI Club of WNY members to be one of three guests to attend the meeting with Genessee Valley Car Club. There will be 2 other guests.

1. Brock Yates (racer)
2. Bill Milliken (92 year old racer from Watkins Glen)
3. MINI Club of WNY members

They are looking for participants to attend the meeting. If you have a "souped up" MINI and would like to present it at the meeting with a little talk please feel free to attend. Dan would like the members of MINI Club of WNY to participate in the meeting. Topics include:

Autocross
Batavia Go-Cart Race Track
Special MINI day
other events

Let's have a good attendance and show the GV BMW Car Club how much we love our MINIs!

-- Edited by dedestaud at 19:54, 2006-04-11

Jack07734 · Motorer

Count me in.

Jack

Davenicity · Member

Me, too.

Rocketboy · Motorist

Are we expected to be a member of the BMW CCA? I'm guessing not, as we are being considered 'guests'...

Erik...

HazeyGurl · Member

Who's heading out from Rochester? I'd love to follow along!

Bagpiper · Motorist

I am going to put it on my calandar... I'm a maybe.. depends on what may come up here at RIT.

Spitguy76 · Member

New member... Met Hazeygurl at Towne on Tues. Would like to make it to Towne on 26th Will be going RT-5 from Stafford (or Batavia) Hope to meet some of you.
Bob

the_copi · Member

HazeyGurl wrote:

Who's heading out from Rochester? I'd love to follow along!

It looks like a good possibility for us right now.

We should plan to motor together from the Rochester area.

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

I will definitely plan to be there- I get out of work around 4:45, from the south side of Rochester.

Rocketboy · Motorist

I'm fixing to go. Not quite sure how I'm going to kill the time between work and the meeting, but I'm planning on being there...

Erik...

HazeyGurl · Member

Spitguy76 wrote:

New member... Met Hazeygurl at Towne on Tues. Would like to make it to Towne on 26th Will be going RT-5 from Stafford (or Batavia) Hope to meet some of you.
Bob

Welcome! Sorry I didn't get to send you an email - I went to my training, met a friend at the Park-n-Ride in LeRoy, the car idled for a couple of minutes and then blew antifreeze everywhere!!!! I got towed back to Towne after waiting on the side of the road for 2 hours, they found my fan was burned up. Tow man also ripped the car up by the front and the control arms may be bent too.

Got home after 9pm when I broke down at 4pm...

Back on topic, when we all went to the benefit for Dan we met at the Henrietta Thruway exit - sound good to do it again? Or would everyone prefer taking the local route say down Route 5????

Cogman · Member

Babs and I will attempt to be there. Milliken is a personal friend of mine. My father was his racing mechanic. He, I believe, will turn 95 on the 18th of this month, but couldn't be sharper! A truly unique individual with a great sense of humor. I hope they let him speak. Cogman

P.S. That Bill Gray Hamburger place across the street is really not bad!

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

It's just dawned on me that I'm supposed to be working that evening, instead of during the day. Damn. I'll look into changing shifts with someone else, but doesn't look too hopeful.

Bagpiper · Motorist

Shall the Rochester group meet at the Thruway exit (46) again like we did last year? What time?

m332is · Member

I am excited as it looks like we will have a good turn out. It would be great if Dan Ives was able to rally more MINI owners than BMW owners

We (GVC BMW CCA) will be giving away at least one free driver school entry (not sure if it will be WGI or Mosport).

BTW, I am looking to meet people as I need info for my Roundel column on the MINI - Bimmer Lite. I can make you famous!!!

To answer an earlier quesiton, you do not need to be a GVC member, but by joining BMW CCA will get you the Roundel magazine and BMW NA gives rebates on BMWs purchased by members. We still need them to start that program on MINIs. Towne provides a 10% discount off parts to all members.

As for me, I am hoping to have the Wilwood brake kit and Quaife installed on my JCW MCS by then.

Vince
GVC BMW CCA President
05 PW MCS JCW

HazeyGurl · Member

Let's go kids, time and place?????? I am IN, even if I drive alone.

Bagpiper · Motorist

For those of you departing from Roc cha cha.... 5:30pm at EXIT 46 NYS thruway.... How's that work

HazeyGurl · Member

I'll be there and with a full tank of gas this time! LOL!

Pamlico · Motorer

I originally had something scheduled, but it's been postponed for a few weeks, so I'll be there. I RSVP'd to Towne in response to the email they sent out. Left a message and received a call back about 10 minutes later to confirm that I'll be at the dinner.

yellowmininy · Obsessed (Taking the long-cut)

Still not looking good for me being there. :(

Pamlico · Motorer

yellowmininy wrote:

Still not looking good for me being there. :(

Don't feel bad - there's a chance we won't be able to make MOT. Won't know until soon before the event.

doctorwho · Member

Interested in attending such get-togethers, but have a business trip to VT next week.

In a rental car, too. BOO!

Our new MCSa "Tardis" just rolled 500 miles! "Motoring" time is coming. Hope to attend the April 30th AutoX at NCCC (as spectators).

Keep on Motoring.

-- Edited by doctorwho at 11:20, 2006-04-20

Pamlico · Motorer

I have a service appointment at Towne on Wednesday afternoon so I'll meet up with the Rochester MINI contingent at Towne at the GVC BMWCCA meeting. If things change I'll meet everyone at 5:30 at Exit 46.

-- Edited by Pamlico at 15:28, 2006-04-24

Bagpiper · Motorist

Just a friendly MINI reminder... for the ROCH CA CA minis.. exit 46 NYS thruway 5:30pm... see you there.

the_copi · Member

Bagpiper wrote:

Just a friendly MINI reminder... for the ROCH CA CA minis.. exit 46 NYS thruway 5:30pm... see you there.

We will meet you there!

m332is · Member

Thanks to all that attended the Mtg last night. It was great to meet the real person behind the screen name.

Vince

HazeyGurl · Member

m332is wrote:

Thanks to all that attended the Mtg last night. It was great to meet the real person behind the screen name.

Vince

The meeting was great - I loved the speakers, nothing like a few good laughs! Great to see some faces I knew and meet new people as well! A special Thank You to Bagpiper and the copi for keeping the bugs off my freshly washed car!