Mini 60 Registration is open!!!
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The club website (www.classicminis.org) now has all of the information on the most spectacular, amazing, fun, exciting, epic, classic Mini event in the USA! If you like driving your Mini, mountains, the nighttime ice cream run, the famous scavenger hunt, Hot Wheels racing, the International Mini Film Festival, swap meet, silent auction, and the BIG Mini 60 B-day party, don't miss this one!
Note, pre-registration ends on 6-28-19. The cool Mini 60 give-a-ways are only guaranteed to those that register by this date. Also the prices go up $20pp after that, so get it in before/ASAP. As some will ask why? Because with this being the biggest event that we have done, we want real numbers to plan on with plenty of time to get things ordered and organized. Oh, and because we can, he he he....
I hope to see a lot of you there!
Mike
See you there, Mike! 77.gif
So who all is going?
I know Jedduh has registered, I figure Scargo will be there as it's almost in his backyard too.... ;D
I saw WillieB's registration too....and Malcolm
Anyone else?
We're at about 85 Minis. Scargo won't be there as it's the same weekend as the SCCA Runoffs in VA. I should be there...
See ya soon!!!! This is going to be GREAT!
Mike
Hey Mike, see if you can get Rob to send me my CMU number? I asked politely but haven't heard from him. My reg is sitting on the table ready to mail.......I already paid thru Paypal and have my hotel booked.
Send me an email and I'll get it for you. mike@minisport-usa.com
Quote from: MiniDave on September 13, 2019, 08:18:13 AM
Hey Mike, see if you can get Rob to send me my CMU number? I asked politely but haven't heard from him. My reg is sitting on the table ready to mail.......I already paid thru Paypal and have my hotel booked.
I don't think the numbers are on the site anymore i don't think i put mine on the form, i would just send it in i am sure Rob has the file.
Edit: Mike beat me to it.
Dave... 1154-KS
Yes, worst case as we are all busy, you can send it in without the number and then Rob contacts me for them...
Got it, in the mail as we speak. Thanks!
I think John McGee is bringing his turbo charged D series Clubman Estate....should be fun to see and hear that one run!
Mike is correct, I'll be at the Runoffs at VIR for nearly a week. Too bad about the conflicting dates, but as perennial Runoffs attendee, I've waited for the SCCA to stage this event at VIR ever since the track re-opened in 2000. The last time CMU was in Wytheville, VA. was in 2013 for Mini 54. We had a great time then and I'm sure you will have one this time around too ... Enjoy!
There's a good chance I may be seeing John McGee this weekend. If so, I'll let him know he's being talked about.
I talk to John regularly on FB, and on the phone..... 77.gif
I love VIR, fantastic road course, I've driven it a few times, and would love to drive it again in something quick like a JCW MINI!
I'm in with Pickup + 63 sedan with child seats for Saturday family drives.
My Moke is TBD .. MIGHT get it up there ...
Cole is sorting his car and doesn't trust it with all his changes over the year... if he's not there in his car he will Pilot my Moke... Towing up using our shared trailer
Ben = has awakened his mini a week or two ago = converted to 7.5 brakes + 10" wheels = new rubber installed so far he says the Smaller wheels and less offset have become the best combo for his Vtec package... Curvy roads to still investigate. Also steering angles he is sorting.. Searching for a good handling vtec package...
Have another +1 from Charlotte to come - Has a white 67 Cooper S - Has been in his family for life, he has resurrected it this year. this will be its first BIG trip.
+ another Moke is Possible .. a Neighbor actually . Has rebuilt his from the ground up too over the past 2 years == Hopefully hes coming., but he's been away for months I haven't caught up in a while with him locally to schedule.
All staying at the campground / KOA
I'm at the Red Roof Inn, but we need to meet up once there. I'm travelling alone this year.....
Bringing my Moke still working on it just a few things to do that didn't get done before i went to the IMM.
Staying at the campground, this should be (as always) a great event.
One week till I leave for CMU 60, lots of things left to do to the Racing Green before I go....rotate tires, check/replace brakes, replace brake fluid, change oil and filter.
Also need to do somethings to the Blue Clubby....change oil and filter, rotate tires, check brakes, replace brake fluid. Then give it a good clean.....
I'm staying at the Wed Woof Inn....nice showers and A/C - heat and a decent bed are valuable to me. Camping......not so much. maybe if I had a 40 Ft diesel pusher...... :-)
Heading out tomorrow morning bright and shiny, see you all in Wytheville!
Travel Safe Dave!
Ill be getting to Wytheville Wednesday Afternoon .
Traveling up with Cole, and another Charlotte Mini owner. Ben is TBD ... another local backed out.. Failure to plan.
Either way planning on 80+ Mini's = including my 3!
You're taking spare Minis? ;D Looks like it's only about a 2 hr drive for you guys......
I have a friend who lives at that big lake just north of Charlotte, Lake Norman?
See you Wed afternoon!
Was ready to go a day early so she said just go. Got to the campground Tuesday afternoon. Will see what happens the day before now.
It wouldn't be Mini event without a little adventure and drama!
I left this morning, and was cruising along smoothly, I pulled off 70 Hiway at Wentzville east of St. Louis....I could NOT get the gas cap off, and I destroyed it trying to. I was down to 80 miles of gas and it was 45 miles to the MINI dealership but I decided to go for it, and made it OK. They had me pull into the shop and the whole place emptied out to look at the green Mini. Two guys went to work on it and had it off in about 3 minutes. A $36 new cap and a fill up across the street and I was back on the road.
I drove to just east of Lexington and called it a night. Tomorrow will only be about a 5 hour drive and I'm there.
Get any explanation as to why it wouldn't budge? I'd assume you filled up the morning of or day before.
Nope, weirdest thing....it wasn't bound up when I put it on when I filled up, like you said. It went off and on easily.
Today's drive will be an easy but more fun 5 hours, the last half looks like a lot of curvy hilly stuff into Wytheville, Va.
I was just in Wentzville the day before on a trip to visit relatives. I sure would have been surprised to see you!
Two MINIs passing in the...... ;D
I made it to Wytheville, it was a long damn drive.....hills and curves are fun in a MINI, but not so much when you're towing and dodging trucks and construction zones. I'm bushed!
Heading over to the KOA in an hour or so to get checked in, then I think I'll make it an early night.
I think I'll raise the front end a bit, it seems a bit low, especially on the right front.
About 100 or so Minis here today, this is at our first stop on today's run. I took video and downloaded them to my computer and now I can't find them! If I do I'll edit them and get them up on my YouTube channel...
Tonight is our ice cream run.....
I've seen plenty of friends and made a few new ones too. So far my car has run perfectly, I needed to raise the front end a bit but brought the wrong wrenches - they fit the Inno but not the green Mini!
Ice cream run up to the top of the mountain this evening, got there just as it got dark, so no photos, but wow what a great road going up! not so much coming down with poor weak Mini lights ad bad night vision, so I just cruised it easy on the way down again.
Still can't find where my videos went, and as I hadn't named them yet I don't know what to call them for a search = just AVI....something. I'll find them, I know they are here somewhere!
Tomorrow we're doing a long run, from about 8:30 am to 3 pm, then in the evening we'll have the swap meet, silent auction, dinner, hot wheels racing, fancy dress contest, scavenger hunt and hot wheels awards, followed by the film festival. A LONG day!
Sat we'll be up early again for another long day's run up the back of the Dragon, and I'll ease out shortly after lunch to head down to Hendersonville, NC to see my kid and grandkids.
More as it happens!
Edit: found my video's but I am going to really have to edit them.....no one will watch it otherwise as it goes on and on and on........too bad I didn't vid the drive up the mountain this evening - it was a killer twisty road!
Great event. Will share some more pics and stories as settle in at home. Chatted with Dave for a bit. Had fun with mini's for 3 straight days. What else can ya ask for!
Cars all came home running. Lost a few wheelbearings + and a Hub cap.
still operational!
This is a nice video, done much better than mine will be......