Minis In Northern Illinois

Upcoming Events
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February 10-19:   Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, Lake Shore Drive and 23rd Street.  For more information, go to: www.Chicagoautoshow.com
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February 24-26:   Spring Thing, will be in Wesley Chapel, Florida just North of Tampa.
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CLUB EVENT:  February 26:  16th Annual British Car Swap Meet, DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton, IL (1/2 mile North of Rt. 38 on County Farm Road)  General Admission $5. (NOT in large building.) Free Parking.  February M.I.N.I. meeting will be held there at 11:04 am.
For more information, go to:  www.britishcarswap.info
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HEADS UP!    Annual Winter Picnic in March, probably at an aircraft museum near Glenview, Illinois.
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April 18-21:  Classic Mini 53 by Classic Minis United, Cherokee, NC.  Last chance to enjoy the Springtime colors, Mini friends, and twisty roads with a gaggle of Classic Minis before the Mayan calendar and world ends.  For more information, go to:  www.classicminis.org/mini53.htm
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NEW!   April 21- 22:   Annual Classics and Chrome Car Show – the largest indoor car show in Northern Illinois.  Located in Loves Park, Illinois (just 4 miles North of Rockford).  Display your car free.  This is a fund raiser for the Keith Country Day School.
For more information, go to:  www.classicsandchrome.com
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NEW!   April 22: College of DuPage Car Show - See a variety of classic, hot rods, muscle cars, race cars, motorcycles and trucks.
For more information, go to: www.cod.edu/special_event/carshow
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May 2-6:  MINIs On The Dragon, Fontana Village, NC.
318 curves in 11 miles in the fabulous North Carolina mountains. Note – our club now has a link on their website
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May 18-20:  Road America Spring Vintage Weekend
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June 29th – July 2:   Mini Meet East in Montreal.  The Cheribourg Hotel in Magog-Orford, Quebec has been entirely reserved for Mini Meet East.
For more hotel information, go to: www.Cheribourg.com
For more Mini Meet information, go to: www.mainlyminismontreal.com
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NEW!  July 4th – ??:   MTTS – MINI Takes The States.  From MINI USA Web site:  “MINI owners and fans will hit the open road, crossing the country from East to West, stopping only to eat, sleep and have a blast along the way. Registration begins in April”.  No further info available at this time.  The original plan to end in Chicago has been scrapped.
For more information, go to: www.miniusa.com
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2012 Elections.  Anyone interested in running for office for 2012 should contact Ferb or Andy.  If no one is interested in running, existing officers may be re-elected.  Consider yourself warned!
For the most up-to-date info, go to www.minisinil.com
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Reminder:  2012 Dues (still only $20.00)
Join or renew and you will receive a membership card good for a 10% discount on parts at Bill Jacobs MINI plus a M.I.N.I. key fob

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