Upcoming Events

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NEW!   CLUB EVENT:  April 14th:  Monthly meeting at The Filling Station in St. Charles at 3:00pm.  Discussion on future events and election of 2012 officers.  The Filling Station is at 300 West Main Street – at the corner of North Avenue (Illinois Route 64) and 3rd Street.  Weather permitting, we will be having our meeting in the outdoor patio.  Parking available in the rear.  For more info, go to:  http://www.filling-station.com/home.asp
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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 22:   CMMC April Drive to Wisconsin. M.I.N.I. members have been invited.  For more information, go to:  http://chicagominiclub.com/2012/03/30/wisconsin-drive-422/
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April 22:   C.O.D. Car Show. Registration/Check-in: 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  Cost to enter: $20.00 pre-registration, $25.00 day of registration.  See a variety of classic, hot rods, muscle cars, race cars, motorcycles and trucks. This new car show event will be held in the parking lot in front of the Health and Science Center at College of DuPage.  For more info, go to:   http://www.cod.edu/special_event/carshow/
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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:  http://www.classicsandchrome.com
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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 1st thru 3rd:   Champagne British Car Festival, Bloomington, IL.  Our club is planning a cruise for either the weekend or Sunday only. Several M.I.N.I. members attended this event last year. More details next month.
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June 16th:   Mini’s are invited to the Illinois Saint Andrew Society Highland Games at Hamilton Lakes in Itasca – just off I-290 at Thorndale Road.  All British cars are welcome at the event.  Past M.I.N.I. members have displayed their Minis in the show.
For more info, go to:   www.chicago-scots.org   and click on 25th Annual Highland Games, then click on Car Show.
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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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July 4th – July 15th:   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”.  The Chicago stop will be July 8th.  For more information, go to: http://www.miniusa.com/play-mini-takes-the-states.html

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September 22:   Annual Vintage Sports Car Rallye.
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Invitation from CMMC

The Chicago Mini Motoring Club has cordially invited members of Minis In Northern Illinois to join them on their Wisconsin drive on April 22nd.

Please visit CMMC's website for more information. CMMC asks that all interested parties please leave a comment on their website so they know how many people are coming.