The 8th Annual EIM "Spring has Sprung" Meet-n-Eat will take place on Saturday, March 21st, back at its traditional location in Cedar Rapids -- the Granite City Food and Brewery located right across 1st Ave from the Lindale Mall.

Rendezvous time is 10:30 am. We will plan to park where we always do, lined up on the northwest/east edge of the lot adjacent to 1st Ave SE and the Marion Bypass (see the Event Calendar Entry for an aerial pic). We'll have some good photo ops and socializing prior to lunch, which will start at 11:00 am.

We'll talk more about plans for some of our upcoming events, including the April EIM Border Skirmish Drive, our candidate mid-May trip, the June Roads Scholar Road Rally, MINI on the Mack, and the EIM Big Adventure Part Deux to eastern Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains (i.e., Dragon territory) in late September.

****The RSVP link -- and more information -- can be found in our EIM Event Calendar Entry (<-- link). Please visit.****

We'll be on the lookout for you.

 

Unfortunately we won't make this meet either! But we so want to go on many of the trips which will be discussed! Gozer is happy to follow along anywhere, really. If the dates are open on my calendar we will be there!

We miss hanging out with our MINI friends! I am sure that by the next time we get together Gozer will be back in her summer shoes and actually clean

 

Peggy and I are definitely planning on making this one.

 

I work that Saturday. Hope everyone has a great time!

 

I just got a Mini and I'm in Cedar Rapids all the time since I work there. I will see if I can make it!

 

Excellent...looking forward to meeting you.

 

Breanne keeps yelling at me,complaining that I don't take her anywhere nice anymore, and how she wants to go around with her top down.


Angel and I are going, and we hope the weather lets us drop the top. We have driven past Granite City multiple times wanting to try the food, but never stopped, so i'm looking forward.

 

Sandy and I are planning to be there...

 

I'll be there.

 

Just heard back from the MINI of Des Moines - Willis Auto Campus folks thanks to some conscientious follow-up by our good friend and Willis employee Jaque_Mate. They will be joining us at Granite City, and they plan to bring along at least one of the new F55 four-door MINIs for our viewing pleasure.

 

Congratulations, you won't regret buying a Mini and hope to see you there !

 

I've been wanting to see how much room there is in the rear seat area and how easy it will be enter through the rear door.

 

Well, Laura and i have taken the Roadster out of storage and it feels good to get back in the seat !! We are looking forward to seeing everyone.

 

Hi, Were planning on being there, however without the Mini. We might buy another older British vehicle there in Cedar Rapids and will need the pickup to bring it home .

 

Curious!

 

 

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Koolblu will be out-of-town this week-end. Bobbi and Steve are week-ending with our son's family (3 of the grandkids) to the Chicago area. We'll be missing everyone there, of course. We're looking forward to the April Skirmish and the May run, as health permits.

 

Some pics from today's Meet-n-Eat:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmm57/...7651074040300/

Such a gorgeous Spring day for this event! (It hasn't always been that way in past years...)

Glad to have the MINI of Des Moines support and it was great to have Jeremiah and Jake bring over two of the new "five-door" MINIs for us to have a close look and a test drive. Really enjoyed seeing Britney and Alaina again too. All the best to the Snyder clan with their exciting milestones coming up in May.

It was fun seeing so many good MINI friends again. I especially tip my cap to Peggy and Steve and Brandon for making the long trek over from CB to join us.

Congrats on the MINI Brandon. It's pretty clear that the mod bug has bitten you bad.

Mike, hope that new bionic knee goes in swiftly and serves you well!

 

We enjoyed seeing everyone again, it was a great time! Missed some of our regulars, maybe next time. Wonderful photos and good friends.

 

Thanks for the pics! If I hadn't worked that day I would have been there! I was only a couple miles away. I really would have liked to see those new MINI's!

 

The photos of the MINIs shining in the sun are wonderful! Wish we could have seen them and their proud owners in person!