Spring Greetings from the Tar Heel MINI Motoring Club!
There are a TON of upcoming events, and we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the GREAT opportunities to have fun and make new friends! Whether you're an active member of the club, someone who has attended one or two events, or someone who has NEVER participated in a club event, now is the time! Our events have participants of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and interest levels ("normal" satisfied MINI owners, to complete MINI lunatics, and everything in between). We constantly get remarks from new participants about how NICE and FRIENDLY everyone is, and how much FUN they had! We have one of the LARGEST MINI clubs in America, with nearly 800 members! But our events are typically very intimate and non-threatening - for example, we had 12 cars in the Raleigh St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday and had a GREAT time! So come on out and join in on the fun!
Information on all events can be found at
www.tarheelminis.org - click on the "Event News" heading!
Here's just a sampling of what's coming up:
1st Annual Bullfrog Highway 66 Run - April 5th
A great, twisty, performance-oriented drive to remember a beloved club member who passed away.
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1050
Ocracoke "Fill the Ferry" Overnight Run - April 12-13
Great, family-paced opportunity to spend LOTS of time getting to know your fellow club members, on a scenic trip to Ocracoke. Lots of great photo opps.
Seeing a ferry loaded with lots of MINIs will be FANTASTIC - can't do that every day, huh? Hurry - ferry spaces will fill up early!
Pre-registration required!
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=36
6th Annual MINIs on the Dragon - April 30-May 4
The largest annual gathering of MINIs and MINI owners in North America happens in the North Carolina mountains! Hundreds of participants from all over the country converge on Fontana Village and Deal's Gap, NC for great driving and lots of MINI-oriented fun!
THMMC info is here:
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=37
The North American Motoring Forum has the most info, and is where you can register:
http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/motd-home
Blue Ridge Parkway Tour - June 19-22
A fantastic, once in a lifetime "MINI Train" chugging from end to end on the BRP - pre-registration required, space is limited to 30 MINIs/rooms, hotels must be reserved before May 15th!
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=35
Weekly dinner meets in Kernersville!
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1142
Charlotte area dinner meets are starting up on April 29th!
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1093
Monthly Thursday night meets in Raleigh will resume in April!
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=680
More Triangle area Meet & Eat & Motor events (aka Blimey's Beer Run) will be scheduled this summer!
Already infamous for fast twisty driving, followed by an optional brewery tour and beer tasting!
And lots more stuff always coming up - check the Event News page periodically for more details!
While you should be able to answer all your questions by reading the THMMC forums and posting there if you have questions, always feel free to contact one of us directly if we can help! You can private message us through the THMMC website (our usernames are shown below), or you can reply to this email with questions.
Hope to see you at an event soon!
Lee Perry - "Eepers" - President
Paul Penny - "BlimeyCabrio" - VP
Mark Vogler - "Twister" - Founder
