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Hello from Stockton, CA
Greetings and Hello from Stockton, CA! My name is Cory, I am new to NAM.com. I received my new 2006 Royal Grey MINI three weeks ago from East Bay Mini in Pleasanton. My thanks to the webmaster, moderators, and members for a great site!
Hope to see you on a run or two 
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Cory,
Welcome to NAM and the MINI community. You may wish to look to joining a local club(s). There are several in Northern California, REME (Redwood Empire MIni Enthusiasts), Nor Cal MINIs, Mid Cal MINIs, Maverick MINIs, Gold Country Mini, MOASF. Wild Mouse MINI. Each club has it's own "personality". Check them out and see what fits with you. You can join several.
The following is a list of MINI Events for the 2006/2007. This should give you an idea of what activities are available:
MINI Events Update
October 07, 2006 (Saturday): REMECloverdale to Napa Run (RSVP) (FORUM) (MAP)
October 07-08, 2006: 2006 Clovis British Car Roundup - A benefit for Valley Nature & Education Center
October 7, 2006 (Saturday): MOASF San Francisco SunriseTour. Starting at Treasure Island just inside the gates of the old navy base. Meet between 6:00am] and 6:15am with a prompt leave at 6:30am. This is a tour around San Francisco you will hit most of the landmarks including but not limited to Pier 39, Golden Gate, Twin Peaks and more. Contact MOASF website for details.
October 8, 2006 (Sunday): Mid Cal MINI – Yosemite/Lee Vining Run Start: 8am at the park and ride lot on Hwy. 41 and Rd. 200. It’s the O’Neal’s/North Fork turn off. The lot is on the right hand side. From there we will head into Oakhurst to pick up others along the way. We will meet at the Starbuck's on 41, left hand side, a little past Hwy 49. Then we will head through Yosemite, $20 entry fee; go over Tioga pass and into the town of Lee Vining. The destination is a Mobil Gas Station for lunch. The chef from Mammoth Ski Resort cooks up gourmet meals in the off season.
Anyone interested, I will be at the Starbuck's at Shaw just east of 41 at 7am.
I will be leaving there by 7:15am or so if anyone wants to caravan to the meeting spot.
For more details please check Mid Cal Mini on NAM.
October 8, 2006 (Sunday): PDX – Peep Leafers Tour
October 14, 2006 (Saturday): NorCal - Apple Hill Run (INFO)
October 21-22, 2006: 14th Annual Autumn Classic in Historic San Juan Bautista. This will be the third year to have Redwood Empire Mini Enthusiasts participation. No other Mini or MINI car club in California has been represented at the entire weekend of events. (INFO) (REGISTER) (RSVP)
October 21, 2006 (Saturday). SCMM scenic fall run to Solvang with a shopping stop at Moss Mini in Goleta. We will start at 9:00 AM at The Coffee Grinder restaurant in Moorpark and stop at Moss Mini in Goleta to fill out our MINI Christmas lists. Then more Twisties and a nice photo op on our way to Solvang for Danish goodies, a visit to the Solvang Motorcycle Museum and a trip out to scenic Nojoqui Falls County Park. Maps will be provided. Set your radios on Ch 7 Sub 21.
October 28, 2006 (Saturday): SV-REME – Pizza Night 6:00PM Steve’s Pizza, Corner of Arden Way and Fair Oaks in Sacramento. Sign up and RSVP on REME Website.
October 28, 2006 (Saturday) Sierra Nevada Minis – Nevada Day Parade – for more details check Sierra Nevada Mini on NAM. Parade details: www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20060328/SPECIALA02/60328007
October 28, 2006 (Saturday): Wild Mouse Mini – Apple Hill Run. It's an apple festival in the town of Camino, up near Placerville. Meet at 8:00 am at the Denny's on Arch Road and Hwy-99 in Stockton (next to Taco Bell). Give everyone a chance for some breakfast.
Our route will go from there out Hwy-26 to Hwy-49, and up to Placerville from there. Apple Hill (Camino) is just a few miles east on US-50 from Placerville.
I'll have some handouts for Apple Hill for everyone. Contact: Jim wildmousemini@mac.com
October 30, 2006- Phil Wicks North American Mini Cooper Challenge,
Buttonwillow Speedway. This series of races will benefit the Minnie
Pearl Cancer Awareness. $5 spectator admission, $25 if you want to
take some laps. $300 if you want to go to the driver school.
http://www.minidriving.com/
November 3-5, 2006: Central Coast Coopers (vendor) Minarets Road Run in Central California
November 5, 2006 (Sunday): REME Napa Valley Berryessa Knoxville Road Run: (RSVP) (FORUM) (MAP)
November 11, 2006 (Saturday): Nor Cal Poker Run (Central Coast) (INFO)
December 2, 2006 (Saturday): Nor Cal Toys for Tots (INFO)
December 2, 2006(Saturday): PDX – Trolley Ride & Dinner
December 09, 2006 (Saturday): REME - Run and Christmas Dinner in Occidental. Details to be announced shortly.
January 13, 2007 (Saturday): REME Run & Field Trip to Huffaker Engineering’s race shops at Infineon Raceway, Sears Point, CA.
January 13, 2007 (Saturday): Nor Cal Livermore Wine Tour (INFO)
February 4, 2007 (Sunday): REME - Run & Lunch (details to follow)
February 11, 2007 (Sunday): Nor Cal Keith's run #3 (Third annual memorial run with raffle prizes/all proceeds to the American Cancer Society. (INFO)
March 3, 2007 (Saturday): REME Run & Lunch (details to follow)
March 18, 2007 (Sunday) Nor Cal Big Sur (Lighthouse/picnic) (INFO)
March 22-25, 2007 Sin City MINI: AMVIV4 Las Vegas -The dates are March 22-25, 2007 Palace Station - the group rate is now open. Call the Palace Station on 1-800-634-3101. You can tell them you are part of the MINI group in March, but the rate code is PCIMIN7 The rates have gone up slightly from this year, but still very good for a "near Strip" location. Apparently, the tower rooms are all going to be renovated by March. (INFO)
April 07-09, 2007: REME California Coast Lighthouse run to include visits to lighthouses at Crescent City/Battery Point, St. George Reef (near Crescent City), Trinidad Head, Humboldt Bay, Cape Mendocino (Shelter Cove)Punta Gorda (Lost Coast), Point Cabrillo (Mendocino/Ft. Bragg), Point Arena, Point Reyes. Fort Point (Point Pinos), Point Bonita, Pigeon Point, Pt. Sur, Point Montara. with maybe a non-mini visit to Alcatraz Island lighthouse. (RSVP) (FORUM) (MAP)
April 14, 2007 (Saturday): Nor Cal Delta Run. (INFO)
April 18-22, 2007: KOOL April Nites Classic Car Show- Redding CA. details: http://www.koolaprilnites.com/kool.cfm
May 19, 2007 (Saturday) Nor Cal Chico Run. (INFO)
June 22-24, 2007: REME 2007 MINI Mountain Tour Part 1- 2nd Annual Shasta Run - This will be a modified repeat of last years Trinity-Shasta-Lassen run. We will be taking different routes and seeing different attractions. (Details to follow)
July 14, 2007 (Saturday): REME Giants Day at AT&T Park - Giants vs. Dodgers. Last year we had 50 attend this popular event. Hope to have that and more this year. Who knows, Barry might be at 754 or 755 by this time. Plan to take the Golden Gate Ferry Boat and make a day of it. (More Details to follow)
August 5, 2007 (Sunday): REME – Run & Lunch details to follow.
August 31-Sept. 3, 2007 (Labor Day Weekend): REME - 2007 MINI Mountain Tour Part 2 Yosemite & Kings Canyon Run (details to follow)
Clubs & Organizations
an email (norm@redwoodempiremini.com). Also if you have any other dates and events, please send them to me with date, time, place, organizing club, a small description of the event and contact information. If I have any
information wrong, please send me a message so that I can correct it.
If you know of anyone that would like to be added to this distribution list, please pass it along and ask them to contact me.
Welcome to NAM and the MINI community. You may wish to look to joining a local club(s). There are several in Northern California, REME (Redwood Empire MIni Enthusiasts), Nor Cal MINIs, Mid Cal MINIs, Maverick MINIs, Gold Country Mini, MOASF. Wild Mouse MINI. Each club has it's own "personality". Check them out and see what fits with you. You can join several.
The following is a list of MINI Events for the 2006/2007. This should give you an idea of what activities are available:
MINI Events Update
MINI CLUB EVENTS, RUNS and ACTIVITIES 2006-2007
October 07, 2006 (Saturday): REMECloverdale to Napa Run (RSVP) (FORUM) (MAP)
October 07-08, 2006: 2006 Clovis British Car Roundup - A benefit for Valley Nature & Education Center
October 7, 2006 (Saturday): MOASF San Francisco SunriseTour. Starting at Treasure Island just inside the gates of the old navy base. Meet between 6:00am] and 6:15am with a prompt leave at 6:30am. This is a tour around San Francisco you will hit most of the landmarks including but not limited to Pier 39, Golden Gate, Twin Peaks and more. Contact MOASF website for details.
October 8, 2006 (Sunday): Mid Cal MINI – Yosemite/Lee Vining Run Start: 8am at the park and ride lot on Hwy. 41 and Rd. 200. It’s the O’Neal’s/North Fork turn off. The lot is on the right hand side. From there we will head into Oakhurst to pick up others along the way. We will meet at the Starbuck's on 41, left hand side, a little past Hwy 49. Then we will head through Yosemite, $20 entry fee; go over Tioga pass and into the town of Lee Vining. The destination is a Mobil Gas Station for lunch. The chef from Mammoth Ski Resort cooks up gourmet meals in the off season.
Anyone interested, I will be at the Starbuck's at Shaw just east of 41 at 7am.
I will be leaving there by 7:15am or so if anyone wants to caravan to the meeting spot.
For more details please check Mid Cal Mini on NAM.
October 8, 2006 (Sunday): PDX – Peep Leafers Tour
October 14, 2006 (Saturday): NorCal - Apple Hill Run (INFO)
October 21-22, 2006: 14th Annual Autumn Classic in Historic San Juan Bautista. This will be the third year to have Redwood Empire Mini Enthusiasts participation. No other Mini or MINI car club in California has been represented at the entire weekend of events. (INFO) (REGISTER) (RSVP)
October 21, 2006 (Saturday). SCMM scenic fall run to Solvang with a shopping stop at Moss Mini in Goleta. We will start at 9:00 AM at The Coffee Grinder restaurant in Moorpark and stop at Moss Mini in Goleta to fill out our MINI Christmas lists. Then more Twisties and a nice photo op on our way to Solvang for Danish goodies, a visit to the Solvang Motorcycle Museum and a trip out to scenic Nojoqui Falls County Park. Maps will be provided. Set your radios on Ch 7 Sub 21.
October 28, 2006 (Saturday): SV-REME – Pizza Night 6:00PM Steve’s Pizza, Corner of Arden Way and Fair Oaks in Sacramento. Sign up and RSVP on REME Website.
October 28, 2006 (Saturday) Sierra Nevada Minis – Nevada Day Parade – for more details check Sierra Nevada Mini on NAM. Parade details: www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20060328/SPECIALA02/60328007
October 28, 2006 (Saturday): Wild Mouse Mini – Apple Hill Run. It's an apple festival in the town of Camino, up near Placerville. Meet at 8:00 am at the Denny's on Arch Road and Hwy-99 in Stockton (next to Taco Bell). Give everyone a chance for some breakfast.
Our route will go from there out Hwy-26 to Hwy-49, and up to Placerville from there. Apple Hill (Camino) is just a few miles east on US-50 from Placerville.
I'll have some handouts for Apple Hill for everyone. Contact: Jim wildmousemini@mac.com
October 30, 2006- Phil Wicks North American Mini Cooper Challenge,
Buttonwillow Speedway. This series of races will benefit the Minnie
Pearl Cancer Awareness. $5 spectator admission, $25 if you want to
take some laps. $300 if you want to go to the driver school.
http://www.minidriving.com/
November 3-5, 2006: Central Coast Coopers (vendor) Minarets Road Run in Central California
November 5, 2006 (Sunday): REME Napa Valley Berryessa Knoxville Road Run: (RSVP) (FORUM) (MAP)
November 11, 2006 (Saturday): Nor Cal Poker Run (Central Coast) (INFO)
December 2, 2006 (Saturday): Nor Cal Toys for Tots (INFO)
December 2, 2006(Saturday): PDX – Trolley Ride & Dinner
December 09, 2006 (Saturday): REME - Run and Christmas Dinner in Occidental. Details to be announced shortly.
January 13, 2007 (Saturday): REME Run & Field Trip to Huffaker Engineering’s race shops at Infineon Raceway, Sears Point, CA.
January 13, 2007 (Saturday): Nor Cal Livermore Wine Tour (INFO)
February 4, 2007 (Sunday): REME - Run & Lunch (details to follow)
February 11, 2007 (Sunday): Nor Cal Keith's run #3 (Third annual memorial run with raffle prizes/all proceeds to the American Cancer Society. (INFO)
March 3, 2007 (Saturday): REME Run & Lunch (details to follow)
March 18, 2007 (Sunday) Nor Cal Big Sur (Lighthouse/picnic) (INFO)
March 22-25, 2007 Sin City MINI: AMVIV4 Las Vegas -The dates are March 22-25, 2007 Palace Station - the group rate is now open. Call the Palace Station on 1-800-634-3101. You can tell them you are part of the MINI group in March, but the rate code is PCIMIN7 The rates have gone up slightly from this year, but still very good for a "near Strip" location. Apparently, the tower rooms are all going to be renovated by March. (INFO)
April 07-09, 2007: REME California Coast Lighthouse run to include visits to lighthouses at Crescent City/Battery Point, St. George Reef (near Crescent City), Trinidad Head, Humboldt Bay, Cape Mendocino (Shelter Cove)Punta Gorda (Lost Coast), Point Cabrillo (Mendocino/Ft. Bragg), Point Arena, Point Reyes. Fort Point (Point Pinos), Point Bonita, Pigeon Point, Pt. Sur, Point Montara. with maybe a non-mini visit to Alcatraz Island lighthouse. (RSVP) (FORUM) (MAP)
April 14, 2007 (Saturday): Nor Cal Delta Run. (INFO)
April 18-22, 2007: KOOL April Nites Classic Car Show- Redding CA. details: http://www.koolaprilnites.com/kool.cfm
May 19, 2007 (Saturday) Nor Cal Chico Run. (INFO)
June 22-24, 2007: REME 2007 MINI Mountain Tour Part 1- 2nd Annual Shasta Run - This will be a modified repeat of last years Trinity-Shasta-Lassen run. We will be taking different routes and seeing different attractions. (Details to follow)
July 14, 2007 (Saturday): REME Giants Day at AT&T Park - Giants vs. Dodgers. Last year we had 50 attend this popular event. Hope to have that and more this year. Who knows, Barry might be at 754 or 755 by this time. Plan to take the Golden Gate Ferry Boat and make a day of it. (More Details to follow)
August 5, 2007 (Sunday): REME – Run & Lunch details to follow.
August 31-Sept. 3, 2007 (Labor Day Weekend): REME - 2007 MINI Mountain Tour Part 2 Yosemite & Kings Canyon Run (details to follow)
Clubs & Organizations
- REME = Redwood Empire Mini Enthusiasts http://redwoodempiremini.com
- CSRG = Classic Sport Racing Group www.csrgracing.org
- ESCA = Empire Sports Car Association http://www.empiresportscar.org
- GCM = Gold Country MINI Club activity http://goldcountrymini.com
- MCM = Mid Cal Minis http://www.midcalminis.com
- MINI5280 = Motoring Society of the Rocky Mountain Region (http://www.mini5280.org
- MOASF = Mini Owners Association of San Francisco http://www.moasf.com
- NorCal Minis = NorCal Minis http://norcalminis.com
- PDX = PDX Minis of Oregon http://www.pdxmini.org
- PSMINI = Puget Sound Mini Washington http://www.psmini.org
- SCMM = Southern California MINI Maniacs http://www.scmm.org/
- SNMC = Sierra Nevada Mini Cooper Club ://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=140
- UBSCC = the United British Sports Car Club of Sacramento http://www.ubscc.org
- MM = Maverick Minis http://maverickminis.com/
- Wild Mouse Mini Contact: Jim Ireland wildmousemini@mac.com
an email (norm@redwoodempiremini.com). Also if you have any other dates and events, please send them to me with date, time, place, organizing club, a small description of the event and contact information. If I have any
information wrong, please send me a message so that I can correct it.
If you know of anyone that would like to be added to this distribution list, please pass it along and ask them to contact me.
Cory welcome to NAM! You're just a few miles north of us (Manteca)!
And to that list of club events, add October 16th, 7:00 pm. Wild Mouse Mini Natter-n-Noggin at Kelley Brothers Brewing Company in Manteca.
And to that list of club events, add October 16th, 7:00 pm. Wild Mouse Mini Natter-n-Noggin at Kelley Brothers Brewing Company in Manteca.
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...and welcome to NAM. Do you have any pictures of your car yet?
Just teasing. 
Stockton is kind of a weird place. Most cities have the good parts and the bad parts pretty well defined. In Stockton, it's all mixed up all over.
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You can say that again! I live near Victory Park and the Haggin Museum. My street is lined with trees and very quiet. You wouldn't want to walk by yourself just on the other side of the freeway just a half a mile away! I spent most of my life in Lodi, just north of Stockton. There was definitly the "Wrong side of the tracks", literally. I have a lot of hope for my neighborhood!
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Here is the other type of mini racing (On a closed course for the maderators)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...20459125&hl=en
That is at Stockton Cali.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...20459125&hl=en
That is at Stockton Cali.
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