Try to let me know if you are or are not going to make it. Please just don't "show up". If you're there, you'll see why I'm asking. Thanks !

 

I plan to be there! Are we meeting at the Barnes & Noble? Thanks!

~Ed

 

I'm SO jealous! I cant pick mine up from MoS until Tuesday!

 

Yeah, you'd BETTER be there, you're signed up AND you're my sweeper !!

Right, Barnes and Noble, Montgomery Road just east of Rt 29.

 

Dude- You have no idea how close I came to having to bail on ya I picked up a huge drum repair contract, and I just finished what I needed to get done before Monday

And St. Patrick was really insistent on going, so I caved. We'll be there He's a bit under the weather, kinda pale, and is suffering from a lack of exposure to sunshine, so Chris (MaxiCooper), we're counting on you to get the sun shining! He says he'll hook you up with a pot o' <something> if you take care of him. Sounded like gold, but it could have been mold, guess you'll have to ask him yourself.

 

I'm glad St Patrick put some pressure on you !

Glad you can make it, but seriously, if you decide you can't make it due to other obligations, it's okay... I'll make Christine sweep.

 

Hey, if anyone else really wants to sweep, that's fine with me. I don't need to keep all the fun to myself... there's plenty to share
And Christine would be a terrific sweeper
If you break us up into a couple of groups, we'll need helpers, anyway

 

I'd only break the group up if someone really is comfortable with the 86 miles and 43 turns and wants to lead a group.

The only tough part for a group this large is the first 15 minutes of the trip, through the congested area of Ellicott City. After that, it's pretty much country roads and shouldn't be too difficult to keep the group together.

 

Were you the one in the nice new Laser Blue this a.m. as I was leaving?

 

I'm sorry guys, I have to bail on this one. Be it a tiny bit of snow or even some rain, I just am not comfortable with it. Again, I'm really sorry :(

-Chase

 

It is NOT raining here!! It may be a little wet, but Cecilia is READY to drive today!! I can't wait! Me, Jay, Pawel, Carlos and Renee will see you there!

 

Still raining here in Eldersburg, but it's supposed to end around the time the run starts. So... no rain while driving, but wet roads for the first hour or so of the run. I may be having to stop to wipe the rear window of the convertible so I can see if I still have any MINIs behind me !

The temps are going to dip down also between now and the beginning of the run. It'll be in the mid-30s when we start... so dress appropriately !

 

it's raining here..not hard, but still....
we'll still have fun.

 

OK, I'm in...even though I just washed the car yesterday...

 

Yeah, we will... that's the attitude, Katie !

Might slow us down in the first 30 minutes of the run since that's the part with the most twisties, but after that, it'll be smooth sailing.

 

Yeah, I washed Dr Evil too... by the time I get to Ellicott City, he'll look like he hasn't been washed in two months. But hey, it's not a car show, it's a car run, right ???

Would've been nice to run with beautiful, clean cars but we'll just run with beautiful dirty ones instead.

And we'll be glad to have you. And since chase dropped out earlier, that worked out well.

 

This was from MINIs by the Bay in 2006. It was really raining during that run, but somehow we had 45 or so MINIs... And boy did we have fun! We even had to cancel the second part because of road flooding!!! I think a little rain won't hurt! JUST NO DIRT/MUD ROADS

 

I did a practice run last week and I didn't find any dirt/mud roads, Stacy. Of course, we didn't do the last 10 miles of the run. But I'm pretty sure there are none on that part either.

Probably shouldn't bring the convertible today but it's all ready to go... who needs to see out the back window anyway ?!

 

YOU better bring Dr. Evil! We haven't been introduced yet And I AM bringing Cecilia, those little back windows are overrated anyway! That is what you have side mirrors for!

 

Ohhhhhhhh boy ! You're going to meet the Dr when he's at his worst !! Sure you don't want to wait ?!

Your Cecilia will not look to bad today... Jet Black... beautiful when clean, but when dirty, REALLY dirty.

 

It's a nice soft Irish day!

 

Alright folks... logging off to get ready to roll.

See all you DCMMers at the meeting point around 10:15.

 

Great time guys! Sorry we had to bail after lunch, but having MINI stuff all weekend, Jay and I wanted a little time to rest! Glad to meet some new people, and hope you all had as much fun as I did!

 

Thanks everyone!! Had a blast

 

Great pictures! If I can figure out how to get mine onto this thread, I'll post some, too!
~Ed