I have booked a room in Chilton, WI 53014 US about 17 miles north of Elkhart lake, WI at the Best Western. for Saturday night

if anyone cares to join in the fun the more the better... Prices a bit cheaper that Sheyboygan and closer that Fondulac (plus fondy is filling up fast)

Friday night I continue to hunt for but would like to get something close and not sure where close is just yet

 

The first night I booked at the Belden Stratford right accross from Lincoln park and the Zoo $214 a night but for down town (well not downtown to mauberley) not too bad and reviews very well.

 

Hey, that's not downtown!

 

oh hush

 

that's northside... not too far from downtown... a quick trip down LSD, obviously not during rush hour

 

I think the park and zoo is right accross from the hotel and that is where the rally is starting from?

 

All I know is, I didn't grow up downtown.

The Belden-Stratford is pretty much right there, yeah. (Street parking's a b---- in the neighborhood, incidentally) Seems like the zoo is where the rally will start from--if that's the case, it's going to be... interesting. One to document for the photo album, for sure!

 

Here's the thread in the NAM National Events forum, with a link to the MINI.USA information contained in the first post:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=136041

(I have fond memories of attending Trans-Am and Formula-V events at RA with my brother and Dad many moons ago...it would certainly be cool to get a MINI parade lap on the track!).

 

MTTS 2008 put out a pretty good Schedule of Events for their Chicago stop via their email distribution list today. It might help those of you who are on the fence about attending, so I'm including an excerpt as an attachment to this post.

Check out the MTTS 2008 site and get on their email list if you want to make sure you don't miss any announcements.

Motor on!

 

Is the post in the MTTS section about a Chicago Rest Stop on the 25th and a caravan into the city just a way to drum up business, or would that be a fun thing to do?

 

I think Brian should host an Iowa Party in his luxury hotel across from Lincoln Park. What do the rest of you think????

 

Hold on just a second!

hehe

we shall see

 

Have you checked out the pictures from the Miami event? Seven weeks until it's our turn!

 

We are staying at the Hilton downtown on Friday. Went through Priceline and got it for $99.00 a night.

 

Well, it looks like I'll be able to join the EIM group for the bulk of MTTS.

I'll plan on driving up to Elkhart Lake on Saturday morning for the weekend events there. I'll be camping near Oshkosh with my brother and his son. They are coming up for the first part of the Oshkosh airshow, and I plan to stick around on Monday and hang out with them on the first official day of the airshow.

See ya there!

 

We'll be leaving the Quad Cities early Saturday am. We are going to try to catch the caravan headed north somewhere around the state line. Does any have a schedule showing the intended departure time from Lincoln Park Zoo? If we can't catch up, I guess we'll just have to meet in Elkhart Lake later in the day.

 

I've been mining the MTTS and CMMC forums for an answer, and it appears that an officially sanctioned (by MTTS) route from the zoo to Elkhart Lake is forthcoming but has not yet been published.

I'll try to help get the word out once that happens...

 

If anyone's interested, there is a Friday caravan route being put together by me and Jeff from the Chicago club--check out this post on the CMMC site for more details. Hopefully you can make it, but if not, we'll see you at MTTS!

 

We need to decide when we want to leave, ASAP. Our Nebraska friends are passing thru Des Moines, Iowa City, and the Quad Cities on the 25th. They are waiting for our plans to help them plan. If we want to join the Chicago Club, we'll need to leave earlier. It would be farther for us, but it might be more fun to arrive at UIC with the locals.

What I know is that 4 MINIs are coming from NE, 4 will come from Des Moines, 3 from Iowa City, and 1 from the Quad Cities. That may change upward.

Somebody throw out a meetup time for one of the above locations and we can fill in from there.

 

I'm heading up on Saturday morning, so I'm a non-player in your Friday caravan plans.

Hope you get some responses to your call so you can organize something.

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The Des Moines and Nebraska folks plan to meet us at McDonald's in Coralville at 1:45, for a 2:00 PM departure on the 25th.

 

The meet up time/location in Des Moines has been established.

At I-80, exit 142 (actually 142A if you are East-bound, 142 if you are
West-bound). Head south to Adventureland Drive, then east to Culvers.
Street address for Culvers is:
2535 Adventureland Drive
Altoona, IA 50009

There are other fast-food type choices immediately nearby, in case
Culver's isn't on your short list of favorite places.

Meet up sometime between 11am and 11:15am if you plan to eat lunch
with the group. If not sharing a meal, then be there by 11:45am and
count on a 12:00 Noon-sharp departure East-bound on I-80.

 

My wife and I are leaving early in the AM (7:00AM) from Iowa City we want to do some non-MINI shopping early but I will be meeting you all at the UIC grounds and then Road America the next day

If any of you need to contact me 319-355-2177 will be eating at mon ami gabi prior to the 7:00 PM meet up (little french food before a decidedly British couple days) , (cant pass up the creme bruele)

 

You may want to stop by our rest stop, https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...60#post2370260

 

is any one stopping at davenport