For those who are not otherwise engaged out in the Colorado Rockies at MITM this weekend, sure hope you can join our group in the Quad Cities again for the annual Heartland British Autofest Days. This event consists of a leisurely Saturday afternoon car cruise with a bunch of other cool British cars followed by dinner at a nice local venue. Sunday consists of an awesome car show along the main street in the Village of East Davenport.

EIM will have our "HQ" under our own canopy shelter set up right across the street from our cars in Lindsay Park with shade and refreshments. Bring your lawn chair so you can chill out and relax when you're not checking out or voting on all of the other sharp British cars.

Here are the specifics:

Saturday, 6 August:
2:00 pm - Assemble in the RIA Federal Credit Union parking lot, 110 East 10th Ave, Milan, IL.
3:00 pm - Depart for a scenic cruise to the Factory Restaurant and Lounge in Orion, IL
After dinner - Return to the QC as a group on Rt. 150

Sunday, 7 August:
8:00 am - Car registration begins at the Village of East Davenport
8:00 am to Noon - Registration continues; car detailing and prep
Noon to 2:00 pm - Voting by all participants
3:00 pm - Awards Ceremony (must be present to win)

**Note: The QCBAC prefers that you register by mail in advance so they can plan for the dinner, etc. You can also save $5 if you register prior to Aug 1st. The registration form is attached to this post for your convenience. New MINIs (post-2001) are entered in Class L.

Our EIM Calendar Entry has a link to the QCBAC website with additional information for those interested.

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Both days of this Autofest are great fun and a neat opportunity to show off your MINI. Let's see if EIM can take First Place for the third year in a row!

(2009 1st Place - MariaChick; 2010 1st Place - densan57)

 

Hey all, we're not spearheading RSVPs for the Autofest since you're already registering through the QCBAC --- but if you're thinking about coming to the car show (either as an entry or as supporting bystander) please feel free to click on the attendance link in our Event Calendar (<-link).

It will help me plan for the amount of refreshments to have on hand (and if you have a libation preference, let me know ).

Thanks!

Hard to believe the Autofest is only 16 days away...

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{Gosh, if I'm the sole Class L entry it's going to be an easy trophy!}

 

I am not entering the car show but I am coming to support EIM! And to see all the great British cars. My son (he is a Lotus lover) and his wife are planning to come down again, too. We really enjoyed the show last year

 

I plan on stopping by to make an appeareance but ya never know what might come up. Good luck to all.

 

Sorry we'll miss it, but are in beautiful Winter Park, Colorado. Wish you were all here with us. We will be thinking of you this weekend.

 

We wish we were there with you too. We'll do our best to defend your Class L title on Sunday!

 

Not going to enter the car show but I will motor over and offer support...I didn't register for the ride and dinner.

 

Rats...a short-fused family conflict just came up and will prevent me from making the trip to Davenport this weekend... Since I have a paid registration, maybe someone can take advantage of it for themselves.

At least it looks cool enough on Sunday that the canopy won't be too missed. You all know I'll be with you in spirit.

 

Any pics? Results in Class L?

Hope y'all had a good time...twas a beautiful day for a show.

 

stuped red cars won ( should have got the winners names, sorry , maybe Brian can fill us in)

..... the local paper caught me wipin' on the my wing
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/dis...%20auto%20fest

 

Thanks for the link to the news article Jim. I think you should have at least received a trophy for your UJ shirt.

 

I think spice orange with checkered caps would have won hands down, had one been there. Seriously.

As it was, Juliann's red rocket took 2nd with it's checkered caps. A chili red/white justa took first. Not sure who it was.

We had a great time checking out all the cool cars, talking with interested parties, and people watching while we sat in the shade.

 

Steve, congrats on placing. There was a really nice red MINI last year that showed up from Bloomington, IL. I wonder if it was the same guy.

Still looking for some MINI pics from this event for the website...

 

This one did have Illinois plates. It also had a very nice Union Jack on the roof.

 

Here's a picture from last year's show...is that the one? (With the tote bag, UJ flag, and the UJ decal on its sunroof)

 

Sorry I didn't take pictures forgot the camera again...

But it was a good time, now I have done the car show and getting close to 1500 break in time to go for a real drive.

 

Could be! I am sorry I didn't take my camera

 

That's the one, I remember the backpack/tote sitting on the ground in front.