Was held yesterday, Tuesday November 9th, at Ralph Schomp MINI. Our agenda topics were:

- November 14th Yalla Yalla - Final preparations. Serious Bling has been provided by our sponsors Ralph Schomp MINI, Webb Motorsports, and North American Motoring. We appreciate all their support. Randy Webb, Mark Ferguson and at least 6 Schomp representatives will be joining us on the ride.
- Sunday, November 21st - Breakfast Meet N Greet, Dozens Restaurant, 13th and Cherokee downtown. (Across the street from Pint's) This is 3 bl W of Broadway, 2 bl S of Colfax...right by the museum under construction. 8:00 am
- Friday, November 26th - Open Track Day, Pueblo Motorsports Park. Leave Denver at 7 am, thru Colo Spgs, then Track open from 10 - 2 pm. $60 at the gate, helmet required. Let us know if you can join us...we will have instructors on the scene if you need tips or pointers or a ride-along....
- Sunday December 5th - Charity Ride to Children's Hospital, maybe joint with the RM HOG group (Rocky Mountain Harley Owner's Group) Watch club site www.MINI5280.org for details.
- Saturday, December 18th - MINI5280 Holiday Breakfast Meet N Greet at Breakfast King (Westwork Best Diner 2004, Westwork Best Chicken Fried Steak 2004) at S Santa Fe and Mississippi. 8:00 am, wear your Holiday Finery.
- January 2005 - Saturday, January 22nd - RMCBMWCCA Ice Gymkhana at Georgetown. Limited entries accepted. See www.rmcbmwcca.org for more information.
- January 2005 - Saturday and Sunday, January 22nd and 23rd - All MINI Track Day sponsored by MINIs of San Antonio, Tx. This is at Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX. Go to www.allminitrackday.com for info and to sign up. Caravan leaves Denver Thursday night. $225 before January 1.
- March 2005 - AMVIV II in Las Vegas. March 4, 5, 6. See www.aminivacationinvegas.com for details. RSVP now for best hotel room. Leave Denver Thursday night to Grand Junction, then to Vegas on Friday. This was the funnest meet of the year last year!!
- May 2005 - Tail of the Dragon 2005 in Deal's Gap, NC. May 6, 7, 8. See www.tailofthedragon.com for more information. Leave Thursday AM thru KC to pick up the KC Miniacs, then to StL to overnight with StL MINIs. On to the Dragon on Friday. This is a commitment drive, 1000's of miles, and more fun than even a MINI was designed to have. Plan on it.

Other 2005 events? Get a look here. We plan to visit all 7 contiguous States to Colorado next year: Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

- Run for the Border with NM Minis
- Yellowstone Park with MT Minis
- AMVIV with Utah Minis
- AZ on the way to AMVIV
- We'll find something in NE and OK
- Heartland Park in Topeka with KC Miniacs and OKMinis.
- Rocky Mtn National Park
- Garden of the Gods
- Palisade Peach Festival
- Air Force Job II
- Buckhorn to Bucksnort
- Multiple Friday Nights at Sonic
- Devils Tower and Crazy Horse
- Mile High BBQ Contest in Summit County
- Winter Park Jazz Festival
- Telluride Bluegrass Festival
- Monthly meetings at Ralph Schomp MINI and Webb Motorsports
- Multiple Breakfast Meet N Greets all around town
- and more.

Have some ideas? Let us know. Contact us at www.MINI5280.org or write to us at President@MINI5280.org

Happy Motoring, and remember....

 

will not be Tuesday, January 11th. Rather, this will be Tuesday, January 25th at Ralph Schomp MINI on S. Broadway.

Among other events to watch for:

- Saturday, January 15th - Breakfast Meet-N-Greet, 8:00 am at the Breakfast King, SE Corner of S Santa Fe and Mississippi, across from Gates. At 9:15 immediately following breakfast we leave for "Dianne's Mystery Ride" where even I don't know where we are going.
- Saturday, January 15th - 9:30 am - Mineral Park-N-Ride, S Santa Fe and Mineral. Meet here after breakfast (or just meet us here) and we leave for the Mystery Ride (above). Back by 12:30.
- Friday, January 28th - due date for February newsletter submissions. Send them to President@MINI5280.org on PM us here.
- Watch for online event signup right here in NAM!! Coming soon!!
- Watch MINI5280.org for the new calendar of events. Coming soon!!
- Saturday, February 19th - Breakfast Meet-N-Greet and Ride - Originates in Colorado Springs. A nice ride down, breakfast, then a nice ride into the hills. Watch this space and MINI5280.org for more information.
- Are you going to AMVIV II? Colorado Motorers leave on Thursday night, March 3rd on the way to Vegas and will overnight in Grand Junction. Then, on Friday we meet up with Utah MINIs and head into Vegas. Let us know here is you can join us. See the AMVIV thread here in NAM.

Finally, dues are due. You will receive your notice online and you can pay online at www.MINI5280.org. Look for our new PayPal option for payment.

Thanks. Let's go Motoring!!

JPS

 

Tuesday, January 25th, at Ralph Schomp MINI in Denver.

7:00 pm upstairs, main bldg.

- Yalla Yalla pics
- upcoming Breakfast Meet N Greets
- AMVIV II logistics
and more

See you there.

JPS