NOTE: The dates in the title are incorrect. It should read Feb 10, 11, & 12. (In other words, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.)

The Autorama claims to be the 2nd longest running indoor car show in the world. It's mainly hot rods and other custom cars and trucks. I don't know if there will be any MINIs there, and if there are, they'll probably be extremely modded!

Tickets are $16 for adults, $12 seniors (62+), $8 for kids 6-12, and free for kids under 5. (Hmmm - sounds like 5-year olds won't be admitted. Or maybe they just have to pay adult prices?) Add another 7 bucks - ouch! - for parking.

Prices are kind of steep, especially if you aren't into hot rods. (Add in a few $5 hot dogs and $8 cups of beer, and we'll have to pull our daughter out of college!) To make the prices a little easier to swallow, Les Schwab tire stores have coupons for a $2 discount off admission. We got ours yesterday.

More information on the show is at:

http://www.hotrodshows.com/sac.html

My wife and I are planning to go on Saturday afternoon. I'm aware there's an East Bay run planned for the same day, but some very good friends of ours - Captain and the Diva - are playing on the stage in Building D from 3pm to 9pm on Saturday, so we're doing the Autorama. They're a local cover band - you might have heard them at the Folsom Hotel, where they usually play one weekend a month. Great music! (And if anyone's interested, the Beer Dawgs are playing Friday and Sunday.)

Maybe we'll see you there? I'll be wearing my BRG Motor Swag T-shirt:

 

Hey, LombardSt, the East Bay Run is on SUNDAY! So, meet up with us at the Roseville Starbucks, Cirby and Riverside, to join in the fun! We'll leave about 6:30 AM to join up with other MINI's in the Suisun area.

 

REME-Norcal East Bay Area RunDescription :We will meet at Burger King in Suisun City (near Camping World)at 7:30am.

We have revised the February run to account for roads we want to drive which were previously closed to traffic. This will require a revision to the starting point of those joining us in the East Bay Area. Please review the map from the attached link: http://redwoodempiremini.com/PDF/East%20Bay%20Run.pdf

The new East Bay area starting point will be in the Albertson’s parking lot in the Clayton Valley Center at 5400 Ygnacio Valley Road (Ygnacio Valley Rd & Clayton Road). Food and gas are very close by. Departure from Albertson will remain 9am.

After a long and scenic drive we will enjoy a late lunch at the Englander Pub in Dublin about 2pm.Event Time :This event occurs once on 2/12/2006
7:30 - AM

REME members signed up for this event:
MINI4RB, Brian H, willum, Martin, sando4552, weavee, Seeya, checkers, trvlnsu, Druidic Mojo, NAParish, Chainsaw Flowerchild, MCLeonard, HowardC, zied, atcql, bumble78, hoopi, norm, Keith2, califzeph, wdnne, MiniBrio, gsxrkitten, smokey, Louie, ARTnut

 

Well, duh! I got the dates wrong. It's Feb 10, 11, & 12. (Fri., Sat., and Sun.) I'll have to see if I can edit my initial post.

I had written off the East Bay run, thinking it was the same day. Now I'll have to reconsider...

Thanks, Rob!

 

East Bay Mini Run:

Departure from Starbucks in Roseville at the corner of Riverside Dr and Cirby Way (by the Valero Station) is at 6:45am.