I decided to start a new thread for this idea so as to not interfere with MOTD discussions. Below is my last post on the "Longest Convoy" thread started by CARdiac.

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So breaking this record at MOTD is darn near impossible with all the planing required. I can accept that. But I had a thought for an official event that really makes this convoy record to be had in a big way.

On Memorial Day weekend, I will be riding my bicycle in "Bike the Drive" on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive (LSD), http://www.bikethedrive.org/ . Basically, LSD is closed, during the day, from the Museum of Science and Industry to Hollwood Ave., the northern end of LSD. This equals appx. 15 miles. LSD is shut down totally with no vehicles in the north and southbound lanes.

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So imagine....15 miles of Lake Shore Drive, 4 lanes wide, closed for our use, with proper permitting of course. Does a convoy require a single line of vehicles? Or can we take advantage of all 4 lanes? Just a thought.

So why not? Chicago is virtually reachable by all. Accommodations are plentiful all around. LSD can accommodate. There are infinite piture ops. There are so many other things that can be rolled in to the event, just like at MOTD.

Ohh... another thought...if we do a round trip, that would be almost 30 miles ,TEMPTING!!!

We just need to get organized or maybe get local MINI people (Knauz, Patrick, Jacobs, MINI Clubs, etc.) to buy in to the idea and use their resources for planing.

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Thanks for reading.