Not totally sure who from out here has or has not established a presence on the official site, but we're expecting 14 MINIs to contribute to your total -- that includes one carrying our adopted EIMers Steve and Peggy from Council Bluffs.

Already getting pumped for this.

 

and we are all looking forward to the weekend. If you still have questions that remain unanswered by our site, please POST here and we will address them.

All you caravans....travel safe. MINI5280 and the Colorado contingent expect our ETC to be about 6 pm local time.

Note that Rapid City is MDT Mountain Daylight Time.

Jonathan

 

Local Rapid City MINI owner here. Would love to join in on the run. Can you give me some quick details? Trying to get the wife to take Friday afternoon off work.

 

Send me a PM here in NAM and also copy Pauhana here in NAM. We can still get you access to our website and all the details are there.

Our home base is the Alex Johnson. Our group begins to arrive late tomorrow and thru the evening.

Friday AM agenda is at 8 am at the Hot Rod Institute for a group picture and more.

Look for me at the Alex by about 5 pm, I am Jonathan

Thanks,

J

 

and it rained all the way to Rapid today. But when we arrived, the sun came out. Nice.

Please POST your PICTURE links in this thread for all to enjoy. Mine will be at

www.JonathanDarcyandBerk.SmugMug.com

Thanks,

J

 

I'll be posting my photos from the trip here:

www.TinyURL.com/R4TH-2011

-Clint

 

Thanks to everyone that put together the Black Hills Run. Great trip!

 

this year with HPMS High Plains Motoring Society!

We hope you had as much fun as we did with the rain, snowflakes, sleet, and cool weather. Not to mention the historic Alex Johnson, balky elevators, hot fresh coffee, Buffalo herds, deer, marmot, pronghorn, burros, and more! Not to mention, Needles, Badlands, Crazy Horse, Rushmore, Devil's Tower and more.

Be sure to go to the NBC site at www.newscenter1.tv to download your copy of our interview and introduction of the MINI to the Rapid City community.

Video: http://www.newscenter1.tv/stories/8608.aspx

Please POST your links here and in our HPMS site for all to see and share!

Thanks,

Jonathan

J

 

JS, all,

Thanks for posting pictures. It looked to be a great time in South Dakota.

You guys made good time getting home and I noted Clint came out from Cali. Was he the longest trip?

Nice job, keep them coming.

Don

 

Luke Shields, probably.

He is on his way to AMVIV today.

J

 

Agreed! Thanks again to the (Un) Official HPMS (Non)Comittee for doing the legwork to get a bunch of great folks together in a fun place to drive, stay, be "touristy", eat, & hang out!

I looked forward to this (non)event for months and it did not disappoint!

 

Just posted up a bunch more stuff today.

 

Links to the full passel of R4TH2 pics from our gang:

http://www.easterniowaminis.org/east...s-r4th2-051211

Wonderful to see all of our HPMS friends again. Many thanks to JS, JP, and DT for another batch of fond and lasting memories.

Edit: Changed to a single link to the complete Photo Gallery on our website for your viewing pleasure (rather than multiple links).

 

My photos from 2011 Black Hills Run. It was a fun trip!

http://tinyurl.com/4ywtaj7

 

here are my shots as well. enjoy

http://tinyurl.com/6e3m7yh

 

Wow. What a great time. Thanks to all for setting this up. Great rides and great HPMS mini folks. Thanks for the invite and I can't wait for next years event.
Ray

 

Thanks everyone who planned and attended this event. It was one of the best!

Here are my photos:
http://tinyurl.com/5vz4ewu

-Paul

 

HA! I think it all worked out just right. The black hills got 6-12 inches of snow yesterday. Timing is everything.

 

and telling. I like seeing Needles from this perspective. We all regret the snow and cold at Rushmore, but in reality....it kept the crowds down.

Glad you were there. Join us again next year. We don't have a locale but we do have a plan.

Motor safely.

J

 

A big thank you to the High Plains Motoring Society! We had a great time (again!). Always nice to get together with other Midwest motoring enthusiasts. Especially nice to see another of the best color MINI ever produced-PHM!

Can't wait until next year

 

is April 10th.

If you still need website access, PM me please.

J

 

Is there going to be another run to the hills in 2013?

 

Undecided yet as to location. The BOD Board of Directors is currently cogitating this issue. Stay tuned right here.

Plan for May 2013 either way.

Jonathan

 

Is set to announce it's 2013 event.

Stay tuned....

J

 

HPMS on TV....

J