Come join the Florida Mini Enthusiasts for the 8th Annual Spring Thing in beautiful
Clearwater/St. Pete.

March 7th, 8th, 9th 2003

The Spring Thing is open to the classic Mini and well as the new MINI.
It is 3 days of Mini/MINI fun in a very relaxed format.
Registration is $20 if postmarked by Feb. 1 and $30 if postmarked after Feb. 1
The host hotel is the : The Hampton Inn, 3655 Hospitality Lane at Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, FL 33762 Ph. 727-577-9200
Rate: $69/night, 2 night minimum. Make reservations by Jan. 10th 2002 to get this special rate. Mention either the Florida Mini Enthusiasts or the Spring Thing. After Jan 10th the room rate is $89/night Free continental breakfast, this is a very complete breakfast assortment, you should not go away hungry.

Friday night we have racing and go-karting nearby the hotel.
Saturday the Swap Meet will be at the hotel,
New this year for Saturday, if we have 20 Minis interested we can autocross, hosted by the Miata club. There will be a small fee involved to autocross. Starting about 2pm
Sunday the show located at Spa Beach Park at the foot of the St. Pete Pier

Directions to and from all events will be available in the registration packet.Note: The $20 registration is for the show on Sunday, any charges for racing or go-karting is payable at the event. There is no charge to sell parts at the Swap Meet.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN WREN 813-662-0141 evenings JPWINFLA@aol.com
DION JARDINE 352-629-2247 (9am-5pm) TRINIMINI@earthlink.net
JOYCE PRIEST 407-628-6464 evenings mpriest@intersrv.com

Please click here for a registration for in Adobe PDF Format. This years event is sure to be the hottest ticket in the Southeast! Let’s see if we can top the 100 Mini/MINI mark.

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That sounds like a LOT of fun! I will try to make it a part of my plans for this spring!

 

Anyone interested in attending ST8 should get their room reservation in by 2/5/03 to guarantee availability & rates. It's only $69 per night (2 night min) but includes a really nice continental breakfast setup. You won't need to go anywhere else for breakfast. Be sure to mention you're with the Mini group as they're holding a block of rooms for us. Otherwise you may get told they're booked that weekend.

See you there!

 

This event has always drawn MINIs from all over the US! From what I'm hearing, its going to be even better this year with all the new MINIs! Don't miss it!!!

 

I just found out about this today (ran into a MCS owner at the car wash). I'll be there!