Hey, Florida MINI/Mini owners!

As you are likely aware, the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is coming up on April 1-3. How would you like to be part of the festivities? The Grand Prix event organizers, along with Baywalk and Tampa alternative rock radio station 97X have asked Ferman MINI of Tampa Bay if they could rally up to 50 MINIs/Minis to basically come out & strut their stuff!

Here's the scoop:

On Saturday, April 2, they want us there from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm. (Coincidentally, this is the same night as all of the big VIP parties) The staging area would be directly in front of Baywalk, so there will be plenty for us to do if we don't want to stand by our cars & protect them from cotton-candy-handed munchkins. The parking would be reserved, so no need to drive around trying to find a spot. Doug Opie from Ferman said he believes that we'll be given vouchers for food discounts if we choose to participate in sufficient numbers. No guarantees on that, but that's the rumor.

If you want to make a day of it, I believe race tickets are still available. (Click here for tickets!) There's also the World Famous "Steve Otto Chili Cookoff" being held at Channelside in downtown Tampa. (I'm already planning to be there, as I could not find anyone to go to the Grand Prix with me)

Please RSVP in this thread so I can get a MINI/Mini count. Ferman knows this is short notice, but they're hoping we'll be able to rally the troops in time.

This is a huge opportunity for us to go out & get noticed, as the committee was originally planning to ask the Corvette Club to come primp & preen for the crowd. Let's show them they made the right choice!


Thanks much!

Bill Connelly, Bay Area Minis