Just a reminder Laguna Seca has set June 26th as the cut off date for tickets. If you would like to add your order to ours get it to us by the 20th.

 

Three day ticket and corral pass ($125) has become available.

If anyone is interested e-mail me at norcalminis.com

Still have a few Sat Corral Passes as well!

I should receive the tickets in about a week (end of July).
Will mail to those who are not local.

24 days to go!!!!!!! and counting!!!!!!

 

I sent PM need Saturday Corral Pass

 

I will be stuffing envelopes this evening.

Will try to have them all going out in tomorrows mail.
Unless you have made other arrangements with me.

We do have some more Corral Passes.

 

Right on!

 

Thanks for posting.
I had missed this thread until now.

I'm (belatedly) excited about the Cooper commemorative.
My first reading made me think of Cooper formula cars.
Then I realized, duh, that if MINIs were included that would mean sponsorship money from BMW.
Great photo-op if every MINI at Laguna Seca did a lap!

I wonder if the Pebble Beach folks will be able to relate to this.
In the past they have co-featured marques such as Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Mercedes, etc. (what's an etc.?).

Wouldn't it be fun to see a BMW 328 or an Austin Mini in the winner's circle at Pebble Beach? It wouldn't be Falaschi & Figoni but these were significant cars.

Has Laguna Seca honored such a popular marque as this before?
This will be FUN!

 

They have featured more popular marques before. I mean, when you feature Ford, I was there that year, I think '03, you are featuring every Ford Model made, plus all the ford race cars. It was a great event, I was sorry to see it end. That's a lot of cars and a lot of fans. But I don't think that a lot of people realize how Mini crazy Mini owners are. I think there will be more people at this event then ever before. This is going to be the Mini Cooper event of the century. This event isn't like all the rest that happen once a year, I missed AMVIV, I told myself, "not a big deal, I'll just go next year". This is different, it's a one time event, and it's never going to happen again.

 

I agree completely. This will not happen again soon. Probably not for at least 20 years. So it should be swarming with MINIs.

 

I have a 1969 Morris Mini and a 2002 MINI Cooper and something like this just doesn't happen every day!!
I just got the Mini out of the shop, just to have things checked out and it's ready to go.
Come Monday morning and the Starting Flag drops, I'm going to be a road trip of a life time. Lime Rock here I come!!!
Keith

 

All tickets/passes mailed out yesturday except those who were signed up for the Sat NorCal MINI run and/or have made other arrangments with me.

Encluded in the mailing was parking instructions and a list of events for Laguna Seca. I will be sending an e-mail with a list of all the other events I know of in the Monterey area for that weekend.

We are still offering Corral Passes up to and during Monterey Historics.

See you there!

 

I cant remember who, maybe it was Carol, but I heard about a party in Salinas, I think Saturday night. Do you know about it?

 

Gathering at the Penny Farthing in Salinas Saturday night at 6:30.
More info on norcalminis.com

See you there,
Carol

 

For All MINI/Minis signed up with corral passes, there will be MINI/Mini parade laps around Laguna Seca Raceway for both Saturday and Sunday. These are scheduled for 12:25-12:45 on Saturday and 12:10-12:25 on Sunday. Those are scheduled times, subject to change depending on how events & conditions on the track are going. Owners should be with their cars and ready to go 15 minutes ahead of posted times to maximize track time and be prepared for delays if track needs to be cleared from previous race.

The parade laps will lead out of the gate from the paddock to the track near Turn 5. We will head up the hill towards turn six and then to the corkscrew. Be sure to have a “clean” Mini, big smile, and your camera.

Gary Anderson & Barry Brazier of MC2 Magazine will be directing the parade laps

 

Bring your club banners. You will have to set them up between cars as theres no poles or folding awnings allowed.

 

What if my car is going to be in the vendor village, will I still be able to do the parade laps?

 

I'd make sure you are ready 15 minutes before parade lap time. As long as you are ready, I don't see any problem. Do you have a corral pass?

Also for any of you staying over for MTTS, Rob Saunders (REME) is organizing a dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp CO. at 6:30. All are welcome. If you want to join in, please conatct Rob @ rsaunders68@comcast.net . He is handling the reservations.

 

Got corral pass, I got it from the fine people at NorCalMinis! I just found out today that my car is going to be in the vendor village representing a Mini vendor, but I don't want to miss the parade laps.

 

Gary & Barry of MC2 are "directing" the parade laps. I am sure they won't have any problems. Any problems with the "vendor village"?

I too salute Carol Witt of Nor Cal, she has done a great job with the tickets and corral passes.

 

Carol has been wonderful, it must have been a lot of work. I really like your black MCS! Are those Black Pro Race 1's I see? That's what I have on my red/black MCS, black with red Team Dynamics Racing graphics on the wheels. Look for me in the vendor village and introduce yourself!

 

CynMini,

I will be sure to look you up. Which vendor?

Thanks for the compliments about "Mini Pooper" Those are black Pro Race 1's.

Carol is super human. What a doll!!!

 

Central Coast Coopers, I should be there by noon on friday!

 

Thanks for all the kind words!

Was having one of those days today.
Will not bore you with detail.
Arrived home late, checked the mail.
Bill, bill hey whats this, two envelopes from
Southern Calif.

THANKS EVERYONE!
You sure made me smile.

Are you ready to motor????????

 

The time is very near!

 

Hi Carol,

Add two more to the Penny Farthing party list!

See you there!
Shawn

 

Some of you have received this info some have not.
Here are some of the events during and surounding the Monterey Historics.

Sat Aug 19th
at the Historics:
MC2 would like to Cram-A-Mini
They are looking for 25 small women (must be 18) to break the current worlds record for the Mini Cram. You can be in the Guiness Book of World Records.

Sat Aug 19th 6:30 PM
The Penny Farthing Pub Gathering:
9 E San Luis St, Salinas
DJ, raffle, appitizers, cake, darts, billairds & Great People!

Aug 20th:
56th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
www.pebblebeachconcours.net

Aug 18th:
21st Concorso Italiano
www.concorso.com

Aug 18th:
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
www.quaillodge.com

Aug 19th:
8th Khaki's Ferrari Event at the Barnyard
831-625-8106

Aug 20th:
21st Automotive Fine Arts Society Show
www.autoartgallery.com/afas

Aug 17th:
Extreme Gravity Races
310-924-1303

Aug 17th:
9th Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
www.pebblebeachconcours.net