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We were in but 1 of 2 Minis/MINIs from the Vancouver Mini Club. Thoroughly enjoyed visiting with friends from California, Oregon & Washington and as far away as Oklahoma, Arizona & Alberta.
Travelling to/from the meet in a Mini is always part of the adventure. Home safe & sound in our 43 year old Leyland Australia Mini Window Van. No breakdowns, no drama...only a few slow sections, like climbing over Tioga Pass (9,945 elev.) from lee Vining into Yosemite park.
Looking forward to a MMW 2017 somewhere...to drive a Classic Mini to attend!
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Our event is shaping up to be EPIC! Everyone is working hard to get it right, get it ready, and get it done!
Thank you, Mini Mania and Don Racine, for sponsoring our Autocross, to be held in the parking lot at Qualcomm Stadium! We have professional timing equipment, cones, helmets, and all the necessaries, thanks to your generous support and sponsorship. This is going to be AMAZING!
To register for Mini Meet West 2016 in San Diego, go to www.minimeetwest2016.com
Thank you, Mini Mania and Don Racine, for sponsoring our Autocross, to be held in the parking lot at Qualcomm Stadium! We have professional timing equipment, cones, helmets, and all the necessaries, thanks to your generous support and sponsorship. This is going to be AMAZING!
To register for Mini Meet West 2016 in San Diego, go to www.minimeetwest2016.com
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Sad to say I can't make it. If it was over the weekend or something I could do it. It falls right on my Sons 8th grade graduation week. 
Dennis Racine
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Mini Meet West, June 6 - 9th, 2016
San Diego, California
Mini Meet West registrations have been flowing in, and we have been working on each event, bringing you the best of the best. A caravan of Minis will be coming from Oregon, through the Pacific Northwest, and following the glorious roads, all the way down to San Diego, where we will be meeting them in the parking lot, with the local media recording the event.
Our Show and Shine, held in the grassy area of Spanish Landing Park East, is shaping up to be an excellent day, greeting old friends and new, right along the water of the Bay, where boats gently rock in the calm waters. The photo opportunities will have us all excited, and our team photographers plan to take both candid and posed shots. Don't forget the awards! Classes for both Minis and MINIs abound. Afterward, a cruise is planned, which will run through the historic Balboa Park, full of Museums, fountains, statues, a Carousel, and gardens galore. Balboa Park was built for the 1915 Pan California Exposition, on the scale of a Worlds Fair. Many of the buildings from 1915 still exist, and are in constant use. The Automotive Museum at Balboa Park will be our focus, after the Show and Shine, or participants are welcome to head out to the World famous beaches, the shopping district, the Gaslamp Quarter, Mission Bay, Old Town, or the Zoo.
On Wednesday, the thrills and excitement of an Autocross will unfold, in the massive parking lot of Qualcomm Stadium. With unprecedented room to stretch out, the Autocross will give everyone an opportunity to feel their engines and squeal their wheels! A funkhana, with slower speeds and amusing obstacles, will run simultaneously with the Autocross, on a separate area of the parking lot. We'll be serving box lunches, so that no one has to leave!
Thursday is our Rally Day, and we plan two Rallies. One longer Rally, which will encompass less populated areas of the County, and will run through some of the stunning countryside and twisty lanes that San Diego natives enjoy when no one else is here! The shorter Rally route is a showcase of San Diego, from its beaches, to its high elevations and sweeping views, into downtown. If you want to see San Diego all in one day, you can't do better than the short Rally route.
Thursday night, we have our banquet. A buffet style, so that you can choose your meal and eat your fill, with entertainment and raffle prizes drawn and awards given. While the adults are banquetting, the kids will be entertained by a free Lego workshop, with an emphasis on learning fun, right across the hallway. The adults can enjoy their meals and conversation, and the kids will have their special meals and Legos. The time is going to fly for everyone!
Some of the raffle prizes that have already been donated, are:
One set of new tires for Classics, donated by Yokohama Tires
One set of new tires for MINIs, donated by Yokohama Tires
One set of new tires for Classics, donated by Falken Tires
Two nights at the Hard Rock Hotel, in the Gaslamp, (a $600 value!) donated by St Clair Insurance/Coverage for your Toys
For a full list of donations, sponsors, events, the calendar, and registration, please see:
www.minimeetwest2016.com
our active Facebook page is:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/minimeetwest2016/
We hope that you will join us at Mini Meet West!
San Diego, California
Mini Meet West registrations have been flowing in, and we have been working on each event, bringing you the best of the best. A caravan of Minis will be coming from Oregon, through the Pacific Northwest, and following the glorious roads, all the way down to San Diego, where we will be meeting them in the parking lot, with the local media recording the event.
Our Show and Shine, held in the grassy area of Spanish Landing Park East, is shaping up to be an excellent day, greeting old friends and new, right along the water of the Bay, where boats gently rock in the calm waters. The photo opportunities will have us all excited, and our team photographers plan to take both candid and posed shots. Don't forget the awards! Classes for both Minis and MINIs abound. Afterward, a cruise is planned, which will run through the historic Balboa Park, full of Museums, fountains, statues, a Carousel, and gardens galore. Balboa Park was built for the 1915 Pan California Exposition, on the scale of a Worlds Fair. Many of the buildings from 1915 still exist, and are in constant use. The Automotive Museum at Balboa Park will be our focus, after the Show and Shine, or participants are welcome to head out to the World famous beaches, the shopping district, the Gaslamp Quarter, Mission Bay, Old Town, or the Zoo.
On Wednesday, the thrills and excitement of an Autocross will unfold, in the massive parking lot of Qualcomm Stadium. With unprecedented room to stretch out, the Autocross will give everyone an opportunity to feel their engines and squeal their wheels! A funkhana, with slower speeds and amusing obstacles, will run simultaneously with the Autocross, on a separate area of the parking lot. We'll be serving box lunches, so that no one has to leave!
Thursday is our Rally Day, and we plan two Rallies. One longer Rally, which will encompass less populated areas of the County, and will run through some of the stunning countryside and twisty lanes that San Diego natives enjoy when no one else is here! The shorter Rally route is a showcase of San Diego, from its beaches, to its high elevations and sweeping views, into downtown. If you want to see San Diego all in one day, you can't do better than the short Rally route.
Thursday night, we have our banquet. A buffet style, so that you can choose your meal and eat your fill, with entertainment and raffle prizes drawn and awards given. While the adults are banquetting, the kids will be entertained by a free Lego workshop, with an emphasis on learning fun, right across the hallway. The adults can enjoy their meals and conversation, and the kids will have their special meals and Legos. The time is going to fly for everyone!
Some of the raffle prizes that have already been donated, are:
One set of new tires for Classics, donated by Yokohama Tires
One set of new tires for MINIs, donated by Yokohama Tires
One set of new tires for Classics, donated by Falken Tires
Two nights at the Hard Rock Hotel, in the Gaslamp, (a $600 value!) donated by St Clair Insurance/Coverage for your Toys
For a full list of donations, sponsors, events, the calendar, and registration, please see:
www.minimeetwest2016.com
our active Facebook page is:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/minimeetwest2016/
We hope that you will join us at Mini Meet West!
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booked and going. Easy 575 miles one way for me and the crowd from MOASF.
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Registered, Booked...Going...just under 1,400 miles from home...in a Mini.
See you there!
See you there!
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Whooo Hooo! Mini Meet West 2016 will be held in sunny San Diego, California, and the full website and registration is now OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
Our host hotel is the lovely Tiki themed Crowne Plaza Mission Valley. By choosing Mission Valley, we put our event in the heart of this destination city, and only miles from the beginning of each event. The Show and Shine on Tuesday will be held in Spanish Landing Park, steps from the gentle water of the Bay, a shady and pleasant backdrop to our car show. On Wednesday, we fill the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot with cones and Minis, for a large and well engineered course that will invite the beginners and thrill the old timers, as well as a Funkhana that brings smiles and low speed challenges. Thursday's Rally will run through the beautiful back country of San Diego, on roads that only locals would know how to find. It's a good thing that locals are laying out the route! Finishing with a banquet and awards, Mini Meet West is four days of Minis, Minis, and more Minis. There are additional events being planned, which will be revealed as MMW 2016 draws closer.
You can see the entire website, and register, at www.minimeetwest2016.com
Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/groups/minimeetwest2016/
Our host hotel is the lovely Tiki themed Crowne Plaza Mission Valley. By choosing Mission Valley, we put our event in the heart of this destination city, and only miles from the beginning of each event. The Show and Shine on Tuesday will be held in Spanish Landing Park, steps from the gentle water of the Bay, a shady and pleasant backdrop to our car show. On Wednesday, we fill the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot with cones and Minis, for a large and well engineered course that will invite the beginners and thrill the old timers, as well as a Funkhana that brings smiles and low speed challenges. Thursday's Rally will run through the beautiful back country of San Diego, on roads that only locals would know how to find. It's a good thing that locals are laying out the route! Finishing with a banquet and awards, Mini Meet West is four days of Minis, Minis, and more Minis. There are additional events being planned, which will be revealed as MMW 2016 draws closer.
You can see the entire website, and register, at www.minimeetwest2016.com
Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/groups/minimeetwest2016/
