Chicago MINI Motoring Club

Chicago Auto Show 2/14

Steve — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:44:06 +0000

The Chicago MINI Motoring Club (CMMC) will be attending the Chicago Auto Show on Sunday February 14th. This is a perfect way to celebrate a Valentines Day morning.

The plan is to take a scenic drive down parts of Sheridan Road and Lake Shore Drive to the show. Once we are at the show, everyone is on their own for hanging out and checking out acres of cool cars.

Check out the details below for Free tickets for CMMC members + 1 guest..

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Chicago Auto Show

Steve — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:41:20 +0000

We are still working on plans for the Chicago Auto Show.

The tentative plans are for either Saturday or Sunday morning February 13th or 14th.

We will again be doing a morning group drive down Sheridan road and Lake Shore Drive for anyone who is interested.

Stay tuned to this website for special information as soon as it comes through…

Spring Thing 2010

Steve — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:33:42 +0000

Cold weather getting you down?

Head off to Cocoa Beach Florida for Spring Thing 2010 on February 19th - 21st to enjoy some warmer weather, and bunches of MINIs, Minis and Mokes.

MINIs at the Scuba show

Steve — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:58:03 +0000

fellow MINI owner Debbie Lind from Diver Acquisition and Retention, LLC has passed along information about a discount for MINI owners to attend the Our World Underwater show held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL on February 19th -21st.

There will also be a chance to win a MINI Cooper, and other fabulous prizes..

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Kart Racing January 31

Steve — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:10:32 +0000

Our Annual indoor kart racing event returns in 2010 with a new venue, new racing format, and new prices!!

WRAPUP: 36 people showed up ready to do battle at Melrose Park Indoor Grand Prix. After an orientation we headed out to the track, and broke into 3 groups doing 4 races each on the large track. Many people hung out afterwards for pizza, conversation and bench racing.

Club Fast Guy awards go to Adam for turning in a blistering 32.67 lap, and Matt was a close second at 32.78

Huge thanks to Brett at Melrose Park Indoor Grand Prix for coming out on his day off to get us going, and for making this such a fun event.

Please send links to photos or video to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will add them here.

Photos and video by: Steve |

Check it out..

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Karting registration closes 1/23

Steve — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:41:19 +0000

Only one more week till registration closes for our annual Kart racing event.

Check out This Post for all the details!!

2009 Holiday Party December 13th

Steve — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:36:24 +0000

WRAPUP: Great friends, great food, presents and a great way to wrap up the year. We had a big crowd of old and new MINI friends, and lined up the block with MINIs. Huge thanks to Taylor for again hosting such a fantastic party, and thanks to everyone in the Chicago MINI Motoring Club for making our club such a nice and fun place to be!!

Photos by: Steve | Francis | Tom |

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Starved Rock 11/22

Steve — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:47:52 +0000

WRAPUP: The 6th annual Starved Rock drive is in the books, and it was an amazing trip. The late November weather turned out beautiful, and we wound up with 37 MINIs lining up at the beginning of the drive. Our first stop was to the Minooka BMW/MINI Distribution Center where we were welcomed with open arms by many of the staff who came in on their day off, as well as the Mayor of Minooka!! We were treated to donuts, cookies, fruit and drinks and given an overview of what the distribution center was all about. There was a MINI quiz, with MINI caps awarded to the winners. We then took a tour of the center to see where things were shipped, stocked, and packed. It was impressive to see how clean and efficient everything was. We then lined up our cars for a group photo opp, and were presented with a framed poster signed by all the distribution center employees (and we signed another poster that will be displayed at the center). Next stop was a quick lunch at the Minooka Culvers where we took over the dining area and parking lot. We then headed out on some quiet back roads to visit the Windmill farms near Marseilles for a quick photo stop and on to the final leg to Starved Rock State Park.

Huge thanks to Jeff and Broderick from MINIUSA and Robert, Carla and all the staff from the Distribution Center for treating our club so well and arranging such a fantastic visit, and to Gary for help with ideas and planning for the drive route!!

Please send links to photos to steve@chicagominiclub.com and I will add them here

Video by: Tom part1 | part2 |

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Holiday Party - Save the Date

Steve — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:49:33 +0000

This year’s Club Holiday Party will on Sunday December 13th, and will again be hosted by club member Taylor at his house in Deerfield.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend, as this is looking to be the best event ever!!

Brand-X Halloween Rallye

Steve — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:06:48 +0000

Here is an invite from Brand-X Rallye Team to participate in their gimmick rallye on Sunday October 25th

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