Saturday, May 31, 2008

June

Hello all,
This is just a quick reminder that the first Sunday is THIS Sunday the 1st (not the 8th), which is tomorrow at 10am. If you can make it out, we'll be talking more about the upcoming events we posted about earlier. Mainly MTTS, since that's coming up on us fast. We will also be discussing meeting in other places (gasp!) besides our usual spot. Love to see you there!

Friday, May 9, 2008

MTTS 2008 Update

Just a quick update regarding MINI Takes the States 2008. All the details of MIAMI leg of MTTS 2008 are now updated and available here. Then, Rauno Aaltonen affectionately known as the Flying Finn will be driving north with the entourage: Sunday, June 15, 2008 - Miami to an overnight in St. Augustine, FL. Then on Monday, June 16, 2008 on to Savannah, GA for the afternoon, early evening, then on to the next overnight in Charleston, SC. We will certainly be doing all we can to entertain them while they are here and some of us may even do the run to Charleston. Stay 'tuned' for more details.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

It's May!!!

How did that happen? May already? We didn't skip April, but it went by so fast that it almost feels like it. We had a casual meeting over coffee, and today we did the same. Yes today was our first Sunday meeting! Shame on me for not posting a reminder.

However, now there is plenty to post about because Coastal MINIs has a full summer schedule ahead! We have several events for the summer that are in the planning stages. First off, MINI is planning another MINI Takes the States (MTTS) Event. It's not going to be a drive across the country adventure like 2006. This time they are staging 4 MINI extravaganzas. There is more here on MINI's official site. The event closest to us is in Miami on June 13-15. There are some MINIs driving from Miami to the next event in Boston, and they are planning on overnighting in Savannah! We would obviously want to give them a welcome party like only Coastal MINIs can. This would take place on either the 16th or the 17th of June which is a Monday or a Tuesday. Let us know via some comment love or an email if you'd be interested in welcoming the MTTS participants.

Next, remember the Great Ice Cream Run? Well, we'd like to do it again! It's just too much fun to close down Broughton Street and chow down on some ice cream for the sake of MINI camaraderie not to do it again. I mean really, who doesn't love Leopold's? This will likely take place in July or August, so stay tuned for more details!

Finally, the Savannah Sand Gnats have invited us, as a club, to a baseball game to showcase our cars and our club. How fun is that!? We're not sure when this is going to be happening yet, but we'll be sure to keep everyone updated. We are working with the Sand Gnats on a date, but in the meantime we need to know how many people would like to join us, so let us know!

Stay tuned for further updates on these events and more. It's going to be an exciting summer! :)