Early Thursday afternoon a small group of us will be headed north towards San Francisco. Friday in San Francisco there’s a MINI Cross scheduled, and later that evening a MINI Countryman Preview Party.

Saturday morning we’ll head southward to Los Angeles. Saturday’s schedule in Los Angeles looks the same as San Francisco, so we might have to find the California clubs to see about some entertainment.

Sunday morning we’ll pack up and head out to Arizona. MINI of Tempe and MINI North Scottsdale (supported by Dynamic MINI Collective) have teamed up to host a Pool party at Hotel Valley Ho. Monday morning it’s back to the MINIs for the fun ride back to Las Vegas.

Monday night we’re in for a “COOL” treat! Desert MINI of Las Vegas is hosting a Party at the minus5 Ice Lounge inside The Shoppes at Mandalay Place,. Inside the “Lodge” guests will enjoy food, ice-cold beer and a variety of fine wines. Once coated and gloved, you’ll be escorted into the world-famous “Ice Lounge” for a once-in-a-lifetime experience and our exclusive MINI Takes the States specialty cocktail. You must be 21 years of age or older to attend and the party is FREE to the first 250 guests with proper MTTS credentials. While the temperature will soar above 100 outside, the “Lodge” will be a comfy 74 degrees and the “Ice Lounge” is kept at a constant 28 degrees Fahrenheit, or -5 degrees Celsius. Please dress accordingly. If you can’t make the ice lounge – party headquarters for the later evening will be back at Palace Station.

Tuesday morning, we’ll be crawling back into the daylight to start the next leg of the trip. We’ll be headed to Salt Lake City – Tuesday evening we’ll be joining MINI of Murray for an evening of fun, food, refreshing beverages and giveaways, with another chance to check out the MINI Countryman.

Wednesday morning we’ll rally up and head out to travel the world famous Bonneville Salt Flats and then out to Grand Junction, CO to rest up before the big arrival in Winter Park and Denver on Thursday.

If you’re going on some of the routes and want to meet up with others in the Club, please email me (Julie) and send me your contact information so we can hook up. Also, if you’re up on Twitter or Facebook – be sure to “follow” me, or “friend” me. I’ll be posting updates as often as my iPhone will allow.

Friday July 9, 6:30pm: AMVIV8 Planning Meeting at Cheeburger Cheeburger, 8390 South Rainbow Blvd.

Saturday July 10, 7:00am-10:00am: Cars & Coffee at 9500 S Eastern Ave.

Thursday July 15, 6:30pm: Motor In at Cafe Rio, 5765 Centennial Center Blvd

Saturday July 24, Club Scavenger Hunt – details TBD

Saturday August 7, 7:00am-10:00am: Cars & Coffee at 9500 S Eastern Ave.

Monday August 9 – MINI Takes The States, Vegas Style – MTTS Passes through Vegas on its way to Denver. Details TBD

August 6 – August 15 MINI Takes the States

August 12 – 15, MINIs in the Mountains

Saturday August 28, Boot Buffet at Mt. Charleston

If you need any other information, please don’t hesitate to email me: president@sincityminiclub.com

A few of you have expressed an interest, so its confirmed – The SCMC will be headed to Tustin, CA for the All-Mini Car Show. I found somewhat reasonable lodging about 8 miles away in Irvine, CA, here are the details:

Candlewood Suites
ORANGE COUNTY/IRVINE SPECTRUM
16150 SAND CANYON AVENUE
IRVINE, CA 92618
1 800-980-6438

Also, I’ve been in contact with Melissa from SCMM and they plan to meet up with us the evening of June 11 at the Irvine Spectrum. It’s an outdoor mall, with lots of food places, and things to do. It’s a nice place. something for everyone.

We haven’t settled on a time yet for departure on June 11 – but we’ll do our best to accommodate everyone’s schedule. The more the merrier – if you haven’t RSVP’d yet, no worries – be sure however to check out the hotel SOON if you’re interested: a lot of the places around were already booked.

Hope to see you there

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I was thinking about leading a group of Minis to Tustin, CA for the 3rd Annual All MINI/Mini Car Show Sat Jun 12th. The show will be located at The Enderle Center, 14081 Yorba St, in Tustin, CA. The show runs Saturday 8:00am to 12:30 . The car show if you’d like to enter your car is $10, to benefit The Sheepfold — Shelter, refuge, and a new beginning for abused women and their children. Here is a link to the event flyer.

I found lodging in nearby Santa Ana in a somewhat reasonable range between $48-$80/night. I thought we could leave Friday (depending on availability, early in the day, or around 6pm – it would depend on what works for the drivers). When we got there, I can try and organize dinner with some local Mini Club folks. Next morning we can round up, and head to the show – then have lunch with the Club there and head back.

Anyone interested in an overnight hop to California?

Please respond no later than Friday 5/21 (either here or to president@sincityminiclub.com) – so I can let the SoCal Club know whether or not to expect us.

Thanks,
Jules

Next up, Aliens! Yup, we’re going up the Extra-Terrestrial Highway to Rachel NV and the Little A’Le’Inn. We’ll meet up at the Cannery Casino for a 3:30pm departure. Why so late? Because we’re going to have dinner at the Inn, mingle in a little shopping (who doesn’t what an Alien Bobble-head for their desk?), followed by the traditional R53 sunset salute (Welcome? Warning?) to any aliens that happen to be around.

What’s an R53 salute? Ah, you’ll just have to come along to find out.

It will be dark…real dark…on the return trip, so I suggest you bring a flashlight. You won’t want the aliens to get you…

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Next up, Aliens! Yup, we’re going up the Extra-Terrestrial Highway to Rachel NV and the Little A’Le’Inn. We’ll meet up at the Cannery Casino for a 3:30pm departure. Why so late? Because we’re going to have dinner at the Inn, mingle in a little shopping (who doesn’t what an Alien Bobble-head for their desk?), followed by the traditional R53 sunset salute (Welcome? Warning?) to any aliens that happen to be around.

What’s an R53 salute? Ah, you’ll just have to come along to find out.

It will be dark…real dark…on the return trip, so I suggest you bring a flashlight. You won’t want the aliens to get you…

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Well, no longer.  As a club we are aiming to to have more events each month, and with more variety.  Sounds great, right?

What’s the catch you say?  Frankly, we need your help.  What do you want to do?  Is there a run you’ve always wanted to go on?  Do you have an idea for an overnight trip somewhere?  Maybe a motor-in breakfast instead of dinner?  Picnics, scavenger hunts…? Basically, I’m short on imagination and need fresh ideas so we can make this your club.

My goal is that with your assistance we’ll the calendar for several months in advance so everyone will know what’s coming when and can plan accordingly.  To kick this off, I am asking anyone with ideas to meet me at the Crown and Anchor on Tropicana at 6:30pm, Thursday, 13 May.  We’ll have dinner, probably some beer, and then we’ll knock out some ideas for the next several months.  Hope to see ya there!

Even if you can’t stay for the event planning, at least join us for dinner and beers…this will also be our May Motor-in.

And…if you have ideas but can’t make the meeting, email them to me..

If you plan to attend, please let me know by emailing me here so I can make sure the C&A can accommodate everyone.

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Well, no longer.  As a club we are aiming to to have more events each month, and with more variety.  Sounds great, right?

What’s the catch you say?  Frankly, we need your help.  What do you want to do?  Is there a run you’ve always wanted to go on?  Do you have an idea for an overnight trip somewhere?  Maybe a motor-in breakfast instead of dinner?  Picnics, scavenger hunts…? Basically, I’m short on imagination and need fresh ideas so we can make this your club.

My goal is that with your assistance we’ll the calendar for several months in advance so everyone will know what’s coming when and can plan accordingly.  To kick this off, I am asking anyone with ideas to meet me at the Crown and Anchor on Tropicana at 6:30pm, Thursday, 13 May.  We’ll have dinner, probably some beer, and then we’ll knock out some ideas for the next several months.  Hope to see ya there!

Even if you can’t stay for the event planning, at least join us for dinner and beers…this will also be our May Motor-in.

And…if you have ideas but can’t make the meeting, email them to me..

If you plan to attend, please let me know by emailing me here so I can make sure the C&A can accommodate everyone.

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Due to popular demand, we have changed the departure location and time of the Calico run.  Rather than launching from Aliante at 0800, we will now depart from the Las Vegas Outlet Mall at 0830.  The Outlet Mall is located at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd and Warm Springs.  The revised map is here.

Since Calico offers a great location for an overhead group photo, we’re really hoping for a great turnout.  Please join us!

As usual, don’t forget to bring your radios tuned to Channel 7 sub 21 (although it’s not required).

Also, be sure to reserve 25 Feb in your calendar for our next Motor In.  It will be at BJ’s (9520 S Eastern Ave. Henderson NV)…It’s in the same strip mall as Cars and Coffee.

Thanks!

The next couple of clubs runs will be rehearsals for AMVIV events.  For the first run of 2010, SCMC will visit Death Valley and the lowest point in North America (and coincidentally enough only 76 miles from Mt Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous 48 states).  Mike Morine will be leading this run and will depart from the fourth level of the Aliante parking structure at 10 AM (or the third level in case it’s closed).  Timing for the departure is critical to assess traffic prior to the real AMVIV run, so please be on time and ready to go! The following link will show you the planned route on Google maps (http://tiny.cc/deathvalley179).

Since the number of participants expected during AMVIV will not permit an organized lunch, the plan is to let everyone find lunch on their own in Pahrump and regroup after an hour to continue.  So, either bring $ or pack a lunch.

Also, note that Death Valley is part of the National Park Service and as such has an entry fee of $20 per vehicle (an annual NPS park pass will work if you already have one).  Note that my experience is that the entry gates are rarely manned and fees are typically collected by a Park Ranger on foot at the more popular locations such as Badwater.  There’s a chance you won’t have to pay, but be prepared to do so.

Note: Bring your Radios as cell phones don’t work:  Channel 7 sub 21