First up, Saturday morning, May 5, is the first Saturday of the month, our scheduled monthly visit to Cars and Coffee. Come out and enjoy the nice classic and custom cars. Cars and Coffee is every Saturday from 8am to 11am. Although as a group we usually only go on the first Saturday of the month, some members go just about every week.

Cars and Coffee is located at 9500 S. Eastern Ave Las Vegas, NV 89123. If you arrive hungry and like crepes, you need to check out Crepe Expectations. It’s located in the same business park as Cars and Coffee. They do something amazing with their crepes – count on seeing me there sampling them again. They are YUMMY!

Next up is an invite for Sunday morning, May 6. We’ve been asked to support a fundraiser for The Liberty Patriots Dance Team, from Liberty High School of Las Vegas. They’re trying to raise money to compete in tournaments and events. Its a donations-only car wash, and they’re hoping that if we make a big showing it will drive more folks there to support their effort.

The car wash will be Sunday morning at Albertsons, 9725 South Maryland Pkwy Las Vegas, NV 89123 – from 10am until 2pm

If you’ve got nothing planned for that Sunday morning/afternoon, want to get your car washed or just want to give your support, it’d be great if you could stop by!

MINIUSA has opened registration for MTTS 2012. To get registered and to learn more about this nationally sponsored MINI event, follow this link.

Unfortunately, it appears the official route will bypass Las Vegas. The cross country rally begins at MINI Headquarters in Woodcliff, NJ on July 4, and from there the route meanders westward. The closest it will get to us is Phoenix, AZ – and then of course the final destination, Los Angeles, CA. Here is a list of the cities MTTS 2012 is set to visit:

A few Club members have expressed an interest in rallying together, but from various starting points. If you plan on participating in MTTS and need a place to form your plans – please use this blog post, the Club’s Facebook page, or our forum on northamericanmotoring.com.

We tallied up your votes and the Valley of Fire run has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 1, 2012. We will meet at the Petro Stopping Center at 6595 North Hollywood Boulevard. Try to arrive early so that we can leave as close to 10AM as possible! We will make the run through the Valley of Fire and then continue down North Shore Drive through Lake Mead. Note there is a fee to enter Valley of Fire it is $8 for Nevada residents otherwise $10.

I looked this morning and the skies look clear for Sunday – Hope to see you there

Don’t forget about the club run this month on Sunday March 18, 2012 meeting at 10AM at the Petro Stopping Center at 6595 North Hollywood Boulevard. Try to arrive early so that we can leave as close to 10AM as possible! We are doing the Valley of Fire run through Valley of Fire and then down North Shore Drive through Lake Mead. Note there is a fee to enter Valley of Fire it is $8 for Nevada residents otherwise $10.

Happy Motoring!

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I’ve had a great few years getting to know each of you – the Club has been great for that:)

Hope to see you again soon.

Happy Motoring!

Yes, it’s true. Some of us are just not that into football, and are looking anywhere and everywhere for something better to do. Last year we thought up the Football Boycott – and headed to Utah for some lunch. There was a pretty good turnout of folks with no vested interest in the day’s sporting outcome, and we had a great time.

This year, we’ll head northward again and go for a nice ride – instead of Utah, this time we’ll stay in Nevada. We’ll go north on the I-15, and take the exit into Moapa Valley. From that point we’ll drive through Logandale and Overton and on through Lake Mead.

For lunch we’ve got some choices, we don’t have to plan everything all the time. Let’s just wing it, shall we? We’ll let the group decide where we go on Sunday. There are two places in Overton to choose from – there’s Sugar’s Home Plate , which the Club has been to before; and Inside Scoop, which would be something new for us. Or… we can drive into the Lake Las Vegas resort area, and try out one of the restaurants there. Rick’s Café inside Loews and The Auld Dubliner Pub both look interesting, but there are other choices as well.

We’ll meet at the Petro Shopping Center by the Las Vegas Motor Speedway at 10am, and plan to roll out by 1030am.

And if you have plans already for Super Bowl Sunday but want to see the Club this weekend – Saturday is our monthly stop and Cars and Coffee – at 9500 S Eastern Ave, Henderson: 8:00am to 10:30am.

Hope to see you there – Have a good weekend!