AMVIV, A MINI Vaction in Vegas, is coming up very soon! Starting June 14th and ending on the 17th this year at Palace Station, it’s my favorite event of the year! Almost the entire White Roof Radio crew will be there too!
And, for those of you not on the email list, this came in today to remind you that early registration closes on May 11th!
It’s about that time! Early registration for AMVIV is May 11, if you haven’t signed up yet I encourage you to click on this link and sign up!
Check this out, the “Strip Cruise” this AMVIV will be run in our pajama’s! Of course pajama’s are optional* and you are encouraged to motor the runway in your own fashion!! Maybe you would rather rock a zombie outfit, it’s your run! I am told that our very own Agro might have some ORANGE pj’s/tutu for this very motor, and as always some pre-motor hugs! http://www.amviv.com/schedule/
Jules was been spotted “buttering up” security at Palace this week! Rumor has it she was posting wanted photo’s of the Evil Twins at “5b” and schmoozing with Security. She’s definitely up to something interesting! Like us on Facebook to follow her mayhem! Click this link if you still need to get your room! http://www.amviv.com/hotel/
That is just a taste of the sweet goodness we have in store for you at this years event! Soon we will be adding a section to our site that has “alternative activities” for you to explore while on your MINI Vacation in Vegas!
You can register right now right here. And Palace Station is actually kicking in some strong discounts on rooms this year, and you don’t get charged when you book your room!
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(7) commentsBecause every rally needs a clever title
Something that I haven’t done in a very long time is drive with a bunch of other MINIs from point A to point B. Something that I rectified today with a short run with the Dynamic MINI Collective, the MINI Club here in Arizona. Both Stella and I went and we had a great time!
First up with the off. Something else that I’ve been doing is hanging out with some of the club members on Friday Mornings at a coffee shop called Dutch Bros. That was also the location of today’s starting point.
Then, at 8:00 am sharp we headed south to Coolige. Luckily we were graced with green lights most of the way and only had to stop once to let everyone catch up. About an hour later, we pulled up to the airport.
Once a month they host a fly-in. Some planes fly-in, people get an awesome Lion’s Club breakfast, and they fly, um, out. It was pretty neat to see the older planes, especially the 4 that flew in in formation right over the tarmac. I had a mouth full of bacon, otherwise I would have gotten some video or photos or something. It was pretty rad.
A great time was had by all as usually happens when a bunch of MINI owners get together in one place. Full photos shoot can be found over Flickr. I also just got a sneak peak of Stella’s photos and they are pretty amazing! I’ll be sure to give y’all a heads up when they are available.
(0) Comments10 years ago today MINI created MINIUSA to support sales of the ‘new’ MINI Cooper in the United States.
10 years ago, many of you (myself included) ordered/bought/drove your first ‘new’ MINI Cooper.
If you told me, 10 years ago, half of the things I would get to do in the next 10 years, I would have called bullshit.
If you told me, 10 years ago, of all the cool people I was going to meet and call friends, I would have been excited.
10 years, 400,000 MINIs. Good on ya MINIUSA, good on ya.
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Your pal Don ‘db’ Burnside here. You might know me as the host of The World Famous White Roof Radio, one of the most popular automotive podcasts on the planet, or as one of the founders of SoCal MINI Maniacs, one of the largest MINI Clubs in the United States. I’m also the guy in charge of this little blog you are reading now, and I help keep MotoringFile and Bimmerfile running.
Oh yea. I also drive a MINI. A MINI that has more miles than yours I would bet.
So, you could say I’m a busy guy. Eventhough I am busy, I do try to make as many of the larger MINI Cooper related events that I can. These include A MINI Vacation in Vegas, MINI Takes the States, MINI United and the SCMM Anniversary party (that I have missed the last few years of, sadly). You will notice that there is at least one event missing from this list*, and that is MINIs on the Dragon.
There are many reasons why I’ve not yet been to MINIs on the Dragon, with everyone of those reasons being applicable for this year. The big ones are time and distance. The dragon is almost 4k miles from where I live (round trip). For me to drive I would lose almost 2 weeks of work. For me to fly, I would lose less time but have the added expense of airfare, which at today’s fuel prices wouldn’t be that much more. So, figure in those expenses and the lack of income for the time missed from work, and it’s expensive. Not to mention if I flew, I wouldn’t have my MINI on the dragon. Sure I could borrow a MINI to drive, but it wouldn’t be the same.
Then I’ve heard that this year is already breaking registration records. And there are a limited number of places to stay at the event site. Again, I could borrow a sofa or piece of floor someplace, but with how much it would cost, that seems like a crappy way to spend a few days.
Finally, for this year, there is MINI United. And it’s happening the weekend after the Dragon. And it’s an event that I would like to go to. And event that I could not attend if I attended MINIs on the Dragon.
But Todd and Chad go, right? Right. Both of which are going because, while they are there, they are able to sell products and services to help them with their costs, and in some cases, realize a bit of profit. If going to the Dragon for me was a profit making venture, then I would be all over it like a bum on a ham sandwich.
So, to make a long story a little bit longer, I won’t be at this year’s MINIs on the Dragon. Please except my apologies in advance for letting you down yet again.
XOXO
Don ‘db’ Burnside
*Sure there were more, but I didn’t want to go through and list every MINI event that has at least 40 cars show up. So no need to beat me up about excluding [your event name here] in the comments, ok?
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