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If you are there early there is Corey’s test run. Imagine that road with me not making sure people are keeping up.

Nice! Let me know when you want to go live with the Social media push

Mike refused to go unless I promised we could do the Corey Hellbender again

Thanks for volunteering before I had to exploit our friendship for you photography skills.

It's a lot of fun and I'll be there taking photos!

Event Title: MINI Autocross School Event Date: 03/23/2025 08:00 AM to 03/23/2025 04:00 PM Event Address: NOTICE: SOLD OUT!! Loaner helmets are in short supply (1-L, and 1-XL) No medium helmets remaining When: March 23, 2023 Where: Summit Point Raceway, West Virginia Time: 8am to 4pm Lunch: included Things to bring: Your MINI, Helmet (loaners available on request), a fun attitude Cost: We are current finalizing pricing, but will update NLT Jan 15th. Registration will open on Feb 1st What is Autocross? Autocross is a safe, low-speed motorsport where competitors drive against the clock to turn in the best times as they navigate a driving course defined by orange parking cones in a large, open lot. What can I expect? Autocross school is the best way to learn more about autocross and improve your driving performance through in-car instruction by some of the best instructors in the Washington DC area. Come join us for a fun and educational day filled with safe but adrenaline raising motorsport. Class is in session: Sessions will include a variety of topics to help novice participants better understand what goes on in a day of autocross, and what they will likely be seeing and hearing around them as they participate in the motorsport. Instruction on how to prepare both the car and driver for autocross, tech inspect, work a course, and safety topics will get you up to speed with the day-of operations for participating in autocross. Then, drivers will learn how to make the most of their runs by examining techniques like walking the course to determine good run lines, throttle modulation (your gas pedal is not an on-off switch!), and when to brake. Discussions will also cover basic handling conditions such as 'oversteer' and 'understeer' you may have heard of, and how to correct them, and try to prevent these issues to give you your best runs. Learn by doing: It's time to put all of your newfound knowledge to work. Get ready to buckle up and drive, as you will get run after run to put your training and skills to the test with a series of handling and stopping challenges as you gear up to run a full autocross course. With one of our excellent instructors at your side, you will continue to receive guidance to improve your performance and lower your lap times. As you learn how to pick your turn-in points, choose your braking zones and work the throttle wisely, you will notice a consistent improvement in how your car handles confidently and smartly through the sea of cones. There is no better way to get started in autocross than with the NCC Autocross school. Whether you've done a few events in the past, or if you've never been out to a course before, you'll find the program educational and the skills you learn useful not just on the autocross course, but for all of the driving you do. Instructor are ready to answer any questions you will have and will ensure you get personalized attention and instruction to overcome any concerns or issues. If you have any questions or are interested in attending please comment below. Official ticket sales will be posted in the new year RSVP on the event here:

Event Title: The Mistress Run Event Date: 02/22/2025 10:00 AM to 02/22/2025 03:00 PM Event Address: After spending Valentine’s Day with that special someone its time for some quality time with our MINIs (Mistress). We will be meeting in the Kohl’s Parking lot in Burke, we will be heading southwest exploring many of the great twisties around Manassas and Warrenton as we wind our way for about an hour with a lunch stop in the Warrenton, VA area. Start Point: Kohl's Parking lot 5815 Burke Centre Pkwy Burke, VA 22015 Lunch Stop: Vinny's Grill & Pizzeria 11085 Marsh Rd Bealeton, VA 22712 After lunch we will continue west and north through Culpeper and into wine country, the route is nearly approximately 1 hour and a half of continuous country roads that are a great combination of sweeping turns, rolling roads, and tight twisties while enjoying countryside views ending at one of the great wineries in the Hume area. End Point: Information available shortly (Hume, VA area) Schedule of events: 10:00AM: Driver’s meeting 10:15AM: Run Starts 11:30AM: Lunch stop 1:00PM: Start afternoon leg 2:30PM: End point RSVP on the event here:

@STXMINI, That is AWESOME that you guys will be joining again this year. We missed you last year. @SusieQ, Lorri hit the good starting points, I would review the new join info on the website about the event and the area. I can confirm there are some cabins and a few rooms in the lodge available, I should have the exact number and type soon. I recommend calling and locking one down if you are thinking of going. The deposit is about $200 and fully refundable up to 30 days out I believe (I will have to check mine). Some Corey tips (for what that’s worth): - You will have a bunch of DCMMers down there, just ask to be a third wheel and everyone will let you tag along, you will likely see a familiar face at every event. - One sign up for one drive a day, if you try to do more you will be worried about getting to the next drive instead of enjoying the one you are on. - The welcome and farewell dinner can be a bit overwhelming over 300 people in the hall, but you will be sitting with friends. There are plenty of folks that use those evening to do dinner at one of the surrounding restaurants instead (DCMM often does a dinner at Tapoco one evening) - Bingo is fun but can be a bit loud, I would recommend attending (great prizes) I typically create a calendar that shows how the runs overlap and share here. It is just easier for me to see. There are all different drives to eat, some have adventure, something for everyone. Popular runs do fill up last, but it is not as bad post covid. I think the record for my drive was 10 minutes from it going live, and it is capped at 20 people. I do find it odd the number of people that drive 8 hours to TN/NC and end up on a Corey run. You can do that all year long here, lol. If you have any question please do not hesitate to ask, I might know a guy with some inside info.

Congrats on the new MINI, There have been recent changes at PMoA at the General Manager level. I know she is review and realigning focus there glad to hear you had a more positive experience this time.

I love all the info! THANK YOU! I'll sit down and look over the MOTD website and give Fontana a call to see what they have.

The best place to start is the MOTD website. A little dated in the looks department, but very well laid out for information! The most fun place to stay is at Fontana Village because that's where all the action is. I'd start by giving them a call to see if they have any rooms or cabins available (I got lucky last week and snagged a cabin) don't forget to tell them you're coming for MOTD because they offer a discount. If they don't have anything available, ask to be put on the waiting list, but keep checking back with them. Cabins & rooms open up all of the time as reserved rooms get released leading up to the event. Next: Register on the MOTD website between Jan 17th-Apr 13th. And register your hubby too because on a lot of the day drives there is a "Person" limit (Not a MINI limit) so each "Person" will need to RSVP separately to any day drive you want to join Next: Read over all of the day drives and events and be ready to sign up for the runs you want when drive registration opens on Feb 15th. Some of the more popular drives (Like Corey's Hellbender drive) will fill up immediately, so try to snag those first I am not an introvert, but I do have anxiety to the max, I create a spreadsheet of each day's activities so that I'm not overwhelmed. There's so much fun to be had!

I wanted to go 2025, this would be my first year. Where do I start? A place to stay right? Alright then what else? Do we have a beginner's guide for introverts to MOTD and going out of their zone for social/big group activities?

Those wheels... wooooo. So purty. I've bought 4 Minis through PMoA and always use Andy as my salesman. He's usually really straight-forward on things and even delivered one of my Minis when I couldn't come get it due to surgery. Until he retires or leaves, he will always be my go-to. However, I don't know if your experience was less positive due to the salesman or just the overall buying process with them. Either way, congrats on the newer Mini family member.

We initially thought we weren't going to make it to MOTD this year, but our plans changed, and when I called Fontana they had a cabin open, so looks like STXMINI is returning to the Dragon this year! Anyone else heading down?

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Members! We would love to have a few more people step up to lead runs this year, Of the 100+ members last season, only 5 non Board members led runs If you're interested in leading a run, the calendar is wide open! Choose your date and let us know if you need help with the planning. (If someone has chosen the month that you'd like to volunteer for, no problem, we can have multiple events in the same month) We'd like to once again thank @Widdie @Brandy_Brown @GreenCactus @MINIFIED & Eli for helping to fill out our 2024 calendar, we appreciate you!

The event calendar is open for 2025 events Please let us know if you'd like to lead an event _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OPEN RUNS: Longer runs, open to all DCMM Members (Forum & Club) HSB MEMBER RUNS: Shorter runs for Club Members New Forum Members: If you'd like to join us on a Member run to check out the club, please let us know and we'll make sure you have the details Current Forum Members: You will not be able to see the event posts for the Member Hop, Skip, & Brew Events, please consider membership if you're interested in joining in on the HSB events this season _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OPEN EVENT CALENDAR JANUARY 11: Post Holiday Holiday Party Host: Rey & Jessi FEBRUARY 22: Mistress Run Leader: Corey MARCH: MARCH 23: MINI NCC Autocross School APRIL: MAY: JUNE: JULY: AUGUST: SEPTEMBER: OCTOBER: NOVEMBER: MEMBER HSB EVENT CALENDAR FEBRUARY: MARCH: APRIL: MAY: JUNE: JULY: AUGUST: SEPTEMBER: OCTOBER: NOVEMBER:

That's a good looking MINI! I hope you both have a lot of fun driving it

My wife (who is also a DCMM member) just traded in her 2011 hardtop non-S and got a 2022 hardtop S. It's an interesting "white silver" body color, with limited edition 18" wheels and Iconic interior trim. I'm extremely jealous. I believe she got a decent deal and was treated fairly by Passport Mini of Alexandria. I had a less positive experience when I bought my 2024 Countryman from them back in April -- I felt like I got a terrible deal, though I mostly blame myself for being a poor negotiator.

This will be so much fun, thanks Rey & Jessi! I'll talk to the Chef to see what he'd like to bring, and I'll start looking for the perfect White Elephant gift!

Event Title: Post-Holiday Party is Back! Event Date: 01/11/2025 05:00 PM to 01/11/2025 09:00 PM Event Address: It’s time to bring back the DCMM post-holiday party. We have all survived our relatives but are not ready to let the Holidays end. Come join your fellow MINIacs to catchup on the winter projects we have completed, those we haven't got to yet, and what MINI goals we all have for the new year. We will be having a Potluck for everyone to show off the culinary skills, along with a white elephant gift exchange. Nothing starts the new year off on the right foot like stealing gifts from your fellow MINIacs. Where: Rey Rodriguez and family are hosting the event at their home in Bristow, VA. Parking: The house in on a cul-de-sac so there is plenty of curb parking with no traffic to worry about. Food: As is our tradition, this will be a Potluck event. Please post what you will be bringing so we can ensure there's a wide variety. Beverages: We'll have a variety of non-alcoholic beverages available. If you prefer to partake of adult/intoxicating beverages, please BYOB and plan on having a DD. Gift Exchange: For those interested in participating, there will be a White Elephant gift exchange. (Limit gifts to no more than $35.00.) Questions? Volunteers to set up and/or clean up? Please PM or email anyone on the board. RSVP on the event here:

@1975_mini Any suggestions?