BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//InvisionCommunity Events 4.7.24//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN REFRESH-INTERVAL:PT15M X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M X-WR-CALNAME:DCMM Club Calendar NAME:DCMM Club Calendar BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20130331T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20131027T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spring Fling 2013: Drive & Lunch in VA wine country DTSTAMP:20130304T000548Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:265-1-481082abbf5b614c3f843e6f2c1af318@dcmetrominis.org ORGANIZER;CN="Edge":webmaster@dcmetrominis.org DESCRIPTION:\n \n<\;p>\;It's that time of the year again! Spring is in the air\, old man Winter is running off to hide\, and the trees ar e starting to blossom!<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; Just like <\;a href=\"http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/dc-met ro-minis-archive/131437-sunday-apr-6th-and-20th-spring-fling-2008-sunday-d rive-and-brunch.html\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;I<\;/a>\; <\;a href=\"http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/dc-metro-minis-archive/ 131437-sunday-apr-6th-and-20th-spring-fling-2008-sunday-drive-and-brunch.h tml\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;did<\;/a>\; <\;a href=\"http://w ww.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=286\" rel=\"external nofollow\ ">\;in<\;/a>\; <\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/show thread.php?t=1413\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;previous<\;/a>\; < \;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1952\" rel= \"external nofollow\">\;years<\;/a>\;\, I'm organizing the Spring Fl ing run again\, this time on <\;strong>\;Sunday<\;/strong>\;<\; strong>\;\, April 21<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p >\;\n<\;p>\;<\;span style=\"color:#FF0000\;\">\;<\;strong>\; NOTE: If you have done this run before\, please take note that we are NOT starting at the Wegman's parking lot\, but the TARGET parking lot.<\;/st rong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;span style=\"color:#FF0000\;\">\; This is b ecause Wegman's apparently has a strict policy against allowing car groups to gather in their parking lots (boooooo...).<\;/span>\;<\;/p>\;\ n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;WHERE TO MEET:<\;/strong>\; Target Sterlin g West parking lot (South-East corner). The address is 45130 Columbia Pla ce\, Sterling\, VA 20166<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;WHEN:<\ ;/strong>\; Sunday\, April 21 @ 9:00am. Driver's meeting at 9:50am. We depart at 10am <\;strong>\;sharp!<\;/strong>\; <\;span style=\"c olor:#FF0000\;\">\;<\;strong>\;Don't be late!<\;/strong>\;<\;/ span>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;RUN DISTANCE:<\;/stron g>\; <\;strong>\;<\;span style=\"color:#0000FF\;\">\;68.1 miles (morning) + 69.3 miles (afternoon) = 137.4 miles total.<\;/span>\;<\ ;/strong>\; Easy \"early exits\" available in afternoon at 85.7 miles ( Rt 66)\, 94.0 miles (Rt 50)\, 105.8 miles (Rt 7).<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;strong>\;RUN TIME:<\;/strong>\; Approx 6.5 hours - we will retu rn to the Target parking lot at approx. 4:30pm.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;&l t\;strong>\;WHAT TO BRING:<\;/strong>\; Full tank of gas\, 2-way rad io\, money to buy lunch (cash please - makes it easier for the check)\ , sweater/raincoat/umbrella (if necessary\, depending on weather) and a fun-loving attitude! :top:<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n&l t\;p>\;A quick refresher:<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p >\;One of my fondest MINI-related memories is the very first drive I eve r participated in with DCMM - it was the Spring Fling\, created by Bru ce Pancoast (<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/member.p hp?u=68\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;mty_mini<\;/a>\;)\, and organi zed with help from Jen Oakes (<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/fo rums/member.php?u=79\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Jen<\;/a>\;) ( who was our event coordinator at the time). This all happened on Sunda y\, April 24\, 2005... only 7 1/2 weeks after I picked up my brand new MINI. Alan (<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/member.php?u =2\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Scavenger<\;/a>\;)\, who was getti ng his first exposure to the MINI\, came along as my co-pilot.<\;/p>\ ;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;Meeting in the Sterling Wegmans p arking lot (near MINI of Sterling)\, it was fun to meet a whole bunch of like-minded MINIacs all at once\, for the first time. Little did I know just how much fun there was still to come... after grabbing some coffee and/or breakfast snacks from Wegmans.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; & lt\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;The roads were beautiful and twisty\, and was such an awesome experience to be in a long line of MINIs for the very firs t time. We stopped for lunch at Orlean Market <\;span style=\"color: #000000\;\">\;in Upperville\, VA<\;/span>\; (in western Fauquier County)\, then continued on for wine tasting at Naked Mountain Vineya rd &\; Winery after that\, before heading all the way back to Wegma ns.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;It was a long day ( 128 miles or so!)\, but <\;strong>\;so<\;/strong>\; nice. Needless to say\, I was eager to do this run again.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; < \;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;Our lunch stop will be again be at <\;a href=\"htt p://www.griffintavern.com/\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Griffin Tavern& lt\;/a>\;\, since Orlean Market closed down a number of years ago. Unfo rtunately\, due to the size of our group\, we will be a more selective and limited menu than their regular menu\, but they will still have their fa mous Shepherd's Pie and other classics.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p& gt\;\n<\;p>\;<\;span>\;<\;strong>\;NOTE:<\;/strong>\;<\; /span>\;<\;span>\; The plan is to have <\;/span>\;<\;span>\; <\;strong>\;1 check per table<\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;span >\;\, so to make things easier to sort out\, please bring sufficient cas h to cover your portion of the check.<\;/span>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p&g t\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;For those interested or curious:<\;/p>\; \n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.northamer icanmotoring.com/forums/dc-metro-minis-archive/39093-dcmm-sunday-drive-and -brunch-sunday-april-24-10-00-am.html\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Orig inal Spring Fling thread (2005)<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/dc-metro-minis-archive /131437-sunday-apr-6th-and-20th-spring-fling-2008-sunday-drive-and-brunch. html\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2008 thread<\;/a>\;& lt\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/s howthread.php?t=286\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2009 thre ad<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetromin is.org/forums/showthread.php?t=840\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2010 thread<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http:/ /maps.google.com/maps?f=d&\;source=s_d&\;saddr=45131+Columbia+Pl\,+S terling\,+VA+20166&\;daddr=Loudoun+County+Pkwy+to:Ryan+Rd%2FVA-772+to:V A-860%2FWatson+Rd+to:US-50+to:Lime+Kiln+Rd%2FVA-733+to:Mountville+Rd+to:Fo xcroft+Rd%2FVA-626+to:38.969557\,-77.73635+to:Pickering+St+to:Atoka+Rd%2FV A-713+to:Atoka+Rd%2FVA-713+to:Grove+Ln%2FVA-55+to:Grove+Ln%2FVA-55+to:Free +State+Rd%2FVA-721+to:659+Zachary+Taylor+Hwy\,+VA+22627&\;geocode=%3BFY U9UwIdQRRi-w%3BFRjuUgIdI0Bh-w%3BFeNQUwIdCzRg-w%3BFVSSUgId6rNf-w%3BFRajUwId LW1f-w%3BFVhfUwIdiwVe-w%3BFeU4UwId3YVd-w%3B%3BFbicUgIdvc5d-w%3BFaa4UgIdurx c-w%3BFR6uUgIdxLRc-w%3BFfuJUQIdPidb-w%3BFX8JUQIdZ51b-w%3BFeRiUAId3Ftb-w%3B &\;hl=en&\;mra=dme&\;mrcr=0\,1&\;mrsp=8&\;sz=18&\;via=1\ ,2\,3\,4\,5\,6\,7\,9\,10\,11\,12\,13\,14&\;sll=38.969006\,-77.736731&am p\;sspn=0.003032\,0.004013&\;ie=UTF8&\;ll=38.863236\,-77.711792&\ ;spn=0.621262\,1.058807&\;z=10\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring F ling 2010 Morning Route on Google Maps<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\ ;<\;a href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&\;source=s_d&\;saddr= 659+Zachary+Taylor+Hwy\,+VA+22627&\;daddr=Hume+Rd+to:Leeds+Manor+Rd%2FV A-688+to:Leeds+Manor+Rd%2FVA-688+to:Blueridge+Mountain+Rd%2FVA-601+to:Snic kersville+Pike%2FSnickersville+Turnpike%2FVA-734+to:Jeb+Stuart+Rd%2FVA-630 +to:39.050085\,-77.734559+to:Snickersville+Turnpike%2FVA-734+to:Loudoun+Co unty+Pkwy%2FMoran+Rd%2FOld+Ox+Rd%2FVA-606+to:45131+Columbia+Pl\,+Sterling\ ,+VA+20166&\;geocode=%3BFVqeUAIdiDNY-w%3BFZjjUAIdFuJZ-w%3BFSm8UQIdw9ZZ- w%3BFSBfUwIdrmZa-w%3BFSHAVAIdZ25c-w%3BFRf1UwIdLspd-w%3B%3BFUw7UwIdPHxe-w%3 BFdsqUgIdFiph-w%3B&\;hl=en&\;mra=dme&\;mrcr=1&\;mrsp=7&\;sz =16&\;via=1\,2\,3\,4\,5\,7\,8\,9&\;sll=39.052335\,-77.733314&\;ss pn=0.012114\,0.01605&\;ie=UTF8&\;ll=38.863236\,-77.711792&\;spn=0 .621262\,1.058807&\;z=10\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2 010 Afternoon Route on Google Maps<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;< \;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1413\" rel= \"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2011 thread<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\; \n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.p hp?t=1952\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\; Spring Fling 2012 thread<\;/a >\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"htt p://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=832&\;d=136 6758233\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2013 Route Sheet<\; /a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/ forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=817&\;d=1365350386\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2013 Waiver Form<\;/a>\; (for non-member d rivers)<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\ ;NOTE: All non-member drivers are expected to sign a waiver before partic ipating.<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p&g t\;<\;strong>\;NOTE #2: Due to severe size limitations from the local wineries\, we do not participate in wine tasting any more. <\;/strong> \;However\, you are welcome to order yourself a glass of wine with lunch a t Griffin Tavern. <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;Hope to see many of you out there again!<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\ ;\n<\;p>\;<\;span style=\"color:#FF0000\;\">\;<\;strong>\;Our lunch stop (Griffin Tavern) has <\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;span style=\"color:#FF0000\;\">\;<\;strong>\;given us a hard cap of 50 AD ULTS\, so if we reach that number\, RSVPs will be closed. (Kids will not count towards the count of 50\, so please put in the comments if you have any kids coming with you)<\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;/p>\;\n \ n DTSTART:20130421T140000Z DTEND:20130421T213000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR