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:20140330T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20141026T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spring Fling 2014: Drive & Lunch in VA wine country DTSTAMP:20140305T031722Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:331-1-481082abbf5b614c3f843e6f2c1af318@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 (or will be soon!)\, old man Winter is running off to hid e (again\, soon)\, and the trees are starting to blossom (SOON - pay no at tention to that white stuff outside!)!<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p&g t\;\n<\;p>\;Just <\;a href=\"http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/fo rums/dc-metro-minis-archive/131437-sunday-apr-6th-and-20th-spring-fling-20 08-sunday-drive-and-brunch.html\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;like<\;/ a>\; <\;a href=\"http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/dc-metro- minis-archive/131437-sunday-apr-6th-and-20th-spring-fling-2008-sunday-driv e-and-brunch.html\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;I<\;/a>\; <\;a hre f=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=286\" rel=\"extern al nofollow\">\;did<\;/a>\; <\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.or g/forums/showthread.php?t=1413\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;in<\;/a&g t\; <\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1952 \" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;previous<\;/a>\; <\;a href=\"http:/ /www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2784\" rel=\"external nofoll ow\">\;years<\;/a>\;\, I'm organizing the Spring Fling run again\, this time on <\;strong>\;Saturday<\;/strong>\;<\;strong>\;\, A pril 5<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p> \;<\;span style=\"color:#FF0000\;\">\;<\;strong>\;NOTE: If you hav e done this run before\, please take note that we are NOT starting at the Wegman's parking lot\, but the TARGET parking lot.<\;/strong>\;<\; /span>\;<\;span style=\"color:#FF0000\;\">\; This is because 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 Sterling West parki ng lot (South-East corner). The address is 45130 Columbia Place\, Sterlin g\, VA 20166<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;WHEN:<\;/strong>\ ; Saturday\, April 5 @ 9:00am. Driver's meeting at 9:50am. We depart at 1 0am <\;strong>\;sharp!<\;/strong>\; <\;span style=\"color:#FF000 0\;\">\;<\;strong>\;Don't be late!<\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;&l t\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;RUN DISTANCE:<\;/strong>\; <\ ;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 return to the T arget parking lot at approx. 4:30pm\, if you decide to complete the full r un.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;WHAT TO BRING:<\;/strong>\ ; Full tank of gas\, 2-way radio\, money to buy lunch (cash please - makes it easier for the check)\, sweater/raincoat/umbrella (if necess ary\, depending on weather) and a fun-loving attitude! :top:<\;/p> \;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;A quick refresher:<\;/p>\;\n <\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;One of my fondest MINI-related memor ies is the very first drive I ever participated in with DCMM - it was the Spring Fling\, created by Bruce Pancoast (<\;a href=\"http://w ww.dcmetrominis.org/forums/member.php?u=68\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\ ;mty_mini<\;/a>\;)\, and organized with help from Jen Oakes (<\;a hr ef=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/member.php?u=79\" rel=\"external n ofollow\">\;Jen<\;/a>\;) (who was our event coordinator at the t ime). This all happened on Sunday\, April 24\, 2005... only 7 1/2 wee ks after I picked up my brand new MINI. Alan (<\;a href=\"http://ww w.dcmetrominis.org/forums/member.php?u=2\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;S cavenger<\;/a>\;)\, who was getting his first exposure to the MINI\, came along as my co-pilot.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p >\;Meeting in the Sterling Wegmans parking 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 f rom Wegmans.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;The road s were beautiful and twisty\, and was such an awesome experience to b e in a long line of MINIs for the very first time. We stopped for lun ch at Orlean Market <\;span style=\"color:#000000\;\">\;in Upperville\ , VA<\;/span>\; (in western Fauquier County)\, then continued on for wine tasting at Naked Mountain Vineyard &\; Winery after that\ , before heading all the way back to Wegmans.<\;/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 d o this run again.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;Our l unch stop will be again be at <\;a href=\"http://www.griffintavern.com/\ " rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Griffin Tavern<\;/a>\;\, since Orlea n Market closed down many years ago. Unfortunately\, due to the size of o ur group\, we will be a more selective and limited menu than their regula r menu\, but they will still have their famous Shepherd's Pie and other classics.<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;span>\ ;<\;strong>\;NOTE:<\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;span>\; The p lan is to have <\;/span>\;<\;span>\;<\;strong>\;1 check per ta ble<\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;span>\;\, so to make things easi er to sort out\, please bring sufficient cash to cover your portion of the check.<\;/span>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; For those interested or curious:<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n& lt\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/dc-met ro-minis-archive/39093-dcmm-sunday-drive-and-brunch-sunday-april-24-10-00- am.html\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Original Spring Fling thread (2005 )<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.northameric anmotoring.com/forums/dc-metro-minis-archive/131437-sunday-apr-6th-and-20t h-spring-fling-2008-sunday-drive-and-brunch.html\" rel=\"external nofollow \">\;Spring Fling 2008 thread<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=286\" rel=\"ex ternal nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2009 thread<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n&l t\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t =840\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2010 thread<\;/a>\;& lt\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&\ ;source=s_d&\;saddr=45131+Columbia+Pl\,+Sterling\,+VA+20166&\;daddr= Loudoun+County+Pkwy+to:Ryan+Rd%2FVA-772+to:VA-860%2FWatson+Rd+to:US-50+to: Lime+Kiln+Rd%2FVA-733+to:Mountville+Rd+to:Foxcroft+Rd%2FVA-626+to:38.96955 7\,-77.73635+to:Pickering+St+to:Atoka+Rd%2FVA-713+to:Atoka+Rd%2FVA-713+to: Grove+Ln%2FVA-55+to:Grove+Ln%2FVA-55+to:Free+State+Rd%2FVA-721+to:659+Zach ary+Taylor+Hwy\,+VA+22627&\;geocode=%3BFYU9UwIdQRRi-w%3BFRjuUgIdI0Bh-w% 3BFeNQUwIdCzRg-w%3BFVSSUgId6rNf-w%3BFRajUwIdLW1f-w%3BFVhfUwIdiwVe-w%3BFeU4 UwId3YVd-w%3B%3BFbicUgIdvc5d-w%3BFaa4UgIdurxc-w%3BFR6uUgIdxLRc-w%3BFfuJUQI dPidb-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&\;sspn=0.003032\,0.004013& \;ie=UTF8&\;ll=38.863236\,-77.711792&\;spn=0.621262\,1.058807&\;z =10\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2010 Morning Route on Goo gle Maps<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://maps.goo gle.com/maps?f=d&\;source=s_d&\;saddr=659+Zachary+Taylor+Hwy\,+VA+22 627&\;daddr=Hume+Rd+to:Leeds+Manor+Rd%2FVA-688+to:Leeds+Manor+Rd%2FVA-6 88+to:Blueridge+Mountain+Rd%2FVA-601+to:Snickersville+Pike%2FSnickersville +Turnpike%2FVA-734+to:Jeb+Stuart+Rd%2FVA-630+to:39.050085\,-77.734559+to:S nickersville+Turnpike%2FVA-734+to:Loudoun+County+Pkwy%2FMoran+Rd%2FOld+Ox+ Rd%2FVA-606+to:45131+Columbia+Pl\,+Sterling\,+VA+20166&\;geocode=%3BFVq eUAIdiDNY-w%3BFZjjUAIdFuJZ-w%3BFSm8UQIdw9ZZ-w%3BFSBfUwIdrmZa-w%3BFSHAVAIdZ 25c-w%3BFRf1UwIdLspd-w%3B%3BFUw7UwIdPHxe-w%3BFdsqUgIdFiph-w%3B&\;hl=en& amp\;mra=dme&\;mrcr=1&\;mrsp=7&\;sz=16&\;via=1\,2\,3\,4\,5\,7\ ,8\,9&\;sll=39.052335\,-77.733314&\;sspn=0.012114\,0.01605&\;ie=U TF8&\;ll=38.863236\,-77.711792&\;spn=0.621262\,1.058807&\;z=10\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2010 Afternoon Route on Google Maps<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrom inis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1413\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\;Spri ng Fling 2011 thread<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"htt p://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1952\" rel=\"external nof ollow\">\; Spring Fling 2012 thread<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetrominis.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2784\" r el=\"external nofollow\">\;Spring Fling 2013 thread<\;/a>\;<\;/p&g t\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;a href=\"http://www.dcmetr ominis.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1202&\;d=1396301330\" rel =\"external nofollow\">\;<\;span>\;<\;strong>\;Spring Fling 2014 Route Sheet<\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;/a>\;<\;/p>\;\n<\ ;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Due to severe size limit ations from the local wineries\, we do not participate in wine tasting any more. <\;/strong>\;However\, you are welcome to order yourself a glas s of wine with lunch at Griffin Tavern. <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\; <\;/p >\;\n<\;p>\;Hope to see many of you out there again!<\;/p>\;\n&l t\;p>\; <\;/p>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;span style=\"color:#FF0000\;\"> \;<\;strong>\;RSVPs are OPEN! PLEASE NOTE that o<\;/strong>\;<\; /span>\;<\;span style=\"color:#FF0000\;\">\;<\;strong>\;ur lunch stop (Griffin Tavern) has <\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;span style =\"color:#FF0000\;\">\;<\;strong>\;given us a hard cap of 50 ADULTS \, so if we reach that number\, RSVPs will be closed. (Kids will not cou nt towards the count of 50\, so please put in the comments if you have an y kids coming with you)<\;/strong>\;<\;/span>\;<\;/p>\;\n \n DTSTART:20140405T140000Z DTEND:20140405T213000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR