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FREEBIES AND MORE CHANCES TO WIN!!! Are you joining us for MTTB 10 on Nov 11th Give yourself more chances to win and extra goodies in your registration bag by pre-donating online. All guests receive a registration bag with vendor goodies, discounts, and 10 raffle tickets for their $20 registration fee. Those that pre-donate using the link below will receive a MINIs Take The Beltway decal (a $5 value) in their Registration bags. Additional raffle tickets are available for a $1 each at the event, but for every additional $5 over our online registration fee we will add 6 tickets to your bag. THAT 1 FREE CHANCE TO WIN FOR EACH $5!!! Example: An online donation of $30 will get: Registration bag, Beltway decal, and 22 raffle tickets The Same $30 donation the day of gets a registration bag and 20 Raffle tickets. Go to dcmetrominis.org/mttbdonate to make sure you get the most chances to WIN while supporting a great cause.

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First welcome and congrats on your MINI. I agree with Carl, belt first. It is pretty easy to do yourself. The belt is $10 and it took me like 45 minutes to do. It’s between $200 and $250 for the dealer to do. Brake wear sensor is another easy one, take of wheel unplug and plug in new one. I am always looking at the brakes so I don’t need a sensor, so when the brake I just cut off the sensor and twist the wires to complete the circuit. All the oil leak demend on severity. The valve cover maybe more that the gasket, the plastic weld on the vacuum line fails often. This can be an issue because it tends to leak on the friction wheel causing the belt to slip. Whether gasket or cover it is a very easy DIY job the worst in effort and cost is the the oil housing gasket. It is a pain to access so it is between $800 and $900 to get replace with all the cost being in the labor. Good new is it does really effect anything other than getting some oil on the front of the engine. friendly advice the N14 in your mini is a thirsty little engine regularly check and top off you oil. This will prevent costly repairs like the timing chain. please reach out if you need any help

MINIS TAKE THE BELTWAY 10 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT!!! Alicyn Drew Photography has donated a car shoot for this years raffle. Get that glamor shot of your MINI that makes the internet jealous. Check out her work at: www.alicyndrew.com MTTB 10 SPONOR SPOTLIGHT:We have another amazing sponsor to announce MiniManiaMiniMania has been in the business of providing parts and accessories for the original Classic Mini Coopers since 1974, and as a result Mini Mania is the largest US supplier of parts for the Classic Mini. They developed performance parts for the new MINI Cooper and Cooper 'S' in 2001, a year before the car was released in this country, and continue as enthusiasts and a leader in providing parts and accessories for the MINI Coopers.Whether you drive a Classic Mini Cooper or a modern MINI Cooper, their dedicated staff works hard to provide you with a great selection of products and prices to meet your budget and your Motoring needs.They have donated some great gifts that we will be turning into two prize packages that have everything you need to make you and your MINI look great. Also expect a little something extra for MiniMania in your registration bag. Check out the all the high quality parts and accessories they have for you and your MINI. ‪ https://www.minimania.com/

See that you are in woodbridge, PTunning in Manassas your be the closest you you. They have work with the group for quite a few years and I have never heard a bad word. @MarkDDrew and @TGGRRR (Ali) can speak about them if you shoot them a message. There is also GTPeace in Chantilly that again have great reviews, I known @Shadow has had work done there, if you would like to get someones first hand experience.

MTTB 10 SPONOR SPOTLIGHT: We have another amazing sponsor to announce CRAVENSPEED. CRAVENSPEED is made up of people with diverse backgrounds, all sharing a passion for customer service, quality, and cars! With almost a decade of Aftermarket Auto manufacturing experience, we know quality, performance and value. They have donated 3 gift certificates for this year’s raffle. Check out the all the high quality accessories they have for your MINI. https://www.cravenspeed.com/mini/

Knock sensor and Camshaft adjuster and pretty easy and straight forward and are easily accessible. Timing chain is a bit more of a process requiring special tools to lock the engine components in place, an N14 is an interference engine meaning moving components occupy the same space at different times in the engine cycle. If they get off things start touching each other violently. Also if the guides have begun to brake you will need to fish all those components out, not fun. I would say unless the can borrow the locking brackets from someone and are very comfortable with the inner working of an engine I would defer to a 3rd party mini shop there are several in the club vendors. If they are doing the timing chain, there would probably be little to know labor increase for the knock sensor and cam adjuster. You could save a bit sourcing and ordering the parts yourself, then just having the shop install it. Detroit Tuned sells a very good replacement timing chain kit. Please let me know if I can help anymore. Sorry, probably not the answer you are looking for.

I was on the fence, I feel like you just pushed me over.

I think I am run down the evening before are crash at my parents house in Richmond

This works, thanks for letting me know.

For $15 bucks and no helmet requirement mentions it will be follow the leader with groups of like 5 at a time, with speed dependent on the groups ability to keep up. If you have someone not keeping their spacing you the track leader will slow the pace. Just my low educated opinion.

I need to solidify my plans for attending, but if I am there I will do anything.

Event Title: RVA MINI Event: Richmond Raceway Track Laps Event Date: 10/06/2018 09:15 AM to 10/06/2018 02:00 PM Event Address: 8712 W Broad St, richmond, va, 23294 This is not a DCMM event, but a great opportunity to support another MINI club and a great cause You can take your MINI Cooper for a spin around Richmond Raceway! For just $15 (Cash only for this group meet up), you can take five laps around the historic 3/4-mile D-shape oval. You will be able to see a unique view of the new DC Solar FanGrounds, and how it feels to take to the banks of America's Premier Short Track.All proceeds benefit Richmond Raceway Cares, a donor advised fund of The NASCAR Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable entity, that donates racing-related items and offers financial support to assist community outreach programs and other nonprofit charities.We will plan to meet at Crown MINI at by 9:15 am. A short drivers meeting following this and wheels up at 9:30 to head over to Richmond Raceway. Following the track laps, we'll plan to gather for a group photo in front of the grandstands. Details are being worked on now to coordinate our staging for photos, etc. We will depart for lunch where we will meet up at the Northside Grill, located at 1217 Bellevue Ave, Richmond, VA 23227, for some good eats and fellowship. Look forward to seeing ya'll there! This will be AWESOME!PS: Remember to bring $15 cash, as this is the only form of payment that will be accepted for this event. https://www.facebook.com/events/725119414491061/ RSVP on the event here: RVA MINI Event: Richmond Raceway Track Laps

I have posted the flyer for this years event to the event album, please feel free to download and disseminate. Also keep you eyes open here and on the clubs social media for BIG new about raffle prizes to include some new BIG sponsors.

Event Title: MINIs Take The Beltway (MTTB) 10 Lunch Event Date: 11/11/2018 10:30 AM Event Address: 10621 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA, 22032 RSVP on the event here: MINIs Take The Beltway (MTTB) 10 Lunch If you're just coming to the lunch and want to donate in advance we'll be posting a link, we can't take credit cards at the event Raffle will be held at the restaurant This year's MINIs Take the Beltway lunch will be held at: Brion's Grille University Mall 10621 Braddock Rd Fairfax, VA 22032 Unlimited breakfast bar, made-to-order omelets, and dessert bar for $12.95pp. We will be arriving at approximately 10:30am. In order to have a more accurate head count, we have two separate RSVPs. Please RSVP here for the LUNCH ONLY. RSVP on the event here: MINIs Take The Beltway (MTTB) 10 Lunch

Event Title: MINIs Take The Beltway (MTTB) 10 Drive Event Date: 11/11/2018 07:30 AM to 11/11/2018 10:00 AM Event Address: 5990 Duke St, Alexandria, VA, 22304 RSVP on the event here: MINIs Take The Beltway (MTTB) 10 Drive What: MINIs Take The Beltway 10 When: 11 November 2018 Where: Sear's Parking lot at Landmark Mall (across from PMoA) Why: The honor our veterans and support our wounded, ill, and injured Veterans will all donations going to Operation Second Chance. Time: Registration at 7:30 am, rolling out at 9 am Come join us for what has become the Flagship event for DC Metro MINIs. Join us in the Sear's Parking lot where we will stage before taking a MINI parade lap around the outer loop of the beltway. You join us and be amazing at all the waves and smiles you will get as you a part of a line of MINIs as far as you can see. After the parade lap will will be having lunch at Brion's Grille in Fairfax. Lunch: Please register if you plan on attending in the separate event that will be posted shortly. Raffle: We will be selling raffle tickets at registration with winner drawn during lunch. Please keep an eye out for a list of great prizes donated by our generous sponsors. Donate by clicking the Donate now button at: http://dcmetrominis.org/MTTBDonate Suggested donation is $20 per MINI. Donations will benefit: Operation Second Chance – Helping Heroes Move On Shirts are available for preorder. Deadline to order is October 28th. http://dcmm.storenvy.com/ Registration at Passport MINI of Alexandria Passport MINI of Alexandria 5990 Duke St Alexandria, VA 22304-3212 Timeline of Events: 7:30 - 8:30 – Registration (PMoA) Park at Landmark Mall / Sears parking lot – across the street from Passport MINI 8:30 - Group picture 8:45 – Driver’s Meeting (Landmark Mall / Sears parking lot)I 9:00 – Departure 10:30 – Lunch (Brion's Grille – *there is a separate calendar event for lunch RSVPs) Please check back for more information soon!! RSVP on the event here: MINIs Take The Beltway (MTTB) 10 Drive

Sounds great, I will make the call later in the week, but if the weather is bad I will to Roxy. I will be there rain or shine, but Watson is a bit to high maintenance for rain.

A gen2 S has hit the local pick a part. I am going to check it out early this week. If anyone needs anything just drop me a line

Count me in, I plan on bringing Watson down.

Just my personal opinion: I still do oil changes at the dealer, because there is usually a special to have it done for around $60-$70. You are going to spend around $50 for all the oil, filters, etc.. So $20 is not worth the effort, and you get a free list of all the things they think you should fix/maintain. things like brakes, belts, and coolant are worth doing yourself, to save the labors costs and are not difficult to do.

so this is the run badge?