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Hey friends, Mike and I should be arriving mid-day on Friday. We are staying at the Quality Inn Lakefront (1021 N. State St, St. Ignace) I'm not sure we can squeeze in a dinner prior to the event on Friday night, but let me know if we want to meet up at the event. EDIT: Looks like the Friday event is a 7:30 pm drive to watch the sunset at Sand Dunes Beach. The sunset is at 9:05. With an early start time the next morning I'm not sure if Mike & I will go on the Friday night drive. I think it would be cool if we can drive the bridge together on Saturday, we stayed together as a club at the Frederick stop of MTTS last year and it was fun driving together. It's an early morning on Saturday but we could find a meeting place and drive into the staging area together. I'll PM everyone my phone number so we can do a group chat. @NUTTY @Widdie @PlaidSneakers

The agenda for the weekend.

I just added this so it would be on the master calendar

Event Title: EXTERNAL EVENT: MINI On The Mack Event Date: 08/04/2023 12:00 AM to 08/05/2023 12:00 AM Event Address: MINI On The Mack 2023 https://www.minionthemack.com/ RSVP on the event here:

Congratulations on the sale!

The video is up on our DCMM YouTube channel for the run to Prospect Point Brewery. Thanks again @GreenCactus for a great drive! HSB: Prospect Point 06.11.23 (Unfortunately for some unknown reason my GoPro stopped recording a little early, even though it had plenty of memory and battery, the little stinker!)

WHOOP! This will be fun. I'll have to get the club flag from Corey (He & Brandy can't go now) so that we can find our DCMM members up there during the rally. We can try to drive together across the bridge.

Mike and I are excited to attend our first MOTM. We're bringing our little dog Minni too

Let us know if you plan to attend MOTM in August. August 4-5 in Michigan MINI On The Mack Registration

It was nice to see you again Susan, it'd been a minute since MTTS. Glad you and Jerry enjoyed it. (He and I bonded over insurance at Bear Chase, ) Bummer that it was so cloudy, the view at Bear Chase is amazing. Looking forward to seeing you again at MOTD if not before then.

That was the coolest thing! What epic timing. We were a little confused at first, "How did he know the exact moment we'd be in Middleburg?" Thanks for taking the photos and for sweeping for a bit

Thank you to everyone that came out today, it was fun driving horse country with you and sharing a beverage at Bear Chase afterwards.

No problem, thanks for letting us know so we don't wait on you. You can "Leave the event" by clicking in the green box under "You are going"

Right now we plan to run rain or shine unless everyone drops out. Hoping that it clears though, it’s a beautiful run when the sun is out. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow

So the plan right now is to still make our way to Middleburg. The road closures for the Art event are on the side street that parallels the main road (Washington St) so we should be ok to drive through town. We'll parade on through, and head toward Bear Chase. Our run is really only about an hour and 15 minutes long, so a lunch stop isn't necessary, the Middleburg stop is just part of the Derby vibe of the "Run for the Roses" and was well received last year. Bear Chase has plenty of food options. Also, I have been watching the weather, it appears as if the rain forecast is supposed to end mid-morning, it should be clear for most, if not all, of our drive. **As a reminder: Bear Chase has a gravel parking lot

Whoa! Thanks for posting this, we may need to pivot our lunch spot. Parking is already a nightmare in Middleburg

Mike and I will be doing a test run today. The route will be the same as last year. I have the route on a PDF, but right now I do not have a GPX map for you (Corey usually does these for me). * Also, as a reminder, this is a Saturday run at the same place in Leesburg that we normally meet at. There will be NO Cars & Coffee on Saturday, but it's the same meeting place as C&C, which is why it's referenced (This caused some confusion last year). * Lunch will be on your own in Middleburg, we'll stop for about an hour. * Ending at Bear Chase Brewery (The place with the view) * For our EV drivers: First leg is about 35 miles long, second leg is about 29 miles long, and there appears to be a Tesla charging station near our lunch stop. * This will be a dog friendly run RUN FOR THE ROSES.pdf

MAY 2023 Newsletter MAY NEWSLETTER.pdf

We’re in the Burger King!

If we're still doing the run today @Widdie then we should probably meet at the Burger King instead of the parking lot. It's been raining really hard here in Frederick MD. Hopefully not as bad in VA??

Event Title: Run for the Roses Run Event Date: 05/13/2023 10:45 AM to 05/13/2023 02:00 PM Event Address: *We are moving this event to May because we will be doing the Scavenger Hunt in June Dust off that fascinator, and throw on your favorite pair of Seersuckers and join us for a gallop through horse country. With the Triple Crown in full swing we're honoring horse power the MINI way. Your run leaders for this event will be Mike & Lorri (STXMINI) The starting gate will be in Leesburg; we'll travel a few well known roads before cantering down some twisties on our way to our lunch stop in Middleburg VA. After lunch we'll continue rounding the bends on our way toward the finish line of one of our favorite watering holes, Bear Chase Brewery. Start: 962 Edwards Ferry Rd Leesburg, VA 20176 (Same spot as Cars & Coffee) End: 33665 Bear Chase Ln, Bluemont, VA 20135 Driver's meeting: 10:45 Leg Up...er...Wheel's up: 11:00 1st leg to Middleburg: Aprox 45 min Lunch on your own in Middleburg: Choice between a picnic, or eat in town. 2nd leg to Bear Chase: Aprox 45 min RSVP on the event here:

Saintcross' are still in, but probably no GoPro

David has been watching the weather and it looks like Sunday may have a bit of rain. He would like to still do the run, but he's trying to determine if there's enough interest because of the weather forecast? If you've decided not to go because of the weather, would you please decline on the event link as soon as possible so that he has an idea of how many are still interested. EVENT LINK