Kansas City MINI Enthusiasts

Tour de Donut? Hell yes, count me in! I may bring a pick-up so I can load up for the winter. One donut dork and a weather-appropriate Mini choice of Mini/MINI.

Unfortunately, I can't make it. Work is in the way. Should be an awesome day, though. Touring laps cost $65 plus a yearly track membership of $20. You also need a track-approved helmet. Very, very fun and we typically have a few MINIs in the group for each of these.

Can't make this one--work conflicts.

Welcome to the crowd. My '06 JCW MCS is my toy, daily driver and company car. Agreed, it's a great company car. Truthfully, owning a classic Mini pickup is redundant. I easily meet all my car expectations and fun with just the '06.

I'd like to add my thanks for including the Mini community to your wrenching party invitation. I, too, was one who had already planned to be at HPT for the vintage races on 8/21. Count me in on your next event.

I am registered and ready to go.

What happened to folks like Petek, hcteiv and Cory the Canadian? We need to track those rascals down and get them back on track. Toeknee? are you out there?

HPT just announced that they are adding a Wednesday Touring Laps date: Oct. 6. That's awesome for the obvious reasons (It's been too friggen hot or too rainy this season for many of the events). In addition to Wed. Sept. 1, Oct. 6 is now on my calendar. Anyone else interested? Oct.6 is likely to be ...

The 2010 MTTS was my first large MINI event. It was fun to see the vast array of cars and owners. I now see that there are brand ambassadors who are much more LOYAL to MINI than myself. (I thought I loved my car excessively, but sheesh... I'm only in little league compared to these fanatics.) Minima...

My calendar is actually open for this one! I plan to be there. Where is it? TBA?

I'll be in working in Chicago this week. I keep missing every MINImini event this year. Sorry!

It looks like my Saturday schedule is free... Count me in for breakfast and if there's no rain, maybe the arboretum.

Let's see photos of these updates!

Did anyone look at the responses to the story? Certainly causes strong reactions. Reminds me of a Cobra clone I saw in California at a Cars & Coffee event. It was aluminum with polished aluminum racing stripe over the top. Very cool! I like this MINI a lot more than a Delorean--but personally, I...

It's SPAM, of course. I get the stuff daily. In fact, I get Canadian Rx Spam that uses my own email address as the sender! :( I check my emails on the blackberry and see that "I'm" running a 50% off sale on Viagra... hmm, and I'm not even a Canadian Pharmacist. Since I'm both CEO and janit...

When I'm doing laps at HPT, my factory JCW MCS R53 averages 9 mpg. If I'm really hammering it, 8.2 mpg. :shock: :lol: Out on the open highway, I get 30 mpg w/cruise control at 74mph. In town, anywhere from 19-24, depending upon the leadfoot and whether I occassionally get it onto an interstate or ju...

Yes, it can be chilly in there. I just called and they confirmed that the two courses are combined for Saturday. So far, there are two groups of 5 prepaid who will overlap with us while we are there so it should be fun and we won't be waiting much for track time. I wear light weight gloves because m...

I second the motion for Noon. Then, we can have a late lunch enhanced by hunger. Mexi sounds great!

don

Tough economic times won't stop us! 2010 Touring Club continues this year, albeit less ambitious. I'm penciling in all dates. For the benefit of any new KCME members, these events are held at the Heartland Park, Topeka road race course and provide participants the opportunity to drive their own stre...

They don't open until Noon

Sadler's Indoor Racing
325 N. Mur-Len Road
Olathe, KS 66062
913.768.7700

So far the tally looks like:

Ksminiman
Counterfit_mini
dimini
minidave
duhgrif
getsalot (2)
ToeKnee & Kabootist
IowaMini

Wilson-
Welcome and Congrats on the MINI. We're planning an indoor go-kart event at Sadlers in Olathe on Feb 20. Its a fun, speed-oriented gathering. There are usually 8-15 of us who show up. Take a look at the grassroots threads.

35K is expensive. 48K is insane!

I like a forum where lambs and old goats play in the pasture together.

Count me in. The best way to plan a Sadler's event is just to pick a date and see how many of us sign up. I attempted to reserve the place last year but they wanted either a substantial deposit or full advance payment--which is too much hassle and stress for pre-registration commitment and collectin...

Lovely truck, though i wonder if there's some symbolism in the decrepit barn behind you? Glad I got to see this...it is gorgeous! No, nothing subliminal here... Just a random rural Missouri property that I passed on the roadside. Sadly, the majority of farms in Missouri are in serious disrepair. Yo...

Hello ToddH,

welcome to the club and look forward to seeing you at some of the events ahead in 2010.