Kansas City MINI Enthusiasts

We are planning a morning meet-up the day of this year's Art of the Car Concourse on Sunday, June 24, 2012.

Details coming soon.

Lead Coordinator: IowaM1N1 (Greg)

OK. We've been talking about a morning meet-up before the show, then arriving right when they open up at 10am.

There is a new Panera in the heart of Brookside (63rd & Brookside - one block east on 63rd). The parking situation there is typical Brookside -- nothing close, but a lot of parking around the edges.

I propose a meet-up from 8am-9:30am, then head up to the show at 9:30 and try to get a decent parking spot.

Thoughts?

I'll have to meet you all at the show, turns out we have an appointment to take the MINI-Poopers to the grrrrrrroomers that morning at 9 am in preparation for our Colorado trip a few days later, and I always get "volunteered", I'll be along just after I drop them off tho, let me know where you plan to park at the AotC show and I'll meet you there or at the entrance to the gallery.

IowaM1N1 wrote:OK. We've been talking about a morning meet-up before the show, then arriving right when they open up at 10am.

There is a new Panera in the heart of Brookside (63rd & Brookside - one block east on 63rd). The parking situation there is typical Brookside -- nothing close, but a lot of parking around the edges.

I propose a meet-up from 8am-9:30am, then head up to the show at 9:30 and try to get a decent parking spot.

Thoughts?

Wondering if anyone else is meeting up? We are thinking about trying to make it up there. Did I read somewhere else that there was something else planned for later in the afternoon?

I'm planning on going.

Cheeky wrote:

IowaM1N1 wrote:OK. We've been talking about a morning meet-up before the show, then arriving right when they open up at 10am.

There is a new Panera in the heart of Brookside (63rd & Brookside - one block east on 63rd). The parking situation there is typical Brookside -- nothing close, but a lot of parking around the edges.

I propose a meet-up from 8am-9:30am, then head up to the show at 9:30 and try to get a decent parking spot.

Thoughts?

Wondering if anyone else is meeting up? We are thinking about trying to make it up there. Did I read somewhere else that there was something else planned for later in the afternoon?

Afternoon plans....sorry, nothing coming to mind.

On another post I extended an invitation to join the Heart of America Z Car Club at Fred P. Otts on the Plaza. We'll be arriving there around 4 pm.

The invitation is still extended.

Judy and I will be at the Panera in Brookside in the morning. Hope we wont be having breakfast alone!

Argh so much stuff going on tomorrow. I want to hang out with someone from the MINI club though. I will try to meet you at the panera tomorrow morning but I doubt I'll do the car show because of the heat. Gotta clean my air filter and go down to Belton tomorrow too.

I planned on making it to breakfast but ended up sleeping through my alarm and waking up at 10. Sorry

Here is a compilation of pictures via video. I stayed in the shade pretty much the entire day and drank a LOT of water. Arrived at 10 am and left at 4 pm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKmilK_ ... e=youtu.be

Leann and I got there at 1:30 and stayed to see most of the show cars leave the grounds, nearly 5. Then to P Ott's, ate some tacos and hungout with the Zeds. A great day.

mcconned wrote:Here is a compilation of pictures via video. I stayed in the shade pretty much the entire day and drank a LOT of water. Arrived at 10 am and left at 4 pm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKmilK_ ... e=youtu.be

Thank you so much for posting your slide show, about 6:17 there's a quick distant shot of a red Dino coupe, I wonder if you have any close up shots of that car?

Is that the coupe with TWA plate holder? If so I followed it from the Plaza to 75th and Ward Parkway a few weeks back. Beauty of a car.

Minidave wrote:

mcconned wrote:Here is a compilation of pictures via video. I stayed in the shade pretty much the entire day and drank a LOT of water. Arrived at 10 am and left at 4 pm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKmilK_ ... e=youtu.be

Thank you so much for posting your slide show, about 6:17 there's a quick distant shot of a red Dino coupe, I wonder if you have any close up shots of that car?

Those are not my photos. I "borrowed" them from another site. Dave, there were some BEAUTIFUL Jags there!

BTW the Dino was featured in a Tom Strongman article a few weeks ago in the KC Star. The owner bought it for his wife as a surprise.

The reason I asked is that I owned a red Dino coupe a number of years ago, it's a long story I won't bore anyone with, but I wondered if that was the same car? It was a pretty special and rare one.....I'll go check Tom's website for his story on it....