Mini Madness - Mini Meet 2009

Bender ready to leave for Mini Meet!
6:30 am on Monday morning!










Cathy and "Red, White, n Blu" ready to go
7:30 am

Going thru tolls with the group


Arriving in WI and waiting for the rest of the group!











Large group ready to head north


Arriving in Winona, MN


First evening... checking out the cars. Pink "Minisota"


Q goofing off


Camera man coming to interview us





We got on the local news!!! "Ryan" haha


They gave me a boy name!!


Bender even made the news!


Camera man again looking at Nick's car


On the way to the car show. Those two cars on the left came from Alaska!





Looking at the Mini Mokes!











This one was a rental vehicle in the Bahamas























Mini Traveler





It was cold so me and Cathy sat in my car


The painted mini was done up by all the kids. Don't worry, it washes off!

















WAY in the back there is a mini / camper combination in blue and white. It's called a Wild Goose!








Q reading the MC2 magazine


Cathy and Gary's yellow mini


Our club President Andy and his mini that has a crazy name I can't remember. Diagenese?


Bender, Super Cooper, and Red, Whte n Blu


Family photo








The spectators


Club family photo





Q, Craig, Gary, Andy, Ferb, Michika


Q, Andy, Ferb, Michika, Gary


Photographer up on the ladder taking the panoramic photo. It will be 4 feet wide and 1 foot tall!


Later on there was a birthday party for the Mini... turning 50 Years!


Us and Rich's Moke


Even later on we got into mischief at "Fleet Farm" the MN version of Farm & Fleet


Believe it or not, Q actually bought one of these helmets.


The next morning we were up and out for the Autocross





We had to park our minature mini next to a real one. We even got it tech inspected for the autocross! Yes, there are two monkeys buckled inside. hehe


We soon attracted a visitor.


He could not for the life of him figure out how the two monkeys were driving this car around and beeping the horn.


All the classics getting ready to race on the autocross course. The yellow one is our friend Kevin's mini.


Gary on course with Q in the passenger seat.














After the Funkhana we were interviewed for the news AGAIN!


In the evening we went to a drive in for some homemade root beer.


We made the news!


View of Bender from the roof of the drive in. Don't ask how we got up there.


Q backing Bender into a spot.


Our friend Jeanne and Nick's mother.


Enjoying burgers and hot dogs with root beer floats!!


Yum


Bags tournament in the evening!


Getting a little competitive..


Way, Ahren, Techno Dan, Gary and Way's dad.


Kristen and Q


Banquet!! You can see us on the big screen doing the Funkhana!


At the banquet





"Gold" chocolate bar (in keeping with the Italian Job theme)


Phil Wicks speaking. He was an original stunt driver in the original "Italian Job" movie! Famous!


Trouble makers... why did we let them sit next to each other?


Ferb, Michika, and Way sitting at our table.


Mini Meet West is in British Columbia next year.. a little too far for us!!


Big winners in our club!! Good job guys!!


Out early the next morning. Wind farm.


Woot monkeys in tow.





Arriving at the SPAM museum!!














Over 3,000 cans of SPAM!


Q and Mr. SPAM


Mr. SPAM and Team M.I.N.I.


Q and the SPAM game.








He was surprisingly good at this! Goooo Q!





SPAM conveyor


AWESOME HAT


Not sure how I feel about this...











Lunch time! We stumbled on this little place. It was AWESOME!





No caption needed.








On the way to the next destination.


Kalmes! As recommended by Alton Brown!








Q waiting for his food.


Cathy


Best.Noodles.Ever


We park in formations... it's just how it's done if you're a Mini.








Group photo in front of Kalmes.


Next destination... ice cream shop in the middle of nowhere!


Yey ice cream and malts!








Finally crossing the Mississippi on the way home.


Back in Illinois.


Bye Iowa and Minnesota!!

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