MTTS 2014 Warm-UP Run to San Francisco - Event Date: July/23/14 - July/25/14 |
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Posted: March/26/14 at 10:18am |
Boys and Girls Drivers and Navigators The epic event known as MINI Takes The States 2014 Registration IS OPEN! Route Sheet for all 3 days! PSMINI invites all clubs and all motorers to join us on the MTTS 2014 Warm-UP Run to San Francisco. This 3 day drive will take us into some of the national forests of Oregon, across some of the best roads California has to offer, and a scenic drive down the California Coast. In fact, this drive is going to be an epic event in its own right! We think it’s the perfect way to get warmed-up for MTTS or simply make this your mini-vacation of the year. We’ll arrive near San Francisco Friday afternoon, July 25th. The first MTTS event is Saturday night, July 26th. That gives you time to explore Napa, San Francisco, or anywhere in-between for the day before kicking off MTTS in grand style on Saturday night. Drive Summary: - Day 1 Wednesday July 23rd 2014 Our first day starts at breakfast with our sponsor Northwest MINI in Fife WA. From there we will head directly to MINI of Portland in Portland OR to pick-up our friends from PDX MINI. After our stop at MINI of Portland, we will head east out of Portland and into the Mt. Hood National Forest. We’ll make our way to Bend Oregon for an overnight. - Day 2 Thursday July 24th 2014 We’ll wake early to continue our journey south through the forest. Eventually making our way west again for our second overnight in Redding California. - Day 3 Friday July 25th 2014 Now that we’ve had a couple days to warm the engines we will make our way to the coast while we slay some of the best twisty roads California has to offer. Our destination will be Lakeport for an early dinner. We'll arrive Lakeport about 3:30 or 4. Lakeport is about 2 hours from San Francisco and about an hour and a half to Napa Valley. Host Hotels: - Day 1: Old St. Francis School in Bend OR. Old St. Francis does not do hotel blocks so click-on-over to the website and book a room now! If this hotel fills up please e-mail events@psmini.org. We’ve got a couple rooms in reserve and can put your name on one. Please be aware that this is a very small, cheeky, fun, boutique hotel and we fully expect it to fill-up fast. They have a very generous 48 hour cancellation policy so if you are on the fence please get off and book! If you decide you cannot join us, someone from our group will probably take your room. Also, they have 4 and 5 bedroom cottages. A cottage would be a fun way to stay (and save some money) if you have a group to book a cottage. - Day 2: Hampton Inn and Suites in Redding California. We have a group rate for $119 which expires the first of July. To book this hotel call 530-224-1001 and ask for the “PSM” group rate. UPDATE: This hotel block is full but the hotel still has rooms and they will honor our rate as long as they still have rooms. Do call, do ask for the rate, and ask to speak with Boonie if there is confusion. I just got off the phone with Boonie and she's been great to work with. - Day 3: There is no host hotel for day 3. After dinner in Lakeport ,we expect everyone will become a Bay Area Tourist with their own destination in mind. For that reason, please make your own arraignments for lodging based upon your own adventure. Ask if you'd like suggestions. There is a group working on continuing to Napa Valley. Events, meals, and more?: Yes, yes, and yes! We’ve got a lot in the works, including 3 birthdays we’ll be celebrating on Wednesday night. We’ll post details here as they are confirmed. Facebook: We’ve started a Facebook group for this drive since it will be attended by more than just PSMINI. If you use Facebook please join our group: Northwest Warm-UP Run to MTTS 2014. We’ll be posting just-in-time information to that group. So what does this mean that registration is open? What is this about? MTTS is a big big deal in the MINI world. Europe has MINI United and the US has MTTS. MTTS is a cross-country rally hosted by MINI USA. Nightly events, daily events, some unique routes, and MINI friends… like 500+ MINI friends in each city. It’s a giant fun party for everyone, well, everyone who owns a MINI. San Francisco is the starting city and I expect there to be well over 500 MINIs in attendance. This will be big. You should be there! PSMINI wants as many of you to experience MTTS as possible. As I said after the 2012 event, “If you own a MINI, and have not been to MTTS, you paid too much.” Why did I say this? Because the cost of registration is nothing compared to what you get back from the event. Additionally, MINI USA kind of snubbed us up here in the NW by starting in San Francisco instead of Seattle. We want want to make sure they know how we feel about that and we want to do it in numbers and in-person on July 26th in San Francisco. PSMINI wants to help you get to San Francisco. Can’t do all of MTTS? Want to just be part of the opening night party? Excellent! This Warm-Up drive is for you! RSVP: The Facebook group has a number of events you can “join” which will help us with the planning. You can also RSVP here for the various nights and special events (as they are announced). We’ll see you there! MINI Takes The States Website Schedule and Routes Day 1 08:00 Meet at Northwest MINI 08:45 Depart Northwest MINI 11:15 Arrive MINI of Portland 12:00 Depart MINI of Portland 12:30 Arrive Gresham Chevron and lunch on your own 01:30 Depart Gresham Chevron 04:30 Arrive McMenamins Old St. Francis School Draft of Day 1 Drive NOTE: We are watching the forest fire situation and may adjust this route! Day 2 This is the plan for day 2: 8:30 Group in St. Francis Parking lot for photo op. 9:00 Depart St. Francis 12:00 Arrive in Lakeview OR for gas and lunch on your own 1:20 MEET AT PARK - Regroup at State Line Park for a photo op 1:30 Motor On! 5:00 Arrive Hampton Inn & Suites Redding Day 2 Drive Day 3 8:30 Group in Hampton Inn Parking Lot 8:45 Depart Hampton Inn 10:55 Short rest and break at Dinsmore Store (Highly Recommend! Stretch your legs!) 11:10 Depart Dinsmore Store 12:00 Arrive in Fortuna CA for gas and lunch on your own 1:00 Regroup at Chevron and Depart Fortuna 4:10 Arrive TJ’s Downtown Bar and Grill in Lakeport CA Grab a snack, get a drink, maybe dinner? It’s up to you. From this point you are: 0 hours from Lakeport CA 1.5 hours from Napa Valley CA 2.0 hours from Emeryville 2.5 hours from Downtown San Francisco Day 3 Drive - "Because an epic road trip should begin with an epic road trip." Edited by ipeverywhere - July/22/14 at 5:10pm |
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How time flys... we are about 90 days away from this EPIC adventure. Tell your friends! Let's MOTOR!
I've had a few people ask me about how we will end day 3. I'm writing that up this week and will have it out early next week. Again, there will be no host hotel but we will all stop at an endpoint somewhere roughly 1.5 hours from San Francisco and Napa. |
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ipeverywhere
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Some notes on hotels:
We still have rooms available at St. Francis in Bend. Contact me directly if you'd like to join us. The Redding Hampton block is full but... UPDATE: This hotel block is full but the hotel still has rooms and they will honor our rate as long as they still have rooms. Do call, do ask for the rate, and ask to speak with Boonie if there is confusion. I just got off the phone with Boonie and she's been great to work with. |
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Hi everyone! Quick update on day 3. Day 3 will end in Lakeport CA where we will have a group dinner. From there you can continue to San Francisco, Napa, or wherever your adventure takes you. Or, stay in Lakeport right on Clear Lake. There are lots of B&Bs in this popular tourist town. We should be arriving into Lakeport about 3:30 or 4PM.
Edited by ipeverywhere - May/12/14 at 3:10pm |
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BurnerS
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Do we have any idea on who is going on this part of the TRIP?
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ipeverywhere
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Yes! I've got a list. |
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Wildfamily
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All of the cool kids are!
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BurnerS
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Yes we are.... LOL
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New 2013 Clubby S - JCW Engine tune - JCW Brake Kit - JCW Exhaust - JCW Cold Air Intake - Lowered - Racing Wheels
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We're not going to be able to make this. We have a room in Bend at the Old St Francis school. If anyone is interested we can transfer the reservation, otherwise we will be canceling it.
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ipeverywhere
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WOW! So close.. a week away.... I am finalizing the routes this weekend and will publish a PDF for you to print. A few things:
1) Please RSVP (or change your RSVP). Final counts will be helpful. 2) This will be a "kind of a" follow the leader type rally. This is especially true for the 3rd days drive which I'll explain on the 3rd day . 3) The "lunch stop" address brings you to a gas station. Please leave each stop, including the beginning, with a full tank. 4) After filling up, lunch is on your own and then we will regroup back at the gas station. Here is the tentative plan for Day 1 Drive: 08:00 Meet at Northwest MINI 08:45 Depart Northwest MINI 11:15 Arrive MINI of Portland 12:00 Depart MINI of Portland 12:30 Arrive Gresham Chevron and lunch on your own 01:30 Depart Gresham Chevron 04:30 Arrive McMenamins Old St. Francis School Draft of Day 1 Drive |
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Wilds are in (5 - yes you read that right...5). :)
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Larry and Leanne will be there
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The wife & I will be participating in the first leg(Northwest Mini to Mini of Portland).
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ClayWilTre!
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Dave's not here
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I'll be there.....aber nicht hier.
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I will be there.
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I'll be there!
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We will be there
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Another day and another route!
We will be stopping today for a photo on the border of California and Oregon. After lunch please make your way to State Line Park which sits about 20 minutes south of the gas station and right off highway 395 at Goose Lake. There is a big parking lot towards the end of State Park Rd. and we will use that to group. Here is what it looks like https://goo.gl/maps/gir9Q look at the satellite image to get on idea of where the parking lot is. This is the plan for day 2: 8:30 Group in St. Francis Parking lot for photo op. 9:00 Depart St. Francis 12:00 Arrive in Lakeview OR for gas and lunch on your own 1:20 MEET AT PARK - Regroup at State Line Park for a photo op 1:30 Motor On! 5:00 Arrive Hampton Inn & Suites Redding Day 2 Drive |
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Donna and Les are in, as far as Austin, Tx. Then home via Yuma and Yosemite.
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Hello Mini Friends,
I'm arriving in at the Marriott Thursday night. Looking forward to seeing you Friday! |
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ipeverywhere
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Day 3 Schedule:
Well, it's all been building to this and it's time to bungie every loose item in your car down including small children. This is the reason you bought and drive a MINI! Day 3 is 325 miles and I'm pretty darn sure that at no point in our journey today will we be driving straight. Here is the schedule and route: 8:30 Group in Hampton Inn Parking Lot 8:45 Depart Hampton Inn 10:55 Short rest and break at Dinsmore Store (Highly Recommend! Stretch your legs!) 11:10 Depart Dinsmore Store 12:00 Arrive in Fortuna CA for gas and lunch on your own 1:00 Regroup at Chevron and Depart Fortuna 4:10 Arrive TJ’s Downtown Bar and Grill in Lakeport CA Grab a snack, get a drink, maybe dinner? It’s up to you. From this point you are: 0 hours from Lakeport CA 1.5 hours from Napa Valley CA 2.0 hours from Emeryville 2.5 hours from Downtown San Francisco Day 3 Drive |
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BTW, I'd like to use the Waze app on this drive. This will allow us to "see" each other on a map. I don't expect we'll have cell coverage everywhere but maybe just enough to pinpoint where people are at the lunch stops and such. Could come in as very useful.
Download Waze from the App store or Play store. Give it your phone number. We'll exchange phone numbers at Northwest MINI and add each other as friends for the trip. Thanks all! |
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Call me when you arrive in SF, 971-400-2088.
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Do we have a list of who is going and how far so that those of us who have to stay behind and WORK can vicariously ride along?
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You're the only one not going. |
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This just in
This just in Our friends at MINI of Portland are providing lunch! I'm adjusting the times at our gas stop a bit to get us into the St. Francis a little earlier. Good times and a big think you to MINI of Portland! Stay tuned to this station and we'll break into your regularly scheduled programming as events develop. |
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Route Sheet for all 3 days!
Please print, save to a digital device, and bring with. We will not be printing route sheet. Please print sheets on your own! Thank you! |
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ipeverywhere
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Parking Update for Tomorrow:
When you arrive at Northwest MINI turn into Northwest MINI, go around the circle and point back towards the exit. We will line-up in front of the pre-owned MINIs, we will be pointed towards the exit and ready to go. Move to the right to try and leave a lane. Remember that NW MINI service is open that early and customers will be dropping their cars off. Come into the main lobby and check-in with myself or Tracey. We will ask for your name, cell number, and a description of your MINI. We will be exchanging cell numbers to use with Waze. Now go rest up... it's time to get epic. |
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