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Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 9:53 PM
Subject: Magical Mystery Mini Tour "Share-A-Ride"
To all Magical Mystery Mini Tour participants:
We now have participants coming from several countries, including Italy, the UK, Australia,
New Zealand, Japan, Canada, and more. We have gotten requests from our friends abroad to see if there might be fellow Mini
owners that would be willing to take along a passenger. Since it would be difficult and costly to bring their MINIs to San
Francisco, we have set up some “sign-up” sheets on the Magical Mystery Mini Tour website ( www.magicalmysteryminitour.com) for share rides (check the headings).
If you are planning on attending and won’t have a Mini and would like to “hitch
a ride” along with one of the local Mini owners, please fill out that form. Same goes for any of the local Mini owners,
if you have space in your Mini for an “out-of-town” Mini Guest, please sign up and let us know so we can match
you up. These will be just for the runs. This is not an obligation to be taxi service for the entire weekend.
I think this is a great way for us to show our MINI community solidarity. I plan to take
along a Mini guest for as many runs as I can.
I hope that they can learn as much about San Francisco as I will learn about their country.
Just a note of interest on the “Steve McQueen Memorial Run”. This run is being
held in memory of Steve McQueen, star of the movie “Bullitt”, a 1968 Oscar wining action packed movie. This movie
featured some great chase scenes through the streets of San Francisco. Steve McQueen also starred in other great motorsports
movies such as “Le Mans” and “The Great Escape”. Our run will begin after a sunrise bonfire and breakfast
on Ocean Beach (Pacific Ocean) on the Great Highway. Our starting point will be on the beach; just below the historic “Cliff
House” perched on the cliffs above. We will head along the coastline and cut across to Twin Peaks for a panoramic view
of San Francisco from high atop the hills. There we will….. (stay tuned much to follow J)
Added note: PDX Minis out of Oregon will be planning a caravan to San Francisco. They plan
to come south on interstate I-5 and take a very popular deviation on highway 36 at Red Bluff. There they will head up to Fortuna
and catch US 101 south through the “Avenue of the Giants” Redwoods. They have extended an invitation to all that
would like to join in.
By the way we do plan to have the movies “Bullitt” and the “Italian Job”
(original & new) playing in the evenings on a big screen on Treasure Island.
Cheers,
Norman Nelson
Redwood Empire Mini Enthusiasts
norm@redwoodempiremini.com
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Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 2:07 PM
Subject: Fw: Magical Mystery Mini Tour 2008 San Francisco
Note: Kathy's in BC, Canada (eh?). The others are in clubs in WA and OR.
Dear advertisers and colleagues, here's the first of many e-mails and co-promotions between REME
and MC2 as we go into 2008.
It started with some talks at MINI Meet West earlier this year, and with the zeal of Norm Nelson
of REME... Well, let's just say Norm's "gone nuts" in a most wonderful way!
Norm and REME have asked us at MC2 to become the bridge between the magazine's advertisers and
the vending locations available at the event. (MC2 will not make money from you on the event sign-ups!) What we are
is the interface between the magazine that has the responsibility of promopting the event as much as possible and the manner
in which we can all enjoy the sales ofm our wares at this MAJOR MINI EVENT. It could bring 500-1,000 or more MINIs to SF Bay
area, as REME has alnost 400, and then ther's the other Central CA clubs, and then you can start counting the other clubs
that can attend or come for a day trip to the event. Oh, did we forget to mention there are obviously several thousand
MINIs in thre Bay area that are not club members that will hear about this event.
We'll start talking in earnest in January, but I can tell you that we will have a "dress code"
for the tents and MINI Village so they reprsent our brand as best as can be, and we will have to defray the cost of the tents
and rentals fees with some small profit. MC2 wants to talk about some various promotions for sponsorship of some interesting
ideas that we could start in the magazine, our forthcoming "online presence" in 60-90 days, and other places.
So, here starts a great event. What we brew-up here can also become part of the MINIfest Northwest
event in early July at Port Townsend, WA, an event promoted by MC2 and cared for by the northwest clubs.
Overview
This
event will be a gathering of MINI/Mini Cooper enthusiasts from the west coast and some from overseas, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and others. We expect to have nearly 500 Minis. This will be a three-day event, starting on Friday
and ending on Sunday evening.
Our
event will be headquartered on the Great Lawn on Treasure Island in the San Francisco
Bay. There will be Port-O-Lets/washing stations, tenting,
dumpsters, fencing, tables, food vendors, and Mini vendors. We will have parking along the Great Lawn. Each participant will
have a wrist band and their Mini will have a windshield sticker. This will provide identification and access to the Great
Lawn and other events during the weekend. There will be security & parking attendants.
The Great Lawn on Treasure Island offers one the most spectacular views of San Francisco, especially in the evening with the San Francisco skyline on the background. The centerpiece of the event
will be a Saturday Night sunset BBQ dinner on Treasure Island, followed by a live concert playing into the evening.
There
will be daily Mini runs into outlying areas, including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Marin Headlands, Mount Tamalpias,
Stinson Beach, the Napa & Sonoma wine country, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and a Sunday morning sunrise bonfire and breakfast
followed by a drive through the streets of San Francisco.
Non-Driving activities will
include shopping and sightseeing to such favorites as the Golden Gate Bridge,
Angel Island, Alcatraz, a Dinner Bay Cruise, a ride across San Francisco bay on the Golden Gate Ferry, cable cars rides, visits
to Fisherman’s' Wharf, Ghirardelli Square, watching Sea Lions, Pier 39,
Russian Hill, a visit to the Cliff House, Beach Blanket Babylon Show, the De Young Museum, the Exploratorium, The Metreon
Theater at Moscone Center, Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate Park, China Town, Japan Center, Muir
Woods, and the Haight-Ashbury district, shopping on Union Square.
Schedule:
Friday:
Friday morning we will begin gathering at the Great Lawn on Treasure Island. This will the time for people to register, check into hotels, and get acquainted with the events, programs, maps,
and give time for some tourist sightseeing and shopping in San Francisco.
Friday
evening we will have a DJ
for 4 hours 6-10PM to provide music and entertainment.
There will also be a Giants baseball game that evening
(7:15PM) for those that wish to visit AT&T Park (Pac Bell Park), one of the “gems” of Major League Baseball.
Saturday:
Saturday
morning we will have a Mini
run across the Golden Gate
Bridge, then up to the Marin Headlands, Point Bonita Lighthouse
and the retired Nike Missile Site, up Mount Tamalpias and Stinson Beach.
Also for those that wish we will have Mini Cooper Day
at Infineon Raceway (Sears Point). For the entry fee of $20 we will be able to enjoy the
“Pinks ALL-Out” drag races which will be telecast on SPEED TV. Infineon will provide
a MINI only corral and perhaps (time permitting) some parade laps around the picturesque 12-turn 2.2 mile racetrack.
The racetrack is located right at the gate to the Napa/Sonoma
wine country. For those that wish to visit the lush Northern California wine country and stop by and sample some of the finest wines in the world, we will provide maps with
locations and routes.
Saturday
Evening will start at 5:00PM with a catered sunset BBQ dinner, followed by a live
concert at 7:00PM featuring
“Waterloo” – Northern California’s Premier Abba Tribute Band. Music will play until 10:00PM. Dinner will be prepaid and dinner tickets will be provided
in the registration packets. These tickets will be required to get your dinner. Again there will be security, parking attendants,
and a paramedic and fire marshal on duty.
The 10:00PM end to activities will allow those who wish to experience the San Francisco nightlife to return to the City by the Bay. We will of
course be providing a list of hot spots & nightclubs for your entertainment. BUT beware…..
Sunday
morning will arrive early.
We have a sunrise beach bonfire and breakfast planned to get you started before the “Steve McQueen Memorial Run”
begins through the streets of San Francisco. This run will include visits to Lombard Street, Coit Tower, Ocean Beach, the Broadway Tunnel, Twin Peaks, amongst many other San Francisco Landmarks.
On Sunday
afternoon we will hold our Santa Cruz Mountain Run. This will wind us through the twisty “roller coaster”
roads in the South Bay. There will be a Giants/Pirates Game at AT&T Park for those who wish to go.
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