http://www.easterniowaminis.org Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:24:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our annual EIM entry in the Swamp Fox Festival Parade in Marion is just around the corner. We are honored and delighted this year to have Sevyn C. (daughter of EIMers Brian and Cora C.) representing us in the parade as our 2010 Miss Eastern Iowa MINIs! As a reminder to those who have signed [...]]]> http://www.easterniowaminis.org/swamp-fox-festival-parade-in-marion-saturday-sept-18th Everyone in Holy Cross seems to love our MINIs! A smallish but enthusiastic group of EIM loyalists enjoyed a fabulous day participating in the Holy Cross Parade, Festival, and Street Dance held earlier today in Holy Cross, IA. Many thanks to Linda and Tom R. for their kindness and generosity in opening up their home [...]]]> http://www.easterniowaminis.org/our-fun-day-at-the-holy-cross-parade-and-festival We extend well deserved congratulations to Denny B. (1st Place) and Mike C. (2nd Place) for sweeping the Class L ["New" MINI] Group this past weekend at the 2010 Heartland British Autofest Days Car Show, sponsored by the Quad Cities British Auto Club and hosted in the quaint Village of East Davenport. Way to go [...]]]> http://www.easterniowaminis.org/eim-sweeps-the-mini-awards-at-the-heartland-british-autofest-days http://www.easterniowaminis.org/our-iowa-magazine-giving-away-another-free-mini-cooper MotoringFile.com has assembled what is certainly one of the best resources available anywhere for learning about details of the new R60 MINI Countryman crossover vehicle that will be arriving on the U.S. side of “the pond” next year. The buzz being generated by the introduction of this radical new four-door AWD model has been considerable, [...]]]> http://www.easterniowaminis.org/your-r60-mini-countryman-one-stop-shop-at-motoringfile-com So what’s a MINI group to do when the ferry–and a handful of local roads–are closed due to the prior day’s flash flooding? Well, they pool their talents, use their ingenuity, and execute an equally fun and exciting motoring day for everyone! From the trip up the Dubuque County back roads and the Great River [...]]]> http://www.easterniowaminis.org/recap-of-our-cassville-ferry-drive-on-july-24th For the third consecutive year, EIM plans to take over the town of Holy Cross, IA for the annual Holy Cross Parade, Festival, and Street Dance! Our MINIs will be lined up at 10:30 am on Saturday, August 14th to prepare for the start of the parade at noon. We’ll have a car wash station [...]]]> http://www.easterniowaminis.org/holy-cross-parade-festival-and-street-dance-aug-14th The Quad Cities British Auto Club (QCBAC) will be hosting their annual Heartland British Autofest Days on Saturday and Sunday, August 7th and 8th in Davenport. Our good motoring buddy Mike C. won both the Best in Class and Best Overall Wheels awards with his awesome MINI at this event last year. We’d like to [...]]]> http://www.easterniowaminis.org/heartland-british-autofest-days-2010-davenport-aug-7-8 How many MINI Coopers can you fit on a ferry boat that usually holds 9 “regular” cars? Come join us on Saturday, July 24th and find out! The EIM Cassville Ferry Crossing and Drive starts and finishes in Dubuque, IA. Our rendezvous time is 9:15 am at the Port of Dubuque. Highlights include the following: [...]]]> http://www.easterniowaminis.org/eim-cassville-ferry-crossing-and-drive-saturday-july-24th http://www.easterniowaminis.org/mini-of-madison-now-open-for-business