Super turnout of EIM MINIs at Breitbach’s in Balltown in November. Great food, great people, and great MINIs. Thanks to all for coming out!

Photos from this event are now available in our Gallery: Breitbach’s at Balltown Photos

Click “more…” to see a recap of our 2009 EIM awards!

Here’s a summary of the ’09 EIM awards that were presented at Breitbach’s:

Most Infatuated with Blue MINIs Award – l&g speaker
Most Dependable IL-Based EIM Members Award – getting grey
Most Fanatical MINI Family Award – bsteig
Most Devoted to the MINI Cooper Brand Award – oldsbear
Most Opportunistic Photographer Award – deanman
Best & Most Serendipitous First EIM Rendezvous Award – densan57
Best MINI Travel Story Award – Smokin’ Jo
Best New Mirror Caps Award – TasmaninanBlu
Best Online Presence and Webmaster Extraordinaire Award – R56MINICooper
Best Performance Modifications Award – D3m0N
Best Emergency Navigation and Leadership Award – lapshoffman
“Best in Show” Award – MariaChick
Best Event Host/Hostess Award – 05MINI
Best Volunteer Spirit Award – deanman
Comeback Motorer of the Year Award – MariaChick

Looking forward to a great motoring year with all of our Iowa MINI friends in 2010!

Artistic thumbnail photo credit: T. Siminski