MiniFest is scheduled for 1 November 2009, and will celebrate the 50th birthday of the birth of our beloved Mini!!
Planning is well advanced for this event, and naturally we will have suitable celebrities there, plenty of trophies, birthday cake, face painting for the kids, you name it!
| What's on the Cards |
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| Midweek | Midweek event for early arrivers (yes, they are coming from everywhere!). |
| Friday | Cocktail party hosted by Hobart Mini Garage |
| Saturday | Maybe a brunch run to Richmond, then setup MiniFest |
| Sunday | MiniFest!! |
| Sunday afternoon | Cruise through Hobart - can we get a line of 200 Minis?? |
| Sunday evening | A Spit Roast will be arranged for those who want to continue the party. But you'll have to buy a ticket so we can arrange the catering. |
MiniFest, 5 November 2006
Any Mini, any condition!
A day of all things Mini in Tasmania. And what a day - the forecast was drizzle, the reality was a sunny start, cloudy later, and cold but no wetness. We managed to attract about 180 Minis, including seven off the showroom floor at Hobart MINI Garage. And boy, did we ever clog the streets of Hobart on our cruise through the city!
You can read a report on the day here.
Here are some photos of the great event...
Cars queue up at the entry
A view over the grounds at 10am. Lots of cars still to come!
A mini Mini!
Grant's car on a spit
Lester's award-winning display
Why I love my Mini...
Ah, that makes it all worthwhile!!
About a thousand dollars worth of trophies to award
On the drive to the city
| This is what we did... |
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| 9am | Cars start arriving. Gold coin donation to help cover the costs of the day, please! |
| 10am - 2pm | Wander around, look at cars, get fed by Rotary, drink coffee, chat with Bob Holland and other Mini owners, check out the displays, take photos, buy a MiniFest hat, get it signed by Bob.... |
| 2pm | Judging starts for the trophies |
| 2.45pm | Trophies awarded, 26 of them. Collect yours and congratulate the other winners! |
| 3.30pm | Fire up the Mini, load up the kids and join the procession to clog the streets of Hobart with Minis! We will be heading towards the bridge on the Tasman Highway, then left onto the Lower Domain Road, left at the cloverleaf onto the Brooker Highway, through the roundabout and into Davey Street, left into Salamanca, around the waterfront to Evans Street and either back to the Regatta Grounds or home - your choice! OK, we'll provide a map... |
| 4pm | Pack up, decide on a good pub for dinner, start making plans for the next MiniFest.... |
