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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

Santa Barbara Overnight





Here are the details for the February 22 - 23, 2020 overnight run to Santa Barbara via Foxen Canyon and San Marcos Pass. We will be leaving from Paso Robles on Saturday morning, please see details on optional Friday night.

Please RSVP for this event via MotorSportReg:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/overnight-to-santa-barbara-norcal-minis-359400


Your Hosts For The Event:
Nikki and Simon Tildesley


Optional Friday Night Stay in Paso Robles - February 21, 2020

For anyone wishing to take up the optional Friday stay in Paso Robles - then we could consider visiting the Sensorio Field of Light.
https://www.sensoriopaso.com/
NOTE: this needs to be booked in advance and the last entrance is 7.30pm


Hotel Suggestion Paso Robles (optional Friday night)
Downtown Paso Robles 
Adelaide Inn
1215 Ysabel Avenue
Paso Robles, CA 93446

https://www.adelaideinn.com/



Saturday - February 22, 2019

Location:
Starbucks
189 Niblick Rd
Paso Robles, CA 93446

Meeting Time/Departure Time:
10:00am/10:30am

Details
We will be leaving Paso Robles and heading down Highway 46 before turning onto Old Creek Road for some amazing twisties. We will join Highway 1 just north of Morro Bay. Passing through Pismo Beach staying on Highway 1 to Santa Maria. Leaving Santa Maria and heading to Santa Barbara via Foxen Canyon Road and Highway 154 (San Marco Pass). We may stop at a winery on Foxen Canyon Road.

Lunch
TBD, but most likely in the Santa Maria area

Dinner
TBD - perhaps get a group together for dinner or you are free to dine where you wish


Route:
https://goo.gl/maps/ZW5LZz4Z8CHYrXQ36

Hotel Suggestion Santa Barbara

Beachside Inn
336 West Cabrillo Boulevard
West Beach, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 965-6556
https://www.beachsideinn.com/

Aviana Inn
128 Castillo St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-4471
https://www.avaniainnsantabarbara.com/




Sunday - February 23, 2020

Details
We will take a drive back towards Paso Robles using the most direct drive. Once in Paso Robles - for those who are interested we will stop at the Estrella Warbirds Museum where there is a great collection of old planes, cars and military vehicleshttps://www.ewarbirds.org/index.shtml

Meeting Location:
Aviana Inn on Castillo Street
https://www.avaniainnsantabarbara.com/

Meeting Time/Departure Time:
10:30am/11:00am

Route:
https://goo.gl/maps/TKUTJhaiGnVDPBHw8

Please RSVP for this event via MotorSportReg:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/overnight-to-santa-barbara-norcal-minis-359400

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By the way if you are not a fully paid member of NorCal Minis there is a $5.00 fee for the event but can be applied to your membership fee for the year if you join up. Check out the details below: Create your MotorSportReg Account and Join Today! Use the NorCal MINIs Membership link below:
NorCal MINIs Membership

Instructions for joining MotorSportReg and joining NorCal MINIs can be found in the following document: I






Annual Holiday Party & Run Recap





Hi Everyone,

We had a fun time at the PJ & Pancakes breakfast at East Bay MINIs on December 7. 2019.  Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed the gathering.  December is always such a busy time, but still fun to get together and just look back over our past year.  I got to meet some new members and hangout with long time members too.

We filled the Toys for Toys box for East Bay and donated $250 to Valley Humane Society.


The rain held of for a small group of us who took the drive out to the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge and the Migratory Bird Viewing Platform.  The road over Patterson Pass was great.  A few speed humps as we went through Livermore and out by the Lawrence Livermore Lab, but after that it was clear for the MINI following the Malibu.  HAHA.  

Amazingly, as I was packing up my car with the last supplies I used for the breakfast, the rain started pouring down. Perfect timing!  

Thanks again for coming, 
Christine & Michael Toibin

Here are the photos from the PJ & Pancake Breakfast:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YtZikDuYsMP4H1Lp9

Next up: January 12, 2029 - SF Peninsula - La Honda / Pescadero / Fish n chips run:
http://www.norcalminis.com/2019/12/bay-area-backroads-run.html

Bay Area Backroads Run January 12, 2020




Here are the details for the January 12, 2020 Run
Please RSVP for this event via MotorSportReg:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/bay-area-backroads-run-norcal-minis-648423

 
Your Hosts For The Event:


Anita Weemaes and Christoph Fritsch

Meeting Location
Pioneer Saloon back parking lot
2925 Woodside Rd, 
Woodside, CA 94062

Meeting Time/Departure Time (NOTE NEW MEETING TIME)
9:30am/10:00am

Details
This run will be twisty and scenic, starting slowly through the town of Woodside, up Kings Mountain Road (beware of groups of bicyclists who dislike groups of cars!) to Skyline. 

We'll regroup in the lot as we cross over Skyline and then head south past the iconic Alice's restaurant (you can gawk at all the fancy cars and bikes, but we're not stopping) and turn right down La Honda. We'll take a right on Pescadero Creek and follow that into the town of Pescadero for a short break. 

We'll regroup by the bridge on Stage Road and follow that to the end, where we'll turn right on Hwy 1 North and make our way to Moss Beach Distillery. We have made reservations now for 12:30 and people can choose from light fare OR the Sunday brunch menu. Please confirm whether you'll join us for lunch or not by January 10th.

And if they want to bring dogs, they can get their own table outside on the patio (they should make their own reservations then)

Route (UPDATED ROUTE)
https://goo.gl/maps/KZqKRWRE3fXYGiad8




                                        

Optional Lunch   
Moss Beach Distillery
140 Beach Way
Moss Beach, CA 94038
https://mossbeachdistillery.com/


The Light Fare Menu
https://mossbeachdistillery.com/menu/light-fare/










Please RSVP for this event via MotorSportReg:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/bay-area-backroads-run-norcal-minis-648423


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November 2019 Point Reyes Stinson Beach Recap





Your Hosts: Gordon and Alison Lee

We met at the Marina Green in San Francisco, and we then proceeded to cross the Golden Gate bridge in the fog. Eight minis followed the route to the regroup point, to the backroads in Mill Valley, and finally to MINI of Marin successfully. We were greeted by the wonderful staff at the dealership and they had setup breakfast; bagels, fresh fruit, and coffee for all of our NorCal members. We distributed 30 goodie bags complimentary from MINI of Marin for all of our members and we had received positive responses in the organization of our event.

Leaving to Point Reyes, we were separated by countless traffic lights in San Anselmo. Although, everyone managed to catch up to a line of 25 cars. We drove on the twisties through the forest to Point Reyes and three NorCal members had won official MINI shirts and one from the British car show.

We had left Point Reyes towards South on Highway 1 passing through Stinson Beach to Corte Madera Town Center for our lunch at Flores. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the wonderful lunch. A great day was had by all. And all members are looking forward to attend the next event; namely our Annual Holiday party on Saturday December 7th! 


Gordon & Alison

Check out some of the pictures from the event:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Kqo7xqnjzLBmziLG7

Upcoming Club Events

2019 Annual Holiday Party & Run - Saturday December 7th

Remember this is a MEMBERS ONLY Event

First Event of 2020
January 12, 2020 - SF Peninsula - La Honda / Pescadero / Fish n chips
Hosted by Anita Weemaes and Christoph Fritsch
Details to be posted shortly