MINI Takes the States 2012 events full in three cities

With the start of MINI Takes the States about six weeks away, Evening Events in three cities are already full.  People registering today were surprised to learn that Evening Events in Charlotte, Louisville, and Des Moines are already at capacity and further registration is blocked (see image, above).  Never before in the three previous [...]

MINI Takes the States 2012 route and itinerary

Here is the final MINI Takes the States 2012 route map and itinerary.  Coast-to-coast total driving distance is 3,903 miles!

DATE LOCATIONS MILES Wednesday, July 4 MINI Headquarters – Woodcliff Lake, NJ to Washington D.C. (via Philadelphia) Autocross: Philadelphia 270 miles Thursday, July 5 Washington D.C. to Charlotte, NC 413 miles Friday, July 6 [...]

MINI Takes the States 2012 registration now open

MINI USA has opened registration for MINI Takes the States 2012 at minitakesthestates.com.  The registration page lets you sign up using your Facebook account or by entering your information and choosing from three options:

I would like to attend MINI Takes the States 2012 I would like to attend MINIcross only I [...]

MINI Takes the States 2012 route and registration updates

We gave you MINI Takes the States early information, a sneak-peek and then the official MTTS 2012 route, and even the MTTS 2012 postcards.

MINI USA has released the final MINI Takes the States 2012 schedule (see below) and route.  The only change from the previous route is the change of city from Denver to [...]

MTTS 2012 postcards arrive

To get the word out about this summer’s MINI Takes the States 2012 cross-country rally, MINI USA has enlisted the help of MINI enthusiasts.  For those people who registered a MINI club on MINI Space’s MINI Club Finder, MINI USA recently sent an email asking for help distributing promotional “save the date” postcards to [...]

MINI Takes the States 2012 route announced

MINI USA just released the official MINI Takes the States 2012 route.  Here are the specific dates and cities along the route:

Date City 7/4 New York, NY 7/4 Washington, DC (Autocross in Philadelphia, PA) 7/5 Charlotte, NC 7/6 Nashville, TN (Autocross) 7/7 Louisville, KY 7/8 Chicago, IL (Autocross) 7/9 Des Moines, IA [...]

MINI Takes the States 2012 update

MINI USA has added a bit more information to the MINI Takes the States 2012 webpage.

July 4th is the kickoff of our cross-country road rally, MINI TAKES THE STATES 2012 (MTTS, for short). From July 4-15, a caravan of MINIs will traverse the country, stopping to eat, sleep and have a blast at [...]

MINI Takes the States 2012 route

MINI USA is about to release the route for MINI Takes the States but we have the route for you today.  As previously reported, MTTS 2012 will run from July 4th to July 15th and the cross-country rally will go from the East Coast to West Coast.  Here are the specific dates [...]

MINI Takes the States 2012: early information

If you’re a MINI enthusiast—and you mostly like are since you’re reading this—then you have probably received the MINI Takes the States announcement email or the MINI USA News press release.

The previously leaked dates are confirmed: July 4 – 15, 2012.  Jim McDowell had already said MTTS 2012 would start on the East [...]

MINI Takes the States 2012 confirmed

In a recent email from MINI USA promoting the MINI Countryman, the last section dropped this piece of information about MINI Takes the States 2012:

COMING NEXT SUMMER: MINI TAKES THE STATES 2012

Here’s a bold New Year’s resolution: attend the biggest MINI road rally in America. It’s called MINI TAKES THE STATES and it’s [...]