Happy New Year! On this first day of 2012 we give you this 2012 MINI events calendar.
Major Mini and MINI Meets
| Date(s) | Event | Location | Description |
| 2/17 – 2/19 | Helenblitz 2012 | Helen, GA | Annual gathering of MINIs in the small German town of Helen. |
| 2/19 | MINI Thunder III | Willows, CA | MINI and Mini track day at Thunderhill Raceway Park. |
| 2/24 – 2/26 | Spring Thing 17 | Wesley Chapel, FL | Biggest meet of Minis and MINIs in the Southeast. |
| 5/2 – 5/6 | MINIs on the Dragon 10 | Fontana, NC | Large annual meet at the “Tail of the Dragon”, aka MOTD. |
| 5/11 – 5/13 | MINI United 2012 | Le Castellet, France | Worldwide MINI meet at the Circuit Paul Ricard racetrack. |
| 6/14 – 6/17 | A MINI Vacation In Vegas 9 | Las Vegas, NV | Largest annual meet in the West, aka AMVIV. |
| 6/19 – 6/21 | Mini Meet West 2012 | Prescott Valley, AZ | Large annual Mini and MINI meet in the Western US. |
| 6/23 | MINIs On Top | Lincoln, NH | Annual rally to the top of Mount Washington, aka MOT. |
| 6/29 – 7/2 | Mini Meet East 2012 | Montreal, Canada | International East Coast Mini and MINI meet. |
| 8/2 – 8/5 | MINIs in the Mountains | Winter Park, CO | Annual meet in the Rocky Mountains, aka MITM. |
| Summer 2012 | MINI Takes the States 2010 | Cross-Country, US | Bi-annual national United States MINI rally and events, aka MTTS. |
| Fall 2012 | Mickey and MINI 8 | Orlando, FL | Annual Sunshine MINIs meet near Walt Disney World. |
| 10/25 – 10/28 | MINIs in the Ozarks | Eureka Springs, AR | “The premiere gathering of MINIs in Middle America.” |
GRAND-AM Continental Sports Car Challenge
| Date | Race | Racetrack | Location |
| 1/27 | GRAND-AM 200 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 3/30 | Barber Motorsports Park | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL |
| 4/27 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, FL |
| 5/11 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, NJ |
| 6/8 | Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| 6/22 | Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 6/29 | Continental Tire 150 | Watkins Glen International – Long Course | Watkins Glen, NY |
| 7/27 | Super Weekend at The Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Indianapolis, IN |
| 9/7 | Continental Tire Sports Car Festival | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Salinas, CA |
| 9/28 | Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, CT |