Official MINIs On Top 2004 INFORMATIONAL and FAQ's thread

[Cape Cod MINI]

This is the information area for MINIs On Top

General Registration is now open. Forms are available at minisontop.com here: http://www.minisontop.com/mot2005/MOT05regform.htm

Please use the other thread for banter:
http://www.mini2.com/forum/new-york-new-england-region/61989-mot-2005-usurped-thread-chat-away.html

What: MINIs On Top June 18, 2005. Visit www.minisontop.com for more information. The premier Eastern Region MINI event. Join 200 MINIs and over 400 MINI enthusiasts in the White Mountains of NH for a drive on the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, good eats and fun times, door prizes galore, a private MINIs Exclusive drive to the summit of Mount Washington to watch the sunset, Après MOT festivities and more.

Where: Lincoln, New Hampshire; White Mountains, NH; Mount Washington, NH; Gorham, NH.

Preferred Lodging: Town and Country Inn, Route 2, Sherburne, NH (about ½ east of Gorham, NH) Please tell them you are with MINIs On Top to get 2004 rates. www.townandcountryinn.com We have rooms blocked for 6/17 and 6/18. Best advice: Make your room reservations now.

Costs: About the same as last year. Auto Road $23 pp; meal about $12-15 pp; clings around $5-

t-shirts $15-$17.

The Bar Harbor/Maine event will be run separate from MOT this year. Please visit this link http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79262 if you want to participate in the Bar Harbor Invasion. You will meet up with the main MOT contingent on Saturday June 18, 2005 in Lincoln, NH at the LoonMountain parking lot.

MOT is limited to 200 vehicles on the Mount Washington Auto Road. More MINIs may attend but only 200 can make the drive to the summit. As things develop we may find that some folks do not want to drive up and places can be swapped. If this happens it will be handled directly with me or Ian on an as needed basis.

MOT has secured a hospitality room at the Town and Country Inn, Gorham. The Greenery Room (near the pool) will be open for your convenience from 3 p.m. Friday June 17 until 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 19. Stop in and have a cold one (BYOB to add to the ice chest); make arrangements for get-togethers (drives, breakfasts, golf, activities); pay your respects to MOT volunteers; hang out; chat and trade insults, participate in the MOT MINI Trivia Competition, etc. Munchies provided by MINIs On Top.

**If you have Pre-Registered for MOT you will receive an Official Registration Form (Adobe Acrobat 7.0) via email in the second week of February, 2005. All registrations are first come, first served. Based on Pre-Registrants in excess of 230 we expect the event to fill up quickly. This year’s form auto-calculates the total amount due so there shouldn’t be any mistakes. The registration costs are totally non-profit. Prices of the Auto Road; MOT Dinner; and event vinyl clings are at cost. T-shirts are sold above cost. T-shirt profits provide for name tags, printing costs, hospitality room, goody bag memento and general operating costs.

There is an added mandatory $5-per vehicle shipping/handling charge in the registration this year. The $5 covers the cost to mail your car numbers, meal tickets, goody bag, t-shirts, vinyl clings, printed route, vendor information, area maps, etc. You will receive your packet via USPS Priority Mail about two weeks prior to the event.

The following is a list of MOT Departmental Leaders. Please contact them directly for information in their respective categories. If you are able to volunteer in any category please contact that person directly. Please do not use this forum to ask general questions. Contacting the volunteers listed below is the preferred method.



Aaron Brasslett:MOT Website - aaron@MINIsOnTop.com

Rick Imhof: CD contest -cdcontest@MINIsOnTop.com
and Document Control(pdf’s, smart looking forms,
etc. rick@MINIsOnTop.com

Dan McDonald: t-shirt printing and procurement - dan@MINIsOnTop.com

Ed Smith: door prizes and vendor donations
edsmith@MINIsOnTop.com

Gavin McKeown: vinyl clings printing and procurement -
gadgetgav@MINIsOnTop.com

Ian Cull: Auto Road liaison. (Anything pertaining to the Auto Road (parking, drive up, auto road itinerary etc.) gbmini@minisontop.com

John Secco: Town and Country Inn liaison; MOT caterer liaison; Master of Ceremonies - jsecco@MINIsOnTop.com

Michael Smith: Public Relations(media exposure/contacts) - michael@MINIsOnTop.com

Diane Briggs: Name tags- nametags@MINIsOnTop.com

Ricardo Dodge: T-shirt and Cling Graphics- rdodge@MINIsOnTop.com

Richard Freierman: Loon Mountain liaison, Route/itinerary Planner.Any questions about the route or LoonMountain meeting area - rfinprc@MINIsOnTop.com

Beth and Louis Cassorla: Pet registration and information –
bethandlouis@MNIsOnTop.com

Libby White: MOT Trivia Contest. mottrivia@minisontop.com Friday evening trivia competition. Teams of 4 compete for bragging rights.

Steve Barnatt:MOT Charity Fund (raffle, etc.) and Head Beagle.Any questions about raffle tickets or anything else MOT related but not covered above - steve@MINIsOnTop.com


This thread will be updated as new information presents itself. Currently there are loose plans for a Friday evening MINI Trivia Competition in the MOT Hospitality Suite; a Saturday morning Moose Lens Hunt; A Whalen Shift Knob raffle; a 50:50 $$ raffle.............and more.


Any inaccuracies in the above printed material is merely a figment of your imagination, or I did it purposely to see if you would notice, and, it will eventually be corrected.

[jcsinnh]

It is with great pleasure that I confirm the announcement that Rick Imhof and Laurie Meissner (ActualSize) will run the 2005 CD contest. Thanks for your support over the last 2 years (which the aforementioned duo won and now cannot do a threepeat-ha!).
Their contest, their rules. Stay tuned.

[rfinprc]

I wanted to be the first to congratulate Fearless Leader on shouldering the mantle for yet another MoT Extravaganza. I also want to be the first to post a more or less irrelevant message on the official thread.


Post Script:

Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI

Hey Richard, you could have made your first post on the official thread much less "irrelevant" if you had linked back to this thread

This may be the first recorded instance of a post scripted cross-thread irrelevancy! Woo Hoo!

[DUCTTAPE]

In reality, this post is just to congratulate and thank Steve again for the MOT stuff. (I would have been post #3, but got sidetracked getting a cup of coffee and Richard beat me to it by a few minutes.)

However, I will respect the NO BANTER part of this thread and discuss business:

It is the official consensus of all attenting the HUDSON BAY or BUST Run that our trip would be the perfect warm-up (bad choice of words?) for MOT

Applications gladly being accepted. We have, unfortunately, now instituted a fee system. New members, after this point, will have to by the group a cup of coffee in Val d' Or. Still, a small price to pay for such a worthwhile cause (and certainly cheaper than the you-know-what event since there is no $5 mailing fee. We will put your money to good work and just buy coffee with it.)

[pezboy]

My biggest question is about the food just before the climb up the auto road. Is it being catered from an outside vendor? How will we deal with massive lines?

[GadgetGav]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cape Cod MINI

Please do not use this forum to ask general questions. Contacting the volunteers listed below is the preferred method.[/font][/color]

Bad Pez, bad..!
Ask Mr Secco directly... Don't upset the Codfather so early in his new thread!

[pezboy]

Okay.

Why doesn't he have this locked so it will only contain what he posts?

[Windshadow]

May I request that the first post be fixed so that those of us that use the Blue version of MINI2.com can read it?
Thanks to all who work so hard to provide the fun for the MOT weekend!

[jcsinnh]

The basic facts are in post 1

They will be expanded with specifics by those of us responsible as those specifics become available. Those expansions should answer most questions, PMs will handle the very specific.

Moderators, as I understand it, cannot lock out posts but can move them to more appropriate threads; if we do not keep this one very business like, that will probably have to happen.

[MaxaMini]

Point of Order

Quote: Originally Posted by MaxaMini

Howdy all.
To those unfamiliar with MINIs On Top and it's intentions, history and traditions. It is not Cannonball Run. It is a gathering of like minded souls who enjoy each others company and the cars in which they motor.
If you are new to this thread and unable to make sense of it all, fear not. There is much that has been done to make this a spiritited family friendly event. The enthusiasm of past participants is like a stream which overflows it's banks and cannot be contained. Come dip your toes or go for the full immersion. All are welcome.

Simply turn to the first post or WWW.MINISONTOP.COM for details. We welcome your participation and look forward to your joining us on the mountain top

[Cape Cod MINI]

Pre-Registration will close January 22, 2005.

Please don't email me asking if you pre-registered because I don't know.
If you think you already did it then you probably did.

A couple of updates

-On Friday 6/17/05 there will be a MOT MINI Trivia Contest hosted by Cape Cod MINIs. It will be held in the MOT Hospitality room or in a TandC function room. Teams will be made up of 4 MOTerers. Unique entertaining team names are required. More information will be coming soon.
- A MOT Scavenger Hunt is being developed. More information will be coming soon.

[suvssuk]

I'm probably going to regret this...

If you'd like to know if your pre-registered, please email me at aaron@minisontop.com and I’ll let you know.

[olYeller]

You are definitely inviting an avalanche of email Aaron.

See you all in June.

Blaine

[GadgetGav]

Aaron, wouldn't it be easier to auto-mail everyone who is on your list telling them they're on it..?
I know nothing about list servers, so maybe not...

[htrout13]

Aaron - there's a free bulk email program - visit www.worldmerge.com - I love it - use it at work and everything...

Oh - and no - I get nothing for recommending it to you!

Heather