M.A.D.M.E.N. Odometer-Where we went in November
MADMEN kept true to their name in November as we started off the month with coffee and doughnuts at MINI of Tucson’s MINIs and Munchkins.
My MINI Has the Munchies was at Jason’s Deli where we had a very large turnout and we celebrated the birthday of 3 of our younger members. Happy Birthdays to Bruce, Wyatt, and Hanna
Last Saturday of the Month Breakfast was at Beyond Bread and we had a record turnout of 39 MADMEN! Not bad for a holiday weekend. We even had some guys from the Lamborghini club come over to tell us what awesome cars and turn out we had for breakfast. The run after was a short drive on city streets, including Roller Coaster Road, to Pima Prickly Park on River Road. There are a lot of signs that say “future area for..” but the beginnigs of a great cactus park are there. We did see “Saguarohenge”.
December events will include our annual members only Christmas Holiday Party on December 7th
December 12th at 6pm. My MiNi Has the Munchies at Mama’s Pizza at 4500 East Speedway. Please RSVP
December 14th. Some of us will be joining other make car clubs at AJ’s parking lot at La Encantada located at Sunrise and Campbell from 8:00-11:00 AM.
8a.m. Saturday December 28th. Last Saturday breakfast will be at Jerry Bobs in Catalina, at 16639 N. Oracle Road. In addition to great food this is the perfect launching spot for the drive that is planned for the day. We’ll be heading up the road to Globe-Miami for a day of motoring, sightseeing and checking out those towns north of us. So arrive at breakfast with a full tank of fuel, then fill your self up before we head out. Please RSVP and let us know if you will join us for breakfast and the the drive, just breakfast, or just the drive.
Please RSVP for the MUNCHIES, or the BREAKFAST by emailing us. madmenoftucson@gmail.com
DRP – November Cliff Notes & Upcoming Events
And so begins the busy holiday season. Despite everyone’s busy schedules we still made time to get together with our MINI family quite a bit 
Kicked off November with the usual Cars and Coffee at Mini of Tempe, we’ve been getting a great turnout lately and meeting some new members & looking forward to checking out the 2014 models soon. Always a good way to start off the month.
Sunday Sweets was at Nami was an interesting new stop – the soy yogurt and various vegan-friendly mix-ins were delicious, the DJ that kicked it up to 11 was quite NOT NORMAL in true MINI fashion.
Good Guys car show was in town so the turnout at our usual night at Pavilions was a glorious show of classics, customs and all sorts of new eye candy. Started off early in the day and wandered through the aisles long into the evening with some great new MINI friends.
Mr John Vowell set up the fantastic Mission Impossible Run in which we had a list of addresses that were filming locations for various movies. Participants had to find the location, take a picture of themselves there and guess which movie was filmed on site. It was a great way to tour some ‘famous’ locations around Phoenix and snap some great pics.
Our usual Go Kart night was moved to Octane Raceway – when we got there they had a wait time of 170 minutes. I guess everyone was off for the holidays and were feeling the need for speed so the MINI crew regrouped at Goldie’s for some delicious food and drinks. The new location at Octane looked pretty nice and we’re excited to try it out – hopefully when it’s not so crazy busy.
Ralph Choate hosted the Leftovers Luau at his place at the Top of the World out past Superior, AZ. Ralph cooked up some delicious roasts and everyone brought out their Thanksgiving leftovers and chilled out around the fire pit, toasted some s’mores, watched some football and just had a perfectly relaxing time enjoying the beautiful scenery and great company. Perfect ending to a great month with MINI friends.
Our regular meet up for morning coffee at the Dutch Bros on McQueen has had a wonderful turnout. Was awesome how many people showed up on the morning after Thanksgiving despite not having to wake up so early for work. Even on the morning that it was freezing and pouring rain our group was huddled against the wall of Dutch getting our caffeine on – great work!
Stay tuned for some exciting events this December! *No IFN this month since it would fall on Christmas*
12/7 – DMC Holiday Party in Tucson, Minis @ Murphys in Peoria.
12/8 – Sunday Sweets @ Rita’s
12/14 – Holiday Lights Run
12/21 – Scottsdale Pavilions Car Show
Coffee every Friday morning at Dutch Bros McQueen 530-730
Pictures by Therese, Louie, George, Ralph, Teresa & Shane