ANNUAL M&M (MINIS & MIATAS) RALLY

When -                   Saturday, October 17, 2020

                                   Arrive at Park & Ride:   10:30 a.m.                                                   

                                   Drivers' Meeting:          10:50 a.m.                                  

                                   Depart (1st Group):      11:00 a.m. 

Where -                  Hellertown Park & Ride

                                   Silvex Road

                                   Bethlehem, PA  Location

Hosted by -           LVMOC

Group Leaders -   David, Walter & Louie

WE ARE CLOSING REGISTRATION AT THE CURRENT 16 CARS, TO KEEP THE GROUPS AT SAFE, MANAGEABLE SIZES AND TO MINIMIZE REGROUPING.  THANKS!

PLEASE NOTE WHETHER YOU WILL BE JOINING THE GROUP AT THE HOMETOWN AT THE DRIVE'S END!

Welcome to the 2020 running of an annual tradition: The M&M (Minis & Miatas) Rally.  Once again LVMOC will get together with members of the Philly Mini Club for some back-road cruising and camaraderie.  This will be, I think, the 12th running of this event, which was first proposed and hosted in 2008 by the Mini group!  This year it's LVMOC's turn to host the event.  So, here goes:

The drive will begin at the Hellertown Park & Ride lot, where I-78 meets PA Route 412, between Hellertown and Bethlehem.  For quick restroom visits (within walking distance) before departure, there is a Turkey Hill (only a single restroom) and a Wendy's (opens at 10:30 a.m.).  From there we will travel along many of the more obscure, twisty, fun roads in Northampton, Bucks, Montgomery, Berks and Lehigh Counties.  There will be a "comfort" break at about 60 miles (~ 2 hrs) into the drive, and we will finish the event with a mid-afternoon meal at the Hometown Breakfast, Bar & Grille, at 8732 Hamilton Blvd., Breinigsville, PA.  (This is the reason for our relatively late morning start, since they recommended that we arrive close to 3 p.m. to enable reasonably prompt seating of our groups.  The seating will be outdoors at large, 8-person tables under a large tent)

We always enjoy spending time with the fun-loving members of the Philly Mini Club!  Let's get a nice-sized gang of LVMOC folks together and show them that we, too, are a bit crazy (about our Miatas, that is...)

This event will follow the current Pennsylvania rules for COVID-19 safety.  We will require that all participants maintain six-foot social distancing, and we will require masks to be worn when not in our cars.  To avoid common handling of materials, we will email the directions to participants, for home printing, and we will eliminate the usual paper sign-in sheet.  Since the sign-in confirms your agreement with LVMOC’s standard Waiver and Release, we will now consider your post to this event thread (or Philly Mini's event thread), stating that you intend to participate, to be your “electronic” signature, indicating your agreement with said Waiver and Release (copy available on request).

We will use FRS radios for communications.  Be sure to arrive at the departure point with a full gas tank and an empty bladder.

PLEASE NOTE WHETHER YOU WILL BE JOINING THE GROUP AT THE HOMETOWN AT THE DRIVE'S END!

Attending:

1. Janice & David (Lunch x 2)
2. Louie & Justin
3. Corrina & Tara
4. Bill B. & Patty
5. Jordan
6. Mike & Alisunshine
7. Nancy and Walter
8. Michele
9. Jeff
10. Jim & Melissa
11. Tom K
12. Brandon & Jess (Lunch x 2)
13. Iva
14. JerryB & Wanda
15. Ralph
16. Bill M