DRP – October Cliff Notes and Upcoming Events!

Greetings fellow MINI fans! Here’s a summary of the Desert Rat Pack events we had in October:

Cars & Coffee – In October, Cars & Coffee was held at a new location – De Fino Moto Auditorio – It was a great turn out and we spent the whole morning mingling, grilling up some burgers and a few members got their cars washed/detailed. A great time was had by all and many thanks go out to club members Gino and Brandy for letting us use their shop!

RALLY-TOBER!! – The dealerships headed a few runs that were open to the public and were a blast! First, Mini of North Scottsdale led a run East by Canyon Lake and ending at Tortilla flats for some beautiful desert scenery and a lunch at the Tortilla Flats restaurant. The next week, Mini of Tempe hosted a poker run that took us on a trek around the lower valley with stops at Lone Butte Casino, Queen Creek Olive Mill, ET Motopark and Golf Land with breakfast and lunch at the dealer. Both runs had a fantastic turn out and were a blast.

Halloween! – Everyone put their creative pants on for the Halloween party and came out with some very creative and well done costumes. Much food, drink and good times were had. Ralph Choate won best costume for his wonderful rendition of the Mad Hatter

IFN – Organ Stop Pizza – Last but not least, our International Food Night was at the Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa. They played a variety of covers with their ridiculously intricate organ that was built throughout the entire building. It was a great place for a meet up and the salad bar was delicious!

Coming up!!! – Be sure to get ready for these events in November!

11/3 – Cars & Coffee – Mini of Tempe

11/10 – Sunday Sweets – Nami

11/16 – Pavilions Car Show

11/23 – Mission Impossible Fun Run!

11/27 – Go Kart Night – New Location! Octane Raceway

11/30 – Leftovers Luau – Hosted by Ralph & Betty Choate

Check the Facebook or Calendar for updates! Motor On!

Pictures by: George Rocheleau, Dave Perez, Stacy Rohr