Monthly Archives: March 2010

MINI Mod Day & BBQ

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Scooper

[ April 17, 2010; 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ] As mentioned before, I am having a MINI Mod day at my house on Saturday, April 17th. Feel free to come to my house to do a mod to your MINI, or even wash and wax your it if you like. I have a long driveway, tools, hoses, etc. You are also invited to a hamburger [...]

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April HMMS Meeting and Bluebonnet Drive

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Scooper

[ April 3, 2010; 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM. ] Yippeee!  Zippeee! will lead HMMS on its annual Bluebonnet Tour (well, MCOW’s been running it annually, anway).  It starts at 1:00 PM, right after the April meeting, in the 290/Telge Rd. area.  We’ll continue north through the Rockies, and on to Yellowstone National Park, where we’ll see Old Faithful. 

Oh, wait a minute–wrong trip.  Actually, we’ll head [...]

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March BMWCCA Autocross

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Scooper

[ March 28, 2010; 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. ] The next autocross is on Sunday, March 28th! The event is held at the Houston Police Academy track at the corner of Rankin Road & Aldine-Westfield. Gates open at 8:30 am, and the event lasts until about 3:00 pm or so. See the Houston BMWCCA website for more details, and to sign up. The event [...]

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Teen Street Survival School

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Scooper

[ March 27, 2010; 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. ] Houston BMW CCA is again putting on a Teen Street Survival School at the Houston Police Academy on Saturday March 27th. If you have a driving age teen or know one, this is a great course for teaching basic car control and driving competence. Several HMMSers will be volunteering to help put on this event. [...]

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Officer Nominations and Elections

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Scooper

Soon it will be time to nominate and elect new club officers. Nominations will be taken at the April club meeting, and voting will be held online on the HMMS website or (if requested), by written ballot during the last 10 days of April, with polls closing April 30.  Results will be announced at the May meeting. Be [...]

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March HMMS Meeting Minutes

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Scooper

Houston MINI Motoring Society
March 6th, 2010 at 10:30 AM
La Fiesta Restaurant, 9427 Katy Freeway

Club Stuff
Call to Order and Club Stuff
President Deb (daffodildeb) called the meeting to order at about 11:20 AM. Included in the excellent turnout were new members: Elaine and Gordon driving Winnie, and Judith driving Miss MINI, and Keith, who was just visiting [...]

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March HMMS Meeting

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Scooper

[ March 6, 2010; 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. ] Come join your fellow MINIacs at the March 6th club meeting! We’re meeting at La Fiesta near the corner of I-10 and Blalock Road/Echo Lane. Directions are below.

Saturday, March 6th
10:30 am til noonish
La Fiesta
9427 Katy Freeway
Phone: 713-464-3873

Directions to the restuarant:

La Fiesta is located behind the Office Max Store.  Office Max is very visible from the Katy [...]

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