Keeping in the UK tradition of camping at Mini meets, we think we've put together the ultimate camping and cruising gathering. We chose Townsend, Tennessee in the Great Smokey Mountains to take the Mini back to the days of mountain domination, plus they're a blast and beautiful to drive in! We chose what is considered the most beautiful time of year there, still cool temps, and plants blooming. We found a gorgeous campground on a river with lodges, cabins, tent sites, and RV sites (co-host hotel close by). For the 3 day gathering we're planning a cruise into the mountains each day followed by a birthday bash on Saturday night. We hope that the last day cruise becomes the new North American record for classic Minis cruising in one long line. The car show will be a 3 day moving car show, judged by their peers. Oh, and we will be able to take over the entire campground (except for the large amounts of RV sites); it'll be our own Mini Town USA! 

If you haven't been to a CMU gathering before, we do it differently; we drive/cruise a lot, with plenty of stops and things to see. With this being a CMU gathering, you must be a member to enter a Mini. Membership is free, go to the join page and become a member! As with all of our gatherings, this is for everybody, but all of the drives/cruises/anything is only for classic Minis and its variants produced from 1959-2000, no exceptions. There's always room to ride in someone’s Mini if you come in something else.

Host Campground
Townsend Great Smokies KOA website
Space is very limited! Look at the site map and then call (800) 562-3428 for availability. They are giving us 20% off the 2008 April prices. Make sure you mention Classic Minis United to get the discount. Note: The event is over late on Saturday the 25, so, you'll want to check out on the 26th.

Co-host Hotel
Tally Ho Inn website
Space is limited due to our gathering and the Townsend Spring Festival . Call 800-448-2465 ASAP and reserve a room. They are also giving a club discount of 20%, mention Classic Minis United. Note: The event is over late on Saturday the 25, so, you'll want to check out on the 26th.

Registration
Register now so you don't miss out on the dooderwear event T-shirts and the special Mini 50 event souvenir for each car entered! It is also a BIG help to know how many Minis/people are coming, please help us and register ASAP. Click HERE for the registration form, please print, fill in, and mail it to us. Click HERE to see the special Mini 50 event souvenir!

Schedule
A tentative schedule will be added soon! But, to give you an idea of our plans, Wednesday night will be registration, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday there will be cruises into the mountains including Deals Gap/The Dragon. Saturday night will be the birthday bash! There are other events being planned and will be posted as soon as possible. 

T-shirts by dooderwear
With this being such a special event, we wanted a special T-shirt to represent it for many years to come. When it comes to Mini T's there's really only one name, dooderwear! Lucky for us, Dooder is a club member and runs a CMU chapter in Oklahoma; He was happy to design our event shirts. Take a look HERE and see the limited edition, pre-order only shirts. Get your registration in so you don't miss out!

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