Date/Time
Date(s) - October 7, 2022 - October 9, 2022
All Day
Location
Fontana Village and Resort
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Welcome to the 20th Annual MINIs Slay the Sleeping Dragon! For 20 years (that’s TWO DECADES!!!) our club members and friends have been poking the sleeping dragon and enjoying the fall colors. MINIs Slay the Sleeping Dragon is a Gathering of MINIs to enjoy MOTORING THROUGH THE FALL COLORS on and around The Dragon, Fontana Village and Lake Areas. Come out and spend a colorful weekend with your MINI Friends! It’s going to be a great one! This is an official THMMC sponsored event.
Please note: Due to the continuing COVID concerns, we will NOT be hosting a large gathering meal. We suggest that you get with a FEW friends and make arrangements at one of the local (Bryson City, Robbinsville, Nantahala) restaurants. Please be respectful of any local restrictions / regulations that may be in place at the time of the event.
We will be meeting at 4:30 PM, Friday, October 7th, 2022 at the Ingles Grocery Store parking lot where we will pass out T-shirts and make run announcements. We ask that you do a “drive-through” check-in at the registration vehicle / tent to pick up your registration bags that will include any t-shirts, swag or other info. Then, proceed to the parking lineup, leaving 1 space between every car. At 5:15 PM, we will have some quick announcements in the parking lot. Again, due to COVID concerns, we ask that you stand by your vehicle while we make the announcements.
After the meetup, you can leave with your SMALL group to go to dinner. The fun runs start on Saturday morning!
| Suggested Restaurants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pasqualino’s Italian Restaurant | 25 Everett Street, Bryson City, NC | Directions |
| Anthony’s Italian Restaurant | 50 Depot St., Bryson City, NC | Directions |
| Jimmy Mac’s | 121 Main St, Bryson City, NC | Directions |
| La Poblana | 1341 Main Street, Bryson City, NC | Directions |
| El Pacifico | 429 Rodney Orr Bypass, Robbinsville, NC | Directions |
| Rivers End Restaurant | 13077 US-19, Bryson City, NC | Directions |
PRE-REGISTRATION is very important. It will let us know how many cars to plan for. It will also allow us to send out important information by email all those who register as the event gets closer. If you are at least 75% sure you are coming, please register today, you can always cancel at a later date.
Shirts for this event are to be pre-paid during registration. The cut-off date to purchase shirts is September 13th. You will pick up your shirts Friday night at the Ingles Grocery Store parking lot before we head to dinner or at Fontana Village during the weekend.
Additional Information:
- Lodging:
- Fontana Village is our first choice for lodging.
- Other locations in the area are Tapico Lodge and Resort and various hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts in the area. Please make sure you look around before attending.
- What to bring:
- RADIOS. This cannot be stated enough. We use GMRS/FRS radios (tuned to channel 20.20) on runs to communicate and make sure that no MINI gets lost or left behind. While there are plenty of people that bring spare radios, we recommend buying your own. A good place to buy them online is Buy Two Way Radios. Popular brands are Midland and Cobra.
- Drinks, food and supplies: While there is a general store at Fontana Village, oftentimes, you just need the create comforts of home.
- Registration cost: We charge $15 for registration PER MINI. This registration helps us to recoup costs for sponsoring the event and website costs.
Be sure to check out and order your 2022 MSSD t-shirts for the event! (T-Shirts are available until midnight on 09/12/2022!)
Questions? Ask in the forum!
Currently scheduled runs (and other events):
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- Bryan G. Donaldson
- Pete Towell
- Cynthia Guzzo
- lala Allen
- Pierre Silver
- MiniCrisp
- Ellis Wimmer
- John Anderson
- Kat Clay
- Franca
- Brenda Osborne
- Luke Osborne
- Kevin Scott
- Keri Whit
- ROBERT HENDRICKS
- William ("Wilbur") Beckler
- Carl Kennell
- Scott Conrow
- Faris Backer
- Robin Culbertson
- Jason Cornelius
- Jeff Carwell
- Troy Wesson
- BARBARA T MARSHALL
- Scott Plank
- Debbie Bates
- Jon Solaro
- Kristy kelley
- Christina Jackson
- Sean Nixon
- Charles Farmer
- John campbell
- Loretta Fredere
- Francesca Schofield
- Linda Plichta
- Catherine Lerow
- Melanie Tysinger
- Mr. Jim
- Josh W Saunders
- Greg Cornett
- Jill Elberson
- Jerry Hatcher
- Elizabeth Graham
- Karen vonDohlen
- John B.
- Lisa Hartsell
- Raymon Sutherland
- Chris McCalla
- Reagan Cole
- Bobbie Williamson
- Wayne Wesson
- Karen Casey
- Mike Shutt
- Blake Shutt
- Ricky Cureton
- Christy DeWell
- Brad