About this event
The Tar Heel MINI Motoring Club will be conducting the Blue Ridge Parkway Tour 2011 on June 16th - 19th. This year's BRP Tour, the fourth annual event, will start at the northern end of the BRP (near Waynesboro, VA) with an opening get-together meal on Thursday evening. We'll depart early Friday morning heading south on the BRP. Along the way we'll stop at different overlooks and other points of interest.
Our first overnight stop will be Friday evening in Sparta, NC. The second overnight stop will be in the Asheville area on Saturday evening. On Sunday morning we'll hit the BRP for the final leg to the southern terminus of the BRP in the Cherokee, NC area. That should be about lunch time and everyone will go their separate ways with a ton of memories and stories!!!
While many details are still being worked out at this time, to help give you an idea of the flow, you might want to check out this itinerary document we put together for the 2010 BRP Tour
Please note that participants are not required to pay for registration. The BRP Tour is open to any MINI owner who shows up. But really now, who would want to go to an event like this and not leave without a t-shirt, some stickers, a grille badge and other goodies? Plus, part of the proceeds will be donated to charity and wouldn't your MINI heart feel better knowing you've helped out? We do ask that if you are planning to attend you register to help the organizers and volunteers prepare.
Event requirements
Thank you for your interest in the Blue Ridge Parkway Tour 2011. We appreciate you taking your time to register. Some information to help you with the process:
You do not have to buy anything or pay a registration fee
A registration package is planned to include the following items:
- Magnet
- Decal
- Vinyl Sticker
- Antenna Topper
- Lanyard
- Nametag
If you have a passenger(s) and the only extra things you want for them are lanyards with nametags, you can get a passenger package that only includes a lanyard and a nametag.
Please note that you can select one of two packages for passengers. They can get a full package which means you will end up with multiple badges, stickers, etc., or just a passenger package which only includes the lanyard and nametag.
T-shirts are now being handled as a discrete item. So if you order a registration package, don't forget to add a t-shirt. There are additional fees for XXL and XXXL sizes. Here is a picture of the t-shirts for this year (a yummy chocolate color):
There is a section on the registration form that asks about your plans to attend different meals (lunch, dinner). These are not firm commitments, but we would appreciate you indicating whether you think you will attend as part of the group or not so the organizers can work with the restaurants to make sure they can handle a party of our size.
A final note - you are welcome to join or leave the tour at any point. It is up to you to figure out where and when we may be passing through somewhere that will enable you to get hooked up with us.
Detailed information can be found on the THMMC web site in the BRP Tour 2011 Forum.
Summary information is posted on occassion at www.blueridgeparkwaytour.org.
Again, thank you for your interest in the BRP Tour 2011. We look forward to seeing you on the twisties!!