About this event
Welcome to the 16th Annual MINIs Slay the Sleeping Dragon! For 16 years our club members have been poking the sleeping dragon and enjoying the fall colors. MSSD will be held on Friday through Sunday, October 12th through 14th.
This event is open for registration. The registration fee is $15 per MINI. You will need to pay during this registration for the cost of the catered meal we are having this year at the Heart Center in Robbinsville on Friday the 12th. The cost will be $16 per person (see details below).
For more info on all that is happening this year, please visit our Facebook Page or our THMMC Forum
MINIs Slay the Sleeping Dragon is a gathering of MINIs old and new, at picturesque Fontana Village at Deals Gap, NC. Masses of MINIs will be attending to Slay the Dragon! MSSD will be held on Friday through Sunday, October 12th through 14th. This is a laid back event which will have time for fellowship and driving! There will be something for everyone!
We have a group rate on a block of lodge rooms and a number of cabins. See our Facebook Page or our THMMC Forum for information on accommodations.
This years Friday October 12th evening event will be trying a new venue for the welcome dinner.
1. We will meet at 4:30 in the Fontana Village Resort lobby where we will pass out T-shirts and make run announcements.
2. Second, at ~5:15, we will head out from Fontana Village Resort's Lodge parking lot and head down the report's back road (Rymer's Ferry Road - Excellent Twisties!) to the Heart Center for a catered meal at their excellent venue. The Heart Center located at 504 Mt. View School Road, Robbinsville.
(http://www.theheartcenter9.com/
http://www.theheartcenter9.com/about-2/videos/).
It location was once the local area's elementary school from the 1950's to the 1980's. Dinner will start at 6:00. At the Heart Center, we'll have having a catered dinner of smoked pulled pork and smoked pulled chicken with sides of baked beans and coleslaw and a vegetarian option as well. The food will be supplied by The Hub restaurant in Robbinsville, NC.
Note that dinner will be at your own expense and that you will need to purchase however many dinners your party needs. Dinner cost of $16/person for this event are to be pre-paid during registration.
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 21st. You will pick up your shirts Friday night at the Fontana Village Resort lobby before we head to dinner or at the Heart Center as well as during the weekend.
Will you be bringing more than one MINI? You will be able to "add another vehicle" in your account after you complete the registration.
Stay tuned to the club's website for all the complete info prior to the event.
Event requirements
Shirts will be handed out from 4:30-5:15 at Fontana Village Resort lobby before the Friday evening dinner at the Heart Center as well as after dinner at the Heart Center. All men's shirts are regular cut. The ladies shirts are all a short sleeve v-neck (Missy cut). This year's shirt is Green.