Chicago: July 25-27
MINI Takes the States heads to the heartland to keep the summer of fun rolling along. With a rally kick-off at the Lincoln Park Zoo and a weekend full of events at the famous Road America race track, there should be no shortage of good times and adrenaline.Be sure to sign up for automatic MTTS updates. Here’s the basic schedule of events for the weekend but we’ll be posting additional details soon.
Friday, July 25:
| 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | MINI Owner “Meet and Greet” Party at Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL |
Saturday, July 26:
| Time TBA | Rise and Shine Rally (MINI Owners Only) at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL |
| Time TBA | “Future MINI Owners” Adrenaline Drive at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI | Time TBA | MINI Takes the States Festival at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI |
| Festival Events and Activities (Partners) MINI Cross Course (Automobile / Motortrend / European Car) Go-Karting (Road & Track / Car and Driver) Festival Fun Zone Rock Climbing (National Geo Adventure) Mountain Bike Stunt Show (Outside Magazine) Free Massages (Best Life) Eurobungee MINI Market Eco-friendly Car Wash (Good Magazine / Big Brother Big Sister) Boot Sale Talk to MINI! Video Log Stop Chalk Talk with Grassroots Motorsports Live Music on Rolling Stone Music Stage (Rolling Stone / Paste) | |
| Parade Lap | |
| Headline Attraction on the Rolling Stone Music stage: Blues Traveler | |
| Goodnight. Or not. Chicago's nightlife is world famous. | |
Sunday, July 27:
MINI Takes the States Festival Event Conclusion at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI | |
| Detailed Sunday schedule to be announced | |
For helping us fight the heat, a special MINI thanks to our good friends at Glacaeu for providing free bottles of water.

*And legal is making us promise to say that event times may be subject to change.
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