One of the official feeder events for MINI Takes The States 2016 kicked off earlier this week at Vista MINI in Coconut Creek, FL.  The event is called MINI Takes Florida (www.minitakesflorida.com) and it provides an exciting opportunity to motor with other MINIacs from MINI dealer to MINI dealer across the state for some good food and fun activities.  

Today’s route took Christian and I meeting up with a few others at the West Palm Beach service plaza on Florida’s Turnpike where I ran into a family sporting some very nice superhero attire.  Naturally, we had to take a photo with Clark as the backdrop.

Our first stop of the day was at Orlando MINI where a very nice catered lunch awaited us.  

We then motored over to MINI of Daytona Beach to check out that new dealership and have some dessert and more goodies.  

Next we headed up to Jacksonville to stop at Tom Bush MINI for a nice, catered dinner, followed by indoor go-karting at Autobahn Indoor Speedway.

While we were in Jacksonville, a good friend of mine, Mike, purchased a 2004 MINI Cooper S MC40 special edition (number 486 out of 1,000).  We congratulate Mike and welcome him into the MINI family!!

Tomorrow we leave Jacksonville after a breakfast at Tom Bush MINI and head to Atlanta for the official kickoff of MINI Takes The States 2016!!