MINIs On The Dragon, the 10 annual event, will be held May 2-6, 2012 in Fontana Village, North Carolina. The following description was borrowed from the MOTD website.

What is The Dragon?

The Dragon started out as an 11-mile stretch of road with 318 curves. That in itself is more than enough reason to travel to the breath taking mountains of North Carolina. But in the first weekend of May each year, it has evolved into much more than that. Just like our beloved MINI’s have evolved into more than just a car to us. So you take the 11-mile stretch of road, then you toss in the mountains, country roads and waterfalls. Now add over 600 fellow MINIacs and it takes on a whole new meaning. Wake up each morning and see hundreds of Mini’s each day, attend dinners and events, go on group drives, or just gather and drool over each other’s mods. Get a chance to put a face to a screen name, see some old friends and make some new ones.

MINI USA announced that MINI Takes The States (MTTS) will be back again in 2012. The dates are July 4th to 15th. MINI USA says the cross-country rally will be from east to west, “stopping only to eat, sleep and have a blast along the way.”  See  MINIUSA.com for further details!

Sin City MINI Club announced the dates for their ninth annual AMVIV (A MINI Vacation In Vegas): June 14 — June 17, 2012. See www.AMVIV.com for details.