January 25th Tech Session
A classic Mini transmission will be disassembled and we will learn what is needed to rebuild one at Ward Barbour’s shop. We will also be discussing 4 Synchro Straight Cut Gear Kits and the advantages of using a center oil pickup. Come with all your questions you may have about gear ratios as this will […]
Jan 8th Horse Brass
Get over the mid-week hump and join local Mini owners at the Horse Brass a seriously fun English Pub.
December Members 2013
Please welcome Philip from Beaverton, OR. He is a certified health coach (cycling/spin class), future movie producer, and a vegetarian. He enjoys good music (symphony) and sports a 2011 MINI Cooper S. And we also welcome Mac from Hood River. Mac just purchased his first Mini in August 2013 and is excited to be part […]
Yretsym Ruot
The Mystifying Yet Puzzling Mystery Tour Date is the seventeenth day of the eleventh month. We will be meeting at a place that sells groceries, with the letters, “s_a_f_e_w_a_y” in it’s name. Location is a place named for a fishy creek (like maybe, a salmon), north of Vancouver, in a state named after a US […]
October Members 2013
Nathan from Portland, OR comes to OMS sporting a ‘71 998 Mini, an ’83 1275 and a ‘87 1275 Mini! Three Classic Minis… How Wonderful! Alex from Vancouver, WA comes with his 1976 Mini 1000 project. And Doenene from Tigard, OR also joins the Society! Don and Todd are a Father/Son team who revived a […]
October Wine Tour
As Autumn closes in, the grapes ripen and the harvest begins… Join us for a special day in the country, Saturday, October 19th. Meeting Time: 1 pm (eat before arrival–no wine tasting on an empty stomach) Meeting Place: The Starbucks at Hwy 99 and Roy Rogers Road. Roy Rogers is the west-bound road at the […]
Sept 15th, Minis Caravan to the Coast
Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 15th! Now that Labor Day has officially chased away the Summer crowds, it is finally safe to visit the Oregon coast. Some great roads are awaiting OMS members and their rambunctious Minis. Our destination is Tillamook, OR. to see the Tillamook Air Museum — the largest wooden structure in […]
2013 ABFM People’s Choice Awards
Peoples’ Choice Awards from ABFM. OMS members are marked with an asterisk. MI-33A Early Saloon (external hinges) *1st Jim & Cyndy Bolin *2nd John Wohlslagel *3rd Roger Ferguson MI-33B Mini Cooper, Cooper S (all) *1st Linda Joneli *2nd Steve Wittkop 3rd Ed Sauer MI-34A Woody wagons, LWB others 1st Dan Borglund (pick-up) *2nd Bruce & […]
2013 ABFM Giant Slalom Results
Class 1 New MINI (BMW) Pl Name Model Run 1 (p) Run 2 (p) Run 3 (p) 1 Colton Swearingen Cooper S 45.32(1) 43.93(1) 42.57 2 Wes Swearingen Cooper S 45.18 43.62(1) 43.02 3 Brian Fawcett JCW Cab […]
September Members 2013
ABFM 2013 featuring the Mini was a wonderful turnout of Minis and their owners. We have a few more members to add to the club: Brian from Longview WA has s a 2010 MINI and is in the market for a well restored original Mini. Let us know if you can help Brian out in […]