We buy stuff of course!  With spring right around the corner it seems the boys & girls of the Frozen North have been keeping this economy going all on their own.

Be it wheels, super sticky tires, or some serious bump for the trunk – it should make for a great spring/summer/fall of shows and cruises.

Fury Motors in South St Paul, was our gracious host for our annual meeting today.  We’ll post up minutes from the meeting later, but Bud was re-elected to a 3 year term as a Board member.  We also made some bylaw changes, which are now reflected on this site.

You can’t have an all business meeting without some fun!  So we headed over to B-52′s in Inver Grove Heights for grub and beers.  Nate & Rick abused the system to win free beers and Doug, Mike, and Dave won $20 gift cards to B-52′s, so they ate free

We were charting out our plan for 2012, and we’ll have a rough idea posted in the next few weeks.

If you’d like to join our club, read the bylaws then head on over to the join tab!  We’d love to have you part of our crew.

Even rain and 50* temps can’t keep us from getting photos of our cars on the roll!  Had a blast, and we’ll do this again in the spring.  I learned a lot about shooting from the back of a pickup truck.  Hopefully, next time we can get a sun filled day.

Thankfully, I was wearing motorcycle leather and a winter hat – it helped keep the pelting rain at bay…  Did I mention I’m glad my camera is weather sealed?

From our friends at MNChallengers.com

Mopar enthusiasts in the midwest have been asking for a “Big” Mopar show later in the summer. Well now we have it. Bruno, the owner of the Automotorplex in Chanhassen, has agreed to host an ALL MOPAR SHOW at his facility. With space for over 450 cars, let’s show Bruno how many Mopar fanatics we have in the midwest.

WHAT: All Mopar Show at the Automotorplex
WHERE: Automotorplex in Chanhassen
DATE: Saturday September 17th
TIME: 9am – Noon
ADMISSION: FREE

DETAILS: MnChallengers will be hosting an All Mopar Show at the Automotorplex in Chanhassen on September 17th. The show will run from 9am to 12pm. This is a public event, open to anyone who owns a Mopar new or old, classic or custom. The show is FREE to participants and spectators. Club representatives and sponsors will choose the Top 21 rides. Winners will receive custom 8×10 plaques. There will be a prize raffle for participants and spectators. Miss Car Craft 2011 will be available for photos and sign posters at her booth. Local hot rod artist Nick Sinclair will also be onsite with art and t-shirts. If you own a Mopar, you will not want to miss this annual event

NOTE: Please contact Steven Benson if you would like to be a sponsor for this event.

Automotorplex
8200 Audubon Road
Chanhassen, MN 55317
612-850-8398
MAP

SPONSORS:

Lehman’s Garage
Dodge of Burnsville
Retro USA
MnChallengers
Midwest Mopars

PRIZES:

Lions Tap

Come one come all, to our First Ever Rock-N-Wrench event!

We’ve got the shop to ourselves and we’re going to rock out with our co… ahh, wrench out, ya that’s it.. Rock out with our wrench out!

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First Gear Garage in Eden Prairie is a top-notch, do-it-yourself auto repair garage. So while you’re adding new rotors, or doing a full fluid change, we’ll have a DJ there spinning the tunes.

Don’t want to work on your car? No problem. Enjoy the view as others go balls deep into their own cars.

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We’ll have the grill going & drinks on ice. Bring your favorite modern mopar, and hang with the FNLX crew!

Who: You and your modern mopar
What: Meet & Greet & Rock & Wrench
Where: First Gear Garage – 9057 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
When: August 14th, 2011 – 1pm to 6pm
Cost: $25/hr for wrench’n, free for rock’n.

If you’re planning on coming, pop off in this thread so we can plan accordingly.