WELCOME TO MINI MEET EAST 2025 - READING, PA

The Mini Meet East 2025 Committee proudly announces the 50th Anniversary of Mini Meet East, from July 10 to July 13, 2025, being held in scenic Reading, Pennsylvania, the site of the very first Mini Meet East in 1975.   

 The host hotel for the event is the Holiday Inn - Airport, just a few minutes from the historic commercial district in Reading and across the street from the Reading Airport, site of several of our events.

 Reading, located in north-central Pennsylvania is perfect for all activities.

 Come out and enjoy meeting new friends and socializing with old friends while showing off your Minis, your MINIs and your driving skills. The Meet is more than just a driving event, as it’s a get together of like-minded people who share a passion for the Mini car scene.  You will have a chance to experience the unique geography sites located in and around Reading.

 You can participate in the Car Show, Autocross, Funkhana , Car Rally and the final closing Awards Banquet and much, much more. Other activities will be available during the day or evenings as well. We welcome all Mini/MINIs, regardless of their build date.

 Make it a point to attend Mini Meet East 2025 in Reading, PA from July 10 - 13, 2025


Le comité Mini Meet East 2025 est fier d’annoncer le 50e anniversaire de Mini Meet East, du 10 au 13 juillet 2025, qui se tiendra dans la pittoresque ville de Reading, en Pennsylvanie, où s’est déroulée la toute première Mini Meet East en 1975. 

 L’hôtel hôte de l’événement est l’Holiday Inn - Airport, à quelques minutes du quartier commercial historique de Reading et en face de l’aéroport de Reading, site de plusieurs de nos événements. 

Reading, située dans le centre-nord de la Pennsylvanie, est parfaite pour toutes les activités. 

 Venez rencontrer de nouveaux amis et socialiser avec de vieux amis tout en montrant vos Minis, vos MINI et vos compétences de conduite. Le Mini Meet est plus qu’un simple événement de voitures, car c’est un rassemblement de personnes partageant les mêmes idées et partageant une passion pour la scène des voitures Mini. Vous aurez la chance de découvrir les sites géographiques uniques situés à Reading et dans les environs. 

 Vous pouvez participer au Salon de l’Auto, à l’Autocross, à Funkhana, au Rallye Automobile et au Banquet final de clôture des Prix et bien plus encore. D’autres activités seront également disponibles en journée ou en soirée. Nous accueillons toutes les Mini/MINI, quelle que soit leur date de construction. 

 Ne manquez pas d’assister au Mini Meet East 2025 à Reading, en Pennsylvanie, du 10 au 13 juillet 2025.


CELEBRATING the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the FIRST MINI MEET EAST

HIGH-LEVEL EVENT OVERVIEW  

Events will be held at the Holiday Inn Reading Airport unless indicated elsewhere 

NOTE: THE DISCOUNTED GROUP RATE FOR THE Holiday Inn EXPIRES ON JUNE 10

BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW BEFORE  THEY ARE  GONE

    THURSDAY - JULY 10

  • On your own driving tours of the area (optional)

  • 10:30am-5:00pm - Registration is open in hotel

  • 6:00 - Drive 'n Dine - Small groups (10-20) at local restaurants


  • FRIDAY - July 11 
    (Below will be held in Airport car park across from hotel)

  • 9:00-11:00 – Late Registration open in Airport car park

    9:00 - 4:00pm - Swap Meet / Boot Sale

  • 10:00 - Noon - MME2025 Car Show

  • 10:30 - Noon - Guided Tour of the Cars highlighting features within each model

  • 10:00 - 4:00pm - Kids Activities

  • LUNCH AVAILABLE - SEE BELOW

  • Noon - 4:00 Rolling Tech Session

  • Noon - 1:00 - Rocker Cover Races & RC Races 

  • Click here to download a copy of the Rocker Cover Rules  +ROCKER-rules.pdf

  • 1:30 - 4:00 - MME2025 Funkhana Olympics

  • Evening - Location TBA
    8:00 - "Fireside Chat" with original MME 1975 Participants                   5 of the original Mini Owners in attendance in 1975 (not counting Mr. Bean) .  Who else can we add?

  • SATURDAY - July 12

  • 8:00 - Noon - Autocross (Classic Harley Davidson car park)

    Noon - 12:45 - Lunch

    • 1:00-2:00 - Panoramic Photo (Mid-Atlantic Air Museum)

      2:00 - 4:00 - Tour of Mid-Atlantic Air Museum


      SUNDAY -  JULY 13

    • 9:00 - 2:00 - Scenic Drive

    • 4:00 - Closing Banquet at Liederkranz & Hot Wheels Contest


CELEBRATING the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the FIRST MINI MEET EAST


Host Hotel is the Holiday Inn Express- Airport / Reading, PA

2389 Bernville Rd, Reading, PA 19605

(610) 372-0700

We now have an "overflow hotel" - Homewood Suites (see below)


The rate is $150/night (plus tax). Additional nights before and after may be available at our discounted rate. 

Includes their HOT Holiday Inn Express Breakfast.

To book your room before June 10, 2025, you have two options: 

1. You can phone the hotel directly on 610-372-0700 using  the Group Code (MME)

2. Or you can use the link below if you want to book online for Wednesday through Sunday nights. 

Be sure to select your dates (arrive 7/9 or 7/10 and depart 7/14) and indicate the number of guests. 

The rate shown is the average nightly rate for your stay.

Click here to book online at the Holiday Inn


OUR MINI GROUP IS TAKING OVER THE ENTIRE HOTEL - SHOULD BE A HOOT!!!

IF YOUR CLUB HAS BANNERS - PLEASE BRING THEM.

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DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THE EVENT, WE HAVE ADDED AN OVERFLOW HOTEL

HOMEWOOD SUITES - READING (610-736-3100)

The Homewood Suites by Hilton has apartment-style suites. Every suite includes a fully equipped kitchen. The living area features a flat-screen TV and a sleeper sofa, while a separate bedroom and bathroom—divided by a privacy door. Inclued is a complimentary breakfast buffet, from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM, free high-speed wireless internet, access to the laundry facility, outdoor pool and two large grills.

2801 PAPER MILL RD, READING, 19610  (about 6 minutes / 3.5 miles away)


The rate is $155/night, (plus tax) for a King or two Queen room

To book By 6/18 use the link below:

Homewood Link


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Mini Meet East Camping

The following is a list of nearby campgrounds::

> Dutch Cousin Campground, 446 Hill Rd, Denver, PA 17517 (15 MILES)

> Sill's Family Campgrounds, 1906 Bowmansville Rd, Mohnton, PA 19540 (11 MILES)

> Shady Grove Campground, 65 Poplar Dr, Reinholds, PA 17569 (13 MILES)

> Camp Joy Berks County Parks, 1120 Berks Rd, Leesport, PA 19533 (5 MILES)


MINI MEET EAST 2025 REMINDERS

QUESTIONS?... Please send any questions to: info@minimeeteast.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible (usually within a few hours)


Pre-Registration ends at 12:01 am (eastern time) on July 4. After this date, you must register on-site in Reading. 

PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO GUARANTEE AS TO MEAL AVAILABILITY OR OTHER MEET ITEMS IF YOU REGISTER ON-SITE. 

The last day to order regalia items (T-shirts, golf shirts and sweatshirts/hoodies) is June 15th at 12:01am (eastern).

Sunday's Banquet will require a ticket which will be in your registration envelope

Registration amounts are in US Dollars and will be converted to your home currency (if needed) by the bank.

If you order regalia and request to cancel your registration, your registration fee refund will be minus the cost of the regalia, and the cost of postage to ship it to you. Registration refunds will be on a case-by-case basis and not guaranteed.

Please remember if you need to cancel, don't forget to cancel your hotel room too.


VENDORS, ADS and SPONSORSHIP

If you are interested in vending, placing and ad in our program, or being a sponsor at MINI MEET EAST 2025, please send an email to: info@minimeeteast.com for more information.


SCAVENGER HUNT ON YOUR WAY TO READING???

DISCOVER AMERICA. GET LOST IN A MINI.  COMMEMORATING OUR 4 M.A.D.M.E.N. CROSS-COUNTRY MINI SCAVENGER HUNTS

Committee Member Karl Strauch (from the Mid-America Diehard Mini Enthusiasts Network or M.A.D.M.E.N) has held a fun event during prior Mini Meet East events and we’d like to continue this tradition; and the rules are pretty simple.

Take any route that you want to Mini Meet. Buy one thing that intrigues you in a tourist trap in each state or province that you drive through. Keep your receipts to prove your routing. Once you arrive, we will have a special area for you to display the treasures you bought along your route, and they will be judged by people’s choice at the event. Sounds like fun, eh?

 Prior events and this year's event:

#1 – Mini Meet West 2006 in Prescott, AZ to Mini Meet East 2006 in Frederick, MD

#2 – Mini Meet East 2007 in Alcoa, TN to Mini Meet West 2007 in Hood River, OR

#3 – Mini Meet West 2008 in Orange County, CA to Mini Meet East 2008 in Bethel, ME

#4 – From your house to Alaska and West Meets East Mini Meet 2009 in Winona, MN

#5 – From your house to the 50th Anniversary Mini Meet East 2025 in Reading, PA

 So purchase a “tacky” tourist item from each state or province you travel through, keep the receipt for that item to prove your travels, then we’ll display them in Reading and you could win an award.

ARTS, CRAFTS and PHOTO CONTEST

Do you have ORIGINAL (created by you) Mini/MINI arts, crafts or photo items you'd like to show at Mini Meet East 2025? Bring them along and you may win a prize in our arts/crafts/photo contest.

MINI MEET EAST 2025 REGISTRATION

Note: Items below with an * are required

Registration includes Activities shown, Driving Events, Car Show, Guided Tour, Funkhana, Rocker Cover Races, Radio Control Car Races, Swap Meet/Boot Sale, Tech Session, Social Events, Parking Lot Parties, Air Museum Tour, Scenic Drives, and more.

  • Includes Full Registration for ONE ADULT, ONE Car, and ONE Banquet Ticket

  • Includes Full Registration for TWO ADULTS, up to TWO Cars, and TWO Banquet Tickets

  • Includes Full Registration for THREE ADULTS, up to TWO Cars, and THREE Banquet Tickets

  • Includes Full Registration for FOUR ADULTS, up to TWO Cars, and FOUR Banquet Tickets

NOTE: DO NOT return to your registration once it has been completed and you receive your confirmation. If you do, you will be charged a second registration fee. For ALL changes, please send an email to info@minimeeteast.com with what you'd like changed, and we'll take care of them for you and resend your confirmation.

ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION(S)

  • Registration - Kids 15 and Under (free)

    Registration - Kids 15 and Under (free)

    Includes Full Registration, Kids Activities, Banquet Ticket

    Please indicate the number so we know how many kids to plan for

    Click ADD to add Kids (as needed)
    .

  • Registration - Additional Car (more than the included number above)

    Registration - Additional Car (more than the included number above)

    .
    Click ADD for EACH Additional Car
    .

    $25.00 ea.
  • Auto Cross Registration

    Auto Cross Registration

    To help offset the cost of the Autocross (Insurance, equipment, facility fees), Auto Cross Registration will be $35 per car (limit 2 cars per registration)

    See CLASS Registration below.

    Please click "ADD" for each car participating

    $35.00 ea.

Lunch at Friday's Car Show

  • Lunch Description

    Lunch Description

    Lunch will be available at the car show for $16/person. The menu Includes:
    > Pulled pork BBQ with rolls
    > Hot Dogs with rolls
    > Homemade Macaroni & Cheese
    > Coleslaw
    > Bag of Potato Chips
    > Bottle of Water

    Please Click "ADD" for each lunch wanted

    $16.00 ea.

Please change COUNTRY below if needed

Truck and trailer parking will be across the street at the airport. Please indicate the length of your truck and trailer in feet (as applicable)

MINI MEET EAST 2025 CAR SHOW

Reading Airport Carpark  /  Friday July 11, 10AM-Noon 

We will have the now typical Car Show at MME 50:  It will be a participant ballot to select award winners. Ballots will be in your registration packet.  Spaces on the show field will be by class so that roughly comparable cars are in the same area to make judging easier.  There will be people to help you find the correct area to park your car on the show field.

The Class list are in the "drop-downs" below. If you don’t understand what class your car falls into, talk to our Car Show person, Paul Strieby, (pwstrieby@gmail.com) and together you should be able to know what class your car belongs in.

During the car show, at approximately 10:30AM, Paul will offer a group walk of the show field, pointing out differences between the classes and answering questions.  If you are interested meet Paul near Class 1.

AUTOCROSS - PLEASE SELECT YOUR CLASS

BASED UPON THE TABLE BELOW

You may register up to 2 cars for the AutoCross. Also, 2 Drivers can share the same car.

EVENTS - PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO

OTHER ACTIVITIES (click photos to expand)

  • FUNKHANA Olympics

    FUNKHANA Olympics

    Click "ADD" if you are planning to participate in Friday's Funkhana Olympics. This will be a fun, car related, non-driving event

    Free - Please help us determine the number of people planning to attend.

    Click "ADD" for each person planning to participate. To add more people, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

  • ROCKER COVER RACES

    ROCKER COVER RACES

    Click "ADD" if you are planning to participate in Friday's Rocker Cover Races. The rules are above in the "High-Level Event Overview" section.

    Free - Please help us determine the number of people planning to attend.

    Click "ADD" for each person racing. To add more cars, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

  • RC RACES

    RC RACES

    Click "ADD" if you are planning to participate in Friday's Radio Control Race Car Races

    Free - Please help us determine the number of people planning to attend.

    Click "ADD" for each person racing. To add more cars, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

  • HOT WHEEL CONTEST

    HOT WHEEL CONTEST

    Click "ADD" if you are planning to participate in Sunday's Hot Wheel Races during the Banquet

    Cars can be purchased on site for $5 each

    Click "ADD" for each person planning to race. To add more people, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

  • Friday Night's Social Gathering

    Friday Night's Social Gathering

    This informal "Meet-n-Greet" will include a nostalgic view of Mini Meet East "Number One" in 1975 with many of the original participants.

    Free - Please help us determine the number of people planning to attend.

    Click "ADD" for each person. To add more people, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

REGALIA

The T-shirts, Sweatshirts and Hoodies below are in Dark Heather with Silver embroidery or ink.

The Ladies and Men's Polo shirts below are in Charcoal with Silver embroidery.

Last date to place your online Regalia order is June 15, 2025 at 12:01am (et).

To add multiple items in the same size, click "Add" again

T-SHIRTS: The T-shirts will show the large screened Mini Meet East 2025 logo on the front while the back will contain a large screened "Tribute" logo recognizing the events and clubs over the past 50 years

  • T-Small

    T-Small

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $15.00 ea.
  • T-Medium

    T-Medium

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $15.00 ea.
  • T-Large

    T-Large

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $15.00 ea.
  • T-XL

    T-XL

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $15.00 ea.
  • T-2X

    T-2X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $18.00 ea.
  • T-3X

    T-3X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $18.00 ea.

SWEATSHIRTS: The Sweatshirts will show the embroidered Mini Meet East 2025 logo on the front

  • Sweat-Small

    Sweat-Small

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $25.00 ea.
  • Sweat-Medium

    Sweat-Medium

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $25.00 ea.
  • Sweat-Large

    Sweat-Large

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $25.00 ea.
  • Sweat-XL

    Sweat-XL

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $25.00 ea.
  • Sweat-2X

    Sweat-2X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $28.00 ea.
  • Sweat-3X

    Sweat-3X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $28.00 ea.

HOODIES: The Hooded Sweatshirts will show the embroidered Mini Meet East 2025 logo on the front and the screened large Mini Meet Eeat 2025 logo on the back

  • Hoodie-Small

    Hoodie-Small

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $30.00 ea.
  • Hoodie-Medium

    Hoodie-Medium

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $30.00 ea.
  • Hoodie-Large

    Hoodie-Large

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $30.00 ea.
  • Hoodie-XL

    Hoodie-XL

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $30.00 ea.
  • Hoodie-2X

    Hoodie-2X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $33.00 ea.
  • Hoodie-3X

    Hoodie-3X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $33.00 ea.

POLO-MENS - The Men's Polos will show the embroidered Mini Meet East 2025 logo on the front

  • Polo-Men-SMALL

    Polo-Men-SMALL

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $20.00 ea.
  • Polo-Men-MED

    Polo-Men-MED

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $20.00 ea.
  • Polo-Men-LG

    Polo-Men-LG

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $20.00 ea.
  • Polo-Men-XL

    Polo-Men-XL

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $20.00 ea.
  • Polo-Men-2X

    Polo-Men-2X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $23.00 ea.
  • Polo-Men-3X

    Polo-Men-3X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $23.00 ea.

POLO-LADIES - The Ladies Polos will show the embroidered Mini Meet East 2025 logo on the front

  • Polo-Lady-SMALL

    Polo-Lady-SMALL

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $20.00 ea.
  • Polo-Lady-MD

    Polo-Lady-MD

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $20.00 ea.
  • Polo-Lady-LG

    Polo-Lady-LG

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $20.00 ea.
  • Polo-Lady-XL

    Polo-Lady-XL

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $20.00 ea.
  • Polo-Lady-2X

    Polo-Lady-2X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $23.00 ea.
  • Polo-Lady-3X

    Polo-Lady-3X

    To add more shirts in the same size, click "ADD" as many times as needed.

    $23.00 ea.
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