In an email today, 2/24, MINI wrote there will be AutoCross events held in the following cities. Philadelphia Nashville Chicago Los Angeles No further details about locations in these cities, actual dates or times. Stay tuned for more details as MINI very slowly lets them out.
MINI has yet to release the entire route, only selected cities. From that information it looks as if MTTS 2012 starts in New York and ends in California. I do hope they make the plans available soon so hotels and other plans can be budgeted and booked. The longer they wait the fewer people will be able to participate in multiple locations. While I happen to enjoy the luxury of being my own boss and not having to get vacation time approved there are many others that need to put in for time. The longer MINI US waits the harder it becomes for those that need vacation approvals to obtain them.
I have to think that in 2010 having the final stop in Denver helped attendance because both sides of the country could rationalize the distance. Having the final stop on either the West Coast or East Coast virtually eliminates the other side of the country. For me, if it ends in LA, I'm not excited about participating....Denver or somewhere in the middle of the country, I'm driving.