May 30, 2015 – For more than five decades, enthusiasts from all over the world have been sharing their passion for the classic Mini, and once a year they celebrate the iconic British car at a very special event: the International Mini Meeting (IMM) which took place in Lithuania for the first time. The picturesque lakeside scenery around Zarasia in the north-east of the Baltic state was the setting for the IMM 2015 where visitors from all over Europe gathered.
The MiniPeople Club Lithuania, founded in 2008 with more than 250 members, hosted visitors from all corners of Europe. The club’s organisation team had successfully bid for the 2015 IMM event in 2013 and has put a lot of dedication and creativity into preparing the event since then.
The event grounds are located on an island which can be reached by road and offers overnight accommodation on large camping sites close at hand. Live music, fun and sports competitions, an orientation rally as well as car and club presentations are the framework for this social gathering, all typical characteristics for the IMM. There will also be a parts and accessories market, slalom races and awards for the most beautiful, extraordinary and fastest versions of the classic Mini. The program also includes a classic Mini convoy on the roads surrounding the festival grounds. The guest of honour at the IMM 2015 was the Finnish “Rally Professor” Rauno Aaltonen who won the Monte Carlo Rally in a classic Mini in 1967.
The International Mini Meeting has been one of the highlights on the calender of the Mini Club scene since 1978. In the meantime the meeting has become a generation-spanning event in several respects.