Our friends over at M7 Tuning have just signed on as official sponsors of the North American MINI Cooper Championship. M7’s continued committment to the MINI community is shown time and time again and I think this is a great addition to the series. Check out the full press release below.
NASHVILLE — M7 Tuning of Lakewood, California is the latest addition to the growing list of “official” sponsors of the North American MINI Cooper Championship (NAMCC). As an “official” sponsor of the NAMCC, M7 Tuning has agreed to equip and modify the Phil Wicks’ MINI Cooper “S” to NAMCC’s Group 4 configuration in preparation for the 2007 NAMCC season. Read the rest of this entry »
This past weekend I attended the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway to support the # 197 RSR Motorsports Grand Am MINI Cooper S. I took my 2 yr old son (almost 3) along so he could experience his first race and he had an absolute blast! Even though the # 197 MINI had some problems and could not complete the race, it was great seeing it in person and giving my son a chance to see a MINI on the track for the first time. Here is some video footage I shot while I was there (sorry for the shaky footage - hard to keep camera rolling and keeping tabs on a 2 yr old!! ).
MINI’s ad agency responsible for its in-world Second Life marketing, Millions of Us, wrapped up the Hammer & Coop campaign with a final party. SLNN, the Second Life News Network posted a story discussing the campaign and included an interview with Gerrard Hammer…er…Jim Turtledove…er…Bryan Callen, it’s never too clear.
Our friend Pat, over at Wallis Motor Sport, was nice enough to document the installation of the ALTA Version 2.0 17% reduction pulley in this very informative video. If you have ever wondered how to get the stock pulley off and the new one on, take a few minutes and check this out. Thanks Pat!
You may recall, a while back, seeing some pictures of a MINI limousine. Well here is a video shot be someone who got to see one in person. Also, check out the link below the video for a TON of pictures of MINI limousines. Thanks to montyformula1 for the link!
Check out these 2 new MINI Cooper D commercials. They contain the clever MINI creativity that made previous MINI commercials so fun to watch and, the fact that they end with “To Be Continued…”, let’s us know there is more to come! Sit back and enjoy:
I received this from Simon Biggs of Checkered Flag MINI the other day and thought it would be a great idea to get the word out. Hopefully we can get as many MINIs/Minis involved to smash the world record and benefit the families of fallen NAVY SEALS. If you can get to Virginia Beach on June 10th, please take some time and help these guys out!
MINI/Mini CLUBS GET TOGETHER TO BREAK GUINNESS WORLD RECORD AND BENEFIT THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN NAVY SEALS.
On JUNE 10th 2007 at 3pm in Virginia Beach, Se7en Cities MINI, HR Club MINI, River City MINIs and DCMetro MINI along with others from PA and NC will attempt to break the record for the most MINI/Minis in a parade. The current record is 269 set in Blackpool England on March 28th of this year. The event is to benefit the Families of Fallen Navy Seals. There is no registration fee and all are encouraged to participate. Visit www.sevencitiesmini.com for more information. The rally point is the Virginia Beach Amphitheater at 2pm with an after party at Conklins Irish Rover for Live entertainment and a Raffle. T-shirt will be available for purchase along with other commemorative items.
We invite all MINI/Mini owners to participate and bring the record to the US and raise funds for a very worthy cause. Thanks in advance, and we look forward to making many new friends and having a FUN event.
Check out this video from Popular Mechanics about a lithium ion-powered MINI Cooper designed by Hybrid Technologies:
(This MINI) sports a 78kW electric motor, can get up to 200 miles on a charge and recharges in six to eight hours. Inside, the only real changes to the Mini interior are that the back seats are gone (your batteries are now your “+2”) and the gas gauge now reads permanently empty because as far as your vehicle’s instrument cluster is concerned, you have no gas.
Although not due to be released until April 15th according to Amazon.com, yesterday I got my hands on a copy of MINI 50 Years by Rob Golding. Here’s the description from the back cover:
From swingin’ sixties darling to racing champ to twenty-first-century hipster transport, the diminutive Mini has made it big from the first. A favorite among patient, nostalgic drivers and now among new, performance-minded drivers, Mini and MINI seamlessly combine economy and style. With a smart book design as playful as the car that inspired it, MINI 50 Years tells the full story of the iconic car, from its initial launch in the late 1950s through its current superhip BMW-built incarnation—right up to the revised version released in late 2006. The threads that tie together the original Mini and today’s are numerous and fascinating—almost as interesting as the differences that set the two cars apart—and MINI 50 Years follows them all.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
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