Enrol at MINIVERSITY at the 2008 British International Motor Show

MINI Press Release: This summer MINI UK will open the doors to a brand new model at MINIVERSITY, the Oxford-based car manufacturer’s home at the 2008 British International Motor Show.

MINI Cooper S John Cooper Works

Between 22 July and 03 August, the UK media and British public will have the opportunity to view first hand some of the smartest things to come out of Oxford in recent years. MINI owners will have access to ëThe Unioní, an area to meet others in the MINI community, while future customers can take a walk through the ëFaculty of Engineeringí and discover the millions of ways to personalise a new MINI. The stand will also incorporate a Quadrangle-style area on which the entire MINI range will be displayed.
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Time For A Change

Ok – time for a break from our regularly scheduled MINI blogging to bring you a technology update that is taking place behind the scenes here at MotoringFun.com :). If you have been following MotoringFun.com for any amount of time, you know that one of the things I enjoy is taking in-car video footage from track weekends. Not only does it provide some cool entertainment on the site, but it allows me to look back at each weekend and see how I did.

Shooting video, in general, is fun and I enjoy creating custom DVDs slideshows, etc. What’s not so fun is dealing with tape. Importing video tape into a computer, editting it and then encoding it to the proper format takes forever and can be very frustrating. Well the price point on the new HiDef cameras that shoot video on flash memory cards finally dropped to where I could afford one and I figured that this would be a great time to upgrade the MotoringFun.com video camera to make the editting process a little easier.
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Flux Capacitor Mod Now Available!

Back to the Future is one of my all-time favorite movies. I remember watching in awe as a child, trying to think if the theories presented in the movie could actually work. Ok – so there were some “flaws” in some of the logic presented, but hey – the movie ROCKED! And who wouldn’t want a flux capacitor in their ride?? Well now you can have one installed in your MINI! The brainiacs over at ThinkGeek.com are now selling 1,000 flux capacitors. Check this video out for a demonstration (note – MINI not used in demo video, but still pretty darn cool):

[ Flux Capacitor Mod @ ThinkGeek ]

Mickey & MINI 4 Early Registration Is Now Open

Early registration for this yearís Mickey & MINI event in Orlando, FL is now open. Early registration pricing is valid until August 1, 2008 so get your registrations in NOW. Pricing and availability are subject to change after August 1, 2008. Make plans now to be a part of the largest MINI meet in the Southeast.

Mickey and MINI 4

The official schedule of events for Mickey & MINI 4 has been announced! This year is sure to be a ton of fun. Check out these events that are planned:

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008

12 noon – 5:00pm – MINI Expo/Vendor Alley
3:00pm – 5:00pm – Car Show
5:00pm – 7:00pm – Complimentary Cocktail Hour*
6:30pm – 9:00pm – Welcome Banquet and Car Show Awards
9:00pm – midnight – Mickey and MINI Grand Prix (Go Karts) & Midnight Motoring
10:00pm – 12:00am – Poolside Party at Hotel

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008

7:00am – 10:00am – Complimentary Breakfast at hotel*
9:00am – 1:00pm – MINI Expo/Vendor Alley
10:00am – 11:00am – Morning Motoring
12:00pm – 4:00pm – Eating & Drinking Around the World at Epcot
1:00pm – 4:00pm – Scavenger Hunt
4:00pm – 4:30pm – Scavenger Hunt Check-In at Hotel
7:30pm – 9:00pm – Sleuth Mystery Dinner Show
8:00pm – 10:00pm – Poolside movie at hotel

Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008

7:00am – 10:30am – Complimentary Breakfast at hotel*
11:00am – 12 noon – Caravan to MINI Golf

*For hotel guests only

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