This Saturday (8/9/08) from 10am - 4pm, ALTA will be having a garage sale in conjunction with a free BBQ and airshow. So if you are lucky enough to be in the area, make sure to stop by and say hi to our good friends at ALTA MINI Performance. They will be having some huge discounts on some cool products. Also, grab a tissue (you’ll need it, trust me) and watch this hysterical video commerical from the guys at ALTA:
Happy 4th of July to you all! To get things kicked off right, check out this sale ALTA has going on right now until July 7th. Take 10% off anything on their website just by using the code “happy4th”. Click the image below to start shopping!
Phew! What a week! I feel like a chicken with my head cut off, running around trying to get stuff done lately. Just glad it is finally pretty much over and I can now relax and head down for a weekend full of fun at the Homestead-Miami Speedway! I like to think of this as the MTTS 2008 preview party! I will be joining the usual suspects down at the track event being put on by PBOC and PCA. I can’t wait to give my new brake pads a run (I have moved up to the Hawk HT-10 compound for some added grip without a BBK). I also recently swapped out my spark plugs for some JCW plugs, thanks to Pete over at Minspeed for offering these to the MINI community for $49 per set. The dealer charges upwards of $55 for ONE plug!!! I’ll let you know how things go when I get back! Enjoy your weekend!
It appears our friends over at OutMotoring.com have decided to bring their hood stripe and vinyl sticker production in-house. This should put them in a position to provide the MINI community with quality custom vinyl work with less turn-around time! Looking forward to seeing their creations!
In case you missed this, looks like Moss Motors is moving to Virginia and expanding to a larger facility. We wish them well in their new location!
Moss Motors’ East Coast distribution facility is moving. Established in 1988, Moss’ Dover, NJ warehouse no longer has sufficient space to expand. Taking into account distribution patterns, cost of living and lifestyle issues, the decision has been made to move distribution to a new facility in Virginia.
The world’s oldest and largest supplier of British sports car restoration and accessory products, is also a fast growing supplier of modern accessories for various Ford, Mazda and BMW Mini models. Company President, Glen Adams, says “By moving to larger quarters, we can better serve our east coast customers, and expand product lines. Product availability will be dramatically improved and overall delivery times reduced. Relocating to Virginia also helps our staff by placing them in a more affordable environment.”
The move will take place in the second half of 2008. Notification will be given before New Jersey ceases operations. However, orders will continue to be processed daily from California as usual. This will mean slightly increased delivery times for east coast customers while the move takes place, but availability will improve, and delivery times drop as the new facility comes on line. Every effort will be made to reduce or eliminate the impact on delivery times.
Located south of Richmond, VA, on 22 acres, the new building offers 112,000 square feet of combined office and warehouse space. The site is already prepared to allow for approximately 100,000 square feet of warehouse expansion. A park like setting makes the new location ideal for marque days and other promotional activities.
With all the buzz swarming around the new MINI Clubman, new owners are gearing up to take delivery of these new vehicles and thinking of mods already. As usual, Pete from Minspeed.net is one step ahead of the competition. Listening to the criticism from many who have been studying this new MINI, he has taken the steps to provide, what many consider, to be the first necessary mod to the Clubman - Rear C Panel (rear trim) replacements to match the body color of the rest of the car. If you haven’t checked out Pete’s website, take a moment to check it out and tell him MotoringFun.com sent you .
Our friends at ALTA Mini Performance are hosting an open house on Saturday February 23, 2008 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. They will have dyno runs, tours of their new digs and even a new MINI Clubman! For complete details, click the photo below! Tell them MotoringFun.com sent you .
If you read “Sebring In The Rain”, you know that we had a photo shoot at the track with some models for an upcoming calendar. Well I am proud to announce that Massive Motorsport and The Complete Tire Company has released the 2008 Models Wearing MINIs Calendar, featuring some of the MINIs you have seen on MotoringFun.com and fellow Team Minspeed members! To order your very own copy which will ship within 3 days, call Victor @ . Tell him you saw it here at MotoringFun.com!
Well my inbox was full of press releases today regarding this cool story. If you recall that electric MINI from Hybrid Technologies that has been in the news for the past year or so, you will enjoy this. Looks like Sam’s Club is going to offer the car for sale through its latest catalog for $65,000. Now before you start saying “$65K for a MINI?!?!?” - just remember that the technology used in this car is cutting edge. Think of it more of a concept car and the price, while out of reach for most of us, is probably right in line. In the future, other cars using this technology will be everywhere and the prices will be much lower thanks to this very project.
Here is the official press release:
Mooresville, NC, New York, NY - December 2, 2007 - Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (NASD OTCBB: HYBT - News) www.hybridtechnologies.com, emerging leaders in the development and marketing of lithium-powered products worldwide, is pleased to announce that Sam’s Club Inc., is introducing the all-lithium Mini Cooper for sale through its well know Source guide, which is out December 01, 2007.
Well they finally did it! ALTA has released their test and tune results on their R56 turbo kit. From the looks of things, power is increased higher up in the RPM range by trading a bit down low. This is not necessarily a bad thing for those of us who track our cars . For a full write up, check out the link at the bottom of this post.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
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Posted by Pedro in Modern MINI, Audio & Video, MINI Products 
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