Comments on: Official MINI USA MTTS Video

By: whataricky

whataricky — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:11:33 +0000

MY wife and son and I made it in too @ 0.55 sec. under the Umbrella WOOHoo….Thanks REHAB!!

By: jordan

jordan — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:14:22 +0000

i would love a copy for the uk

By: Luis

Luis — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:27:42 +0000

This was a very nice production, I made it with my crazy hat and my “unoficcial” stickers. This really captures what owning a mini is all about. I hope they make a longer version of this teaser. As I remembered they did a lot of footage of me and my group in several locations trough out the journey.. defenetlly doing MTTS II when the times come. Bluezeke…I love the fact that your dogs made it into hte video..

By: alpinamike

alpinamike — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:46:59 +0000

Hey Gabe I have a pics from MTTS close up of the high speed camera and the cool set up BSSP used. Do you want to post it? I can discribe this set up. Great guys to talk to.

By: j/c

j/c — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:41:54 +0000

I kind of agree with the analysis regarding the prohibition against using footage at Indy and Lime Rock. Laguna Seca was also left out, so that lends support.

Besides, Laguna Seca, while considered Monterey, was not the start of MTTS. Rather, it was more of a staging point, even though it's an annual event sponsored by Rolex, much like Lime Rock.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:20:30 +0000

Hey - we are in there!

At about 5:27 - right after the MINI lineup at the arch in St. Louis, there's a shot of my wife, son, and me.

Our two seconds of fame. Cool!

By: alpinamike

alpinamike — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:55:05 +0000

Hope this is not the final cut and the final is longer , their was much cut out.

By: MOTORING FUN - MINI Cooper Chat & Blog » Blog Archive » MINI Takes The States Official Video

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:49:26 +0000

[...] [ MTTS Video @ murmini.com ] [ MTTS Video @ MotoringFile.com ] [...]

By: MiniShagz

MiniShagz — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:22:08 +0000

Great video! Brought back some great memories. I hope a DVD will be available at some point. It would be fun to see some of the other video that I’m sure is on the cutting room floor. On the drive from Memphis to Nashville, our little group was filmed quite a bit by the “video van.” I’d love to have a copy of some of that footage, although I know that is next to impossible.

By: capias / patty

capias / patty — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 01:10:19 +0000

Great video! Glad to see we made the cut with our boy ‘Trooper Cooper’. NOTE: Appearing in this video is not an admission of guilt by any means. ;) Looking forward to ’08.

By: codemunkee

codemunkee — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:40:34 +0000

great video. i loved it.

By: meb

meb — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:13:27 +0000

…uhm well, BMW has taken LRP over – Lime Rock Park. So I’m puzzled by the lack of coverage too. I met a few folks from California, guys I shared writinf time with on NAM. would have been great to see theri cars going round the track or something.

By: goonery

goonery — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:32:38 +0000

I’ve contacted Mr Stracco to see if a Euro DVD version is available in high quality. Fingers crossed The guys at the factory here in Oxford will be very impressed Come on Jeff you know you can do it … :-)

By: bluzeke

bluzeke — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:13:06 +0000

btw . . . you can see the full screen version on Google video now.

By: bluzeke

bluzeke — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:05:18 +0000

Well, I'll be doggone . . . My two scarf-clad MINIbull terriers, Jett & Lily, made the cut! I know that shot was made in the parade lap staging area at Indy, so I guess technically that'll have to qualify as the "Speedway" shot. ;-)

I'd say one reason for sure Lime Rock wasn't included is because the film crew bailed after Jersey. After showing them how to open the MINI's bonnet in the Hyatt lot, so they could remove the roof rig used for the 'over the U-stripe' hood shot, I learned from the crew as they packed up their gear that they'd only been contracted to film through the Jersey stage.

Think of all that lies on the cutting room floor . . . let's hope for the EPIC version, coming soon to a theatre near you, 4+ hours, with intermission. :-)

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:01:48 +0000

I would also like to see a much longer version of the whole trip. If it was a DVD I would buy one, and I wasn’t even there.

By: TSizemore3

TSizemore3 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:45:45 +0000

Yes, the IMS management did not allow the MTTS crew to film recognizable landmarks at Indy. From what I was told, they even forced MINI to use their photographers for what was shot.

I do hope MINI makes a finished DVD available for those of us who participated.

By: AprilWhine

AprilWhine — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:02:36 +0000

Great video, really captured the spirit. Ian looked good in his interviews. ;) I even spotted myself in a crowd scene.

By: ANTSMINI

ANTSMINI — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:31:16 +0000

Do we have code to this so I can post it directly in a blog?

By: Gabe

Gabe — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:02:14 +0000

Maybe they couldnt use Indy footage because the track wouldnt give them the rights?

Yeah I've heard that rumor as well.