Archive for March 2007
Mar 31st, 2007
March 28, 2007: The second season of the North American MINI Cooper Championship (NAMCC) got underway under perfect weather conditions at Spring Mountain Raceway in Pahrump, NV near Las Vegas, on Friday March 23rd. Two rounds of the championship were contested with a special appearance by the 2006 British MINI Challenge Series Champion, Gareth Nixon taking on the U.S. counterparts for this race as part of his season-ending championship prize.
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Mar 30th, 2007
We’ve gt a special MF Video Friday for you this week. With MINI United 2007 coming up quickly, we thought a look back to MINI United 2005 was in order. So with that in mind, we dug up the official video created by MINI awhile back that gives a great overview of the event. But be warned, you’ll want to buy a plane ticket for MINI United 2007 immediately after viewing…
[ MINI United 2005 ] MINI.com
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Mar 30th, 2007
Go vote for the MINI! It’s currently losing in it’s round with the Nissan 350z.
Mar 30th, 2007
Pete Foglia and his tuning shop MIN Speed (formerly MyMINI) are featured in this week’s issue of Autoweek. Pete (for years one of our favorite people in the MINI world) talks mods, how the shop got started, and one of his latest project cars. Here’s an excerpt:
Peter Foglia guessed, and he guessed wrong. He figured that his South Florida Mini-only store, Minspeed, would sell a lot of aftermarket parts to owners of regular Coopers, because, after all, by not buying the pricier Cooper S, they’d have more to spend on personalizing their cars.
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Mar 29th, 2007
We recently heard from one of our always reliable sources that initial MINI Clubman production will be made up solely of One and Cooper models. We have yet to confirm this bit of new info but a staggered introduction wouldn’t be too surprising considering the logistical issues with introducing an entirely new model. Regardless of what model gets produced when, we can expect production to begin during the first week of August. According to our source, Cooper S and Diesel Clubmans should start production in December of 2007.
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Mar 29th, 2007
Go vote for the MINI! It’s currently losing winning in it’s round with the lowly Nissan Altima.
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Mar 29th, 2007
“MINI The Book” looks like it’s now officially available at Amazon. A highly recommended addition to any MINI owner’s coffee table.
[ MINI The Book ] Amazon
Mar 29th, 2007
You read that right gang.
The world’s most expensive original Mini, which has only 4,825 miles on the odometer, has been sold at auction for an amazing $197,000. The original Mini had great fuel economy and classy styling, but this one of a kind Mini is a bit of a racing legend. In 1965 this exact Mini won Britain’s RAC rally. A year later, the little Mini that could topped all comers in the Scottish Rally.
[ It’s a mad world: $197,000 Mini ] Autoblog
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Mar 28th, 2007
[Updated with a couple more photos] AMVIV is unique in the world of MINI events in that it’s not focused on a specific driving route, road or track. Instead it’s about people and their cars. It’s a place to meet, mingle and ogle the countless customized MINIs. And it all happens in the midst of the one of the world’s biggest parties: Las Vegas.
I had a fairly unique perspective on AMVIV this year. Not only was this was my first trip to AMVIV but also (gasp) my first experience with Vegas itself. Beyond that, I actually helped host what some would consider the highlight of the event, the AMVIV Banquet. So, instead of writing the usual event review, I’m just going to present something a little closer to a travel journal.
Be sure to click on each photo for a larger view and a caption.
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Mar 28th, 2007
For those that following MotoringFile, this isn’t anything particularly new. It’s just now official.
Official MINI USA Press Release: MINI USA and SIRIUS announce that SIRIUS is available as a factory installed option with a lifetime subscription on the all-new 2007 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S hardtops produced beginning this June. And the lifetime subscription stays with the car from one owner to the next.
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Mar 28th, 2007
MINIUSA has Hammer and Coop, MINI South Africa will have MINI 37.
MINI 37 - Arcade Racer. Uncompromised Street Cred. Choose any MINI you can buy in a showroom, from the Cooper hatch to the Cooper S convertible. Customise it to your individual taste, from body colour to wheel style, bonnet stripes to panoramic sunroof. Race against your friends, or the computer - power sliding, speed boosting, getting serious air time as you ramp over jumps, negotiate tricky turns, and ultimately win. All set where you live, work and play.
Win and drive virtual JCW’s, GP’s and the old classics. Its the ultimate driving experience
other than driving the real thing.
First two tracks - Newtown and Cape Town coming May 2007.
Download the ultimate Street Arcade Racer.
Its yours to keep, and so incredibly MINI.
They have videos posted of what the game will look like. If it’s anywhere near the same quality, looks like it will be a blast to play! Too bad we have to wait until May to check it out.
[ MINI 37 ] MINI37.co.za
Mar 28th, 2007
We quietly updated our future MINI models story we first posted last fall with some new information last week. Among some new Clubman details (and an official sketch) we’ve also updated information on the next JCW factory MINI and the Colorado (still just an internal name). If you’re looking for information on some of the multiple upcoming MINI models expected over the next 4-5 years, this is the place to go…
[ MINI’s Future Models Revealed ] MotoringFile
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Mar 27th, 2007
Go vote for the MINI! It’s currently just 10% ahead of the Mazda 6.
Mar 27th, 2007
Recently we were approached with Klaus RÒ¶mer, a business student at Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz, Germany with an idea for a survey. As part of his dissertation, Klaus asked if we’d be interested in hosting a survey that will help in learning what aspects of relationships in the blogosphere are most important for the our readers. The success of his dissertation depends to a large extent on this survey.
So in an effort to help Klaus and MotoringFile (we’ll also be getting a peek at the results) we’d like to ask our readers to spare a few minutes and complete the survey. You can find it below:
[ Blogs in the automotive industry: Opinion survey ] English Version
[ Umfrage zum Thema Weblogs im Automobilbereich ] German Version
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