Two years ago this month a small site called Bridger.us/MINI launched. It wasn't much; some downloads, some links, and one review. However it was start. Just a few months after that the current weblog style news site launched (1/03) and the rest… well you can read the rest in our news archive.
So in an effort to say thanks to all of our readers we've finally fulfilled one of the most popular requests from our readers. We've created a full gallery showcasing all of our current rotating header images. Enjoy!
<p>FYI – just in case some of you missed this, you can read more about the header images <a href="https://www.motoringfile.com/2004/07/27/motoringfile_header_images">here</a>.</p>
<p>FYI #2 – for those scoring at home we had almost 2000 unique visitors that first month. Last month we had almost 130,000</p>
<p>Gabe, love the header photos and thanks for 3 great years, keep up the good work</p>
<p>gabe, congratulations! this is by far the best and most informative MINI Site on the web. BMW should pay you for this (mmh, but then it wouldn't be neutral anymore… forget it… although ;-))</p>
<p>Congrats on 3-years Gabe!! Hard to believe it has been that long. Keep up the great work though. Cheers!</p>
<p>Congrats gabe! The site is a daily read for many and is really the best source for MINI news.</p>
<p>It's the “first window” of my mornings, afternoons and evenings. Thanks Gabe.</p>
<p>Dear Gabe,</p>
<p>as already said in the posts above: BRIDGER/MOTORINGFILE RULE!!</p>
<p>It might be interesting for you to know, that you also have a circle of devoted motoringfile.com fans from Slovenia (including me), who regularly (daily) click to your site (hence the number of visitors ;-))) to get the freshest (and the most interesting) information about MINI on the web.
And if you ever find yourself in Slovenia (or at least someplace near) be sure to let me know because I will be very pleased to show my appreciation by buying you a drink (or two or three or…).</p>
<p>Thank you and looking forward to the next three years (and then next three and …).</p>
<p>The post originally said MotoringFile was three years old. What we meant to say was that it's <em>two</em> years old. Sorry about that.</p>
<p>Two years… Three years… Before you know it you will be reminiscing about the site 10 years from now. So you were just being optimistic. :o)</p>
<p>I've been on the site since June of this year when I ordered my MCS. John at Patrick MINI informed me of the site and said “go to this site, read it, know it, love it and live by it”. Something to that affect (maybe I am fantasizing about it in my head differently). :o) Anyways… I have been visiting this site every single day, multiple times per day. Sometimes it's amazing I even get work done during the day. :o)</p>
<p>This site is outstanding, a great resource and it is much appreciated that Motoringfile exists. I am certain this site takes hours and hours of Gabe and Matt's free time weekly and they are doing it for the pure pleasure of the subject matter. </p>
<p>Thanks very much for such a great site and resource and for bringing the MINI community closer. </p>
<p>G.</p>
<p>congradulations Gabe and Matt. i recomend the site to everyone i meet. thanks for all the inside info :)</p>
<p>Sasch – that's a fantastic offer. I only hope someday I can make it to Slovenia to take you up on it!!!</p>
<p>…and if you're ever in the US and in Chicago let me know!</p>
<p>Holy cow! How time flies when you're having fun! Great job Gabe and Matt! This is still one of the best looking sites around, and chock full of MINIbits. Thanks for all the hard work, boys –</p>
<pre><code> BCNU,
Rob in Dago
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<p>And I'd also like to give a big shout out to all visitors and contributors that reside outside the US. As our stats would indicate we have thousands of people that visit the site from dozens of countries every month. </p>
<p>If there's ever any country specific information you'd like to see on MotoringFile… just let us know!</p>
<p>We try to make MotoringFile as international as possible but inevidibly there's more of a US bias in the information here.</p>
<p>…congratulations,Gabe. I hope and wish only the best for you and the website.</p>
<p>No way! I've been saving these for months! Thanks for making it easier for me and thanks for entertaining my MINI Obsession for 2 years plus. </p>
<p>Congratulations and here's to the next 2 years <em>clink</em>.</p>
<p>-Loren</p>
<p>Congratulations!
Ditto on all the comments above. Motoringfile is one of my daily “fixes” that I just can't do without.</p>
<p>Motoring File is a daily requirement for me. Full of timely info and spirited comments. Thanks for all of your hard work.</p>
<p>Congratulations motoringfile.com. You do a marvelous job of following the machinations of the MINI commuity. I visit your site at least twice a day that I am connected. Thanks for the wonderful website.</p>