MINI Production Changes for September
We recently came across a MINI UK document outlining a limited number of changes to the MINI range from September production onwards. It’s assumed that the options deleted will relate to both...
Fastest MINI in the World Gets Faster
The Fireball Tim Racing / MINI USA Dragcar (aka M600) hit the 11.02 in the quarter mile in qualifying on Friday in Vegas. The temperature was at a power sapping 120F, but...
White Roof Radio Podcast #78
Just because we are on break doesn’t mean you don’t get a woofcast! db fires up the way back machine to bring you some nuggets from Woofcast #1 (why it’s called a...
MotoringFile Sponsor Shout-outs
Time again to say thanks to the fine people who help the MotoringFiles wheels turn. We’d also like to welcome a new sponsor into the fold: Fireballed Racing. Be sure to check...
Channel4 Reports on the JCG Closure
The secret is out and the British media are starting to pick up the story on the John Cooper Garage closure. Nothing new that wasn’t reported earlier this week on MF but...
JCW MCS Long-term Review: Wrap-up
Over the last week or so my respect for the Cooper S JCW kit has grown immeasurably. Driving almost 1,500 miles in seven days is a great way to find a car’s...
Next Generation MCS Spotted in California
MotoringFile reader Donald Hull brings us these pictures taken just a few days ago in San Francisco. They’re not too revealing but Donald tells us that the black MCS he spotted was...
MG Production Moves to Oklahoma?
We weren’t initially going to cover this news since, well, this is a MINI related site. But after the 20th person emailed us about it we figured people must be interested! First...
BusinessWeek Drives the 2006 MCSc & JCW
BusinessWeek writer Thane Peterson drives both a MCS convertible and MCS JCW and poses the question that many of us are facing; buy now or wait? Here’s an excerpt: >Buy it or...
Special Rally in Honor of Sir Alec Issigonis
To mark the centenary of the birth of one of Britain’s most celebrated car designers, Sir Alec Issigonis, the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, is organising one of its largest rallies to date...