MINI Named World Car Finalist
According to our friends over at Winding Road, MINI has made the cut! >Following up from the quarter-finalists announcement in January, now the 44 international judges that make up the World Car...
San Diego Tour Results
The SCCA National Tour came to San Diego this past weekend. The event is one of 10 that will be held this year as lead up events to the SCCA Solo (autocross)...
FIREBALLED! Joins John Wayne Cancer Institute
Fireballed! Racing Press Release Extreme Tuner, Fireballed! Racing has joined with several high-level charity groups to support Cancer Research and expand Katrina Relief. The John Wayne Cancer Institute, Joy Ride Rally and...
Ask MF: Which Suspension for the R56?
This question comes from Dave: >I’m ordering my R56 MCS this week and have the car completely finalized except for one thing: which suspension should I get?. I’ll be driving the car...
White Roof Radio #141
To start with, db just didn’t want to do the intro tonight. You benefit. Trust me. Did you see this? Poor guy. db is soooo close to 150K miles it’s not even...
Hammer & Coop Episode 5
We’ve got the 5th installment of the kitschy viral-ness that is Hammer & Coop for you this weekend. Get ready for a twist…
San Jose Mercury News Tests the R56
The San Jose Mercury News Auto section has a review of the 2007 Mini Cooper S in today’s edition: [ Test Drive: 2007 Mini Cooper S ] Mercury News
NYTimes Reviews the 2007 Cooper S
The paper of record gives us their take on the new R56 MINI. Here’s an excerpt: >THERE are three basic ways to drive a Mini Cooper, each pleasurable. >First is to pretend...
Motorweek’s Video Test of the 2007 MINI
While the actual video is based mostly on the official BMW press videos we posted last fall, Motorweek does a good job giving consumers an overview of the car. [ MINI Cooper...
SCCA National Tour – San Diego
This weekend, the SCCA brings the National Tour autocross competition to San Diego. The event is one of 10 that will be held this year around the country as lead up events...