For those of you that didn’t hear, Southern California resident Robert Apon really wanted to attended MINI United 2007, but in his MINI. Countless hours and a lot of money later, Robert had the only MINI at Zandvoort with California plates!
Robert is currently working his way across Europe, visiting family and friends. Naturally, he is blogging his adventure.
>I’ll have much more to post about MINI United, but I thought I’d post a picture of a very special moment. If you’ve scrolled down through my blog you’ve noticed that I not only have a full JCW conversion, I also have the 225 HP Cooper Motorsport High Performance Derivative engine upgrade that was formerly available from John Cooper Motorsport. In the picture above I’m at my car with Michael Cooper, the son of John Cooper and principal of Cooper Motorsport (now a part of the BMW family).
He has pictures and even some video!
We also had the chance to talk to him for WRR. Great guy with an amazing story!
WRR Interview: Robert Apon [audio:http://www.whiteroofradio.com/podcasts/robertinterview.mp3]
you’re a natural motorer, Robert: creating an irrational path– increasing space between boundaries– so we may integrate your poetry lesson and celebrate inspirations to define our time and our miles.
Our trip is progressing well and what a journey it has already been. There are new smiles and joys to be found around every corner and every bend in the road and I look forward to sharing these joys with my friends and family both new and old.
Don’t ever be afraid to dream… because our dreams can help shape our reality!
That is the most amazing thing I have ever seen?! I have been dying to tour Europe with my MINI from the U.S. What a unique and wonderful idea for a getaway! How much did it cost you to ship your abay back and forth? Did your O2 sensor end up being covered by any kind of warranty? What was the look on the dealers face when they saw Cali plates?
MINI owners like Robert are part of what makes this community so much fun to be part of 🙂
inspiring!
you’re a natural motorer, Robert: creating an irrational path– increasing space between boundaries– so we may integrate your poetry lesson and celebrate inspirations to define our time and our miles.
wonderful!
…cool…very cool,indeed!
Thanks for the kind comments!
Our trip is progressing well and what a journey it has already been. There are new smiles and joys to be found around every corner and every bend in the road and I look forward to sharing these joys with my friends and family both new and old.
Don’t ever be afraid to dream… because our dreams can help shape our reality!
Keep on motorin’
That is the most amazing thing I have ever seen?! I have been dying to tour Europe with my MINI from the U.S. What a unique and wonderful idea for a getaway! How much did it cost you to ship your abay back and forth? Did your O2 sensor end up being covered by any kind of warranty? What was the look on the dealers face when they saw Cali plates?