143lbs lighter!

Posted on by Ian C.

On the Certificate of Origin for GPMINI the “shipped weight” is listed as 2580lbs.
The Certificate of Origin for GBMINI#3 lists “shipped weight” as 2723lbs.

So GPMINI is apparently 143lbs lighter than GBMINI#3!

And this isn’t because GBMINI is heavy either – it doesn’t have a sunroof, and was delivered on light 16″ wheels. However, it’s been pointed out that the auto transmission on GBMINI probably weighs more than a manual transmission – according to MINI USA there is 45lbs increase for the automatic, so that still leaves the GP weighing 98lbs less than a manual MCS.

MTTS pack arrives

Posted on by Ian C.

Comfortably in time for my trip to Monterey, my MINI Takes The States registration pack arrived today:

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Contents include a welcome note, car sticker, travelogue (custom notebook!), quarantine kit and a couple of MTTS armbands (the key to the event – without them you can’t join in the planned events!):

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Curiously, although we were told to register each attendee, the two armbands per registration pack allow a driver and passenger … since I (and many people) correctly registered my passenger (Margaret) separately, there’ll be loads more armbands than people – good for last minute folks, not so good for head count planning!