MTTS2006 – Page 25 – M&I / GBMINI

West Coast GP Buyers Welcome Reception & Dinner

Posted on August 17, 2006February 25, 2017 by Ian C.

At the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, CA tonight 32 GP owners-to-be and their partners were invited to a special Welcome Reception & Dinner – good food, great company, a nice speech from MINI USA VP Jim McDowell, and special guests Mike Cooper, and Kay Segler MINI VP worldwide)!

GP owners-to-be meet in Monterey

Posted on August 17, 2006February 25, 2017 by Ian C.

After touring Carmel today we returned to the hotel and headed over to register with MINI for the GP delivery events. We also met up with a few other GP owners that have been chatting via mail …

Tonight continues with a GP Customer welcome reception & dinner tonight, then the GP delivery “main event” tomorrow!

MINIs at the Hyatt Regency, Monterey

Posted on August 16, 2006February 25, 2017 by Ian C.

When Margaret & I woke this morning, there was some truck noise outside – when we headed for breakfast, I suddenly noticed the silvery bumper inserts of a GP on the back of one of the trucks, a vehicle transporter! Rushed back to the room and grabbed my camera:

Unloaded already was a big collection of MINIs, including one set up as “MINI Mobile Assistance” and obviously ready for MINI Takes The States next week; and a seriously tricked out, with fancy wheels, aero kit with silver grille (not seen that before!) and John Cooper Works carbon fiber rear spoiler:

I took loads of pictures of the GP on the truck and as it was being unloaded, but then I was spotted! Steve from MINI USA had a friendly chat with me and persuaded me to not post the pictures … UPDATE: but now that the event is finished, there’s are the pictures I took: