Here is the MOT2007 vinyl cling – I think it came out really nicely in it’s voted-for yellow / black color combo (thanks Ricardo for the design!):
Are you coming to MINIsOnTop? If not, why not?! Remember, registration ends early this year …
After Fridays meet the R56 at MINI of Peabody, I headed down to Gillette Stadium to join Herb Chambers MINI and their customers/friends for another R56 event – this time, driving was the theme! HC MINI had arranged two autocross tracks in a big parking lot – one was self-driven with a Skip Barber instructor to guide you, the other much more fun was travelling as a passenger with Skip Barber instructors driving! Wild 🙂
Being driven by Skip Barber was excellent! I tried to video the drive but it’s tough holding the camcorder steady while also trying to hold yourself steady, but maybe this will give you a feel for the event.
After a while it was just too cold so we headed in to the stadium to warm up, eat, drink & chat – lots of MINI friends again! When the door prizes were called, George won a Hammer & Coop lunchbox for longest drive; he immediately dressed up and it suited him perfectly!
Another great evening, demonstrating the good handling of the R56s … my own short R56 MCS drive left me with only one thought: where’s the clutch! Pressing the pedal down seems to have no feedback at all (although I guessed people will get used to it)
Here’s a heap of pictures from the evening:
Thanks Kerry, Rich and all at Herb Chambers MINI, and also the Skip Barber instructors!
What interested me in this R56 press launch coverage by The Auto Channel isn’t so much the commentary or the three videos, but this picture of Jim McDowell obviously talking about the MINI community:
Note the background image …
Jim, I hope you can make it to MINIsOnTop again this summer 🙂
