Classic parking

Posted on by Ian C.

After yet another fabulous MINIsOnTop recently, including a great morning at Loon Mountain with 220 perfectly parked MINIs, we were invited to Loon Mountain today to help with parking an anticipated 200 classic cars for their Kruise the Kanc Classic Car Drive.
Rarely likely to turn down a chance to get together, about 10 MINI owners headed up … sadly, we nearly outnumbered the classic cars, parking only 20 in the end! But the company was great, the cars that did show were spectacular, and the (mid 80s) weather was amazing! So, here’s some pictures …

Volunteers included Pete, Ivan, Kevin, Shannon, Chip, Richard, Theo …

Lots of nice cars arrived, not really enough to need help with parking though!

 

After a wile, the cars headed off to drive the Kancamagus Highway:

Numbers

Posted on by Ian C.

A couple of significant numbers … GP roof number #0203, and of course the very important number “42” (thanks, Douglas, RIP) …

Another version of GP0203 came to me recently, thanks to TwistyBlitz run by Robert Ballard … his latest iteration of GP themed Tshirt now uses very nice reflective silver lettering for the roof number (compare with original gray the “GP” on the logo design):

(now I’ll be seen at night too, with reflective sleeves!)

MOT2009 check presentation

Posted on by Ian C.

Today, MINIsOnTop volunteers gathered at Michael & Pam’s house, for a bunch of “well done / thanks”, and check presentation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine, and (via Pete) the Mount Washington Observatory. James from Make-A-Wish of Maine kindly  joined us to accept the check ($10,315.82) to- and to make a “thank you” presentation to us:

We also presented the Mount Washington Observatory check ($692.18); MWO could not attend, so Pete (who organizes the MWO tour during MOT each year) accepted the check on their behalf:

 

One further “presentation” this year was to Sarah & Richard – Sarah, with Brian, Sheena and Armen – pulled together MINIsOnTop donations this year, and Richard has acted as Loon liason and given the important Driver Speech every year during MINIsOnTop:

After running MINIsOnTop from 2006 to 2009, Theo, Michael and myself have chosen to step back a little and get some new ideas in to the event – and happily Richard & Sarah have chosen to team up and pull it all together for 2010 (and maybe after that too!) – so best wishes to them, and to MOT2010 (which will be June 25/26!)

Many thanks to everyone that supported MINIsOnTop 2009, especially all the un-named volunteers that make everything go so smoothly. Thanks also to Michael & Pam for once again hosting our after-MINIsOnTop mini-event, and thanks to James and Make-A-Wish of Maine for joining us, and for the lovely plaque!

 

Some other pictures from the day: