MaxaMINI in GoMINI

I only got around to reading the October issue of GoMINI this evening – it’s been on my desk for ages but I did not realize that it contained a great write-up of a tribute run to MaxaMINI held in England back in August …

Many readers will remember the shock when we learned that Ed had died, and the sadness and joy of the memorial.
I knew that Ed affected people around the world, especially through MINI2, and this article is more proof, if any was needed, of his influence … my thanks to GoMINI and the run organizers and article writers.

Later this month, the third annual MAMA drive around Keene, NH takes place (see this MINI2 thread) and Eds wife, Mart, will be joining us for what will surely be another sad/happy day …

And they’re gone!

… all but, anyway!
After receiving my nearly-double-sized batch of MINI circuits in early September, and announcing that I will only ship 1000 units total, I spurred a huge burst of orders that have basically taken me to the 1000 cutoff in a month!


As of last night, I had shipped 985 and I have orders and interest for enough to take me to 1000 … that will leave me with a few spare circuits for special occasions (for example CooperSpeed is having a hurricane relief rally & auction this afternoon – see ProjectMary)

Thank you all for your interest and many kind comments in feedback and on the various forums …

10K (s)miles

On the way to work this morning, I reached 10,000 miles …

Not quite 7 months (a little quicker than GBMINI#2), and nothing to complain about.
The cold start issue seems normal for many MINIs but was resolved by switching to a different gasoline; the spurious SES light did not happen much, and was recently cured (hopefully) by an engine software update.

And for those anti to the automatic transmission, I can only tell you that my MINI enjoyment is at least as high with GBMINI#3 as with the previous manual transmission MINIs …