Have you ever been so cold you wanted someone to set fire to your legs just so you could feel them again? On Sunday 24th April the historic Brooklands Museum hosted its latest annual Mini Day. This event is typically the one that fires the starting pistol on a whole new season of Mini shows [...]
Despite sounding like a novelty stag weekend, MINI on the Rec is actually a show down in Shoreham near Brighton. Organised by Brighton MINI Club, the event aims to raise money for Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice. Last year’s event raised £2,300 and the aim this year was to raise even more. Other local modified [...]
The inaugural MINI Festival at Brands Hatch was the largest UK show MINI themselves have had a hand in organising since MINI United at Silverstone in 2009. Cars and clubs from all over the UK and Europe descended on the historic Brands Hatch circuit on the weekend of the 16th and 17th of June. The [...]
The past a future of MINI were proudly on display at this year’s National MINI Cooper Day at Beaulieu. As ever, there was a fantastic collection of classic cars dating as far back as 1959. Alongside them sat brand new models fresh of the production line and brought to the show by local dealer Scotthall [...]
MINI is hard at work on the newest interpretation of the Works GP which was recently spotted testing. Kay Segler, the senior vice president of the MINI brand, has said the vehicle will debut in around five weeks time at MINI United. That’s exciting, but not nearly as much as news that the new machine [...]
A large contingent from P&SMOC and SCNM headed down to Poole Quay on Friday evening for the final Quay for my Car event of the summer. For once this year the weather behaved itself and the entire quay was soon covered in MINI’s of all ages. This being the height of the tourist season, the [...]
The MINI Cooper Day at Beaulieu has always been one of the best events of the year and remains my personal favorite. Back in 2005, when I first purchased my MINI, Beaulieu was the first event I attended and I’ve been back every year since. In past years the weather has always been wonderful, but [...]
Dedicated readers may remember our past coverage of the regular summer Poole Quay events. Over the last few years, I’ve accompanied other SCNM members to Dorset and earlier this month I happily repeated the experience. As part of the regular Quay for my Car program, hundreds of MINI’s are regularly welcomed into this bustling tourist [...]
The MINI event calendar is now in full swing and what better way to kick off another year of MINI-related fun than with the annual London to Brighton Run. Held every year since 1985, the event has grown from a simple run for twenty Classic MINI’s into the largest single-make car show anywhere in the [...]
This weekend sees on of the landmark events on the MINI calendar; the annual London to Brighton Run. Held every year since 1985, the event has grown from a simple run for twenty Classic MINI’s into the world’s largest single-make car show. Nearly three-thousand MINI’s of all ages will make their way from Crystal Palace [...]
