Barber Motorsports Park next up for RSR Motorsports

Hoping to carry their momentum into the next race in the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, RSR Motorsports and Automatic Racing head to Barber Motorsports Park.  The next race is on April 10, 2010 at 5:00pm.  See the GRAND-AM Event Information.

GoRacingTV.com has a race preview featuring driver Sarah Cattaneo:

However, that won’t be exactly the [...]

collectible of the day: MINI notepad and pen

Pictured above is a MINI notepad and pen believed to be for MINI dealers only.  The top, spiral-bound blank notepad has a heavy cover which says “STOP & WRITE.”.  The red pen has the MINI logo and small type which says “NOTE ME.”.   The notepad and pen are from circa 2007.

collectible of the day: New MINI magazine

New MINI magazine was published in the UK in the summer of 2004.  It turned out to be a one-off magazine with no further issues.

New MINI does maintain a website at NewMINI.org.

collectible of the day: MINI Mix Volume 01 CD

This is the first of a series of three CDs from 2002 available at MINI dealers and often included with the delivery of a new MINI.

MINI Mix Volume 01:  THE EARLY YEARS: ‘59-’69

OPCD-1999

01 Ray Charles – What’d I Say (Part I) (1959)
02 Booker T And The MG’s – Green Onions (1962)
03 Impressions – Keep on [...]

MINI Becomes Official Promotional Partner of GRAND-AM

From GRAND-AM Communications:

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – MINI is the latest manufacturer to partner with GRAND-AM Road Racing for the Manufacturers Official Promotional Partner Program for 2010.

MINI recently celebrated a podium finish in the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Homestead 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway when Craig Conway and BJ Zacharias co-drove the No. 198 Cruise [...]

The New York Times on the MINI E

The New York Times weighs in on the MINI E on its new cars blog.  The author of the article worries heavily about the 100 mile range and the possibility of getting stranded.

But stray too far afield in the Mini E and not even a gas station can save you. You will also need a [...]

collectible of the day: The Little Book of MINI

The Little Book of MINI by Brian Laban is little, measuring just six inches by six inches, but covers the history of the Mini as well as the MINI. Contents include:

Introduction
The Seeds
The Alternatives
The Man behind the Mini
The Solution
Onto the Road
Acceptance
Minis with More
Enter the Cooper
Do It Yourself
The Wilder Bunch
Rallying Round
On the Road Again
Into the Future
An End [...]

collectible of the day: Square Pincher Keychains

With a nod to MINI marketing with its now ubiquitous color borders, these Square Pincher Keychains were available from the MINI MotoringGear catalog in 2004.  The sturdy keychains came in black, blue, red, and yellow with “MINI” in the border.  They originally sold for $22.00.

collectible of the day: Motoring Score Card ad

Here is an ad insert from 2004 that embodies all the qualities of the MINI brand: fun, competition, good feelings, and cleverness.  The ad features a small pad of Motoring Score Cards used to play a game over one to five days.  The ad reads:

LET’S SCORE SOME GOOD KARMA. Let’s reward ourselves for avoiding pedestrians. [...]

MINI Takes the States 2010 announced

MINI USA has officially released the first announcement of MINI Takes the States 2010 including the dates of the main event.  According to MINITAKESTHESTATES.com, the main festival will take place in Denver on August 13-15, 2010.  Five nationwide rallies will begin in Atlanta, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles but no further dates [...]