MINI Takes the States 2010 routes and dates

While the official MINI Takes the States website doesn’t show the rally routes or dates, MINI USA’s Facebook page has them on the MTTS 2010 tab.

From the West San Francisco Start:

8/6 – Launch party in San Francisco, CA 8/7 – San Francisco to Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Start:

8/7 – Launch party [...]

collectible of the day: MANUAL OF MOTORING

This brochure ad insert by MINI USA came out in early 2003.  “The Manual of Motoring is intended to provide information about the differences between “driving” and “motoring.”  Information that, under normal motoring conditions, would take MINI owners months to discover for themselves.”

The 16 page manual contains:

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