The Italian Job

http://www.italianjob.com/

Well the Italian Job is an andventure brought to you by err the Italian Job gang.

The trip starts in Italy and the trip takes you through Italy and back to Brighton (UK), you make your own way to Italy.

Rules:

The following cars can be used: Any Mini or Mini based car regardless of age, size colour, variation or shape and any of the classic cars which featured in The Michael Caine film.
Driver must be min 21 and co-driver min 19.

The Africa Rally



Well the Africa Rally is an adventure brought to you by....well......The Adventurists.....of course (Again).

The trip starts in London and you make your own way to Cameroon, no GPS, no support crew.

Rules:

Your on your own (Unless you have a co-driver, but even then your both still on your own)
You have to raise £1000 for the chosen charities
You can only use a car with under 1 litre.....like a mini

The Mongol Rally



Well the Mongol Rally is an andventure brought to you by....well......The Adventurists.....of course.

The trip starts in London (Or Madrid, or Spain...or Italy but Londones the main one) and you make your own way to Ulaanbaatar, no GPS, no support crew.

Rules:

Your on your own (Unless you have a co-driver, but even then your both still on your own)
You have to raise £1000 for the chosen charities
You can only use a car with under 1 litre.....like a mini

Italian Job Mile of Minis
Mile of Minis Italian Job
Sunday October 31st

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Sunday October 31st - Join us as we navigate your way from Oxford to Dorney Lake for an an opportunity to view the spectacular site hosting the Rowing event in the 2012 Olympic Games... oh and help form a moving mile of minis to boot!. the all Inclusive cost per Mini & passengers is only £20.00.
Contact info@italianjob.com
www.italianjob.com

Hi all,

Some of you know me some of you don't, so on behalf of those that don't (or don't know what the Mongol Rally is)

I am taking part in the Mongol Rally (http://mongolrally.theadventurists.com/), a 10,000 mile trip from the UK to the capital of Mongolia to raise money for Charity. We are doing the event representing www.theminiforum.co.uk, an international mini forum of over 25,000 members).



The chosen vehicle for this trip is my old trusty 998cc Mini 30 which has taken me to both Italy and Germany raising money for the National Children’s Hospice (NCH) and Macmillan Cancer Support.

As it is so far:

**CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW MY PROGRESS ON THIS RALLY.
WITH DAY TO DAY UPDATES**

My love of minis and indeed adventure started many years ago. Whilst at Uni I was lucky enough to get my Dad's mini that he had for a few years. The mini bug then caught on in a big way. I became involved in a mini forum (www.theminiforum.co.uk) and slowly learnt a bit more about this great little car and at the same time made some friends along the way.

My first Charity trip in the mini took me to Italy on an organised event called the Italian Job (http://www.italianjob.com/). This was a trip in the north of Italy and took in some of scenes from the great film. I did this trip with my twin brother and we manage to raise 1,000 pounds for the National Children’s Hospital (NCH).About this time I became aware of a Charity event like no other that minis had been taking part in. The trip was called the Mongol Rally. This event sparked my interest and I knew one day I had to take part in the event and in a mini!

I then became more involved in the mini forum and became a staff member. This lead me to assist with organising our own Charity trip which took from Brands Hatch to the mighty Nürburgring. I took part in this trip a total of 4 times and raised money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

In 2006 I had the opportunity to help my cousin move house....from Boston to Seattle, how could I refuse. So off I set and an amazing journey taking in some amazing sights along the way. Adventure by car was definately the way to go.

In 2008 I then sold the mini to make room for a mini I was building. A year went buy and the opportunity to take part in the rally became a reality, work had given me the OK to take the time off to go on the rally. The day I was informed of this I found out my old mini was for sale, it seemed too good to be true so I parted with some of my hard earned cash and a vehicle for the rally was found.

I am raising all I can for the forums unofficial charity so if you can help me with this and give what you can that would be amazing.

http://www.justgiving.com/theminiforum2mongolia-Macmillan

Hi, have seen the above event in the mags and wondered if anyone had done it.

It looks like a fun event but at £20 per person seems a little high compared to others. I know its for a good cause but I don't think any of the entry money goes to the charity, as you have to raise £50 as well. (can't see anything on the website or on the application form) Therefore, it seems a bit steep at £40 per mini (based on 2 adults) compared to other charity events like L2B which is only £14 per car and you get a lovely pack including a t-shirt.

Step into France on Saturday September 25th 2010


We're doing this, did it 9 years ago and had such a laugh

Calling all Mini Owner to Join the Italian Job ( www.italianjob.com )
Step into France day in aid of Kidsout Children Charity. http://www.kidsout.org.uk/
It will be a great day out with a mix of sightseeing and catching up with friends. It will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your driving and navigational skills as well as your ability to follow a series of clues. Cost per Team - one car and 2 people - is £ 89.- including lunch. 3rd and 4th passenger will pay only £ 35.
Please request and entry form to step@italianjob.com
Entry form
http://www.italianjob.com/downloads/...tember2010.pdf
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Why not join the Snowdon Minis on August bank holiday this year for this
epic two day Grand Tour of Wales. From Llandudno we will head South
through the stunning roads of North and Mid Wales to an overnight camp
at Builth Wells.The following day we will head north through Mid Wales and
Snowdonia to finish in the historic town of Caernarfon. In the process,we
aim to raise a heap of cash for McDonald House at Alder Hey Children’s
Hospital, Liverpool.
K e y f e a t u r e s :

Early start on Saturday morning from the Gogarth (Great Orme), Llandudno.
Day one takes us through North and Mid-Wales to arrive for an overnight camp at
Builth Wells
Day two takes us through Mid-Wales and Snowdonia
Camping arranged for you. Just bring your tent, food and beer!
Stunning scenery and even better roads
A service van equipped with highly competent mechanics will follow you every mile
of the way. If you break down, they will help you to repair your car. If your car is not
repairable, they will tow you to the next town where you will be able to arrange
recovery.
A detailed full colour OS map book with all the rest halts, re-groups, photo points
and fuel stations marked on.We’ll even include the mileage between each petrol
station so that you can plan your fuel well in advance
Choice of commemorative t-shirt or hat to all entrants (1 per car, but additional
shirts and hats can be bought at an extra cost) as well as a Monte Carlo style
commemorative car plate
Quiz night in Builth Wells on the Saturday evening with excellent prizes
Camping also available for the Sunday night in the Caernarfon area
Join us on one or both days
An introduction to McDonald House
McDonald House stands within the grounds of Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s hospital. It offers
accommodation to the parents / family of children receiving treatment at the hospital.The
accommodation is free of charge and there is not time limit on your stay.Your accommodation ends
the day your child is discharged from the hospital. In some cases this could be a short stay of a few
nights while in other cases it has been known for families to live at the house for years.
At Snowdon Minis,we have identified McDonald House as a very worthy charity and all of the
proceeds from this run will go McDonald House.We thank you in advance for supporting us.


more info can be found here http://snowdonminis.myfastforum.org/forum24.php

knoxy, debbie and myself took part in this event last year it was a great weekend . we are doing the tour again this august so why not come and join us. we raised over £4000 last year for the McDonald House as Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's hospital.

Hi everyone, we are part of a group of mini's traveling from Lands End to John O'Grotes in our classic mini to help raise money for "Help for Heros" the run will be taking place over the weekend of the 21st /22nd of August.

As a part of our donation raising we are starting a raffle, and the top prize is a new copper 7.5" disc brake conversion set, including dics's, pads, calipers and , costing over £200.

each ticket is £1 and virtual, it is simple to purchase, below is a link to the just giving website, and direct to our fund raising page send £1 directly to them (help for heros) and then contact me directly (pm) and I will send you your ticket via email.

The draw will take place at about 8pm on Sat 21st August in Lincolnshire, so the winner can walk away with the top prize, other prizes will also be available on the day - contact me for details.

this is the link to the just giving website!! just £1 per number first come first served.... sorry about the links title I have no idea why it says the marathon, I cannot even run to the pub never mind a marathon, I am shattered typing,,,,,,,

Virgin London Marathon fundraising and more - JustGiving

Hi all,

As some of you might know, some of you might not, I'm taking part in the Lands End to John O'Groats trip at the end of June (21st-26th) with approx. 13 other minis.
This is something I have wanted to do for a number of years now and have finally got round to agreeing to do it. The event is organised by the North Devon Mini Register (better known for their Legendary Grand Tour at the end of August)
The first and last days have a theme of 'Hippy' so I have myself a nice outfit to wear for this and Luna will have her door plaques on and will be covered in flowers, peace and love symbols for the trip (Roofless currently has these for me)
The Event takes place over 5 days travelling about 250 miles a day, with camping each night. The event is there to raise money for The Childrens Hospice South West - http://www.chsw.org.uk/ and also the runners chosen charilty, mine being Time and Place - http://www.timeandplace.org.uk/, a local charity to me which hopes to teach teenagers about the risks of Driving Fast and stop so many being killed.
I'm currently in the proccess of setting up an online donation site, so if any of you would like to donate some pennies to two very good cause it should be easy for you to be able to. In the mean time if you need to cantact me please drop me a PM.
As well as general donations I'm hoping to get some companies to pay for advertising space on Luna - so if any of you traders out there are interested in this oppertunity please also get in touch.
The minimum I have to raise is £350 but I would like to raise a lot more if I can.

I thank you all in advance



Stacy and Luna xx

After the success of our event in 2009, we have stepped up to bring a whole new level for 2010.

On the 4th and 5th of September we will be holding the Minis4Kids Big weekender. The event will be based around Peter Sellers with a Pink Panther theme.

On the Saturday, cars will be meeting at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu before heading out from Lymington for a day on the Isle of Wight.

On Sunday we return to the mainland and back to Gunwharf Quays for more fun and activities including Mountain Bike stunt displays, the Pink Panther and more in a new dedicated Mini arena.

for full details go to our website at

http://minis4kids.weebly.com

and check out or dedicated page, or download an entry form from the download page.

or email us at

minis4kids@ntlworld.comMinis4kids

Hey Guys,

Dave here from Charity Rallies - www.charityrallies.org - just wanted to flag a couple of events to you guys that we organise...we are a UK registered charity called Go Help (www.gohelp.org.uk) and we run charity rallies to raise money for charity. We're all volunteers, and just organise this because we enjoy the road trips and raising cash for charity.

We have three events currently:

The Roof of the World Rally, along the old silk route to Tajikistan - you can take any car you want to Tajikistan, there are no vehicle import rules and the routes are incredible, including a drive on the Pamir Highway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamir_Highway) - leaves on July 4, 2010 (its an annual event). The event raises money for Sworde-Teppa, a Tajikistan based international development organisation specialising in sustainable development projects in Tajikistan, which is the poorest country in central Asia. If you're interested, check out roofoftheworld.charityrallies.org or email the organisers, Sophie and Ryan on sophie@gohelp.org.uk and ryan@gohelp.org.uk

The Mongolia Charity Rally, the 100% charitable Mongolian rally, is an epic 8,500 mile drive from London to Mongolia that leaves on July 10, 2010 (also an annual event). This event distinguishes itself in a number of ways from the Mongol Rally you may have heard of: (1) its 100% for charity, so your entry fee is not going to pay for the organisers lifestyles, and its half the entry fee of the Mongol Rally; (2) vehicles are legally imported in to Mongolia and either donated or sold transparently - its important to know where your biggest donation is going - try finding out where the Mongol Rally cars end up! and (3) the funds you raise for Go Help go to support projects in Mongolia that we partner with Save the Children and other major charities on, and we have someone in Mongolia full time overseeing the projects.

The Cambodian Tuk Tuk Challenge, an awesome (mini-less) drive round Cambodia on a Tuk Tuk - tuktuk.charityrallies.org - we launched it this Easter. Less relevant to this forum, but cool nonetheless.

Lastly - if you are an aspiring rally organiser - drop us a line. We have a pretty hi-tech event platform that allows us to organise and manage events efficiently online, and our ethos is to bring 100% charitable rallies together under one banner to share back-office functions (avoiding duplication, lowering cost, and maximising charitable revenue) and to ensure high visibility (allowing joint promotion as you can see here).

Any questions, feel free to post or email us at info@gohelp.org.uk or me - dave@gohelp.org.uk

Thanks for reading. Great forum guys.

Best regards,

Dave.

Hello everyone!

If you have a pink mini, please consider joining us for the annual Pink Car Rally on September 5th 2010. This amazing day is to raise funds and awareness for The Little Princess Trust, a fledgling charity which provides real-hair wigs for children who lose their hair, through cancer and other illnesses.

The rally is a pink procession - this year we will be travelling from Hereford Hospital to Oxford Children's Hospital. This is the 3rd year that the rally will be running, and it is a fantastic day out. We cause quite a stir as we are driving along the route! We had people bring their pink cars from all over the UK last year to join in, and had a real mix of cars - Nissan Micra's, Honda Jazz's, Mini's, Ford Ka's, VW Beetle's, Smart Car's, even a pink stretch limo! The more cars that join in on the day, the bigger impact we have.

Please check out www.pink-car-rally.com for more details, or ask any questions on here that you might have. Also the website for The Little Princess Trust if you would like to see more about the charity is www.littleprincesses.org.uk

As a mini owner in the past, I remember how passionate fellow mini owners and lovers can be about their cars - I am hoping that this passion can run into charity as well!!

Hope to see some of you in September!

Vanessa

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Hi guys,

Myself and my lovely girlfriend Lisa are off on a Charity Drive to Turin in 3 Weeks in aid of Polycystic Kidney Disease.

I am just wondering if anyone can share their experiences of driving a mini across France and Italy.

What should we take spare wise, I'm not in the AA or RAC yet, can you get a 2 week European cover??
Im taking a Spare Fan belt, Triangle etc... but what else should we consider.


The car was, well still is a 1991 Miny City, however it does look slightly different now

Thanks guys, and a special thanks to www.theitalianjob.com for their kind LINK on the front page of the website and the special LOGO they made for us....


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Registration for the 6th Blackpool Mini Run is now live!! http://www.blackpoolminirun.co.uk/

As the Mini is 50 this year our friends at Totally Transport have asked us to move to a new larger off road parking area when we arrive at Blackpool which is just past the North Pier.

Run plaques are being manufactured at the moment, there will be 150 official places on the run and each one will receive a plaque. As in previous years any late entries will be accepted but they will not be issued with a plaque. All entries will be issued on a first come first served basis and a list of all entries will be regularly uploaded to the website.

Please print the Poster and display it wherever possible, why not print one out and put in in your mini to advertise the run while you drive!
When you have downloaded the application form, please complete it using capital letters and post it back to the address on the form together with your cheque / postal order, please do not send cash. To assist with administration can you please put your car registration number on the back of all cheques / postal orders.
As the Mini is 50 this year our friends at Totally Transport have asked us to move to a new larger off road parking area when we arrive at Blackpool which is just past the North Pier.

Run plaques are being manufactured at the moment, there will be 150 official places on the run and each one will receive a plaque. As in previous years any late entries will be accepted but they will not be issued with a plaque. All entries will be issued on a first come first served basis and a list of all entries will be regularly uploaded to the website.
Thanks for your continued support,

The BMR Team.
http://www.blackpoolminirun.co.uk/
http://twitter.com/blackpoolrun

i'd just like to gauge interest in a charity run i have planned for july 2010.

it will be 2 weeks long, leaving dover on Friday 2nd of july and returning on Friday the 16th.

I will shortly display a list of each stopping point, although we will be taking it easy to really make the most of it.

overall it's around 5k miles. wont just be mini's taking part, it will be for all classic and retro cars.

post here if interested and i'll try to get some pricing up for accomodation and such...although would people be happy camping in certain places?

also need an idea of what charity to use

EDIT: intended route:

Day 1: Dover-Callais-Amsterdam --- staying in Bostel Amsterdamse Bos, stay in lodges.
Day 2: Amsterdam-Nurburg --- camping with facilities
Day 3: Nurburgring start-finnish several times --- camping with facilities
Day 4: Nurburg-Brno (Czech Republic) --- camping with facilities
Day 5: Bruno-Zurich(Switzerland) Via stelvio pass ---camping with facilities (but who would rather just pitch a tent at the top of the stelvio? )
Day 6: Zurich-Rome --- camping with facilities
Day 7: Rome-Palermo(Sicily) --- camping with facilities
Day 8: Palermo-MonteCarlo --- camping with facilities
Day 9: MonteCarlo-Turin --- camping with facilities
Day 10: Turin-Barcelona --- staying at Garden house Barcelona
Day 11: Barcelona-Gibraltar --- camping with facilities
Day 12: Gibraltar-Porto --- camping with facilities
Day 13: Porto-Nantes --- camping with facilities
Day 14: Nantes-Callais-Dover

The total cost of the camping pitches, accomodation and ferrys both ways is £235 we ask that you send payment for the ferry, accomodation in amsterdam and accomodation in barcelona ASAP so we can get all booked up. all the campsites we can just turn up at, and if we dont like the look of them find another one

Step Into France with The Italian Job on Saturday March 20th a one day Treasure Hunt across the channel

- inclusive cost of £ 79.- for Mini and 2 people includes luncheon, commemorative T-shirt & plaque.

http://www.italianjob.com for details

The Rally London to Tbilisi is an annual charity sporting event established and co-chaired by Levan Vasadze and Lord Gillford, sponsoring the following charities Saphekhurebi, The Shooting Star Children`s Hospice, and SOS Kazakhstan Childrens Orphanage. Its central goal is to help the charities in their work and to provide rally riders with a unique travel experience. The rally encompasses a demanding and an adventureous jurney across Europe traditionally ending on its edge in Tbilisi at Bagrationi 1882, a beautiful sparkling wine factory in Tbilisi, with a big reception and celebration, with the riders` loved ones flying in to see the riders finish and joining them on a romantic evening in Tbilisi.

This year however, the rally is going further onwards from Tbilisi to Astana, adding a second stage.

The Rally is not a race, but a friendly, unique yet demanding sporting experience, during which the riders are offered an opportunity to cruise through Europe West to East and see its unparalleled beauty and diversity, camp, stay in small and big towns, run into various adventures and help each other out while the rest of the world watches them make their way online. Normally, those riders who want to do so, would write notes on their impressions during the day and e-mail them to the site administration to have them uplinked on a daily basis and to be kept in the archive of the rally.

Dates:
Departure from London - Sat 15 August 2009
Arrive to Tbilisi - Tue 23 August 2009
Arrive to Astana - Fri 4 September 2009

http://london2tbilisi.com/

Hi all

Charity bash for East Anglian Air Ambulance service - I'll be there for the meet & run with "La B*tches 1 & 2" (see pic)


There's a mini meet/scenic run/party on 23rd August. Why not take part in any of the following - The meet is free, the scenic run (88mile round mid-beds) is a massive £3 and the party in evening with live band, disco & buffet is £7. (see other pic)

All proceeds go to Air Ambulance funds - come & have a mini adventure. See you there.


Enjoy.