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#1 siggy

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 09:09 PM

Just got back from Mini Meet 2004 in Illinois. Here are some photos

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 09:11 PM

another one

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 09:13 PM

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 09:14 PM

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 09:38 PM

amazing, its so good to see that they love the mini over there, in a country where everything thats bigger is better!!! extra big :D to all that atteneded, and especially attended from the UK

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:04 PM

hay that looks brill....

any more pic's?

could send them nick and see if we can get them up on the site somewhere?

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:16 PM

wow yeah would be cool to tell them bout us :D

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:45 PM

I have about 150 photos.

The show was at Rockford, Illinois. for 4 days, lots of things to do. R/C racing for the kids and adults, photo comps, Treasure hunt (3 hour drive around the countryside), group photos at local airfield, BBQ, autocross (a sprint to us) anyone could enter, drives around a race track (Blackhawk farms raceway = http://www.blackhawkfarms.com/ ) My mate offered to let me drive his Innocenti 1001, much too nice a car to let me loose in on a race track, tution at a race school. Funkhana (silly games loosly involving a Mini) concourse, Banquet and lots more.

The guys over there love the cars, Some traveled for many miles from all over the USA and Canada. Most on trailers but I spoke to a couple who drove there 1000's from california!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The guy I know drove 8 hours to be there!

Sadly they get ripped off on prices $50 (£35) ONE USED Dunlop D1 alloy!!!!

They even organised a day out for the Kids!

Tickets cost me about £90 but that included 2x T shirts, a set of comenrative (sp?)number plates, entry to all the events (except the race tution and autocross) BBQ, goodie bag, 2 x tickets for the Banquet.

UK organisers with looking at what they do there.

This was my second Show in the USA, first was Spring Thing 2002, and It will not be the last.

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:51 PM

Big Als Mini Mover, from Canada and some of the guys from the Mini Mainia board

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:53 PM

sound like you had a great time out there. wish i could have gone to.

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:54 PM

South African Hornet, note the normal Mini boot. the guy has drove this from Durban, then across the USA ending up at MM2004

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:56 PM

Ogle kit car rare in the UK, and yes we did tell him the number plates were on the wrong way round

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:57 PM

Radford hatchback, apart from the ex Ringo car, you don't see them in the UK

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 10:59 PM

Pick up, not my style but nice looking motor

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Posted 11 July 2004 - 11:01 PM

Unipower GT, rare in the UK, this guy slung it round the race track

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