Well done William - great first run, whens the next
Thanks to Christina for organising an excellent lunchstill full!
Sorry we rushed off at the end - my dad was needing a hand getting his caravan off the road into the drive (he can't reverse it)
Got a bit lost trying to find the bypass but ended up in a mini Mini run with Craig
A few piccies
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Excellent run today. Cracking job for your first run William - well done. Lenore and I had a great time. Great roads, great company. Oh, and a nice shiny new car to enjoy it all in. Pics to follow.
R60 Light White / Red Countryman All 4 John Cooper Works Auto
R57 Chili Red Convertible John Cooper Works Auto
great day out, good to see some new faces and the usual suspects.
The cars in front are New MINI Scotland
Well done young man. A great day out to blow away all the winter cobwebs. Hope the new guys enjoyed the run and the company. Nice car
Andy and Lenore. Will post up some pictures later.
Looks like you guys had a great time. I managed to run out the house in time to wave to the last 3 or 4 cars. Didn't realise you were going past my place
Thank you to all that came today. What a fantastic day if I do say so myself, I had a great time organising and being at the front. I will try to organise another run for later on in the year. Pics to follow as I've left my camera in the car.
Racing Grey F56 JCW GP 0370 - Chilli Red Mirror Caps, Custom OHC Alcantara Steering Wheel, Motech Performance By PiperCross Panel Filter, Custom GP Steering Wheel Spoke, Custom GP Stitched Carbon Side Scuttles, JCW Pro Mats, RSI C6 Carbonfibre Scoop, JCW Pro Stitched Carbon Boot Handle
Ice Blue R55 Clubvan - JCW Shiftlight, JCW Carbon Fibe Handbrake, JCW Carbon Fibre Dash, JCW Steering Wheel, Recaro JCW Sportster CS, CoolerWorx ShortShifter, BC Racing Coilovers, JCW Brembo 4pots, HEL Braided Lines, JCW Front Bumper, MINI Challenge Splitter, White Rota Blitz
Some piccies...
R60 Light White / Red Countryman All 4 John Cooper Works Auto
R57 Chili Red Convertible John Cooper Works Auto
Great run William, was good to get back on a run. Was fun on the slippy roads with my 15's
Good to catch up with all the usual folks, and say hi to some new ones.
Well, that, as Wallace and Gromit would say, was "A Grand Day Out".
Seems like (because it is) ages since I had a 'proper' run in the MINI - and it was great to 'get it together in the country, maaaan' with you fab people. I had almost forgotten how much FUN my car can be.
Point to ponder: Talking with Ali at the lunch stop, we were mulling over various things, what mods could I do next etc etc, and he said something quite profound (strange, he's from Motherwell...) - basically that the LESS you drive your car, the MORE you want to mod it, but when you DO drive it, you realise that it's pretty damn fine as it is. While I haven't been driving it, I've been reading tons of stuff on how I can make it 'better', but when I drove it today I said to myself "What were you thinking?". A couple of weeks back William actually said the same sort of thing when I was talking to him about induction kits. So whats's the moral of the story? If you want to enjoy your MINI, by all means, give it a few mods, but instead of constantly thinking about 'the next thing', just get out, find a good road with some choice mates, and DRIVE THE BLOODY THING!
Thank you William and the Harper Clan, and thanks Ali for the wise words. Oh, before I forget, could I just say that it would be a nice touch (William's probably thought of this anyway) to send a wee message of thanks to the folks at the Scottish Mining Museum for being such good hosts - for the great food and service and the photo opportunity.
Cheers folks, see y'all on the next run
ps Ta to Stoney & Christine for being my SatNav there and back again!
2008 R56 COOPER S, Pepper White, Black Roof, 'John Cooper' Signature Side and Bonnet Stripes, JCW 'Stage 1' Tuning Kit, Forge Intercooler, Milltek Downpipe & Sports Cat, ALTA Induction, Chris Knox/DNA Remap, JCW/Brembo Brakes, Limited Slip Diff, JCW Suspension and Front Strut Brace, 17" Crown Spokes with Non-Runflat 205/45x17 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres, JCW/Recaro leather Seats, JCW Sideskirts, Chili Pack, Front Spotlights. Still got my old Hendrix Badge blu-tacked to the dash!
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