Our photos from our trek to Mini United, the MINI plant tour, Oxford and London are now online. Check them out here…
Oxford
Our rental - a VW EOS
Our rental - a VW EOS
Our car park in Oxford, in the middle, our hotel the Eurobar.
Our car park in Oxford, in the middle, our hotel the Eurobar.
Walking along the streets of Oxford...
Walking along the streets of Oxford...
Cows!
Cows!
Geese!
Geese!
Boat!
Boat!
SHARK!
SHARK!
Mini Factory Tour
MINI E!
MINI E!
Snack bar!
Snack bar!
I love this color!
I love this color!
The registration desk.
The registration desk.
Welcome to your birthplace, Bessie!
Welcome to your birthplace, Bessie!
After driving for a time on British roads, I felt this way too.
After driving for a time on British roads, I felt this way too.
The entrance to the Tour building
The entrance to the Tour building
Fun & Food
Goodbye Silverstone! We'll miss you! and your VIP tent... Ah... good times!
Goodbye Silverstone! We'll miss you! and your VIP tent... Ah... good times!
Racing down Silverstone at blinding speeds up to 50 mph!
Racing down Silverstone at blinding speeds up to 50 mph!
Caren & Co. in their temporary convertible (Darn my memory for names!)
Caren & Co. in their temporary convertible (Darn my memory for names!)
USA owners gathering to drive a MINI on the Silverstone track
USA owners gathering to drive a MINI on the Silverstone track
Caren learning to apply stripes from an expert
Caren learning to apply stripes from an expert
Heidi playing the race track spray gun game
Heidi playing the race track spray gun game
Colors - on their sides apparently
Colors - on their sides apparently
The many stages of MINI body work
The many stages of MINI body work
Robots!
Robots!
The MINI factory tent
The MINI factory tent
More Q&A with Mike Cooper
More Q&A with Mike Cooper
Photo Op!
Photo Op!
Talking about MINI Challenge cars
Talking about MINI Challenge cars
Mike Cooper and Itty Bitty Bessie the MINI
Mike Cooper and Itty Bitty Bessie the MINI
Graffitti artists logo creation
Graffitti artists logo creation
The birthday wall
The birthday wall
The main tent - inside
The main tent - inside
The main tent lit up at night
The main tent lit up at night
Paul Weller on the main stage
Paul Weller on the main stage
Video clips from the days events were shown between sets
Video clips from the days events were shown between sets
The crowd - plentiful, but not suffocating
The crowd - plentiful, but not suffocating
The Red Bull Minis
The Red Bull Minis
Twisted Wheel playing on the main stage
Twisted Wheel playing on the main stage
Wash your hands!
Wash your hands!
Hitchhikers who have lost their way on the service roads of Silverstone
Hitchhikers who have lost their way on the service roads of Silverstone
Itty Bitty Bessie the MINI at the gates of Silverstone.
Itty Bitty Bessie the MINI at the gates of Silverstone.
The Registration Queue
The Registration Queue
Early Friday and the Minis are already lining up.
Early Friday and the Minis are already lining up.
The Internet Cafe
The Internet Cafe
View inside the Main Mini tent
View inside the Main Mini tent
Joyride MINI
Joyride MINI
The amazingly comfy bean bag chairs of Fatboy
The amazingly comfy bean bag chairs of Fatboy
Caren trying her hand at the Slugger game
Caren trying her hand at the Slugger game
The pin Heidi won for making it to the top!
The pin Heidi won for making it to the top!
Replay Jeans display
Replay Jeans display
Heidi receiving instruction on how to flip a 180 at the Driver Training Course
Heidi receiving instruction on how to flip a 180 at the Driver Training Course
The object - drive backwards, then flip the car around 180 degrees on wet pavement and then drive forward back into line.
The object - drive backwards, then flip the car around 180 degrees on wet pavement and then drive forward back into line.
This exercise was about stopping on a dime on wet pavement
This exercise was about stopping on a dime on wet pavement
The main stage
The main stage
Inside the MINI Collection bus
Inside the MINI Collection bus
Top floor of the MINI collection bus
Top floor of the MINI collection bus
Top floor of the MINI collection bus
Top floor of the MINI collection bus
the MINI collection bus
the MINI collection bus
the MINI collection bus
the MINI collection bus
Our MINI USA Pub crawl starts at The Red Lion
Our MINI USA Pub crawl starts at The Red Lion
Playing skittles
Playing skittles
Fancy nails from a fellow MINI USA driver
Fancy nails from a fellow MINI USA driver
Inside the Red Lion
Inside the Red Lion
A walk along the streets of a quaint English village of Yardley Hastings (if my google research is correct)
A walk along the streets of a quaint English village of Yardley Hastings (if my google research is correct)
After a short walk, we arrive at the Rose & Crown
After a short walk, we arrive at the Rose & Crown
Cheers!
Cheers!
The marvelous dinner
The marvelous dinner
Our scrumptious dessert
Our scrumptious dessert
Saturday - back at Silverstone testing out a MINI with one flat run-flat tire.
Saturday - back at Silverstone testing out a MINI with one flat run-flat tire.
Heidi carving the curves of cones
Heidi carving the curves of cones
The MINI Car Car Products car wash
The MINI Car Car Products car wash
Trikkes - definately is not going to make me lose any motoring time in the MINI
Trikkes - definately is not going to make me lose any motoring time in the MINI
Tire bowling - surprisingly tricky
Tire bowling - surprisingly tricky
Enter - the VIP tent - or where we spent most of our time.
Enter - the VIP tent - or where we spent most of our time.
I don't know what some of these dishes were, but most everything was delicious!
I don't know what some of these dishes were, but most everything was delicious!
Watching the races
Watching the races
Tiramisu and fresh raspberries
Tiramisu and fresh raspberries
Mini Anniversary Cakes!
Mini Anniversary Cakes!
MINI Challenge stuff
MINI Challenge stuff
The Stunt Show
The Stunt Show
The Recaro Seats tent
The Recaro Seats tent
Tea at the VIP
Tea at the VIP
Bessie posing yet again
Bessie posing yet again
Heidi test drives a MINI Cooper D through the English countryside.
Heidi test drives a MINI Cooper D through the English countryside.
Minis from far & wide
Minis on show
The one millionth MINI
The one millionth MINI
The one millionth MINI
The one millionth MINI
MINI E
MINI E
MINI Crossover Concept
MINI Crossover Concept
MINI Concept Car
MINI Concept Car
MINI Monte Carlo Concept
MINI Monte Carlo Concept
Mini Camper Van
Mini Camper Van
The Harman Kardon MINI
The Harman Kardon MINI
The John Cooper Works MINI
The John Cooper Works MINI
The MINI Camden
The MINI Camden
The MINI Mayfair
The MINI Mayfair
In the celebrity tent - the George Harrison Minis
In the celebrity tent - the George Harrison Minis
MINI Challenge Safety Car
MINI Challenge Safety Car
Disco MINI
Disco MINI
Bessie's favorite - definately Mr. Bean's!
Bessie's favorite - definately Mr. Bean's!
Austin Powers MINI
Austin Powers MINI
The Italian Job Mini Replicas
The Italian Job Mini Replicas
Double Ended Mini
Double Ended Mini
Mini Clubman
Mini Clubman
Double Ended Mini
Double Ended Mini
Kate Moss Mini
Kate Moss Mini
Natasha Caine Mini
Natasha Caine Mini
Mark Ward Mini
Mark Ward Mini
David Bowie's Mini
David Bowie's Mini
Mr. Bean's Mini - I wish Rowan Atkinson had been there!
Mr. Bean's Mini - I wish Rowan Atkinson had been there!
MINI with Airstream trailer
MINI with Airstream trailer
MINI with Airstream trailer
MINI with Airstream trailer
Inside the MINI Limo
Inside the MINI Limo
MINI Limo
MINI Limo
Inside the Hotel International MINI
Inside the Hotel International MINI
The Hotel International MINI
The Hotel International MINI
The many, many Pace Cars
The many, many Pace Cars
MINI Car Care Police
MINI Car Care Police
Outside the main MINI Tent
Outside the main MINI Tent
Red Bull Parade
Red Bull Parade
MINI Challenge Cars
MINI Challenge Cars
The Community Tent
The Community Tent
The Racing Tent
The Racing Tent
The History Tent
The History Tent
London
