Participants in MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018 had a chance to send written messages of thanks and support back to the people in England who were responsible for producing their MINIs. Continue reading...
When Charlie Cooper, grandson of the legendary race car maker John Cooper, appeared as a special guest at the MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018 end-of-rally party in Keystone, Colorado, he had the chance to swap motorsport stories with someone who had raced several of his grandfather’s original Mini Coopers back in the 1960s. Continue reading...
After driving up to 2,515 miles in seven days on an epic, cross-country rally – keeping a close eye on their speedometers at all times! – MINI motorers had a chance to safely put the pedal to the metal and push their driving skills to the limit in a fun, end-of-rally driving challenge. Continue reading...
Hundreds of MINI fans who gathered for the MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018 end-of-rally celebration, especially those who love the John Cooper Works brand, were delighted to hear a selection of stories about John Cooper and his motorsport exploits from a close relative and descendant of the man himself. Continue reading...
When Michelle Rosenberg’s husband Howie had to return to work early and was unable to continue driving with her on MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018, she was determined that he would stay with her on the Rally to the Rockies in some way. Continue reading...
Hundreds of MINI motorers had a chance to ‘get out of Dodge’ on day seven of MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018 as around 600 MINIs started the final leg of the eastern route on The Rally to the Rockies. Continue reading...
If there’s to be an award for the youngest driver on MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018, Gus Pope of Lincoln, Nebraska, is going to take some beating. Continue reading...
Proving that the MINI Clubman can provide more than enough interior space for a family of five on a long distance cross-country road trip are the Martenson family from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Continue reading...
There have been two very special guests from the MINI Plant Oxford riding alongside motorers between Florida and Colorado on the eastern route of MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018. Continue reading...
Here’s one way to guarantee that you have somewhere to stay during the overnight stops on MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018. Continue reading...
As almost a thousand MINI motorers in over 400 MINIs left the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, near Dallas, heading for Oklahoma City on Day Five of MINI TAKES THE STATES, a group of intrepid adventurers were heading in the opposite direction on a much longer and more challenging journey from Texas. Continue reading...
MINI motorers who every two years join MINI TAKES THE STATES can always bank on the participation and enthusiastic support for the epic motoring adventure by executives from MINI USA. Continue reading...
Having now driven on both legs of MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018, meeting many of the hundreds of enthusiastic members of the MINI community and witnessing some amazing American scenery and roads on both sides of the country, MINIUSAnews.com event photographer Daniel Byrne and myself have been asking ourselves if it’s true what they’re claiming on the western route that ‘West is the best!’ Continue reading...
After five days on the road since the start of MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018, sufficient funds have already been raised by those taking part in the “Rally to the Rockies” to pay for over 400,000 meals for people in America with food insecurity. Continue reading...
Driving 2,515 miles across the US on MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018 is never enough for some of the intrepid motorers who join the cross-country motoring adventure. Continue reading...