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Interesting idea.

Moving this to the 2012 MOTD 10 area

What might be a good way to make this work?

Break it into 1 hour sessions, with slots for various model types and generations.

Get people to sign up to demo the exhaust.

Possibly allow people that narrow down a choice to 1 or 2 to arrange for test ride with the owner of the MINI with the brand the potential buyer would like to hear.

These are but a few ideas, please add yours.

 

good idea, I could even create a signup sheet where folks could list the particulars of their exhasut, that way folks can see prior to the event what time of exhaust will be there.

 

I doubt that I am going to purchase an exhaust system any time in the foreseeable future, since I am quite happy with my one-ball, but I love this idea. One way it could work would be for those who are going to demonstrate their exhausts would stop by a tent, fill out a form giving pertinent info about their car, and receive some letters to post on their car to identify it. They would then proceed to a line-up point. At the appointed time, the cars would parade through the chosen venue, one-at-a-time, so all interested could hear what each car sounds like. An announcer would, as each car goes by, read the previously provided info. Spectators could sign up requesting rides in the cars they are interested in. I don't want to be in charge, but I'd be willing to help with something like this.

 

You'll want to have a set of these for my demo :devil:

 

Where do those plug in??

 

Ehh. It's just an old country house. You seen one, you've seen em all. Heh

 

I meant it was "expensive" ($$ vs ##).

Hun

 

We ran through a few tunnels on the way home, 5 minis in a row, all behaving like children (well within the speed limit, within our lanes, not stupid, but nearly-stupid loud!)

 

vrooom vrooom vrooooooommmmm WHAAAAAAAAAAASCRREEEEECWAAAHHHHHHBLABLABLABLASCREEECHEECHEECHHHblobbloblobloblobpopop.....yay....clap clap clap...:crazy:

 

Well, it's one thing to hear them at idle and being revved up in a tent, quite another to hear from inside the car as you run up thru the gears or toodle along at 70 per looking for resonance and drone.

Not trying to rain on your idea, I think it's a good'un.....but only part of the story, isn't it?

Are people really going to hang around all day revvin the motor and burning gas? I'd rather be out driving, meownself.....

 

This really does sound like a good idea. I would like to hear various exhausts and have a chance for the owner to give details about install, performance, inside drone and the like.

Jim

 

I think this is a good idea too. Although unless one rides in a car with a specific exhaust it will be hard to really tell if you like it or it is a droner. :idea: Car swap at the dragon.

 

This would be a great addition. If someone wants to head this up, I'll be more than happy to slot it in the "DIY" tent schedule. Maybe after hearing the cars sitting still, you could offer a short ride leaving Fontana at the first exit and re-entering at the last one by the store.

 

I don't think it is a good idea to run the cars inside the tent, it'd gas you right out!

Dave

 

I'm working on the schedule for the 2012 MOTD. Does anyone want to take the lead and make this happen?

 

I'm glad that Fontana limits their cabin rentals to MOTD participants only that weekend... if I were on my "relaxin' in the woods" vacation and had 20+ MINIs driving by my cabin reving their engines, I wouldn't be a happy camper!

Great idea. I particularly like the 'drive by' idea and Nathan's suggestion of breaking 'em up by model...at least R50, R53, R56-S and R56-non (plus a Countryman / Coupe / other category, perhaps).

Another possible way would be to tie it in to the car show. I'd bet that many different exhaust types would be represented at the show and you could just post a small sign on the roof or windshield (Ex: Ask me about my exhaust: Alta Sportone + Vibrant resonator) so folks would know what was on the car and could ask for a demo.

 

Well, ya gotta love the MINI Community, I post up that we need someone the head this up and 5 minutes later I have a PM with a volunteer....stay tuned for details!!!!!

 

Your "head set" of course.

Jim