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Took the Vancouver MINI Cooper Club on a drive to the indoor GoKart track. We got to the track only to find it was fully booked for private events that day already.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/beken/albums/72177720321602276

 

Our Chicagoland club used to do a mid-winter indoor karting event for many many years and they were very accommodating to us.

in the past couple years the price increases, mandatory 10% additional "tip" and inflexibility (charging an up-front per-person fee and not being able to change based on how many people actually showed on the day, even though we were well above their minimum event participant counts) led us to stop going..

I miss the event, but not the headaches of planning.

 

Saturday was our annual club drive to Starved Rock State Park. Always a club favorite, we had over 30 cars out for the 75 mile back road drive.

Starved Rock by Ernesto Vumbles, on Flickr


Here is a link to a couple more pictures

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ernestovumbles/albums/72177720321841259

 

Nice turnout and as always great pictures.

 

New plasma coil packs installed yesterday and new colder plugs it’s like a ROCKET now no hesitation at all 100% spark really makes difference with my chip and tune! 2013 R56S with 39k

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!

 

I sourced brand new components for my upgrade. A digital gauge cluster and 2023 Nav/Infotainment system upgrade with the 8.8" touchscreen display. Since today is Thanksgiving, I plan to do the upgrade to my JCW this Saturday.


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I installed everything yesterday and then turned the car on and the infotainment system came up and I was able to get CarPlay set up and running without issue. When I turn my mini on, CarPlay automatically comes up which is what I wanted. It took me a minute to figure out how to get everything set up regarding the new infotainment but once set up it is a very nice upgrade. Music streams as expected.

The digital speedometer display however requires coding to remove the many errors that come up (this is a known issue while upgrading to this display) and to function properly. This is the only thing left for my upgrade, coding in my digital speedometer. Here are a few pictures showing my upgrade in my F56 JCW, I love the updated display and functionality it provides.

 

I installed brand new carbon fiber mirror caps on my JCW this morning before taking my car out for a drive. I like how they tie in my carbon fiber Eventuri hood scoop. I like the new look

 

Here’s a couple cleaning pictures… I think I’m obsessed!

 

Getting late in the season, but I got snow tires mounted on one of the MINIs today..

Still need to make time to do the other one before we get bad weather. Complicated by the fact I need to take the Sunbeam out to be able to get any work done.

 

Unexpected warm dry spell for late December so my wife and I washed the MINI after going to one of our grandsons travel basketball tournament games.

 

its been awhile since i have done anything to post about. I installed the Leaf Works difusser this last week. I never understood why they didn't install one from the beginning. All that aero under the belly just to be wasted for that parachute of a bumper and trim at the end. I was going to attempt to fabricate my own but the more I studied this one the m ore I was sold on it. There were a few things I had to modify, I am sure for my own satisfaction, but I well say this is a quality part. My body man was impressed.

 

Dont usually track mileage milestones, but thought this was cool.

Trip odometer is off a mile from perfect, but was totally unintentional. I only use it to track miles per tank of gas.

 

Wow some great mini how too’s on this website I found
https://www.scegliauto.com/en/video/mini/mini/2007/tutorial/

 

I use an air blower and these towels

 

Checker's is a sleep until March and then a bath.

 

It’s a daily task or every other day and I really think I’m OCD when it comes to my vehicles

 

AliExpress for the bonnet emblem in chrome or black

 

Replaced the gas struts on Skooby's barn doors. New wipers too.