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My 3 year old grand nephew came for a visit today. He had a Matchbox car to play with... a BRG MINI. I took him to the garage and showed him my car....his eyes got really big and he looked at his toy and then back at my car. He wanted to get inside and play. So we played "racetrack" for quite a while and he didn't want to get out or play with his other toys...(can't say as I blame him...) So I showed him the hidden glove box where I keep my microfiber towels and taught him how to polish the dash. Next visit I'll teach him how to wipe the glass.
Smart boy.

 

Wow, what a great weekend!

Drove the R53 to my daughter's house over in Pismo Beach Friday afternoon. Watched Arroyo Grande HS pound Templeton HS 49-0 that night (actually had to go see my grand daughter cheer at the game). Drove the MINI back up to my buddy's winery in Templeton and met some MidCal Mini folks for a wine tasting run and some lunch around 11am Saturday. Drove back to Pismo around 2pm, then hopped in my son-in-law's M3 around 4pm and headed up the 101 to Carmel. Did some wine tasting around 7pm, ate some great Italian food and crashed for the night. Got up this morning and headed over to Laguna Seca at 7am for an awesome track day. We started our first session around 9:15 and turned laps at just under 2 minutes (that's right WE) and had a frigg'n blast! Our class (expert of all choices--what was he think'n?) had all sorts'a cars from full blown race preparred Porsches, Formula Vee, NASCAR, Trans Am Mustangs and Corvettes, a Lambo, an R53 MINI, a Datsun 510... well ya get the idea, and our M3... We ran two of the three sessions and headed back to Pismo around noon... Got back around 3pm after stopping in Paso for some outrageous tacos. The wife and I hopped back into our MINI and headed back to Clovis around 4 or so, landing back at our place by 7pm.

This was one helluva weekend and I'd do it all over again tomorrow if the option was there! Next time I'm gonna take the MINI and he can ride shotgun.... Can't happen soon enough.

 

I know you idolize my MINI but really.... :devil:

 

Visited Gnat in the body shop. Latest updates are in the thread http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/exterior/19314-gnats-body-shop-adventure-6.html#post216837

Looks like I'll get him back on Monday.

 

maybe we need a thread "What I stuffed into my Mini's boot"lol

pac

 

Here's a shot of the MINIs. The blue R53 took first over the GP.

 

today with my mini, i got my first speeding ticket...ever

:mad2:

 

You're not trying hard enough.


;-)

 

I drove my classic to the vegetable stand to pick up some bell peppers for my steak fajitas.

 

But I won't be wasting a wave on them, either

 

Stuffed the rear subframe back into the race car this afternoon.

 

Club gathering tonight, 70s, Sonic, drive the MINI, nothing better!

 

Went for a real nice drive today on what is probably the last 70+ degree sunny Saturday till spring here in Central Ohio.

 

One of the reasons I am in Ohio now instead of Texas.

 

Gave it a wash for the first time since we went on the brewery tour.

Man was it dirty. Picked up some road tar along the way. Gonna have to work on that a little, but first I have to finish the wash and polish on my daughters rav4. She is home for the weekend shopping at the Quarter horse congress.

So while my girls spend my retirement I'm going to have some cold ones and get out the Griots.

 

Removed original clearbra, stripes and adhesive after 7 years... Polished, amigo'd, installed new clearbra.
Gonna run nekked with subtle ghost stripes for a while, I think. :cornut:

 

Drove to therapy and back, not far, just across the river.

3 down, 3 to go!

 

I took the passenger Recaro out'a the Mini and repaired the recliner mechanism. New grade 8s tomorrow and they'll both be good as new!

 

Took a ride up to visit the lads Helix World HQ to have new axles installed. It was a gloriously quiet ride home. No more "clickity-clickity-clickity" on take off.

 

Excellent taste (presuming you actually like the taste of harbor water, old rope, and damp smouldering wood... I certainly do).