What did you do with your MINI today?

Kenwood head unit with Infinity Reference mids and tweets.

Have been playing with the idea about running rears with an amp, hate to loose the room though

 

The older I get the less a great sounding Marconi set is to me. Can't hear very well any more.

You are fortunate the R53 uses a radio that is easily replaced with an upgrade. The radio in Skooby the clubster has the radio built into the speedometer. The lcds are fading away & there is no easy fix.

 

Today I replaced what my friend Eric always referred to as the mustache. All of the clips on the old one had broken off. I guess after 15 years it's not surprising that the plastic got super brittle. Bought a new one from Steven Dennis at MINI of Bedford 1-603-637-2900. Great guy to deal with & E MINI Parts .com used to be a sponsor here. That is before all sponsors disappeared. He always includes some swag with the parts, boy is Babs happy with her new MINI socks & ball cap!

 

Just got back from the detailer's. Checkers looks great. First time this happened to me but a guy in a new Hemi Challenger at a stop gave me a wave. Now all I have to do is hang on tell Sunday.

 

Took my sweetie out flower shopping & then up to Waldo for a fried bologna samich. A great day for a country road drive in Skooby...

 

When I first looked at the picture I thought Scooby was getting a massage at Herb’s.

 

She is fondling that new chrome piece. Guess she is into mustaches.

 

Went to a BMW club car show (more of a show-off than an actual show) at Autobahn Raceway in conjunction with their track driving school.

We had about a dozen MINIs attending including this crazy 300+ horsepower Classic.

Also got about 20 minutes of moderate speed lunchtime lapping on the track.



Here is a link to more pictures
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ernestovumbles/albums/72177720308442923

 

How did you make out at the car show ??

 

As usual I don't know yet because I left early. My wife has a few memory problems so we needed to leave, but we had several people come by and say Checkers looks really good. II even had a guy on the way home riding a chopper give me a thumbs up. I'll find out later if I won anything, but I don't care about this one but the show next is June ( mini meets west) is the one I hope to do good at. Thanks for asking.

 

Hard to believe anyone could say anything other than Checkers looks amazing.

 

Thanks I feel the same, but it's feels good to hear from other people.

 

I forgot to mention I got a new travel cover for Checkers. It fits pretty good. All the way to the ground. It also looks like a big comforter and it's waterproof.

 

They posted the winners list today and Checkers won his class

 

Congratulations !!

 

Thanks. Now it's time to get ready for Mini Meets West. That's a lot bigger show.

 

I don’t know what you could possibly do to make Checkers any better looking but you have about a month to try.

 

Just a lot of cleaning and polishing, but there is always something you can do.

 

I watched my oldest son wash my MINI.