BMW Autocar

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High performance drivers usually play the transmission like a virtuoso: clutch, shift, gas. Depending on the number of gears, the stick passes through the gate up to six times in each direction - up and down again. Which gear are we in now? It’s purely a matter of feel, even on modern “manuals”. [...]

Lovely Lovely Minis!

Hello!
Long time no post. I don’t currently have a mini
But I do keep an eye out for them of course!
My parents went to Silverstone on Sunday and spotted this beauty:

3 Mobile is celebrating it’s 5th birthday by giving away a brand new Mini Cooper! The only thing is, you have to be an existing customer to be eligible to enter - boo hoo.
Other prizes are Nintendo Wii’s and also the impressive Nokia N95 8GB! All you have to do is enter your details on [...]

My Classic Mini Cooper is up for sale on ebay UK. Put in a bid and you might get lucky!

This scalextric racing set includes 2 BMW Mini Cooper models that are all revved up and ready to go head to head on the 418cm oval track. Who will win? Battle it out and test your driving skills - he or she with the best hand-eye coordination and most steely nerves will win out. It’s [...]

“POPCORN: Mini Desktop Racing” is coming out on the Nintendo Wii soon. It looks pretty cool actually, and is only £17.99 to pre-order from amazon! Check out the game footage below:
• Tear past your opponents in Championship and Single Race mode or try to shave seconds off your record in Time Trial.
• Mini Desktop Racing [...]

Virgin have a number of Mini Cooper driving gifts available on its website: Virgin Experience Days.
There is MINI THRILL
The Mini Cooper S, an icon of its era, will amaze you at how fast it goes around corners!! In this taster Mini Cooper Driving Thrill experience this fantastic BMW autos will demonstrate why it is [...]

ARgh.
At work I have to take part in a MASTERMIND quiz.
My specialist subject will be: The Classic Mini. Lets hope I do well!