http://jcwgp.com/wp Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:42:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As reported on Motoringfile today, it is official that MTTS 2010 is coming.   Based on the preliminary information we are looking at a central gathering in Denver, Colorado on the weekend of August 6th with various feeder rally's TBD.   Well it sounds like it is time for GP to get ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/mini-takes-the-states-2010-is-coming/ GP wishing she was down in Florida with her sister.   Hopefully its the last snow of the season.   Better schedule her a spa session.   http://jcwgp.com/wp/seasons-last-snow-fall/ and boy it was a boat load.  must have received a good 18-20" with drifts over 3' high.  GP1415 and 1717 are in the back inside their carcoons but GP0154 had to stay on the side with just her car cover, drifts almost buried her.  I bet she wishes she was ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/seasons-first-snow-fall/ I have been on the road so much over the years I honestly can not remember the last time I was home beyond the short weekend to actually have time to put a tree up or decorate for the holidays.  I think it was another lifetime. I am keeping it ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/mini-bear-christmas/ During my recent trip to the UK, I met up with my friend Martin who I had first met at the IMM earlier this summer and who also owns a Blue Cooper Sport just like my Blue.   Red was parked next to his during the Mini 50 car show and I admired Martins custom ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/bootylicious/ Red visited Santa and tried out for becoming his new sleigh but unfortunately she lacks the boot space though the Bears wasted no time in putting in their Xmas wish list. On dropping Red back at Classic Mini's where hopefully we can get a set of Recaro's fitted before my next ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/santas-new-sleigh/ I visited Brookland Museum, the birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation.   Only a small section of the historic track still exists and most of the original track land has been sold off, one section now home of Mercedes-Benz World.   The Concorde Experience - home of first Brookland Concorde's.  1/3 of each Concorde ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/brookland-concorde-mercedes-world/ Picked up Red from Classic Minis after she was fitted with the Webasto Fabric roof and John Cooper Works Tuning Kit  last month. Now she's almost a convertible!   The roof opens up almost all the way back and although I had a lot of reservations of having the roof cut to have ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/red-goes-toplessalmost/ Flew in this morning and drove up to Birmingham to meet up with my friend Martin who I met over the summer during the Mini events and was so gracious in making a custom boot liner for Red like the one he made for his own Blue Cooper Sport.  (future post to ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/2009-classic-motor-show-nec/ Today marked the end of my 59 day  'Mini Takes the UK 2010'  trip which took me all over the United Kingdom in my lil Red Classic Mini visiting England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.  I covered several thousands of miles in Red, attending most of the Mini events going on during the period and met a lot ... http://jcwgp.com/wp/mttuk-day-59-last-day/