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Herb Chambers MINI R56 Launch… Awesome!

February 19, 2007 on 6:29 am | In Recent Posts |

This was a great MINI weekend filled with various R56 launches.  Friday night I attended Hassel MINIs launch party for the USMINIClub members.   Saturday we drove out to Hampton MINI and on Sunday we drove up to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA where Herb Chambers MINI of Boston had what I think is the best dealer launch event I have ever attended period hands down.   Kerry Masone and her team at Herb Chamber MINI did and incredible job and arranged for instructors from the Skip Barber driving school to setup two autocross courses in the Gillette Stadium parking lot. 

The first course was setup for the attendees to be passengers with Skip Barber instructor driving either a Cooper or S who took you around in a thrilling demonstration of the car and their skills.  Almost pee’d my pants when the instructors where passing each other back and forth around turns that seemed too tight for two cars at speed. 

The second course was setup for the attendees to sit behind the wheel under the guidance of the Skip Barber instructors.  If you have not taken a Skip Barber Course you should!  I suggest the two day driving course.  “Look where you want to go and your hands will do the rest”

As if the autocross was not enough Kerry and team setup up a fabulous MINI theme’d dinner inside the stadium with MINI burgers, shakes (sooo yummy), drinks, plates… and we could sit in warmth and catch up with friends in attendance. Here is a picture Ian Cull of GBMINI.net took.  (Ian, great to see you and GPMINI again)

At the end of the evening, I was lucky enough to win a door prize for the longest drive (thanks Kerry!).  A most awesome prize the ‘Hammer & Coop’ Lunch box filled with a wig and tash.  I wasted no time  putting it on and assuming by Agent Code Name - ’Grand Slam Coyote’.   Sort of the hair I had as a young pup.  No?

For more pictures of the various launches and R56 pictures click here