MINI run in stormy weather

[pw4]

Some of my photos from clubMINI Victoria's annual Great Ocean Road run. The weather was terrible - 50-60mph winds, torrential rain showers and cold. But it was still fun - and made for some (I think) dramatic photos

















The only place I didn't take photos was on the Great Ocean Road itself! It's a classic drivers' road, narrow and twisty and hugging the ocean cliffs for miles - but it needs rather more concentration!!

Larger photos in my Gallery, and all the photos of the Run are on the club's Flickr page here (top right icon)

[bigsoup52]

pw4,

Thanks for the great pictures of your stormy trip, glad all went well.

I had a stormy experience in my mini this past weekend. I drove 212 miles from Madison to Barron, WI 3:30PM - 7:30PM on Fri. Just south of Eau CLaire around 6:30PM ran through a huge T-Storm cell for about 10 minutes / 8 miles. Wind, hail, heavy rain, temps went from 82 to 52 degrees in those 10 minutes. What a ride, regrettably, was way too busy driving to take pictures... The mini stuck to the road like an ant on the windshield. Saw 3 cars in median or shoulder during the rain event. The entire trip was 424 miles and used 11 gallons of gas for a respectable 38.5MPG on I-94; = 7 hours of quality time in Capt'n Jack.

[tedswoods]

Excellent pictures--thanks for posting! As you say, looks like a fun outing regardless of a few measly storm clouds.

bigsoup, HAIL you say? Now THAT I would not like to encounter in the MINI.