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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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Mini caravan on Google Maps

Check out this huge group of Minis out motoring!
http://bit.ly/4iW2pj

An aside - How do I format a link into the text? For example, have the words "huge group" link directly to the street view instead of using a URL shortener?
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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that's cool!
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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LOL that's awesome!
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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Thats a club called PhillyMINI. I wasn't at this rally but I do believe it is from PhillyMINI In The Mountains 4. I did do this years rally and it was a blast. About 180 miles of nothing but twists and turns.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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My (?) is how on earth did you find this...it's like a Needle in a Hay Stack??!!

I L@VE Google Earth!!
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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Best find on Google Earth ever! Well done.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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Yes I was there and got my picture on Google Maps.

The whole group is there, leader to sweeper. What's the chances of that happening.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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MOST EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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Very cool!

Originally Posted by Ender_Will
An aside - How do I format a link into the text? For example, have the words "huge group" link directly to the street view instead of using a URL shortener?
Like this? Huge Group

If so, you type the words "Huge Group", then you highlight/select them, then click the little "insert link" button, past the web address, and hit OK.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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impressive.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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Wow, that must be one mean cop to pull them all over at once!
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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how the heck did you find this? lol awesome.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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Very cool find.
Wonder if this guy ran a little late that day?

Unhappy Camper?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiliWORKs
Very cool find.
Wonder if this guy ran a little late that day?

Unhappy Camper?
What makes you think those MINIs would be slow?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:19 AM
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Maybe all the MINI's just passed the guy??
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Robin Casady
What makes you think those MINIs would be slow?

I didn't think MINIs were slow. But this large group up front were just getting back on the road, thus holding up the group... here.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:28 AM
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Wow that's cool. Fred did you see Google van?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by N666BK
Wow that's cool. Fred did you see Google van?
From what I remember it was a car with a mast or long pole mounted on top. One of the drivers up front knew what it was and alerted everone. The line had pulled over to let everyone bunch up after going thru a town if I remember correctly.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiliWORKs
Very cool find.
Wonder if this guy ran a little late that day?

Unhappy Camper?
Makes him WISH he owned a MINI!!
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiliWORKs

I didn't think MINIs were slow. But this large group up front were just getting back on the road, thus holding up the group... here.
I am so going on a MINI Run this year...L@@KS way to much FUN!!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by RJKimbell
Makes him WISH he owned a MINI!!
Yeppers!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RJKimbell
I am so going on a MINI Run this year...L@@KS way to much FUN!!
Yeah, lots of great roads there on the mainland for MINI Runs.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Thanks, Blainestang! That's exactly what I was looking for!

And for everyone asking how I found it, credit where it's due: someone else found it and posted it on Reddit. I figured everyone here would get a kick out of it and stole it, unrepentantly.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Ender_Will
Thanks, Blainestang!

That's exactly what I was looking for!
You're welcome!
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Haha, that was really cool!!
 
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