A big congratulations to 89AKurt for his winning photo in the November 2011 photo contest. The topic this month was "From Above."

 

A big congratulations to 89AKurt for his winning photo in the November 2011 photo contest. The topic this month was "From Above."

 

Well done - congratulations.

 

Congrats on a great photo.

 

Great shot, Kurt! Congratulations! At 10:00 last night, I thought I had it, but alas - the voters have spoken.

 

Congratulations on a well-deserved win sir!

 

Awesome photo!! Congrats!!!!

 

I looove the Ice Blue!!

 

Nice job Kurt! Great photo and composition. A MINI in it's natural habitat of twisty open roads in great weather

 

Nice work great picture..Congrats

 

Thank you, especially for making it a worthy competition! I was worried so much, that I campaigned the Ice Blue Owners Club. Checks are in the mail guys. Ooops, hope the Chili Red member doesn't see this, that's a HUGE club!

 

Thank you! I didn't even plan on the stormy weather (some people would call it bad weather), which is great for photography. Nor the location (that's another story).

 

Thanks to everyone who voted, that's what makes these contest fun.

Just so everyone knows, I had some help from Speednut, so thanks to Dave.

Also, I can't believe it's not even my car! That was a loaner from MINI North Scottsdale, thus the sticker on the windshield and side window. When I first saw the color, I thought "chick car", oh no. But it grew on me on the way home, and when I started taking pictures, I knew they were going to be decent. It's a great color for the AZ desert.

These are the pictures I threw away:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53074154@N00/6416952545/http://www.flickr.com/photos/53074154@N00/6416952353/http://www.flickr.com/photos/53074154@N00/6397684891/http://www.flickr.com/photos/53074154@N00/6397681457/http://www.flickr.com/photos/53074154@N00/6397683463/
Again, thank you for the votes!

 

Now that's something I hadn't thought of! Must have got too used to the smaller BRG club.

 

So Kurt, how many monthly NAM photo wins does that make for you?

 

Only mentioned it because I was CROC89.
BTW: When I saw you have 4 driving lights, I thought that would help you win.

 

When I was getting the mounting bracket (from VIP Custom Parts in your state) he recommended the larger bracket for two Hella 500s. Seeing the bracket accommodated 4 lights, I thought "why not?" The outer 2 are 500FFs with wider spread, and they're angled out, so I get 180-degree daylight for the twisty mountain forest roads near Melbourne.

 

Thanks for asking..... lost track.

Winner // December 2009 Photo Contest // 89AKurt

The should/coulda/woulda won: Poll :: October Photo Contest

January Photo Contest Winner :: 89Akurt

March Photo Contest Winner :: 89AKurt

So, only 3. Others have won more.

 

VIP Custom Parts: Driving lights
Good to know. Since we are on the subject, you have separate switches? Also, do they shake at all?

 

No switches - here in Victoria we can just hook them into high beam. If I lived in the flat inland areas I'd want separate switches but here it's OK. (There are places where you see oncoming lights, 2 minutes later you cut the driving lights, 2 more minutes you cut high beam, 2 minutes later you pass the oncoming vehicle.)

I have a separate relay per pair, of course, using the Hella wiring kit that piggy-backs onto the H4 headlight connector (and does support separate switches).

Just a little bit of shake occasionally, mostly on broken bitumen - fine on smooth roads though. Very happy on that count. I wouldn't take the setup off-road racing, but it's good for great MINI roads. And with just 2 lights, or smaller (ie lighter) lights it should be even more solid.

I also like that it uses the standard MINI mounting points.

 

I knew I should have invoked the Peerage of the Pepper White!

 

Now you know a trick in the trade.

 

Now that's a MINI road!

 

Thank you!
I just figured out this is another thread.

 

Great shot congrats