I know this is a US page but I have a fair few friends on here who told me to post this up, I held the inaugural JCW National Day here in the UK which was a great success and is back in 2022 by popular demand, the museum its held at wants to partner me with the event due to how well it went as they see growth potential which is good news for all JCW owners around the world, come the new year whan I start taking pre orders for merch there will be option for you guys in the US to join in the group buys on items as I know many of you bought them after this years event which was more expensive so I am trying to save you all a buck

 

perfomance Mini Magazine here in the UK just printed this report on the 1st ever JCW National Day

 

This looks great, I love the shirts and the badges.

 

thank you

 

we now have our own official website of https://jcwnationalday.uk and have just lauched 2022s regalia available from our facebook page of JCW NATIONAL DAY 2022, Please note UK prices shown for obvious reasons

 

for those of you following this event tickets are now live here in the UK via the Museums website and ltd edition plaques are for sale on ebay link = https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203834408300

 

Sounds like fun.
Wish I lived a...little...closer ! Don't think my Mini (yes, a JCW) can swim.

Mike

 

The US for me is the better plce to be in terms of car enthusiasts /gear heads but sadly its where Im based here in the UK

 

Since I don't know what you guys (the UK) do for weekend hot rodding, I can't comment, but yes, in general, there are hundreds of things to do on the weekends, just in the Sothern California area. Even most weekdays there are automotive oriented thigs going on.

BUT...most of it is oriented toward American car hot rodding. Yes, there are the odd "off shore" car gatherings, but it's probably more like 10 to 1 American (1967 and earlier) car to offshore car gatherings. Sometimes, even in the same city, you can find different groups having weekend gatherings.

Since I'm new to the Mini thing, and much more part of the American car enthusiast (have three pre 1955 American cars). While I continue to look for Mini gatherings, at easy driving distances, I continue to find none, or VERY few. I found one last year (maybe it was 2 years back) from a fellow Mini driver through this forum, but he refused to let me know the day and time. He told me where...but not when..! WTF..?

I went to a BMW gathering two years ago (Auto Club Raceway in Fontana), There musta be all of 6 or 7 Minis there. I was the oddball out there, since my tires didn't hang out of the fenders !

Anyway, yeah, an all JCW or even a Mini gathering not too far away would be a nice change.

Mike

 

Very cool, wish i could make it there,