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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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"Red Bull" MC

Has anyone see the Red Bull Mini? I am visiting in California and was at Alice's Restaurant on Skyline in the hills (south of San Francisco) today...a big motorcycle hangout.

Up drove one of those cars with a Red Bull can on the back and it was a MC. I took a picture, but it turns out I don't know how to operate my friend's camera.

I thought it was sacrilegious. I asked the gals if they were members of any of the local clubs and they said no.

Oh, well. BTW, at first glance I didn't even realize it was a Mini!
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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I've seen them a few times in different cities around the country, Chicago and Austin to name a few.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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I saw one of those a couple months ago. I was on I 71 headed north & it was headed south. I darned near drove off the road looking back at it. I should've flipped around & grabbed a picture.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:32 PM
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I've done some driving with them, next to them and such, they look pretty cool
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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We had them come to one of our events at Daytona beach. Nothing beats two girls driving a MINI with free Red Bull.

 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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We had one come by an event too. We had a pair of guys inside hahe
http://mini.mdsbrain.com/?p=156
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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They were at this year's dragon. I thoght it was cool,
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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Spotted one in Brookline, MA - just west of Boston. First impression... it needed a wash
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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One rolled into the dealership when I was there for service...they too need the occasional oil change.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Two of them came to Big MINI Day, a MINI track day here in Northern California, and on Father's Day I saw one driving the other way while I was going home from a MINI Cooper run near Pescadero. Also a couple days ago my friend saw one parked in downtown San Jose and talked to the guys for a little while.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Saw it town Friday for our World's Oldest Rodeo. Didn't have camera. Thought of trolling around just to take a picture.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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There's one on Oahu (saw it while on vacation last Oct.)
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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There was one at Moritz MINI, Arlington, TX on June 14th when I picked up Buck . . .
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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There's one driving around Austin all the time. Actually saw it on my way home from work on Friday.

Beats the pants off the Geo Tracker or whatever it was they were using before. And it is a nice change from all the logo'd up Hummer H2s running around the city (just like you knew the macarena fad had played out when it showed up on Just For Feet commercials, you know the H2 is played out when you see one driving around pimping Red Robin...).

Still, I have to say my favorite Red Bull vehicle is their Pinzgauer. Had the chance to explore it when it was here in Austin in 2003 for the Red Bull Flugtag event.

This is the only picture I could find of it on the internets, pardron the framing and whatnot...

 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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[quote=Doogs]And it is a nice change from all the logo'd up Hummer H2s running around the city (just like you knew the macarena fad had played out when it showed up on Just For Feet commercials, you know the H2 is played out when you see one driving around pimping Red Robin...).[quote]

Just noticed the X-Mart triple X adult store has a Hummer for their advertising vehicle.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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I saw a lemonnade mini in Vegas over the weekend ( it was 118 out side, so it does make you very tusty from looking at it ).... took a pix with my phone but doesn't know how to up load to the net.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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We had two Red Bull MINIs at MINIsOnTop this year ... first (and last) time I tried the drink ...


 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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I used to see two of them in Stuttgart all the time in 2005. For the way I use my Mini, I wouldn't mind if I had one of these. I think of them as El Camino Minis!
 
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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I live next to the Red Bull Importer in Canada and there are two RB El Camino style MINI's parked outside my building 24/7. If anyone really wants a pic, I'll just open the window and click away.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by GBMINI
Did you guys see the rug top, really nice . I saw that a few times, and the last time I saw that was just 2 days ago in Madison.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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I've seen them around Sherbrooke, Quebec. (about 1 hour from Montreal.)

It was last year.

I have to admit that they actually look pretty nice!
 
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Oh The Humanity!

On my way home my eyes were violated by a sight I hope none of you have to ever experience in your life. Shocking, appalling, disgraceful and so on. I just kept asking myself - WHY!!?!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...New_Mini_1.jpg
 
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA x100
 
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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Little search of the threads.....

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...=red+bull+mini
 
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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I saw one the other day, but it wasn't a convertible. Same design -- Red Bull energy drink. Ironically, it was parked at a Starbuck's.
 
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