StoopidGirl takes the states Well guys, its official! I have been given the chance of a lifetime. Not only am I moving to Los Angeles at the end of this week, a large British Mini Cooper Magazine is running an article on my car PinkSlip and me (more info soon), but I get to embark on the entire jaunt that is; Mini Takes the States! (MTTS)

Somebody up in those clouds for what ever reason really loves me this month. I don't know why but they do, I get to run around, be silly, take loads of photos, cruise with the astonishing Fireballed! Race team, and...and...oh yeah (minor detail) write a daily journal for Motor Trend Magazine's website about the whole thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Insert my best pep talk voice) Can I get wittiness?! Hallelujah my brothers and sisters! The day has come! Let us rejoice and drive our little cars from one coast to the next spreading the gospel that is Mini!
(Cough)
Ok back to the information;
I will not have my pink Mini on the trip but I will be riding and found in the general vicinity of the Fireballed! Team Racers. I will also be lugging around my camera as well as some other goodies. If you have anything interesting you think I should take photos of, want to hear about the spiffy things I might be carrying or just want to say hello please do so! I'm quite friendly I swear.

The Motor Trend journal has not been named yet so feel free to give me suggestions. It will be located on their website as soon as MTTS starts, so for those of you who can't make it and want to follow a long or just want to hear my rambling and see what or who's photos made the cut please check it out.

See you guys one the road!

Here's my most recent picture so I'll be easy to find

This is the Fireballed! Team Racers

And this is the fantabulous trailer we'll be totating (I think it's pretty easy to spot )

Some of the people making this trip possible for me are;
Motor Trend Magazine
Fireballed! Racing
Autotech Interiors
Rogue Minis
Motoring Underground
Mynes Performance

 

Wow! Congratulations! Does that mean someones paying your bills too

With 4000 miles and two weeks, we might meet up somewhere on the route

 

I wish my bills were getting paid! (any takers? I'll do a little dance)
I'm just happy for this opportunity, without certain people it would not have been posssible.

 

congrats stoopid girlly - sounds like you're well on your way to a sweet gig!

 

Hey, Emily! They know talent when they see it! Posting all those pix here sure didn't hurt, either, I'm sure! YAY!! I'm so pleased for your move and super-thrilled about your MTTS journal work! Awesome!

 

That's fantastic news, SG!!! Muchos congrats, you deserve them. Take tons of great pix and have a (fire) ball!!

 

Congrats Stoopidgirl- that's sweet! If not the pinkslip, what are you driving? Or do you get to take pics from a Fireballed passenger seat?

 

That's really awesome that you're going to be going the whole way. I'll do my best to look you guys up in the last leg up to Lime Rock. Enjoy and take tons of pictures.

 

so you're moving to la la land.... where will chris be in all this? and how is ole tuls anywhoo?


chris

 

Please take lots of pictures along the way for the rest of us!!!!!

Congrats and Bon Voyage!

 

Sometimes you've just gotta ride the wave.......good for you!!! We very much look forward to seeing your work in the months ahead. I can't think of anybody better suited to the task. Go StoopidGirl!!!!

 

MLE! We'll see you in Amarillo and join the parade for the Amarill to Dallas leg.

 

Congrats!

 

Good for you! I've been following your posts and admiring your photographs for quite some time and you deserve all this good stuff that's happening. Hope you have a great time, that LA treats you well and this is just the start of ReallyBigStoopidStuff.

 

We will see you in Nashville with the '03 Dinan MCS "Skunk Works" and 6 days later at Jersey City in our new GP 0089!

 

Thanks everyone, I will indeed take lots of pictures and can't wait to meet some of you...just make sure to tell me your screen name or you'll get the "confused puppydog" blank stair from me :P heh heh heh...you might get it anyway, sometimes without seeing an avator or signature I don't place who people are until I get back on NAM and then I'm like "oooooooh that's who that was!" hahahaha

To answer some questions; I will indeed be seat hopping, probably quite a bit. Tuls is coming along as well! (guess I forgot to mention that part) He's been in LA for a few months now working with the Fireballed! team, we'll be driving a big truck toating the race trailer.

If anyone on the east coast sees a case of the Sweatwater Blueberry Breakfast beer that Tuls tasted at the Dragon please grab us a six pack, it would make him a very happy camper as he has yet to shut up about it.

 

Congratulations! May all your miles be happy and safe ones!

 

fingers crossed!

 

Cool!
Aside from seeing you at the shop, I'll be seeing you on the road!

Hasta laters.

 

how much of it are you going on B&B?! I keep forgetting to ask you

 

I'm only going as far as Amarillo.
(Gotta be back by the 28th for work obligations. )

-Juan

 

and it would have worked too, if if it hand't been for those meddlin kids.

 

Jinkies!

 

That's just bitchen!

And hope to see you at Moterrey... Alison and Cheryl will be there too!

Matt

 

Fantastic good fortune for a person who well deserves it.
Congratulations!

T