MTTS 2008 Los Angeles
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I asked someone tonight at Jillian's about that. She said they have a fleet of cars and that we'd just stand in line and take them out right then. She said there would not be a sign-up sheet or appointment times.
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Are you coming up for the morning road rally starting at one of the UCLA parking lots? Hope to see you there. I'll be in the Mellow Yellow Cooper with Oregon plates.
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I've been on the road since last Saturday and didn't pay attention to the reports out of the Chicago gathering.
Are you coming up for the morning road rally starting at one of the UCLA parking lots? Hope to see you there. I'll be in the Mellow Yellow Cooper with Oregon plates.
Are you coming up for the morning road rally starting at one of the UCLA parking lots? Hope to see you there. I'll be in the Mellow Yellow Cooper with Oregon plates.
i'll keep a lookout for you sowellman! i'll be the one with a checkered top, and a milk carton sticker on the back
#59
Because this rally is starting in Los Angeles, I think it would be fairly easy to peel off if it seemed to be going too slow and head for Pasadena. Whichever choice you make should be a good one. I'll keep an eye out for you, too. And the other 1,000 or so Minis that should join us.
#60
Because this rally is starting in Los Angeles, I think it would be fairly easy to peel off if it seemed to be going too slow and head for Pasadena. Whichever choice you make should be a good one. I'll keep an eye out for you, too. And the other 1,000 or so Minis that should join us.
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Went today as well...Arrived early just after the I motoring guys about 10:00...Got to drive most of the cars early on the autocross and talk to a few folks...Great to see all the Mini's come motoring in after the rally..great assortment of cars...The vendor section was kind of dissapointing,but overall it was just a nice time with some really nice folks...Glad I went...
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here is a vid of me doing the MINI Cross in a Clubman S
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8QHbH4Seo8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8QHbH4Seo8
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Lesson of the day: Turn on your headlights on the Angeles Crest. At least two drivers were ticketed on today's trek, one by a CHP and another by a U.S. Forest Service police officer.
I didn't recall the sign on the way up saying it was mandatory. Glad I followed the order, anyway. On the way back, the sign said the order was "strictly enforced."
I didn't recall the sign on the way up saying it was mandatory. Glad I followed the order, anyway. On the way back, the sign said the order was "strictly enforced."
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I was on the Saturday run and was curious if anybody knew the reason cars were being tuned back on Topanga Canyon after the State Park stop. It was crazy after we were all "off the map". MINI's everywhere in every direction. I was lucky that I knew the area a little, but some were clearly lost.
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I was on the Saturday run and was curious if anybody knew the reason cars were being tuned back on Topanga Canyon after the State Park stop. It was crazy after we were all "off the map". MINI's everywhere in every direction. I was lucky that I knew the area a little, but some were clearly lost.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mini_jen/2728621592/
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Even if you got past the wreck on Topanga and up to the park, the drive up the mountain to the park was horrendous. Several miles of stop, crawl a car length and stop again on a steep uphill probably caused about 1,000 miles worth of wear to most MINIs' clutches. I know the parking area at the top absolutely REEKED of burnt clutch. And by the time we got there, there was no water or ice creams left. Got my medallion though.
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LA traffic is a nightmare. Sounds cool to host such an event in LA but the amount of traffic on that route was a crawl not a rally. I think the whole thing would have been more fun if we could have a route that didn't chop us up into little pockets because of all the lights and traffic, even on the cayon road we were always stuck behind an suv that crawled along and there were no passing spots. Needs to be a better venue not in LA county with the worst traffic.
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LA traffic is a nightmare. Sounds cool to host such an event in LA but the amount of traffic on that route was a crawl not a rally. I think the whole thing would have been more fun if we could have a route that didn't chop us up into little pockets because of all the lights and traffic, even on the cayon road we were always stuck behind an suv that crawled along and there were no passing spots. Needs to be a better venue not in LA county with the worst traffic.
By the way, noticed you car in one of the parking lots (Rosebowl, I think), very nice.