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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Look what I found!!

Hey all,

I thought you might enjoy this, I was driving along and there was this awesome red bull mini that I've never seen before! Sorry the picture quality isn't that great, it was from my iphone. Pretty cool though, I wonder how much red bull fits in there??
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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I'm sure it's a lot of cans--the cans are really small.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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hhhmm.. wonder if it carry freebies redbull? or it run in redbull as gas?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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I live around the corner from a MINI dealership and the local Red Bull MINIs stop in now and again. This is eagerly anticipated by the guys in the service department due to the fact that the Red Bull MINIs are driven by cute girls in hot pants, which to my thinking are misnamed as they look like they'd have more of a cooling effect. Anyway, I have been there when two or three of these MINIs pull in. They do get excellent customer service, I must say.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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yeah they go around and hand out free redbulls. always come to our autocross events. there are many of them here in vancouver.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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There have been a few in the Rhode Island area for the past couple of years.
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Yes. They have freebies. I scored my first free Red Bull off of them at the Dragon at least 3 years ago. They come to autocrosses and track events all the time and I always hit them up for a free can.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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I've seen one of those around here several times, I saw one yesterday. One was at the dealer for several day while I was getting Quentin and Tristan serviced recently.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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From: Washington. No, the other one.
Your windshield needs cleaning...
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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In October 2006 or thereabouts they had the Red Bull Air Races in San Francisco, at the Marina District area, over the water, of course.

I was riding my bicycle and took pics of the Red Bull MINIs. They were parked for the night, so no girls in hot pants.

Yes, I know, in the pic caption I call them "Mini Coopers." That was in 2006, did not know it was a "MINI." Don't flame me bro.

 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by slickfast
Hey all,

I thought you might enjoy this, I was driving along and there was this awesome red bull mini that I've never seen before! Sorry the picture quality isn't that great, it was from my iphone. Pretty cool though, I wonder how much red bull fits in there??
What is the camera resolution of your iPhone?

My pics posted herein were with my old Blackberry Pearl, 1.3 MP.

I think that iPhone is 2 MP?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner
Your windshield needs cleaning...
Tough crowd.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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I see them all the time. The vendors at our store drive them to work.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 04:32 AM
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For several years, pics of these cars have popped up every few months.

They're just becoming more common now as gas prices go up 'cause of the red bull cars' ability to run on alternate fuels.
(from the "You're doing it wrong" thread):
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MichaelSF
What is the camera resolution of your iPhone?

My pics posted herein were with my old Blackberry Pearl, 1.3 MP.

I think that iPhone is 2 MP?
Yep, 2 MP. Its not a good camera for moving pictures, as the shutter speed is horribly slow...

Yeah, i have trouble taking perfect care of a car i dont really care about ie non minis!
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:22 AM
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...even saw one in NorCAL last week on a transporter
 
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