I did not see this posted yet, sorry if I missed it.

Great event in Detroit today, SAE, BMW, MINI USA, and our local dealer MotorCity MINI put together a 101 MINI parade down I-75.

A couple of weeks ago, Diane from MCM started contacting everyone around here with a MINI. Well, we ALL showed up and it was fantastic.

Starting up in Troy, MI we gathered at the SAE headquarters. From there the Michigan State Police actually shut down I-75 so we could all get on. We had the left lane all the way downtown. We must have been stretched out for miles, what a sight!

Once downtown, more police blocked the side streets as we made our way to Comerica Park (the new ball stadium). Big photo op and then inside to the Tiger Club for the most fantastic brunch I have ever seen. A real first class affair, there were several food stations manned by chefs serving the finest cuisine.

It was beyond the beyonds.

MINI and the SAE really know how to do it up right.

Read more here

http://michiganmini.com/modules.php?...=viewforum&f=8

 

SAE as in society of automotive engineers? lol

 

The same, should have explained more. This is to kick off the 2006 SAE world congress.

 

They have a good taste in cars

 

This really was the coolest thing. Having not been to the Dragon yet, this was the most MINIs (and Minis) I've ever seen in one place. The incredible brunch was more than anybody expected; shrimp, crablegs, mimosas, chocolate covered strawberries...you name it!

The leader of the parade and guest speaker was Jim Kenzie; winner of the Targa Newfoundland. His stories were fantastic!

 

See other thread by MSFITOY, according to the video, not everyone shares our passion for MINIs......

 

A couple more photo's, I not going to mention that stinkin' ignorant journalist. Oops I just did. Anyway a few more pics:

 

Oh, there's a Blue one with stripes, a red one, and a grey one!

That reporter was just plain HORRIBLE!

Nice MINIs by the way

 

Oh...that one's got a scoop...wow

 

The food was to die for !!! AWESOME ride and event !!!

 

Where's the moron video boy?

 

any closeups of that dark silver

 

I think that's my friend Christian's mean Mini. She's set up with 18" and Brembos and probably holds the record in Michigan for miles logged...over 140k I believe. I'll see if I can dig up some pics for you...

 

 

sid you bugger, you are stealing my pictures and Marks and TheOldMans.

 

Here's Christian's car. I don't think he'll mind. I was just telling him that I'd like to do a real shoot of it; it's a great looking car and you'd certainly never know it's got 140K miles on it.

Mark

 

Of course with lots of "STEAM"

 

Just helping you lazy munchkins...sides...I was too lazy to take my own pictures

 

I took a whopping one photo of the congregation of people during our 'drivers meeting' then got totally distracted. Glad to see that others were able to stay focused enough to capture the event... including that shot of Grimace's booty up there ^^

 

Here are some more I took :

 

I'm hosting a few for him in my MINI2 gallery.. but they're with his old 'dipped' wheels

 

that car is hot..