It’s race season time! Anyone up for helping out Waylen and Brian?
so, db needs a wiring harness. We have our first Fletch reference of ‘07. Nicely done Mr. Bridger. Todd is practicing his Canadian for MINI United.
If you are one of the new listeners to WRR, don’t forget the archives for easy access to the older show. And, if you are curous about how the Woofcast all came together, you can read the story on the about page, new and improved with pictures even!
We’ve talked about this before, but we are fans of Kumho ASXs. Really, they are great tires.
Gabe get the R56 this week to drive to the Dragon. You know what that means don’t you? Long-term road test for Motoringfile!
Of course, since the Dragon is this week, we spend some time talking about that again. Quick reminder to all y’all that are going. Take it easy, have fun, don’t do anything crazy or stupid! Oh yea, if you take pictures, get those posted to Flickr and add them to the Motoringfile Flickr Group.
And, tips for traveling to MINI United. If you are going from the US, check out what MINIUSA is offering and be sure to sign up at the Owners Lounge as well as at the MINI United site.
Finally, we will be working with the NAMCC to bring you all the coverage and get you out to the track! There are a lot more races this year than last and you can see the whole schedule at minidriving.com. If you want to help Way and Brian, leave a comment below! More details are coming soon. Or, if you have an extra steering rack laying rack, Brian wants to talk to you!
Woofcast #152:
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We do go a little long tonight, but we had a lot to talk about it.
We start with odd noises we are hearing. db has crickets, Todd has a sump pump keeping his basement water free! Surprisingly enough, Gabe didn’t have any cock fighting sounds going on.
Who is listening to the MTTS coverage? We don’t mind, just curious is all. Speaking of which, Todd got some interview time with Trudy Hardy and Gina Koutros from MINIUSA about MINIUSAs plans for MINI United plus a special surprise that you are just going to have to listen for.
We’ve been playing with the new feature at Google maps.
If we do video from MINI United, would you rather those videos be in the feed or would you rather come back to the sites to check them out? Let us know in the comments below.
We’ve been seeing cool MINIs in the wild too. I saw my first GP plus a couple of R56s in the wild, so has Gabe.
Plus, news of the week from Motoringfile.
For those of you on your way to the Dragon, safe travels!
Woofcast #151:
Download | Subscribe | zipPed | 59:35 | 27.4MB
So Gabe got this hot new camera. Before the show tonight, he played around a little.
Enjoy!
Shawn Ticehurst from MINI took some time with us today to get us started with our MINI United 2007 coverage.
He fills us in on the history of the event, why it started and what we can expect for this year. We tried to get him to spill the beans on what the “special” event will be, but no dice. I would imagine that you could guess what we think it might be.
MINI United is being held in Amsterdam, Netherlands at Zandvoort Raceway, June 22-24 2007. If you are in the US and are interested in going, click over to MINIUSA.com for details.
Be sure to stay tuned to Whiteroofradio and Motoringfile for more updates as the event gets closer, as well as almost live updates from the event once it’s underway! If you haven’t already, now would be a great time to subscribe to the feed from WRR (RSS or iTunes) or Motoringfile (RSS - Full posts) to get all the updates as soon as they become available.
MINI United Interview:
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Now that you know we are all going to MINI United in June, we are actually able to discuss the event and some of our plans. You’ll be able to keep up with the action here, plus watch miniunited.com for details as we get closer to the event.
You don’t really think we forgot about the Dragon, did you? C’mon now. We spent the 2nd half of the show discussing it, including talking about some events that are being held there. You can follow the links below to get the full skinny. Full event info can be found here
- The ‘Not-So-Welcome’ dinner for those of you that were too late in getting registered.
- Monte Carlo Night at the Dragon.
Of course, while you are over at NAM, be sure to follow the links to the full schedule of events. There is something for everyone, with more events than you can shake a stick at. Just watch out for Gabe. He does play a mean game of beer pong!
Woofcast #150:
Download | Got Firewall? | 28:17 | 26MB
We’ve been leading up to this for the last few weeks. Finally it’s time to fill you in on what’s going on.
MINI has selected White Roof Radio to be the Official Podcast of MINI United 2007! We have been invited to Amsterdam to cover the event live, as it happens!
Todd and I will be traveling to Amsterdam, Netherlands in late June and spend the entire weekend at the event. Of course, Gabe will be there as well, but starting from Germany for some time on the ‘ring and traveling with a local club to the event. You can expect updates to happen multiple times per day and almost live, much the same way we covered MTTS. Of course, all of those posts will be showing up here, Motoringfile and the MINI United blog, where Gabe and I will also be posting during and before the event.
Something new for Whiteroofradio and Motoringfile will be the possible edition of video. Gabe has a hot new camera that he will be testing at this years Dragon and he will also be bringing it along to MINI United.
This is something that has been in the planning stages since AMVIV and we have had to sit on it until now. To say we are excited is a bit of an understatement! I was very proud to hear that MINI enjoyed our MTTS coverage so much that they wanted the same thing for MINI United! I would also like to thank MINI for giving us the opportunity to show the rest of the world what the power of Podcasting is capable of!
It’s going to be a great event gang! We encourage everyone to go over to the MINI United 2007 site and sign up. If you are in the States, be sure to check out MINIUSA.com for information and some special events if you would like to go.
Check back later this morning for our first interview with Shawn Ticehurst from MINI about the event!
Whiteroofradio Special Announcement:
We talk about new of the week from Motoringfile.
db is in SoCal, Todd is in Kansas City and Gabe is in Chicago. Just in case anyone is confused. Chicago is also the land of wheel eating potholes. Even gets a rim shot! Thankyouverymuch!
Todd picked up the MINI 50 years book from Borders last week. So, if you are looking for a local source to get, that would be a great place to start.
Check back in the morning. Cool stuff happening. No, really. It’s cool!
Woofcast #149:
Download | Subscribe | zzzzzzzzzz | 26:08 | 24MB
Robert motors with his friend Dwayne in his brand new R56 MCS.
Another great perspective of what is obviously a great car!
Robert and Dwayne drive the R56:
Download | 15:00 | 13.8MB
Robert’s JCW MINI is in for some warranty repair, so he gets an R56 Cooper as a loaner!
He has a great time driving it and managed to put quite a bit of kilometers on it.
Awesome review. Definitely worth checking out, especially if you are looking at an R56 Cooper!
Robert drives an R56 Cooper:
Download | 9:47 | 9MB
You’ve been reading about it all over the internets. We’ve been doing our best at teasing you as much as possible about it to drive you crazy.
Just a few more days gang. There is a great thread started over at Motoringfile that Gabe started about this. Go on and add to the rumor mill yourself if you are so inclined.
You aren’t getting anything out of me until Monday. Well maybe late Sunday, but Monday for sure. You are just going to have to check back.
Now would be a really good time to subscribe to WRR in iTunes or your favorite news reader, just to make sure you get what’s coming right away!
It’s been a long time coming, but here is the first of 3 new soundseeing tours that Robert has sent in!
He hangs out at the MINI DNA Party in Toronto with his Wife and co-host of his other podcast. Sounds like a great time! And check out these cool new roof graphics.
Robert Soundsee’s MINI DNA
I know I said I was working on breaking these out into their own feed. I am still working on it, but my day jobs keep getting in the way. Thanks for your patience!
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Starting with Mr. Bridgar being on TV. Yea, that Fox team really butchared his name! You can check the link in yesterday’s show notes. Oh yea, Todd is the segue doctor, NOT the date doctor.
Did you know that crotch level shot is called the Batman angle? And here is the video we talked about.
Gabe also talks about the book in which he and Motoringfile were mentioned, which rolled nicely into tonights topic.
We discuss the MINI Community. Pretty much all of it.
Oh yea. Big news here and at Motoringfile next Monday. I’m sorry, I have already said too much.
Woofcast #148:
Download | Subscribe | iTunes | pZiepd | 38:28| 19.2MB
Todd and Gabe bent rims this week. Looks like Gabe actually wins. Click here for Gabe’s Flickr set for said broken wheel.
Did you notice that Motoringfile is on a new server? Super duper speedy and everyone’s feed should be working again.
Of course, news of the week.
Be sure to check out this story about the MINI book. We will be discussing this tomorrow, and there might be a test ;). And don’t forget to check out Gabe on TV. He’ll be giving autographs at the dragon. If you are needing a MINI fix, there is a great list of things you can do if internet is not available, or your favorite site isn’t. And, what’s up with the lack of comments here? C’mon, there is diesel talk here gang!
Woofcast #147:
Download | Subscribe | iTunes | it’s uploading now | 35:00| 16.1MB
Just 3 guys sittin’ around talking about cars.
A good rant, a game, Todd almost gets airborn in the GP and Gabe gets to be on TV.
Did you know db and Gabe both drove the same truck? Amazing. Then we talked about the Vortec V-6.
Oh yea, brilliant edit by mixmaster Toddy. Check it out his segue skillzz too (yea, double L, double Z)
Oh yea, there is a new game we were playing. I’ll make it easy for you to find. But you have to check back in the morning.
If you are an event organizer for The Dragon this year, either leave a note in the comments below or use the contact form so we can talk to you about your event!
And be sure to check out the newest sponsor of the Woofcast! Way Motor Works.
Woofcast #146:
Download | Subscribe | iTunes | zp*d | 34:07| 15.5MB
In case you missed any of the AMVIV coverage, you can check it all out here. Want to check out the first shows? Hit the way back machine back to August ‘05. But really, don’t. Trust me, the shows weren’t that good.
Do you twitter? db does (and for WRR too).
As usual, this being the Sunday show, we mostly cover news of the week. Oh yea, you also find out Todd’s way to lock the MINI without a key.
Woofcast #145:
Download | Subscribe | iTunes | ZipPED | 43:30| 20.0MB
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