Shortly after we reported on the WC50, Todd was able to connect with Gabe during his weekend to talk about the car and a little bit about MINI United.
There is still more to come gang! We’ve got interviews with owners, Dr. Armbrecht and others that will be coming later in the week.
MINI United: Todd & Gabe
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We had the chance to interview Michael Hoehn, Director of MINI Challenge Development. Still to come is our interview with the Technical Director for the MINI Challenge as well as Dr. Armbrecht from MINI AG.
MINI United Interview: Michael Hoehn
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Another fantastic interview with the head of MINI design, Gert Hildebrand. You want to pay special attention to this one, especially when Gert starts talking colors.
MINI United Interview: Gert Hildebrand
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We get the chance to talk to the man, the myth, the legend, Rauno Aaltonen. Always a great guy to talk to and always full of great information. What you didn’t hear is the conversation Todd and Rauno had talking about all things Apple.
MINI United Interview: Rauno Aaltonen
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We had the opportunity to chat with Paddy Hopkirk during MINI United 2009. The man is a racing legend and needs no introduction but for those who may not know, Hopkirk won the Rally Monte Carlo in 1964 in a Mini. Hopkirk’s car number was 37 which is the reason that number remains special to Mini/MINI enthusiasts to this day.
Enjoy the interview.
Interview: Paddy Hopkirk :
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We are in England! MINI United starts in just a few hours, but Todd ran into good friend of the show Bruce Nelson (aka professorzoom) in Chicago and he took a few minutes to talk to them.
There are already a few photos on my flickr and even more coming tomorrow!
WRR @ MINI United:
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A short run through the top stories from MotoringFile.com with Mr. Gabe Bridger in attendance before getting into what we will be doing at MINI United. Not before I realize that Todd and I totally need spy gear.
Do you suffer from the dreaded Death Rattle? Check that post at MF and definitely bring it up with your dealer! And, if you are looking for some great MINI E links, check out this post at Jasonsmini.com.
Finally, we talk a bit about what’s going on during MINI United and how we are planning our attack. First of all, we also can’t believe that they invited us along for a Pub Crawl. We also know that a Pub Crawl usually requires more than 2 pubs. Something, I can only imagine, we’ll be making at attempt to fix.
Don’t forget, if you want to follow along with our upcoming MINI United coverage, you can. All the details can be found here. Of course, if you are going to be at MINI United (or are already there), keep an eye out for Todd and myself and be sure to stop by and say hi!
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It’s confirmed! White Roof Radio and Motoringfile will be represented at MINI United 2009, happening Memorial Day Weekend at Silverstone Raceway in England.
For those of you that aren’t able to make it, not to worry. You’ll be able to play along with the MINI United Home Game right here! As we have in the past, Todd and I will be capturing as much as we can via photos, audio and video and all of that will end up right here as well as Motoringfile.
The best way to keep up with the action is to subscribe to WRR in iTunes, follow along at Facebook or follow the WRR Twitter Machine.
Coverage will be begin Thursday, May 21st. Stay Tuned!
A show for the masses this one. Gabe joins us after hanging out with robots and super models all week to talk MINI and BMW with us tonight. And keeping Todd busy with the bleep button.
I saw BMW because we start with Gabe giving us a quick low down on his 335D test car. He really likes it and thinks you should too. Watch for that review to show up on Motoringfile and Bimmerfile very soon.
After all of that, we finally get into news of the week from MotoringFile including getting Gabe’s take on pretty much all of it followed by a voicemail call from our good friend Jim ‘Trader’ Skater. You too can play along by calling 206-202-3252.
We lost Gabe and wrapped up talking about the Chrysler BK and the possible Fiat bailout. Could be interesting.
Don’t forget, it’s official. Todd and I are both going to be at MINI United in 2 weeks! If you aren’t, don’t worry, we are going to hook you up with the most complete coverage that you can find anywhere. Full details to follow later in the week.
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It’s been crazy busy under the White Roof lately. Both Todd and myself have been working on getting ready for MINI United and staying busy otherwise. And, due to circumstances beyond our control, we weren’t able to record a show last week.
Not to worry, because we were able to get Gabe last night for a rousing version of the news, as always, from Motoringfile.com. Todd says he’ll be getting that ready to post as soon as possible, and I will be posting that here.
With MINI United coming up in just a few weeks, the WRR schedule _might be a little out of whack for the next few weeks. Don’t worry, we are going to be recording shows right up until MINI United, but the release day might be a little off.
I will have a MINI United update coming very very soon. If you are going, sound off in the comments!
And yes, I was just looking for an excuse to post a photo of the Life Ball MINI. C’mon, you know you like it!
