A little bit of news from Motoringfile.com like we like to do and a fresh batch of Ask Chad. Some how we also ended up talking about NASCAR for a minute or two. Plus, like you will hear, a brand new sponsor under the White Roof.

Speaking of which, MINI of Allentown is open now and will be having their grand opening celebration on August 28th. The invited Todd and I for the party and we hope to see as many of you as we possibly can! Not only that, but Todd is going to be striping MINIs on the 29th (don’t ask, he filled all the slots) and Prime MINIster Joe twisted my arm enough to stay an extra day!

Before all of that is MTTS. Not sure about the rest of you, but we here at White Roof Radio are very excited! I’ll be posting more details about our upcoming coverage of the event soon, so stay tuned!

Woofcast 346: Download audio file (woof346.mp3)

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Going on MTTS? Looking for something to get you even more excited about it while you wait for Woofcast 346? Have an iPhone/iPad/Android device and can’t access the MTTS website? Well Ladies and Gents, We’ve got you covered.

I have set up a page for MTTS Updates that is mobile friendly! It’s the same pages from the MTTS site, so when they update them there, they will update here as well. Go ahead, check it out. NOTE You will have to switch the mobile theme off for the page to display correctly. Once you do that, it should show up on your mobile device.

A few more pre-MTTS notes for you. If you are using an iPhone, open the app store and download the MINI Link app. If you are using any smart phone, now would be a good time to embrace Twitter. Once you do that, you can follow all of the WRR boys here. You can also get updates for MTTS from MINI USA by following @MTTS2010, @MTTS2010_east (if you are coming in from east of the Rockies) or @MTTS2010_west if you are coming in from west of the Rockies.

Woofcast 346 will be ready later today.

Woofcast 346 is in the can and will be posted tomorrow night as usual. So, you folks get bonus goodness from WRR this week.

A quick note to our affliates; White Roof Radio will be running on a different schedule starting August 9th and continuing through until August 15th. Full details to follow this week.

Woofcast 344, part 2: Download audio file (woof344-2.mp3)

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This week on an all new White Roof Radio, db wears both hats, Chad answers some questions and Michael drives a VW! Like we mention, Todd and Gabe weren’t available, so we soldiered on without them. Also helps to explain why my sound level is quite right. Not that big of a deal since all y’all tune in for the other guys instead.

Looking for part 2 of Woofcast 344? Check back Wednesday. No, really. Todd just got back from Vegas and needs a few days in an ice house to correct his body temperature.

Great Ask Chad questions this week too! If you have a question you would like our good man Chad to answer, shoot it over via email to askchad@whiteroofradio.com and we’ll get it answered.

Quick note to our affliates; White Roof Radio will be running on a modified schedule during MTTS. If you aren’t going, stay tuned in because we are planning some great coverage for you daily. Again, this will be happening during MTTS which is, oddly enough, starting a week after White Roof Radio turns 5! More on that later.

Woofcast 345: Download audio file (woof345.mp3)

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With less than a month to go, our friend Gina Koutros from MINIUSA took some time from her hectic schedule to give us some updates about MINI Takes the States, which is shaping up to be the largest MTTS to date!

If you haven’t decided if you are going yet, don’t forget there will be a Countryman (R60) at each of the kick-off cities driving to Denver. If you wanted to see this MINI in person, now is the time to do it!

Once in Denver, besides all of the regular festival fun and games, there will be the MTTS Music Stage featuring local talent during the day, headlined by Blues Traveller! For those of you that caught them in ’08 during the Chicago leg of MTTS you remember what a great show they put on.

Finally, do not forget that MINIs in the Mountains has some cool stuff planned for us as well! And to make sure that you get all of the cool stuff available, you do want to register! It’s for a great cause and ensures that your goodie bag is waiting for you when you arrive. If you are planning on attending both events, make sure to get over to the MitM website and get registered.

If you aren’t able to attend any of the legs or the festivals in Denver and Winterpark, don’t sweat. White Roof Radio has your covered! We will be updating Twitter as we go, plus posting to the White Roof Radio Facebook page. If you want to make sure you are getting the good information, then you should also follow @MTTS2010 on Twitter too!

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Dear valued White Roof Radio listener,

It would appear that we, as a group, have not being diligent enough in keeping an eye on the vital fluids that our MINIs require to be happy and healthy. Proof above from Eric Hall, MINI Service Manager for MINI of Ontario. As a reminder, here is a handy how-to video that should help you out.

You R56 owners can find the Yellow Loopy Thing, sans loop, on the passenger side, under the bonnet. It is still yellow and the procedure is still the same.

Next time you are spending time with other MINI Cooper owners, help spread the word. Before beginning the rally or sitting down for the meeting, gather everyone in the parking lot for an oil checking party! Fun for the whole family!

We at White Roof Radio truly care about your MINI and want you and your MINI to have many miles of happy, healthy motoring. So please, take a minute or 3 this week while you are getting fuel to pop the bonnet and check your oil. If you are low, head over to your nearest MINI dealer and the nice person at the parts desk will happily sell you a quart or two. No MINI dealer nearby, then punch up Detoit Tuned and Chad will get you sorted our in short order.

As usual, thank you for your time,

xoxo

The boys at White Roof Radio

We missed a week and came back with a live show! If you missed it, you really should follow any of us on Twitter or like the WRR Facebook Fan page. If you would rather find out in other ways, sound off in the comments below and I will see about hookin’ you guys and gals up!

Ok, once the cake and drink segment of the show was out of the way, we got into news from Motoringfile.com like we like today. Big news from last week was the ’11 refresh and it capitalized the conversation.

We went long this week. You know we must have since the, part 1, is almost an hour long. Part 2 will be available later in the week (like Wednesday or Thursday).

Are you a Flickr user? The Official MTTS 2010 Group has been started. Go on a join up and get it out of the way!

Woofcast 344, part 1: Download audio file (woof344-1.mp3)

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A bit of random chat before we get started, talking about tires and brakes. We are looking for those among us that have experienced tire pressure loss in run flats after sitting for a week or more. Todd’s MINI had 4 flat tires after MTTS and it just sat. Since he boosted them, he hasn’t experienced any loss at all.

Watch for us to get guys from Continental on the show soon. We had some great discussions with them at MTTS.

But not this week. For this week, it’s news of the week from Motoringfile.com.

Don’t forget to register for MTTS if you are going. At the very least, you check out the updates that were posted during the first 2.

If you are looking for the brake tool at Harbor Freight, you can find it here. I don’t know if it works, but for $4.00, it might be worth trying. They also have an air-powered unit that you can find here, if that’s how you roll.

Check back tomorrow when we talk about the cool fuel-saving features that we don’t get in the US.

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I keep telling you that MINI of Ontario is pretty cool, right? Here is yet another reason why.

They have a WC-50 MINI on the showroom floor right now! To help celebrate that car and possibly hold a silent auction, they invited a bunch of MINI owners out for a round of miniature golf! Held at the Scandia Amusement Center directly across the freeway, we started off shotgun style, playing 17 holes of volcanos, castles and swinging things. The 18th hole, of course, is reserved for that special hole that wins you a free game!

It was a great way to spend a brilliant Southern California morning. Once we finished, we motored back over to MINI of Ontario where they had a full food spread setup for us on the giant covered patio/service drive. The air hockey table was fired up and could be heard over the sound of vuvuzela’s from the World Cup match playing on the big screen LCD TV that hangs outside!

Once lunch started, it was my turn to be put to work by calling out winners for raffle prizes. Car care products and MINI swag were given away as well as some cool gift cards for the winners of the golf tournament! The only thing left was the silent auction for the WC-50.

About that; there were a few bidders on that MINI, but none of them showed. You know what that means, right? Yes boys and girls, MINI of Ontario still has a WC-50 for sale! If you are looking for the most unique and rare of all MINI Coopers, this is the car for you. Hand painted using a two step process, special leather interior and all of the John Cooper Works goodies you like (including the go fast engine parts) and individually numbered make this MINI very special. More so than Todd’s beloved GP if you can believe that! If you are one that just has this car in your driveway and your local dealer doesn’t have one, give them a call at (888) 743-4041 and talk to sales manager Dan. Hurry! It won’t last long!

Thanks again to MINI of Ontario for putting on such a great event! These guys do it right!

iPhone iPhone iPhone. Automatic transmissions. News from MotoringFile.com and Ask Chad. Yep, 1 complete episode of White Roof Radio for you.

Full notes to follow in the morning.

Woofcast 343: Download audio file (woof343.mp3)

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Audio warning; my mic might have been a little hot for a good portion of this show. All apologies.

After some pimping, talking about music and reminding you about the Outmotoring.com June special (watch for a review of the Light Bracket in the near future), we get into news from MotoringFile like we like to do. And yes, Chad leaves his air compressor on during the show.

After news, we get into a couple of Ask Chad questions. Keep those coming in gang! Also, as mentioned, here is the link to JP’s M7 issues. And, jump over to MotoringAlliance.com to discuss The Sprint Booster. What are your experiences with it? Let us know on the boards!

Don’t forget about the MINI of Ontario WC-50 Silent Auction coming up this Saturday at 10a. I’ll be there and hope to see a whole bunch of you, too!

And finally, in case you missed it, Todd and I were on the lastest Bimmercast talking about MINI vs. BMW. Go check it out.

Woofcast 342: Download audio file (woof342.mp3)

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Want a WC-50? Maybe spend the early afternoon playing a round of mini golf with some fellow MINI enthusiasts first? Followed by a carne asada BBQ? What are you doing on June 26th?

I know what I will be doing! I’m going to be at MINI of Ontario to enjoy the festivities of their special event centered around the rarest MINI of them all; the WC 50. Besides the mini golf and BBQ, MINI of Ontario will be auctioning off one of the prized JCW WC 50 MINIs. There aren’t many of them to go around, even on the west coast, so this will be a good way to try to get one and benefit the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House at the same time!

Here’s the skinny. If you want to get in on the silent auction, give Dan the Sales Manager a call at 888-743-4041 and he will get you prequalified. Once that is done, you will get the chance to bid on the car. Here is the cool part.

A portion of the proceeds above the MSRP of the WC 50 will be going directly to the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House. I’m not sure what portion, but knowing MINI of Ontario, it will be sizable!

If you want to get in on the MINI golf, email Katey West (kateyw@savagebmw.com) to RSVP. Do that quick since there are only 50 spots. They are filling up fast!

Cats? Yes, we seriously start off talking about cats. Fellas, who else among us has also been ‘left’ with a cat? How about a little bit of iPhone talk bashing? Sure, we do that too. And we all have Schroth Harness going for wicked low pricing.

We finally get around to talking about MINI stuff like we like to do and to do that we jump over to MotoringFile and do exactly that, including our take on the MINI vs. Porsche Challenge happening on June 21st at Road Atlanta. And, since we got Gabe tonight, we get his take on all of the newest things, like the JCW changes coming up.

2nd half of the show was Gabe talking about the latest review MINI in the MF Garage, right after all of us beat him up for driving an X5 M, rolling in at $US92k+. Back us up ladies and gents! Back to the MINI, Gabe likes it, except the transmission, but you had to see that coming, right?

Welcome, won’t you, the newest sponsor under the White Roof; Outmotoring.com. Listen close for a White Roof Radio listener only discount. No, I can’t tell you here, you are going to need to listen.

For those of you in southern California, save June 26th for the MINI of Ontario mini golf and silent auction for a WC-50. Full details can be found here.

And, really, thank to all of you that came by my FB page or Twitter to wish me a happy birthday. I really appreciated it!

Woofcast 341: Download audio file (woof341.mp3)

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Alternately titled: Why we don’t do shows on Sunday afternoon after having long weeks, bad weeks or after crawling out from under a MINI while in the process of rebuilding it.

That said, here is a shorty for you this week. News from MotoringFile.com like we like to do, and talks of the FrankenMINI Chad has been working on. Not to mention, we are pretty sure we are upsetting MA’s every time we ask/talk about waiting for the refresh. Are you one that is waiting? Let us know in the comments or phone it in to the voicemail line!

Stop by tomorrow for details about the WC-50 party MINI of Ontario is holding on June 26th. Can’t wait? Go over and ‘like’ their Facebook page for the full skinny right now.

Finally, keep an eye out for more MTTS details this week! We are expecting to get the bulk of the details that you guys and gals are looking for soon and you know you will read it about it here and on MotoringFile first, right? And, if you are a club and trying to make something happen for MTTS, let us know and we will share that with the right people ASAP.

Woofcast 340: Download audio file (woof340.mp3)

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For those of you that missed it, Todd and I were live at MINI of Loveland last week! We did a little bit of live Ask Chad, complete with Chad Miller and a big pile of great interviews!

If you are anywhere in Colorado or Southern Wyoming, you need to go visit them! It’s an awesome facility with great people that know how take care of their customers. MINI of Loveland, like MINI of Ontario, defintely get the WRR Seal of Approval.

Do you know of a MINI Dealer opening in your area? Wouldn’t it be cool if the White Roof Radio boys were there? Contact us to help set it up!

Woofcast 339: Download audio file (woof339.mp3)

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A big thanks to everyone that came out for this event on the 27th! I think the final count was close to 500 people there to celebrate the newest MINI dealer in Colorado, and what a great party! Live music, great food, great people and some cool looking MINIs. We are looking forward to getting back there in August for MTTS and MitM.

Special thanks to WRR listener and MINI Roadster fan extraordinare Jim Peterson for hanging out with us, lending a hand with the photos and making sure we go pizza before it was gone.

Woofcast 339 this week will be up by Monday says Todd (who is busy installing graphics in Colorado) and you will get to hear some great interviews with the owners of the new store and some great MINI owners too. Watch for it!

And, if you are in or near Northern Colorado or Southern Wyoming and looking for a place to get your MINI serviced, buy parts or swag or even a new MINI, definitely go and check out MINI of Loveland. Great building, great people and it’s very easy to find!

The Cowboy show? It’s going to be short? [insert losing game show buzzing sound here]. We start by spending a fair amount of time talking about news from MotoringFile, including a call, with fairly poor quality, in from our man Gabe with his thoughts about the Countryman. And we finish with a speed round of Ask Chad.

Can’t find the MTTS Registration Page? That’s ok, you aren’t the only one. Luckily I was able to find it here. Go on, sign up. We expect to have more details the first week of June.

Finally, Todd and I hope to see as many of you as possible this Thursday at MINI of Loveland from 6:00pm until 10:00pm. Plus, you know us, we’ll be trying to find some trouble after the event, right?

Woofcast 338: Download audio file (woof338.mp3)

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Wow. We have a more than a normal amount of show tonight for all y’all. Starting with catching up with Gabe on things that we haven’t heard about like his time with the Tesla and MINI E. We then move into a rousing round of news from MotoringFile like we like to do.

After that, it’s 4 guys talking about cars. Except the last 20 minutes. Trust me. We did go long but it’s a lot of great show for you this week.

Don’t forget, next Thursday from 6:00PM until 10:00PM, Todd and I will be at MINI of Loveland to celebrate their Grand Opening. We would love to see as many of you as possible and it would be cool if you let us know.

Woofcast 337: Download audio file (woof337.mp3)

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How about a Dragon recap with Todd, Chad and Michael? You got it! How about a single askchad question? It’s a good one, so worth while!

Regular Ask Chad to resume with Woofcast 337. Have you sent your question in?

Woofcast 336 part 2: Download audio file (woof336part2.mp3)

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Big show for you guys and gals this week! In fact, we have so much show for you this week that we had to split it into two shows! So, for this outing you get all of the news from Motoringfile.com and tomorrow you will get the fantastic AskChad that we talked about.

Quick reminder, if you should happen to contact MINI of Ontario, MINI of Loveland, Motoringbadges or Detroit Tuned, don’t forget to mention White Roof Radio! We aren’t sure if you’ll get anything special, but it helps us out with the sponsors and favorite vendors of the show.

Woofcast 336: Download audio file (woof336.mp3)

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