Friday, March 12th, 2010

All the hype in the Mini community right now is centered around the upcoming even in Las Vegas called AMVIV.  It’s truly going to be an epic March in Vegas.  I am so looking forward to my first AMVIV.  After that event comes The Dragon, then MITMs.
This year the Mini In The Mountains (MITMS) team [...]

Stuffing ourselves has become a tradition…and so should be the Post Turkey Day Run with Mini5280.
Today Jacob, my oldest son, and I had the pleasure of running through Denver today with about 10-12 other Minis.  We started out at the old Detailer’s Paradise location on South Broadway.  The group started by working our way through [...]

Since the boys from White Roof Radio took out Friday morning I decided to walk Central Hall again.  Yesterday the Central Hall tour was a little rushed.  Unfortunately I didn’t get to see everything.
Here is a link to the pictures from Friday.  In there you’ll find a video of a sweet sounding BMW.  Another video [...]

Thursday morning was rough.  I caught what I call “The SEMA Flu”.  There is no vaccination for this strain.  However, there is a cure.  Advil, lots of water, maybe a chili dog for breakfast.  I’ll have to try the chili dog thing next time.
Other than being hung, Thursday was pretty awesome.  I spent the day [...]

Matt Adir(Master-Pull) got me trashed Wednesday night…sorry no updates yesterday. Well other than the headache lasted all day, and my inner thighs are raw(from the walking to perverts)
I am uploading some more pictures now. Some of the photos are of Todd Pearson from “White Roof Radio”. Consistently in the top 10 inf the Auto category [...]

Day one of my SEMA trip was filled with luck, good friends and a sweet hotel.
I rolled out of Denver about 4:30 am and arrived in Las Vegas about 3:00 pm.  Before checking in the hotel I stopped at the show.  I wanted to get my Press Pass before the rush in the morning.  Parking [...]

Tonight I’m prepping the blog and some photo galleries for next weeks SEMA show coverage. Many of you know, I was the owner of an internet based off road parts company. During those 8 years I could never find the time to make it to SEMA. This year is different. I [...]

The final estimates are in from the Pavement Gator incident.  State Farm estimated the damage at about $2400.  That did NOT included a new hood.  None of the crumple zones on the hood were moved so I somewhat agree with the decision.
The bottom line is I’ll have $1400 to put toward the fixes.  I got [...]

Had a great morning at the Mini of Loveland groundbreaking while also celebrating 50 years of the Mini.  An excellent turnout with over 30 Minis present.  I even managed to get an interview in with the local press.  I’m really looking forward to having a dealership so much closer.  Schomp has been great, but location [...]

The local Mini club here in Colorado had a fun event last night. We started out at the Sonic in Thornton(104th & Colorado). As the club filled up the slots the Sonic filled our stomachs with burgers, hot dogs and sweet treats. All these goodies were marked at 50% off for us.

A [...]

This is somewhat related to driving at 5280 feet.

My oldest son is racing in his first Soap Box Derby Race tomorrow in Ogalalla, NE.  I have set up a forum and of course a blog to document the action for the next two days.  If he enjoys himself we’ll be getting him a [...]

In my haste to update last night before getting some shut eye, I forgot to mention the true thrill of the day.  Todd, from the infamous Podcast WhiteRoofRadio<iTunes Link> and MotoringBadges.com got an interview with me.

<insert tongue in cheek>
It took a lot of hard work on Todd’s part, getting through my people, setting up a time, [...]