I was successful in talking the wife and kids into heading up to Bandimere Speedway this morning for the 2010 Bug-In. My boys had never been to the speedway so it was a treat. We spent about 45 minutes watching the track, everything we saw was double digits but was still impressed with quite a [...]
When do we leave? I gotta bring my car though. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland Traveling north from Italy into Switzerland, you’ll come to Gotthard Pass, which you can cross on either the new, straightforward road, or the old roller coaster above. My money’s on the latter. via [MatadorTrips]
This concept Ferrari by Sasha Selipanov is hot. more pictures & info via [beautiful life]
About 1:oopm today I received a refund for my M7 Tuning Catch Can. They refunded me $126.65 of the $142.59 I paid them. As with most business done over the internet shipping is not refundable. In this case I think it was kind of a crappy move though. Read the whole story starting here. I [...]
Jim Peterson, friend of 5280driver, has posted a video on YouTube that will get you even more excited about the up coming Minis In The Mountains event. Well done Jim. <link to Jim’s YouTube Channel>
Check out Mini5280′s very own Kim Stone getting interviewed by Kurt on KNUS 1510. Are you thinking about registering? Better get it done before 6:37pm on July 25th. Click here to listen to Kim’ Interview
In a recently released video Lexus is trying to change the way we judge our Super Cars. The video shows the new Lexus LFA’s “sound” busting a champagne glass. I’m not sure if the car would actually do this, but whatever. Lexus, just because you make a bunch of cool speakers on the same island [...]
The greatest shirt company in the world is about to launch. Yeah, I know, I run the company but that just makes me biased, not a liar. It is going to be the “greatest thing since after market exhaust”. “Hey that could be a t-shirt”. Do you ever find yourself saying that? If so, you [...]
Sunday the 1970 Karmann Ghia convertible successfully made a 4-hour round trip to and from Loveland, CO. I am officially calling this car road’able. Some of you may remember that this car met a firey end on its last trip to Loveland. Until Sunday my wife and I were very nervous about taking it too [...]
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) [...]
With inspiration from a SEMA mate I am finally getting around to editing my GoPro HD videos from the drive back to Denver. Soon I’ll post the link to my ride through Glenwood Canyon. UPDATE: Here it is —>






