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MINI SPEEDMINIA Drive Day 2006

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BMW Malaysia Sdn Bhd had recently organised the MINI SPEEDMINIA Drive Day 2006 for MINI owners, which let the users experience a day of activities and festivities at the Sepang International Circuit.

50 MINI owners, divided into 3 groups called Flash, Speedy Conzales and Road Runner began a convoy escorted by 8 police outriders at Auto Bavaria’s dealership in Bukit Bintang, and headed to the SIC. Upon arrival, lunch was served, then it was time for a theoretical introduction to professional driving, driving safety and a circuit briefing.

Then on to the practical track sessions. Times were measured, and the two best drivers as well as the slowest from each group were rewarded with being driven around the SIC by pro drivers in a MINI Cooper S John Cooper Works as well as a MINI Cooper S Cabriolet. All drivers received Certificates of Participation.

More photos after the jump, click for enlarged versions.

14 Comments »

  1. armandd said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 3:21 am

    wahh, just like the movie Italian Job! but with a lot more MINIs!

  2. geforce said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 5:05 am

    sweet……..

  3. asimo said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 5:34 am

    cool………

  4. auctioncenter2u said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 7:58 am

    Paul,

    Nice shooting! Love it! MINI BMW cool…. :P

  5. narrowband said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 10:34 am

    Italian job’s got Minis going down staircases.

  6. redragon said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 11:03 am

    I was supposed to be there but I had to go to my cousin’s wedding. Looks like I missed out on alot of fun. How was the event , Paul ? Would have like to have met you there. Sigh! And I can’t go the next time cos I’ve sold my mini.

  7. ckengyo said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 12:39 pm

    smart move redragon. new model available soon. still have chances 2 participate in next round with mk2 if still finacially strong 2 afford it.

  8. szw said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 8:47 pm

    i like MINI

  9. Paul said,

    October 13, 2006 @ 10:13 pm

    Terrific shots, Paul! Sounds like everyone had a great time at SIC :)

  10. SoMeOnE said,

    October 14, 2006 @ 2:05 am

    gosh…other car distributors should follow suit and do somethin like em….such as cycle and carriage or euromobil …..c and c could have a somethin like tat on their other divisions like mazda since its a real sporty brand and i own a mada6 hehe

  11. SoMeOnE said,

    October 14, 2006 @ 2:05 am

    gosh…other car distributors should follow suit and do somethin like em….such as cycle and carriage or euromobil …..c and c could have a somethin like tat on their other divisions like mazda since its a real sporty brand and i own a mazda6 hehe

  12. ilmondo said,

    October 15, 2006 @ 12:43 pm

    muaks 2 d white mini!!

  13. nadia said,

    October 15, 2006 @ 3:25 pm

    cool…i think is too cute for the racing.haha

  14. essteller said,

    October 16, 2006 @ 5:25 pm

    hey paul, nice shots! it’s a shame u couldn’t make it to the event itself! was brilliant :)

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