August 16, 2006:
MINIs at the Hyatt Regency, Monterey
Posted 11:46 am |
Comments: (11) |
When Margaret & I woke this morning, there was some truck noise outside – when we headed for breakfast, I suddenly noticed the silvery bumper inserts of a GP on the back of one of the trucks, a vehicle transporter! Rushed back to the room and grabbed my camera …
(what’s that in the back of the transporter?!)
Unloaded already was a big collection of MINIs, including one set up as “MINI Mobile Assistance” and obviously ready for MINI Takes The States next week …
I took loads of pictures of the GP on the truck and as it was being unloaded, but then I was spotted! Steve from MINI USA had a friendly chat with me and persuaded me to not post the pictures, except for these few teaser pics – sorry everyone!
Jimskater (2006/08/16 @ 12:09 pm)
Waaaaaaay cool.
Did you see yours?
Ian C. (2006/08/16 @ 12:13 pm)
No – there were only three on the truck. Not sure if they are for MINI personnel on MTTS, or if there are “overload” from the main batch presumably delivered to Laguna Seca …
mdsbrain (2006/08/16 @ 12:50 pm)
OMG, OMG, OMG…..
So sweet
jordan (2006/08/16 @ 1:37 pm)
cant wait
Josh Wardell (2006/08/16 @ 1:45 pm)
Now you know why the room cost was so high: The “view!”
Aqualung (2006/08/16 @ 2:53 pm)
it’s obviously a GP event, but I wonder if they’ll have any ‘07 models, given that they pushed the announcement up to earlier this week….
jordan (2006/08/16 @ 2:54 pm)
its like another GBMINI :-0
pbraun (2006/08/16 @ 3:22 pm)
Hummmmmmmm 0342, that would be YB72054…….should have been mine!
Ian C. (2006/08/16 @ 9:05 pm)
Jordan – my thoughts too; I’ll be able to park GPMINI next to “pseudo GBMINI” and get pics soon!
Peter – why “should have been” yours?
MOTOR’N (2006/08/16 @ 9:35 pm)
Ian – are those 18’s on the roof of the MINI Mobile Assistance;)
Gavin (2006/08/17 @ 7:57 pm)
Don’t really see why they won’t let you post pictures when the UK guys have their cars and have posted plenty of pictures…