Cross Country Road trip & MOTD Photos!!

[wikedgolf]

Holy crap that was the best vacation ever! We drove across the US, took the 40 most of the way, stop at some old route 66 vintage stops. Put 5000 miles on the 07 MINI we took and i didnt want to come back!

We stayed in Fontana Village located off the 129 in North Carolina. 11 miles of road with 360-some thing turns. I must have drove it a dozen times each day. There where atleast 400 minis at the "Minis on the Dragon" event. We littered the whole mountain. just amazing...

here's a few untouched photos for now... more to come later when i write my article... ooo and video too!!!

http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5136
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First MINI to eat the mountain... :(
http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5130

[wikedgolf]

We's on fire!!! Long story short, a tree took a the power cables and caused a pretty good size scare. luckily it was put out by night.
http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5129



So good, we went twice!
http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5128

Why are your running from me.....
http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5127

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... dont look.. the motard is every where...
http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5125

oo look, thats my motard... he's growing on me :)
http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5124

http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5123

Cali in da house!!
http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5122

[Monster8V]

We littered the whole mountain. just amazing...
http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5130


Apparently so!

[wikedgolf]

dude.. that thing still ran... no air bags and the sunroof didnt brake... he got lucky!

[Kelly Girl]

nice mel..

soooo uber jealous

[Monster8V]

dude.. that thing still ran... no air bags and the sunroof didnt brake... he got lucky!



He should of spent the money on driving lessons. :D
How many miles were on it?

[bugzy]

looks like fun

[Kelly Girl]

mel, was the mini crunch anyone we know?

[mike]

you mini owners are a weird bunch.............. looks like fun, when I was at Cadillac ranch, it was 10 degrees outside, snow on the ground and all of the field was mud so I couldn't get that close, looks like fun, and the wrecked mini is the reasons I don't go on canyon runs, I don't trust other peoples driving. How do you get such a small, FWD, underpowered car, WITH stability control so far out of shape that you plow into a mountain on a public road???? Its totaled.

[wikedgolf]

mel, was the mini crunch anyone we know?

ya... his name is bigdaddy on nam. A really nice guy. And he runs that MINI every where... one of those freak lockups of the brakes.. Plus it was dark out.

[wikedgolf]

you mini owners are a weird bunch.............. looks like fun, when I was at Cadillac ranch, it was 10 degrees outside, snow on the ground and all of the field was mud so I couldn't get that close, looks like fun, and the wrecked mini is the reasons I don't go on canyon runs, I don't trust other peoples driving. How do you get such a small, FWD, underpowered car, WITH stability control so far out of shape that you plow into a mountain on a public road???? Its totaled.


Nope... its all ready in the shop and his insurance is covering it!!!
now i need to find out who is his INS co.

[wikedgolf]

oo here is more about that car... more photos of the accident location too

http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138309

[Monster8V]

I know why he spun, rolled. 2 words;

leaf litter!

[Kelly Girl]

aaaaaaaaaaah that sceered me

[wikedgolf]

one more ftw!

http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5140

[wikedgolf]

bump for a good time!

[VWVixen]

OMG MEL- I can't get more jealous!

[madajb]

How do you get such a small, FWD, underpowered car, WITH stability control so far out of shape that you plow into a mountain on a public road???? Its totaled.

The dragon has some pretty deceptive turns on it.
You'll get rolling along in some nice sweepers and then a sharp 120 degree will pop up on you.

-ajb

[A4wheelin]

The dragon has some pretty deceptive turns on it.
You'll get rolling along in some nice sweepers and then a sharp 120 degree will pop up on you.

-ajb

Exactly. It's not called The Dragon for nothing, she likes to eat cars!