The August meeting will be on the 24th of August, 2011 at the Wildrose brewery,  starting at 7:30.  Check out the events section for details.  Come on out, have a pint and some grub, and give your input to our fall events.

MINI has unveiled the MINI coupe in its full glory, with all the camo off.  It is the first 2 seater MINI, and shares the same platform has the regular Hatch.  It is slightly heavier than the hatch due to extra bracing and the new, first ever, motorized wing.  It is also the fastest accelerating, and highest top speed production MINI to date.  Here is the official press release, and some photos after the break!

The MINI Coupé.

At a glance. 

• MINI gives the small car segment another fascinating injection of variety with the presentation of the first two-seater in the brand’s current model range. The MINI Coupé represents the faithful transposition of the brand’s sporting DNA into a cutting-edge vehicle concept with a new interpretation of the super-compact sports car class; unrivalled handling agility and the best performance figures in the model portfolio.

AMVIV 8 Wrap-up

A MINI Vacation 8 has come and gone, and after almost 6000km of driving, we completed the round trip.  I must say, it was a great adventure, and we saw some great places, and had a great time with our club friends, and some new ones we met in Vegas.  It was certainly a trip to remember, and thankfully, even with all the miles we put on our MINIs, there were no mishaps or unwanted driving excitement (except for the snow storm on the way down).  However, I must say, there was plenty of wanted driving excitement!  A total of 8 MINIs from the MINI Club of Calgary made the trek down, and here is a summary of our activities and venture (at least from my point of view).

MINI has finally taken the wraps off the official WRC car.  We think it looks fantastic, and hope some of that is going to be available to everyone.

Official Release: The return of MINI to one of the biggest stages in motorsport is approaching ever closer. On Monday, the MINI WRC Team was officially presented to the public at the Team Launch, which took place at the MINI Plant in Oxford (GB). This season, the team will contest six rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with the MINI John Cooper Works WRC. The car will be tested against its rivals for the first time at the Rally d’Italia Sardegna from 5th to 8th May 2011. The goal in the debut season is to gain valuable experience to be perfectly prepared to take on the entire 2012 World Rally Championship.