Autovisie have some great shots of the MINI Clubman on the website, taken at the Zandvoort Circuit in the Netherlands where, apparently, MINI employees were getting familiar with the “Other MINI” ahead of it’s full launch to the media and public later this year.

Zandvoort was also the location of the Driving Dynamics Workshop held by MINI in July last year for a select group of Motoring Journalists where MINI2 took footage for several photo and video exclusives of the second generation MINI.

This weekend Zandvoort also plays host to MINI United, however according to Autovisie the cars where taken back to Munich on a trailer when play time was over. Full report and photographs are available on the Autovisie website here.

Update: By an incredible stroke of fortune it appears Autoweek also had a photographer on the scene to capture some very good shots, including the Clubman in the new metallic brown, aka “Hot Chocolate”.  We’re till not convinced by the colour, but with so many good shots of the new MINI Clubman taken in one day, it really could make you “Believe in Miracles”.    We have to say though, the black tape over the MINI badge.  Not really working if they thought it would throw hard nosed motoring journos off the scent.