This weekend (6th October) a number of lucky MINI2 members had the chance to visit BMW Plant Oxford in Cowley to get their mitts on the new MINI Clubman, talk to members of the team behind the Clubman and grab some free food and drink, all thanks to MINI.

While we were unable to attend, many MINI2 regulars took the chance to get up close and personal with “The Other MINI”, and enjoyed a presentation on the design process of the Clubman, including an apparent revelation regarding the controversial Club Door and US safety regulations.

Anyway, there’s a tonne of feedback and photos on the MINI forums.  Mostly in this excellent thread from MINI2 member minicabrio (who also took the photographs featured here) and the main thread about the event in our MINI Clubman forum.