Thanks for a great day Helen - didn't get chance to thank you personally, and didn't hang around with the other NorthWest 'crew' because I needed to get back for competition night at camera club (I won too of all things! :D)

I want a new 'S' now though :D:D

Matt

Piccies

Thanks for a great day Helen - didn't get chance to thank you personally, and didn't hang around with the other NorthWest 'crew' because I needed to get back for competition night at camera club (I won too of all things! :D)

I want a new 'S' now though :D:D

Matt
Today has made me want a "S" too :)

Picci's as promised :D

More :D
Question: Why does it look like a Summer's Day in the window seat picci's, when it was actually Pee-ing it down :confused:

Last Few :D

Thats great Helen!! Except in the one of our table, i seem to look drunk! lol

Fantatsically organised once again....! Can't wait for the next one!

Thats great Helen!! Except in the one of our table, i seem to look drunk! lol

:D:D:D Come on then, own up, what were you drinking????? ;)
P.s. Have you changed your sig again??? Way too much time on your hands. LOL!!

I have sent this fax to Terry Crocker, the Manager, of the Longwall Beefeater on behalf of all our group yesterday. :D:D

Had a great day again doing the Factory tour-Pics are Fab.
Thanks again Helen and see you all again soon on a MINI2 adventure somewhere!

Si

Just a few shots for you to browse through, just to prove that even when it's raining MINI owners still have fun!!

Michael & Kate

And some more!!

One for the passenger who always thinks they can drive better than you!!!! ;)

Thanks guys a great day was had, and thank you to scooby for organising it all, looking forward to the next one!!

No problems, I'm just glad it all came together and a great day was had by everyone.

I'll be organizing another one in the early part of 2005, probably late Feb / early March :D
Same sort of day, but may do a morning tour and then a meal afterwards. Then people will not be home late :D

Watch this space.............:D

We should call you MINI2 Factory Tour organiser! :p

I hope everyone enjoyed the lunch (if you didn't have the red wine chicken, you missed a treat). I don't think that we could have got nearer the factory if we'd tried!!
A big thanks to everyone who turned up :D & to the guys who missed it, you missed a good one - you must go on the next tour.

Also a special mention to Kerrie & Phil and Brian & Amanda who made the trip from Australia and USA respectivley. I hope you had a good day & enjoy the rest of your stay in England :D

Helen xxxxxxx
(P.s. Kerrie & Phil - Thanks 4 the pressie :D)

hi helen,
this is my first internet opportunity....am cooling my heels at heathrow on my last night in london, heading home.

a big thank you for all your organising and great company on the factory tour. can't believe that it all worked out so well and easily. we had a fantastic time and loved meeting all the uk mini2-ers, even though we didn't get round all the names (hi to all of you :D )

your cars are all gorgeous (wonder how many new orders are in your minds after seeing all those beautiful minis in production)...the pics look fab and as would be expected all had huge mini-grins on their faces. can't wait to download my pics to see how they look too.

take care helen and give your mum a big hug from me too

best
kerrie r
XXX

Sorry its took ages to post this!

MASSIVE thanks to Helen & Si for organising this! Great day had by all me thinks :D

Hope to see you all soon,
Dave :cool:

Hi Kerrie & Phil

Hope you had a safe journey home to Oz!! Bet the weather there is better than it was on the factory tour day!!!!

Take care, post some pics!!

Michael & Kate (MD1)

We should call you MINI2 Factory Tour organiser! :p

Same applies to you!!! You organised it too :D:D:D

Hyia :D

On the day, I took all my photo's & forgot to put the memory card in my Digital Camera, I've tried printing picci's on computer, but the group photo does'nt look very good, has anyone got a 'proper' photograph of the group they could send me & obviously I'll pay for it?:D:D

Thanks
Helen xxx

Same applies to you!!! You organised it too :D:D:D

You did most of it! :p

I didn't take my camera-Gutted as would of like to get some Pics aswell!
Also been trying to work out who's who in the group shot-Any 1 brave enough to do a left to right covering user names?!

The factory tour did make me decide which colour to go for for MINI D and that is Asro Black now :D
They looked nice on Production and whoever had 1 Parked outside aswell :)

Glad you liked our Astro Black - we LOVE it ;)

As to who is who, that's tough, are we going by web site names??

Kate & I (MD1) are just to the right of the aerial and Helen and her Mum (Scooby) are near the passenger door mirror! How's that for a start??

Michael (MD1)

Glad you liked our Astro Black - we LOVE it ;)

As to who is who, that's tough, are we going by web site names??

Kate & I (MD1) are just to the right of the aerial and Helen and her Mum (Scooby) are near the passenger door mirror! How's that for a start??

Michael (MD1)

Yeah I deffo like the Astro Black :D

Ok, will give it a go with usernames but i'm hopeless with names so dont be put out!!

http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/interceptor/47365.jpg

Right to left
Got John Boy on the end at the right, Scooby Doo (helen) and +1, dont know who is kneeling down by the front right of Car and who is behind Helen.Got me next to Helen and Kate MD1+1 and of course yourself, don't know who is behind you. In the centre got MINIMatt04 (matt) and Yorkie Blue (mark) unsure who is behind Mark and Possible LateralForceG+1 (Andrea) to the left of Mark :)

Left to Right
CheekyMINI (andrea), dont know the guy in White, Windymiller (steve) kneeling down, Cooperchick 66 (lynn) with Bubblegoose_4rh (Dave), Not the Oracle (Matt) behind Lynn and next to him is Smoked (Ben) and rest unsure :o sorry!!!!
I'm hopeless with names!

Can any one else fill in the blanks!! :)

Yeah I deffo like the Astro Black :D

Ok, will give it a go with usernames but i'm hopeless with names so dont be put out!!

http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/interceptor/47365.jpg

Right to left
Got John Boy on the end at the right, Scooby Doo (helen) and +1, dont know who is kneeling down by the front right of Car and who is behind Helen.Got me next to Helen and Kate MD1+1 and of course yourself, don't know who is behind you. In the centre got MINIMatt04 (matt) and Yorkie Blue (mark) unsure who is behind Mark and Possible LateralForceG+1 (Andrea) to the left of Mark :)

Left to Right
CheekyMINI (andrea), dont know the guy in White, Windymiller (steve) kneeling down, Cooperchick 66 (lynn) with Bubblegoose_4rh (Dave), Not the Oracle (Matt) behind Lynn and next to him is Smoked (Ben) and rest unsure :o sorry!!!!
I'm hopeless with names!

Can any one else fill in the blanks!! :)

I'm impressed!!!!

MD

I'm impressed too..... :D We normally just get plus 1, plus 2, plus 3, plus 4 at the meets off Si :D:D

I'm honoured not to be a 'plus 1' then!!! :)

LOL-Big meets are the worse-I'm always forgetting who I have spoken to!
Maybe we should wear Name Badges next time! :D

I'm 6th from left at the back (you can just see the top of my face)
My other half, Marilyn is 4th from left with the big grin :D

The lady in the red top at the rear corner of the car on the left is Kerrie (mignon) from Australia

The guy in white, 2nd from left is Alex (L13Cooper) and next to him is Laura