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Neeshil · Oct 10th, 2003, 03:48 PM

Whats this Brisbane BMW run on sunday I hear of?

Supposedly 60 Mini owners are going on a drive organised by Brisbane BMW, fully catered for etc..

Is it too late to sign up? How did they select which people were invited?

Neeshil

cjay · Oct 10th, 2003, 08:25 PM

It is to late to sign up for the run

It was only for people who got their MINI's from the Valley... Isn't that where u got yours??

I think they limited it to 30 cars. They are talking about having more runs for people who missed out.

cjay.

Neeshil · Oct 11th, 2003, 01:38 AM

grrr..

i got my mini from the valley...

pretty dodgy.. oh well... but i guess thats what happens ...

edit: Thanks Deb at Brisbane BMW for following this up for me.

kenhenry · Oct 11th, 2003, 06:54 AM

Neeshil.

I got mine from Bris Mini Garage too. It was apparently based on date of purchase. I missed out on the original list, but rang about 6 weeks ago and picked up one of the places that was not filled.

It is 60 people -30 MINIs. Driver and navigator.

Hope you can make the list next time.

swamos · Oct 11th, 2003, 07:47 AM

Sad thing is we are supposed to go on it, but I just don't think Ann is going to be well enough

Neeshil · Oct 12th, 2003, 01:22 AM

thats no good Swamos. Hope Ann is feeling better!

Yeah hopefully next time I can be on the list

I guess the byron bay run is coming up soon so that should rock.

Neeshil

AussieMini · Oct 12th, 2003, 07:38 AM

Well the day turned out to be quite good. Great food, a lot of good laughs. Twelve clubMINI members were among 60 people who made the trek from Brisbane up to Mt Mee then back again with a few fun stops on the way which included a Cooper S that threw a supercharger pulley (an aftermarket one) and cooked the engine.

About the only negative thing all day was a couple of knucklehead MINI owners (not members of clubMINI) who were overtaking up to six cars at once on double white lines, blind corners and sometimes with only seconds to spare before nearly being wiped out by oncoming traffic. At one point they ran a poor older couple in a 4x4 off the road. We certainly don't want those ******s as members of our club and with me going to plenty of meaty jobs with Ambulance, I know where they'll end up. The only problem is though they'll probably take a young family or some other innocent person with them.

But all in all, a great day, good food and fun people.

JugMan · Oct 12th, 2003, 08:47 AM

Why do people lose their brains when they drive?!?!

And was it a spectacular event when the supercharger pulley went? Did ya get pics?

kenhenry · Oct 12th, 2003, 09:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Neeshil

I guess the byron bay run is coming up soon so that should rock.

Yep, Byron should be a great run. Look forward to seeing you there Neeshil.

AussieMini · Oct 12th, 2003, 09:42 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by JugMan

Why do people lose their brains when they drive?!?!

And was it a spectacular event when the supercharger pulley went? Did ya get pics?

Yeh, don't know why it happens. Sure when clubMINI goes on a run we drive at a good pace yet not excessively over the speed limit and certainly never overtake the way it was being done today.

As for the pulley incident, I didn't get any shots yet there was a bit of smoke and a lot of coolant spraying out of the overflow bottle.

kenhenry · Oct 12th, 2003, 09:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by AussieMini

Yeh, don't know why it happens. Sure when clubMINI goes on a run we drive at a good pace yet not excessively over the speed limit and certainly never overtake the way it was being done today.

Strange thing - I hardly saw a MINI all day, except at the start, the loo break and the finish. The only thing I passed all day was that stupid tin shed I never found. (Read: wife said tin shed on Somerset Dam.) Took every single turn off to every single picnic ground on the dam. Ended up doing 47 km more than most of you guys. Probably lucky, if there were idiots out there on the road.

I agree though. If you know who they are - keep 'em out of the club.

And finally, a special thanks to Brisbane BMW for organising such a good day out.

m1n130 · Oct 12th, 2003, 10:14 AM

Glad to hear you guys had a great time yesterday

Looking most forward to the Byron run

Without the ****ers though

cjay · Oct 12th, 2003, 10:40 AM

Hi Guys

Don't get to excited about Byron, some people would rather drive down the M1 and eat a sausage...

So it looks like the Byron run will not happen till early next year.

If you want to do a pre run trip to Byron e-mail me. I'll be doing it again soon, I had so much fun last time I forgot to take notes

Be warned though it's 500 klm of full on fun!

cjay.

snoopy · Oct 12th, 2003, 12:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by AussieMini

Well the day turned out to be quite good. Great food, a lot of good laughs. Twelve clubMINI members were among 60 people who made the trek from Brisbane up to Mt Mee then back again with a few fun stops on the way which included a Cooper S that threw a supercharger pulley (an aftermarket one) and cooked the engine.

Good to see that a good day was had. I wonder if a new engine cost more or less than $9600. Looks like the JCW does have some value

AussieMini · Oct 12th, 2003, 07:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by snoopy

Good to see that a good day was had. I wonder if a new engine cost more or less than $9600. Looks like the JCW does have some value

I suppose at the end of the day it does Snoopy.

Hey, by the way, when I was dropping the young lad with a blown engine off at Mt Glorious you drove past me with a couple of Coopers in front of you. How could you miss the big yellow bus???

jasemini · Oct 12th, 2003, 10:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by cjay

Hi Guys

Don't get to excited about Byron, some people would rather drive down the M1 and eat a sausage...

So it looks like the Byron run will not happen till early next year.

If you want to do a pre run trip to Byron e-mail me. I'll be doing it again soon, I had so much fun last time I forgot to take notes

Be warned though it's 500 klm of full on fun!

cjay.

By the way, what's happening with this southern run? Has Steve spoken to Bruce Lynton and given any details to you? We need to get onto this so we can post details on our site.

The run yesterday was good, but nowhere near as professional as ours. There was one unscheduled stop at Sommerset and that was it, so the day wasn't as social as it could have been. The driving manners of a few owners was appaling. I think most people had a great time and we should get a few as members, though there are at least two who I don't think we want to know about.

snoopy · Oct 13th, 2003, 01:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by AussieMini

I suppose at the end of the day it does Snoopy.

Hey, by the way, when I was dropping the young lad with a blown engine off at Mt Glorious you drove past me with a couple of Coopers in front of you. How could you miss the big yellow bus???

Yep it was me, I was out doing some testing, before heading of to work. That's why I did not stop and say hi. How was the young man holding up after his superchager problems? Also did he say who did if your him?

LUV2MINI · Oct 13th, 2003, 05:05 AM

So no byron run bummer i was really looking forward to that too

oh well

jasemini · Oct 13th, 2003, 06:00 AM

Fear not fellow clubMINIers the Byron Run will happen early next year.

Oct 10th, 2003, 03:48 PM	#1
Neeshil MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brisbane AUS Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 264 Offline	Brisbane BMW Run Sunday????? Whats this Brisbane BMW run on sunday I hear of? Supposedly 60 Mini owners are going on a drive organised by Brisbane BMW, fully catered for etc.. Is it too late to sign up? How did they select which people were invited? Neeshil

Oct 11th, 2003, 01:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Neeshil MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brisbane AUS Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 264 Offline	grrr.. i got my mini from the valley... pretty dodgy.. oh well... but i guess thats what happens ... edit: Thanks Deb at Brisbane BMW for following this up for me. Last edited by Neeshil : Oct 13th, 2003 at 12:50 AM.

Oct 11th, 2003, 06:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
kenhenry MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisbane - Australia Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 844 Offline	Neeshil. I got mine from Bris Mini Garage too. It was apparently based on date of purchase. I missed out on the original list, but rang about 6 weeks ago and picked up one of the places that was not filled. It is 60 people -30 MINIs. Driver and navigator. Hope you can make the list next time. www.clubmini.com.au

Oct 12th, 2003, 09:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
kenhenry MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisbane - Australia Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 844 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Neeshil I guess the byron bay run is coming up soon so that should rock. Yep, Byron should be a great run. Look forward to seeing you there Neeshil. www.clubmini.com.au

Oct 12th, 2003, 09:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
kenhenry MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisbane - Australia Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 844 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AussieMini Yeh, don't know why it happens. Sure when clubMINI goes on a run we drive at a good pace yet not excessively over the speed limit and certainly never overtake the way it was being done today. Strange thing - I hardly saw a MINI all day, except at the start, the loo break and the finish. The only thing I passed all day was that stupid tin shed I never found. (Read: wife said tin shed on Somerset Dam.) Took every single turn off to every single picnic ground on the dam. Ended up doing 47 km more than most of you guys. Probably lucky, if there were idiots out there on the road. I agree though. If you know who they are - keep 'em out of the club. And finally, a special thanks to Brisbane BMW for organising such a good day out. www.clubmini.com.au

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Oct 10th, 2003, 08:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
cjay "No Works for me!" Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 489 Offline	It is to late to sign up for the run It was only for people who got their MINI's from the Valley... Isn't that where u got yours?? I think they limited it to 30 cars. They are talking about having more runs for people who missed out. cjay.

Oct 11th, 2003, 07:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 5,548 Offline	Sad thing is we are supposed to go on it, but I just don't think Ann is going to be well enough

Oct 12th, 2003, 01:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Neeshil MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brisbane AUS Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 264 Offline	thats no good Swamos. Hope Ann is feeling better! Yeah hopefully next time I can be on the list I guess the byron bay run is coming up soon so that should rock. Neeshil

Oct 12th, 2003, 07:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
AussieMini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brisbane Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 705 Offline	Well the day turned out to be quite good. Great food, a lot of good laughs. Twelve clubMINI members were among 60 people who made the trek from Brisbane up to Mt Mee then back again with a few fun stops on the way which included a Cooper S that threw a supercharger pulley (an aftermarket one) and cooked the engine. About the only negative thing all day was a couple of knucklehead MINI owners (not members of clubMINI) who were overtaking up to six cars at once on double white lines, blind corners and sometimes with only seconds to spare before nearly being wiped out by oncoming traffic. At one point they ran a poor older couple in a 4x4 off the road. We certainly don't want those ******s as members of our club and with me going to plenty of meaty jobs with Ambulance, I know where they'll end up. The only problem is though they'll probably take a young family or some other innocent person with them. But all in all, a great day, good food and fun people.

Oct 12th, 2003, 08:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
JugMan MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisbane - North Side Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 510 Offline	Why do people lose their brains when they drive?!?! And was it a spectacular event when the supercharger pulley went? Did ya get pics?

Oct 12th, 2003, 09:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
AussieMini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brisbane Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 705 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by JugMan Why do people lose their brains when they drive?!?! And was it a spectacular event when the supercharger pulley went? Did ya get pics? Yeh, don't know why it happens. Sure when clubMINI goes on a run we drive at a good pace yet not excessively over the speed limit and certainly never overtake the way it was being done today. As for the pulley incident, I didn't get any shots yet there was a bit of smoke and a lot of coolant spraying out of the overflow bottle.

Oct 12th, 2003, 10:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
m1n130 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 296 Offline	Glad to hear you guys had a great time yesterday Looking most forward to the Byron run Without the ****ers though

Oct 12th, 2003, 10:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
cjay "No Works for me!" Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 489 Offline	Byron... Hi Guys Don't get to excited about Byron, some people would rather drive down the M1 and eat a sausage... So it looks like the Byron run will not happen till early next year. If you want to do a pre run trip to Byron e-mail me. I'll be doing it again soon, I had so much fun last time I forgot to take notes Be warned though it's 500 klm of full on fun! cjay.

Oct 12th, 2003, 12:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 1,166 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AussieMini Well the day turned out to be quite good. Great food, a lot of good laughs. Twelve clubMINI members were among 60 people who made the trek from Brisbane up to Mt Mee then back again with a few fun stops on the way which included a Cooper S that threw a supercharger pulley (an aftermarket one) and cooked the engine. Good to see that a good day was had. I wonder if a new engine cost more or less than $9600. Looks like the JCW does have some value

Oct 12th, 2003, 07:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
AussieMini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brisbane Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 705 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by snoopy Good to see that a good day was had. I wonder if a new engine cost more or less than $9600. Looks like the JCW does have some value I suppose at the end of the day it does Snoopy. Hey, by the way, when I was dropping the young lad with a blown engine off at Mt Glorious you drove past me with a couple of Coopers in front of you. How could you miss the big yellow bus???

Oct 12th, 2003, 10:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
jasemini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisbane - Queenslan Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 428 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by cjay Hi Guys Don't get to excited about Byron, some people would rather drive down the M1 and eat a sausage... So it looks like the Byron run will not happen till early next year. If you want to do a pre run trip to Byron e-mail me. I'll be doing it again soon, I had so much fun last time I forgot to take notes Be warned though it's 500 klm of full on fun! cjay. By the way, what's happening with this southern run? Has Steve spoken to Bruce Lynton and given any details to you? We need to get onto this so we can post details on our site. The run yesterday was good, but nowhere near as professional as ours. There was one unscheduled stop at Sommerset and that was it, so the day wasn't as social as it could have been. The driving manners of a few owners was appaling. I think most people had a great time and we should get a few as members, though there are at least two who I don't think we want to know about. 02 MCS gone after 2 years of fun and new friends, and 10 visits to the service dept at Brisbane BMW. You don't know the meaning of practical until you've owned a Camry! (seriously it's not a bad car though )

Oct 13th, 2003, 01:53 AM	#17 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 1,166 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AussieMini I suppose at the end of the day it does Snoopy. Hey, by the way, when I was dropping the young lad with a blown engine off at Mt Glorious you drove past me with a couple of Coopers in front of you. How could you miss the big yellow bus??? Yep it was me, I was out doing some testing, before heading of to work. That's why I did not stop and say hi. How was the young man holding up after his superchager problems? Also did he say who did if your him?

Oct 13th, 2003, 05:05 AM	#18 (permalink)
LUV2MINI MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brisvegas Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 104 Offline	So no byron run bummer i was really looking forward to that too oh well

Oct 13th, 2003, 06:00 AM	#19 (permalink)
jasemini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisbane - Queenslan Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 428 Offline	Fear not fellow clubMINIers the Byron Run will happen early next year. 02 MCS gone after 2 years of fun and new friends, and 10 visits to the service dept at Brisbane BMW. You don't know the meaning of practical until you've owned a Camry! (seriously it's not a bad car though )

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