Sounds brilliant. I've put my request for a place in. Not too far either, I'm quite near Gatwick. Do you know Rob and the peeps at SmallCarBigCity? https://smallcarbigcity.com/
They have some lovely classic minis: https://smallcarbigcity.com/minis/
I don't know Rob personally, but I've heard of what he does.
Please spread the word folks, we need to have this event full! The track has cost me £4800 to hire for the day, so 100 cars there at £60 each nets us a nice profit for charity
Any MINI or Mini is welcome - both my F57 JCW and 1998 Cooper Sports LE will be there as pace/safety cars We also have an F56 JCW, and a GP1 to lead cars round.
Here's my Cooper Sport, outside the McLaren hospitality suite, which is next to where we'll be on the day
I'm booked. Need to pay. Look forward to seeing you there. Wonder if SCBC would like to pitch up with an appearance and contribute. I'll give him a heads up. My eldest son started SCBC with Rob. He left after it going. Hence I know a bit about them!
Do you like the boiler suits and flat hats? When they stop on tours in London they get completely surrounded by tourists taking pics.
Any more for any more? We still have a few places available if there are any other folks who would like to bring their MINI on the Top Gear Test Track!!
Link to website for more information and to register: Minis at Dunsfold
I'm torn on this - I doubt we'll be going anywhere near fast enough to have a problem but you never know. Only takes one idiot to crash into you to ruin your day. I'm thinking that it's probably worth the £85 I've been quoted just to buy some insurance just in case.
Just got home from this, what an absolutely blummin' brilliant day. Perfect weather, awesome cars, both new and old, great fun on the track and we got to meet some lovely people too. What more could you want.
Yes, brilliant fun. As you say, cars, weather, good company. Excellent. A blast. And it raised some reasonable dosh for the charity. First chance I've had to spank my R53 with decent(ish) tarmac and no-one coming the other way. Oh dear, standard R53 brakes! Got to go.
I found Brassd and we had a good chat. We did a 'whine check' of my Orranje Stealth. Think he wants one! Looked around for you Monkeys but couldn't find you. There were some MT guys there who I know with their extremely rapid motors, doing the fast track.
Thanks for your work organising this Minicabrio and doing the pace cars. I've just got my pictures. And I've bought a set of R56 Cooper S TRW callipers and carriers to sort the brakes. Not fitted yet. Getting them done in discrete BRG by Bigg Red, to match the car.
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