MINIsOnTop http://minisontop.com MINI owners annual Meet & Greet, at the top of Mt. Washington, NH — June 25-26, 2010! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:52:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Our ears are burning… http://minisontop.com/2010/03/15/our-ears-are-burning/ http://minisontop.com/2010/03/15/our-ears-are-burning/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:52:39 +0000 blalor http://minisontop.com/?p=519 The online MINI world has changed a lot in the last seven years.  Used to be that almost all the activity around MINIsOnTop was in the NY/NE region forum on MINI2. MINI2 has really quieted down, however (at least in our regional forum), and we’ve started seeing more and more-local forums like MMC, NEMINI, M|U, [...]]]> The online MINI world has changed a lot in the last seven years.  Used to be that almost all the activity around MINIsOnTop was in the NY/NE region forum on MINI2. MINI2 has really quieted down, however (at least in our regional forum), and we’ve started seeing more and more-local forums like MMC, NEMINI, M|U, TotalMINI, and the list goes on. And that doesn’t even include the “new” social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Outreach used to be a little easier in the days before all the diversification.

So, we’d like your help! In the comments below, please tell us about the forums, groups, clubs and other places (virtual and non) that you frequent and if there’s any MoT activity happening there. We’ll try to publish a list to make it easy for newcomers to find info pertinent to their favorite gathering place!

Update: if you’ve got a link to a MoT-related thread, group, or forum, please link to it in the comments! :-)

]]> http://minisontop.com/2010/03/15/our-ears-are-burning/feed/ 8 MoT ’10 Registration Update http://minisontop.com/2010/03/14/mot-10-registration-update/ http://minisontop.com/2010/03/14/mot-10-registration-update/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:18:03 +0000 blalor http://minisontop.com/?p=514 Hey, everyone! Just wanted to give you all a quick update. Sarah and Richard are finalizing the details necessary to open registration. T-shirt designs, window clings, and the online (yes, you read that right, online!) registration site are nearly ready, and will be up by the end of the month, if not [...]]]> Hey, everyone! Just wanted to give you all a quick update. Sarah and Richard are finalizing the details necessary to open registration. T-shirt designs, window clings, and the online (yes, you read that right, online!) registration site are nearly ready, and will be up by the end of the month, if not sooner. We’re all very excited to show you what we have in store for this year, and we hope you’re excited, too!

]]> http://minisontop.com/2010/03/14/mot-10-registration-update/feed/ 9 Website Detailing http://minisontop.com/2010/02/23/website-detailing/ http://minisontop.com/2010/02/23/website-detailing/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:53:49 +0000 blalor http://minisontop.com/?p=499 If you’ve made it this far, you’ve probably noticed that we’re changing things up a bit! We’re trying a new layout for our WordPress blog, and we’re doing some content cleanup and reorganization.  Basically a quick buff and polish before we get things going for 2010, although there might be more drastic changes before [...]]]> If you’ve made it this far, you’ve probably noticed that we’re changing things up a bit! We’re trying a new layout for our WordPress blog, and we’re doing some content cleanup and reorganization.  Basically a quick buff and polish before we get things going for 2010, although there might be more drastic changes before we’re done.  If you’ve got any questions or suggestions, please let us know in the comments, or drop us a line via the Contact page.

]]> http://minisontop.com/2010/02/23/website-detailing/feed/ 0 Coming soon to a mountain near you! http://minisontop.com/2010/02/21/coming-soon-to-a-mountain-near-you/ http://minisontop.com/2010/02/21/coming-soon-to-a-mountain-near-you/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:05:23 +0000 blalor http://minisontop.com/?p=448 Don’t fret – MINIsOnTop is happening again this year! We’re just moving a bit slower than our predecessors Ian, Theo and Michael did.

Registration will be online this year and will open soon. As always, it will be first-come, first-served. We recommend signing up for the MOT announcements list so you’ll be notified when it opens.

After rave reviews last year, the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel will be our base hotel again this year. The Attitash is a luxury resort, centrally located in Bartlett, NH between the Kancamagus Highway and the Mount Washington Auto Road. Please call (800) 223-7669 to book your room and be sure to ask for the MINIsOnTop special rate! Please note: the special rate is not available for booking online.

You can also follow this year’s event on Twitter and Facebook.

So stay tuned! We’ll have more information for you soon.

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Thanks from Make-A-Wish of Maine

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Richard, Ian, Theo, Sarah
Richard (left) and Sarah (right) “receive MINIsOnTop” from Ian & Theo

]]> http://minisontop.com/2009/08/09/mot2010-changes/feed/ 0 MOT2009 check presentations http://minisontop.com/2009/08/09/mot2009-check-presentations/ http://minisontop.com/2009/08/09/mot2009-check-presentations/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:04:38 +0000 GBMINI http://minisontop.com/?p=436 Yesterday, MINIsOnTop was able to meet with James from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine, and make a formal presentation of the $10,315.82 that we raised for their charity this year:

MAW Maine also presented a thank you plaque to MINIsOnTop (see here for close-up)

Although the Mount Washington Observatory was unable to attend, we also presented their [...]]]> Yesterday, MINIsOnTop was able to meet with James from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine, and make a formal presentation of the $10,315.82 that we raised for their charity this year:
Check presentation to Make-A-Wish of Maine

MAW Maine also presented a thank you plaque to MINIsOnTop (see here for close-up)
Plaque presentation from Make-A-Wish of Maine

Although the Mount Washington Observatory was unable to attend, we also presented their $692.18, which Pete accepted on their behalf (Pete organizes the observatory tour during MINIsOnTop each year):
Check presentation to Mount Washington Observatory

Many thanks to everyone that attended MINIsOnTop, and especially to all the volunteers, that helped us raise such a fabulous charity donation this year!

]]> http://minisontop.com/2009/08/09/mot2009-check-presentations/feed/ 0 Another MOT2009 video http://minisontop.com/2009/08/05/another-mot2009-video/ http://minisontop.com/2009/08/05/another-mot2009-video/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:43:52 +0000 GBMINI http://minisontop.com/?p=433 Thanks to Dave & Vicky (and Dave’s brother Chris):

(also, be sure to see Ben Martin’s video)

]]> Thanks to Dave & Vicky (and Dave’s brother Chris):

(also, be sure to see Ben Martin’s video)

]]> http://minisontop.com/2009/08/05/another-mot2009-video/feed/ 0 MINIsOnTop 2010 http://minisontop.com/2009/07/21/minisontop-2010/ http://minisontop.com/2009/07/21/minisontop-2010/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:02:58 +0000 GBMINI http://minisontop.com/?p=431 Mark your calendars … we’re going back up and doing it all again next this year! June – 25th/26th, 2010. The Attitash Grand Summit Hotel will again host us, and of course we’ll be heading up the Mount Washington Auto Road as well.

]]> Mark your calendars … we’re going back up and doing it all again next this year! June – 25th/26th, 2010.
The Attitash Grand Summit Hotel will again host us, and of course we’ll be heading up the Mount Washington Auto Road as well.

]]> http://minisontop.com/2009/07/21/minisontop-2010/feed/ 0 MINI pick-up from Herb Chambers MINI http://minisontop.com/2009/07/17/mini-pick-up-from-herb-chambers-mini/ http://minisontop.com/2009/07/17/mini-pick-up-from-herb-chambers-mini/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:20:34 +0000 GBMINI http://minisontop.com/?p=429 At MINIsOnTop 2009 we again had the privilege of raffling a MINI Cooper lease thanks to the support of Herb Chambers MINI of Boston, and today winner Susan flew up from North Carolina to pick up her new car … here’s a couple of pictures (more over at GBMINI.net): Susan gets to sit in her new [...]]]> At MINIsOnTop 2009 we again had the privilege of raffling a MINI Cooper lease thanks to the support of Herb Chambers MINI of Boston, and today winner Susan flew up from North Carolina to pick up her new car … here’s a couple of pictures (more over at GBMINI.net):

Susan gets to sit in her new MINI:
Susan in her new MINI Cooper

Presentation picture (Giovanni, Ian, Rich, Susan, Aaron, Melissa):
MINI Cooper presentation at Herb Chambers MINI

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