Have you wondered about MINI Coopers and those Rubber Ducks? Have you been told it is a Jeep thing? The following story is from the MINIs On Top website about the origins of MINIs and Rubber Ducks: The Big Duck, a well-known landmark, started it all. This landmark sits by a road in Hampton Long […]
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Mini Cooper Traction Control Settings and What They Mean
ELDC, DSC, DTC, what the heck do all these traction control settings mean? When I first got my Mini, I had no clue about the different traction control settings and the manual wasn’t the best resource so I wanted to explain the different settings so it helps other Mini owners out! The 3 traction control settings: DSC […]
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Winter MINI Humor
Rallye Monte Carlo 2017
Ride along with Rauno Aaltonen and relive key twists and bends taken at this year’s Rallye Monte Carlo Historique 2017. […]
MINI on the Mack 2017
Save the date! MINI on the Mack is confirmed for August 5th, 2017!! We’d love to see your photos in the comments if you have been at any of the prior events. 2015 was epic and was this writer’s first major MINI event in my 2015 F56. Stay in the loop with the official Facebook page. […]
Best of MN: Donut Ride 2016
On a nice fall morning, about a dozen M.U.M. members met at a parking lot in Rosemount for a fun food tour. Our first stop would be the Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop located in the heart of historic downtown Red Wing. But, to get there we would take a tour of the country side. […]
A Little History…
original article found here Original Mini Cooper History The Mini started its life in 1959, it was a revolutionary two door compact car that quickly became a sixties icon. Morris and Austin teamed up to make this little economical car due to the fuel shortage crisis at the time. The Mini was revealed to the […]
DefyHunger – MINI USA
#DEFYHUNGER (MINNESOTA VIDEO) Millions of Americans face hunger or food insecurity each year. This summer, MINI USA joins its community of owners to motor with the purpose of defying hunger in partnership with Feeding America® during the 2016 MINI TAKES THE STATES road rally. On the route, we will explore the people and programs that […]
Many MINI Coopers headed to Green Bay in July
Look for a big surge in the number of MINI Coopers in Green Bay next month. Hundreds of the colorful cars will roll into the city on July 15 as part of the 10th anniversary of a coast-to-coast road rally called MINI Takes the States. Held every two years, thousands of MINI owners sign up […]
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Flash Floods Take Minneapolis Drivers By Surprise
JULY 5, 2016 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There was a flash flood warning for much of the day around the Twin Cities. The heavy rain made its way across the Twin Cities at rush hour, surprising many drivers. “There wasn’t any water and then all of a sudden there was, just came out of the sky,” […]
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