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Six ALL4 MINIs head to the Baja Aragon

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- Al-Attiyah fights for the world cup lead
- Debut appearance for Mikko Hirvonen

Spain’s Baja Aragon (24th to 26th July, 2015) is one of the events on the calendar that are particularly popular with the drivers. Consequently, X-raid will be represented by six MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles, in the sixth race of FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. The Baja Aragon held at the city of Teruel is the second of the four Bajas representing the ‘European season’. X-raid has truly fond memories of the Spanish event: After all, the seven previous editions all were won by a car from Trebur.

Issue 5 of M7RC Newsletter out now!!

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Race Report

The latest issue of the Mini 7 Racing Club Newsletter is out now and packed full of goodies for you to enjoy.

You can read all about the highlights and racing action from Brands Hatch as well as get the low-down and a preview of what is hotly anticipated for Donington.

There's plenty of material to sink your teeth into and with the Oulton Park Mini Festival just a few weeks away, it's another teaser of the swathes of racing Minis that will be present at the Festival.

DON'T FORGET - Discounted tickets to Oulton Park Mini Festival are just £10 when booked with love:mini.

Visit www-love-mini.co.uk

READ THE NEWSLETTER HERE

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Random fact: You're most likely to crash on Sat July 25 at 11am

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Random

Summer is the most dangerous time to drive a car on Britain's roads - and this year Saturday July 25 at 11am is the mostly likely time that motorists will have a crash, according to new research.

NEW PRODUCT: Injection throttle bodies for classic Mini

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Products

Coming soon for your classic Mini are some new SU and Weber injected carburrettor throttle bodies.

More info and tech specs soon...

Would you like this fitted to your Mini for free in return for writing about it?

Contact us

Would you like to WIN this conversion? Competition coming soon!

Only in love:mini

NESCAFE MINI in Indonesia

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Non-UK

Jakarta. Two unique brands, one common mindset. One specializes in creating a design icon, the other in creating a high quality and stylish coffee. Both the MINI brand and NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto share the same sense of excitement and anticipation at putting wide smiles on the faces of their fans. The result of this passion is for the first time in Indonesia, MINI formed an official partnership to collaborate on the limited edition MINI Genio coffee machine.

Magazine Minis blog updates

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Magazine

http://loveminiminis.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/first-mini-meet-breakfast-with-lmr.html

I've finally got around to updating the magazine Minis blog and will be doing so more often, keep checking back to read the latest happenings.

http://loveminiminis.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/first-mini-meet-breakfast-with-lmr.html

Mini Festival Party @ Oulton Park

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Motorsport

WIN: Tickets to Oulton Park Mini Festival

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WIN

If we haven't already told you enough times, love:mini is proud to be sponsoring the Brands Hatch and Oulton Park Mini Festivals, and we love sharing the good times with you, so we're once again giving away a pair of tickets, this time to the Oulton Park Mini Festival on August 8.

To be in with a chance to WIN, all you have to do is SHARE our Facebook page.

The winner will be announced on Sunday August 2.

Alternatively, you can book DISCOUNTED TICKETS through love:mini, so it will only cost £10 instead of £18 on the day.

http://www.love-mini.co.uk/minifestival2015

Vote for the Mini as the Best British Car ever

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Magazine

http://www.classicandsportscarshow.com/Content/Best-of-British-1-2

Classic & Sports Car magazine is taking votes on which is the Best British Car ever in a poll in which the winner will be revealed at the Classic & Sports Car show in August.

The Mini Cooper S is currently in second place behind the Jaguar E-type and needs your help to push it up the number one spot.

Mini enthusiasts unite! Vote for the Mini here....

love:mini staff/volunteers wanted

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Magazine

love:mini is taking the next steps in its continued growth to provide useful information to Mini owners all over the world and we are looking for dedicated and devoted Mini enthusiasts to help us and the community out.

There are unpaid roles available for volunteers in the following positions.

Graphic Designers - providing technical creative assistance

Website support - assisting with website improvements

Historians - willing to share their inate history of the Mini

Mechanics - technical guidance and support

Product testers - hands on sampling of new goods, and some freebies to keep

Show reporters - free show tickets in return for a report, out in the field, with a camera and notepad

Motorsport reporters - we'll get you trackside next to all the high speed action (rally, circuit, banger racing, minicross)

Wherever you are from and whatever your background, if you've got the skills, knowledge or dedication to share with the community, please get in touch with me at editor@love-mini.co.uk

Thanks

Craig McBeth
Editor

MINI owner crashes whilst pleasuring herself

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Random

Image for illustration purposes only

The Bristol Post reports a female MINI owner has crashed into the back of a stationary fish van whilst pleasuring herself with a Rampant Rabbit vibrator.

BUDGET: Vehicle tax changes

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News

Yesterday, George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced a revamp of the car tax system in the UK.

A new vehicle excise duty (VED) banding system for cars registered on or after 1 April 2017 will be introduced.

In essence:

low emission vehicles will have reduced rates
all other cars will pay £140 per annum
cars worth over £40,000 will pay a rate of £310 per annum for the first five years

First year rates will vary according to the vehicle’s CO₂ emissions. There will be a flat standard rate of £140 for all cars for subsequent years, except those emitting 0g/km of CO₂, for which the standard rate will be £0. Cars, including zero-emission cars, with a list price above £40,000 will be subject to a £310-per-year supplement for the first five years in which the standard rate is paid.

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, “We recognise the current VED system needs to be reformed and highlighted this in a recent report. The Chancellor’s Budget announcement on the regime came as a surprise and is of considerable concern. While we are pleased that zero-emission cars will, on the whole, remain exempt from VED, the new regime will disincentivise take up of low emission vehicles. New technologies such as plug-in hybrid, the fastest growing ultra low emission vehicle segment, will not benefit from long-term VED incentive, threatening the ability of the UK and the UK automotive sector to meet ever stricter CO₂ targets.

“The introduction of a surcharge on premium cars also risks undermining growth in UK manufacturing and exports. British-built premium cars are in increasing demand at home and globally, and the industry helps to support almost 800,000 jobs in the UK. Levelling a punitive tax on these vehicles will almost certainly impact domestic demand.”

New section on love:mini - How many Minis left?

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News

Is there only 68 1275 GTs left on the road?

We all know that classic Minis are getting rarer, but how rare exactly?

Thanks to the DVLA we have compiled the figures for how many classic and new Minis are registered on the road in the UK.

For those with special editions and collectable models, it's a great way to see how valuable your Mini is becoming as others disappear and die off.

With so many different models and variants, there's plenty of data to seive through, but it's quite fascinating too.

Find the latest figures here, on the love:mini website under Resources.

RACE REPORT: MINI Challenge Rd4 - Brands Hatch

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Race Report

All words & photos David Young Photography and MINI Challenge

MINI Challenge at the Brands Hatch Mini Festival
27-28^th June

After a very wet Silverstone the MINI Challenge was to play a major starring role at this year's Mini Festival on the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit.