MiniMike

Anyone leaving Tuesday AM? I'm going solo this year and may want to caravan.

I'm headed back to Helenblitz this Thursday 2/21. Anyone else making the trek to Helen, GA?

Wife is pretty sick. Going to take care of her.

I'm glad I checked in. I'll try to make this one and catch up with you all. Sounds like fun.

Great story. Congrats!

Amazing!

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Ali, Gonna be out of town for a Family reunion. I'll just try to remind you for the next event that we both attend. Thanks

Ali, Anymore Eight Ball Gas Cap decals? M.

Brand New! MINI COOPER Genuine Factory, Black Carpet Floormats 2009 - 2012 Front and Rears Retail on Amazon for $114. $75 obo. Also, a friend from NC is selling a boot organizer for 2002-2006 MINI Coopers. It the cool one with the Union Jack on one side and black on the other and fits on top of a storage unit (included) with several compartments. She said she paid $280 and is willing to part with it for $100 plus $10 for shipping. Message me if you are interested and I'll put you in touch or shoot you photos.

So if I am reading the chart correctly, My front engine strut is ok for S but when I put the 22mm rear sway bar I have to jump up to T. Correct?

Also, Make sure the logo is facing outside (makes sense that they'd want to advertise). It will stick on either side but will fall off (eventually) if not installed logo side out. You should be able to feel some ridging as you swipe your finger across the inside. Also if you use a little water (very little) you will get some slight bubbles until you leave your MINI in the sun for a couple of days. After that, you can be assured if won't come off unless you force it off.

I have one of these and they are a neck saver (a possible life saver as well).

I like both songs that get airplay but I was put off by the subject matter of the Pumped Up Kicks song. Any song that's youthful oriented and talks about outrunning bullets and guns freaks me out. <-- parent coming out.

I think you are confusing 2 different pieces of tech - the iPad and the GoPro. The iPad is wirelessly connected to another piece of tech called an OBD II scanner (not pictured - plugged into the OBD II port under the driver side dash near the bonnet release). It reads codes (e.g., torque, MAF, MAP, etc.) from your car. It can even check (and even cooler) reset fault codes. When the your MINI starts to complain or drive oddly just check what's wrong. If you ever take your MINI to the track or other motoring event it can be really useful. If you sync your video with your data log playback (yep, logs can be replayed) during a motoring event you can know what the heck your car was doing or as I like to say "see how Taz was feeling" when I took a turn at 65 mph. As for the GoPro: True -- the photos GoPro are a bit noisy but the conditions (a covered garage) were pretty harsh. For a sub $300 camera that you can slap on the end of you car or your helmet whilst jumping out of an plane or skiing down a mountain, its a pretty cool device. If I want something pro, I use my Canon DSLR. I'd never strap my 60D to a car or my helmet.

Green Cactus, Here is the link to the mount. I really like it. I prototyped my own (non-suction cup based) mount but this thing is bullet proof! "Mike - what mount do you have for your ipad? I've been looking for one of those."

That's funny!

This video is for the folks who were interested in the Dashcommand in my car. The system is comprised of an iPad 2, PLX KIWI WIFI and the Dashcommand app. Shot with my GoPro Hero 2 HD. The bonus coverage has the GoPro mounted to the tow hook. :motor:

Ali, It's not considered a fisheye as much as a wide angle though there is some distortion on the corners. The post was done in a couple of places. Initial color and exposure correction was done in Aperture (I'm a Mac nut) then some color effects/filters were done in FX Photo Studio Pro. Things I didn't use on these but really like and would recommend without hesitation: Photoshop along with most Adobe products gives me hives (though I do use it from sometimes). If I want to work in layers, I go to Pixelmator. Nik Color Efex, Silver Efex and Viveza (really love this one) are my go tos for really serious post. Thanks for the complement. I have some non-MINI stuff on 500px if you are interested --including some HDR stuff and I use Photomatix Pro for that.

This set is from the GoPro. I'll try to get to the DSLR later in the week. Mike