August 21, 2006:

MINI Takes The States on Motor Trend

StoopidGirl will be writing regular updates to a MINI Takes The States log on Motor Trend … here is some of her intro:
It’s not often that something so big comes from something so small. Well folks, those little Mini Coopers have been taking the United States by storm for several years and now they’re doing it in a great big way. On Monday, August 21st in Monterey, California, thousands of Mini Cooper owners and enthusiasts will be embarking on what Mini hopes will go down in history as the biggest one-of-a-kind event ever


Why on Earth would a corporation that has already sold its product in such massive quantities go to such extremes? It’s a simple answer: the Mini Cooper has always capitalized on its “Fun” and “Wheee” factors, and very few who have ever stood within five feet of a Mini would dare to argue against such claims …
Let me introduce myself; my name is Emily Martian a-k-a StoopidGirl to those who know me through my many Mini activities (that’s StoopidGirl as in one word like Superhero because I’m super, or at least that’s what my mom says)