MINI Coopers
in the Alabama River Region
Greetings
fellow MINI owners,
While taking walks in the
neighborhood and motoring in and around town, I’ve spotted several MINI
Coopers (five other MINIs within a half mile radius of our house), and
over 100 in the greater Montgomery area.
While there is no MINI club
(that I know of) in Alabama, I wanted to be sure you knew that the
British
Motoring Club of Montgomery fills that niche nicely for British car
owners in the Alabama River Region. They meet on the second Monday
of each month, at the Touch
of Class Limousine meeting room, just south of the Eastern Bypass on
the Troy highway (US 231). While many of the BMC cars are from the
fifties, sixties, and seventies, there are several MINIs,newer Jaguars,
and a Lotus. They’re a very friendly group. We’ve really enjoyed
the monthly road trips.
I also thought it might be
helpful to exchange information on the best places for tires, batteries,
oil changes, and other post-warranty maintenance. If you think you
might be interested, I'd like to hear from you.
Let’s Motor,
Russell
Russell Whigham
Montgomery AL
russellwhigham@bellsouth.net
Graphics
"Dennis the MINI S"
10 PW/B MCSa
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MINI cartoons
for your signature
(Thanks, Cooperation!)
MINIs
on the Dragon
Our
Tale of the Tail of the Dragon
MINIs on the Dragon 2011 (MOTD 9)
Video
Fontana Dam Road to Lake
Chilhowee Turn-Around (South to North)
Best Dragon video ever by
the River Region's own, DarthAlex
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MrWonChong's Tail of the Dragon 2011 Video
Tabcat Bridge to Deal's Gap (North
to South)
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On the Tail of the Dragon
"Killboy"
shot from "Picnic Table" corner, mile marker 7.1
"Killboy"
shot up toward "Guardrail Cliff", mile marker 7.2
Brainstorming
MINI Club Names
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Central Alabama MINI Owners
(CAMO: Too Survivalist?)
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Montgomery MINI Motoring (3M:
Already taken)
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Montgomery Area MINI Association
(MAMA: Too Oedipal?)
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MINI Owners of Montgomery (MOM:
See above)
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MINI Owners of Middle Alabama
(MOMA: Too Artsy-Fartsy?)
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MINI Owners of Central
Alabama (MOCA: Too Starbucky?)
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MINI Owners Of Lower Alabama
(MOOLA: Too "Thurston Howell III" ?)
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South Central Alabama Motoring
Society (SCAMS: There might be an issue with Dues)
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Central Alabama Region MINI
Association (CARMA: Too Eastern?)
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MINI Association of the Central
Alabama Region (MACAR: Too Scoccer Mom?)
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South Alabama MINI Owners (SAMO:
Too mundane?)
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River Region Organization of
MINI Enthusiasts (RROME: Troppo Italiano?)
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Central Alabama MINI Enthusiasts
in the River Region of Alabama (CAMERRA: Too Obscura?)
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South Central Region of East
Alabama MINIs (SCREAM: Too scarey?)
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MINI Association of South Central
And River Region of Alabama (MASCARRA: Too Boy George?)
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MINI Owners of The Alabama River
Region (MOTARR: Trying too hard?)
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Central Alabama MINI (or Motoring)
Society (CAMS)
Association,Club,Group,Interest
Group,Society,Motor/Motoring,
MINI,MINI Cooper,Organization,Owners,River Region
Reference
Gallery
At Horseshoe Bend National
Military Park
"Dennis the MINI S" at an
outing to the Old Mule Barn Restaurant with BMC
of Montgomery
My riding buddy, Jake -
a MINIature dachshund, making sure we have
enough petrol and that I’m
not exceeding the posted speed limit
Cheaha State Park
Batesville AL, July 2010
At "The Depot Deli"across
from the Buck Creek Park in Helena
MINI at the 2010 BMC Car
Show at Lagoon Park
Motoring around Little River Canyon
with the BMC
Skyway Motorway (AL 281)
Barber Motorsports Park May, 2011
Birmingham British Car Show and
Picnic,
on Buck Creek, in Helena, AL, 09/2011
Four MINIs & a Mini
Montgomery BMC 2011 Car Show and
Picnic at Lagoon Park
Photo by Will Meades
It cleans up good!
Selma Road Trip March 2012
The Lump
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