MINIs 2002 - 2007

Class I, Neo-MINI Cooper

1st prize -   Car #038, 2002 MINI Cooper, Rahoul Ghose

2nd prize -  Car #095, 2003 MINI Cooper, Greg Ward

3rd prize -   Car #005, 2992 MINI Cooper, Shirley Blahak

 

Class J, Neo-MINI Cooper S

1st prize -   Car #039, 2007 MINI Cooper S, Jerry Craft  

2nd prize - Car #026, 2002 Mini Cooper, Craig House

3rd prize - Car #007, 2003 MINI Cooper S, Bond, James Bond

 

Class K, All Cabriolet, Classic Mini & Neo MINI.

1st prize -   Car #020, 1972 Rover Mini Cabriolet, Ararad Hovsepian

2nd prize - Car #022, 1977 Rover Mini Cabriolet, Jeff Van Hurston

3rd prize -  Car #059, 2006 MINI Cooper S, Martha De Valesco

 

Class L, All Modified & Race vehicles

1st prize -   Car #113, 1966 Morris Mini Deluxe, Julia Terrell  

2nd prize - Car #018, 1972 Mini Miglia, Robert Turney

3rd prize -   Car #037, 1960 Morris Mini, Dennis Racine

 

“I WANNA DRIVE THAT ONE”

Larry Sutton, of Maple Ridge, BC, for his 1965 Morris Cooper S

 

BEST OF SHOW...

Rick Terrell, Longview, WA for his 1962 Austin Countryman

 

JAMES BONDO AWARD for the beat of the Meet...

  This award is given to that car that is on the opposite end of the Bell curve from the best of show.  Jon Becker, of Martinez, Ca, for his Mini 1000.  It was not all that bad, either, but Someone had to get the trophy!

  One might say that it is a heroic tribute to the owner that the car was able to attend at all - at least this sounds a lot better than an outright derisive comment, “Been dumpster diving, I see...”

 

HARD LUCK AWARD, for determination, grit, pluck & prowess in getting there despite all odds & great tribulation, was awarded to...

Becker family, from Martinez, Ca, who recovered from a head gasket incident, replacement of a lower radiator hose, two electrical malfunctions in which great volumes of smoke escaped, and for  combating a vast swarm of midges which assailed them in the fetid swamps of the northern California rice paddies.

Minis, 1959 - 2000

Class A, Classic Early Saloons, external hinged doors:

1st prize -   Car #102, 1963 Austin Mini, Alan Smith  

2nd prize - Car #057, 1961 Austin 850, Dave Munsey

3rd prize -  Car #032, 1963 Austin 850, Don Dixon

 

Class B, Classic Late Saloons, Internal hinged doors:

1st prize -   Car #072, 1976 Morris 1000, Steve Clarke  

2nd prize - Car #021, 1974 Rover Mini Sportpack, Kimberly Hovsepian

3rd prize -   Car #055, 1974 Austin Saloon, Jerry Miller

 

Class C, Classic Cooper & Cooper S

1st prize -    Car #091, 1965 Morris Cooper S, Larry Sutton  

2nd prize -  Car #071, 1962 Austin Cooper, Ed Sauer

3rd prize -   Car #024, 1964 Morris Cooper, Scott Miller

 

Class D, Classic Woodie Wagon:

1st prize -   Car #016, 1961 Austin Countryman, Larry Grove

2nd prize - Car #119,  car unknown, Brandon Frost

3rd prize -   All the rest were NOT Woodies, what’s up with that?

 

Class E, Classic Tinny, Van, Pickup:

1st prize -   Car #109, 1968 Austin Pickup, Richard Ford   

2nd prize -  Car #120, 1966 Austin Estate, Tim Corbett

3rd prize -   Car #060, 1967 Austin Estate, James Thompson

 

Class F, Classic Mokes:

1st prize -   Car #084, 1967 Austin Moke, Rob Fram

2nd prize -  Car #003, 1966 Austin Moke, Chuck Heleker

3rd prize -   Car #004, 1980 Moke, Mike Smith

 

Class G, Classic Variants

1st prize -   Car #034, 1968 Riley Elf, Leander Wade

2nd prize -  Car #088, 1972 Innocenti, Peter Larsen

3rd prize -   Car #005, 1968 Austin America, Eric Newland

 

Class H, Classic Survivor, unrestored

1st prize -   Car #074, 1962 Austin Countryman, Rick Terrell

2nd prize -  Car #006, 1969 Austin Mini, Claire Tallman

3rd prize -   Car #031, 1970 Mini Saloon, Jonno ecker

CLASS E - No entries were posted for this class

 

CLASS F

1st Place -   Terry Bonney in car #081, with a time of 48.380 sec

2nd Place -  Karen Craft in car #040, with a time of 51.192 sec

3rd Place -   Greg Ward in car #095, with a time of 51.970 sec

 

CLASS G

1st Place -  Jerry Craft in car #039 , with a time of 44.426 sec.

2nd Place - Mike Kidd in car #042, with a time of 48.173 sec

3rd Place -  James White in car #067, with a time of 49.507 sec

 

CLASS H

1st Place -  Kim Perkins in car # 089, with a time of 46.730 sec

2nd Place - n/a

3rd Place - n/a

CLASS A

1st Place -Rob Fram in car #084, with a time of 39.970 sec.

2nd Place - Dennis Racine in car #037, with a time of 41.598 sec

3rd Place -  Don Racine in car #085, with a time of 42.055 sec

 

CLASS B

1st Place -   Jack Holdaway in car #008, with a time of 42.055 sec

2nd Place -  Jason Wilson in car #111, with a time of 42.724 sec

3rd Place -   Alan Smith in car #101, with a time of 44.336 sec.

 

CLASS C

1st Place -   Alan Smith in car #102, with a time of 43.615 sec.

2nd Place -  Chad Summers in car # 064, with a time of 43.833 sec.

3rd Place -   Mike Ross in car #050, with a time of 44.066 sec

 

CLASS D

1st Place -   Steve Malins in car#093, with a time of 44.652 sec

2nd Place -  Chris Miller in car #079, with a time of 46.658 sec

3rd Place -   Eric Newland in car #069, with a time of 47.610 sec

MMW 007 FUNKHANA RESULTS

A rousing big thank you and congrats to Jeff Van Hurston, of Seattle Area Mini Owners Assoc (SAMOA) for coordinating the Funkhana event, and whipping all his toiling volunteers into a frenzy despite the mild comfortable temperatures.

The following volunteers were invaluable in making it a fun event: Thank you extremely for your time and efforts!

-  Paul & Steffie Rollins, Jeff Doan, Amanda Silverstein, and pretty much everyone else who could brave the heat.

The three different classes and their winners are listed below:

Touch here for a copy of the “official” score card

OPEN CLASS

1st Place - Rob Fram driving with Steve Malins doing, in car #84, Rob’s red Moke, with a time of 2:48.727 minutes

2nd Place - Mike Kimball driving with Dennis Racine doing, in car # 49, with a time of 3:23.218 minutes

3rd Place - Dennis Racine driving with Crazy Mike doing, in car #37, with a time of 3:31.954 minutes

 

CLASSIC MINI CLASS:

1st Place - Victor Hodge driving with Burk doing, in car #78, with a time of 3:35.874 minutes

2nd Place - Jeff Van Hurston driving with Kim Hovsepian doing, in car #22, with a time of 3:49.701 minutes

3rd Place - Ron Lucas driving with Mike Kimball doing, in car # 37, with a time of 3:31.954 minutees

 

Neo-MINI CLASS:

1st Place - Jocelyn Bickford driving with Kelly doing, in car #121, with a time of 3:58.916 minutes.

2nd Place - Cathy Clarke driving with Kim Perkins doing, in car #89, with a time of 3:59.236

3rd Place - Mike Kidd driving with Ruth Kidd doing, in car #42, with a time of 4:35.259 minutes

 

MMW 007 RALLYE RESULTS

THAT WONDERFUL RALLYE WAS PRODUCED SOLELY BY LESLIE PEGUES & TERI SULLIVAN,

WITH A TAD BIT OF HELP FROM ME AND MY COMPUTER, WHOSE HARD DRIVE WAS SORELY TESTED IN THOSE HALCYON DAYS.

 

Beginners Class (0-2 previous rallyes)

1st Karen Craft and Andrea Craft

2nd Jerry Craft and Jacki Craft

3rd Jonno Becker and Tori Becker

Intermediate Class (3-19 previous rallyes)

1st Tim Corbett and Mark Gnagy

2nd Terry Bonney and Evelyn Bonney

3rd Rick Higgs and Graham Reid

Experienced Class (20-100's of previous rallyes)

1st Jack Holdaway and Claire Tallman

2nd Mike Kimball and Amanda Silverstein

3rd Paul Rollins and Steffi Rollins

 

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PHOTO CONTEST

  The photos in the contest were judged most strictly in a scandalous flurry of self-idolization, by one’s peers, and no doubt financed by Big Business.  Despite all that, we did come up with some winners:

PORTRAIT CLASS:

1ST Place - #107, Jeff Drago   -   2nd Place - #89, Kim Perkins    -    3rd Place - #52, Julia Doan

ACTION CLASS:

1st Place - #107, Jeff Drago    -    2nd Place - #39, Jerry Craft    -    3rd Place - #39, Jerry Craft

CREATIVE CLASS:

1st Place - #39, Jerry Craft     -    2nd Place - SUV Mini    -    3rd Place - #006,

DIORAMA: 1st Place , by Julia Smith for her Mini in a box!

MODELS: 1st Place - Todd Beeler for his Swiss Army Knife Mini.

 

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AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS PRETTY MUCH IT!  

WITH MANY FOND MEMORIES AND WARM REGARDS TO ALL YOU ATTENDEES, WITHOUT WHICH THIS MEET WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SUCCESS IT WAS OR HALF AS MUCH FUN.

THANK YOU ALL

And please don’t forget to write a little something and submit it to me, so I can post it on this web site.  There may even be a prize for the most garrulous soul to submit.

AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!

Chris Pegues, humble servant to the Mini Masses...



MINI MEET WEST SURVEY RESULTS

IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT HOW WE DID WITH THE MEET,  A SURVEY WAS SENT OUT TO ELICIT FEEDBACK.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS AND HOW WE RATED.  NOT TOO BAD OVERALL, THE WEATHER, OF COURSE, WAS A BIT BEYOND OUR CONTROL AND THE EXPECTED WINDS FAILED TO MATERIALIZED, RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES THAT DROVE MOST ATTENDEES TO RUN MAD AND RECORD OBVIOUS SKEWED OPINIONS.  THE STONEHENGE TOUR WAS IN FACT A JOLLY GOOD TIME, REALLY, I INSIST!

SCIENTIFICAL SURVEY RESULTS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

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               Mid week Meet? Yes = 1, No = 0  ÈÈ

           4-day Meet Yes = 1, NO = 0  ÈÈ