tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011952864127286387.post-17836315388952867722008-06-15T02:44:00.008-04:002008-06-23T13:12:47.485-04:00The first Saturday MTTS festival was a smashing success! MINI owners and prospects from all over the country congregated at the Miami Homestead Speedway for an entire day of thrilling activities.<br /><br />The MINI auto-cross was a great way to jump-start the morning with a burst of adrenaline, directly followed by the speedy go-karts next door.<br /><br />After a tasty lunch, the climbing wall, massage chair and bike stunt demo was a great way to jump right back into the action. Not to mention the caricature artist, tattoo artist and remote-controlled cars which carried us through the afternoon. <br /><br />All the bands playing throughout the day were amazing, with DJs in between. The highlight of the day for most was the parade lap on the track which was quite a unique experience! They told us 10 mph, but I'm not sure if everyone quite agreed with that philosophy. We took about 4 laps around, got some great pictures and enjoyed hanging out with all the fellow owners as we waited for the big group photo with everyone lined up in MINI fashion.<br /><br />Just when you thought the day couldn't get any better, famous musical artist - Michelle Branch - took the stage and gave us a fantastic performance, playing all her big songs including <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yoGTVzgow8" target="new">"The Game of Love"</a> (the song she created with Santana).<br /><br />We're now gearing up to do it all over again at the Sunday event from 10-3 back at the Speedway which will be followed by The Flying Finn, sending us on our way up the coast to eventually hit Boston for next weekend!<br /><br />(Click on the images to see an enlarged view)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_vp_GykI/AAAAAAAAAFk/hLWf6jNj3m4/s1600-h/MTTS+Miami+194.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_vp_GykI/AAAAAAAAAFk/hLWf6jNj3m4/s400/MTTS+Miami+194.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212001494219803202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_wc-luYI/AAAAAAAAAFs/vSEUJNyJSDE/s1600-h/MTTS+Miami+201.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_wc-luYI/AAAAAAAAAFs/vSEUJNyJSDE/s400/MTTS+Miami+201.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212001507907844482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_wsvylGI/AAAAAAAAAF0/lixiSxSwrwI/s1600-h/MTTS+Miami+218.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_wsvylGI/AAAAAAAAAF0/lixiSxSwrwI/s400/MTTS+Miami+218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212001512140739682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_xbKYODI/AAAAAAAAAF8/2vzfo-4zlf8/s1600-h/MTTS+Miami+229.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_xbKYODI/AAAAAAAAAF8/2vzfo-4zlf8/s400/MTTS+Miami+229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212001524600289330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_x-ovtYI/AAAAAAAAAGE/KSAanXT0IYk/s1600-h/MTTS+Miami+239.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jk7Zx8bqN8o/SFS_x-ovtYI/AAAAAAAAAGE/KSAanXT0IYk/s400/MTTS+Miami+239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212001534122898818" /></a><br /><br />TO SEE A BUNCH MORE GREAT MTTS MIAMI PHOTOS:<br />Just check out our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minitakesthestates2008" target="new"> Official MINI Takes the States gallery</a> on Flickr<br /><br />AND WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOUR PHOTOS OF THE EVENT TOO!<br />If you have a Flickr account, you can join the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/minitakesthestatesmiami" target="new">MINI Takes the States 2008 – Miami Flickr group.</a><br /><br />Or, you can email shots (or send via your cell phone) to us at <a href="mailto:miami.photos@miniusa.com">miami.photos@miniusa.com</a> (limit of 5 photos per person)MINIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13042320943961542063noreply@blogger.com