Now, Mini Coopers have cornered the market on funky cool. This much we know. But there’s a lot of hot hatches out there and more coming. But is there really a “MCK” out there?
Case in point… The Audi A1 and Citroen Ds3. I’ve heard a lot about these lil’ beasts taking away a wee bit of the Mini control. But, I think not. The doods that buy a MINI are into levity. The A1 and Ds3 are anything but funny.
These two road rockets are destined to be serious pocket powered attitude generators. Therefore, they’re different. But which one is for you? And which one is for me?
The ONLY way judge is to get behind the wheel and lay down the hammer. Let’s see if Audi and Citroen are up for a Fireball foot smack…
This from my buddy, Steven Johnson…
Buy a $55,000 Mini and GET A FREE BUS! I’m totally serious… kinda!!! Okay, whose bidden? Do I hear $55,001?? Check out the page HERE.
Thanks, Steve-o!
A tremendous amount of history in this car. But now it needs a new home and a fresh start. Anyone interested in a PROJECT MINI, the Mach 3 is now available on Ebay with more than 20K worth of mods. It does have some hurdles to be overcome, but for a car that was covered in 20 mags and has been on TV and was show car for the past 5 years, it’s a steal. (The new Recaros are worth 5K alone!)
Ah, memories. SEMA memories. The things they FORCE me to do. Horrible things.
Ok, whatever…
I do a lot of events. I mean, close to 70 a year. But this one I always look forward to because THESE are my homies. Southern California MINI Maniacs.
Standing at a podium and acting stupid is an art. And since I’m the King of Stupid, they keep calling me back to MC a group of 200 crazed MINI enthusiasts. And boy, do we have fun. It all takes place at the SANTA ANITA RACETRACK in …where else.. Santa Anita, CA. Great food, great raffle prizes and bettin’ on horses. And since I bet last year and won $5, I thought I’d just revel in the fact that I’m still a winner and just do the MC thing. Even my Dad, Fireball Pops, was there.
Lots of people won cool swag, but some won Canon Cameras and Garmin GPS doodads.
So, if you have a MINI, want a MINI, dream of having a MINI, or just have nothing to do, …then, get into a club. A chance to be with people and have fun.
Special thanks to all the MINI Dealers that participated, President Lex and George Marsh for the cool pix.
So, it’s with excitement and eagerness that I get back to the world of fireball and see what’s goin’ on. I hope everyone is having a great holiday so far! What did you get? POST IT HERE, or send me a photo and I’ll stick it up! fireballtimride@aol.com
I got a number of really cool gifts from Kathie this year. A new Fireball Shirt (photo coming), some great books by Charles Haanel (yess, in the never ending search to improve myself) and a couple of huge surprises that I will be revealing soon. She also gave a me a scrapbook featuring my doggie, Bandit. Yes, I cried. But now, Bandit is running the beaches of heaven. Pooping wherever he wants. And round every corner is a new Chef with a new treat. Ahh, the life.
I gave Kathie some cool clothes that she wanted, exotic coffee and a few other doodads. But here big gift was a reverse of the big gift she gave me. Once again, to be revealed. Don’t ya love secrets?
But now that the gift giving is over, it’s my job is to see what Hollywood is doing next. My new FIREBALL SLATE is coming, but for now… I’ll be keeping you up to date on my activities. From FAST AND FURIOUS4 to INDY4 to FINAL DESTINATION4 to JUSTICE LEAGUE. I talk to all the Productions, so you’ll never know what’s coming. For now, just enjoy this…
