Come and join your friends at the 8th Annual Nevada City Adventure, May 16th and enter a Free drawing to have your Mini/MINI Cooper tested on a Dyno!

The Nevada City Adventure is a great annual event , this year in support of the “California Food Bank”!  The event  this year include a ‘people’s choice’ car show, a ‘Funkana’, Socializing, Local driving tour, Free Lunch AND the opportunity to have your Mini/MINI Cooper tested on a Dyno!

Arrive at the event between 8 and 11am and you can enter for the free drawing to have your car tested on the Dyno.  We will also be doing video recordings of all Dyno runs for your own story.
Dyno testing is like a ‘great dream’! Lots of us talk about them but how many people can really live them! Proving our metal is often equated to ‘dreaming’ about demonstrating how good we are by how much horsepower we can buy for our steed of choice. “How big is your dream” can be a great experience at the Nevada City Adventure.
If you would like to be sure to have your Mini/MINI Cooper tested during the NCA’09 event- you can sign up here and your cost will be refunded if you win the free drawing.

Make your reservations here to have your MINI/Mini measured for wheel horsepower at the Nevada City Adventure, May 16th, 2009. Each participant will receive a full color print-out of cars performance.
Introducing a radically different approach to chassis dynamometer testing…. The Dynapack! – the only unique and technically sophisticated dyno available today in a market that is crowded with cookie-cutter designs. We have SOLVED the problem of tire slippage and the inconsistencies of the tire to roller interface – while our competitors try to pretend that these problems don’t exist. If you’ve operated a roller dyno, you know better. We’ve started with a clean sheet to design a dyno that truly performs and exceeds customer expectations. Why settle for a “standard” dyno when you can have so much more.

The Dynapack is a true load-brake dyno – just like the best engine dynos. We directly measure the work being performed, while others just estimate it. Since we have real hydraulic load brakes, we allow you to perform tests that simple inertia-dynos are incapable of. You can now have unprecedented control over the vehicle with a degree of resolution and precision that has to be seen to be believed.

This past week we took a trip in the Mini to Southern California. Along the way, I had a chance to test out the newest product from ZippeeGear, the ZIPPEESHADE.

Zippeeshade is a sunroof shade custom fitted for the Mini Cooper. The Zippeeshade is easy to install, fitting nicely in the recessed areas of the front and back sunroofs, providing complete sunlight blockage inside the cabin.

The visible part of the shade is black to match any interior, and the topside of the shade is a silvery reflectorized material that repels the sun.

The Zippeeshade comes in a compact carry case that stores the shades when not in use. The shades in the case are small enough to fit in the door pocket of your Mini, or in the storage pouch behind the front seat.

When in use, the Zippeeshade attaches to your glass via very strong suction cups that hold the shade securely in place.

An added benefit to having Zippeeshades is that you can also attach them to the side windows of your Mini while parked, blocking light, heat and prying eyes. You might want to order two sets of Zippeeshades so that you can have complete protection!

Zippeeshades can be ordered for all models of Mini Coopers, 2002 and up.

Our Zippeeshades performed flawlessly during our vacation, keeping the Mini nice and cool inside from the hot Southern California sun.

Zippeeshades are available from the manufacturer’s website, www.zippeegear.com. I highly recommend them!

Don’t tell anybody, but the Magical Mystery Mini Tour II is in the works! 10-13 Sept. 2009 at Treasure Island, SF, Ca.

The 8th “Nevada City Adventure” for Mini Coopers is set for Saturday, May 16th, 2009 beginning 8:00 a.m. and ending at approximately 5:00 p.m. Held annually in heart of the gold country, this event celebrates both the Classic Mini as built by BMC (and Rover) and the latest MINI Cooper as built by BMW. Planning is now underway to insure this will be the biggest gathering in the history of Mini Mania in the Gold Country.

Events planned include:
* Vendor Arcade- Supplies will demonstrate product and answer questions.
* On-site Dyno Testing – measure the wheel HP of your MINI/Mini- reservations required- call for details
* ‘People’s choice’ car show with awards in a multiple of classes!
* Nevada Country tour- see some of the best of the Gold Country
* Silent Auction- Great products at only the price you want
* Raffle- Take your chance and win your choice of great products
* Free Grand Prize drawing- Every entrant will be eligible for some great prices!
* Mini Mania Open House- 15,000+ parts, 10% Discount on most parts.

On Your Way To NCA? Here’s a MAP

We are excited and look forward to seeing you at this year’s Nevada City Adventure and sharing some fun in the sun in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Foothills, and to show off our new showroom and refurbished warehouse.

We suggest you make reservations well in advance for lodging in Grass Valley or Nevada City if you plan on an overnight stay, due to the popularity of Nevada City and the surrounding communities at that time of year.
Downtown Gass Valley Lodging or Nevada City Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

CA Highlights – Plan to date

• 10% off all sales at the event!*
• Vendor Arcade
• Optional tour of historic Gold Country land marks and points of Interest
• Silent Auction
• Mini Cooper Parts Raffle
• Various awards
• People Choice Car show with awards for:- Mini/MINI with most Chrome- Mini/MINI with most Modifications

  - Cutest Mini/MINI

  - Dirtiest Mini/MINI

  - Mini/MINI with best License Plate

  - Meanest & Badest Mini/MINI

  - Vtec Mini of the Meet

• BBQ Lunch available with a wide selection of great home cooked food.
• Classic Ice Cream Truck will provide a great opportunity to relax and enjoy the company.

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*discount is not combined with other offers or special orders

OTHERS PLACES TO STAY:

Northern Queen Inn – 265-5824. A 10-minute walk to Mini Mania, and a short drive/long walk to downtown Nevada City. Restaurant on the premises.

Best Western Gold Country – 273-1393. Next stop up the freeway from Mini Mania (ask us for the twisty backroad route!)

Two Room Inn – 265-3618. At the top of Broad Street in the heart of downtown Nevada City.

Outside Inn – 265-2233. Usually caters to the “mountain bike” crowd, in a residential area of downtown Nevada City.

National Hotel – 265-4551. The oldest continuously-operating hotel in California (or hearabouts, anyway). In the heart of downtown Nevada City.

Holbrooke Hotel – 273-1353. Another historic Gold Rush hotel in nearby Grass Valley.

Golden Chain Motel -273-7279. At the south end of Grass Valley, you’ll have a 10 minute (or less) drive to Mini Mania and Nevada City.

Gold Miners Inn, Holiday Inn Express – Brand new hotel right in the middle of downtown GRass Valley. – 121 Bank Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945

CAMPGROUNDS

Nevada County Fairgrounds – 273-6217. Called one of the Top 10 Fairgrounds in the country! Limited hookup sites; showers available. Details and rates at www.nevadacountyfair.com.

Scotts Flat Lake – 265-5302. Boating, fishing, showers, the works! 20 min. from Nevada City.