MiniFest was on 1 November 2009 at the Hobart Regatta Grounds, and celebrated the 50th birthday of the birth of our beloved Mini!!
We had Craig Watson of The Mini Experience join us, plenty of trophies, birthday cake, temporary tatts for the kids (and big kids!), you name it!
Any Mini, any condition!
A day of all things Mini in Tasmania. And what a day - the forecast was uncertain, the day started with wet roads, leaden skies and mist in the hills. But it cleared up, the rain and wind were mercifully absent, and we ended up getting sunburnt! What's more we had 210 Minis registered, plus a few new MINIs on display, plus some others that snuck in before we were ready - so in all about 220 Minis!!
Yes, the target was 204, so that we would beat the Victorian effort, and we did it!! And what a day it was... Free entry, free trophies, free birthday cake, free souvenir programmes, free tattoos - but you had to pay for the coffee and the food (sorry...).
Here are some photos of the event - you can find all the trophy results here.
The Cocktail Party hosted by Hobart Mini Garage
A line of Mokes. Several from interstate!
Free temporary tattoos - they were flat out all day!
Genuine BMC Works car was a treat.
One of the competition cars on show.
The Judges confer on their decisions...
All the trophies!
Awarding the trophies.
The John Sluce Memorial Trophy being awarded to Craig Bennett for his lovely black Cooper S.
| This is what we did... |
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| 9am | Cars start arriving. |
| 10am - 2pm | Wander around, look at cars, get fed by Rotary, drink coffee, chat with Watto and other Mini owners, check out the displays, take photos, buy a MiniFest hat, eat cake, get a tatt.... |
| 1pm | Judging starts for the trophies |
| 2pm | Trophies awarded, 26 of them. Collect yours and congratulate the other winners! |
| 3pm | Fire up the Mini, load up the kids and join the procession to clog the streets of Hobart with Minis! Follow the map in your show bag, or follow the car in front! |
| 4pm | Pack up, start making plans for the next MiniFest.... |
| 6pm | Spit roast at the Huon Quays just down the hill. A great way to wind up the day! |
