Mini Mania, Inc. Plans Celebration for MINI Cooper at Monterey Historic Races.
Nevada City, CA (ContentDesk) June 19, 2006 -- Mini Mania, Inc.", the market leader in distributing and manufacturing lifestyle products and high quality performance aftermarket parts for the classic Mini" and BMW MINI Cooper" automobiles has been accepted to participate in this years Monterey Historic races to be held August 19th thru the 21st at the famed Laguna Seca race track at Monterey California. This annual world renowned Vintage Race event will this year feature the cars and stars that made up the Cooper marquee from Formula One race cars to the most basic of Mini Coopers.
The Mini Mania Monty Mini was selected to be one of the very limited numbers to represent the heritage of the Mini Cooper S on the race track. Mini Mania will also be participating in the anticipated largest gathering of Mini Cooper in US history.
Special parking is being provided for both the original classic Mini and the new generation BMW MINI Cooper.
The expected 1,000 owners will be able to not only view an entire week-end of historic races but also to visit the various trade booths that will include the large display from Mini Mania of both performance and lifestyle products for the Classic and BMW MINI Coopers.Don Racine, the owner of Mini Mania says This historic event will represent the first time in 25+ years that the Mini has been invited to participate in the event.
The Monterey event has been the standard of excellence for all Classic Vintage race event world wide.
The acceptance of our Mini Cooper will be one of the highlights of my career. The Mini Mania Monty Mini as built and maintained by Don Racine will be driven by Nick Swift from the famed Swiftune race engine development company in the UK.
About Mini Mania, Inc.:Mini Mania was founded in 1974 and has grown to become a multi million dollar market leader that provides high quality aftermarket parts that include its own ULTRIK" line of high performance parts and very specialized services to a growing customer base of approximately 50,000 consumers around the world. Mini Mania solidified its market leadership position in 2001 by becoming the first company in the US to import the then all new BMW MINI to use as a product and performance test bed.
Shortly thereafter, Mini Mania began to offer a suite of lifestyle enhancement products that appeal to recent purchasers of the MINI Cooper) automobile. Mini Mania is headquartered in a 16,000 square foot state of the art facility in the Northern California foothills outside of Sacramento. The companys dynamic web site is truly a one of a kind information portal for any Mini Cooper enthusiast containing over 50,000 pages of unique content, augmented with 50,000 part number, technical articles and interactive community forums. Each month 75-100,000 individuals access the web site for research and purchase of Mini Cooper parts and accessories.
The company has just opened a standalone subsidiary in the UK http://www.minimaniauk.co.uk/ to better serve the growing European market.
For more information - 800.946.2642.
Cooper Construction and AMB Property Corporation Break Ground at AMB Milton/401 Business Park
Oakville, Ontario
June 9, 2005 -- Cooper Construction Limited of Oakville, Ontario has been selected by AMB Property Corporation (NYSE:AMB), a global developer and owner of industrial real estate, to build AMB's first project in Canada. AMB recently acquired a 33-acre site and 15-acre option from Cooper Construction on Regional Road 25, just north of Highway 401, which will support development of one million square feet of logistics and distribution space in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).Demand for industrial space in the GTA continues to be strong with average vacancy rates in the 5% range over the past 10-years. The GTA is North America's fourth largest industrial market, after Los Angeles, Chicago and the greater New York/New Jersey area. Its geographic position and significant manufacturing base make it an extremely important North American distribution hub market. One quarter of Canada's consumer population lives with a 100-mile radius of the GTA and approximately half...
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It?s No Mini Of A Prize! Long Island Fall Festival To Raffle Off A 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible Sponsored By Habberstad Mini
One of the coolest cars to hit the road this year, a 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible, will be raffled off as the Grand Prize, at the area's most anticipated community events -- the 11th Annual Long Island Fall Festival, scheduled for Oct. 8 through Oct. 11, 2004 (Columbus Day) in Heckscher Park, Huntington, New York.
Raffle tickets may be purchased by calling the Chamber of Commerce Regional Business Partnership (631-423-6100), by visiting Habberstad MINI (959 East Jericho Tpke, Huntington Station or 631-486-Mini) or ordering online at the Festival's website at www.lifallfestival.com .
Tickets are $20 each or six for $100.
The drawing will be held during the closing ceremony of the festival on Oct. 11 and participants need not be present to win."We are delighted to support this wonderful event and hope that our involvement helps to make this year's festival even more successful than in the past," said...
It?s No Mini Of A Prize! Long Island Fall Festival To Raffle Off A 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible Sponsored By Habberstad Mini
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Flat Tires Need Not Be A Burden
When your car's tires go flat, this kind of situation should not be a burden for you. After all, most cars already come with spare tires and a jack, along with other odds and ends that would help you facilitate changing your tires in no time at all.
To change a tire or a couple of tires, park your car first in an area where the ground is level. Do not forget to put on the parking brake. If your car is equipped with a manual transmission system, place it in gear.
Turn off your engine for there is no need for it to be turned on and running. However, if you have parked in an area where there is an incline, put a huge rock or a wheel chock beneath the opposing wheel so that you would not find your car rolling down the incline.
This is now the time to take out your spare tire as well as a tire iron and the jack. If you have to remove a hubcap, do such. Then, loosen the lug nuts on your wheel.
Do this before you place the jack in your car....
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EnTire is developing revolutionary self-inflating tire and offering investment opportunity.
(ContentDesk) October 2 2003--Tires commonly leak slowly and "unnoticeably" during their usage. Almost half of the vehicles on the road today have at least one tire under inflated by more then 20%. Although 85 % of drivers are concerned about maintaining proper tire pressure in their tires, only 25% of them use proper methods and 43% of them do not take an active role in maintaining their tire pressure. EnTire is a patented system, which responds to tire pressure related safety and economic issues in a simple and elegant manner ? tire equipped with the EnTire system keep itself properly inflated simply by tire use. Tires with the EnTire inflation system utilize the motion of the tire to maintain small "unnoticeable" leaks while driving.
The EnTire system is also able to eliminate the loss of air pressure caused by small perforations in the tire that may occur while driving and would otherwise cause rapid deflation of the tire. After the vehicle is safely parked, EnTire system...
EnTire is developing revolutionary self-inflating tire and offering investment opportunity.
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Snow Tires
Snow tires are tires with a deep tread or studs to give extra traction on ice- and snow-covered surfaces. Snow tires are particularly designed to perform well in the slush, snow, and ice.
Due to their size, rubber compound, and tread design, standard tires provide improper grip for low-temperature snow driving. This is due to the fact that they are not explicitly designed for snow driving. By fitting snow tires during winter, car owners can improve the traction of any vehicle. The design changes in the snow tires have a significant effect on a vehicle's performance when driven on snow and ice.
The advantages of fitting a vehicle with snow tires are diverse and varied.
Snow tires give excellent grip in the rain and snow. By fitting their vehicles with a set of snow tires during winter, car owners will make it safer as these tires offer a magnificent ice and snow performance in addition to enhancing a vehicle's braking, handling, and cornering behavior...
Snow Tires
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ATV Tires Survey from North American Power Sports
June 10, 2005 -- Ever wondered which ATV Tires are favored among ATV riders and why certain manufacturers of ATV tires sell more than their competitors? North American Power Sports (www.napsatv.com) searches for the answers and asks ATV riders for their opinions. North American Power Sports is conducting a survey to find out what is driving the ATV Tires market.
www.napsatv.com/ATV+Tires
has a complete listing of the ATV Tires Survey Questions.
These ATV Tire survey questions are posted on multiple pages within www.napsatv.com . Questions periodically change to deliver the most accurate and honest feedback regarding the ATV Tires market.
NAPS ATV invites all ATV riders to come and post their answers and opinions about ATV Tires.
Each visitor...
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Winter Car Care
As the weather turns colder, it is time to think about your car for a second. A little preparation can go a long way to making your winter travels a lot safer. Here is a checklist to get you started. 1. Check the antifreeze. The freezing point can be checked with a simple tool available at any auto parts store.
Make sure you check the antifreeze when it's cool. Opening a hot radiator can be a dangerous thing. 2. Check the air pressure in your tires. As the air gets cooler pressure drops in your tires. Maintaining your tire pressures will reward you with higher gas mileage and longer tire life.
3. Make sure you have the following items in your car.
- Ice Scraper
- Salt or sand for traction
- Blanket in case you are stranded and need to keep warm
- Good first aid kit (not just for winter)
- Road flares
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