Todd got a great interview with Dr. Kay Segler, MINI Brand Manager Worldwide, at the Detroit Auto Show this past week. Dr. Kay was in a great mood talking with Todd about all great things MINI, including hints of a possible reboot of the JCW MINI GP.
WRR Interview – Dr. Kay Segler
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Live from MINI of Ontario for their huge grand opening party. We talk news from Motoringfile and R60 with Jim McDowell.
Thanks to everyone that came by to join us. For those of you that missed it, next time you are nearby definitely make sure to stop by and check out the largest MINI Cooper Dealership in California. And, be sure to tell them that White Roof Radio sent you!
I even uploaded a couple of videos to the WRR YouTube Channel that you can go over and check out. And, no. We did not write the Mayor of Ontario’s jokes. Really!
Woofcast 328:
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Todd and Gabe interview the MINI design team. The big story of the week was the Beachcomber concept and they got to ask them a few questions about it plus other during this almost 30 minute long interview.
White Roof Radio Interview: Gert and Marcus
Todd and Gabe with Mr. McDowell talking from the inside of a JCW Clubman at the NAIAS in Detroit. The spend a lot of time talking about the Beachcomber concept and what it means to MINI.
Interview with Gert and the rest of the design team to follow later today.
Interview: Jim McDowell
Todd and Gabe had a chance to catch-up with Dr. Armbrecht (VP of the MINI brand worldwide) yesterday a few hours before the introduction of the MINI Beachcomber. Dr. Armbrecht talked about the Beachcomber, the R60 and of course the coming Roadster and Speedster. We even got a smile with the mention of MINI in the WRC.
Interview: VP of MINI Dr. Armbrecht:
Shortly after we reported on the WC50, Todd was able to connect with Gabe during his weekend to talk about the car and a little bit about MINI United.
There is still more to come gang! We’ve got interviews with owners, Dr. Armbrecht and others that will be coming later in the week.
MINI United: Todd & Gabe
We had the chance to interview Michael Hoehn, Director of MINI Challenge Development. Still to come is our interview with the Technical Director for the MINI Challenge as well as Dr. Armbrecht from MINI AG.
MINI United Interview: Michael Hoehn
