Dave Rippard wins ‘Mini Of The Day’ with his superb MK1 Mini at the British Mini Clubs Mini Day at Himley Hall in the midlands. Well done to Dave and his Mini was a popular choice among the judges. All class winners in the Classic Mini and Modern MINI Premier Concours are revisited and a winner decided. Congratulations to everyone who was awarded 1st place in each class. They now go through to the finals at Mini Fair 2020. Don’t worry if you win as everyone has a 2nd chance at Stanford Hall on the 15th September.
What a great turn out in Show N Shine, we had over 120 Mini’s of all ages pre-booked in so we were expecting a great show, and we were not dissapointed. One of our favourites was a tweed grey MK1 Mini Cooper, what a beauty it is. We overheard the owner saying he didn’t want to go down the Cooper S route as he wanted to go back to his youth with a Cooper, that is what the spirit of Mini ownership is all about.
John Kinman decided to try his hand at Concours for the first time with his superb R55 MINI Clubman and won himself a 2nd place. We’ve seen John’s MINI evolve over the years. It really is one of the best Clubmans on the scene. Always good to see entrants making the step across from Show N Shine to Concours.
Fantastic turn out of Mini clubs and it’s always lovely to see the Mini family making the most of the sunshine and relaxing with each other. A great display by all but inparticular the Tamworth Mini Maniacs who dressed up in their best Hawaiian gear to celebrate Mini 60. Well done to all the clubs at Himley Hall
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Premier Concours Results
Best Mini/MINI In Show
Dave Rippard 518 LBH
Classic Mini
1959-69
1st Dave Rippard 518 LBH 185pts
2nd Sandra Britton PAE 360F 184pts
3rd James Hunt 157 AYP 179pts
1970-1979
1st Kevin Taylor JDX 562V 163pts
2nd Michael Brickles BPA 290H 151pts
3rd Kellie Briggs-Smith SOL 864S 104pts
1980-1989
1st Jack Cookson YDM 343W 198pts
2nd Jack Edwards G292 NEA 188pts
3rd Malcolm Corbett G245 SUY 158pts
1990-2000
1st Sara and Dave McDiarmid BJ51 OOG 189pts
2nd Martin Wixon X174 UFC 187pts
3rd Mark Ruff R250 VRK 179pts
Mini Clubman All Marques
1st Graham Stockmore GNG 200K 181pts
2nd Jackie Burr TWB 6Y 174pts
Van and Pick Up
1st Paul Moran TTR 764T 172pts
2nd Scott Whitmore KMM 311W 153pts
3rd Peter Nobury BMB 836S 152pts
Modified and Custom Mini
1st Liam Edwards N666 EDW 195pts
2nd Mark O’Neill NLG 692H 194pts
3rd Emma and Paul Evans NLU 171 185pts
Classic Cooper And S
1st Barry Chipman UTA 707J 187pts
2nd Alan Slater KCP 34G 182pts
3rd Peter Gibson 566 LDD 179pts
Modern MINI
2001-2006
1st Julia and Trev Robinson DU52 CRX 192pts
2nd Sid Mason SYD 488M 190pts
3rd John Moore WK04 RKS
2007 Onwards
1st Nathan Hewitt YJ65 ZBW 192pts
2nd John Kinman MY55 JON 189pts
3rd Ian Whitticase MY56 WKS 187pts
Best Of Section
Best Paint N666 EDW
Best Engine BJ51 OOG
Best Interior MLG 692H
Best Presented R250 VRK
Show N Shine
Classic Mini
1960’s
1st PFO 387
2nd 170 LTA
1970’s
1st MYP 447L
2nd RVV 124K
1980’s
1st PPL 35X
2nd F817 BWP
1990’s
1st G290 JCX
2nd TJA 875R
Modern MINI
1st VV63 PFG
2nd SL12 VRG
Best Club Stand
1st Tamworth Mini Maniacs
2nd Midlands Mini Club
3rd Market Drayton Mini’s On A Mission