The Motorkult TV cast/crew have safely returned from AMVIV - "A MINI Vacation in Vegas"! We had one heck of a time. Aside from it being Las Vegas (and you know what they say about what happens in Las Vegas), we actually gots lot of work done too!
Day One (Thursday)
While half the Motorkult TV staff were scheduled to fly in, for the rest, "day one" was spent primarily on the road. We pulled into the Palace Station Hotel parking lot at about 12pm and there were already about 180 MINIs parked on the first and second levels of the parking garage. We checked in, went to lunch, met a few friends and made some new ones. Night fell, and there are rumors of many parties, but we won't talk about that. ;)
Day Two (Friday)
We picked up Joan at the airport first thing in the morning on Friday. It was too early to officially check-in, but did the "pre- check in" (who knew), sat some stuff down and headed straight for the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada.
Skipping the drama called perpetual construction, we finally got to the track and checked everything out. There was a driving school as well the North American MINI Cooper Challenge and many spectators. We talked to some folks, looked at some really souped up cars, and got a really good interview with Jerry Bradbury, who is now racing in US TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP Series. But you'll have to watch the video for all of that!
Day Three (Saturday)
Saturday was spent on what was now spilling over to 3 floors of MINI only, reserved parking at a Las Vegas hotel and casino. You don't see that everyday! We did more interviews including a peek at some new products from M7 Tuning, which was unveiled publicly for the first time at AMVIV.
Overall, it was quite a blast. And of course, we can't forget to give a special shout-out and thank you to the literally hundreds of Motorkult TV fans we met at this event. We will most certainly be returning in 2009!
As you can see, we got some good coverage of the three-day event and secured some excellent interviews for you all. Episodes should be posting very soon so keep your eyes peeled to the website and/or RSS feed.
Thanks again everyone!
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Related Links:
A MINI Vacation In Vegas
www.AMVIV.com
Palace Station Hotel and Casino
www.palacestation.com
Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch
www.springmountainmotorsports.com/
United States Touring Car Championship™ (USTCC)
www.ustcc.com
