Today, nearly 150 MINIs gathered at Baron MINI in Kansas City for brunch and a subsequent run through downtown Kansas City on the way to the Country Club Plaza to participate in the annual Duck Derby. If you aren't familiar with the Duck Derby, for a $5 donation to charity, you get a number that corresponds to a one of 30,000 rubber ducks that are dumped into Brush Creek. The first duck to cross the finish line wins a one year lease of a MINI Cooper from Baron MINI. I left before the ducks were dumped so I have no idea the outcome yet.
The coolest part of the day was that the parade of MINIs had a police escort stopping traffic to keep us all together. My gallery of pictures from the day's event can be seen here.
Posted by todd at October 19, 2003 03:45 PM
That’s awesome… I wish I could have seen it all in person!
Posted by: timsamoff on October 19, 2003 08:48 PMI love the camaraderie. But in my opinion, your MINI kicks all the other ones butts.
Posted by: ashleereid on October 20, 2003 02:02 AMIt looks as if the whole day were designed to be like a Busby Berkeley musical with little cars instead of leggy showgirls. Or the neighbors-with-lawn-mowers ballet in John Hughes’ She’s Having a Baby. Just how many different configurations did you find in which to park and drive them all?
And I’d have to agree that — with the exception of the vintage MINI that looks like the great-uncle of your own (huge Michael Caine vibe coming off that one) — yours was pretty much the cock of the walk.
Posted by: Shepcat on October 20, 2003 02:34 PM(Beavis and Butt-Head like) You said cock. huh huh… huh huh…
Sorry, had to say it before someone else did : )
Posted by: todd on October 20, 2003 02:45 PMi wondour when they will have having a run through of all the soccer moms who drive a tahoe like me? that would be way cool. we could all turn our cartoon laden tv’s on in the back seat with the babies and car seats and such. my car is SO bouring in comparision to yours…. haha.
Posted by: jason on October 21, 2003 12:30 AMNice pics! Looks like a great time was had! Any results yet on the race?
Posted by: db on October 21, 2003 10:30 PM