My "MINI" Adventure



The following day, we all woke up very early, had breakfast, and were bussed to a remote location north of Barcelona for top spy training.  We arrived at an old race track where BMW professional instructors were standing by.  Lined up were 22 MINI Cooper S, light blue or dark silver with a different flag on top of each car.  All cars were equipped with the official Mission MINI soundtrack compiled by BMG in Germany, and a set of 17" tires with run-flat technology (tires can run for another 80 miles after getting a flat).  Everyone jumped off the bus and ran toward the cars!


Our Track Day Begins...

  
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James with crowd in the back - getting hungry
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Here's our menu
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Waiters and Waitresses wore white ruffled shirt.  I actually brought one on the trip and was very glad I didn't wear it that night
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Kevin talks about the event with us and introduced a few important people for the event

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Breakfast at Arts Barcelona is delicious - there were always freah fruits, fresh bread and pastries, and lots of Salmon
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I had breakfast with half the Italian team - Alessia and Barbara
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Team Spain arriving at the track, looking for their car

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Aren't they beautiful?
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People are beginning to sort out into their groups
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Then we were called back to the stage for instructions
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Heading back to the stage
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The head of the track introduced us to the instructors and gave us some ground rules


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