MINI's goin' racing....!

I know it's been a while since my last entry- but marvel as I totally redeem myself with the introduction of MINI Mechanic Magnet Graphics!

It all started with my decision to attend the upcoming August 15th BMWCCA Autocross at Irwindale Speedway. Anyway- I was sitting around the office yesterday puttering away at my "day job" when it hit me- in honor of the MINI's first- and long over due autocross - it deserves a little pizzazz.

So as I day dreamed about the event- which I absolutley can't wait to attend- I recalled a cool magnetic bumper sticker that I used to have on my 1980 320i which read "Friends Don't Let Friends Early Apex." (For those of you who don't find that hilarious you can read up on the dangers of "Early Apexing" here). Unfortunatley, that bumper sticker is long gone- but I thought it could use a revival.

After doing a little searching around the internet I located some magnetic sheets that I can feed through my inkjet printer. I prepared some artwork, switched up some settings on my printer- and a few hours later I had my first graphic on the car.

The first one was in homage to my long gone old friend: a "NO Early Apex" MINI Mechanic logo treatment in red and black. MINI Mechanic Logos soon followed - and I have several other designs in the works. All will make their debut at the upcoming event :D

Here are some pics of what I have so far:















I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised with the quality of the print and the performance of the magnets. The only down side I can see thus far is that when left in direct sunlight (on my black car) some of the edges seem to curl (I assume from the heat). Since I plan on mainly using them for events this does not seem to be a big deal.

I think I'm going to spend a little more time with these graphics and see how they perform. If all goes well they should be for sale soon- and I may even be taking custom orders so stay tuned...

(And no I still didn't get to installing my RCA inputs in the dash- I'm waiting to order the Euro Parcel shelf; so I can install them in there as not to damage the factory interior... but that project is by no means off this list)

Any interest in custom magnetic graphics....anyone?