| About MiniWorld |  |
 The very first issue of MiniWorld was published in the Summer of 1991 and it has been the world's favourite and the best-selling magazine for the Mini ever since. MiniWorld started as a spin-off from the popular Cars and Car Conversions (CCC)magazine and was created to celebrate the Mini legend.Our regular columnist, the late John Cooper CBE, doubted that there was enough interest to sustain a monthly magazine but the international Mini scene was already a force to be reckoned with. John inspired Rover to revive the Mini Cooper brand and the Mini marque was saved from certain doom. Japan became Rover's biggest Mini single market and some estimate that they have as many Minis on the road there as we have in the UK. MiniWorld was originally started as a quarterly magazine and then went monthly from November 1992. It has engendered quite a few popular spin-off magazines. The Keeping Your Mini Alive series featured a range of specialist Mini jobs, which were essential reading for new or experienced Mini fans, helping Mini tuners and Mini restorers alike. Another spin-off was New Mini. First published in summer of 2004, it was bursting with the most insanely modified New Minis from around the world plus loads of shopping ideas on how to modify and get the best out of your New Mini. The MiniWorld Show is not an annual event but we have run several shows at venues including NEC Birminghan and Sandown Park in Esher, Surrey. We also sponsor the key Mini events in the UK such as Riviera Run and London to Brighton Mini Run in May, National Mini Show and MiniWorld Action Day in September and MiniWorld Winter Warmer in November. Our unofficial rally team (Peter Barker and Willy Cave) compete in high profile European Historic events like the Monte Carlo Histroique, Rallye des Alpes Histroique and the Lombard Revival Rally. Today, MiniWorld is a meeting point and a shopping centre for all the people around the world who love the original Issigonis-designed Mini. We're on sale in 97 countries and our features range from classic restorations to radical custom designs, rallying, racing, tuning and, most importantly, Mini friends and Mini clubs from all over the world. |
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If you like Minis and you like car shows, the National Mini Show is the place to be this weekend, Sunday 11th September at Stanford Hall near Lutterworth. The National Mini Show is the home to MiniWorld's Car of the Year concours, where the finest selection of show Minis on the scene will be on display. Concours entrants will all be hoping to win a fantastic £1000 top prize.
British Mini Club's Mini Fest happened on Sunday 4 September at the Uttoxeter Racecourse in Staffordshire. Our concerns over yet another damp and grey Mini show were soon put to rest and there was a decent turnout from the clubs and concours regulars. Congratulations to Tracey Lippett for winning the Premier Concours trophy and also to Bob Simmonds for winning the prize Italian Job Mini. For just £2 Bob won the keys to around £3,000's worth of Mini – lucky chap!
Once a year the Tramway Museum in Derbyshire opens its roads to hundreds of Minis. Two Mini parades during the day made a fantastic spectacle, driving through the cobbled streets, mixed in with the trams. This year’s event took place on 31 July. See the National Tramway Museum’s website at
Colchester Mini Club had a fantastic turnout of over 700 Minis and well over 1,000 people for its show on 19 June. There was a wide range of traders and autojumblers, with club games and activities throughout the day, they even got members of the public joining in with the fun and games. The club is holding its next show on 17 June 2012 – one to watch out for! Find out more about the club and see more photos from the show at 
