Our first batch of join us cards have arrived and they are really cool.

If you would like a photo of your card to be included on a future card, email it to the usual club address with 'Photo of my car for the Join Us Cards' in the subject line.

Just in case you haven't discovered YouTube yet, head on over and watch the video & slideshow posted of Southern Mini Days 2006.

As nevpayne points out:

Southern Mini Days ... a very good show this year, plenty to go and the night life was grand!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-__lYNc0uEs

Got a question about how to access the SMOC Podcast?

Read our guide HERE.

The first SMOC Podcast is now available to iTunes users. Click the link on the front page, then subscribe in iTunes.

The Halloween Run photos can be seen on the Events Reports page. Report to come soon.

Representatives from Mini clubs were invited to a launch event at Oxford.

Click to see the photos HERE.

New photos in the 'Our Cars' section:

Mini Magazine has at last got a new website after simply ages with a holding page.
Click to visit: www.minimag.co.uk

Thanks to Rob Cooper from Guernsey and Clive Mitchell for sending us photographs for the Members' Cars section.

Ernest and Jessie Curtis have renewed, they have been members of SMOC since 1993 and have a 1974 Harvest Gold Austin Mini.

Richard Bower has renewed he has a 1992 White ERA Mini. turbo.

Hanif Meeran has renewed , he has a Yellow 1275GT with a MG Metro engine.

Simon Martin and Jacquie Bye from Southampton renewed at SMD They have a 2000 Red / Platinum Rover Mini Cooper Sport and Simon is in the process of rebuilding another Mini

Claire and Craig Lloyd Cowtan renewed at SMD they have a Lilac Mini Mayfair with diamond check roof, de bumpered front and rear with petrol filler in boot .

Chris, Jane and Phillip Ines have renewed. They have a Black and Yellow Mayfair with wide wheels and tailored interior ,Phillip has just sold his Blue and Orange Mayfair to help finace his racing.

Carole & Gerald Fermor renewed at SMD they have a 2000 Blue Mini Cooper.

Timothy, Susan and Peter Williams renewed at SMD with a family membership this year. Tim has a Red Rover Cooper with Sportspack and Union Jack roof, Susan and Peter have a 1991 BRG Cooper

Jon Forbes has renewed Jon has a1976 Damask Red Austin Mini.

Andrea,Kevin, Victoria and Jennifer Morgan & Robin Croucher have renewed they have 4 Minis between them, ranging from 1973-1993. 

Emma Harrison and Richard Burrell have rejoined after a break from the club. They have a 1990 Artic Blue Mini Mayfair which is being sent for body work repairs in October. At weekends Emma drives one of the last horse drawn taxis in Windsor, she says Richard is interested in avoiding anything to do with Minis!!

Andrew Venn has renewed with his Cinnabar Mayfair fitted with Stage1 kit, White roof & stripes, Alloy wheels, cooper interior and lots of chrome, he is also the proud owner of a 2006 BMW MINI One Seven in Solar Red .

Heather Rogers and John Cockerell renewed at SMD, they have a1967 Fawn Riley Elf with a Cream roof, a 1968 Blue/ Cream Riley El and a 1999 BRG Rover Mini Cooper.

Raymond Lapper has renewed. Raymond has a 1999 Paul Smith Mini.
David Welfare has renewed. He has a Solar Red Cooper Sport with a Playmini exhaust and a tailored boot .

Dave and Helen Gittins from Hampshire, renewed at SMD they own a Red /White Rover Cooper with an original Works conversion and a 1981 Mini Van
that is being restored.

Ian Goodwright renewed at SMD he has a 1979 Blue Mini Pickup.

Micheal Woron has renewed at SMD he has a 1983 Red Mayfair powered by a 1380 with lots of modifications.

Janice and Bert Whitley renewed at SMD
 they have a 1992 Nightfire Red Mini Mayfair

Peter Fletcher has renewed. Peter is interested in restoring interesting cars. He has a 1980 Red Mini Cooper look-alike.

Allan Needham has renewed Allan has a 1996 Green Mini Cooper 13i and a 1988 Red Mayfair.

Jonathan Palmer renewed at SMD and added his partner Catherine Colligan to his membership. They have a Red Mayfair fitted with a 1380 engine and a 1991 Bronze/Silver Domino Pimlico fitted with a 1275 Metro Engine.

Jon and Tracey Wenham have renewed they have a 1984 Silver Mayfair with loads of modifications and a 1400 engine.

Kevin and Oliver Padgham renewed at SMD they have a 2003 Red BMW MINI Cooper and a 1991 BRG Cooper

Kevin, Michaela, Conner and Brooke Palmer have renewed they have a Pink "Shorty" a Grey Cooper Sport and a Bronze Yellow Cooper S plus a few more tucked away.

Deborah Davies renewed at SMD she has a Blue Mini.

Ralph Keemar has renewed he has a 1987 Black Modified Mini Designer.

Adam Gooding renewed at The KM Pageant he has a 1997 Blue Cooper Sport fitted with 12" wheels

Lionel Kelly renewed at SMD he has a 1989 Black Mini 30 Anniversary fitted with Sports pack arches and Silver Union Jack roof he calls it “Rodney” and also a 1998 Green/Silver Cooper.

James Twining renewed at SMD he has a 1989 Red Mini Flame fitted with a 1380.

Russell Williams renewed at SMD he has a Red / White Rover Mini Cooper.

Russell Stevens renewed at SMD he has 1993 Arum White Mini City E.

Alex Barwell renewed at SMD he has a 2000 Blue Mini Cooper S Works which is number 39 of the last 50 made.

Derek and Margaret Johnson renewed at SMD they have a 1998 Red Mini Cooper Sport with a modded rear silencer.

Dave Williams and Marie Cowhan renewed at SMD they have a White Midas and a Green Mini Mk1.

John Herridge has renewed He has a1988 White Mary Quant Mini.

Jill and Gary Smith have joined after finding us on the internet, they have a Brown Austin Morris Mini Auto.

Paul Smith has renewed, he owns a 1992 White Mini, with no mods yet but has several plans.

Paul Earl has renewed, he has a 2001 BRG Cooper Sport, with 1330 custom built engine, Playmini exhaust and K&N Induction Kit

Denise Walker has renewed, she has a 1998 Black Mini Advantage which has a Majik body kit and holographic paint. named “Twink” which was featured in Summer Miniacs

Donald Hicks and family have renewed, they have a 1996 Red Mini, with newly fitted alloys.

Patrick Chidgey and familly have renewed they have a 1971 Yellow Mini Clubman fitted with a 1275 engine, stage 1 head, disc brakes and Cooper clocks and seats and also a 1975 Yellow Clubman Estate.

Phil Head renewed at the SMD helpers meeting. He has a Blue Mini City with new steel flip front, vented discs, roll cage, bucket seats, a one off dash and a vented bonnet. 

Stuart Ward renewed at SMD. Stuart owns a Blue1963 Morris Mini, the roof has been chopped and a 1440 engine added.

Anthony Biggnell rejoined at SMD, we lost touch with him for a while but now have his new address. Anthony has a 1991 Blue Mini Neon, all trace of the Neon signage has been removed to make a Cooper look-alike with as much chrome as he can find. The Mini is called Angel which is printed on the bonnet and boot, it has only had one previous lady owner and has only 24,000 miles on the clock

Joseph and Debbie Fisher have renewed, they have a Henley Blue Mini Mayfair.

Nik Gibson renewed at SMD. Nik owns a Blue Mini with a stage 1 fitted.

Antony and Sandra Wood renewed at SMD, they have a 2002 Red BMW MINI ONE with a1600 engine.

Mark Leetham renewed at SMD, Mark owns a 1968 now Yellow Mini Van (it was blue last year) with loads of mods and a MPi Engine. The van only comes out when the weather is fine.

Andrew and Stacey Harvey renewed at SMD, they own a 1992 Black Mini Mayfair and a 1995 Green Cooper

Richard Borgust bought his Mini at SMD last year and joined the club, he renewed his membership at this years show Richard is the proud owner of a Silver Mini Mayfair, with wide arches, wide wheels and bucket seats.


Mr and Mrs Brimley joined at Bromley Pageant they have a BRG Rover Mini Cooper which is off the road at present awaiting some restoration work

Val and Tony Green have joined, we first met them at The Guernsey Mini Show in 2004. At his years show we gave them a SMD flyer, the next time we saw it is when it turned up in the PO Box with their application to join.
Val and Tony have a Nightfire Red Cooper.

Ruth Burtonshaw has joined after her sister saw a SMD flyer and told her about the club. Ruth has a 1992 White Mini Sprite

Alison Hockey and David Lawrence from Poole have joined and booked SMD using one of our flyers that they found on their windscreen at Beaulieu. They own a White Sprite Automatic with 10" steering wheel and lots of mods still to do.

Adam and Shane Carter joined at The KM Pageant, they are mad on minis and have two, one a Red Mayfair and the other under restoration.

Fiona Coad has joined after seeing us at The Bromley Pageant, she said our site is brilliant and couldn't believe how much we organise for our members. She is on the look out for a Woody for her husband to restore

Jed Mayatt has joined after doing a seach on the internet. Jed owns a 2000 Blue Mini Cooper.

Steve Hanley joined when he booked SMD tickets hope you enjoyed the show Steve.

Wayne Butcher joined when he booked tickets for SMD

Mick Caller and Diane Terry joined at the Halfords Promotion Day we held in Chatham. They own a 1997 Green Mini Cooper