Strap in, sit down and shut up! It’s been a few weeks since we’ve all been able to get together and do a show, and we do that right here. We have some Dragon interviews, MINI United recaps, GP talk and just 4 guys sitting around talking about MINI Cooper stuff. Normal service has resumed. Next stop, AMVIV!

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Gabe and Todd sit down and talk with the Dirk about racing MINIs. If you are even a little interested in MINI’s involvement with motorsports, you don’t want to miss this! And for those of you that want even more, there is always the MINI Motorsport YouTube Channel!

Be sure to stay turned for more audio from MINI United and a new Woofcast next week!

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Todd and Gabe talk to Axel Griesinger from bigblogg.com about the GP, automatic transmissions and MINI United. Still more to come from MINI United 2012, stay tuned! And, brand new Woofcast coming next week!

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Fresh from MINI United! Todd & Gabe had the chance to interview Roderick von Ostrowski from MINI Product Management and they spent about 10 minutes talking only about the new GP

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To start, get used to hearing the reminder about MTTS, coming up in just a few weeks! Don’t forget to register.

Also, keep your eyes peeled for a new badge from Motoringbadges.com. The ‘I’m the Stig’ badge is very cool and it’s the next one coming!

So, live again tonight, sans Gabe. So Todd and I spent some time talking about electric cars. Here are the links. Autoblog Green, Wired.com, Wired again, and Tesla Motors.

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Gabe’s back from the Dragon! Schooling us (again?) on the world famous 3-Series 50/50 weight distribution and he is itchin’ to talk about his experience last week. Oh, sorry, come back tomorrow. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out the Motoringfile Flickr Group.

We discuss the c|net review of the ’06 MCS (check the bad…too funny) and db has issues with the weave of the carpet? We also decided that a show about small cars probably would be a bad idea. We’ll stick to MINI’s. Plus listener feedback and news of the week.

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Todd did the hard part

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Brad Day, Senior Editor from The Tech Lounge.com spent about an hour with us last week doing an interview for their technology site. You can read the interview text here.

While not too MINI related, you will get an idea of what happens behind the scenes, plus our thoughts on podcasting in general and what the future holds.

Of course, if you are looking for tech reviews and other technology related news, check out thetechlounge.com. It’s independant and the writing is top notch!

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423 for the 23rd. And start things off trying to figure out exactly what Pilates really is. Just us trying to fill some time before rolling into news from MotoringFile and Ask Chad questions before everyone heads off to the Dragon.

Speaking of which, it’s the busy season here at White Roof Radio and Motoringfile. With the Dragon followed immediately by MINI United, our regularly scheduled program won’t be very regular. We’ll be sharing from the Dragon and from MINI United instead. Stick around if you can’t attend these events, we’ve got your back!

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Happy birthday shout-outs, Mars in retrograde and we provide some history behind The Shuttle Cast. We also run through news of the week from Motoringfile and a few Ask Chad questions.

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On time and under budget, just the way we like it! News from Motoringfile.com like we like to do followed by another epic Ask Chad session! And a few updates to goings on around the MINI Event space. Good stuff abounds, check it out!

Speaking of Ask Chad, we have a few questions still in the queue but should be getting those answered during the next few shows. Keep those questions coming in. Same with the comments and feed back, we get it all!

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Todd and I had the opportunity to speak with Caryn Grun, MINI Events Manager for MINI USA along with Michael Johnston, a Para-Triathlon athlete competing in the 2016 Para Olympics, live from the New York Auto Show. Details like an update to the route through Colorado and conformation that there will be an autoX component at 3 stops during MINI Takes the States. We also found out where MTTS will be kicking off from; MINI USA Headquarters in New Jersey!

Registration opens tomorrow at minitakesthestates.com. Make sure to get yourself registered and keep yourself tuned in to White Roof Radio and Motoringfile for all of your MTTS details as they become available!

We are seeing requests for more information to help with planning your time with MTTS. We have a route and dates. What more are you looking for? Let us know in the comments and we’ll do our best to find out.

Go Forth. Go West. Go MINI

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Oddly shaped show tonight. Starting with news from MotoringFile.com and ending with an interview with Kellen from Craven Speed about the electric MINI project they have been working on. And, finally, our first Truck Nutz reference for 2012. Way to go Gabe.

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Nathaniel signs up for AMVIV, Chad wishes for the MINI Electric Scooter and Todd put his name on his list for the next GP. Sounds like a great show to us! Add in news from MotoringFile and some Ask Chad and, as the kids say, boom!

You did hear correctly. White Roof Radio and MotoringFile have been invited to MINI United! In typical style, we will be bringing you complete coverage of the entire event so stay tuned. And, if you are planning on going, let us know in the comments!

Ask Chad – Clutch Issues, Power Steering issues and the definitive WRR recommended break-in procedures.

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Regular service will resume next week with Woofcast 419. Ask Chad, MINI United and MTTS news along with the normal silliness you know and love.

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News from Motoringfile, including an interview with Rob Pasaro, Head of the BMW App Center Mountainview. And as Todd prepares for his actual birthday celebration, he continues his quest to remind you of famous people who were born this month.

Moving on to Ask Chad, one of the questions was about Cooper exhuast systems. The ones we mentioned in this episode are the Megan Racing, Magnaflow and the Borla. Since we are talking Cooper, we also have a bead on a JCW Sound Kit for the R50 if you are interested. You can hear Todd’s original review here.

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Facebook contest, news from Motoringfile and a bit of Ask Chad. Definitely one of the silliest sessions we’ve had in recent memory. We think you’ll like it.

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Starting off right away talking about the next Company Car that you can see above and read all about here. We all agree it looks pretty sweet and are excited for a chance to drive it. Good chance you will get to see this car during MTTS, but no promises. Finishing off with the rest of the news from Motoringfile.com.

Shout-outs and silliness make up the rest of the show. Listen passed the end credits this time. Trust me.

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More notes to follow.

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News from MotoringFile, like we like to do, with a small dose of tire talk. Plus we get to speak to Barry, head honcho from MINIs on the Dragon, celebrating it’s 10th year! Toss in a little Fiat corrections (based on this blog post), a little Kia talk and you’ve got yourself a Woofcast!

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We are car talking fools tonight, just as soon as we finish talking about the weather, of course. News from MotoringFile, especially Gabe’s take onRoadster he got to drive last week. That turned into a talk about JCW and wheels, among other things.

Finishing up with some AskChad. Keep those questions coming in gang! Also, if you are heading to the dragon, both Chad and Todd have space available if you are looking for a great mod for your MINI or need some graphics. Todd’s even running a special on factory bonnet stripe replacement! Check it out!

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News and everything else that’s fit to print from MotoringFile including some updates about a few of our favorite MINI things going on right now. Add to that the last of the interviews that Todd did in Detoit with some of the nice lads from MINI and MINIUSA.

As an added bonus, I’m told there will be a part 2 this week which will be nothing but Ask Chad! Stay tuned!

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Mad delays in bringing you this weeks show. A whole bunch of news from MotoringFile is part of the catch up. So much news that we have both Gabe and Nathaniel join in tonight. We talk about all of the news that we missed last week while we were at Otto’s MINI.

Normal service, including Ask Chad shall resume next week!

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11+ service bays, one of the largest showrooms I have even seen at a MINI dealer and a lot so big, I thought the VDC was contracting with them to store MINIs fresh from Oxford!

Everyone we met was great! Very excited about the new store and very excited about continuing to work with Philly MINI and their local community. And, they are also excited to be able to start selling this in the very near future.

We had a great time if you couldn’t tell! If you get the chance, definitely go over to Otto’s MINI to check out the new space. And, of course, don’t forget to let them know that White Roof Radio sent you!

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Todd got a great interview with Dr. Kay Segler, MINI Brand Manager Worldwide, at the Detroit Auto Show this past week. Dr. Kay was in a great mood talking with Todd about all great things MINI, including hints of a possible reboot of the JCW MINI GP.

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db’s thoughts about those not racing MINIs at Dakar, Todd goes on about windscreen wipers and Chad answers your questions, just your normal run of the mill Woofcast.

There is a lot going on around here. Todd was at the NAIAS this week and got some great interviews that we will be sharing a little later this week. Later this week, you will find both Todd and I at Otto’s MINI of Exton helping them celebrate their grand opening! It’s definitely a big week, stick around!

For those of you that missed it, we also broke the start date and ending city for MTTS. We will have more details about this in the very near future. Make sure you are playing the home game over at Facebook or Twitter to find out sooner than later.

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Gabe, Todd, Chad and db doing what they do best; Talking about Cadillacs. And MINIs, especially our favorite The Clubman. We all really like it quite a bit, especially in Hampton trim as Gabe caught view of last week.

Also welcome Otto’s MINI of Exton to the sponsor roster. Thank them further by making plans to visit on Friday, January 13th 2012 as they celebrate their grand opening in this new location! If you are looking for even more of a reason to hang out a brand new MINI dealership, Todd and I will be there all day! Doing what we do and sharing with the rest of the MINI Community. Hope to see as many of you as possible, especially between 6:00p and 8:00p. We’re told that’s when the party will be happening!

One more show before the new year and we are going to try to do it live. Follow along on the Twitter for more details.

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Nathaniel recaps his Austrian adventures while we cover the news of the week from MotoringFile. If you want more info on the JCW Countryman, all of the information that Nathaniel gleened can be found here. Want to check out his photos? You can do that here.

Introducing a new sponsor under the White Roof: Otto’s MINI of Exton! They recently moved to this new location and to help them celebrate, Todd and I will be there on January 13th, 2012! We will be there all day talking to whoever we can and doing all the fun things we like to do. Starting that night will be the party and it should be a blast! We hope to see as many of our Philly friends as possible!

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News from Motoringfile.com and Ask Chad, just the way you like it. We do spend a fair amount of time talking about MINI Connected this week and have all come to the conclusion that it’s a pretty good deal and the potential is there for some very cool stuff. A couple of Ask Chad questions have the queue almost empty, so you should get those questions in!

A little event news. For those that missed it, the dates for AMVIV 9 have been announced. You know where to find the WRR/MF crew June 14 – June 17, 2012, right? That’s right, Vegas baby! Expect a lot more event news in the very near feature!

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Another fun show for you guys and gals. Besides giving you the latest news from MotoringFile, we do a little WRR Challenge. Listen in for all the fun!

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First show after White Roof Radio live and it’s a big one! News from MotoringFile like we like to do, which is mostly us talking about the new hotness, also known as the MINI Roadster. As you can already guess, we all like it.

Not only that, but we also spend some time talking about db’s time with the MF Countryman. And the overall state of tech in automobiles. And lifting a Countryman. Make sure you listen to the whole thing.

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Apologies for the delay!

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First show after White Roof Radio live and it’s a big one! News from MotoringFile like we like to do, which is mostly us talking about the new hotness, also known as the MINI Roadster. As you can already guess, we all like it.

Not only that, but we also spend some time talking about db’s time with the MF Countryman. And the overall state of tech in automobiles. And lifting a Countryman. Make sure you listen to the whole thing.

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You would think that after the party that was Woofcast 400 we’d be rarin’ to go for 401. Until we all spent a fair amount of time traveling and almost all of us managed to catch some sort of illness while in Detroit and have been making noises that really nobody needs to hear.

So, we present to you, the fine White Roof Radio listener, a little something from the archives. Woofcast 79, one of our very first out takes shows! And, if I’m honest, I think you’re gonna like it.

Regular service shall resume next week. Keep an eye on the Twitters and Facebook this week for a possible live show!

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So it has been written, so it has been done. 6 years and 400 episodes later, we are still bringing you the best automotive podcast in the land! This one as you know was taped live at Detroit Tuned with Gabe, Todd, Chad, Nathaniel, me and Jim Petersen’s brand new, newly striped JCW Coupe. And before you ask, yes, it’s rad.

We did some live Ask Chad too, plus Gabe and Nathaniel fielded general MINI questions. Of course, it wouldn’t be a WRR event without a few interviews, like with Nathan, Grand Poobah of MotoringAlliance.com.

Photos are still trickling in over on our Facebook page. That and WRR listener Eileen shared some fantastic shots here, our man Chris posted some to his Flickr here and Henry posted some here. If you have photos (or video!) of WRR Live, hook us up in the comments!

It was a fantastic time as it always is when we all get together. Big thanks to everyone that attended. To those of you that missed it, lets look forward to Woofcast 500, because you know we’ll plan something huge for that!.

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Finally, thanks to all of our sponsors to helping to make this happen! MINI of Ontario, Outmotoring.com, Craven Speed and Motor City MINI. And, of course, Motoringbadges.com.

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News from MotoringFile as always with a little Shuttlecast thrown in for good measure. Finishing off with some more excellent Ask Chad questions, including some great information if you are looking to tow with your MINI.

Reminder: White Roof Radio Live is happening next week! RSVP on our Facebook page and get more information like hotel group rate and directions to Detroit Tuned here. We are all VERY excited and hope you are too!

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Another day under the White Roof. Things are a little changed up this week. We knock out Ask Chad first, just to be different. Then, it’s the Coupe show with Nathaniel, fresh from his first day at the press preview of the Coupe. Watch Motoringfile for his full write up soon.

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Ridin’ bikes and Schwinn Stingrays get us started on this, our 395 meeting under the White Roof, with only 5 shows left until Woofcast 400, live at Detroit Tuned! Until then, we talk about news from MotoringFile and answer some more of your Ask Chad questions.

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In this weeks longer-than-normal show, we do some follow-up from last week (including a couple of Facebook comments, no talk about motorcycles or BMW’s, news from MotoringFile and some Ask Chad.

If you are in Southern California and looking for something MINI to do on October 1st, I highly recommend the third annual MINIs for Kids event happening at MINI of Ontario. Car show, games, a raffle and a poker run will round out the day!

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HUGE show for you this week! Gabe talks about the MotoringFile Countryman, we all decide that center rail accessories are rubbish, Chad interviewed some folks at the Red Bull Art of Motion event and we have an epic Ask Chad.

Don’t forget about White Roof Radio LIVE coming up in just seven short weeks on October 22nd, 2011. We are going to be at Detroit Tuned and think you should be too. Tune in next week for an updated route map too.

Woofcast 393 Download audio file (woof393.mp3)

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Tonight we decide that Gin is the star of the show. Or 23 year old bourbon. Or Nathaniel. By the time we finish with the boozecast, we do also get to news from MotoringFile and Gabe talks about the BMW press junket he was on last week and about his new BMW M1.

We also do some quick Ask Chad. If you have a question in the queue, we’re getting to it, but some of you guys are sending in questions that will require an entire show to answer! We aren’t complaining and love you sending them in. Keep ‘em coming to askchad@whiteroofradio.com.

Finally, don’t forgot White Roof Radio LIVE coming up on October 22nd, 2011 from Detroit Tuned. It’s going to be awesome and would love you all to join us!

Woofcast 392 Download audio file (woof392.mp3)

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News from MotoringFile as always. Not too much since Gabe was off driving fancy cars in Monterey. There is a ton more since we recorded, so we’ll be busy next week.

AskChad was the clutch show this week. See above for an example of what you don’t want your clutch to look like. We are a little behind in questions, but don’t worry, we will continue to work through them as long as you keep sending them in!

Don’t forget, White Roof Radio Live is right around the corner! We would like to see as many of you as possible for our 400th show. Click that link for the details that we have so far.

db hit 252,000 miles, and you can read all about how we started White Roof Radio here.

Woofcast 391 Download audio file (woof391.mp3)

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Like the sands of an hour glass, we get that much closer to Woofcast 400. For your entertainment this week, we present you, the fine and good looking White Roof Radio listener, some 3 Stooges, news from Motoringfile.com, Todd maybe on the television and a bunch of AskChad. And, if you missed the MINI @ Red Bull Art of Motion 2011 video, you can check that out here.

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db, Todd, Gabe and Nathaniel and this week’s White Roof Radio. Starting off talking about news from MotoringFile like we like to do. And quite a bit of news too, which gave us plenty of time to become distracted and talk about other things like the Chevy Cruze diesel.

Then it was Gabe’s turn to talk about the MotoringFile Countryman. Expect regular updates about this MINI for the next year! You should also make sure you are following @MotoringFile on Twitter for updates and photos.

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If you are planning on attending White Roof Radio live happening this coming October, we’ve got a deal on a hotel for you that is just down the road from Detroit Tuned for only $89.00 per night. Reservation information can be found here, sooner than later if you please.

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On this, our 387th gathering, we spend some time discussing the Space Shuttle and the weather. You know, because it’s been hot. You know what is hot? Chad’s MINI is hot, and his seats hug you like a diaper. After, we continue with this week’s Shuttle cast for a bit longer.

Then we roll into a little bit of news from Motoringfile.com. Speaking of, you should notice some stability (finally), making it even easier to get all of the MINI news you want.

Finish with some Ask Chad and that, my friends, is how we do that. Have a question for our good man Chad? Send it over to askchad@wrr.com immediately after visiting DetroitTuned to get yourself something nice.

Are you on Google +? Excellent, so are we. Fun things planned, you should follow along if you aren’t already!

Woofcast 387 Download audio file (woof387.mp3)

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A little bit of us remembering that we started this show almost 6 years ago. August 1st, Woofcast 388, will mark our 6th anniversary. Celebration to follow later in the year, a little thing we are calling White Roof Radio Live.

After that, what would you say to some news from MotoringFile like we like to do, followed by another rendition of Ask Chad. Good times abound!

Are you on Google +? Excellent, so are we. Fun things planned, you should follow along if you aren’t already!

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A little more than an hour of 5 dudes sitting around talking about Canada and haboobs. No, not really, but we were a little distracted when we got started wondering if a cube deweler is rocking out to WRR with a sub-woofer at his or her desk. Post a photo on our Facebook page and you might win a badge.

When the music finally started, we talk about the news from Motoringfile and Todd compares a MINI to a Fiat 500 to an 8th grade cheerleader. All you have to do is listen to find out what I’m on about. Plus you’ll get the new Outmotoring.com 5% discount code.

Finish with a little bit of Ask Chad and White Roof Radio live happening this October 22nd at Detroit Tuned. If you are close enough, we’d love to see you!

And before anyone gets upset, Season 17 of Top Gear is coming to BBC America on August 22nd, not this week or next.

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