White Roof Radio - The MINI Cooper Podcast

First time in a very very very long time that we've done that. Luckily, we still have a ton of show for you! If you already caught [our interview with Norm and Eric][l1], go ahead and fast forward, after visiting [their GoFundMe][l2] page, of course. More information can be found at [https://paddyhopkirkmemorialfoundation.org/][l3].I am 75% sure I will be going on #MTTS26 California. Anyone else from AZ/NV/SoCal want to do some caravan action? Comments are open!## LinksMore about Paddy can be found on his [Wikipedia Page][l4][Check out Paul Nesse's art][l5]**MotoringFile links**https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/02/10/ferraris-bold-ui-move-is-the-lesson-bmw-and-mini-cant-ignore/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/03/02/the-awd-mini-that-could-have-changed-jcw-forever/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/02/26/bmw-pauses-level-3-rollout-what-it-might-mean-for-mini-autonomous-driving/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/03/06/mini-rally-return-starts-with-a-podium-and-its-just-getting-started/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/02/23/new-leaderships-takes-the-wheel-at-miniusa-as-mike-peyton-departs/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/03/09/what-if-jcw-looked-like-the-machina-how-mini-could-evolve-its-performance-halo/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/02/13/faith-of-a-few-is-this-the-best-mini-cooper-commercial-ever-made/[l1]: https://www.whiteroofradio.com/paddy-hopkirk-memorial-foundation/[l2]: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-paddy-hopkirk-memorial-foundation[l3]: https://paddyhopkirkmemorialfoundation.org/[l4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Hopkirk[l5]: http://www.nessesculpture.com

Happy New year White Roof! Gabe and I talking about Minis and all kinds of cool stuff this week. Links below, as usual.I've made a few updates to the site, you should [click over](https://whiteroofradio.com) and check it out. I've also decided White Roof Radio will be returning to monthly episodes. If we can't record, you'll get a best of from our catalog of over 1,000 audio recordings.https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/01/08/2028-mini-cooper-f66-lci-preview-design-revisions-the-manual-returns/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/01/17/2026-mini-cooper-buying-guide-pricing-trims-and-what-to-buy/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/01/20/the-cancelled-alpina-mini-the-luxury-mini-that-almost-happened/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/01/21/mini-paul-smith-edition-spotted-in-london-first-real-world-photos/https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/12/26/2025-rewind-the-radical-deus-ex-machina-mini-concepts/https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/12/23/driven-the-electric-mini-cooper-jcw-j01-vs-petrol-f66-jcw/https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/12/17/eu-drops-2035-ice-ban-how-it-might-effect-future-minis/https://www.motoringfile.com/2026/01/31/mini-is-going-rally-racing-in-the-u-s-for-2026-and-it-all-starts-next-weekend/

Starting off strong with some throw backs, some soapbox talking OMG did you see the Super Lagera video? And, did you already catch Black Roof? Yea, Woofcast 21 will be in the feed later this week too. Nice to get to use the news music this week too. Just be sure to keep up with everything happening at MotoringFile.com. And, as we near the crazy season, don't forget any of the friends of the show; MotoringStripes, Detroit Tuned, OutMotoring.com and CravenSpeed.This week's sponsor is me. Are you L&D or work with Elevenlabs and Powerpoint? Do you need to work with Elevenlabs with Powerpoint? I would like to introduce you to Voxsmith. I've worked really hard on it and will be expecting to ship it in December. Show LinksSuper LageraSuper Lagera VideoMINI QualityDeus Ex Machina Concepts With Holger HampfHow Leaving F1 And Launching The MINI E Made BMW An EV LeaderThe 2026 MINI Cooper Paul Smith Edition -- MINI's Biggest Special Edition Ever

The 700th meeting under the White Roof has us leading off talking about poking. Who knew that was still a thing? Silliness completed, we jumped right into news from MotoringFile with a reminder about the fanciest MINI ever produced, the MINI Goodwood, before jumping into the rest of the news, stories linked below! If you missed this years MINIs on the Dragon, don’t do that again! Luckily for us, Chad took Detroit Tuned this year and tells us all about.You know we record the pre-show, right? And we make it available to you for free! Click over to blackroofradio.com to download. The hot tip is to use the RSS feed in your podcast app. Motoringfile LinksMINI Goodwood: –https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/05/05/what-happens-when-mini-meets-rolls-royce-a-52000-experiment-in-restraint/Paddleshift gate updates: –https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/02/05/exclusive-mini-to-bring-shift-paddles-back-to-the-countryman-s/–https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/05/07/exclusive-mini-usa-to-add-jcw-trim-and-shift-paddles-to-the-2026-cooper-and-cooper-s/Special Edition 2000 GT: –https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/02/10/exclusive-mini-cooper-2000-gt-special-edition-coming-later-this-year/Key Fob: –https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/02/11/mini-to-offer-a-single-key-fob-on-all-new-cars/Oxford Edition coming back: –https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/02/22/official-miniusa-is-bringing-back-the-oxford-edition-for-2025-here-are-the-details/RWD for electric: –https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/02/26/minis-big-shift-how-rear-wheel-drive-could-transform-future-electric-models/Offroad MINI: –https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/05/12/minis-off-road-history-may-finally-be-coming-to-showrooms/2006 R53 the best MINI: –https://www.motoringfile.com/2025/05/12/minis-off-road-history-may-finally-be-coming-to-showrooms/

Todd forgot how to drive an automatic, and we talk about pants. Seems like a pretty normal episode of White Roof Radio, except we also took a detour through 2007. Our studio host was super glitchy the night we recorded, so if we feel off, it's not just you!The big takeaways from this week from MotoringFile:Paddlegate!Part 1 of the Pat InterviewThe Wheels Gabe wouldn't shut up aboutKeep an eye on the feed this week. Gabe has given us permission to include the full interview with Pat Mckenna in the feed! Have you gone over and grabbed the feed for Black Roof Radio? When you open your app, do you see BRR698? If not, you are using the incorrect feed. It would seem I was a spaz and shared the wrong URL a few weeks ago. The correct feed can be found over at Black Roof Radio.

19 years of White Roof Radio, 20 years of Detroit Tuned, 22 years of Motoringfile. That, plus a ton more stuff, including Gabe's thoughts from MTTS and the latest from Motoringfile.com!

Big show to close out 2023! Full crew too! A quick heads up, it's not, it's the audio for this episode. And, we do go a little long. Lots of news from Motoringfile.com including:Gabe Demo's the new Car Play experienceMF ordered one of the last ClubmanMore Aceman newsUpdated F66 SpecsThe MINI SEBMW CCA Needs Your MINIThe MF CoupeAll JCW NewsLong show. Don't forget to go over to BlackRoofRadio.com to download not 1, but 2 additional episodes! The first one has some great information on why we hate the sunroof, and sunroofs in general. The 2nd is for you, the true BRR fan. Enjoy the end of your year everyone! We look forward to talking about more MINI Cooper stuff in 2024!

Starting off reminding you that MotoringFile.com is the only source for MINI Cooper news. If you disagree, or prefer to get MINI news elsewhere, please, let us know. Also, we have all pretty much stopped using X/Twitter and can find us on Threads (and, in my case, Mastodon too!</a>). Before getting into it, this is your reminder that there was a brand new episode of Black Roof available, 100% free of charge!Ok, with that out of the way, click over to MotoringFile and start scrolling. I recommend that you start with Gabe's hands-on review of the MINI Cooper Electric, then, check out his take on the Electric Countryman. From there, go where you like to get ALL of the information about these two MINIs. There is a ton, photos, specs, everything to make your MINI nerd heart happy!And, we promise the next show will be for us OG MINI people to talk about the R cars and cool stuff being done by our man Chad at Detroit Tuned and MINIs on the Mac (Spoiler: they did not break the record). It will be hoot!

Todd, Chad and db catching you up on all things MINI, directly from MotoringFile. We also had a great Black Roof Radio session prior to this show, and you can download it for free . Free as in beer, not free as in a zilliondy popup ads. Lots of news, lots of updates! and this will probably be edited again in the next few days.

We woke up and realized that it's been quite a while since we last made a show. So, let's get right to it since I'm also terribly late getting this one posted! Kicking things off, a quick reminder is that there is a new episode of available to download. Once we get started, the title of the show pretty much describes what we were seeing at Motoringfile when we recorded. Needless to say, we are talking a lot about electric MINIs this episode. And nerd website stuff. And, Go Motoring (#IYKYK). This is to serve as your reminder that is your best source for MINI news. Gabe is the only one out there, really, that has the inside track. Trust me. Add in the MINI boobs and some chatGPT and we have ourselves a show! Finally, don't forget the OG sponsors of White Roof Radio and Motoringfile: , , and .

We still aren't driving very much, but Todd just got back from Philly, Detroit Tuned is still busy, Gabe is still pivoting. Mini (yes, Mini) Heritage Recharged, which is a classic Mini that has been fully converted to electric, to MINIs specifications. ! We also catch up with Gabe and his trip to the UK to attended which is a great story! He even got to meet and check out the MINI Strip Concept! Video: Paul Smith Talks To Us About The MINI Strip Concept - https://www.motoringfile.com/2022/10/02/video-paul-smith-talks-to-us-about-the-mini-strip-concept/ Video Review: MINI Recharged – Official Classic Mini Electric Conversion - https://www.motoringfile.com/2022/09/27/first-drive-mini-recharged-official-classic-mini-electric-conversion-kit/ The Goodwood Revival – A Time Warp Of Vintage Motorsports Unlike Anything - https://www.motoringfile.com/2022/09/23/the-goodwood-revival-the-most-epic-vintage-motorsports-event-in-the-world/

That's right. They attached a giant wing to a JCW GP to take it to the 'ring. Plus some #mtts2022 updates and a bit more on supply chain issues. I am still struggling to get caught up and hope to have the site up-to-date this week or early next. For those of you that keep with us, thank you! For those of you wondering where to get Black Roof Radio, you can download it for free at ! If you are still looking for the coolest #mtts2022 decals for your MINI before the big event, make sure to head over to for all of that and more.