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? A...
May 24, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 700
Big show! First one back for 2025, and the next one, episode 700, is already in the planning stages! Todd catches us up on his new MINIs and Gabe catches us up on news from MotoringFile Not including db quickly checking out the Renault 5 . If you aren't getting the pre-show, click over to Black Roof Radio to download it for free. You can also find the RSS feed there, so you can subscribe automatically. ##Motoringfile links MotoringFile Videos What's Next For The Electric MINI Cooper -- Our Predi...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 699
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 Interview The Wheels Gabe wouldn't shut up about Keep an eye on the feed this week. Gabe has given us permission to include the full interview with Pat Mckenna...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 698
Owners Lounge is still there and we almost did not get a gasoline powered JCW! Lots to get caught up, both from us and from MotoringFile ! And, don't forget, there is a new episode of Black Roof Radio , with one more following later this week! I should also be sharing the feed to black roof at the same time. We did cover a lot this week! All of the new MINI stuff we talked about can be found at the links below! Global MINI Sales Down 21% Due to Model Change Over - MotoringFile Premier: The Elect...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 697
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!
Aug 13, 2024•57 min•Ep. 697
Just getting this into the feed, full notes to follow at WRR and MF. Meanwhile, here are the links you are looking for. Oh, and there is new Black Roof Radio! https://www.motoringfile.com/2024/04/17/the-f66-j01-mini-cooper-dimensions-in-depth-inside-out/ https://www.motoringfile.com/2024/03/06/video-review-electric-mini-countryman-se/ https://www.motoringfile.com/2024/02/29/exclusive-minis-3-cylinder-engine-is-dead-in-the-us/ https://www.motoringfile.com/2024/04/29/rumor-the-new-f66-mini-cooper-...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 695
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 experience MF ordered one of the last Clubman More Aceman news Updated F66 Specs The MINI SE BMW CCA Needs Your MINI The MF Coupe All JCW News Long 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 wh...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 694
Comments are open! After a 2 week delay that was 100% my fault, I am proud to deliver the latest episode of White Roof Radio. Getting started with news and MINIUSA on again off again manual transmission status is finally updated, for reals, to no longer offering a manual transmission on any of the models. Of course, details on getting one can be found at MotoringFile Gabe also just wrapped up his stint with the worse named MINI in the history of MINI; The Untamed Edition. The short version you h...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 693
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 re...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 692
We were able to check everything out earlier in the week and it's been difficult not sharing this sooner! While you listen, go ahead and open up to view the pictures and see what we are talking about. It's very cool! We teased this during . Remember, this is always a free download. While you are there, if you want to help keep WRR listener supported, you can do that too! Thank you for your support! Don't forget to get your favorite graphics and badges over at MotoringStripes.com, including the !...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 691
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.
Jul 04, 2023•47 min•Ep. 690
Big show for you this week! Lots about electric MINIs, but first, let's begin by providing our thoughts about , and we might not have had anything nice to say about it. It's almost time to remind you about the awesome that was . Then we get right into the electric MINI stuff, starting with Gabe's latest . For those of you that are looking for our pre-show, you can find that, 100% free of charge, at . While you are there, if you would like to support the show, awesome! If not, that is totally ok ...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 689
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). Thi...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 688
We managed to rally together one more time before closing out 2022! A quick not to the affliates, we do go long. We are pretty sure all y'all won't mind. Catching up, (and replaced it with a ). His garage is now home to a BMW X3, which there will be more words about that coming (like, it really should be a wagon). Then, the latest news from MotoringFile, as usual! If you missed Gabe's review of the , go check it out if you want to find out what the next version of the Countryman will be like. We...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 687
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/...
Oct 06, 2022•57 min•Ep. 686
Starting off with our rememberance of Mr. Paddy Hopkirk. He was a great human that we were all lucky enough to meet and interview. We are still looking for the interview we did we him, but fear it might have been lost to the great server outage of aught nine. Gabe catches us up on #mtts2022 and thank you to those of you that asked about Todd and I. We really appreciate that. Then, we have a little something to say about the . Don't forget , the pre show for each episode, available to you 100% fr...
Jul 31, 2022•57 min•Ep. 685
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 ove...
May 19, 2022•58 min•Ep. 684
I'm joined by Todd & Gabe and we spend dang near the entire episode talking about all the cool stuff that we have seen surrounding this car we all know and love so well. This was fun to record and we hope you enjoy listening! Side note, click over to blackroofradio.com and listen to the latest extra episode, again, free of charge if you so desire. After you listen, you will understand why I'm a little behind in getting the site updates, among other things. I hope to get a bunch of that done ...
Apr 09, 2022•51 min•Ep. 683
db interviews WRR Listener Niall Simpson about his experience with only having electric vehicles as his families daily drivers, including a '21 MINI SE.
Mar 30, 2022•25 min•Ep. 682
A whole bunch of new MINI stuff happening, and we've got the latest right here under the White Roof! Click over to with us to play the home game. Start with , move on to see how . Finish up with some Countryman news about , along with a new . Plus, Todd has a scoop on door handles for us, letting us know MINI handles will be flush, like BMWs, very soon! You heard it here first! Are you looking for #mtts2022 badges and decals? You know Todd as you covered! Click over to MotoringStripes () to get ...
Mar 17, 2022•58 min•Ep. 681
Big news this week and we jump right into it! In case you missed it, there are 3 new special editions that MINI announced this week; , and, quite possibly our favorite, . We take as deep a dive as we can on these and our looking forward to seeing this in person soon. Also from the in-case-you-missed-it files, MINI has a . As Gabe said, she has an impressive CV. Click over for the official release. A few other things we mentioned were the , which I think would be rad on the bonnet of the Clubman ...
Feb 11, 2022•55 min•Ep. 680
#mtts2022 updates that we all know you guys have been jonesin' for and a lot of talk about community and enthusiasm. If you haven't done a MINI event in a while, you should. It is really coming back in a very big way! We also get an update from Todd about his JCW Countryman. Look around and you can find the photo of Todd's new F60 in the garage with his R59. It's cool! And, yes, White Roof Radio is now listener supported! Not only that, but EVERYONE now has access to Black Roof Radio! All of thi...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 679
For our final show of 2021, we spend more than a fair share of time talking about the leaked 2024 MINI SE photos and the rest of the time talking about electric cars in general. Plus, a few other stories from (MotoringFile.com)[motoringfile.com]. Oh, and we might have been drinking sometime during or before this episode. We finish off talking about Todd's new MINIs. As mentioned, this is the last episode of 2021. We do have an inteview with Mike Peyton from the LA Auto that Gabe did a few weeks ...
Dec 18, 2021•52 min•Ep. 678
Let's start by talking about Bridger's DQ at Thermal. I was there and can verify what the line judge saw. That is not to say that he did not have the quickest run of the day, because he did. Then lets remember The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, as we originally discussed during (yes, it's there). If you are new here, this is a great insight into the history of White Roof Radio. Since the last time we met, it was just Gabe and I at (now with updated audio, as promised!), we spent some time disuc...
Nov 21, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 677
You probably already saw that Gabe and I were at BMW MINI Test Fest this week. We recorded some time in some very cool cars, but, most importantly, we got an interview with Mike Peyton and our pal Pat McKenna. I wanted to get this out to you guys quickly. Next show might be delayed because Todd is going to SEMA and you know he is taking his recording gear! Photos can be found and Instagram accounts. And we will be talking JCW and electric MINI when we come back!
Oct 30, 2021•41 min•Ep. 676
So, wrong show number not withstanding, this is Woofcast 675 and we do not mess around, getting right to it. The lack of window controls on the F56 in the center, not needing to double pull door handles and Gabe with his software issues. Oh, and electronic e-brake. Pour one out for the reverse J-Turn. On to a bunch of Ask Chad. Like, mods, mods, MODS! We know we need to come back to this further, and we will. But this was a great place for us to start! Especially remembering about doing a rear s...
Oct 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 675
Y'all came this close (db pinches fingers) to getting an actual gin show this week. Instead, Gabe was able to join us so we talked about MINI stuff instead! Since Gabe joined us, we allowed him to wax poetic about his 2020 JCW Clubman (spoiler alert: he loves it) and we answer listener email! Oh, and you guys already watched the Goodwood Mini Race already, right? Spoil yourself, put it on the TV. Trust us. And, one more reminder about the survey. It only takes a few minutes and we would really l...
Sep 28, 2021•51 min•Ep. 674
This week, it was decided that we should spend some time talking about the NFL. Oops, I mean the engines that are in the current generation of MINIs. Specifically, the B38 and, the Chevy 350 of BMW engines, the B48, which we discover goes into just about everything. LInks are below. Are you a mechanic? Live in Detroit? Know a mechanic in Detroit? Want to work for one of the most prominent MINI Cooper shops on the planet? Send your CV over to Detroit Tuned (resume@). Chad would love to talk to yo...
Sep 15, 2021•54 min
Full crew this week and we jump right into Gabe's first impression of the 2021 MINI Convertible. He 1,000 miles with and thought it was a great car. Watch for his upcoming review at MotoringFile. If you have a few minutes to take our survey, we would really appreciate it! Link is below: https://forms.gle/aPWEzWXGJdWf19rX6
Sep 01, 2021•47 min•Ep. 672
This week catching up with finally, talk about the and Todd has the scoop on HK availability in upcoming deliveries and an interview with our buddy Pat McKenna! Oh, and Gabe is a jerk (his words!)! 2 things. #1, we want to see your #whiteroofradio! Show us your stickers or show us WRR on your playback device. Take to Twitter or Instagram, tag us and use the #whiteroofradio hashtag! #2, listen to the end of the show. Then, if you have a minute, , we want to hear from you. Good or bad. We want to ...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 671
