Released on: March 18, 2008, 11:21 am

Press Release Author: Bill Zankich / Mini Mania, Inc.

Industry: Automotive

Press Release Summary: The North American Mini Cooper Challenge (NAMCC) race series
and Phil Wicks Driving Academy now officially sponsored by Mini Mania, Inc. who will
supply race components, performance aftermarket parts and expert knowledge with
respects to transforming the BMW MINI Cooper into ready-to-compete racecars.

Press Release Body: March 18, 2008, Nevada City, CA -- Mini Mania, Inc., industry
leader in distribution and manufacturing of aftermarket Mini/MINI performance parts,
is now the official parts supplier for the Phil Wicks Mini Driving Academy and The
North American MINI Cooper Challenge or NAMCC, a race series organized by Phil
Wicks. Mini Mania will be supplying aftermarket performance parts as well as the
race specific components required to upgrade the new BMW MINI Cooper and Cooper S to
meet the strict standards necessary to race in the series. Don Racine, longtime Mini
enthusiast, avid racer and owner of Mini Mania will work closely with Phil Wicks in
advising which components will most easily and effectively transform MINI Coopers
into eligible, ready-to-compete racecars.

Mini Mania looks forward to sponsoring and supplying race components to the NAMCC as
it works toward the goal of being part of a global series of MINI Cooper race
events. "I get calls all the time from interested racers on how they can transform
their MINI Cooper into a racecar," Phil Wicks stated, "and now we have an official
parts supplier to help them more easily make the transition with professional
expertise and know-how." Drivers and racers alike can follow links from the NAMCC
website to keep informed of new and updated race parts available from Mini Mania,
Inc., or they can simply visit Mini Mania online at www.minimania.com to find the
latest in aftermarket upgrades, performance and race proven MINI Cooper parts.

About Mini Mania, Inc.

Mini Mania was founded in 1974 and has grown to become a multi million dollar market
leader that provides high quality aftermarket parts that include its own ULTRIK(tm)
line of high performance parts and very specialized services to a growing customer
base of approximately 50,000 consumers around the world.

Mini Mania solidified its market leadership position in 2001 by becoming the first
company in the US to import the then all new BMW MINI to use as a product and
performance test bed. Shortly thereafter, Mini Mania began to offer a suite of
"lifestyle & performance enhancement products" that appeal to recent purchasers of
the MINI Cooper(tm) automobile.

Mini Mania is headquartered in a 16,000 square foot state of the art facility in the
Northern California foothills outside of Sacramento. The company's dynamic web site
is truly a one of a kind information portal for any Mini Cooper enthusiast -
containing over 50,000 pages of unique content, augmented with 50,000 part number,
technical articles and interactive community forums. Each month 75-100,000
individuals access the web site for research and purchase of Mini Cooper parts and
accessories.

For more information - on the web: www.minimania.com, 800.946.2642, info@minimania.com


Web Site: http://www.minimania.com

Contact Details: Mini Mania, Inc.
870 Gold Flat Rd.
Nevada City, CA 95959
(800)946-2642
(530)470-8300
info@minimania.com