Photo below was posted on 'Sporting Minis' today by Miguel Hernandez after his house and Minis were destroyed by the California wildfires, very sadly he says 'everything is toast'.
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Eaton Fire In Altadena, California
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, Jan 10 2025 07:43 PM
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Posted 10 January 2025 - 07:43 PM
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Posted 10 January 2025 - 08:23 PM
How sad.
Thankfully, the loss of life seems to be very few.
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Posted 10 January 2025 - 08:45 PM
These fires are incredibly intense due to super low humidity and 100mph winds (in some canyons).
These are a couple hundred miles north of where I am typically. (only a few small fires around these parts due to significantly better conditions.
It is very sad to see these 'toasted' minis. Very sad.
I was able to take a peek at the 'sporting minis' page, before facebook wanted me to join... Seemed like a good gathering spot for mini owners.
(I left facebook many years ago - I am not about to do that again!)
Edited by Blumeanie, 10 January 2025 - 08:48 PM.
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Posted 10 January 2025 - 10:28 PM
That's awful, so sorry for the home owner.
I've spent many happy holidays in Pasadena/Altadena and the footage of what it has now become is shocking.
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Posted 10 January 2025 - 11:13 PM
I was able to take a peek at the 'sporting minis' page, before facebook wanted me to join... Seemed like a good gathering spot for mini owners.
(I left facebook many years ago - I am not about to do that again!)
I'm not on Facebook either but find you usually get a short peek on 'Sporting Minis' before FB wants you to join/log in. If you click on a photo/post before that message happens, it seems to hold things open to read, until you click to go back to the list of previous posts. Sporting Minis is run by a member of the Mk1 Forum who has a very good in depth knowledge of competition Minis and their history.
Edited by mab01uk, 10 January 2025 - 11:14 PM.
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Posted 19 January 2025 - 11:28 AM
Not to say I’m not hugely sorry for the owner, but I have to say what a bloody fantastic photograph. Beautifully composed and tells such a poignant story.
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Posted 19 January 2025 - 01:42 PM
a small silver lining has been the phenomenon of cars that were left parked in the streets surviving the fires
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