MITP 2010 results
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for all those who couldn't make it, can anyone give us a report???

We picked up an unmolested 12G295 head for £40 - that's a result :)

The other number was something like 11.1.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

I mangaed to drop mini off the trailor (stupidly), loose a driveshaft deposit oil on the strip (sorry to all for that!) and then proceed to run another personal best 0f 14.4. On the plus side manged to get both cars home in one oiece this time.
Shane

14.6 in the van again. At least it's consistent.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

14.52 I won fastest non turbo. My fastest time ever and all with a 1293 so well chuffed

After the 11.80 at Avon Park and some analysis of the various different runs, we thought that with the combination of getting everything just so there was an 11.5 or thereabouts in the car.

So this morning, the first run felt pretty scrappy, not a great start and it felt to semi bog down, however managed to get on the gas in 2nd gear and just about put it down, then with gas thru 3rd (which I missed at the first attempt) and 4th, it felt like a run somewhere in the late 12 second area to me. Came back round and bugger me it was an 11.50, I was staggered as it just didn't feel that good.

So feeling suprised at the first run, but now eager to see what the car would do, went out again. They had prepped the track and I did a decent burnout, its not easy with the big slicks on as they just want to grip and drag the car off up the strip. Off the line and it felt pretty good, away into 2nd and on the gas, everything coming together just nicely, and over the line with it pulling somewhere near 9k in top.
Back round to see Carl and Simon to find out hey presto, we'd pulled a 11.12 @ 124mph out of the bag!
Everything came together just nicely, the perfect run really, happy with that would be an understatement.
So with that in the bag off a monster start with a 60ft time of something like 1.69 (will have to confirm when I look at ticket again) we decided that there wasn't much more to be had from the DON without either upping the boost or the nitrous. Not really wanting to take it home broken again we took the slicks off to go back on the Twinnie and then ran that for the rest of the afternoon. I will let Carl speedtype his version of those events!
Anyway picked up the pot for the fastest car in "C" class.

well i got 12 runs in and my personal best over all was 15.3 not a bad weekend

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Well done guys, some great times put in by all!

I didnt see any ice cream stalls Tom, sorry

Don't worry, I have not forgotten, by next year with interest I would like a large 99 with 2 flakes and sauce.

Oh and you need to get some beer drinking practise in too. Very poor.

Welldone Tom !

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

Nice one boys, update your 11.8 then tom. Dont want peeps to look on here thinking fast minis are slow!

-MINI CLUBMAN 1380 TURBO-

DNR. not ready on time. was keeping an eye on certain motors off this forum that i recognised tho. ill run the pod in a few weeks and put a time up

Edited by Rick.SPI on 15th Aug, 2010.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Judging by the state of the van the camp site was Santa Mud...

Good times Tom. Into the 10's next year??

good work lads, pitty i missed it

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

Very impressed with Chris running 14.52 in his 1293, also madmk1 - very good progress and 11.12 for Don is incredible.
Well done fellas, wish Id been there

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

was the don running slicks again?

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I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Another poor show from me, only managed a burnout! Seems the thrusts have shit themselves!

I seriously doubt it!

Looks like retightening the head bolts on Saturday evening in the pissing rain did the trick then Tom! Mighty impressive to say the least.

11.12 .. my word, congratulations!!

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

yes very well done guys especially Tom, nice to put more faces to names aswell

Yes i moved to the darkside

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had an awesome day, met and spoke to a few people but a few of you i didnt see. i did have my turbo minis hoody on incase someone spotted me lol. i was very impressed with the don today, sounded lovely. my god doesnt everyone bum stuart meades, very quick but i was getting bored of the name. 16v mini club put up a few good times aswell. i spent about 3 hours just sitting in gran stand before lunch watching, wasnt a massive que in the monring so saw the same car every 5 mins which was good for the guys running. glad the weather held off but i have a even biger hate for wasps now. the firend i was with got stung twice.