My rally Mini, thanks to TM members
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I originally bought the car as an accident damaged virtually new shell and built it for my Son to compete in Junior Rallycross. It proved a competitive car and regular provided some exciting races against Andrew Jordan, amongst others.





The original plan was always to convert it to a rally car at some point and the first rally version ran a standard 998 engine (not the Rallycross blue printed engine). With my son driving, it was used as one of the demo cars to convince the MSA that they should allow 14 year olds to drive rally cars. Unfortunately it took them a while to decide, so my son grew up and just had to start driving again :)



After a year of being beaten by the incredibly light and nimble F1000 Micras, it was time to move on. But not before I did a Rallysprint in Belgium, beating 'Jumping Jeff' (a former rallycross driver from the 70's) who was driving a seriously spec'd 1380 Mini.



In 2009 the car only did one event with a nice 1300 engine that I built with MJ, 45 DCOE, Ultra-light flywheel, SW5 cam, etc. It also ran with the original Rallycross suspension setup (which was probably a bit soft) and a gearbox that had seen better days. For 2010 it has been further upgraded to include a SCCR box, still with a 4.1 diff, coil over suspension, 4 pot brakes and a DIY internal gear linkage.





I have been using the Forum for quite a while and picked up some bargains to help get the car to its current spec, hence the thanks to TM members.

I am next out at Sculthorpe on 10th and 11th April. Unfortunately they don't let Spectators in to this event (but once in, it's a pretty good event for spectating), but if anybody is interested in pretending to Service for me or fancies Marshalling (no experience required), please let me know.

Thanks, Mark

very nice! .........dont polish that roof off ......lol

I like that A LOT!!

Hi mate, welcome i like your car but. I would not let her sit on my car lol.

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

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

mint motor!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Tidy chassis on that!

Lovely.... The car aint bad either... High heels don't go well with paintwork though lol

Very nice car. Welcome.

I don't want to cause a ruckus, but hte bird in the second picture looks like a bloke!

Loving the Cooling on that !

Coool ! Very nice !

My 79 Clubman Build Thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=451008

Jamie.

gonna copy your coil pack position, its perfect, need to move my fuel reg now though, cheers!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

nice car.. looks very well thought out.. love the flap over the coil pack and the guard between the rad and oil cooler.

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

Edited by sturgeo on 30th Mar, 2010.

Thanks for all the comments... but she was definitely not a bloke, don't ask me how I know, suffice to say she wore a few less clothes later in the day 8-)

The next rally will be the first time on a Stage with the coil-overs. I took it for its MOT on Friday and came back knowing that I had been in the car - it was CONSIDERABLY stiffer than the cones. Having said that, it felt pretty good and rode the jumps on our back roads without bouncing out of control. Nice.

My next job is to find a 6 gallon alloy fuel tank that will also allow me to run a spare wheel somewhere in the boot. Any suggestions?