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No touched my mini this year, been working on the race transporter ready to carry the new mini around. Not quite as technical or powerfull as the 16v turbo, but great fun.

The wife and I are both racing on grass this year. I have been ironing out a few faults with the car and she's going well. I managed my first win yesterday but then someone took me out in the final and broke my steering rack.



looking for any 998 parts people have kicking around, and spare body panels.

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Looks like great fun! :)
Congrats on the win.

Looks great, I've got a few 998 bits laying around at home in bridgend

Turbo parts collector at the moment, almost ready.

I do not like races, where cars get damaged by contact with competitiors.

http://www.minifreunde.at

it is meant to be non contact, if contact is made and deemed to be planned you will get black flagged. But when you have 10 cars all heading for the same corner some contact does happen.

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Im in agreement with this, i think grass tracking is a bit of a waste of a good shell. I do like the look of Mini Cross however.

On 17th May, 2010 akirch said:
I do not like races, where cars get damaged by contact with competitiors.

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


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On 17th May, 2010 akirch said:
I do not like races, where cars get damaged by contact with competitiors.

I seriously doubt it!

id happily nosh a non rare mini around a track, as long as it aint an early cooper or another rare model. and think it makes our non rare ones even rarer . so winwin. lol :)

i think its a good cheep form of motor sport but not something i would put my pride and joy into :)

edit, with the bimmer twinky turbo engine sold, is this the end of the legend of jims yellow machine?

Edited by Brett on 17th May, 2010.

Yes i moved to the darkside

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My suspicion is that hes going to build another mad a-series, but why would he rid the whole of his engine and box...

conversion with a turbo perhaps?

love it - where can we see you race then mate?

i would love to do this

cool, how much does it cost per race, if you dont mind me asking?

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

Will be racing at Seven Valley next weekend, (nic's land). You need a pretty big budget to race class one as the entry fee's are steep, last meeting was £2 per car as my wife is racing the same car in the ladies class it cost us £4 to race. As regards to wrecking a good shell, the shell last for years and years on the track, it just get's new pannels fitted each season

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Git off ma laaand!!!

Are you racing sat and sun?

Sunday and monday buddy, on the bank holiday weekend

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have Safe! fun jim

Must be a little frustrating at times with only ~40hp after experiencing 250hp. foot to the floor, engine screaming and it still wont go any faster

I fancy this too. Can we start a turbo charged class?

class 7 allows turbo's unlimited cc, two bike engines or single car engine. Crazy fun!

40hp, i've managed to squese 51.5bhp from mine.

it's chalk and chese compared to my yellow mini, but it does feel quick on the track when up against other minis with very simular power.

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51, is it in a class where you cant' change a thing ala std 998 valve size, std camshaft and all ?

Because if it is, it's quite good !

Rusty by nature

I'll bet Jim has one of those type J head castings and advanced the cam a bit

not stripped the engine so don't know whats in there yet

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