Got To Autocross A Crassic Mini
03-07-2004, 09:39 AM
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What a blast!! I want one now. I was amazed at how well this 20+ year old car with its stock suspension handled.
Here are a couple pics of it.
94Touring in a few months I will be looking for one again. I told my wife when I got home last night after driving it I want one. And with gas prices the way they are it just might end up being my DD.
Here are a couple pics of it.
94Touring in a few months I will be looking for one again. I told my wife when I got home last night after driving it I want one. And with gas prices the way they are it just might end up being my DD.
03-07-2004, 11:47 AM
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the closest thing ive driven to that is a bugeye sprite, that thing was uncatchable in like a point a to point b situation. even though it really wasnt fast, or stop or turn all that well. its so small and light it would just run away from anything, the mini is the same i bet
plus it being an lbc, you'll get all the thumbs up and the "hey thats a cool car!"
plus it being an lbc, you'll get all the thumbs up and the "hey thats a cool car!"
03-07-2004, 03:06 PM
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Oh cool Jim! Hey my buddy Pete that lived in Orlando still has his rally mini for sale, lolcated in PA. I saw the car first hand when it was in Orlando and was very close to buying it over this FD that i'm getting. It would be the perfect auto-x car and still streetable. A little pricey at 16k but probably has twice that invested into the thing. It would smoke hondas all day long too.
Size difference.
Size difference.
03-07-2004, 03:08 PM
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If you're doing any kind of racing, the one thing that will make the biggest difference to handling and speed is weight reduction - the mini is a great example.
Those Honda mini's are cool, over here I have seen loads of bike engined mini's, my favourite are the z-cars r1: http://www.zcars.org.uk/mini/mini_single_rl.htm. The other mini that comes to mind is the rover v8 engined one: http://www.geocities.com/jharkola/Viku2.html, the reason I remember this is because it all fits under the bonnet so easily - got me thinking
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Mark
Those Honda mini's are cool, over here I have seen loads of bike engined mini's, my favourite are the z-cars r1: http://www.zcars.org.uk/mini/mini_single_rl.htm. The other mini that comes to mind is the rover v8 engined one: http://www.geocities.com/jharkola/Viku2.html, the reason I remember this is because it all fits under the bonnet so easily - got me thinking
Mark
