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[pogie]

I have been scanning a load of old photos on to the PC and dug up a few shots from the paddock of the Fastest Mini in the World race that was held at Mini 35 at Silverstone in 1994 and I thought they would be of interest.

Loads of people rave about the green Autodelta car, but it wasn't allowed to race as it failed scrutineering on quite a few safety issues. The mechanics were working like mad to make up a bulkhead to separate the fuel tank from the driver but they run out of time. It was a shame it didn't run as it had loads of hi-tech features but you would have thought the builders would have checked the UK racing regulations before hauling the car halfway around the world. I doubt if so many quality race Minis will be bought together in one race ever again.

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[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Veryyyyy cool! Amazing minis

Thanks for sharing.

[Scallywag630]

Great pix. How fast were they?

[mattwho?]

now thats the shizz

[miniman44]

When it comes to the Delta,the words,s--t and shovel come to mind.Word had it,that the scrutineering problems were just a way to stop it racing.If I remember rightly,didn't it race in other parts of the world,and win,and win,and win. Reminds me of a Mini engined beastie that used to win all the British sidecar races,it was legal,until rules were changed to protect the losers. They even tried making it start at the back of the grid,and as that didn't work.........

[mini93]

lol if it failed scruteneering, it fails...what ever type of motorsport it is...been to rallys where supid expensive cars have failed because something been left off and the ruelings are there to protect people and weather changed or not have to be abided by...and something like a seperating rear bulkhead from fuel tank, well that should be obvious and it would be in most if not all motorsport ruling books around the world, not just UK's

[Pooky]

Why does the KAD one have no door?

[Azbornmini]

Great pictures! Front splitter's on two of the Minis are interesting, also the wing on the Delta Mini. Notice the angle of the drive shafts on the green Delta Mini? That has to be hard on the CV joints.

[mini93]

Notice the angle of the drive shafts on the green Delta Mini? That has to be hard on the CV joints.

wasnt just mw who was looking at that then...i thought the delta minis engine was inclined, i can assume to counteract this problem

[minidan]

Why does the KAD one have no door?

looks like a quick release door thats just not 'clipped on' in the photo

*oh yea , im looking at the Jack Knight car. doh!*

Edited by minidan, 21 August 2010 - 01:21 PM.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Why does the KAD one have no door?

It clips on afterwards

Theres a chap called Treshan Samarathunga who used to hang around the forums... i have him on facebook and he used to race these very machines... and win... everything he entered.

[Azbornmini]

Notice the angle of the drive shafts on the green Delta Mini? That has to be hard on the CV joints.

wasnt just mw who was looking at that then...i thought the delta minis engine was inclined, i can assume to counteract this problem

I know on the tube framed Minis that race here in the states the guys do tilt the front of the motor forward to rotate the drive shaft angle upwards. Sometimes that can lead to oil leaks at the valve cover on 5 port heads as oil tends to pool towards the front of the cover.

[jrsperfect]

I was in that race at Silverstone. I wondered if you had any photos of our cars. We raced under the Racraft Motorsport banner in the steel body class. My car is black and came second in class and my brothers car was red and he won the class.  FB_IMG_1467927939483.jpg   69.38K   17 downloads

[pogie]

I was in that race at Silverstone. I wondered if you had any photos of our cars. We raced under the Racraft Motorsport banner in the steel body class. My car is black and came second in class and my brothers car was red and he won the class.FB_IMG_1467927939483.jpg

Wow, this is a blast from the past.  I had a quick look and I didn't take any pictures of your cars, the ones posted above were the only decent shots I got that day and I was more interested in the space-frame cars as they didn't get seen often. It must have been an interesting race as the speed difference between the different classes of cars seemed huge.

[nicklouse]

I doubt if so many quality race Minis will be bought together in one race ever again.

There may be a meeting in 2017 as there is a new class that the Mini 7 guys are planing. Already a few cars from Malta slated to turn up for it. So who knows.