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#1696 Ade

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 11:13 PM

Right first proper drive out tonight! Went to Milton Keynes for some handling testing!! :- Loads of roundabouts that are a good test of balance without having to go too fast!

And all is GoooooooooD!!! :ph34r: :wub: :-

Car feels very stable not twitchy on bumps or surface changes at all. The general ride is much improved aswell. Not quite as crashy as the last set-up. Although that could have been due to running it very low before. But very confidence inspiring.

So am a very happy camper.

However the Seat Ibiza Cupra R driver might not be.......... Bloomin muppet nearly killed himself rather than let a mini pass!!! I was really barely trying as i was just heading home and he was throwing it around roundabouts like a mad man!! He ended up very close to losing it trying to slow down for some traffic lights and then charged through them on red!!!! Maniac! I just slowed gently to a halt and just thought what a muppet! :-

Anyhoo just thought I'd let people know that it is one very shiney and worth while bit of kit! IMHO of course :- :-

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 11:47 PM

Ade the minis looking mint as always, looks as good as the day i saw it at bingley :ph34r:

and quality theres nothing like beating a quick car in a mini :-

on a similar but opposite note when my mate had his old 1.0 mini i was following him through the country lanes taking another mate home and the lad in the passenger seat was expecting my mate in the mini to waste me but i kept on his boot all the way (i had more power once going than him) and then it came to the tight s's and then a sharp left now i slowed down a bit for the s's, i was loving proving a point but not willing to kill me or a mate and he went through and round the left rather quick and when we came round we found him nearly parked on the edge of a cliff as he'd overcooked it and the back end had kicked round, it took five minutes alone just to get the car back on the road :wub:

a similar situation just different way round , never push your car mini or otherwise too far that you could kill yourself just so you can prove a point :-

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 06:54 PM

And now it's running so well, guess who's got it for the weekend :) . See you all at Avon park.

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 06:55 PM

Cool, you will be driving it Pete?

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 07:05 PM

I'm picking it up Sat morning because Ade is at a wedding(not his). Will indeed be driving it to Avon park on Sunday but Ade will be turning up later to run it up the strip. Might put a for sale sign in it and then disappear before Ade gets there :- . After giving it a real road test of course :)

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 07:07 PM

Offer = £1.50 :)

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 07:21 PM

You only want it to bolt to the floor of yours to get it up to minimum weight for Chris's race series :)

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 07:26 PM

I think the minimum weight should be 450kg!

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 08:17 PM

Such is dales quest for speed and power to weight ratio he wont need to wear a helmet and will probably be naked when doing his quarter mile run!!!! :) :- :w00t:

Quote from the british mini club news letter on this weekend:

"Helmets. The good news is that helmets do not need to be worn on the track unless your Mini can run sub 10 seconds of course." :blink: :ph34r:




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#1705 Dick Dastardly

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 11:01 PM

That's one less thing to polish then! You gonna be there Mark? Which day(s)?

#1706 Ade

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 08:42 AM

I'm picking it up Sat morning because Ade is at a wedding(not his). Will indeed be driving it to Avon park on Sunday but Ade will be turning up later to run it up the strip. Might put a for sale sign in it and then disappear before Ade gets there :- . After giving it a real road test of course :)

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I thought you were going to "take it steady" !?!?!?!? :blink:

Just try to save me some tyres please Pete!!!! :w00t:

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 08:58 AM

I heard Petes going to be selling off drives in it for £15 a go!!! :)

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 01:34 PM

Be good to see it in the flesh.

And see it through my camera lense as it flies up the track.

#1709 markrally

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 02:04 PM

That's one less thing to polish then! You gonna be there Mark? Which day(s)?

hope to b there saturday.
Just got to finish the mini today, just putting the seats and dash panel back in for the final time.

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Posted 17 July 2006 - 08:47 AM

Ade, do you still have your old front subframe now that you have the z cars one?




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