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[Ade]

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!!!

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

[Mincento]

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

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

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

wayne

[pete]

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

[R1minimagic]

Cool, you will be driving it Pete?

[pete]

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

Pete

[R1minimagic]

Offer = £1.50

[pete]

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

[R1minimagic]

I think the minimum weight should be 450kg!

[markrally]

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!!!!

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."




Cheers

[Dick Dastardly]

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

[Ade]

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

Pete

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

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

[millsminis]

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

[Dom]

Be good to see it in the flesh.

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

[markrally]

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.

Cheers

[Dolts]

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