That's a very impressive bit of Mini encyclopedic knowledge Ed.
I know what you mean about the Mini and it's less than perfect aerodynamics.
I remember coming back from Dublin last year on the M1 and getting much past 80/85mph, you'd feel the thing starting to struggle 😁
It seems around...
Thats class Ed.
I've never seen a Mini like that before, must have been utterly bonkers to
see one like that back then, even now it would stop a lot of people I'd say.
That is serious power, and sounds like its driver was a hell of a character :)
Looks like they chopped the roof as well...
Amazing story Ed.
I'm sure the power/weight ratio was quite favourable, especially in the state it was in on the rolling road ;)
The engine certainly wasn't going to be in any danger, lacking fresh air anyway 😂
I would guess that places like that are becoming a lot less common these days...
Ah that's a stunning car @NickReilly063
I actually fell down a deep M40i rabbit hole on Youtube last night.
By all accounts, they are a great thing to go touring in, good pace, nice tech on board
and a decent boot all told. One of the one's being driven was in a lovely red colour.
Enjoy it...
I remember being in an Audi dealership years ago and they had the aluminium shell of an A8 on display.
Cool looking thing and obviously set them apart from every other competitor, both then and now.
After watching one of JayEmm's videos on his RS4, he mentioned this place in Poland
that refurbishes a wide range of dampers for the likes of Audi/BMW/Volvo/MB etc etc.
https://nagengast.pl/en/regeneration-of-shock-absorbers/
I don't know if they can work on the Sach's dampers, or if anyone...
Brilliant Ed.
That made me smile the whole way through that, the driver certainly knew how to get the absolute most from the Mini.
As shown by his two wheeled skip over the kerb, I would have loved to see that in car footage 😁😁
I wonder how it compares to the really top level prepared Mini's...
One owner 2010 Clio 200 on just 3,375 miles, £17,995
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1958865
Obviously it looks like it's been minded like a baby, doesn't appear to have the Recaro's though.
It was even taken on truck/trailer to get its belts changed.