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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    10/16/09

    In reply to Rally Gods Take To Monte Carlo Course In Convertible Mini
    Good find, Peter. How the hell did they beat Lancias and Porsches? #mini
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    10/16/09

    In reply to Rally Gods Take To Monte Carlo Course In Convertible Mini
    Nice hat Comrade! #mini
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/16/09

    @VeeArrrSix: I don't know about Rauno's politics, but Finland put in a good bit of effort to disengage from the Soviet Union. Maybe he's just attached to his ears, or he's put on his old crash helmet again. #mini
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    10/16/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: In Soviet Russia ears warm Ushanka! #mini
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/16/09

    @VeeArrrSix: Non, no, shanka you! #mini
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    10/16/09

    In reply to Rally Gods Take To Monte Carlo Course In Convertible Mini
    Mini should take these guys around to old folks homes everywhere to put on demonstrations. "See, you old farts, this is how you get to the bingo hall." #mini
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    10/16/09

    In reply to Rally Gods Take To Monte Carlo Course In Convertible Mini
    I really enjoyed that video....it was very well done! Kudos to the Mini Company. If I could do any kind of racing, it would be hillclimbs. #mini
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    10/16/09

    In reply to Rally Gods Take To Monte Carlo Course In Convertible Mini
    What a great glimpse into the live's of two old racing hoons. Wish I could be a race car driver. #mini
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    10/16/09

    @Heavern2 stinks a poo: I hear you. If they asked me back in 40 years to write a memo on document retention policies, I doubt it will strike anyone with the same sense of history and awe as this video/commercial did. I doubt I'll ever be a race car driver, but it does inspire me to think carefully about what my next career may be. #mini
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    Helllo Torque steer!
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    I don't see why they put turbochargers on those things when a double shot NOS will do the same thing.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    05/22/09

    @Flathead Smith: Because you will inevitably end up getting mocked on the internet because you've done something stupid.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    So JCW doesn't stand for J.C. Whitney? The fender flares threw me.
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    Dunno.. but it looks to have big drum brakes.. so it's nothing new, but definetly interesting
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    Image of bdon bdon
    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    200hp mini. Just yesterday, I had to start up a steep hill, looked behind me as I rumbled the 90hp sube into second gear listening to the slow speed dig of rally treads on 90 degree pavement...mybe 10-15mph,and knew that midget car was still trying to scream some torque out of first. so I stayed at 1000 rpm to be a smart ass, and let the mini ride my tail of the steep grade.HAHA. The nerdy things people do with little engines...
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    05/22/09

    @bdon: Christian motoring at its finest. Remind me never to live where you live.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    More importantly: What's that on the left?
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    05/22/09

    @Syrax: It appears to be a Cooper Climax T53 F1 or something similar
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    05/22/09

    @jark: Nice!
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    It could do without the Wrangler-esque black plastic fender flares.
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    How about a black Mini. It would be completely devoid of A/C, Sat-Nav, power windows, RHD, and a CD Player/Radio. It would be the essence of a true Mini.
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    05/22/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: It would be RHD just to be clear.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    05/22/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: Or you could just buy an Austin Mini and be done with it.
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    05/22/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: It needs no dash board whatsoever to be a true Mini. Also, would it be RHD?
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    05/22/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Well, I was thinking to celebrate 50 years.
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    05/22/09

    @SirNotAppearing: I believe so. Am I wrong?
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    05/22/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: How about a 211 horsepower Austin Mini?
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    05/22/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: YES. Do that.
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    05/22/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: Also: I want it in brown. Can I get 211 horses in the brown one?
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    05/22/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: Sure. Or British Racing Green.
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    05/22/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: Metal Coffin comes to mind.
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    05/22/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ:


    VTEC conversion!

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    05/22/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff: How about RWD?



    + Watch video
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    05/22/09

    @Scandinavian Flick: That is officially the coolest Mini in existence. I want that one. With 211 hp.
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    05/22/09

    @Someguy:


    @Scandinavian Flick: Dude. Duuuuude.

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    05/22/09

    @Scandinavian Flick: That one's actually FWD, but it is very awesome.
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    05/22/09

    @Someguy: Sorry, but no.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    05/22/09

    @Feny: I hate to tell you this, but he's not carrying enough momentum to do those slides in a FWD car. I'm pretty damn sure it's been converted and had a lot of hp and braking power added.
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    Image of Feny Feny
    05/22/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Did you take a closer look at the rear wheels? How could more than 5hp be transferred to the road on those "discs"?
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    05/22/09

    @Feny: Dude, are you for real? Watch it again. Note that when he's spinning around the cones, the front wheels are almost stationary and the rear wheels are spinning like mad. How do you expect a car to pivot on the front wheels if it's FWD? Also please note that when he's mid-slide he gives it a little more gas to swing the back end around. It's DEFINITELY RWD.
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    Image of Feny Feny
    05/22/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Ok ... whatever you say. The rear end is so light, that it's all over the place. I'd really want to see a car with "loads of hp" not lighting up those tiny donuts on the rear.
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    05/22/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: It's obviously No wheel drive. It's powered by magic. Duh.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/22/09

    @Feny: You rolling 22s on your '98 Monte Carlo? Are you afraid of sidewall? Have you ever seen the tires on, say, a drag racer? Or even a race car, in general. Case in point: Aston DBR9. The sidewall is visibly bigger on the back tires.


    I'm not going to explain why because I forgot why, but I'm sure someone could jump in and do a much better job of it anyway. Don't shun sidewall. Embrace it.

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    Image of Feny Feny
    05/22/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: No, thank you for asking. I'm not talking about sidewall, I'm talking about the tire width. The rear's are not even half the width of the front tires and the whole car has absolutely NO weight on the rear axle. But I hereby rest my case, because it's senseless going up against "the internet".
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    05/22/09

    @Feny: Oh, okay. That's easy: smaller contact patch, less grip on the rears, easier to slide!
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    05/22/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: I hereby finally rest my case ... if you still think it's RWD ... then i can't help you. It's a racing series in Portugal with certain limitations:
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    05/22/09

    @Feny: All the minis in that video are FWD
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    05/22/09

    @Feny: I never really took sides on the FWD/RWD issue, but I'll give it to you. I couldn't tell either way with the first video, the second is definitive. I was more worried about rubber :d


    The prospect of a RWD Mini was, although not sensible, totally badass in my mind.


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    05/22/09

    @Feny: And do you see the difference? You can clearly see the front wheels spinning as the car slides around. In the yellow Mini video, the fronts are completely stationary while the rears are the ones spinning. Also, look at the rotation point; none of the FWD cars can keep the front wheels absolutely in place while pivoting the rear around. At several points in the yellow Mini video, it does just that, which indicates that the power is being pushed from the part which is swinging about, i.e. the rear.
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    05/22/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Okay... I have to go with Feny on this one. The car spends most of its time doing a tripod impression. Sure, maybe he has a locked or limited-slip diff. But looking at how easily he almost endos the car, I'd say the amount of weight at the back is nowhere near enough to accomodate a diff and axles etc. Also, the blue one in the 2nd vid (first car) does a very similar pivot.


    So how did the yellow car do it? Well... open diff, a little bit of brake to keep the inside wheel from spinning away and copious amounts of power to keep the outside wheel spinning.

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    05/22/09

    @laughing_guitarist: I'm not convinced. If you look at the driving characteristics of the yellow car, it seems much closer to the red car from Feny's video, which was quite obviously RWD, than any of the Minis.


    Whatever the case with this one, I'll share a video of a Mini which is guaranteed to be RWD and stir every true Jalop's heart:

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    Image of DonSchenck DonSchenck
    05/22/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: RWD, FWD ... "Let's not bicker over who killed who".
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    05/22/09

    @All of you: Quit the argue! I was left in charge of the Burberry Banhammer and I'm not afraid to use it!


    PS: I think the yellow Mini is RWD.

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    05/22/09

    In reply to 211 HP JCW MINI F1 Special Edition
    British Racing Green is my favourite colour.
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    05/22/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: It is quite an honourable.
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    04/29/09

    In reply to MINI John Cooper F1 Special Edition In Works For MINI United
    Sadly, the MINI JCW F1 SE is still only runner up to the winner of most complex model name -- the Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV.
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    04/29/09

    @engineerd: They had to have a clever follow-up to the previous supercharged MINI Cooper S John Cooper Works GP. Boy have those tanked in price.
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