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Racer · Mar 2nd, 2002, 09:59 AM

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Originally posted by kshapiro
At what level of modification would a Mini have to be at to keep up with a stock MINI "S" on your average sports car track...whattaya think???

Fact is that a properly prepared race car will nearly always be quicker round a circuit than it's road counterpart

Take the Mini Miglias for instance they look like a mini and have an A series engine but do 0-60 in about 4 secs and you would be hard pushed to find anything road legal to keep up with them

I'm sure the same will apply to MINI's - The JCW Club Sports are designed to be road/race cars - an unmodified 'S' vs a Club Sport well I'm sure someone will do it soon !!! - IF you were to strip a JCW CS and take away it's road legal status ie slicks etc. I suspect the same would be true as for the Miglias ie any road legal MINI would find it hard to keep up

Now whatever is said about mini vs MINI years of technological advances have a distinct advantage - I would say that if both the Mini and the MINI have to be road legal and you need to keep up with a stock MINI 'S' you are going to have to do some fairly hefty mods

Mar 2nd, 2002, 09:59 AM	#3
Racer Sponsor,Moderator & Racer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kent Local Time: 07:12 PM Posts: 1,345 Offline	Re: Stock MINI "S" vs. Modified Mini ??? Quote: Originally posted by kshapiro At what level of modification would a Mini have to be at to keep up with a stock MINI "S" on your average sports car track...whattaya think??? Fact is that a properly prepared race car will nearly always be quicker round a circuit than it's road counterpart Take the Mini Miglias for instance they look like a mini and have an A series engine but do 0-60 in about 4 secs and you would be hard pushed to find anything road legal to keep up with them I'm sure the same will apply to MINI's - The JCW Club Sports are designed to be road/race cars - an unmodified 'S' vs a Club Sport well I'm sure someone will do it soon !!! - IF you were to strip a JCW CS and take away it's road legal status ie slicks etc. I suspect the same would be true as for the Miglias ie any road legal MINI would find it hard to keep up Now whatever is said about mini vs MINI years of technological advances have a distinct advantage - I would say that if both the Mini and the MINI have to be road legal and you need to keep up with a stock MINI 'S' you are going to have to do some fairly hefty mods JCW Club Sport Kawasaki Green / White Unofficial John Cooper Challenge Site Last edited by Racer : Mar 2nd, 2002 at 10:01 AM.