Mini In The Park 07 Weigh-In

[Paul@1320]

We have just had it confirmed from Mark Norton of the Drag Racing Tech Comittee that the corner scales will be available at the Pod from 10am on the 19th August for BMW Mini owners.

This means you will be able to see how much real world horsepower your car makes on the 19th. Please remember it's the mph that dictates the horsepower of the vehicle not ET (elapsed time - or how quickly you go from start to finish) The et is changeable dependant on the car and driver's efficiency.

We'll have the formula available for you so you can calculate your figures at the track; so all you'll need is the car's weight with you in it and a time ticket ...

We have some other interesting news for BMW Mini owners which we'll let you know about over the next couple of days

And as the famous phrase goes: When the green light drops the b.s. stops

[Loui]

Think i better start running or something

[Paul@1320]

Actually you dont have to Loui unless you want your best et, for every 100lbs of weight removed is equal to 1/10th in ET.

We'll be running a top ten but not on ET / MPH but on horsepower instead.

[Bhozar]

I'll be on for going on the scales. Be interested to know how much my option heavy car actually weighs.

[Richard Crofts]

:shock:

Yeay! If I get there then I'll be with bhozar and will be getting scaled!

Have to start getting some weight out of the car though so she stands a better chance of hitting the 100mph!

[Bhozar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Richard Crofts (original)

:shock:

Yeay! If I get there then I'll be with bhozar and will be getting scaled!

Have to start getting some weight out of the car though so she stands a better chance of hitting the 100mph!

Good luck hitting 100mph! I know a Skyline owner that consistantly gets 99.99mph, and cant break 100mph. He will be very upset if one of our MINI's did it!

[Paul@1320]

Crofty you need to shed 520lbs or find another 38bhp or a bit of both

[Loui]

Quote: Originally Posted by 1320autos (original)

Crofty you need to shed 520lbs or find another 38bhp or a bit of both

Thats one hell of a big poo croftsie

[Bhozar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Loui (original)

Thats one hell of a big poo croftsie

He just needs to take out the AC, remove the brakes, run 15" wheels, replace the roof with a piece of plastic, replace the glass with plastic, and remove all the back of his lights.

Oh, and take a really big poop. See, no problem!

[Richard Crofts]

Laugh all you want but you will be green with envy when you see my carbon panels that arrived yesterday to replace the sunroof glass Just got to find the time and balls to take the glass off the rails and offer the carbon up to the rails

:P

I can see an Intercooler and head being bolted on before hand too .... lets say the pin has arrived for my Amex

[Richard Crofts]

Just kidding...but a packet of X-Lax every eveing for the next 2 weeks might work

[Richard Crofts]

BTW the white S that ran at avon park (shakespeare) did a 100 mph!

[Paul@1320]

100.99 to be exact

[Loui]

I ran 96mph with only my works kit, crank pulley, an manifold, at Rotorstock at shakesphere last year, will have to find the timing slip out the ET was pretty pap from memory

[Ant FR]

i know a lot of the TDi boys used to run over 100mph when i had my ibiza and they were bloody diesels, so lets hope a few MCS's crack 100.