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Harry Morant · Sep 14th, 2003, 06:17 AM

Watching a Saab spin out on a wet roundabout in your rear view mirror.

Some reasonably heavy rain here in Canberra and my MINI was sticking to the road like the little wonder it is. I had passed a Saab who then appeared to speed up to try to catch up (mind you I was within the posted speed limit of 80 kph), I went through a roundabout at a stable speed and watched the Saab playing catchup travel in a different direction that he was intending. He stayed on the road with no harm done.

Gotta love DSC and those fat little grippy tyres

NEMINI · Sep 14th, 2003, 06:28 AM

guessing you don't have the stock runflats then ....

Sputnik · Sep 14th, 2003, 10:07 AM

Similar thing happened to me last week, somebody behind me obviously saw me and thought he would try to catch up, lost it round the corner with horrible consequences. Im starting to get fed up with boy racers thinking that because I drive a Mini Cooper I want to race them, girlfriend finds the samething! The last time I had a fairly quick high profile car I sold it for that very reason.

AidenL · Sep 14th, 2003, 10:25 AM

I find most people in SUVs feel they have to overtake the MINI, presumably because it is relatively small.............but you have to laugh when they get into the twisties after you..............

MINImeat · Sep 14th, 2003, 06:31 PM

Yeah, loads of fun watching cars in your rearview, especially in the wet.
BTW, I'm still on my runflats and I go round corners plenty fast thank you. Remember, plenty of testers have posted incredibly high slalom speeds on those tires...

brave1 · Sep 14th, 2003, 09:38 PM

I get the same thing with people trying to catch up or pass, most probably just wanna drool a little:-) But the big trucks pass with their V-8's and seem shocked when 5 seconds later I'm blowing past them like they are standing still...lol I am tired of the little racer boys also, I really did not buy this car to race in, especially in heavy traffic like these morons would like to do..so I just drop the sunroof back and cruise with my HK up good and loud..lol

RedUn · Sep 14th, 2003, 09:43 PM

I had a Beemer nearly loose it on MY local roundabout in the wet

You just gotta know what your dealing with!!!

ABG · Sep 14th, 2003, 09:52 PM

Can't help feeling I'm not really meant to be in MINI2 sometimes as our other car is a X5!

ALD0 · Sep 14th, 2003, 10:10 PM

But they are both Beemers, so I think you will be welcome

ABG · Sep 14th, 2003, 10:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by interceptor

But they are both Beemers, so I think you will be welcome

Yay!

Actually as good as the X5 is if we could manage with zero load capacity I'd deffo have two MINIs.

(I'm secretly working on getting another MCS as car 3!)

Sep 14th, 2003, 06:17 AM	#1
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 10:37 AM Posts: 830 Offline	Nothing say grip like...... Watching a Saab spin out on a wet roundabout in your rear view mirror. Some reasonably heavy rain here in Canberra and my MINI was sticking to the road like the little wonder it is. I had passed a Saab who then appeared to speed up to try to catch up (mind you I was within the posted speed limit of 80 kph), I went through a roundabout at a stable speed and watched the Saab playing catchup travel in a different direction that he was intending. He stayed on the road with no harm done. Gotta love DSC and those fat little grippy tyres

Sep 14th, 2003, 06:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 07:37 PM Posts: 7,866 Offline	guessing you don't have the stock runflats then .... NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Sep 14th, 2003, 10:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sputnik MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southampton Local Time: 12:37 AM Posts: 45 Offline	Similar thing happened to me last week, somebody behind me obviously saw me and thought he would try to catch up, lost it round the corner with horrible consequences. Im starting to get fed up with boy racers thinking that because I drive a Mini Cooper I want to race them, girlfriend finds the samething! The last time I had a fairly quick high profile car I sold it for that very reason. Cooper,chili pk,indi bl/white roof/bonnet stripes,xenons,heated mirrors/jets,trip computer,asc+t,multi func.wheel,alarm,man a/c,

Sep 14th, 2003, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 12:37 AM Posts: 40,988 Offline	I find most people in SUVs feel they have to overtake the MINI, presumably because it is relatively small.............but you have to laugh when they get into the twisties after you.............. *Global Moderator*

Sep 14th, 2003, 06:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
MINImeat MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA Local Time: 06:37 PM Posts: 995 Offline	Yeah, loads of fun watching cars in your rearview, especially in the wet. BTW, I'm still on my runflats and I go round corners plenty fast thank you. Remember, plenty of testers have posted incredibly high slalom speeds on those tires... MINImeat B/W MCS

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Sep 14th, 2003, 09:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
brave1 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Local Time: 05:37 PM Posts: 272 Offline	I get the same thing with people trying to catch up or pass, most probably just wanna drool a little:-) But the big trucks pass with their V-8's and seem shocked when 5 seconds later I'm blowing past them like they are standing still...lol I am tired of the little racer boys also, I really did not buy this car to race in, especially in heavy traffic like these morons would like to do..so I just drop the sunroof back and cruise with my HK up good and loud..lol MINI is a way of life!

Sep 14th, 2003, 09:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 01:37 AM Posts: 11,504 Offline	I had a Beemer nearly loose it on MY local roundabout in the wet You just gotta know what your dealing with!!!

Sep 14th, 2003, 09:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
ABG Yatta!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 12:37 AM Posts: 8,387 Offline	Can't help feeling I'm not really meant to be in MINI2 sometimes as our other car is a X5!

Sep 14th, 2003, 10:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacked the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 12:37 AM Posts: 9,202 Offline	But they are both Beemers, so I think you will be welcome http://www.becardsmart.org.uk/

Sep 14th, 2003, 10:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
ABG Yatta!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 12:37 AM Posts: 8,387 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by interceptor But they are both Beemers, so I think you will be welcome Yay! Actually as good as the X5 is if we could manage with zero load capacity I'd deffo have two MINIs. (I'm secretly working on getting another MCS as car 3!)

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