New England Off Topic and Banter as Most Brilliantly Proposed by Cape Cod MINI

[GBMINI]

BMW / MINI press release: MINI INTRODUCES 8 SPEED GEARBOX 04/01/2004
... Called Double Back Shifting (or Double B.S.), the new system adds a second reverse gear ...

See my weblog for more ...

[GadgetGav]

Ian,
You're a day early - the joke's on you..!

[Cape Cod MINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by iancull

BMW / MINI press release: MINI INTRODUCES 8 SPEED GEARBOX 04/01/2004
... Called Double Back Shifting (or Double B.S.), the new system adds a second reverse gear ...

See my weblog for more ...

I've had that tranny for months now. It was a secret project. MINI chose me to test it out.
Here's a pic. before they put the body back on my MINI.

[GadgetGav]

Steve,
That's actually a cool transmission... 2 speed, gas powered RC..? Is it yours..? What is the kit..?

[Cape Cod MINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

Steve,
That's actually a cool transmission... 2 speed, gas powered RC..? Is it yours..? What is the kit..?

Geez, you don't miss a beat do ya? No, not mine. Looks like fun though.
http://www.hpiracing.co.jp/contents/hotbodies/tornado/

[GBMINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

Ian,
You're a day early - the joke's on you..!

No ... The press release was from Germany, six houre ahead of us

[GadgetGav]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cape Cod MINI

Geez, you don't miss a beat do ya? No, not mine. Looks like fun though.
http://www.hpiracing.co.jp/contents/hotbodies/tornado/

Nope, you gotta be quick to catch me out! HPI racing are the ones to have if you're going to go gas powered. They run on nitrous fuel, so they'd be right up your alley..! I used to have a gas powered RC car, but it wouldn't start reliably and I got fed up with skinning my knuckles trying to start the thing.

Ian,
The opening line of the press release says "Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 1, 2004", so I still contend that the joke's on you..!

[Windshadow]

Quote: Originally Posted by iancull

No ... The press release was from Germany, six houre ahead of us

{pedantic mode on}
7 in fact as europe went on summer time last weekend and we don't till this weekend so there is a 6 hour to the UK and 7 to europe durring the last week in march

{/pedantic mode off}

[Actual Size]

Ought to be interesting....wonder if the remote control unit they gave out last April will work with it???

[bakerjc]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gadget

What is the general opinion on the safety..? I certainly wouldn't take it on the track in this condition, but if I stick to the speed limits, do you think it's OK to drive on..? A run-flat side wall isn't going to fail suddenly is it..?

The fact that you are looking to us for guidance makes me question your mental stability.........

[Cape Cod MINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by bakerjc

The fact that you are looking to us for guidance makes me question your mental stability.........

True, true. I say take it up to 130 and if she holds............

Personally, I would have replaced it already.

[GadgetGav]

Really...? You seriously think it's that bad. I suppose the years of engineering training I've had should tell me that...
If the sun had been shining this afternoon, I'd have put the 16" wheels back on, so it's not that I really think it's OK - just that I don't want to get soaked to the skin changing 4 wheels. Ah well, I guess that's why we have three cars!

[jcsinnh]

Had a relative with a Messerschmitt (sp?). Low, streamilined 3 wheeler if I recall correctly. 5 forward gears, turn key off, turn the key on, now 5 reverse. He used it to commute to the RR station in NY and took me for a ride just once. I think I was screaming when we hit 60.

[Actual Size]

Check the Bruce Weiner Micro Car Museum for info and photos on that little beasty and to see some in person don't miss Micro Mini Car Day July 10th at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline. Went last year and had a ball. MINIs are welcome in the show.

[bakerjc]