This time with pics! All courtesy of the my ace photog, co-pilot and soon to be wing man (well, ok, maybe in 4 years or so)
Here’s the breakdowns:
Here are my 3 runs:
You can see all of the images here
Hopefully there will be go cart pictures later today!
Had some time on a Dyno today. I was truly surprised!
First of all the MCS’s went. Wheel horesepower averaged out at about 165 for most of the members. The biggest improvement in HP numbers were all from having an aftermarket intake.
Next were myself and Mikey. They were remarkably close considering he has done quite a few more mods than I have. My results:
Best run HP 106.5 with 101.2 ft/lbs torque.
Mikey:
HP@ 107.1 (I don’t remember the torque numbers).
Something else that I thought was interesting is that as far as sound goes, the MC’s were WAY louder than the MCS’s, even on those that had the intake done.
next up was Tracy in her brand new JCW MCS with K&N Typhoon Intake. HP at the wheels? 175! The JCW with the intake does seem to make a HUGE difference.
And, for the last run of the day, Peter from M7 got 3 passes too. His best? 183! Yea, that’s a fast MINI!
AFter dyno runs we all went down to go-cart world in Long Beach for some good clean go carting fun.
Pics from today’s events forthcoming
For those of you that just can’t get enough…from this article at automobilemag.com…
It’s hardly a surprise that Mini has a new droptop version of the Mini Cooper, as we started seeing spy pictures, snapped during cold-weather testing in Scandinavia, more than a year ago. And we knew that Mini was determined not to wait as long as Volkswagen and Chrysler, which belatedly brought out convertible versions of their own boutique small cars, the New Beetle and PT Cruiser, respectively. The Mini brand has been a great success for BMW both in Europe and the United States, and Mini needs to keep the momentum going.
Be sure to click over to the second page of the article as they have also posted all of the specs for the Euro version of our newest favorite convertible.
This from Car pages:
Following the team�s debut entry in last year�s Nurburgring 24 Hrs race, John Cooper Motorsport is back for more, with a two-car entry for 2004�s epic on June 12/13. Demonstrating the team�s increased ambition, they have signed the hugely experienced Touring Car and Endurance racing ace, Roberto Ravaglia to spearhead the effort.
Full story here
This is actually pretty interesting ….From the story:
Vienna. Once again, the big day is just around the corner – celebrities and guests from all over the world will be meeting at the 2004 Life Ball. One of the stars this year is without doubt the MINI Convertible designed by Gianfranco Ferr�. This valuable one-off masterpiece will be auctioned from 7 – 17 June 2004 on www.eBay.at, www.eBay.de and www.eBay.ch for the Life Ball. Creating this unique car, Ferr� has designed a special outer skin in crocodile leather look. The interior is in finest calf leather also finished by Ferr� in typical crocodile design. For more information on the Life Ball 2004 and MINI’s overall commitment to a good cause, visit www.mini.com/lifeball
Read the whole story here
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