Retro-Rallycross Lydden 2013 + Mini's!

[mab01uk]

Lance Foster showing how quick an A-Series Mini can still go....historic motors of yesteryear!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYfzOtq-Lq8

[Supersonic]

Lance Foster showing how quick an A-Series Mini can still go....historic motors of yesteryear!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYfzOtq-Lq8

Martin thanks for posting that great action. You see clearly in this footage the Mini in the hands of a good driver like Lance Foster takes a good car to beat it in wet conditions

Alan

[mzmini]

What a race what a driver and of course what a car

[Supersonic]

What a race what a driver and of course what a car

Chris, fantastic, that takes us all back to when we were young

Alan

[mzmini]

I still bloody well am Alan ,well in my mind anyway ,if I don't catch you with you I wish you and yours a very Happy Christmas
kind regards
Chris

[mzmini]

Ps Alan back in the early 1990's a chap called Dave Kynaston was at an event at Cricket St Thomas ,he was driving an 8 porter with Amal's he was beating Ford Cosworth's and many other makes and set FTD what a motor awesome !!!

[Supersonic]

Ps Alan back in the early 1990's a chap called Dave Kynaston was at an event at Cricket St Thomas ,he was driving an 8 porter with Amal's he was beating Ford Cosworth's and many other makes and set FTD what a motor awesome !!!

Chris,

Is Dave still around? Nice bloke.

Alan

[mzmini]

I think he was rallying an Audi S3 with his brother ,he has a bodywork shop in Exeter what happen to the Mini I do not know he also to the car to Mini 40 at Silverstone he was winning then fastest mini it the world event by quite some margin when he went through the water splash and flooded it 'that's the last time I saw the Mini cheers

[foxy52]

Great driving by Lance Foster..takes me back to watching Rally x at Lydden hill on the box..Saturday afternoons on ATV in the late 1960,s.. just about the most entertaining form of watching minis race I reckon .. just a pity they don't talk about the cc, bhp and tech attributes of the various cars as Murray and co did in the old days as the laps went by !!... foxy52

[mab01uk]

Some incar footage.....

Quotes from Lance Foster:-
"Taken during practice for round 3 of the British rallycross championship from inside our retro rallycross mini at knock hill 2014. During this video you can see how much you have to left foot brake one of these cars just to try and keep it on the circuit.The flat out in top gear part of the circuit always makes me wince when i watch the in car stuff .."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txsi7l9iPAk

"In car footage of the retro rallycross final from lydden hill august 2013. decent start but a number of issues in the race,bit fraught at times but thats rallycross..Ray morgan has posted the same race from his camera so ya can see a different view of the incident."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9yQ5u3CXpE

"In car footage from our 8 port mini at Lydden Hill March 2014 this is the final of the weekend the Escort is driven by Ray Morgan and is a BDA, the 6R4 is driven by Rob Gibson. The Mini is built and prepared by green and white mini spares and is driven by Lance Foster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP250Z2sF2E

[YMJ]

what motor/gearbox is Lance using here?

[mab01uk]

1500cc 8 port A series engine
Dog type gearbox
Plate type LSD
Twin 45 Webers
http://www.retrorallycross.com/retro-ra ... 6191406250

[YMJ]

1500cc 8 port A series engine
Dog type gearbox
Plate type LSD
Twin 45 Webers
http://www.retrorallycross.com/retro-ra ... 6191406250

V interesting.....what sort of crank/rods.....who built it?

Note spaceframed chassis but I'm sure I can see standard subframes in the photos??

In one afternoon, I have suddenly become fascinated in Retro Rallycross! Thanks for posting!

[mzmini]

Ditto YMJ and Foxy52 what about Keith Ripp when he hit the mound ouch

[mab01uk]

Ditto YMJ and Foxy52 what about Keith Ripp when he hit the mound ouch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gilxT4wEedM
(Keith Ripp Lydden crash...poor quality taken from VHS!)

[mab01uk]

1500cc 8 port A series engine
Dog type gearbox
Plate type LSD
Twin 45 Webers
http://www.retrorallycross.com/retro-ra ... 6191406250

V interesting.....what sort of crank/rods.....who built it?

In one afternoon, I have suddenly become fascinated in Retro Rallycross! Thanks for posting!

Note spaceframed chassis but I'm sure I can see standard subframes in the photos??

'Green and White Mini Spares' built engines are mentioned for some of the other Mini's:-
http://www.retrorallycross.com/retro-ra ... ian-biagi/
http://www.retrorallycross.com/retro-ra ... art-bowes/

Several of these Retro Rallycross Mini's are described as being 'semi spaceframed'......does anyone know how this is defined, it maybe why you see standard subframes in the photos?

[surfblue63]

Green and Whites are about 15 miles from me, I have visited them on a few occasions for a few jobs and parts. They have quite a few special bits and pieces in their workshop which you just spot lying around. They don't do the internet so you won't find them easily, but most up here in the North East go to them for work and advice.

Here's the engine





The brakes are pretty good on the car too!! Brake testing during some display laps at the 2013 Castle Coomb Rally Day

[mzmini]

Nice bit of kit !

[mab01uk]

Green and Whites are about 15 miles from me, I have visited them on a few occasions for a few jobs and parts. They have quite a few special bits and pieces in their workshop which you just spot lying around. They don't do the internet so you won't find them easily, but most up here in the North East go to them for work and advice.

Thanks for posting your great photos and interesting local info on Green and White.