This is how its done in Australia..

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This is how its done in Australia..

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In car with Jason Armstrong, one of the quickest Historic Minis in Australia, at our recent "Historic Winton"

https://youtu.be/DI7r--fPLsY
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850man wrote:In car with Jason Armstrong, one of the quickest Historic Minis in Australia, at our recent "Historic Winton"

https://youtu.be/DI7r--fPLsY
feck me

no cage

no proper seat

no hans

i wouldnt like a punt from one of those big cars!
should you wish, you can contact me on rich@minispares.com

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Fantastic footage, but as Rich says, the safety requirements are equivalent to about 1963 in the UK. A big shunt from one of those tanks & it would be curtains!
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nice little bump at the 6.30 mark ...
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Jason's car has a Group n spec Alloy half cage CAMS /FIA approved seat, and we must we're a hans device in our historic racing category.
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:mrgreen: great stuuf, but like Mad Max at times....
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