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new mini works cars
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 10:49 am
by guru_1071
im pretty indifferent to new minis, but this is one serious bit of kit!
thumbs up to bmw for using a good bit of the proper minis heritage
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:47 pm
by Gray
Great image, just love the distance markers.
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 9:05 pm
by hanlminiman
I'm looking forward to getting up close at the Rally Show at Cornbury Park tomorrow
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 3:26 pm
by pad4
Polycarb windows and headlamp covers made by yours truly
Plastics 4 Performance .com
Shameless plug im afraid
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:42 pm
by hanlminiman
I assume they are "original equipment"then!
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 9:25 am
by YMJ
Can anyone who has the (similar) legendary Makinen/Fall photo please put them both up together to contrast?
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 12:40 pm
by Ronnie
YMJ wrote:Can anyone who has the (similar) legendary Makinen/Fall photo please put them both up together to contrast?
Here try this link >>
http://forum.minicooper.org/showthread. ... post113852
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:13 pm
by Vegard
pad4 wrote:Polycarb windows and headlamp covers made by yours truly
Plastics 4 Performance .com
Shameless plug im afraid
About time to sell some "works" stuff on Ebay then
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 7:26 pm
by YMJ
That's the one! Cheers!
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:18 pm
by pad4
good idea Vegard...me like !!
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:56 am
by minitravellerman
Prodrive are doing pretty well with the BINI WRC now. I'm just a bit torn really when it comes to them! One side of me doesn't really want it to do well as I'm really not a fan of the BINI at all, but I'd love to see Kris Meeke do well (especially as he's a fellow countryman of mine).
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:51 pm
by mab01uk
Second in France last weekend and leading earlier in the event.
Total excitement in the MINI WRC Team about Dani Sordo's second place at the Rallye France.
Second for the MINI WRC Team in Rally France-Alsace is a result it is justifiably proud of on only its fourth event of the 2011 season. Dani Sordo (ES) and Carlos del Barrio (ES) took the fight down to the wire with just 6.3secs separating the number 37 MINI John Cooper Works WRC and the Citroen of Sébastien Ogier (FR) at the finish in Strasbourg yesterday.
http://www.rallybuzz.com/mini-wrc-team- ... ce-alsace/
Dave Wilcock, Technical Director: "Second is an absolutely stunning result for the MINI John Cooper Works WRC. Being just 6.3secs behind Sébastien Ogier clearly shows we were on the pace and, after our fourth rally, being in this position has made us all delighted. It’s been a stunning effort from the team, and especially the crew. Dani drove a faultless rally. He had no punctures, the Michelin tyres were absolutely perfect throughout and never once did we ever have any issues with tyre degradation. This morning we made a tactical decision to take the soft tyre option due to the damp and moist conditions, and knowing that the first stage, which was repeated, had two kilometres of gravel. It was completely the right choice. Then in the power stage to take two wrc drivers’ points and finish in front of Ogier was fantastic for MINI. This is a great position to be in going to Dani’s home event in Spain. We have a lot of work to do before them, but we shall be trying everything we can to repeat this performance there, if not make it a step higher on the podium!"
http://www.minimotorsport.com/en/news/s ... ing_result
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:34 pm
by Giff
Seeing as BMW copied the styling why didnt they just call it a "Maxi"?
Or didnt they get the Maxi name when they bought Rover?
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:01 am
by mab01uk
Giff wrote:Seeing as BMW copied the styling why didnt they just call it a "Maxi"?
Or didnt they get the Maxi name when they bought Rover?
When Rover demonstrated the Spiritual Mini concepts to BMW there were 2 versions, large and small:
Quote:
The Spiritual was also shown in long wheelbase form, showing that the design worked in a larger package: at the presentation, the Sprituals were called Mini and Midi – and as recorded in Autocar magazine, one insider had this to say on the Spiritual proposals: ‘When we explained our models called Mini and Midi, they wondered why the bigger model wasn’t called Maxi. We all had a good laugh, and then had to explain’.
http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/2011/07 ... t-history/
PS: Your picture is not actually a Maxi........but the larger BMC 1800/2200 'Landcrab' !
http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/2011/07 ... t-history/
Re: new mini works cars
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:36 pm
by georgek
Just to illustrate the point!!!
