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Old 01-27-2019, 12:35 AM
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Hi from the bottom of the world down in NZ, I currently own and race a BMW Motorsport factory prepared r53 Challenge Cup car, 1 of 119 made and only about 18 in NZ. All JCW bits, AP racing brakes, Chrome Molly cage etc etc
 
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Old 01-27-2019, 06:31 AM
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We would have loved to hire a MINI on our visit to NZ. We spent 5 weeks motoring both North and South islands except Gentle Annie, absolutely fantastic and loved every minute of it. Now a solid All Blacks fan, got to watch them beat Fiji while we were there.
 
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Hi and welcome to NAM!
Nice ride you scored. I am sure you will have many fun laps!
Keep us posted on your racing!
 
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Was this Courtney Letica's challenge car?

Also, did the Challenge cars have lighter weight BBS R90 wheels, or are they the same really heavy (24+ lbs.) R90's from production MINI's? There used to be a website with a lot of information on these cars, but it's no longer online.
 
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Originally Posted by RB-MINI
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Was this Courtney Letica's challenge car?

Also, did the Challenge cars have lighter weight BBS R90 wheels, or are they the same really heavy (24+ lbs.) R90's from production MINI's? There used to be a website with a lot of information on these cars, but it's no longer online.
Jeeze, do you know Letica?... didn’t know it was his till I got the log book. And yes these feel like heavy bbs wheels, never weighed them without rubber
 
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Nice find! Wish we had more cup cars here in the states. Super rare.
 
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Nice find! Wish we had more cup cars here in the states. Super rare.
Thanks, it’s been a fun car to race over the past few years, but always has its typical Mini issues, waiting on a couple of parts to try and sort a boosting problem
 
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