Drivetrain Fireball Tim Racing MCS at SEMA

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Nov 6, 2005 | 02:46 PM

andy@ross-tech.com

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Fireball Tim Racing MCS at SEMA

I met Fireball Tim, TWINCHARGEDMINI (Hubie), Detlman (Brian) and El Diablito Rojo (Jan) at SEMA last week and want to thank them for taking the time to talk and bench race, etc. Great group of guys. Anyway, here are some pics I snapped of their race car:

Nov 6, 2005 | 02:56 PM

chows4us

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Massive Fmic???

Nov 6, 2005 | 03:01 PM

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Massive Fmic???

=custom. There's a blurb about it somewhere on the fireballtim.com site. Isn't it purty? It's a shame it's not available to the public. Yet

Nov 6, 2005 | 03:04 PM

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Nov 6, 2005 | 03:04 PM

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I bet that one works well!!!. It looks a lot like Randy's CF IC but is much bigger!

Nov 6, 2005 | 04:51 PM

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i want one

Nov 6, 2005 | 05:28 PM

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i want one

patience . . .

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Thanks for posting those pics Andy. I wish I could've gone but I only get so many days off from work each school year.

I see they have a different motor-mount now.

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Nov 6, 2005 | 05:31 PM

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I want to see it race. Or go for a ride.

Paul

Nov 6, 2005 | 05:43 PM

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Omg Fmic I Love It

Nov 6, 2005 | 05:45 PM

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patience . . .

[and save lots of dough

]

Nov 6, 2005 | 05:49 PM

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I want to see it race.

Fly out to Palmdale, CA next weekend.

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Or go for a ride.

You might reconsider that, unless you don't mind having your . . . uh . . . family jewels plopped over a bottle of nitrous!

Nov 6, 2005 | 05:52 PM

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Fly out to Palmdale, CA next weekend.

You might reconsider that, unless you don't mind having your . . . uh . . . family jewels plopped over a bottle of nitrous!

I think the problem would be falling in love with that power and having to pony up the $$$ to get it.

Paul

Nov 6, 2005 | 06:10 PM

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We also met Fireball Tim and Hubie at SEMA. Had a nice, long conversation about the car, the MINI community and various other things. Very nice guys. Played around with the car a litte including the CF doors which are pretty darn nice.

Nov 6, 2005 | 06:32 PM

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Played around with the car a litte including the CF doors which are pretty darn nice.

That's always the coolest part, watching a person's expression when they open those doors!

The hood and trunk are the same way.

Nov 6, 2005 | 06:33 PM

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Women are suckers for CF, right Jenn?

Nov 6, 2005 | 06:40 PM

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That's always the coolest part, watching a person's expression when they open those doors!

The hood and trunk are the same way.

Why? Because they are so light?

Paul

Nov 6, 2005 | 06:40 PM

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Truly awesome in the pure sense of the word

That is the "real deal" for sure.

That is art on wheels.......

Ok enough........

Nov 6, 2005 | 06:51 PM

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Why? Because they are so light?

Exactly!
One gets used the "normal" weight of the MINI's doors (hood and trunk included) and the feel of it in one's hand. The brain kind of has this imprint of that feel. So when the brain prepares you for one event and it doesn't happen in the usual manner . . .