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Old May 5, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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SSR Comp, Anthrocite,goodyr F1-Gs-D3

I rolled my MCS and the wheels are out of true. A racing tire guy says they would be great for the track, but not for the road. They are scratched , but look good. Mounted with 215X40X17 Goodyear F1 Gs-D3 tires. Half of the tread worn down.
Looking for offers as is. The wheels are 13 pounds lighter than stock from what I understand, and I will be buying another set.
Make an offer plus freight from Texas
 
Old May 5, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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did you say you rolled your mini hope you are ok!!!! how bad was your mini damaged? how much are the wheels out of true could they be put on and driven to an autocross? what kind of $ are you looking for ?? are you willing to ship to va?
 
Old May 5, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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I don't know thr run out on the wheels, maybe I can do that this weekend.
The local race guy tire says they would be ok on the road, but on the highway they would be bad. I really don't know about the price, I will have to think about it or just take offers.
I rolled it on a track, about 100 MPH at the end of the back straight, turn left, roll twice. Entered too early. All glass broken and totaled the car, but not a scratch on either of us. Mini's are super SAFE.
 
Old May 5, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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I posted a photo in the Gallery that shows the car and the wheels
 
Old May 5, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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I'm surprised that's all the damage there is.
 
Old May 5, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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are the wheels bent? they look fine in the picture..

Is there any noticeable bend on any of the rims?
 
Old May 5, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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Glad to hear that you're O.K.!! The MINIs are tough little cars. Sorry that you had to go through that.

Not to focus on your mishap, but could you share with us what happened (or seemed to happen)? So that we can learn from your experience?
 
Old May 5, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Wow !! glad that you are ok... The car looks amazing for what happened to it.
 
Old May 5, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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I'm with Tontobird here, ...What the heck happened?
 
Old May 6, 2005 | 05:13 AM
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I was in a driving school. The end of the second day, I had an instructor with me and felt that I had improved my skills. Lots of seat time, I used two tanks of gas in two days. The back straight allows 100 mph and I had gotton to the point on the previous lap of keeping the gas on into a 90 degree left turn. My last lap, I apexed too soon, got sideways and evidently lifted, allowing the suspension to unload. Maybe if I had kept my foot in I would have spun, or if I had crammed the brake and clutch in, I would have spun. I hit an imbankment on the left side of the track, and rolled twice according to the flagman. We crawled out the sunroof, not a scratch, just lots of dirt and glass. Another Mini in the club went onto the same area about 25 feet before me and did a lot of undercarrage damage. Not a good day . We had over 40 Mini's, and other than a wheel or two these were the only problems.
It was super fun and the little car is absolutely amazing!

The wheels look straight, but are out of true and scratched. The scratches were ok with me to use, but on the highway they can't be balanced well enough.
 
Old May 6, 2005 | 07:48 AM
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What track and with which group were you attending the driving school? You can PM me if you want.
 
 
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