I have those same wheels (the ones from the rear of the enduro car).
One thing with that front fender: Is that en external suspention resevoir poking out? Because that seems like an excellent idea for a quick tune-up on a pit stop.
I though it was interesting that they kept the OEM tach, speedo and column stalks.

 

I think that is an absorbent "diaper" to catch overflow. It appears to be rubberbanded over the cap.

 

WOW Good catch! That does look nice! Also notice the mesh for the true ram air intake next to the IC?

Also what the hell is that little neon tube looking thing going across the grille?

 

ummm. There is no dash. They are mounted directly to the roll cage...next to the air vent hoses. This is a full "off-road only" vehicle.

 

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Ohh, Daddy like. This would be the ultimate commuter, if you lived in Baja California!

 

If I got a chance to ride in that thing, I think an absorbent "diaper" for me would be a more important item!

On a closer look, it does appear that the filler cap is hiding under there. I wonder why there would be a need to have a makeshift secondary overflow catch mechanism in place?

 

How come this car doesn't have license plate?

 

ummmmm....... HUH?

I would have taken it that as a joke except for the

 

Definate Bad@ss mini there.

Did anyone else notice that practially every comment on the Honda board was positive? Props to those folks for the open minds (+ love of C/F & race cars). Its good to see that there's appreciation for some things MINI as well as thier beloved Hondas!

 

I was amazed by that, too!!! I was scanning through the pictures and was expecting some really immature comments, but was rather surprised by their maturity and appreciation for great cars.

 

Here's what I've been able to find out about the car from the makers.

I'm working on finding out more specifics. Especially about that "typical" 245 hp engine.

 

Yea, sign me up for that "typical 245 hp engine". MINI must have made a slight error on my order...

 

"Typical" refers to the fact that the mods they race with are going to be the mods that they eventually sell as a package. So far engine mods include: 15% pulley, head, header, cam, and airbox. No ECU and no other electrical (stock spark plug wires, no injection timing, etc). The primary factors going into the engine performance mods were driveability and reliability.

Bay Bridge Motorsports (BBM) did most of that extensive carbon fiber fabrication themselves.

After hearing more about the car first hand, I'm more impressed than I was when I saw the first pictures and at that point I was already giving them a lot of credit. It just sounds like an absolutely top notch effort.

All the best to the BBM MINI at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill on December 3-5.

 

I want that Ohlins suspension with the remote reservoirs.

 

it's amazing how almost-rice this car is, but not quite... not only am i sure it runs amazing but it really looks amazing, too.
excellent job!

 

Just for comparison purposes, the MINIUSA drag car weighed 1700 lbs, but didn't have a roll cage. It was also a cooper, not an S, so it didn't have the additional weight of the supercharger and the intercooler hardware.

 

Anyone have any idea what they did with the exhaust?Wonder what it sound like and how much powere was gained?

 

When I saw the car he was working on the exhaust. As for rice, this is not a rice car, but a serious race car