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R50/53 Mini offroad/rallye capability?

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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 01:24 AM
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i prefer this pic to be honest martin

 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 01:43 AM
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So do I Si
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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I prefer this shot of the car:

Click Me!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:42 AM
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Yeah the video is cool - its on Cooper Si's essentialmini site too - he took it
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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A few of us did some off-roading this last weekend while we were at the Dragon.



 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by tradiuz
I prefer this shot of the car:

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hey thats mine...thats copyrighted really though that Cooper flew up that hill like it was going downhill !!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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Copyright smopyright. I'm just mirroring it to help alleviate the bandwith strain on your site...
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Moskito
As for for front wheel versus rear wheel drive, I invite you to challenge me in my Cooper S in a rear wheel drive car with similar horse power and engine size in snow and we'll see what handles better.
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I'll take on all comers with my MC
 
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by lot15
I'll take on all comers with my MC


Herbert
 
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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they fly aswell .....







p.s. this is not photoshopped in ANY WAY !!
 
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 07:49 AM
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Bwahaha. I love it. I just realized thats a Cooper (non S)... truely awesome.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 09:30 AM
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...cant you tell from the video pat ?

Its shown in the last ever issue of go-mini...but beware, as the editors also thought it was a cooper s aswell
 
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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that is cool, happened to me ones, 4 wheels off the road, scary though
 
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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hehe i love driving mine on the back dirt roads and in the mud etc. I gotta earn my name after all



 
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