R56 07 MINI at the Ring

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Jan 26, 2006 | 08:34 AM

gbuff1

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07 MINI at the Ring

http://movies.autoexpress.co.uk/auto...ini_cooper.mov

Jan 26, 2006 | 08:38 AM

dave

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Jan 26, 2006 | 08:39 AM

british kompressor

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good driver!

Jan 26, 2006 | 06:40 PM

indiBlue358

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Is anyone else having trouble loading the video or is it just me?!

Jan 26, 2006 | 11:06 PM

minibeel

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That makes my foot itch...
I wanna go back to the ring!

...the video took A WHILE on dial-up...

Jan 27, 2006 | 08:53 AM

warchieft2k

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Nice video... one thing I can say is that the car is Turbo for sure... the SC sound was no where to be found...
I think I would miss the whine if I was to get one...

Jan 27, 2006 | 10:43 AM

adame

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And boy did it look good. Pretty flat through the corners. Nice exhaust note too.

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Jan 27, 2006 | 10:49 AM

MR ECON

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Coooooooool!

Thanks for sharing.

Feb 4, 2006 | 11:58 PM

SHRTSTAK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by warchieft2k

Nice video... one thing I can say is that the car is Turbo for sure... the SC sound was no where to be found...
I think I would miss the whine if I was to get one...

Ya but once you heard that turbo spool, I'm sure you'd miss the whine a little less

Feb 5, 2006 | 12:36 PM

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illegalprelude

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Quote:

Originally Posted by indiBlue358

Is anyone else having trouble loading the video or is it just me?!

right click on the link and go to save as, easiest way to view it.

also, make sure your quicktime is up to date.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html (go here for the latest)

also...is it just me...or does everybody else wanna take their Mini's to the track...RIGHT NOW...i do...I gotta drive down to my buddies house for the superbowl in a tad too..uh oh...roads better watch out

Feb 9, 2006 | 02:34 PM

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MattMan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by adame

Pretty flat through the corners.

Does anyone else think this? I thought it looked a bit splashy and soft through the corners in comparision to the 02-06. Maybe it's just my biast towards the first gen Mini.

Feb 9, 2006 | 04:23 PM

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minibeel

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The ring is not perfectly flat. There are bumps and humps all through it.
My 03 danced a bit at high speeds around there.

A good test driver is probably taking some of these corners at the edge of the mini's ability.

dan

Feb 9, 2006 | 05:00 PM

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MattMan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by minibeel

The ring is not perfectly flat. There are bumps and humps all through it..

I don't mean the track (i'd sure hope the ring wasn't flat or it wouldn't be as cool as it is), but the Mini's ability to stay as flat as possible through cornering for optimum cornering.

Feb 10, 2006 | 06:53 PM

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MINIMAX 1

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>> Very nice!

>> MINIMAX 1

Feb 10, 2006 | 08:31 PM

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minibeel

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MattMan

I don't mean the track (i'd sure hope the ring wasn't flat or it wouldn't be as cool as it is), but the Mini's ability to stay as flat as possible through cornering for optimum cornering.

Oh, I see your point. Yeah, it swims a little through there. Maybe they haven't finalized the suspension? Perhaps it was JUST a cooper?

Although, I do remember my suspension compressing very far in the twisties. High speeds do goofy things to what you think is a solid car.

dan

Feb 24, 2006 | 08:59 PM

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visionary

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Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbuff1

http://movies.autoexpress.co.uk/auto...ini_cooper.mov

Thanks for this

Feb 24, 2006 | 09:06 PM

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gokartride

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That rear bumper look so bulbous, but it also looks like they camo'd the snot out of it. The sage continues, I guess....

Mar 14, 2006 | 01:02 AM

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cushin14

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gbuff1

http://movies.autoexpress.co.uk/auto...ini_cooper.mov

Cool Post!

I wish they would leave the front end the same as the '05, '06. Have to see the finished product but if they have Jet Black available, that's when I will weigh the new performance & costs before deciding!