Congrats Jimbo!
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Fastest "mini" in the world...
Sure, not the winner of the race (the bill Richards metro), but a great achievement from the welsh one!

Edited by TurboDave16V on 17th Jul, 2016.

Which bit of it is 'Metro' never mind Mini.

Edited by Sprocket on 17th Jul, 2016.

Agreed, very well driven against some pretty mental machinery. Jims is definately all mini!

Fair bit of damage for people to fix and general mechanical issues, but really enjoyed brands hatch today.

Edited by minimole23 on 17th Jul, 2016.

What's the idea behind racing a metro in it? Can I race my metro next year then?

Don't understand the Bill Richards thing, fuck all Mini about it.
Nice one Jim !!

Phil.

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I think that another 12months development and practice, Jim will be outright winner no matter what the competition is driving. A great achievement indeed; just finishing was a major achievement in the heat it seems.

Well done Jim, great achievement

do i read right that the ugly metro thing has a 2.0l cosworth engine in it?

Well done Jim!

is thats whats in it now lol,

been lots of things in it over the years, 8 port Kad, BDA,

Good work Jim!

2 litre duratec at present.

http://www.billrichardsracing.com/our-cars...-special-saloon

I wonder if he was planning on racing the Clubby until he saw what Jimbo was bringing to the table!

Congratulations Jim and I hope many more pieces of silverware to come!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

its so ugly!

congrats jim. forgot about this wish i had gone now!

Edited by t@z on 18th Jul, 2016.

I'm not being funny but WTF has that got to do with being the fastest mini?

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

I asked Bill "Where's the Mini?" over on facebook, and he responded " Mini metro mate"

I think he's been getting some stick for it and gone all deffensive over it. He never actually answered my question.......

I have a lot of respect for Bill, but i think he is stretching the rule book somewhat. I wonder what would happen next year if Rob Gavin turned up with John Flans old Mini Metro?....... even if he DNF on an empty tank.

Edited by Sprocket on 18th Jul, 2016.

I got no response when I commented on the Minispares FB post asking "Is that a Mini ?"

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Well it is what it is !!! They aren't going to change the rules and take the trophy back of him right now. As much as his metro is not a mini, what about the Vauxhall engined Space framed, or equivalent space frame shiloette racers of the past. They are not really any more mini, than bills metro, which isn't really a metro either...
Bill is a very experienced driver, in a very well-developed race car.
Jimbo is a relatively inexperienced Racer by comparison, in a race car still being developed. With a three bearing crank.


I think it's Obvious who the "morale" winner is!

Edited by TurboDave16V on 19th Jul, 2016.

LOL,

I got the impression they let the metro in to get numbers up.

Thanks Guys, I'll post some incar video later for you

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Jimbo the peoples champion!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Jumbo for PM !! Lol

Well done mate!

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

I suppose the problem lies with the organisers , if they let bill race then that's not his fault , fair game bill.

The jones car is a spaceframe silhouette with a Toyota engine in so apart from bills looking like a metro there very similar lol

I allways think a mini needs a mini engine in !!!!! saying that I questionably have a mini now with my engine in lol

I must say that vtech hayabusa thing looked pretty mental, only just showing its potential.

Agreed that the may as well let most things race otherwise the grid would be very small indeed.

I might turn up next year an a full race Modern Mini Cooper S....... thats a Mini with a mini engine..... 😊

Noice Jim !

hmm Mini Metro 6R4 with a powertec V8 ?

Hey we were in a 'group' that included a well sorted 'old' 911 RS SC, and some heavy metal V8's on a long circuit..so a metro is not bad competition :)

Then again we were running an engine with more ceramics and titanium than you can shake a stick at ,but it is NA and 5 port

Edited by Sir Yun on 19th Jul, 2016.

That sir, is not rust, it is the progressive mass reduction system

http://aseriesmodifications.wordpress.com/

It should be either a space framed mini silhouette with an A series engine in or modified Steel bodied mini with any engine in. At least there would be some parts from an original mini on each car.

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