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FUELLING THE PASSION

Japan GT race weekend - Classic car race

 RACE MINI SET TO GO!THE STARTGOOD LINE-UP OF CLASSIC CARSBEGINNING OF WARM-UP LAPEXCELLENT PACE DOWN THE STRAIGHT!!! PASSING THE CHEQUERED FLAG....
JAPANESE GT RACE QUEENS EVERYWHERE...   EVEN ON THE ROOF!!! IT'S WINDY HERE!!! DON'T GET BLOWN AWAY.....

2006 Race Diary - Tail of Two Minis (what you'll see on the track)



Andrew, Gerry and David... soaking up the heat, literally!

Race Report - Round 1



Heaven on Earth! My B Roadster in the fore ground, btw..

After a very exciting and exhausting race weekend we're back in the garage and planning further improvements to our first outing in the  newly built mini.  The engine and chassis set-up  were tested and proven spot-on following a blistering  performance by Australian driver Andrew Crombie who won the crowd over with a spectacular drive especially since he started taking on the bigger boys, passing the 2litre Ford Escort RS on lap 5, then the Alfetta GTV on lap 6 and, shortly after, crept right up to the tail of the Cosworth powered Works Ford Anglia on lap 8! Unfortunately, what seemed like a duel to the finish wasn't to be. A fan belt failure resulted in an over-heated engine and retirement. Overall, we're pleased with the performance and confident of a very fast Mk1 classic mini to watch this year! Cheers, Brian.


Simon scopes out the opposition... Lightweight Jag E


Sorting out mechanicals after a test run


Caterham 7 needs no introduction

Sylvia Striker powered by Lotus 900 motor