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[Matt Brighton]

Hi

 

I will be attending and showing my mini on the Mini World stand - am camping saturday night so would be please to meet n greet anyone from here.

 

I will be billy no mates as family not so bothered to be camping just a week before we do a proper camping trip to Cornwall (Polzeath)  in my VW  T25 

 

PM me if you would like to meet up for a natter

 

Matt

[spraybeater]

Not camping, will also be on the Miniworld! stand.

We have a bit of an early start! as doing a show in Bradford City Park on the Saturday.

[Steve220]

I'll be there for show and shine lads :)

[mini_in_progress]

Only in notts, might pop down for a rummage in the auto jumble, not been for a couple of years and its closer this time

Edited by mini_in_progress, 17 August 2019 - 10:40 PM.

[the.stroker]

A good show today, better than “ the pod “ IMO.
A few cars that caught my eye....









Turns out this Knightsbridge was a rover press car....

























And as a bonus we stopped at Caffeine and Machine on the way home, what a great way to finish off the day....

[Steve220]

Dan,

 

Had a good look round your motor, really nice! I spent most of the morning convincing James to go turbo ;)

[Matt Brighton]

My first MITP and enjoyed it very much.

 

Such a variety of cars and friendly crowd...

 

I was  miffed (putting it mildly)  to be unable to keep up with a couple of classic mini's on the track time session - even on the straight and at full chat  they left me standing , I daren't rev it any harder -  as i always reconed  my mini (FMG 1J - 9th photo down) to be pretty fast,  even if I am not half as quick a tasty driver that  I kid myself I am.... so pretty fed up and how slow compared to them even on the straight 

 

But phew ! - imagine my relief when I later saw under their bonnets  a lotus twin cam (12th photo down)  and vauxhall engine in them  -  so I didn't feel too put out. 

 

Had a great day - amazing cars and people

 

what surprised me was a really strong attendance bynew  MINI owners trade stands  and  clubs -

 

Lke or hate em (I am firmly in the like em  camp) - you can't deny that the new MINI's have a strong, dedicated  and enthusiastic following.

 

My next outing will be the Brighton Speed Trials - Saturday 7th September , why not pop down - its cars and motorbikes of every description doing a timed sprint along the seafront

 

- Hoping to have my refurbished  Avonbar Cyl head on the engine  and improve on last years 17sec time - we'll see...

Edited by Matt Brighton, 19 August 2019 - 09:36 AM.

[the.stroker]

Dan,
 
Had a good look round your motor, really nice! I spent most of the morning convincing James to go turbo ;)

Congrats on your trophy, all that hard work and attention to detail paying off!!
James will make his mind up on his engine one day lol, anyway he’s now pre occupied on the bag full of DSN parts he bought yesterday .....

[CPC]

My first MITP and enjoyed it very much.

 

Such a variety of cars and friendly crowd...

 

I was  miffed (putting it mildly)  to be unable to keep up with a couple of classic mini's on the track time session - even on the straight and at full chat  they left me standing , I daren't rev it any harder -  as i always reconed  my mini (FMG 1J - 9th photo down) to be pretty fast,  even if I am not half as quick a tasty driver that  I kid myself I am.... so pretty fed up and how slow compared to them even on the straight 

 

But phew ! - imagine my relief when I later saw under their bonnets  a lotus twin cam (12th photo down)  and vauxhall engine in them  -  so I didn't feel too put out. 

 

Had a great day - amazing cars and people

 

what surprised me was a really strong attendance bynew  MINI owners trade stands  and  clubs -

 

Lke or hate em (I am firmly in the like em  camp) - you can't deny that the new MINI's have a strong, dedicated  and enthusiastic following.

 

My next outing will be the Brighton Speed Trials - Saturday 7th September , why not pop down - its cars and motorbikes of every description doing a timed sprint along the seafront

 

- Hoping to have my refurbished  Avonbar Cyl head on the engine  and improve on last years 17sec time - we'll see...

 

Matt, I think this was you around 5.20 in my video.... before I killed my car a few laps later!.  Look at my build page for updates on this

 

Chris

Edited by CPC, 29 August 2019 - 08:35 PM.

[Matt Brighton]

Yes - that me taking in the view as you whizzed by 

 

Thanks for posting that and I hope you are back firing on all x4..

 

Im abusing my mini this Saturday at the Brighton Speed Trials  - hoping to have fitted my avonbar miglia  cyl head to improve my times on last years 17sec run... 

 

Best

 

Matt

[CPC]

My engine was terminal! i'm already half way through a Rover K series conversion on it

[mab01uk]

The Mini’s 60th anniversary celebrations continued with a revamped Mini In The Park 2019 on August 18:-
https://classicsworl...rk-2019-review/

[Matt Brighton]

The Mini’s 60th anniversary celebrations continued with a revamped Mini In The Park 2019 on August 18:-
https://classicsworl...rk-2019-review/

 

 

oooh thats me !!! - thanks