32 replies to this topic

[IS300]

Minis are slowly dying out in the sport, and im sure someone'll argue its down to us killing them all....

[Shifty]

I did autograss from the age of 15 through to 17. Man I've destroyed some cars!!

Mk 1/2/3 vans, pickups, travellers you name it!!

[mini-luke]

I was at the autograss final earlier on this year, Mini's are very much still well represented in the sport.

[IS300]

Which meeting was that mate?

[IS300]

Man I've destroyed some cars!! Mk 1/2/3 vans, pickups, travellers you name it!!

Thanks Shifty, sure thats gonna help me:L

[Shifty]

Bear in mind that this was 20+ years ago!!

I've still got mates who do it now.

My cousin is an ex-national class 1 champion as well!!!

[DAVEY_C]

yes and i gave my opinion and what makes people say i haven't raced and don't suport a friend racing in time attack and irish touring that started off in autograss... i'm not making assumptions like some of the above, i'm going on personal experience .... i know what goes into these cars and there's not a chance i'd stick 1 on the grass track.
giner88 says it costs less to restore a mini for grass track but yet is300 can name at least 10 who use heritage panels and shotblast the shell??.... sounds like it costs just as much if not more in some cases to me so who's talkin poo

i say there's enough young lads lookin for a mini to restore for the road so my opinion is leave these cars to them ... opinions were only asked for mini's in autograss not breaking mini's or any other form of racing so my opinion was givin >_<

so your saying it cost more to make an autograss, then a shiny road car? are you out of your mind, so what if you know 10 people who use 'heritage panels and shotblast the shell??' for every 10 autograss minis like that there is a 100 that are not. and if your going to restore a road car your going to do there things anyway PLUS much much more? so if you think it cost more to make an autograss than a nice road car fine. but i think it is you sir who is full of poo

i was talking about restoring the body and nothing else and read my post right dude, i didn't say i knew 10 people.... how many people break a mini only to restore the body and race it, so where's your logic??
yep i'm full of poo

here's 1 of the cars i had in my day, bought as a ministox but converted by me to autograss, i minded it and it later went to a friend who restored it to reasonable condition... in the meantime i killed a k10 micra which was due to some plonker that didn't care less about his car

Edited by DAVEY_C, 21 November 2011 - 08:59 PM.

[Shifty]

Dude, a class 1 mini engine can cost up of £3k, the shells are 'specially' prepared. You could spend £6k on a class one and still not win. To do properly its expensive work.

[IS300]

Especially as it used to be "a poor mans sport" and now theyre even corner weighting them...

[IS300]

And Shifty, who be your cousin?

[maggies_minder]

what about when minis in scrappers become impossible to source? its already increasingly difficult to find one in a scrapper these days.

where will racing minis come from?

Edited by maggies_minder, 21 November 2011 - 09:06 PM.

[Shifty]

Carl Whitfield.

[IS300]

They won't i guess, they'll die out, and people'll move onto other cars

[Beej123]

Racing is one of many ways to enjoy a mini though! Yeah alright it might be killed off but what a way for it to go! In my opinion it's much better than people who never drive them and trailer them from event to event. It might last forever but it's a CAR. By definition it should be driven!!!

(not downing trailer queens, just saying I would rather see one racing than unused!)

[mab01uk]

The Minicross Association have introduced a class for BMW MINI's which will save classic Mini's in the long term, plenty of MINI's around now as repairable insurance losses and getting cheaper...........

2011 MDA Edwardes Bros Minicross Championship
The new season see's the introduction of the BMW MINI R50 (2000-2006 model only) as a new one make series. The 2011 MDA Edwardes Bros Minicross Championship & 2011 MDA R50 BMW Mini Clubman Rallycross Championship will be open to any National B licence holder, consisting of eight rounds. The Championship visits Lydden Hill, Blyton, Mallory Park, Knockhill and Croft.
http://www.mini-cross.co.uk/
Technical Regulations:
http://www.mini-cros...0v1022011as.pdf

Edited by mab01uk, 22 November 2011 - 12:52 AM.