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[79marty91]

Hey there fellow mini lovers!
Just a quick one. My first day on the mini forum! WHEY I got a 1979 estate 1098cc, about a year ago and put a lot off work to get her road legal, which I succeeded about 3 months ago and now have a 1991 rover mini 998cc that I got only yesterday and I'm looking to get it racing!
so would be helpfully to find some information out about race minis from some very knowledgeable people!!!!(I'm 100% sure that everyone on here is) :)
And also would be fantastic to hear about your first mini experience!!!

many thanks marty

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Edited by 79marty91, 15 May 2012 - 01:32 PM.

[Ethel]

I had one to practice in while I was learning; took it out, on my own, for the first time the day I passed - hooked.

[jb93]

My Dad bought me an issue of minimag for my birthday back in 2006. Since then I've been pretty much hooked. But it properly kicked off when I first saw/got Vinnie

[sonikk4]

My wife had one as a first car and my mother in law had a clubbie so did the work on both of them. Still that was in 1984.

[racingbob]

back in 1975 ther was a nearly finished race mini 7 for sale

they were 850 cc then giving 63bhp at the WHEELS

me and a mate bought it and raced it in the mini 7 series

[paul_s]

I've always wanted one since I was about 14.. It only took me 13 years to actually buy one! Loving it though

Hello and welcome - a nice clubby estate you have there!

[MaxAndPaddy]

My mum had one when we were little - no license - she didnt think you really needed one for just 'popping to the shop'... .....anyway then as a teen they were one of the cheapest cars you could get and all my mates had one. so I paid £200 for one used and abused her, then bought another one and splashed out more money so that this one would have a floor and I wouldnt have to hover my feet to drive and spent £300 on that one and loved her till she fell apart

Then had 20 years without one

Midlife Crisis hit at 40 ........soooooooooooo BACK TO MINI'S

[TORZIEnJIM]

I got the bug in Amsterdam with a nice street girl.... ;b

Seriously though, it's latent in everyone they just don't know how to activate it!

Mine was my first car, never looked back since. Although that may be due to whiplash from crashing my first mini...

[twink]

Parents had several while I was young, always wanted one for myself, spent a couple years trashing metros when I first passed my test and it's been minis ever since

Edited by twink, 15 May 2012 - 12:25 PM.

[minimaxie]

first loved em since i was about 6 or 7 and i can still remember to this day my neighbour whos a mechanic had a white mayfair with black arches on the back of a trailer pulled it in, started working on it. used to watch it from the window yours looks wicked, love the clubby estates, espescially sporting primer! never heard of a clubby estate in a race hehe

[megamini_jb]

Both my parents mini mad when they met like 34 years ago I think and always have been, and dad used to have a racing mini and a bda fiesta along with loads more minis. We have always had at least one mini in the family. Apart from last year when dad wanted me to get rid because he wanted me to get a new modern car.
Got my first one just after my 16th (20 now) because I remember asking everyone for money for my bday instead of presents so I could buy my first mini

[79marty91]

My mum had one when we were little - no license - she didnt think you really needed one for just 'popping to the shop'... .....anyway then as a teen they were one of the cheapest cars you could get and all my mates had one. so I paid £200 for one used and abused her, then bought another one and splashed out more money so that this one would have a floor and I wouldnt have to hover my feet to drive and spent £300 on that one and loved her till she fell apart

Then had 20 years without one

Midlife Crisis hit at 40 ........soooooooooooo BACK TO MINI'S

haha good times it would be amazing if the price off cars wouldnt have gone up!!!! those sound a steal!!!

[79marty91]

I got the bug in Amsterdam with a nice street girl.... ;b

Seriously though, it's latent in everyone they just don't know how to activate it!

Mine was my first car, never looked back since. Although that may be due to whiplash from crashing my first mini...

haha loving life

[79marty91]

Parents had several while I was young, always wanted one for myself, spent a couple years trashing metros when I first passed my test and it's been minis ever since

ahhh metros haha good with the hand brake tightened to the max

[79marty91]

first loved em since i was about 6 or 7 and i can still remember to this day my neighbour whos a mechanic had a white mayfair with black arches on the back of a trailer pulled it in, started working on it. used to watch it from the window yours looks wicked, love the clubby estates, espescially sporting primer! never heard of a clubby estate in a race hehe

haha na man not going to race the clubby, hopefully change the engine on the rover neon to a 1275, see what other people are thinking though, like which is easer to start off racing!!