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[Colinmac1330]

That's mad! 

 

Back on topic though and after trawling the internet I stumbled upon a post mentioning a mini at the fastest mini in the world race at Mini 35 that used a Maestro engine and box. Don't suppose anyone knows anything about it?

[panky]

Don't know the car but it was probably the 2.0 litre MG turbo engine squeezed in somehow.

Edited by panky, 22 February 2019 - 02:09 PM.

[mab01uk]

That's mad! 

 

Back on topic though and after trawling the internet I stumbled upon a post mentioning a mini at the fastest mini in the world race at Mini 35 that used a Maestro engine and box. Don't suppose anyone knows anything about it?

 

 

I was there but don't remember seeing it......some of my photos and others here:-

Fastest Mini In The World Race Photos

http://www.theminifo...ld-race-photos/

Edited by mab01uk, 22 February 2019 - 02:12 PM.

[Colinmac1330]

Supposedly it had to be a-series based with a a-series gearbox and the guy who entered it declared that any gearbox bolted to an a-series made it an a-series gearbox! 

[mab01uk]

Supposedly it had to be a-series based with a a-series gearbox and the guy who entered it declared that any gearbox bolted to an a-series made it an a-series gearbox! 

 

You need to find someone who has kept the 1994 race programme for the day and then check out the entry list for the race. I probably have it somewhere but finding it could be a problem......

Also worth asking on the Mk1 Forum as there is usually someone on there who has the answer to most questions about Minis in motorsport:-

http://mk1-forum.net...289b20dc7046a13

Edited by mab01uk, 22 February 2019 - 03:39 PM.

[nicklouse]

That's mad! 

 

Back on topic though and after trawling the internet I stumbled upon a post mentioning a mini at the fastest mini in the world race at Mini 35 that used a Maestro engine and box. Don't suppose anyone knows anything about it?

if there was i am sure more of us would know about it. and regs usually state the garbox casing should stay original as fitted to the car.

 

got a link to this info you found as it would be good to follow up.

[Shooter63]

 
John Dodd in his 27 litre Merlin engined car known as “The Beast”....
 
"In the early 1970s, eccentric Englishman John Dodd took possession of a home-brewed monstrosity that used a 27-litre Rolls-Royce Merlin engine as its primary power source. It wasn’t the engine that the company took exception to, however – it was the trademark(ed) grille it wore on its lengthy nose…"
https://www.classicd...ted-rolls-royce

Except it was a meteor engine out of a tank like most cars with a so called Merlin engines, Merlin engines are hard to use in anything but a plane, the engine needs constant load to work properly

Shooter

[Spider]

 

That's mad! 

 

Back on topic though and after trawling the internet I stumbled upon a post mentioning a mini at the fastest mini in the world race at Mini 35 that used a Maestro engine and box. Don't suppose anyone knows anything about it?

 

 

I was there but don't remember seeing it......some of my photos and others here:-

Fastest Mini In The World Race Photos

http://www.theminifo...ld-race-photos/

 

 

I'm sure it wasn't there and may not have qualified in any case, but I do recall one of the top racers here in in the late 70's / early 80's in Aust had a Mazda Rotary engined race mini, FWD, that was regularly clocked at just under 150 mph on many of our smaller race tracks. It was also very lightweight, 2 guys could just lift the whole car up. It was at the time claimed to be the fastest Mini in Australia - and it was !

[Pete649]

John Dodd in his 27 litre Merlin engined car known as “The Beast”....

 

 

 

PPC Magazine has a resident contributor with a Meteor engine in an SD1.

[Colinmac1330]

Found the article in Miniworld, it said "He would have Graham Smith for company in Class B in the unusual Watsons of Wakefield entry for the company, this car featuring a Maestro gearbox - which as they pointed out, fitted to the A-series engine as required, although not originally in the Mini!"

 

I have emailed Watsons for any information they would have.

Edited by Colinmac1330, 05 March 2019 - 11:57 AM.

[nicklouse]

that would have been as they were working through to the Honda kits, i bet i have actually seen this as i was often in there old shop .

[MIGLIACARS]

Yeah watsons did it before they did the honda, I speak to Geoffrey all the time

[Colinmac1330]

Sorry to bring this up again but I have found a video containing Geoff's mini with the Maestro engine!

 

https://www.facebook...58603144187600/

 

It is on FB and I am not sure if it is accessible if you are not signed up to FB or not but I was interested to see it and thought others may be also (It is towards the end, approx @18.40)

 

 

[mab01uk]

Interesting video, thanks for posting the link!

 

Maestro A-Series (end on gearbox) Mini Conversion below KAR 356C (Watsons)

Edited by mab01uk, 16 May 2019 - 06:29 PM.

[mini13]

Well that's an interesting beast, the split webbers threw me know a moment!