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#1 mab01uk

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Posted 21 August 2021 - 10:18 AM

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"Swiftune Engineering 1380cc, 8 port power house sporting our first development pair of DU4 twin choke SU Carburettors.
Racing this weekend in the Fastest Mini in the World race 22nd August 2021 Brands Hatch. Even with a hefty 150bhp we’ll not be scaring the V8 spaceframe cars but definitely win the best under bonnet award!!"
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Posted 23 August 2021 - 07:49 AM

Wow! that is a lot of carburettorage 



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Posted 23 August 2021 - 08:19 AM

Sadly it looks a little different today.



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Posted 23 August 2021 - 09:24 AM

Sadly it looks a little different today.


Why, what's happened to it?

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Posted 23 August 2021 - 09:26 AM

It had a bump in the Fastest Mini in the World race at Brands.



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Posted 23 August 2021 - 11:26 AM

It had a bump in the Fastest Mini in the World race at Brands.

 

That is a shame. Repairable?



#7 PoolGuy

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Posted 23 August 2021 - 06:03 PM

There’s a pic on the Burlen Instagram page, doesn’t look bad, but you can only see the front.



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Posted 23 August 2021 - 06:32 PM

This is how it left the track after the first corner

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Posted 23 August 2021 - 06:34 PM

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Posted 25 August 2021 - 09:45 AM

What a shame! Not sure if it was this car or the Marcos at fault - no doubt a matter for heated debate!  



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Posted 25 August 2021 - 07:15 PM

consensus is it was the Marcos's fault - doing a Bottas!






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