emicen
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The weekend dubbed #minigate by some, it was action packed and controversial to say the least!
Race 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bboTQ_uePQA
Brilliant start only to be squeezed off the track heading up to the first corner, let out and got passed by a few cars. Got thumped up the bum at Macintyres, then a couple of 50/50 lunges at Clarks resulting in near spins as I had to avoid the other cars turning in where possibly there could have been more space left. Got some good racing towards the end and pipped Murray on the last lap. But any race where you go 7th to 13th is not one to savour really. Apologies for the comedy camera angles towards the end, the bullet cam loosened on it's mountings.
Race 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNPAE5CcoCU
Bit mundane if I'm honest. Blasted past Alan off the start then kept it on the track as others fell off and made up some places from 13th to finish 9th. After race 1 we all got read the riot act in a meeting which did little to put people in the right frame of mind for racing. The fun was missing from race 2 and we just weren't that up for pushing it.
Race 3 before the red flag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka6VeeaW8Ts
Gutted the flags came out, I was HAULING! Two cars in the first lap and a half and about to get the head down after Kenny McLeod
Race 3, take 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mebJRwUEzrs
Nothing like as good a start. Lewis got round me at Macintyres and we all get bunched up in to the chicane. Cannonballed up the rear at Clarks. Fought back up the field, then smacked off at the hairpin by the same person as the cannonball. That'll teach me for being clean and leaving space for them trying the cut back, apex sponsored by NCP next time out.
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Matt L
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some cracking driving, (only watched last 2 vids).
shame in the last race that you got taken out.
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emicen
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Originally posted by Matt L
some cracking driving, (only watched last 2 vids).
shame in the last race that you got taken out.
Counted 5 separate time I was run off the track over the weekend and 3 times I was assaulted from behind 
Don't have a video of testing on Saturday but one of the other Minis had total brake failure in to the hairpin courtesy of a burst brake hose. Used me to stop from ~90mph. Bruised my chest with the chin of my helmet, buying a hans device now! 
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mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
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these things N/A engines?
watched the mini class at knockhill quite a few times. always exciting to watch.
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Matt L
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Originally posted by emicen
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Originally posted by Matt L
some cracking driving, (only watched last 2 vids).
shame in the last race that you got taken out.
Counted 5 separate time I was run off the track over the weekend and 3 times I was assaulted from behind
Don't have a video of testing on Saturday but one of the other Minis had total brake failure in to the hairpin courtesy of a burst brake hose. Used me to stop from ~90mph. Bruised my chest with the chin of my helmet, buying a hans device now!
was the lohen mini there? that had some form of crash at the weekend which didnt look pleasant.
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noshua
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That looks proper fun, first race was definitely chaotic!
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Seany
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What sort of power are yous getting from the r56 na engines?
Always good to watch the minis round knockhill.
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emicen
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Engines are internally standard tritecs. We run cone filters, straight through exhaust and a superchips reflash which gets them up from 116hp to ~135hp. The wheel/tyre combo reduces the rolling circumference about 7% which helps acceleration. They're by no means fast on the straights but looking at vbox logs, there are few tintops that can carry our apex speeds.
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Originally posted by Matt L
was the lohen mini there? that had some form of crash at the weekend which didnt look pleasant.
The Lohen R56 was racing in the national Minis down south. Dunno what happened to it but I saw that pic of the front end too. Sore one!
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Ben G
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last video, hand signals at 1 0 
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emicen
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last video, hand signals at 10
First set of gestures was "report that cunt."
Second set about 6min in, not sure if I was going for fist shaking or wanker sign.
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AK
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What that you?! (the crash in testing!?)
I ran over something on track just before the hairpin and then next time round just completly lost it under braking into the hairpin. Thought it was a punture from some debris you guys had left behind
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emicen
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Originally posted by AK
What that you?! (the crash in testing!?)
I ran over something on track just before the hairpin and then next time round just completly lost it under braking into the hairpin. Thought it was a punture from some debris you guys had left behind
Yeah, Steph's brake hose burst and she went straight in to the back of me. Must have been a closing speed of 50+
Lucky she kept the car straight and went straight in to the back of me, half a second further ahead and I'd have turned in and it would have been game over for that shell. As it was, cost me a fog light and added a few more crack to the bumper.
You'd have been slip sliding on Steph's coolant I reckon:
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AK
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doh
I went through the infield at the hairpin sideways all the way across the track and onto the outside gravel....
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