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  1. Paul Webster

    Paul Webster New Member

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    #19 Paul Webster, Apr 1, 2012
    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTx_e_doW88&feature=player_embedded]12.5sec 1/4mile interior view, mini cooper s - YouTube[/ame]

    So Sunday it was back up the Pod..........unfortunatley to many oil downs and 2 x drivers who couldn't get there act togeather :(

    But Richard pulled one out the bag in the end.

    60ft 1.8570 NPB
    330ft 5.2739 NPB
    1/8 8.0980 NPB
    mph 88.56
    1000ft 10.4989
    mph 99.74
    1/4 12.5529
    mph 108.44

    So all in all a great MINI petrolhead weekend........1.25.1 on treads and 1.23.0 on slicks at Bedford Autodrome (Evo mag circuit) and a 12.5 1/4 mile at Santa Pod

    If you took Richards 0-330ft of 5.2739 and last weeks 330ft to 1320ft of 6.9508 you have a 12.1797 :)
     
  2. Kavs

    Kavs New Member

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    #20 Kavs, May 23, 2012
    Word street legal is a little tricky.

    Most MINI's from states and UK aren't street legal (no matter what tyres) in our country or Switzerlend or....so what is street legal actually then? :)
     
  3. Alan

    Alan Active Member

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    #22 Alan, May 23, 2012
  4. Kavs

    Kavs New Member

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    #23 Kavs, May 23, 2012
    The car which load legal in states for sure isn't road legal in Germany.

    So which "road legal" when we talking about the races? USA; UK; German?
     
  5. Kavs

    Kavs New Member

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    #25 Kavs, May 24, 2012
    That's my point. Make in Germany road legal fast car is harder and cost more then in UK.

    So it's hard to say in UK the fast road car.

    I give you an example. My car has all TUV and it is legal in Germany too.
    The car which we talk about (Richard turbo) doesn't has that - so it isn't road legal in germany.

    So mine is but it was on slicks, and his doesn't but he has road tyres.
    But both weren't legal in mostly EU countries. Soo here is my point. :)
     
  6. Kavs

    Kavs New Member

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    #27 Kavs, May 24, 2012
    The best way is to make classes like:

    - no turbo/SC
    - stock SC
    - other SC
    - turbo
    - turbo + SC conversion etc.

    And then quickly we see where we are.
     
  7. Mrsideways

    Mrsideways New Member

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    #28 Mrsideways, Jun 1, 2012
    Road "Legal" is tricky. By the letter of the law anything that effects the vehicles crash testing or emissions ratings would make it not legal. This means things as simple as changing the tires size (which would effect MPG's) or changing springs (which would change the bumper height and therefore effect crash testing) all make a car not "LEGAL" to the letter of the law. I'm sure even changing intercoolers could be argued that it has an effect on how the car would react in a heavy front end collision in comparison to how Mini designed it. Here in Florida (at least my part of florida) nothing is checked. I happily drive around in a Volvo 240 with a Carbed stroaker motor V-8 in it and gets 4mpg (well, use to drive it around when gas was cheaper). It's road legal as far as I'm concerned. Just not anywhere where someone checks.

    So the Moral of the story... No Modified car is technically road legal. It just hasn't come across an inspector anal enough to kick it off the road. So claiming this is pretty pointless.
     
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