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PHIL WICKS DRIVING ACADEMY HONORS 50 YEARS OF MINI RACING

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

June 23, 2009: The Phil Wicks MINI Driving Academy will host opening racing events of the East Meets West Mini Meet on June 27-28 on the newly completed 2.5 mile 13 turn road course at Brainerd International Raceway. Phil Wicks has organized the “Can Am Mini Challenge” race event for classic era Minis to help celebrate fifty years of Mini Cooper racing. The race

PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES En Espa ol Spanish FAQ

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES ¿Distribuyen partes para el Mini Cooper? Sí. Llevamos más de 35 años en este negocio y distribuimos partes para el modelo Mini Clásico (Inglés/Rover/BMC) y para el Mini Cooper S, fabricado desde 1959 hasta el 2000. T

USTCC RACE 2 AND GTS3 THUNDERHILL RACEWAY WILLOWS CA 5 30 31 9

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Check out the slideshow ! Vincent Parker driving the MiniMania/ BayBridge Motors #96 Mini Cooper S competed with NASA this weekend in the USTCC (United States Touring Car Championship) and GTS (German Touring Series). The Mini was running stronger than ever since getting an engine management error code fixed with the help of Mini Mania and Niello Mini. Luckily 2 weeks before the race while at the

Mini Cooper S Truck

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The story of a MINI Cooper 'Truck' from a friend of ours! "Hi, Again, Don:This is the Mini with the stuff piled outside. And the story is:Grace was driving the Mini to San Luis Obispo to visit her parents when the engine went dead in Lathrop, outside of Fresno. I went to rescue her with our Subaru station wagon. When I got there, all I had to do was to unhooked the U

Mini Cooper Mini Mania wins again in SCCA

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

For Immediate Release May 31, 2009 Braselton, Georgia: The MINI of Charleston Racing sponsored by Mini Mania team driver Robbie Davis had a flawless drive this weekend and not only won the SSB Class race, but finished 6th overall in the combined class 45 mile race. The Showroom Stock Classes were combined with the faster T2 and T3 classes, in addition to the large Spec Miata Class for a

MINI Cooper Performance Spring Kit and Shock Upgrades

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Two suspension components have the most direct effect on ride quality and handling performance, the springs and the shocks. The length and resilience of the springs determines how easily and how far the body will move when the wheels hit a bump or when weight is transferred in acceleration, braking, or cornering. The shock absorbers reduce the amount of rebound on the springs, helping the body to

Nevada City Adventure 2009 Galleries Stuff

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Nevada City Adventure 2009 Gallery! buy a print! See the Slideshow! Funkhana Video! Dyno Video! More Minis From NCA 09 on Mini Mania's facebook page!

God damn these bloody awful Bubble Cars

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

God damn these bloody awful Bubble Cars! “Leonard Lord, the somewhat autocratic head of BMC, reportedly decreed: ‘God damn these bloody awful Bubble Cars. We must drive them off the road by designing a proper miniature car’. ” – Wikipedia Without the rise of the “bloody awful bubble car”, we might never have seen the birth

Wine Country Classic Sign Up

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Infineon Raceway is are offering REME and the Mini community a "PRIME" spot in the paddock area, like last year. They would like 40 MINI/Minis (20/20) if possible. Please note while the Porsches, Jaguars, Bentleys, BMWs, Audis, and the rest are parking on the hillside on gravel areas, our Minis will be front & center in the pits, on smooth pavement. We will be next to the food booths

Mini Cooper window motor and regulator

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Repair your MINI Cooper Electric Window Motor and Regulator. The reason I am putting this page up is that when I had this problem with my 2002 MINI Cooper S I couldn't find any info on this. I am sharing this so you won't have to learn the hard way. So your MINI Cooper's electric window doesn't work anymore and you checked the fuses and they are OK. When you lift the switch you can