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hope you get you wish (happy motoring mate)

 

[cheddar cheese]

Thats a bit ambitious GrG! You know they only made 1300 F-40's...But sod that, I want one too!

In the meantime, here are my rides through the years...

2003: Yellow Austin Mini with blue flames, 1000cc, racing exhaust, great fun, rolled it over once.

2004: Yellow Austin Metro, 1300cc, completely useless, rolled it over once.

 

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At least it was a proper mini not one of these pretend jobs that BMW make. You seen the size of them how can it be mini when its bigger than the average hatch back. I agree their a good motor but theres only one real mini BMW should have called it anything else but not mini.
I had a mini seven not as good a nick as the one below same colour though had a mini van as well. Saw a van at the Crystal Palace custom car show with a blown V8 in the back the air intake was stuck though the roof (mean looking bugger).

 

[mosquitoman]

I'm having driving leesons in a new mini at the moment, it's great fun

 

[Nonskimmer]

When I was about 14, our neighbour two doors down had a mini. It was a real one, too. I remember it was flat black in colour.
Anyway, he had good luck with it all summer, but then the winter came! He had no choice but to lay it up for the duration and get himself a second vehicle for the snow. This went on for another year, and then he just decided to get rid of the mini. It was small but speedy. 8) Loud too!

 

[Medvedya]

Does that guy in the picture have a mullet? - I think he does! Ha ha ha!

 

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Thats not a mullet its a protruding forehead or is it retreating hair

 

[cheddar cheese]

At least it was a proper mini not one of these pretend jobs that BMW make. You seen the size of them how can it be mini when its bigger than the average hatch back. I agree their a good motor but theres only one real mini BMW should have called it anything else but not mini.
I had a mini seven not as good a nick as the one below same colour though had a mini van as well. Saw a van at the Crystal Palace custom car show with a blown V8 in the back the air intake was stuck though the roof (mean looking bugger).

I couldnt agree more...I dont like the new mini at all. It looks horrible.

 

[mosquitoman]

I like it, it's got great handling, great looks and I haven't crashed in it. I can't compare it to the old ini as I haven't driven one of those

 

[cheddar cheese]

The old mini has superb handling...its the best damn thing out there, and ive driven lots of cars...great for handbrake turns and reverse flicks too

 

[Nonskimmer]

Do you drive in rallys, CC?

 

[mosquitoman]

Wouldn't know about those, my manouveres consist of parallel park, bay park, turn in the road and reverse round a corner

 

[cheddar cheese]

Naw, banger racing. Its just an oval track about a quarter mile long in a field and the aim is to bash the living hell outta the other cars on your way to victory! Except as im only 15, I have to go in the non-contact class Thats not to say I dont hit anyone though...

 

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I think the best looking small car at the moment is the Lotus elise

 

[cheddar cheese]

I prefer the Exige, with the hard roof

 

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That the way most kids start motor sport CC that or go karts

 

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It depends how tall you are cheesy

 

[Nonskimmer]

Naw, banger racing. Its just an oval track about a quarter mile long in a field and the aim is to bash the living hell outta the other cars on your way to victory! Except as im only 15, I have to go in the non-contact class Thats not to say I dont hit anyone though...

A lot of "accidental" contact, eh?

"Whoops, so sorry! Pardon me, it won't happen again! Oops, sorry!"

 

[cheddar cheese]

That the way most kids start motor sport CC that or go karts

Yeah, I should be doing my work experience at a karting track because I got turned down by Aston Martin...Id love to get into motorsport but Cornwall just doesnt have the opportunities for it

 

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depends cheesy what sort of motor sport if you dont mind the weather how about bikes I did a fair bit of trials riding in the 70's and cornwall was very active in the ACU (auto cycle union) Grass track,scrambling(motocross) and trials if not that howabout sailing I did the world Dart 18 (catamaran) Championships in Cornwall (Pentewan sands) mind you I was crap and didnt get anywhere in fact the year after I did it a gain in Abersoch (wales)
I was crap that time too, still somone has to make up the numbers