RE: Pic Of The Week: The Flying Mini

[fluffyducky]

I hope that hose hanging from under the front right (from pic view) wheel isn't too vital?

[JuniorJet]

Gold said:

He gets everywhere.

[EDLT]

fluffyducky said:

I hope that hose hanging from under the front right (from pic view) wheel isn't too vital?

Looks like a brake cooling duct, you can just see one on the other side. Although the holes seem to be blanked off

[mightymouse]

I'm really looking forward to seeing this at The Rally Show this weekend

[BarnatosGhost]

Is This PSBuckshot's thumbsnap page?

[sad61t]

Turbobanana said:

Tremendous picture... but God, what an ugly car.

It's part of the EU pedestrian safety regulations. Make cars so ugly that pedheads dive into the nearest bush to avoid looking at it, thereby reducing pedestrian/vehicle accident statistics*.

• Pedestrian/tree impalement statistics go up, but that's another department's target.

[soad]

sad61t said:

It's part of the EU pedestrian safety regulations.
Make cars so ugly that pedheads dive into the nearest bush to avoid looking at it

[J4CKO]

mxspyder said:

I think that its looks work well as a rally car - it looks truly mental - like it’s got Rabies or something!

As a road car it looks like a turd.

Works well, as in less hideous, agree that the road version looks like a turd, one delivered by an aging, parasite infested Poodle on a strict Vindaloo and blue pop based diet.

[Turbobanana]

alexmckie said:

Stunning piccy but.....

I bet they wont get felt up for having that stick-on undersized numberplate!!!

Fecking rozzers.....

They did not like mine....

No tax disc either - I thought WRC cars had to be road legal in their country of registration.

As for the Police not liking your undersized plate: why did you put it on then?

[I WISH]

The pic and the situation look terrfic. Agree with others though that as a road car it is truly hideous.

Still wondering which part of the word "Mini" they didn't understand.

Alec Issigonis will be spinning in his grave.

[rallyman77]

FIA regulations have min/max dimensions for rally cars. Few years back Skoda could not use Fabia in WRC as it was too short. Instead they used Octavia for the first few years at least. Then came 206 WRC with increased bumpers and passed the regs... lol.

The irony of the story was that 206 and fabia were sharing the same wheel-base...

[M666 EVO]

YEEEEEE HAAAAAA!

[M666 EVO]

Turbobanana said:

alexmckie said:

Stunning piccy but.....

I bet they wont get felt up for having that stick-on undersized numberplate!!!

Fecking rozzers.....

They did not like mine....

No tax disc either - I thought WRC cars had to be road legal in their country of registration.

As for the Police not liking your undersized plate: why did you put it on then?

I can never understand why people have either undersized plates or the letters. You know you are going to get tugged, so why do it??

[Tomatogti]

Why has the right headlight been given a black surround (a bit of mascara?) but not the left one?

[EDLT]

Tomatogti said:

Why has the right headlight been given a black surround (a bit of mascara?) but not the left one?

The right one is broken, the left one isn't.

[Mr.Jimbo]

alexmckie said:

Stunning piccy but.....

I bet they wont get felt up for having that stick-on undersized numberplate!!!

Fecking rozzers.....

They did not like mine....

All to do with the country they're rallying in and the rules of the road in said country. When they come to Rally GB in december, you'll see them sporting much larger front plates.

Example:


1997 Monte Carlo


1998 Network Q

(diff years but I'm having a fking hard time finding any real WRC pics and not just model bloody cars!)

They'll have full size UK ones when they're in the UK, or indeed any country that requires them

[alexmckie]

My plate is the legal height with the correct letters and spacing printed by a local car parts firm....
The only thing they do not like is the fact that the BSAU mark is not there.....

[sizequeen13]

so you didnt get felt up because of the narrow stick on plates then...

[sizequeen13]

so you didnt get felt up because of the narrow stick on plates then...

[LM-GTO]

M666 EVO said:

Turbobanana said:

alexmckie said:

Stunning piccy but.....

I bet they wont get felt up for having that stick-on undersized numberplate!!!

Fecking rozzers.....

They did not like mine....

No tax disc either - I thought WRC cars had to be road legal in their country of registration.

As for the Police not liking your undersized plate: why did you put it on then?

I can never understand why people have either undersized plates or the letters. You know you are going to get tugged, so why do it??

The plate on your Beemer looks legal to me... Legal dimensions are:
Number plates fitted after 1st September 2001

Any number plate made up after 1st September 2001 must meet the dimensions as below:
Character Height

79 mm
Character Width (except the figure 1 or letter I)

50 mm
Character stroke

14 mm
Space between characters

11 mm
Space between groups

33 mm
Top, bottom, and side margins (minimum)

11 mm
Space between vertical lines

19 mm

So, as long as the external dimensions are 11mm from the letters/numbers, (legal size & spacing of characters course.) You're legal & will pass the MOT. If the plod don't like it, then you can tell them where to put their notebook & pencil.