Mini Cooper S

[northerner]

One of the chaps that I work with is a cracking photographer and offered to do a studio photoshoot of my track toy - 350hp Mini Cooper S.



If anyone is interested in something similar, he's offered do a cut price deal for £100 all in, inc studio time & post production.

[BriC175]

350bhp MCS!? More details and pics please!!

[jacklewisno1]

Is their any reason why it has different alloys on the front and back? (not meant sarcastically)

[northerner]

When I'm driving the car on the road, I use Federal RSRs on the front and save the 888's for the track. Hence the different rims.

[Remagel2507]

Looks mean !! and 350 bhp is a crazy amount of power to have in a car like this , do you have a full spec available?

Also are the wheels these ? http://www.teamdynamicsracing.com/pro-race/Pro-Rac...

[northerner]

Yep - They are pro race 2's on the front and pro race 1.2's on the back. Its running a VAG 1.8t engine with a hybrid IHI turbo and loads of other gubbins courtesy of GRS & Jabbasport. The car was put together by Dave Tassell @ Think Mini ( http://thinkmini.vpweb.co.uk/Home.html).

[melvster]

350 bhp, bloooody nora, bet it accelerates like st off a shovel.

[JayTee94]

I normally dislike a Mini, but a 350bhp track toy that looks as light as a crisp packet looks very interesting..

Any track photo?

[Changedmyname]

350 horses,animal.

[northerner]

A pic taken at Donington:



No photoshoppery here, just moving too quickly for the iphone camera

[CaptainStupid]

Love that. What does it handle like with all that power? Will it take the lot in, say, 2nd or 3rd?

[northerner]

Its struggles for traction in 2nd gear so I have to short shift into 3rd and as long as I've got the 888's on and its dry, it will take full throttle.

[Downton Mini]

Wow that is flippin awesome I really like that very much more detials and photos please

[chuntington101]

What's the weight diff of the 20v to the MCS engine? These are great conversions. Can't see why more aren't done!

[Hoygo]

Vag 1.8t conversion....,still nice though,should be a damn animal on track,350 hp/striped killer p/w ratio, any vids?