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NCA 2008 Report

Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
What can transform a peaceful sylvan lawn in Gold Country into a carnival overnight? The annual Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party of course! Those who were there got to see first hand all the eye candy, but for those who were not, the Mini's ranged from an electric Moke to a VTEC powered Classic, to Randy Steven's tricked out CVT to Robert Holt’s Purple Haze convertible to three full on Mini race cars: my sprint car, Jacques Andres' enduro car and Eric and Colin Herricks's rally car, and many in between.
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Race Report -USTCC

Infineon Raceway, April 11, 2008.
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
My Mini has a new setup for this race. Speed parts from my sponsor Mini Mania have been added by my sponsor Bay Bridge Motors and USTCC sponsor Nitto has provided four brand new NT 01 tires. This will be my first official race with the US Touring Car Championship and I look forward to hitting the grid with more horsepower and quicker lap times.
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MINI Clubman Review

Published: 21st April 2008
The new MINI was launched in 2001, to much acclaim. Although bigger than the original Mini, what it lacked in rear legroom, it made up for in unusual styling and a vast array of personalisation elements, much loved by a local estate agent.

The MINI Clubman has the same raft of options but its main benefit is the extra length, which should make rear passengers happier.
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Waiting at stop light !
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Waiting at stop light !

    Created by: NC998
Orig. Posting Date User Name Edit Date Msg No.
May-02-2008 05:55AM rayman1946   837769
May-01-2008 09:46AM geoO   837647
May-01-2008 08:48AM kerr   837636
May-01-2008 08:36AM Dan Moffet   837631
Apr-30-2008 07:42PM Willie_B   837553
Apr-30-2008 07:27PM xcc_rider   837552
Apr-30-2008 05:45PM Spank   837542
Apr-30-2008 04:47PM geoO   837536
Apr-30-2008 03:55PM Swift Justice   837529
Apr-30-2008 03:45PM NC998   837528
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rayman1946
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Posted: May-02-2008 05:55AM Reply
With the price of gas,  I just shut mine off, and restart it on green.....I guess i'll wear out the starter now......

If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.

geoO
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Posted: May-01-2008 09:46AM Reply
>>at every stoplight, she shifted to neutral and applied the handbrake. She said it was how she was taught in the UK in order to pass her driver's test.<<

it's also unusual to watch the cabbies feed the steering wheel through their hands without either hand ever going past twelve or six. another British approved "method" apparently, although I've only ever been in a car with a cabbie in London.

kerr
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Posted: May-01-2008 08:48AM Reply
the "neutral and handbrake" is the driver's ed rule in Japan too.

In fact, they go one better and shut off the head lights as well (leaving on just the parking lights).

I always thought the idea was to have the lowest possible electrical load (no brake lights and no head lights) during their long and frequent traffic jams so that, spread out over a few million cars, over a few thousand hours per year, would add up to a few barrels of saved oil for their economy.

Norm

Dan Moffet
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Posted: May-01-2008 08:36AM Reply

I once worked with a British gal - at every stoplight, she shifted to neutral and applied the handbrake. She said it was how she was taught in the UK in order to pass her driver's test.

 

"Hang on a minute lads....I've got a great idea."

Willie_B
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Posted: Apr-30-2008 07:42PM Reply
But it sure is exciting when your hyd clutch starts releasing and you proceed across on the red light.

"How can anything bigger be mini?"

xcc_rider
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Posted: Apr-30-2008 07:27PM Reply
Ditto on in neutral and foot off clutch. Now if I could only teach my wife to do that too.   dan

"I don't know much, but what I do know I know little of "

Spank
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Posted: Apr-30-2008 05:45PM Reply

 Add me to the "in neutral, foot off of clutch" crowd, both at lights AND at startup. Not only the throwout bearing, it also keeps pressure off of the thrust washers on the crank.

--Spank 

 

geoO
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Posted: Apr-30-2008 04:47PM Reply
neutral, clutch out. the throw-out bearing is meant for momentary use. it's the proverbial $5 part that leads to a multi-hundred dollar repair. (though i'm sure it's not really $5 any more.)

plus, secondarily, that will prevent you from any tendency to "hold" the car on an incline by slipping the clutch. another expensive repair. left side of the foot on the brake, right side of the same foot on the gas pedal. off you go. but you knew that.

Swift Justice
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Posted: Apr-30-2008 03:55PM Reply

Not sure exactly what you are asking, but going on a hunch of what you mean, I have always heard that if you leave your foot on the clutch it will wear it and all the associated parts at a much faster rate.  I therefor shift it into neutral while waiting at stop lights with my foot off the clutch.

If you have an earlier non-synchro first gear tranny, remember you will have to shift it into second gear first and then into first gear when you take off.

Steve

Life is driving Minis.  Everything else is just waiting.

 

NC998
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Posted: Apr-30-2008 03:45PM Reply

Saw thread before but no luck finding it. What is best -  clutch in or out; in gear or out?

Please laugh quietly.

 

 

 

 

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