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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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Disk Brakes Dust Plates
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Disk Brakes Dust Plates

    Created by: elpez
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May-06-2008 04:20AM elpez   838362
May-05-2008 07:32PM declanm   838329
May-05-2008 01:16PM Dean2   838231
May-05-2008 09:02AM elpez   838188
May-05-2008 08:55AM Elvisthepizzaman   838186
May-05-2008 08:45AM elpez   838183
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Posted: May-06-2008 04:20AM Reply
It's out!

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Posted: May-05-2008 07:32PM Reply
people who race Minis on pavement usually remove them and run without them.

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I've run mine without for nearly five years.  I drive in all weather and rallycross, too.  How shiny my wheels are isn't a concern, though.

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.
Charles Kuralt

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elpez
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Posted: May-05-2008 09:02AM Reply

That was the other solution, take them off and weld a washer for the bolt as that is where they broke.  I'll just deal with the added dust for a while.

Thanks!

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Posted: May-05-2008 08:55AM Reply

no need to replace them, just take the plate off and weld the brackets back on unless they have completely rotted away. A guy in our club took his off last year as they were very noisy and he has not had any problems other than more dust than he would like collecting on his wheels.

 

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Hello, the left side dust plate has 3 connection points to the disk brake assembly, 2 of them have broken and the plate is vibrating and rubs the edge of the disk, I know our host sells them and I plan to replace it, but, is there any issues with running witthout it?, it's in sunny South Florida and does get driven in rain occassionally, no mud or salt .

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