Irish Mini Owners Club

[quote="woody"]I'm in .Will send cheque.
Just need to sort another car now.[/quote]

Hi Woody

Got your cheque for 2 car bookings today, many thanks, look forward to seeing you there.

The very early fans were 2 blade, not very efficient & were soon doubled up to make a 4 blade. These were much favoured by the racing & rally boys & are still used on FIA spec cars. A 6 blade export fan was available also & these can be bought from Minispares. A 16 blade yellow metal...

[quote="Ciaran"]Whats an average real lap of mondello? The guy in the game did it in 59 secs....[/quote]

What I mean is Game = simulation. The times I have quoted are actual times recorded in race & my estimate of what a standard Mini will do.

A standard Mini should be about 1.20 - my Miglia racer will do 1.09. A racing historic Lotus Elan 1.03, Lotus 23b & Tiger 1.01.

The game is a simulation.

STOP PRESS Mini magazine have confirmed that they will cover the trackday - sending a reporter & snapper. Have been asked to to submit to them a short list of suitable cars booked for the event which will appear in future magazine features. They will do a full shoot on the afternoon of the track...

Update To date I have had a good response, consisting of 22 firm interests declared & 6 conditionals - dependant upon having the car ready. There are quite a few who have not declared. 12 payments received, with a further batch in the post over this weekend. Looks like I will be able to reach th...

All Minis are welcome - this is not a speed event or race, just the opportunity to stretch the legs of your car, irrespective of its speed capability, in a racetrack environment. You will also have a chance to smoop around under some very exciting bonnets & get some tips.

What I mean by roadworthy is that it will pass a a safety examination prior to going on track in respect of the following: steering, brakes, balljoints, not leaking oil & water. The turbo will be fine if trailered up & from what I hear will be a great addition to the fleet. There will be sev...

I have booked Mondello Park for the afternoon of 11 May for a Minis trackday. The event will be run by my company: Irish Racing Cars Ltd, and is open to all Mini owners to come & have a go. The cost will be 110 Euro (incl vat) for a car & driver, with an additional driver paying 20 Euro. Car...

Buy a Haynes manual, read & understand. It will save you a fortune, in time, money & knowledge.

As I said, it was a story I heard, probably without foundation but originated in North Dublin! need I say more. Anyhow there is a general mistrust of anything country, so Cork & Kerry??? might have something to do with football resullts. Are the wimmin winning too? What next, no hope for Dubline...

I heard the Corconians had hijacked that & had made it their own, or was I dreaming????

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Agreed. For a roadgoing 1380 I would recommend an electric Facet solid state pump & regulator, both fitted in boot, close to tank outlet. A filter in the same location will work wonders.

The Marcos is owned by my pal Des Quinn & is a great motor. He has my engine & gearbox from last season, so with light weight & good shape, its rapid. I beat him on Saturday but could not catch up on Sunday as I was boxed in from the start for 4 laps. My consolation was that I can lap fa...

Was great to see you there Neil, hoped to have a bit more time to chat, but was bogged down with shmoozing our sponsors etc. Was a great weekend for me, the EBay Mini performed like a dream. 12th on Saturday out of 30 & 17th on Sunday - terrible start, got boxed in & took me 4 laps to get go...

Sunday racing starts at 10.30am. The full race timetable is on our website: Phoenixparkmotorraces.org. Big card for both days, IT's FREE, so please buy a programme, its essential for the running costs.

Hi Billy All the info you need about the event is on the website: Phoenixparkmotorraces.org. The event has been totally restructured & is promoted by the various driver categories & run by Leinster Motor Club. We have secured an impressive lineup of sponsors. There will be approx 200 cars ra...

Phoenix Park Motor Races - 12/13 August 2006.

Full programme of 9 races each day, with practice on Saturday morning 12th. Super new format, full grids (30 entrants) for most races, classic car show, free admission - please buy a programme.

Further details on: Phoenix Park Motor Races.org

I have seen that 1970's monster, its ancient technology. To own & operate a rolling road one needs all the correct, modern electronic diagnostic equipment to analyse whats going on with the engine under test. A huge amount of technical knowledge is then needed to interpret the results & make...

DAS IS VERBOTTEN, MEIN HERR.!!!!!

I am happy to forward additional pictures of DZU 499 if the forum would like to have them posted. Additionally, would be pleased to give a full oversight of the project from inception to last year's campaign & plans for the current season.

My apologies for putting up photos of my car on the gallery, I was not aware that it was restricted to members only. Thought you might like to see my weekend warrior, properly built Miglia Spec. Historic racer Austin Cooper 1969, 1430cc, 10in wheels, floor start, one seat in the office, single purpo...

Now you have me thinking. It was all a long time ago, 40 years to be exact. One block had the plate reading1000, as discussed, the other had 1000 in the casting. I guess I will have to look it up & revert.

I took a look at the Ebay ad. This is a 997 cooper engine, high compression. The plate rivetted to the back of the block & stamped 1000 large is the key. The pistons are a flat-top overbore & indicate that the unit has been rebuilt, at least once in over 40 years. The top of the block is poc...

There never was a 997S engine, just an 997cc long stroke engine with a pinch bolt con rod. The H is for high compression. I know this engine type well, as my Cooper WZD 345 started life with this engine. The 970S was a very different engine & is quite rare. From memory there were only about 1000...