Ok, so it`s V-tec but it`s still a mini van

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaYaSWyrE2M

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

edit, sorry, my bad... that must be his new engine.... it is a B16 VTEC...

this is video of it doing the track with the D16 in it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcFvsbPOIU

you and Achim would get on well Matt, you're both very talented raving lunatics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rPpoK3A ... ed&search=

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that clips kewl... anyone else notice that metal song playing..

Metallica - The Shortest Straw

Nice car but what a tool for wearing only a beanie on his head.

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Roundies Rule !!!

bloody awesome

Agreed

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DVS K
Toad the Moke
Brutus the Ute
Mean Monster
Purple People Eater

Haha, I know it's not really a mini anymore, but it still has that "fall behind on the straights, overtake in the corners" thing that minis have. I loved it!!

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"I'm sorry, but a lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!"

Ahhh but it really is still a mini Van (no matter what powers it),,, & just in case any of you havn`t realised --->a mini van handles way way way way better than a mini sedan simple as that!!!! Absolure fact!!!!!!! & you have lots of room as well

& yeah, Achim & i would obviously get on very well, just as (if not more) loony-tunes insane minis,,, rocket ship motorbike powered buggy things etc etc etc yeah that`s what life is all about hey???

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Without being smug, I wonder what else you guys are missing in the Video section?

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31404

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

I personally didn't know vans handle better!?! I'm interested to know why..
Is this because they have a longer wheelbase?
I'm assuming they weigh a little more, does this let them hold the road a bit better?

And yeah speedy, i saw it there too

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Carl
Previous Owner & Driver of 1 Morris "It's not a Cooper!!" 850

No but I noticed Led Zeppelin "Communication Breakdown" playing (though god knows how its related to cars).

BTW that chick seems like Sabine Schmidt who was on Top Gear teaching Clarkson how to drive a diesel Jaguar around the Nordschlife.

I found the van safer as the rear end would start to skip on corners as the sedan was all or nothing.

Having the rear skip or jump etc I guess comes down to the longer track. But having this seemed to work as a warning before going too far / hard.

I can recall a mini shop in Canberra about 8 years ago, telling me how a van won a local comp around a very tight course (flat ground with markers). I'd be interested to hear others thoughts that have driven both often.

the workshop manual says vans are lighter.... I wish the back-ends were stronger and more rigid. Looks like Achim has a fat cage in there...

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Vans are a far more neutral car , very much more predictable than a sedan & yes it`s because they`re slightly longer wheel base (4inches)

& also yes they can do with some rear strengthening to help stop the twist factor, but all in all a much much better handling car to start with,,, it takes a fair bit of work to get a sedan to handle anywhere near as good as a std van.

I raced vans for years & years & years & i know that if i had a road van now then my turbo injected Bimmer Twinky demo car would be in a van no doubt

& yes it`s Sabine in the vids & she is an absolute legend driver & knows her way around a race track as good as anyone

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.