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FIA Mini Cooper S to compete at GRRC 77th Members Meeting

We are pleased to announce that our tartan red FIA Mini Cooper S will be competing for the Betty Richmond Trophy at Goodwood’s GRRC 77th Member Meeting this April. Following a blistering run up the hill at FOS in the John Rhodes mini we will once again have our own Charles Rainford behind the wheel. Although the car has not seen much action since being completed we are currently building a new race engine for it in an effort to maximise our chances of a strong result. Competition will be fierce so we want to give Charles and the car the best possible chance.

The car was built to illustrate our book with much support from MiniSport along with other suppliers. Click here to find out more about the book.

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Testing the Mini Cooper S with Bill Sollis

Finally our Mini Cooper S is done and on track. We’ve built this Mini with major support from Mini Sport and other suppliers for a book we are writing. The final chapter of the book will cover testing and racing the car. We spent Tuesday down at Brands Hatch with Mini racing legend Bill Sollis shaking it down. The car will debut at the Brands Hatch Mini Festival on July 16th and 17th.

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FIA Mini Cooper S ready for FIA inspection

Now that Jonathan Stevenson’s recent purchase has been refreshed and brought inline with MSA requirements it is ready for its UK FIA inspection. The car came with a Swedish HTP and some of the preparation wasn’t satisfactory. We’ve added counter plates to the roll cage, door bars, harness bar and a new plumbed in extinguisher system. We’ve added the correct badges to the bonnet and bootlid and had the car MOT’d in order to get a UK registration.

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FIA Mini Cooper S race car in from Sweden

We have just taken delivery of a well campaigned FIA Mini Cooper S race car from Sweden. We have taken delivery on behalf of the new owner and will be giving the car a thorough inspection, spanner check, rolling road and fitting a new race seat.

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