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Sponge! posted:Weeeeeelllll.... No, but they're a close second behind Mac users... They the same loving people. Have you ever seen a Mini that hasn't had a Mac sticker on it?
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Article that goes into some depth about the Mini - Porsche challenge. Of particular note is this:quote:So why would Porsche hesitate? Well, a bunch of reasons. First, Mini laid out the course, which doesn’t cover all of Road Atlanta but is an autocross track with lots of tight turns and few straightaways to pick up speed. "Porsche, come race us at Road Atlanta...'s parking lot..." http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jun/12/minisbrifs/
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I do not see a single Mini in the field at Le Mans today.
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Dave Inc. posted:Article that goes into some depth about the Mini - Porsche challenge. Of particular note is this: Porsche should have accepted and brought a '73 2.7RS 
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Contraband posted:Porsche should have accepted and brought a '73 2.7RS Are older smaller cars really that much more nimble? At the autocrosses I've been to, modern 911s and Corvettes have no problems beating the times set by small cars, including Minis.
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kimbo305 posted:Are older smaller cars really that much more nimble? At the autocrosses I've been to, modern 911s and Corvettes have no problems beating the times set by small cars, including Minis. An Autocross isnt really THAT much tighter that a smaller older car will have an advantage.
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Jun 13, 2010 23:24
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CARS AN' FREEDON
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Driftuuu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5aWAW2hea4
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Jun 14, 2010 20:04
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Continuing the Mini vs. Porsche saga, Mini challenges Porsche...again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrFCWq8vm_4
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Jun 15, 2010 01:19
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Wanna get those Justin Bieber tickets
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HCOCegOBY&NR=1&feature=fvwp I've just been playing this in the background rather than music tonight.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIALKZUnAc4
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Sushi The Kid posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIALKZUnAc4 Show queens with on-purpose surge to sound cool.  Counterpoint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVG2YVqCydg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSXKCG53zaA
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Jun 19, 2010 00:41
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Blocko posted:Continuing the Mini vs. Porsche saga, Mini challenges Porsche...again. Hyundai challenged Mini. http://jalopnik.com/5567323/hyundai-shoves-porsche-aside-challenges-mini-to-race They can't really turn it down after all the poo poo they gave Porsche. Mini is about to get their asses handed to them by Hyundai, rhymes with Sunday.
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Toucan Sam posted:Hyundai challenged Mini. That was a really, really brilliant move. I'd love to see Mini get destroyed at their own game.
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Toucan Sam posted:Hyundai challenged Mini. It's only a matter of time before even a lowly Toyota Yaris ad will have to flash up its Nurgburgring lap time in this ongoing war of bench racing.
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Hypnolobster posted:That was a really, really brilliant move. If they would have let it go after Porsche bowed out it wouldn't have been a big deal. Now they have to accept Hyundai and there isn't much of a chance of Mini beating Hyundai. Sounds weird to call Hyundai a serious sports car.
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Toucan Sam posted:Hyundai challenged Mini. Errr, uhhhh, unless you're making a joke I don't get Hyundai is pronounced Hi-youn-die http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4313664 The Prong Song fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Jun 19, 2010 |
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Sigma X posted:Errr, uhhhh, unless you're making a joke I don't get Hyundai is pronounced Hi-youn-die http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4313664 So you didn't watch the video where they explained Hyundai and Sunday rhyme? The name's Hyundai - like Sunday. Seriously, did you not watch the video i linked to? Like the whole reason i posted my reply to this thread? Really, you didn't watch them compare Hyundai and Sunday? Toucan Sam fucked around with this message at 03:34 on Jun 19, 2010 |
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Sigma X posted:Errr, uhhhh, unless you're making a joke I don't get Hyundai is pronounced Hi-youn-die http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4313664 He pretty clearly says Heeun-day. It's not unreasonable to ask American English speakers to approximate it like Sunday (which is how Hyundai America markets).
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kimbo305 posted:He pretty clearly says Heeun-day. It's not unreasonable to ask American English speakers to approximate it like Sunday (which is how Hyundai America markets). In one of the first commercials Jeff Bridges did for Hyundai, he specifically said "Hyundai, like Sunday."
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Hypnolobster posted:That was a really, really brilliant move.
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Autocrossing wasn't what Hyundai proposed. 
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DogDodger posted:Autocrossing wasn't what Hyundai proposed. even if it was, it's not a foregone conclusion that a Mini could take it. Maybe they'll bargain for the 2.0T though.
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Hypnolobster posted:Show queens with on-purpose surge to sound cool. It's actually blower surge. This is caused by the supercharger's vacuum signal to the power valve not being the actual engine vacuum, but the vacuum created by the supercharger. The power valve reads the higher vacuum created by the supercharger, this vacuum closes the power valve, causing the fuel mixture to go lean, the engine then slows down due to the lean air/fuel mixture, so the vacuum signal from the supercharger causes the power valve to open as the supercharger's vacuum drops, so again the engine speeds up due to the richer air/fuel mixture, rolling from rich to lean, causing the engine to speed up and then slow down. Basically, they don't know how to setup a boost reference/tune a carb. The cam has nothing to do with it.
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Mini S Works: 211hp, 1235KG, 5.85 Power to weight. Hyundai Genesis-Coupe I4: 210hp, 1494KG, 7.11 Power to weight. Hyundai Genesis-Coupe V6: 306hp, 1537 KG, 5.02 Power to weight. You know what, that would be an intresting race.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGnTooQrh6s God I want an ecodiesel now so I can straight pipe it and make it sound like that
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But wait, there's more! Mini is inviting up to 400 owners to come. They can run on the course for free prior to the main event. http://www.motoringfile.com/2010/06/17/mini-invites-you-to-road-atlanta-to-see-mini-vs-porsche/ Here is the proposed course: 
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Wanna see Walter Rohrl drive the Porsche.
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Wow, that really is tiny. Here it is scaled to include all of Road Atlanta: Now would be a good time for Porsche just to snipe on that.
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Ak Gara posted:Mini S Works: 211hp, 1235KG, 5.85 Power to weight. You've got Weight to Power there. That puts the Genesis V6 in the lead and the Genesis I4 at the back.
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Mmmm M1 Procar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcdIhrYvDx4
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hedge posted:
That's nuts. That is such a tight and tiny course..I can't even imagine trying to run that in a heavy car.
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kimbo305 posted:Wow, that really is tiny. Here it is scaled to include all of Road Atlanta: Lame. I guess for the record they do say "at Road Atlanta," and not "on Road Atlanta."
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DogDodger posted:Lame. I guess for the record they do say "at Road Atlanta," and not "on Road Atlanta." Jesus, I just noticed the chicane in the upper left is about as long as the 'main straight' of their course. The advantage a Mini has is utterly maximized, but I bet a Porsche could still get the job done.
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Needs less Mini dickwave and more rally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9z6koiuZao
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kimbo305 posted:Jesus, I just noticed the chicane in the upper left is about as long as the 'main straight' of their course. The advantage a Mini has is utterly maximized, but I bet a Porsche could still get the job done. Interview with the Porsche driver. The Porsche won by 2 seconds.
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hedge posted:The Porsche won by 2 seconds. Thats $38,000 per second! http://www.facebook.com/MINIUSA!/MINIUSA?v=app_122731241101196
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SanitysEdge posted:Thats $38,000 per second! That whole facebook page reads like one giant PR script.
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gently caress the challenge, here's a rally car build http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhFZW-QcJ6s
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