Having now covered 17000 miles in my twinpoint from new it developed bad oil leaks making it a true mini. The rocker cover seals perished along with a diff output shaft seal. The leaks now rectified, Duckhams oil was used to refill the engine.
My own Twin point by Keith Dodd 1st June 2006 making it a true Having now covered 17000 miles in my twinpoint from new it developed bad oil leaks mini. Read more
The picturesque countryside of Derbyshire was the setting for rounds 5 and 6 of the Super Mighty Minis Championship at the epic Donington Park. With pole position and fastest lap accolades still fresh in his mind, Alex was keen to recreate the successes he had at Silverstone.
With new front brake discs, pads and tyres, putting a fast lap ... Read more
The come down after the Spa weekend was abrupt and for a week I felt little enthusiasm to even determine what had to be done, let alone start doing it! Fortunately my mood lightened, and with a week to go before the Silverstone Championship round I got down to it. Well, to be honest I took the car down to Altered Images on the Sunday afternoon, and Peter Vickers cast his diagnostic eye over the car. The front... Read more
Spa-Francorchamps the best race track in the world?
Well there are many Formula 1 driver who would agree and in my humble opinion, it is certainly true. Brands Hatch GP circuit, Suzuka in Japan and Dijon in France come close for me... Read more
Hawcrofts claim debut class success in HGTCC
Brothers Rich and Don Hawcroft achieved a series of firsts during the second round of the Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge at Donington Park last weekend (May 20/21).
Having joined the HGTCC this season in their 1071cc Mini Cooper, the brothers from Hull are racing the least... Read more
After returning from the French rounds of the Championship, the Super Mighty Minis moved closer to home for round 4; the world famous Silverstone circuit.
Morning qualifying saw a confident Comis nail a Pole position lap time that no one got close to for the last half of the session.
Overjoyed with his result... Read more
There was an international flavour to rounds 2 and 3 of the Mighty Minis Championship as for the first time in 4 years it visited the French track of Croix-En-Ternois.
Just an hours drive South East of Calais, this small circuit consists manly of tight hairpins connected to a fast main straight which makes overtaking notoriously... Read more
Double header's have become part of the fabric of British motorsport - two races over the weekend, more track time, better value for money etc. The Mini Se7en Racing Club took it a step further this Bank Holiday weekend. It was a double header with a difference, two races OK, but at two tracks!
It all started at Brands on Saturday afternoon with 15 minutes to qualify. It's a 55... Read more
The build up to the start of the 2006 Mini Miglia season had seen plenty of late night activity in the workshop, but everything looked extremely promising as we loaded up and left for Snetterton on Friday evening.
Installed in the engine bay was an all new 'works' Richard Longman & Co... Read more
TORQ BAR CHALLENGE - 24th October 2005
Well known rally navigator and purveyor of energy bars, Paul Robinson, asked me at the end of the Targa if I would make my car available for a track test day , to compare a few of the most successful Historic Rally cars in a safe and fast environment i.e. Bruntingthorpe.
I readily agreed and to add spice the event was to be covered Track and race magazine. Read more
Conister Trust Historic Manx Rally - 28th to 30th July 2005
As this would be our first visit to the island, Anthony and I decided to take advantage of the two pre-event recce days on the preceding weekend, flying out from Birmingham and doing the Stage recce in a hired 1.4 Seat Leon
The weather was sunny and dry on the Saturday and Sunday and over a busy two days... Read more
After a major engine rebuild carried out by MED in Leicester designed to give a stronger bottom end with a fully specified crankshaft and their special high torque camshaft (STR 930) to make the car more driveable.
The S rods were smoothed, polished and whole assembly balanced giving a very usable power band from 3000 to 7000, but capable of revving to 8000 safely. Read more
Lining up on the grid, the Mini Spares car sat behind previous Champions Ben Seyfried, and Gary Patterson. With the 5-second board shown, the engine rev picked up as the cars waited for the red light to go out.
A glorious September day greeted the British Super Mighty Minis Championship at Mallory Park. Read more
Oulton Park in Cheshire was the venue that saw the drivers of the British Super Mighty Minis championship do battle for round 10.
Comis’s newly liveried car looked fantastic in the gleaming early morning August sunshine. On track for qualifying and it was business as usual. The times for the first laps fell steadily and things were looking good for the Birmingham hopeful. Read more
Our Brands Hatch successes were followed by a five week break and with holidays to take what better way to enjoy the first two wins of the season. Thruxton loomed up and the sense of expectation is never greater than when contemplating the mega fast Hampshire circuit. Preparations went beyond the usual full spanner check. We have acquired a cylinder leakage.... Read more
As a shakedown for this year's main event, the Manx historic rally,
which is a round of the British Championship, we decided to give 277 BRX
a run on the Leukaemia Rally at the end of June.
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Over the course of the last two weekends there has been frenzied activity in the Bill Sollis Racing Mini Miglia Team. We have raced three times experiencing the full spectrum of highs and lows in the process!
It started at Croix en Ternois in Northern France which The Mini Se7en Racing Club visited for the first time. We had a double header to look forward to and I always enjoy the challenge.... Read more
The red lights went out after a short wait and the 2005 season was underway. I held position and went early on the attack,
It seems remarkable, but a winter break of over six months is never enough time to prepare a racing car! The truth is, at long last I've completely refurbished the hall, stairs and landing at home. That concludes a 7 and a half year ... Read more
Round 7 of the 2004 MSA British Historic Rally Championship saw crews heading across the Channel for the only European round, The Tour of Flanders , based in Roeselare in Belgium, on Saturday and Sunday 10/11th September.
Dry weather and 14 closed public road stages challenged the crews over two days ,with the long straights and dangerous ditches favouring the quicker cars and the braver... Read more
Snetterton in Norfolk was revisited for the final 2 rounds of the 2004 Super Mighty Minis Championship.
After a long and undulating championship I came to rounds 11 and 12 with height spirits knowing 3rd in the Championship was up for grabs. Qualifying did not go according to plan. Almost straight ... Read more
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