After only a few years of running the first version of our car it was rebuilt in 2000, new improved safety equipment was installed including a extensive weld in caged & a seat with head restraints. The car was fully rebuilts & sprayed the trademark flourescent yellow for which our car has become so popular.
All cars must be fitted with the minimum of a 2.25l fire extinguisher as shown here. Our battery is located within a sealed battery box inside the cockpit, this is to avoid fluid leaking from the battery on the event of an accident. The dashboard you can see is fitted with various dials, water temperature, oil pressure & temperature, a tachometer, a lap timer, low oil pressure light & an alternator light.
Front Suspension
1. Adjustable Hi-Lo’s which enable us ti set the ride hide of the car and to alter the corner weights to help balance the car.
2. Adjustable shock absorbers help with the handling of the car around corners and are often altered in different weather conditions
3. Adjustable tie bars are used so that we can set the caster, this is done to help balance the car when steering.
Rear Suspension
1. Adjustable Hi-Lo’s which enable us ti set the ride hide of the car and to alter the corner weights to help balance the car.
2. Adjustable shock absorbers help with the handling of the car around corners and are often altered in different weather conditions
3. Adjustable caster and camber brackets, these are adjusted in conjunction with the front suspension.
4. Super Minifins brake drums are used, they are made of aluminium and incorporate small fins which aid cooling, they also have a built in 1 inch wheel spacer which adds further stability to the car.
The Mini Se7en race cars have to run specific wheels & tyres which are illustrated here, this style of tyres have been used by Mini Se7ens for decades.
The engine started life as a standard 998cc mini A series. The block is bored to +0.020″, the rods, crank & flywheel are lightened & balance, a 1300cc 12G940 casting head is fitted & the standard gearbox is replace with a straight cut dog box. The results is an engine which produces 80bhp at the flywheel.
The front end of the car is removable which vastly improves the access to the engine & front suspension. This enables 2 people to just lift an engine in & out of the care with relative ease. You might notice that we do not run a standard mini radiator to the side of the engine but a radiator similar to that which is used in a metro, this allows us to mount it at the front of the car where the best airflow is and it’s larger size helps us keep the higher running temperature down.
In order to get the most power out of the engine, the car is often put on a rolling road, this simulates the car running out on the track at maximum revs. Various things can be tweaked & different set ups can be experimentd with in order to acheive the best from the car.