MINCOMP/Team Mini Mania 2009 racing season (so far!)

The 2009 SCCA National racing season is in full swing and the MINCOMP MINI has been out and running the SoPac events!  Due to the economics we all are facing this year, it was decided to run only the SoPac National races and not travel up, over and down chasing races in order to qualify for the SCCA National Runoff’s that beginning this year, have been moved from HPT-Topeka, Ks. to Road America-Elkhart Lake, Wis!

So, out plan is to run just the minimal amount of races required (4) that are close to home!  The main issue with this plan is that we will have to finish ALL 4 races…no wiggle room and no mistakes or things could get complicated…

Race #1 was in January on the road course at AAA Speedway (Cal Speedway-Fontana Ca.)  and everything went absolutely as planned, finished in 1st place with a win and our speed was good!

Race #2 was in February at good ole’ Willow Springs and again we had an absolutely wonderful and productive race weekend! We took another win, cool… we are half way towards our goal of 4 total!

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more details at: miniracing.minimania.com!

Help Those In Need: Bring A Bag Of Groceries to NCA!

Every year, the staff at Mini Mania delights in helping a charitable group, and with the difficult economic times upon us, we thought supporting our local food bank and sponsoring a food drive would be a great way to help our community. We know Mini owners have a big heart when it comes to lending a helping hand. So this year we would ask if you could bring one grocery bag of non perishable food to the event where it will be collected and distributed by the Inter Faith food bank in our local area.(suggestions are: cereal, soup, canned goods, etc.) We thank you in advance for your participation and support.

find out more about NCA ‘09!

Mini Mania is having a site-wide 15% off sale Wednesday & Thursday of this week!

This will be a 48 hour sale. If you’ve been waiting for some big savings, this is it!

The sale starts on Tuesday, April 15th and ends April 16th at midnight.

http://www.minimania.com

Stop sooner, convert to disc brakes!

Making your Mini stop better is hardly the coolest way to soup it up. But whether you’re a VTEC enthusiast looking to make your Mini drift-ready or an average Guy looking to tweak the safety and performance of your beloved ‘59 Mark I, a disc brake conversion is actually the first modification you should consider.

There are many good reasons to ditch your old-fashioned drum brakes for discs. Drum brakes can be troublesome; they’re easily damaged by heat, moisture and debris, they offer less-than-optimal stopping power, and they often need regular adjustment.

Until April 6th, 2009 you can get this disc conversion kit for below $1K! Check it out!

Mini Cooper S; the very first pocket rocket!

The Mini was conceived by designer, Alec Issigonis, as a cheap, efficient, practical people’s car, and was first produced in August of 1959. Front-wheel-drive, transverse-engined, and with innovative rubber suspension, it broke the mould of traditional small car design at the time. Despite its humble origins, people soon realised that its lightweight and chuckable handling – if allied with a few more horsepower – made for an extremely fun little package.

Before long, a multitude of specialist Mini tuners sprung up, offering various upgrade packages to boost the output of the tiny 848cc engine beyond the original 34 pavement-pounding horsepower. In Australia, a factory-produced, twin-carburettor’d special edition called the Morris Sports 850 was produced in limited numbers. A hint of the Mini’s later dominance of motorsport came in 1960, when one placed sixth overall in the RAC Rally. No mean feat when you consider the larger-capacity Austin-Healeys and Saabs that it competed against. continue reading…

Drawing for a Free Dyno Run at this year’s NCA!

Come and join your friends at the 8th Annual Nevada City Adventure, May 16th and enter a Free drawing to have your Mini/MINI Cooper tested on a Dyno!

The Nevada City Adventure is a great annual event , this year in support of the “California Food Bank”!  The event  this year include a ‘people’s choice’ car show, a ‘Funkana’, Socializing, Local driving tour, Free Lunch AND the opportunity to have your Mini/MINI Cooper tested on a Dyno!

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AWD VTEC Mini?

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This will soon be available in kit form from vtec.minimania.com!

Upgrades for Fuel Injected Minis!

Our first article focused on the various upgrades that could be carried out on your late model Mini or Mini Cooper but stopped short of talking about horsepower upgrades. (the part 1 article can be found here)   This edition will simply focus on the power unit as found in these late model Mini Coopers. The first of the factory fuel injected Mini Coopers were made available in the UK in 1991. This first edition is now most often referred to as a SPI or single point injected Mini Cooper. It is fair to say that this model represented the beginning of the end to the after market tuning business that had surrounded the Mini though out it’s history.

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Supercharged Mini Moke

A Mini Moke is a winner no matter what the color!

Celebrating 210 Years of Mardi Gras!

Check out our Mardi Gras Sale!