Got a Mini...
 

Yes, I picked up a 2009 Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works edition. Has just over 8k miles on it so it feels like new. No sun roof so it's nice and light weight...Brembo brakes have a great feel. I'm shopping for some black wheels for daily driving and autocross...

This car flat out flies, I hope I can get the FWD to hook up at autocross:cool: Anyway, so far it's great. It gets tint on Thursday and hope to make it to the DMV to register one day this week.

Also, a sweet picture of Carrie's STI we took at the Ryholite Ghost town site in central nevada...

I saw Carrie driving on Thursday in this bad boy over by the supermarket! Damn good looking car!

Front wheel drive rules!

Shut up Kevin...

Looks awesome. Congrats!

Car looks sweet. Congrats!

That's a really sweet car. The only thing I don't like is the giant speedometer on the middle of the dash.

Nice Matt. Looks like fun.

When I first saw this I thought it might be the new larger one with AWD.

JCWs is very cool though. Can't wait to see it.

I thought about a countryman, but they're super expensive and I don't know that they'd be a ton of fun at autox or on track without spending a lot of money on suspension...

Yeah, I think you made the right choice. If the Mazda had a bit more power and a limited slip to be able to actually use it, I'd probably stick to racing it for a couple more seasons.

Sweet!

I've always thought the Minis would make awesome DD/weekend racers.

Cool dude, I bet it will look awesome on black wheels. Or bronze.

Looks really good, Matt, Congratulations! I can practically picture it with letters/numbers on the side.

Thanks all, just picked it up from Thomas at Custom Tint, it looks hot.. Now to find the right black wheels...It's looking like I may go the enkei route...

Put on the new shoes today.. Thanks to KSpeed/Cory for the mount and balance.. 17x7 Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 in Anthracite...Dunlop Star Specs... Also, had the windows tinted...starting to look like I wanted it to. Friday took her down to Niello Mini for a check up. Couple small warranty fixes, and they did all fluids including clutch and brake as well as an oil change under warranty? The car is SO much faster on the lighter wheels and tires.

Those wheels look great on there.

Yes, I'm pretty pleased with non-black wheels..

Man, those look fantastic.

You really got the gray on gray look going there. Paint the mirrors yellow! :p

Then they'd at least match my autox numbers :lol:

That setup looks great. Love the TD wheels

Looking good!

+1

Hey Matt, I curious about how the turbo motor compare to the supercharged version. What are your thoughts?

On the subject of Mini, I really like the Rocketman Concept.

Yeah, since we used to have the R53 w/ supercharger and now an R56 with Turbo, I've decided I really like the turbo version better. The engine is still quite torquey, and has a small turbo lag.

I think Carrie prefers the instant power feel the supercharger used to present, but the overall power of the JCW engine is quite a bit higher. Overall, they drive quite alike considering the different set ups.

The rocketman is a bold move, I think it will be successful.