ANWCC Competitor on the Rolling Road
Today Paul Gray visited Mini Sport with his 1972 Austin Mini. They are competing in the ANWCC (Association of North Western Car Clubs) Historic Road Rally Championship, a Championship that he won back in 2010. He is here for a quick tune before his next event,…
6 EMO… Nearly Finished!
This morning 6 EMO had its final run on the Mini Sport Rolling Road to fine tune the Carburettors. With the distributor now re-calibrated and fitted it was a simple task of refining the twin SU Carburettors to fuel more productively for motorsport. After the…
6 EMO on the Mini Sport Rolling Road
Last week we took the engine out of the well know Works Replica as it had used excessive oil and was in need of remanufacturing. You can read more about this in our last post. On returning to Mini Sport after competing in the Pirelli Classic…
Mini Marcos in the Mini Sport Workshop
Before the weekend we were visited by a very nice Mini Marcos and it owner who steadily built it over a 17 year period. The Mini Sport customer has been its owner since he was only seventeen and it became a long but fun and…
MG Midget on Mini Sport Rolling Road
On Friday David Morrison visited Mini Sport with his MG Midget. David regularly competes in the Luffield Speed Championship and has in fact won his class four years running, so this past year he decided to go for a change and go back to some…
Mini has a new Gearbox and Tuning session
Recently our Mini Sport Garage has been very busy and one of the many jobs ongoing was to fit a new gearbox to a very nice Mk2 Mini Cooper S that is Rally Prepared. The Mini itself is in very good condition and a nice…
Mini Sport Rolling Road: 5.7L Chevy visits Mini Sport
On Friday morning Mini Sport was awoken by the sound of a burbling 5.7L Chevy which had come for a run on the rolling road. The the big 1934 Ford Coupe was only bought in March after seeing it on AutoTrader Classics and getting it imported….
Mini Sport Rolling Road: Mini Pickup with Mini Sport Engine
Today we had a visit from Jon Woodward and his recently built Mini Pickup. He started the project nearly 6 years ago to the day and although he admittedly got frustrated with the build at times, is happy with how it has turned out. And…
Side Valve Drag Car on Mini Sport Rolling Road
This morning Mr Odgie came in to Mini Sport with his Drag Car. He had a problem with his fuelling and wanted an expert opinion about his Carburettor so booked a Rolling Road session with our technician Rob who has got unparalleled experience with Carburettors….
Mini Sport Rolling Road for all makes and models!
The Mini Sport Rolling Road is not just for Minis and today is a perfect example. Whilst we have had a couple of Minis on the rolling road today we have also had a Lotus Elan and a Vauxhall Chevette. First thing this morning we…