The British Mini Clubs incredibly popular British Mini Showdown is coming to The Shakespeare County Raceway on the weekend of July 11th and July 12th 2009.
Shakespeare County Raceway is situated on the B4632, Junction 15 M40 and Junctions 7 and 9 M5, Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8LL
The quarter mile is of course as always open to every Classic Mini and new MINI owner. We have classes for everyone and it really cna't get much better than this. We do not expect you to beat the amazing sub 10 second run by Nathan Dobson, in fact he did it in 9.961 secs. His 434ci Chevy Block in his Mini was running full Nitrous on this record breaking run. A 7.3 litre engine in a Mini has got to be hard to beat. But we do know that the previous record has issued a challenge. What a sight that would be and one heck of a scrap.
"The Ultimate Mini weekend for Classic Mini & new MINI"
YOU MUST HAVE : Full driving licence,arms and legs covered - FAIL TO DO THIS AND YOU WILL NOT GO DOWN THE TRACK !!
This is THE ultimate weekend for all Classic Mini & new MINI owners. The UK's premier Mini drag racing weekend. The BIG Black track is waiting for you are you ready to take it on... And WIN !!
Tickets per person
British Mini Club members please call our club office on 01384 897779 to only pay £20.00 for a weekend ticket
Weekend Tickets £25.00 per person, Saturday only £12.00 per person, Sunday only £15.00 per person
Advanced Tickets can be purchased direct from the British Mini Club through our secure server. Buying in advance can save you £2.50 on weekend tickets and £5.00 on a Sunday only ticket
Advanced Weekend £22.50 per person, Sunday £10.00 per person Book them in advance today
Free camping is available for everyone from Friday evening
Show and Shine
Or maybe just maybe you have a quicker Mini. Well the challenge is there. Bring it along and prove it is quicker down the Quarter Mile at Shakespeare County Raceway.
We have a class ready for your Mini... from 850 cc to Forced Induction. Race Mini Classes from 1300cc to Space Framed to Rear Engine drive unlimeted cc beasts. The new MINI is very well catered for as and is more than welcome to blast down the track from MINI Ones to the full speced MINI Cooper S.. Come give it a try you will love it.
Mini Cavalcade
Also on the Saturday we will open the track for a Mini cavalcade. This will start on the main track for a photo shoot and then will drive around the site with a pace car
Again for 2009 - "Run what ya brung" Fancy just having a bit of fun without the competition ? Well we have carried over this class over for 2009. Simply blast your Mini down the big black track in this new class. No prizes will be up for grabs in this class. Any Mini is allowed to enter and it is purely for fun. If you have a classic concours Mini or an everyday user and just fancy a burning some rubber without the competition then this is the class for you.
Carl Austin will be trying his luck again this season and will VTech Man be on the track again with his Honda engined Mini. Many of the Minis on show are especially built for the Showdown. Does this mean this we will see the A series record smashed again. Can 1320 Autos.com smash there times in there race MINI.
We would love to see the increase in new MINI's going down the strip continue this year. We see some very quick Cooper S's on the track but have got a modified MINI and think you can beat Paul Websters winning time of 13.6 secs in 2008, Then you need to bring your MINI along and prove you are the quickest. If you just want to try your MINI on the quarter mile then bring it down. We guarantee you will have a massive smile on your face when you leave
lmet and make sure your arms and legs are covered up. The experiance of waiting for the lights to go green after warming up your tyres is something not to be missed
Well its been here and gone and staffsminis did it in style!
