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British Mini Showdown 2009

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British Mini Showdown 2009

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

 

British Mini Club members call our show hotline on 01384 897779 now to claim your special discount
 
Calling all Traders, Autojumblers and Clubs, We will have booking forms online very soon but in the meantime to book your space at this very popular show call our club office now on 01384 897779

Show and Shine
 
Show and shine on Sunday we are looking for the best Mini/MINI's from each decade with the top minis collecting trophies and a cool £50.00 for the winners of each class. Always a popular part of the show with some of the UK's top Mini / MINI on Show. Want to take part in the Show and Shine. Simply just turn up on Sunday and enter your Mini / MINI
 
NEW FOR 2009 - 'DARE THE DYNO'
 
Dare you take your Mini on the Dyno? We are still working on this but we should have a competition set up for the MID POINT BHP SHOOT OUT.
 
The normal charge is £35 for 2 runs, 2000rpm to max rpm 3rd gear (owner to decide the limit) and 1st to 4th gear for qualifying for the MID POINT BHP SHOOT OUT
 
The MID POINT BHP SHOOT OUT is run by taking all the BHP readings for the day and pick the person who is in the middle. Any one has the chance of winning!! The prize is the cost of the run paid back to the winner.
 
We are working on a special deal for clubs so watch this space for more details soon.
 
Test your Mini on the quarter mile sprint for just £20 for the day, or £35 for the whole weekend run as many times has you like.
 
 
Mini vs MINI - which one is the fastest down the black slab. Come and see a classic Mini take on a new MINI Cooper S. See Stuart Meades and his rear wheel drive Nitrous injected Mini. With something like 450 bhp to play with he must be aiming for the 10 second barrier this year. Or Maybe a John Cooper Works MINI can beat him and take off and storm down the track. See the Motorbike engined Z cars Mini Grass Tracker pulling a wheelie on the start line - awesome. It really is the ultimate Mini weekend. In 2008 we saw carl Austin set a blistering time to claim the 'Quickest A Series Mini in the World crown, and the 'Quickest Mini in the World' went to the incredible Mini of Nathan Dobson in 9.961 seconds. Stuart Meades promises to be quicker than his blistering 10.40 run and beat Nathan, could be interesting that on. These Mini's really have to be seen to be believed. They are are superb peices of engineering. The Showdown is well worth a visit just to see these two Mini's run.

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.
 

Want to take part then check out the race classes and get yourself prepared

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
 
All Mini / MINI's are welcome to go down the track. Just bring along your driving licence, he

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
 
May19

PPC in the Park TV ad banned

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UK authorities ban ad that "promotes damage to the environment."


We’ve been planning PPC in the Park for more than a year. In that time we’ve seen the economy fall through the floor and watched as small firms like our struggle to survive. We always planned a TV ad campaign on the Dave channel to make sure we got enough people along to Mallory Park on Saturday May 23. But now our tongue-in-ceek ad has been deemed "offensive." The authorities say we cannot run it because it "promotes damage to the environment." So will they stop Bernie Ecclestone promoting F1? We don’t think so. Will airlines and holiday companies be taken off the airwaves? Unlikely. But we’re just a small company so we’ve been targeted and our very livelhood - and those of our employees - threatened.

Did you think Britain was still a free country? Think again. Big Brother isn’t just the title of a trashy TV show you know. You can view the ad here. We don’t think you’ll be offended.

 

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This news article was taken from: http://www.ppcmag.co.uk/news.asp#story117

 
May04

Riv Run 2009

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riv run 2009Well its been here and gone and staffsminis did it in style!

Riv Run has everything Sun Sea Sand & Crashes!

Find all the gossip here

Find the Pictures here in the gallery

So Himley Halls next, come and see staffsminis on our clubstand

 

 
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