# Twin Charged Mini **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 24, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-charged-mini/177827 "2005-10-24T20:02:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grindpunk16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@grindpunk16](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grindpunk16)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-charged-mini/177827/1 "2005-10-24T20:02:39Z")
MINI Cooper debuts competition dragster Posted Oct 20, 2005, 2:30 PM ET by Stuart Waterman ![http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000050169.JPG?0.3385160276707042](http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000050169.JPG?0.3385160276707042) MINI USA unveiled this wild MINI at Hot Import Nights in Phoenix this week, capturing the “Best Engineered” award for the event. The MINI drag car was built by California tuner [“Fireball Tim” Laurence](http://www.fireballtim.com/) tarting from a John Cooper Works-version MINI Cooper S. The 1700 lb, FWD racer features carbon-fiber bodywork and a 500 hp, “twin-charger” powerplant. Fireball’s blog has a history of the build-up, with pics. The car will make its competition debut in Pomona this weekend at the NHRA Sport Compact World Finals, followed by an appearance at SEMA in Las Vegas. ![http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000050170.JPG?0.9050421159576864](http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000050170.JPG?0.9050421159576864) ![http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000050171.JPG?0.3047093800228622](http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000050171.JPG?0.3047093800228622) [Source: BMW Group] ---
**Author:** ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-charged-mini/177827/2 "2005-10-24T21:37:03Z")
![http://www.fireballtim.com/blog/img/posts/137_thumb.jpg](http://www.fireballtim.com/blog/img/posts/137_thumb.jpg) One of the runs at Pomona ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-charged-mini/177827/3 "2005-10-24T21:39:06Z")
fuck Minis. every day i have to resist the urge to blow my girlfriend’s Mini up… (the days it isn’t at P&W getting yet another part replaced, that is) ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-charged-mini/177827/4 "2005-10-25T07:57:27Z")
12.5@ 115 for a 500 hp 1700lb drag car on slicks that thing should go low 9s weaksause ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-charged-mini/177827/5 "2005-10-25T08:09:03Z")
real weak for a ‘drag car’ ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-charged-mini/177827/6 "2005-10-25T08:24:51Z")
fmfkid roaring past mini in a sleepr street hatch = priceless :bigok: ---
**Author:** ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twin-charged-mini/177827/7 "2005-10-25T08:47:17Z")
From his blog "Received 10/23/2005 20:52 POMONA ENDS WITH A BANG!! Well, maybe not the bang we had hoped for, but great just the same. 3 runs. First, Dr. Fuh slammed the M600 off the line with such force that his pants nearly flew off!! But a few “getting used to shifts” led hiim to ease up and save the power stroke for the next run. Resulting in a whopping 21 seconds. Oops. Smart move actually… …Because the second run was better, duh. Run two took off like a blast from the past! 60 ft time was 1.70 seconds.!!! But again, the little car that will, slipped. In fact it slipped twice and threw a few pops as it tore up the asphalt. Maybe spark plugs, maybe too much torque. But with all those boo boos… the M600 Flamethrower hit a 12.54 @ 115mph! A 12.54 WITH BOO BOOS!!! After skirting back to the pit, we gathered to determine the cause of the flaws. The Doc, The General, The Widow, The Hal 4.0, The DynoMaster, and The Fireball. But all was not lost, even though the track dudes from NHRA bumped us from ET1 to ET2 because we missed a run. Seems many people missed runs because of the disorganization. In fact people were pissed. So, the circumstances were this… We’d have to do our third run and be dialed in at 14 seconds. That means that if we get better than a 14, we get DISQUALIFIED!! WHAT!?? This shows you the mentality of the track guys. We get a 12.54 and they bracket us at a 14. And this happened to several others! Anyway, the Doc’s choice was to hit a 14 or higher and stay in for the finals. (As long as he won. No problem.) Or… GO FOR IT!!! SLAM! The foot hit the gas like a lurching cheetah after a 10 day fast! And the doc shot off, no pants mind you, and SLAMMED it into second gear so hard the at sheared the engine mount right off!! The torque was massive! The now tweaked shifter cables were takin’ the hit from the motor’s lurch forcing him to shift from 1st to 4th and hit the NOS! And with all that nonsense and a broken mount, the Doc reeled in his competition and WON by 3/10ths of a second!! Just under 14 at 13.93. Disqualifying us in the throws of victory!! WHO CARES!!?? WE WON, WE BECAME THE WORLD’S FASTEST AGAIN, and we created so much power the little car snapped a wee bolt… Aahhh, ain’t it a sad thing? You know what I have to say about that? PALMDALE HERE WE COME!!! Oh, and photos comin’ soon…" [http://www.fireballtim.com/blog/index.php](http://www.fireballtim.com/blog/index.php)