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Aug 31, 2009 | 01:12 PM

#21

SubTexel

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Joined: Dec 2007

Posts: 920

From: Texas

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riptide

That's because you aren't smoking bowls and shooting up heroin at the same time like the designers apparently were.

You have to be in their frame of mind to understand the "brilliance" of that front end.

It's supposed to instill a sense of happiness into the driver, a car that smiles at you makes your driving experience more pleasurable.

...Or whatever other hippie **** you can think of. I hate cars with smiley face looking front ends, my damn Denali looks like it has a stupid goofy chrome grin too (But at least it has some *****... The Mazda 3 base model is a neutered bastard child of a car). Honestly it looks like they knocked off Acuras new retarded grin grill, god only knows why though. I like the old Mazda 3s (MS3 specifically...) I'm just not digging the new style.

Aug 31, 2009 | 01:22 PM

#22

bluebeastsrt

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Joined: Jun 2006

Posts: 11,565

From: Jersey

Getting off the topic of the mazda 3 looking silly and back on the topic of racing. Why wouldn't you want to brag about beating a Cooper S. They have very similar 1/4 times to a V6 stang.

Aug 31, 2009 | 01:50 PM

#23

Stone629

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Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 11,302

From: North Carolina

This is true BB, and the turbo Mini S is supposed to be a good bit more stout than the older SC one. I don't think the OP is aware of the two S models, or which one he ran.

Aug 31, 2009 | 01:59 PM

#24

1.5LofFury

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Joined: Dec 2007

Posts: 1,278

From: South Dakota

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Originally Posted by legendlime05

in a straight line minis arent much, but damn my last track session in march i couldnt catch the bimmerworld mini. granted bimmerworld knows what to do with bmw's and jcw's. im just saying get a mini in its element and those little cars can be surprising.

auto-x racing is their home. i watched a stock one take down a C6 Z06 on full slicks (Hoosier A6's, 315 fronts, 335 rears). they are some evil little bastards, and an absolute blast to throw around corners

Aug 31, 2009 | 04:18 PM

#25

83gtragtop

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Joined: Aug 2006

Posts: 4,897

From: DTLA, CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtstakelin

Yeah I was faster and beat a scion Tc at the track the other night. But I'm not bragging at all.

Mini Cooper S > Scion TC.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cusp

Followed one on to the freeway. Let it run out ahead on the ramp some because for this to be the most effective you need some "catching up" room. Check the lanes behind for traffic. If it there is traffic, game over and forget you ever saw it. But if the lanes are open....
Start your run timed so that you catch him about a little after you get to the open lanes. By then you should have at least 20 MPH on him. Swing around blowing by in 2nd with the revs up there and catch 3rd ahead a ways depending. Maybe in the middle of 3rd. What ever works.

After having blown his doors off. Just back off. Set the cruise control and enjoy the cruise. Point made. Most likely the little euro car will respond by speeding and driving crazy.

So easy those guys.

Def. Ricer Flyby

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Originally Posted by Stone629

+1000 about the new Mazda. I really don't get what they were thinking.

I really don't know, I had plans to sell my car and get the 2010+ MS3 but when the designs came out I just thought

Last edited by 83gtragtop; Aug 31, 2009 at 04:28 PM.

Aug 31, 2009 | 08:48 PM

#26

Mishri

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Joined: Nov 2007

Posts: 3,784

From: Helena, MT

I race people all the time. I smoke people who don't even know they are racing!

once in awhile if im at a light and have an opportunity to floor it i will.. just because that doesn't happen often where im at.. usually too much traffic.... I always wonder if those people laugh thinking im trying to race them...