NY330xi
03-29-2004, 02:43 PM
Ive always liked the new MINI S. Everytime i went for a ride in my friends stock S i always thought, wow this thing is pretty fast off the roll, i mean the center mounted speedometer really seems to fly up to 100, more so than my auto 330xi which after 81 mph and the end of 3rd gear, is basically a dog.
Im im driving down on this open 2 lane road with alot of lights, perfect for a nice race and there i see it, a probably 02 or 03 Mini Cooper S and he was moving. I chased him down and got him at the next stoplight. I didnt think he was going to race me but then i heard his engine rev and that damn supercharger whine like a baby....so i put it in sport mode and power braked...on green i let go and absolutely smoked him off the line, and stayed about 1-2 cl in front all the way to 60, and began to slowly pull away as we went towards 100 then we shut it down. We stopped and i asked him what happened and he said "my car just wont launch right, ive tried everything, DSC off, dropping the clutch at 3000, 5000, 4000...nothing seems to get it right...either i spin out to much or i bog" so im like alright, off the roll it is then.
Next light turns green and we agree to start from 20 mph, which probably gives him an advantage (as opposed to starting at 5 or 10 mph) b/c his powerband isnt really strong until about 4000 rpm...anyway, i put it in M1 and honked 3 times and we both went. We stayed suprisingly even to 60 mph, where i began to pull .5 CL ahead and stayed that way to 100. Off the roll again from 45 i beat him by even more, his excuse was he was in the wrong gear. Oh well..sucks...
The Mini was toast. But i was suprised at the power compared to my car.
Im im driving down on this open 2 lane road with alot of lights, perfect for a nice race and there i see it, a probably 02 or 03 Mini Cooper S and he was moving. I chased him down and got him at the next stoplight. I didnt think he was going to race me but then i heard his engine rev and that damn supercharger whine like a baby....so i put it in sport mode and power braked...on green i let go and absolutely smoked him off the line, and stayed about 1-2 cl in front all the way to 60, and began to slowly pull away as we went towards 100 then we shut it down. We stopped and i asked him what happened and he said "my car just wont launch right, ive tried everything, DSC off, dropping the clutch at 3000, 5000, 4000...nothing seems to get it right...either i spin out to much or i bog" so im like alright, off the roll it is then.
Next light turns green and we agree to start from 20 mph, which probably gives him an advantage (as opposed to starting at 5 or 10 mph) b/c his powerband isnt really strong until about 4000 rpm...anyway, i put it in M1 and honked 3 times and we both went. We stayed suprisingly even to 60 mph, where i began to pull .5 CL ahead and stayed that way to 100. Off the roll again from 45 i beat him by even more, his excuse was he was in the wrong gear. Oh well..sucks...
The Mini was toast. But i was suprised at the power compared to my car.