Comments on: Street Tuner Challenge Premier http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/ MotoringFile | MINI news, reviews and opinion. MINI Cooper, Cooper S, Clubman, Countryman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brian http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-190887 brian Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:17:17 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-190887 <p>yeah, I give tim props for making a sick mini, if it wasn't for the showy paint job, its definately a mini i could see someone using as a seriously fast daily driver with no problems. Unfortunately, Skunk2 and the evo are going to UTTERLY own this challenge. They are taking every aspect of this challenge so seriously its not even funny. Im sure it will show up in the bill too, as even in the first episode it is obvious they have spent a few pretty pennies more than the other teams. No stone is going unturned and the cars will NOT be evenly matched. The focus is going to suck dick unfortunately....but who didn't see that coming</p> yeah, I give tim props for making a sick mini, if it wasn’t for the showy paint job, its definately a mini i could see someone using as a seriously fast daily driver with no problems. Unfortunately, Skunk2 and the evo are going to UTTERLY own this challenge. They are taking every aspect of this challenge so seriously its not even funny. Im sure it will show up in the bill too, as even in the first episode it is obvious they have spent a few pretty pennies more than the other teams. No stone is going unturned and the cars will NOT be evenly matched. The focus is going to suck dick unfortunately….but who didn’t see that coming

]]> By: Fireball Tim! http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-173474 Fireball Tim! Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:05:42 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-173474 <p>Interesting comments. The Producers know about the mistakes and are taking action. They regret them and are doing their best to improve things. Hopefully it will get better. More pix of the cars coming tomorrow to the blog along with SEMA updates.</p> Interesting comments. The Producers know about the mistakes and are taking action. They regret them and are doing their best to improve things. Hopefully it will get better. More pix of the cars coming tomorrow to the blog along with SEMA updates.

]]> By: Jon http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171914 Jon Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:22:35 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171914 <p>The opening was AWFUL! There's so much fluff in this show. Instead of 5 minutes of terrible opening segments, extraordinarily long "coming up next" segments, and a poorly-edited and boring segment on a bimbette walking around a car show, why don't they give us a solid 10 minutes on each of the cars. That would fill up the entire half-hour with the stuff we're all actually turning in to see!</p> <p>And who is doing their fact-checking? MINI Cooper SS? 118 HP stock?</p> <p>Finally, I have no doubts that Fireball Tim and Hubie will make the MINI insane in every way, but there's no possible way to beat the EVO. The contest is already over, before it began. It's a shame the cars weren't all a bit more equal in stock form.</p> The opening was AWFUL! There’s so much fluff in this show. Instead of 5 minutes of terrible opening segments, extraordinarily long “coming up next” segments, and a poorly-edited and boring segment on a bimbette walking around a car show, why don’t they give us a solid 10 minutes on each of the cars. That would fill up the entire half-hour with the stuff we’re all actually turning in to see!

And who is doing their fact-checking? MINI Cooper SS? 118 HP stock?

Finally, I have no doubts that Fireball Tim and Hubie will make the MINI insane in every way, but there’s no possible way to beat the EVO. The contest is already over, before it began. It’s a shame the cars weren’t all a bit more equal in stock form.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171276 Anthony Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:34:41 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171276 <p>Yeah, when there's been nothing on tv, I have fast-fowarded through Street Tuner Challenge in the past on Speed Indemand. I didn't think it was possible, but this year's edition is even cheesier than the previous two seasons! That being said, it will be interesting to see how the MCS fares. The "Tuner Chaser" theme sounds as cheesy as the show though. Hahahah!</p> Yeah, when there’s been nothing on tv, I have fast-fowarded through Street Tuner Challenge in the past on Speed Indemand. I didn’t think it was possible, but this year’s edition is even cheesier than the previous two seasons! That being said, it will be interesting to see how the MCS fares. The “Tuner Chaser” theme sounds as cheesy as the show though. Hahahah!

]]> By: robble http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171247 robble Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:02:41 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171247 <p>fdavid - just be sure to record each one so you can fast forward through the trash and get to the important 3-4 minutes of each show.</p> fdavid – just be sure to record each one so you can fast forward through the trash and get to the important 3-4 minutes of each show.

]]> By: fdavid http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171242 fdavid Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:24:02 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171242 <p>What an awful trashy show. I had it programmed last night on my DVR and didn't finish it. By the way the Evo is going to destroy the MINI for sure. Those ricers seemed like they had a bunch of techie toys to play with in their garage. Either way, I took it off from recording anymore episodes. Sorry but, wow did that suck or what?</p> What an awful trashy show. I had it programmed last night on my DVR and didn’t finish it. By the way the Evo is going to destroy the MINI for sure. Those ricers seemed like they had a bunch of techie toys to play with in their garage. Either way, I took it off from recording anymore episodes. Sorry but, wow did that suck or what?

]]> By: robble http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171226 robble Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:38:18 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171226 <p>any images of the mini online?</p> <p>sure. It was stock last night until they took everything off.</p> <p>I have faith in Fireball but I think the EVO is going to smoke the MINI and Ford in the performance categories. Too much HP and all-wheel drive. Evo is expected to have 600-700 HP when they finish.</p> <p>I almost felt sorry for the Focus team.</p> <p>My biggest thing is waiting to see what FB does to the R56. Of course they let us know right away a bigger turbo will be going in.</p> <p>Has anyone put a larger turbo into the R56 yet (other than FB of course)?</p> any images of the mini online?

sure. It was stock last night until they took everything off.

I have faith in Fireball but I think the EVO is going to smoke the MINI and Ford in the performance categories. Too much HP and all-wheel drive. Evo is expected to have 600-700 HP when they finish.

I almost felt sorry for the Focus team.

My biggest thing is waiting to see what FB does to the R56. Of course they let us know right away a bigger turbo will be going in.

Has anyone put a larger turbo into the R56 yet (other than FB of course)?

]]> By: lavardera http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171200 lavardera Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:10:24 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171200 <p>any images of the mini online?</p> any images of the mini online?

]]> By: Ken http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171199 Ken Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:06:52 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171199 <blockquote>Frank Oct 18th, 2007 Link ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i think the producers wanted to give the impression of a huge power gain from the stock version. Did someone notice that they referred the MINI as: MINI Cooper SS? </blockquote> <p>Frank, I think you give the producers too much credit. And if they said SS, it just goes to show how little they know about MINI's.</p> Frank Oct 18th, 2007 Link ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i think the producers wanted to give the impression of a huge power gain from the stock version. Did someone notice that they referred the MINI as: MINI Cooper SS?

Frank, I think you give the producers too much credit. And if they said SS, it just goes to show how little they know about MINI’s.

]]> By: GoMiniGo http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171193 GoMiniGo Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:52:20 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171193 <p>Watched the show. Not much positive you can say. About 9 minutes of show (3 each team) and the rest fluff. Seems like they spent more time telling you want is coming up than the actual segment. Too bad. Hope it gets better.</p> Watched the show. Not much positive you can say. About 9 minutes of show (3 each team) and the rest fluff. Seems like they spent more time telling you want is coming up than the actual segment. Too bad. Hope it gets better.

]]> By: Frank http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171191 Frank Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:28:26 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171191 <p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i think the producers wanted to give the impression of a huge power gain from the stock version.</p> <p>Did someone notice that they referred the MINI as:</p> <p>MINI Cooper SS?</p> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i think the producers wanted to give the impression of a huge power gain from the stock version.

Did someone notice that they referred the MINI as:

MINI Cooper SS?

]]> By: DCMotorer http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171189 DCMotorer Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:23:25 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171189 <p>I watched the show last night. Absolutely awful production (like most shows on SPEED). But I guess it fits the demographic its aiming for.</p> <p>That being said I hope the guys at Fireballed win because I couldn't stand the other teams or their cars (especially the EVO team).</p> I watched the show last night. Absolutely awful production (like most shows on SPEED). But I guess it fits the demographic its aiming for.

That being said I hope the guys at Fireballed win because I couldn’t stand the other teams or their cars (especially the EVO team).

]]> By: ken http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171148 ken Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:55:44 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171148 <p>Watched the show. Those women have to go. The producers got the intro wrong and intorduced the MINI as a COOPER. Should have been Cooper S!</p> <p>The graphic with the HP stats was for a COOPER also. I will be recording but fast forwarding to the MCS build. This show could be so much better.</p> Watched the show. Those women have to go. The producers got the intro wrong and intorduced the MINI as a COOPER. Should have been Cooper S!

The graphic with the HP stats was for a COOPER also. I will be recording but fast forwarding to the MCS build. This show could be so much better.

]]> By: pete http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171127 pete Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:59:55 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171127 <p>If its an R56 it'll kick ass.</p> <p>If not then i got dibs on the cobalt.. sorry but ive seen those at the track. theyre beasts. im about to watch it in like 8 mins too im excited.</p> <p>The jetta is a college girls car and should be left at the dealer. why not a rabbit? the gti's already been done</p> If its an R56 it’ll kick ass.

If not then i got dibs on the cobalt.. sorry but ive seen those at the track. theyre beasts. im about to watch it in like 8 mins too im excited.

The jetta is a college girls car and should be left at the dealer. why not a rabbit? the gti’s already been done

]]> By: rustysteel http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171120 rustysteel Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:47:19 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171120 <p>I just saw the finale for the fit/mustang/gti episodes so now I can't wait to see the new ones. The MINI will kick Arse!</p> I just saw the finale for the fit/mustang/gti episodes so now I can’t wait to see the new ones. The MINI will kick Arse!

]]> By: robble http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171105 robble Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:25:12 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171105 <p>I've got the DVR programmed!</p> I’ve got the DVR programmed!

]]> By: Fussner http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171096 Fussner Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:15:49 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171096 <p>not that it matters cause the MINI is going to dominate the competition but what kind of Mitsu is it? an eclipse im assuming</p> not that it matters cause the MINI is going to dominate the competition but what kind of Mitsu is it? an eclipse im assuming

]]> By: Ken http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171087 Ken Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:38:52 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171087 <blockquote> Adam E Oct 17th, 2007 Link Not that it matters, but it is now just SPEED. It’s been awhile since they dropped the TV portion. -Go Fireballed!!</blockquote> <p>Speedvision, then!</p> Adam E Oct 17th, 2007 Link Not that it matters, but it is now just SPEED. It’s been awhile since they dropped the TV portion. -Go Fireballed!!

Speedvision, then!

]]> By: Adam E http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171059 Adam E Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:59:31 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171059 <p>Not that it matters, but it is now just SPEED. It's been awhile since they dropped the TV portion.</p> <p>-Go Fireballed!!</p> Not that it matters, but it is now just SPEED. It’s been awhile since they dropped the TV portion.

-Go Fireballed!!

]]> By: pbraun http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/comment-page-1/#comment-171010 pbraun Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:26:10 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/10/17/street-tuner-challenge-premier/#comment-171010 <p>Fireball Tim! has a great team, wonderful outlook, and makes some way cool cars!</p> Fireball Tim! has a great team, wonderful outlook, and makes some way cool cars!

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