JCW Challenge Race Car Tests at Silverstone

Sections: JCW | Motorsports Feb 4th, 2008 15 Comments

Crash.net the scoop on MINI’s JCW Challenge Race car test at Silverstone. Here’s an excerpt:

Newly announced Avon Tyres British GT Championship driver Paul O’Neill was amongst the drivers to get a taste of the brand new MINI John Cooper Works Challenge when the car hit the track for the first time at Silverstone.

“It’s a great car to drive, like a refined touring car,” O’Neill said. “The engine’s very powerful, the power comes in very smoothly and it feels a lot lighter than it looks.

“It’s very good in the middle of the corner and you can get it to hop around, so you can dictate where it goes on the exit Ã¢â‚¬â€œ it doesn’t have the understeer you normally associate with front wheel drive cars.

You can read the rest below:

[ MINI test for RPM ace ] Crash.net

Video of the event courtesy of cartribe.co.uk.

Written By: MF Staff

rkw

Check out this blog report of the event. Video HERE.
http://www.newmini-technik.de Mac

great sound – isnt it? by the way: the new factory workskit will get the same wheel – called “challenge spoke”
Brian

I want one.
Jon

Nice!
http://www.kaesminiclub.com DavidB

Great video – it sounds brilliant!
c4

That has to be the best looking factory R56!
David

I finally found an R56 I like! Sounds great to.
heyduard

I love it!!!!! the growl is music.
http://www.motoringfile.com O(=^=)OCapn

WHoa it is the Frickin’ Mach 5! I love how the jacks are built into it! Can we retro those into a street car?
http://www.newmini-technik.de Mac

WHoa it is the FrickinÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Mach 5! I love how the jacks are built into it! Can we retro those into a street car?

some parts you’ll theoretically be able to retro, like for example the optimized jcw turbocharger, the jcw pistons, the full catback jcw exhaust and the jcw transmission the new factory works will get. to retro these it’ll require quite a few labour hours which you have to consider…

some parts do remain for the challenge only and i doubt that these will ever go on sale through the official jcw aftersales in the future
Darren

Mac, just to confirm, the new factory works will get the challenge spoke wheels and transmission, is this correct? Any other bits from the challenge car?
http://www.newmini-technik.de Mac

Mac, just to confirm, the new factory works will get the challenge spoke wheels and transmission…

… + 260km/h e.g equivalant miles speedo, 4 optimized pistons, optimized gearbox, full catback exhaust, optimized turbocharger, 4-piston brake kit – these will be the main features

Any other bits from the challenge car?
nope
r53mcs

I am loving that built in jack system…. that should be an option BMW make available on all MINIs instead of the rather useless jack LOL
http://www.motoringfile.com O(=^=)OCapn

Mac, I am refering specifically to the Jack system. That would be ever lovin’ sweet!
ie53

built in jack system is A-mazing! MF must do a special article about it. These must be availible out there somewhere and I bet that BMW is not the manufacture.

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