This particular Cooper S was originally going to compete in SCCA's Street Modified autocross class, but we ended up making a track car out of it--and learned a lot about MINIs back when they were first coming to America.
BMW wants their MINI back. It won't be the last MINI in our lot, though.
Our revived MINI starts to make the rounds, but not without some more drama
It's time to reintroduce our MINI to the some graphics
After months of waiting, we finally make some real progress on our MINI
While we wait for the MINI body work to be complete, we add a few more upgrades
We start putting the MINI back together again
We tweak the suspension some more, with bad results
We detail our Cooper S big brake install.
While we prepare for a monster brake upgrade, we also take time for other safety issues, like a good fire suppression system.
Now with 10% more stickers.
We attended Winterfest at Sebring Raceway this past weekend.
One major problem that we had during our first track sessions with the car was the lack of negative camber wreaked havoc on our tires.
We prep for BMW CCA Winterfest events.
We survived our first official track event in the MINI Cooper S.
Our MINI Cooper S goes to PRI, and we tweak the suspension some more.
Big happenings are afoot with our Cooper S.
Joe and the Cooper S made it to Vegas in one piece, the car received a much-needed bath and detail and headed onto the floor of the SEMA Show.
Our MINI has left the building.
What's the results after our first round of suspension mods
The parts man comes, and brings us boxes of joy.
We did some baseline testing this past Friday, running several laps at Central Florida's Ocala Gran Prix.
We start collecting parts for our '02 Mini Cooper S.
Stay tuned for the first appearance of our 2002 Mini Cooper S
