Description:

Thinking about entering the 2014 Can-Am Mini Challenge race at Mid-Ohio? Here is a well-sorted VSCDA Group 2, Class M1 Austin Mini backdated to 1967 Cooper S vintage specs. I have owned the car since fall of 2007, and have raced it since 2008 at VSCDA races at Grattan and Gingerman raceways. The car has turned 1:52 laps at the longer Gingerman track and 1:44s at the shorter track; at Grattan its best is 1:34.9. The engine was freshened in the fall of 2012, currently with only 1/2 hour of chassis dyno time. According to the previous owner, the car entered the US through Windsor, Canada. It was first a road car, then it progressed to autocross, and a weekend at the Walter Mitty triggered the conversion to a full-on vintage racer. Here is his description of the car, from the 2007 racecars.com listing: "1974 Austin Mini backdated to 1967 Cooper S vintage specs. I am the 3rd owner of the car and have owned it since 1978. Often run as a 1 liter car with a 998cc engine. This car has been raced with SVRA, HSR, VSCDA, VIR GOLD CUP, JEFFERSON 500, BRIC and VDCA." I’ve done a number of things to the car since buying it. The brake system was converted to dual-circuit with a new master cylinder, the front roll bar was disconnected, and there is a fresh air intake via the headlamp bucket. 2008--new Hardy-Spicer joints and fresh Brian Waters competition axles; 2010--fresh auxiliary radiator; 2011--KAD adjustable rear camber brackets added and the head freshened including new valves; 2012--fresh short block and Fortech Racing windage tray and a fresh clutch with gray diaphragm spring w/7 Enterprises race/rally clutch disc. This car was in the August 2012 VSCDA Vintage au Grattan race weekend, in the same field with two very well-known Minis. You can consult the VSCDA website or MyLaps.com to see how the lap times compared with these two cars and the other 45 cars in the run group. NOTE that the Cool Shirt system is NOT included.
Performance Data

• VSCDA Group 2, M1
  
• 1285 lbs
  
• Grattan Raceway
  

Engine

• John Van Raalte
  
• BMC
  
• A series
  
• 1310cc
  
• approx 115-120
  
• Weber 45 DCOE, K&N filter
  
• Modified 12G940
  
• BMC with ARP studs, 5/16
  
• center main bearing strap
  
• EN40B, stock main and rod sizes, ARP bolts
  
• Cooper S, lightened and balanced, ARP bolts
  
• Omega cast
  
• SPVP-4 scatter pattern, Rollmaster timing set
  
• Stock 1275S rockers and pushrods
  
• 7 Enterprises race/rally
  
• Mini Spares
  
• BMC lightweight
  
• LCB, jet coated
  
• 1/2 hour on motor
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• ATL, aluminum box
  
• 2005
  
• 8 gallon
  
• 2 electrical
  
• 110
  

Oil/Water System

• BMC 4 core with auxiliary cooler
  
• Stock
  
• BMC
  
• Long, 23 row + 3 quart Accusump
  
• Front
  

Electrical System

• Electronic through Aldon Red distributor
  
• None
  
• Mounted in box and bolted to floor
  
• ABM hardwired transponder
  

Transmission

• BMC with Jack Knight ultra close ratio straight cut gears
  
• Dog box
  
• 4
  
• Rod shift
  

Rear End

• BMC
  
• No
  
• 3.9 or 4.10:1
  
• BMC
  
• Limited Slip
  
• Brian Waters custom racing
  

Body

• Steel, fiberglass hood and trunk lid
  
• Blue w/white stripe
  
• As in photos
  
• Lexan windows
  

Chassis

• Full roll cage
  
• Adjustable lower arms, adjustable sway bar, steel springs, adjustable Hi-Lo cones
  
• KAD adjustable outer brackets, adjustable sway bar, steel springs, adjustable Hi-Lo cones
  
• Spax adjustable gas
  
• Stock front disc, rear Minifin aluminum drums
  
• Stock
  
• 6X10 Mamba, 5/16 studs
  
• Hoosier TC
  

Interior

• Blue, stripped
  
• Hand held
  
• G-Force 5-point lever lock, 2010
  
• Tach, H2O&oil temp, fuel pressure
  
• Removeable
  

Spares

• Weber jets and air correctors, air density meter
  
• 2 starters (need rebuilding), 2 radiator caps, valve cover wing nut, distributor
  
• Stock 1275S block and rods
  
• Clutch and flywheel assembly
  
• 1.04 primary gear
  
• Water pump, steering rack boot, crank damper, star drive oil pump
  
• 3 sets of brake pads
  
• Head, int/exh and sump gaskets