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Old 07-22-2008, 03:46 PM
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Cool VIDEO: MINI Clubman vs. Go Kart



Originally Posted by AutoBlog
The MINI Clubman is everything the MINI Cooper is and more -- nine inches more. It has a passenger-side suicide door and that wide-mouth split rear gate, but everything else from its retro looks to the 172-hp turbocharged four-cylinder underhood is the same. But is it the same? Does nine inches of wheel base ruin the go kart-like handling we love so much in the MINI Cooper S? The folks over at Web Rides TV were itching to answer exactly that question, so they pitted the Mini Clubman S against a real, 9-horsepower go-kart. To give the kart a chance, the race was performed on an actual go-kart track, squeaky floors and all. The winner? You'll have to hit the jump to find out, but the race is more exciting than the finish.

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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/22/v...an-vs-go-kart/

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Old 07-22-2008, 04:32 PM
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Didn't read it, but that looks like Dromo1 here in Orange.
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Scratch that, just watched the video, it is. With better lines that go kart would kicked that clubmans ***. That guy needs to learn how to drive a kart.
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Originally Posted by Almostryan3
Scratch that, just watched the video, it is. With better lines that go kart would kicked that clubmans ***. That guy needs to learn how to drive a kart.
I wonder how sloppy an Fbody would be on the same course.
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
I wonder how sloppy an Fbody would be on the same course.
We'd just drive through the barriers and call it a win.
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Originally Posted by Almostryan3
Scratch that, just watched the video, it is. With better lines that go kart would kicked that clubmans ***. That guy needs to learn how to drive a kart.
Maybe, but I wonder what the story would be if the Mini also has slicks and didn't have a gokart on the track to run over and kill.




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