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Could you do this in a 911
I doubt it, but this is one damn entertaining video of a mini doing some crazy driving, specially prepared car no doubt.
http://tom.kat.free.fr/mini.wmv
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Ummmm, front wheel drive and a strong hand on the ebrake.....methinks an idjut it in a Honda could do that as well....
P-cars....nope, nor would I want to.
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Haha. That's hilarious. The driver looks totally wedged in the vehicle.
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Now there’s a car that can literally run circles around everything else on the road.
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Just remember....Lucas elecrical. It probably burned to the ground afterwards....%^B
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What 3rd world country is that in? Somewhere near Somalia it appears....
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The adjective that comes to mind is ... "cute." I think a 911 is too heavy to leap around like that. 914 would have a better chance. Either way, I don't think Porsche ever built a car so poorly balanced that you could lift the back end 3 feet off the ground under hard braking.
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I think I had a windup tin toy with a clown inside that did those tricks
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Man, that guy was GOOD! Do you know how hard that is?
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That looks like a pretty trick mini - is it me or does it appear to have been 'shortened?' Looks very short indeed.
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that's a standard mini...there's an illusion becasue the front tires are 13 or 14" and the rears are stock mini....
given the accleration at one point I suspect it might have a honda engine inside it.... you don't need to shorten a mini... I think you could go even smaller...subaru 360 size... http://www.geocities.com/georgecohamperpro/Sub_history.html sjd yes, I own one. 6'3" and fit just fine...
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Nice brakes!
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10-11-2004, 04:26 AM
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check out the rear side window and rear quarter panel in a standard mini and compare it to the one in the shot - there is a difference. 
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10-11-2004, 10:29 AM
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Funny, I just posted the same video in the OT section.
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10-11-2004, 11:11 AM
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I've been in cabs where the driver does that!!
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1985 Porsche 911 carrera Yes! 
1983 911SC Cab / 2005 997.1 / 2006 Cayman S
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