An American in Brighton You may recall in an ancient issue of Mini Tech News, the picture of a strange chap in a hat, caught at a Californian Mini meet. the caption of ‘Would you buy a used car from this man?’ was particularly cruel, as Donald Racine Esq. is, in fact, the American agent […]

Northern Exposure Mini Spares North, the expanding northern arm of Mini Spares Centre, will be expanding still further before Christmas. After 9 months of operation, we are pleased to report that salesfrom our northern operation in Harrogate have exceeded all expectations. Manager Neil Booth is seen here, absorbing the finer details of his store’s performance, […]

Serious Rallying Success advertising it’s called. Making the most of your victories, no matter how significant, by shouting about them very loudly. The formula Is simple: Get yourself a car that can finish, driven by someone reliabllsh, turn up and win your class, then shout about It from the rooftops.But with no serious opposition?Read any […]

Wheel of Fortune If there is one aesthetic accessory that commands more debate, confusion, and disappointment it has to be the wheel. Since the inception of the Mini, if any manufacturers have produced a vast array of different designs and’ sizes of wheel rim. Many are now defunct, although some of the rims still surface […]

Arch-Types While we were compiling the arches page for the new Parts and Accessories catalogue (it will happen soon honest), we came across some interesting arch pictures, together with explanations: Bodywork has to be cut away for extra large wheels to be fitted, and wheel arches can also be modified as the fibreglass arches cover […]

Mini Spares Centre News Two big rally stories have broken for this issue:-                                                                                                                                                                                                Our man Trevor Godwin’s magnificent finish in 1000 Lakes rally (2nd in class, 42nd overall), puts those processional wins in the British Championships into perspective. He was competing against a class field in a seriously tough […]

Min Comp Musings Well, the MINCOMP/MINI MANIA Mini ran at the national races held at Willow Springs Raceway over the memorial day weekend where it was severely hot. Not the hottest it has been, but still damn hot. I am quite pleased with the way the car ran. I went faster than I ever had […]

Engineering Success A little bit about us, and what we are about!Mini Spares Centre Ltd is the holding company for the following companies:- Competition Silencers International Ltd Minilife Ltd Special Tuning Ltd Leyland Special Tuning Ltd Special Tuning Abingdon Ltd Mini Spares Ltd Network Hardware Ltd Mini Spares Ltd, the engineering division, holds BS5750 approval […]

Mini Spares Centre News Rally and Race This very basic looking adjustable suspension cone was sent to us by an Australian company who have been producing them by the bucket load since the mid 80s. At minimal cost, thebolt and nut are as basic as the casting, but function perfectly. In Australia, cars are tested […]

Championship win for Nick Swift All fame is relative. Glyn Swift and I found that out when we were trying to get his son Nick a new seat for Doris the Morris at the Autosport show.The Managing Director of Corbeau Seats seemed totally underwhelmed at the prospect, until we showed him the picture of the […]