Mini ATTACKS Mustang - Brilliant Historic Battle
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- This Mini absolutely hassling a Mustang at Sydney Motorsport Park during historic racing.
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Mustang driver: "Who stuck a picture of a mini on my rear view mirror"
Or, who tied that mini to the back of my car?!
Mini driver:”Who stuck a picture of a Mustang on my windscreen”?
@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741repent before you end up in the depths of heII
@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 keep your religious poison to yourself. If you want to put yourself into a voluntary prison, that is your choice, but don't peddle that venom to others. Religion is the most evil invention humans have ever invented.
Mini driver: why are you so slow with so much engine capacity.
I recall watching the Saloon Car racing at Thruxton in the mid 70's. A similar scenario with Richard Lloyd and Stuart Graham in Chevy Camaro Z28s and and Andy Rouse in a Triumph Dolomite Sprint. The Camaros would power away in the early laps but the brakes would start to fade and the Dolomite would begin to catch up and generally pass the Camaro in the last couple of laps. Fascinating racing - much more interesting than F1
Oh my, the memories this brings back. Love that little mini.
Never underestimate the little guy 😎👍
That mini driver is a beast
I was at a vintage race Mosport, and the announcer made a statement that racing a Mini is like wrestling a bear cub in a phone booth.
Awesome......reminds me a few years ago, I was on Hwy 9 in Georgia on my way back to Florida......I was driving a bone stock 2001 SVT Lightning and this guy had a newer Mini Coupe and tried to make a move on me......well, it was 0 Dark-thirty and I wasn't having any of that and if any of you know "Running Shine on Hwy 9" has lots of curves and straights.... I was leaving that little sucker in the wind on the straights and when I hit the curves he was right back on on me and I mean on me, and folks a Lightning can perform on both. This went on for miles. We finally gave up, stopped and talked an hour I bet.....That sucker was like a gnat on me.....NEVER underestimate a Mini Coupe......True Story.
Tfe Mini is like an angry David to the Goliath .. will not give up. I have owned both. Minis in the UK will always love them. And two Mustangs in Canada. The North American working man's sports car
Saw the Mini v. Mustang Shelby battle it out in the late '80s at Watkins Glen Drivers' Classic, amongst 396 Super Jet Stingrays. It surprised me to see the Mini hold it's own with no bus stop back then as they ran the vintage grand prix configuration. In the back stretch they were coming into the outer loop close to 180 mph, but the mini would close the gap in the boot and esses.
I have owed both and each one has its own amazing characteristics.
Mini really sliding those tires!
That's a driver that really knows a Mini!
It always sucked giving someone a lift - Minis were made to enjoy.
Wow, brings back a lot of memories and good memories
I remember watching a similar race involving a Corvette leading a Mini followed by a 240Z in about 1977 I think.... I was marshalling a tight left hander and they would all come bumper to bumper in that section...
Good stuff. The mustang sounds sweet. That mini is pissing round those corners.
Wasn't challenging the yellow Mustang until the Cooper was challenging him. NEVER LIFT!
Brilliant!!
Twice or maybe even three times the power and the Mini continues nip at his heals.
Don't dare let that little bugger get in front.😁👍🇺🇸
Don't forget the huge weight disadvantage of the Mustang cutting into its horsepower advantage.
@@johnmcmullen456
I have a 71 S.
It's a brilliant little car.
👍
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That Mini sounds “The Dog’s”. David Vizard’s book probably had a big part it tuning that up.
This is brilliant racing!
Fantastic battle this!
Go little Rockstar!
Step aside coming in hot. Bravo.
3:36, Mustang got a bit unsettled from being harassed by the Mini. However, a good recovery and the Mini fell back after that.
❤❤❤ soooooo gooood! Thankyou ! 👍👍
Light weight Mini Cooper vs high hp of the Ford mustang was cool racing.
My god that would piss me off if I were in the Mini. What a cycle.
Reminds me of the 58 T-Bird at Goodwood fighting off all kinds of little gnats behind it.
Lot of fun to watch.
¡ Grande el Mini y, grande su piloto !
That Mini is giving me Jack Russell Terrier vibes.
The first mustang not heading for the crowd 😂
Well, when you don't have to brake you can basically outcorner just about anything 😂
that mini is like a stalker 🤣
*_What should be a fun leisure day driving your beautiful mustang turns into dealing with obnoxious little pric. Note the end he started picking up the pace and the mini had zero chance.._*
these cars are going and around and around
Beep-Beep ; Beep-Beep ; his horn went Beep-Beep-Beep
If the Mini had a slightly bigger motor and a turbo, the Mustang wouldn't stand a chance.
For some reason, watching this makes me think of a horse trying to swat a fly with it's tail
Leave it to Mr. Bean to come out to the race track in his little car 🚗 🏁 and piss off all the other racers 🤣😂😃😁
Who was the tire sponsor for the mini?
The guy drove the wheels off that thing...
Mini is floored, maxed out, mustang is just cruising lol
Mustangs looks to be out for a Sunday pleasure drive, mini is screaming its nuts off trying to impress, mini doing well but I'll take the relaxed V8 option.
Fit a Honda S2000 motor or Supra motor, into little red. With a little wider tires, something with a little taller gear. And little red might just eat that track up.
Looks like the Aprilia RS 250 vs some 600 cc four strokes.
Like little brother vs big brother lol
anyone else recall the episode of Mr.Bean where he tails the Ambulance when seeing it tail the mustang that close?
The mini driver is just a good driver. An awesome driver can make a crap car do amazing things
Ooooòh, that sound.
The agility vs power struggle usually boils down to the track layout. The number and length of straights vs curves.
Exactly!
But i rather want have power:)
Basically real life is what you mean
It’s nice seeing vintage and classic cars still racing
Spare parts is the only major issue and rust as well. Some people may resorted to bespoke parts to replace the old ones if they can't find any genuine parts.
@@Joshua_N-A There's a bunch of parts still being made for those cars as they're one of the most loved and "still on the road" classic cars.
New bodies for the first-generation Mustang are still being made.
Plenty of vintage racing events in the UK
But so sad when they crash... 😥
@@Joshua_N-A In the US, there is a large hobby of collecting and restoring old farm tractors. That has created a market for newly produce parts for almost any tractor made from the middle 1930's to mid 1960's. A small industry involving many small job shops has arisen to fill this need, It surprises me that a similar effort has not been made to support a number of these more common autos. Modern 3D printing and Computer aided cutting machines takes a great deal of the cost out of recreating many of these parts.
I love how close to the mustang he's willing to stick
Why wouldn't ya stick close ?
I though they were touching bumpers, pretty crazy especially for rare historic cars!
Have to hahaha. I love how it gets hucked into corners.
Trying to Draft as far as possible into the Straight .
It's a race, not traffic with sudden braking
That Mini is a bully to the Mustang. Awesome racing
More like a small dog nipping at its heels, but yes great racing!
I would rather own the mustang
@@torrycole6477 Same
A tiger 🐈 hunting a elephant 🐘
Safari stuff... and rip to the classic mini.. the new one is a monstrosity
Colin Chapman said: "Add more power and you'll be faster on straights, remove some wheight and you'll be faster everywhere" The mini follows thar principle when compared to the stang. Great racing, wonderful machines.
Reduce weight and add more aero for downforce , less weight has a harder time planting the power to the ground.
@@AM-zc9mq less weight more power struggles for sure... if you balance the power with the weight you get the Lotus Exige...
everywhere but the straights....
Actually he said add lightness.
@@256k_ when you're on a race circuit 60% of the track isn't straight lol
There's nothing better than pushing a cooper Cooper s that hard. Owned two of them and the best fun ever on tight twisting New Zealand roads.
My mates gt falcon had no hope on these roads against a mini.
Great to watch, regards Steve.
Mini: “I need more power!”
Green Mustang: “You shall not pass!”
He just didn't have enough power. A few more horses and he could have taken it.
Mr bean be like :
The Cooper S Minis that ran in the Monte Carlo rallies (and consistently won year in and year out) only had 78 horsepower after a ridiculous amount of tuning, and even the straight-six variants of the Mustang had almost double the amount of power. That is saying A LOT about the Mini’s handling and power to weight ratio.
@@IronMan3582 yeah, that 8 cylinder though would be a beast on the straightway. The mini does weigh nothing. 78 hp is enough to kill you.
Mini: you can’t shake me off
Mustang: i can’t help being gay
In West Los Angeles in 1968 when I was a high school senior, a friend of mine owned a Mini Cooper he bought used and had tricked out. Nothing could catch him in the curves. I still remember the four velocity sticking up through a cut out in the hood and the four tennis balls he would close them off with when he parked.
On Saturday nights from his parents place in Santa Monica we would head to the Sunset Strip in his car, driving Sunset's famous "Dead Man's Curve" behind UCLA. Corvettes, GTOs, Mustangs....lots of hot cars were always there heading to the Strip like us. Along that section of road my friend was always looking for muscle cars to race as there was nothing that came close to catching him and his Mini Cooper in the curves. But once the road straightened out he knew he was toast. So coming out of the curve and hitting the straightaway he quickly let off the gas, touched his brakes to briefly light them up to annoy the losing competitor, and with a winner's smile, waved at them as they were finally able to blasted past. A few of the cars would then slow down or wait at the next signal light and try to egg him into continuing. But he just savored his victory as the frustrated competition flipped him off, hit the gas hard and disappeared down the road.
That's great 😆
I started singing the start of your comment to the fresh prince for some reason 🤣
I used to drive to college on a route with lots of technical sections, I was quick in the turns but chose to sit at 60mph in the straights. Most cars enjoyed the bends but didn't pass in the straight sections, thought that was cool as my low powered car couldn't have held them back anyway
Awesome story and sounds like an absolute dream to have lived through those magical times… So cool
It's amazing how much faster you can get around a track when you don't have to worry about braking, shifting and feathering the throttle. Just lift a little before the turn, then pedal down when you get your line.
Yeah small hatchbacks smashing v8s on the regular because they all wrap themselves around a pole tryna corner at 100kmh
Yep, I had a 77 323, that's exactly how its was and annoyed guys in bigger cars anywhere there was corners.
It's always more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.
@@brianellison3525 even more fun to drive a fast car fast.
@@roadrunner40 most guys will never get the opportunity to actually drive a fast car to it's fullest limits; you don't have the room, let alone the skill to go all out.
The Lotus Cortina, Mini, and Mustang perfectly sum up the epicness of 60s British saloon car racing.
I’m glad I’m not the only one that took note of the Lotus Cortina during this battle. British Touring Car racing is really unlike anything else we had over here. The TransAm series was all muscle cars, BTC had cars your father drove to work in racing wheel to wheel with everyone else.
@@IronMan3582 What rubbish...these three makes, together with the likes of Camaros, Chev Novas, Jaguars, Holdens fought many a race in Australian Touring Car Championships in the 60's and 70's. At their most competitive times the Aussie driven cars were as good as any. You will find many races on YT...Warwick Farm, Oran Park, Sandown...
All three despite huge differences very evenly matched!
@@flamingfrancisTransAm USA is what he’s talking about. Parnelli Jones versus Mark Donahue etc…
Except it is in Sydney, Australia....And not that long ago...
If only the mini had 15 horsepower more, it would tear those stangs apart haha
Well it used to be easy to upgrade to Webber carbs and bigger jets
You can’t just double the horsepower like that
@@HotRodsnHueys you killed it buddy 😅😅
If only a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his butt when he walks.
Maybe it has already about double the power of the original spec.
Those ancient little engines can make 140hp out of 1275cc or 1293cc in race trim (@8-9000rpm).
Mine is 1380cc and makes "just" 90-95hp @6500rpm which makes a lot of fun! 🙂
I heard that racing a Mini is the same as wrestling a bear cub in a telephone booth!
😂😂😂
I'm stealing that. LoL
@@mkefayati473 yes it is a good line. I heard it at Mosport on a post race commentary. Made me smile.
how come no one mentioned that GODLY sound of the mustang yet? holy crap! amazing!
I'm not a Ford fan at all, but that thing sounded amazing when he got on and off the throttle
I was going to mention it if nobody else had.
Nah, you heard the mini roar 😅
@@jerome2604lololol true
Memories of the 1960s in England. It was common to see a sticker on the back of mk. 1 Minis stating "You have just been mini-ed". Too many drivers got to see the little beasts passing them on the roads. They definitely did not take any prisoners.
Lmao and ppl are K20 swapping them nowadays. Mini'd and VTEC'd at the same time
@@marcobrancorsini2479 That would be banned in most racing series I think. It's too over powered!
I remember the old rallycross minis they’d have 1275 engines bored out to 1450 or 1480….not much keep up with them.
@Automobile Addict ...A 2.0 litre pinto in a mini??....that must been a nightmare of a conversion 😰
@@SI0AX ....Not only that it takes the fun away the old A series engine was so tunable I remember engineering Co Oselli used to do a bored out version 1450cc...they would wheelspin in 3rd gear..
This is awesome, I spy a Lotus Cortina too. Love these old classics and good to see them racing at SMP and not at Goodwood like I usually do (i'm from the UK lol)
Is the Lotus Cortina the car behind the Mini?
@@cdjhyoung yeah, it's white with green stripes along it's flanks
I love how he was drafting him trying to go for the slingshot knowing that he didn't have the power. Just practicing. This man has future plans.
i think the mini driver would have had the mustang if he had been driving the lotus cortina.
Decent tyres a mini can stick on a fridge door
No idea what this is supposed to mean
Duh. OK VELCRO
@@Mandarin9900 he is exaggerating the amount of grip a mini cooper has with "a decent set of tires", saying that it is so grippy that it would "stick to a fridge" (such like a fridge magnet)
@@masonprophet6396 thanks man
@@masonprophet6396 COOPER TIRES.
If you’ve never driven a mini then you’ve got to try it. Big smile on your face from start to finish.
I drove a Mini once, for about 5 minutes before hitting a deer.
I learnt to drive in a Mini.
I agree. I’ve had Porsche’s and Corvettes but most fun was driving my sister’s turbo Mini.
Anyone remember how successful Renault wsa with the R5 (Le Car)?
@@halnwheels No. was it successful?
There was no car on that track working harder then that Mini and its roller skate wheels. The lean on that bad boy was something to admire all on its own. Love all these cars!
What you have to understand is the mini doesn't know it's smaller with less power. It's the Jack Russell in the car world, the true underdog, that believes it will win whatever the odds.
Watching a mini terrorize a mustang is hilarious 😆. I need more of this!
Four wheel drifting the mini 👍😊👍
Mustang: Flies in the straights, parks in the corners.
Mini: Flies in the corners and parks in the straights.
Just a splendid, splendid bit of motoring here! Thank you so much for filming and sharing! This is a textbook example of drivers who know their cars capabilities, know their personal capabilities as wheelmen and know the limitations of the surface, the conditions and the circuit. Each of these cars and drivers are showing there is more than one way to be fast. The American built iron V8 has phenomenal torque and pulls well off the corners and down the straights. The English built MINI has lightweight and superb grip and braking which allows the driver to brake later into turns and get back on the accelerator sooner. I would enjoy hearing what the final results are. The Mustang appeared to be the superior equipment but as the mighty MINI continued to press with lots of pressure from behind, especially on entry into those sweepers you could tell the Mustang was reacting to that pressure and was knocked off his game slightly. Continued pressure like that through the race or session may have allowed the MINI to prevail. Again, many thanks for this!
I love the snarl as they are powering out of the corners! What a fantastic sound!
I would have loved to see British Touring Car racing back in the day when the very first Mustangs were brought over and entered, kicking off the David and Goliath battles that would ensue.
Also, I know this is about the Mini and the Mustang, but did you see how the Mini managed to hold off that Lotus Cortina? That is WILD.
We would have loved to have witnessed that as well! It's the genesis of what was to come!
@@BlendLineTV yeah man, if it weren’t for Top Gear, proper Top Gear, I never would have know the history of it and try to track down any vintage video of it whenever I can. It’s a product of its time, much like how NASCAR came to be in America (I do wish they would go back to circuit track and not just ovals, that’s horribly boring to watch).
@@IronMan3582 They've been driving circuits in NASCAR as well for the better part of a decade afaik.. this year includes COTA, Sonoma, Watkin's Glen, and Road America.. Ovals are boring.
idk how people don't know this, even in Indycar/lights race chats people don't believe me lol
@@Gu1tarZer0 I was just told by a friend of mine in St Louis that they only brought back circuit tracks last year, and he watched it faithfully.
Point is, it shouldn’t have taken that long for them to come back, be it last year or last decade. The whole point of the oval track was to put asses in seats to sell tickets so everyone can see the action. Now, much like football and the NFL, NASCAR realizes they have a product that is better fit for television and can do so much more with it as a result…all the more reason to have circuits and have drones flying overhead with video feed et cetera.
you could probably fit the mini inside the engine bay of the mustang lmfao
Every time I look in the mirror, that @^%$#(*!@ Mini is still there!
Makes me appreciate my classic mini austin 🍺😎
I see,, mine is restored by a local company that specialized in classic mini including selling it to enthusiast
Love this so much. Used to own a 1275 Cooper S. Brings back memories of harassing old V8's on the back roads of NZ.
Just the right amount of oversteer in that little monster, would LOVE to take it around the track :)
Brilliant racing that man is raggin the shit out of that lil mini... Awesome stuff
I love seeing all the different colours of the classics on the hill, you wont see carparks like that these days
Shapes and sizes as well, now everything is looking bland and identical.
@@Joshua_N-A sooooo true mate!!!
I need to go back in time haha
@@masonmiller8743 the lack of coupe performance cars in current auto industry is disturbing, particularly entry level FR cars IMO. It should be more than just those ToyoBaru Twins.
@@Joshua_N-A 100% I was saying that earlier this week
I have an 86 myself but I can't quite think of another affordable 2 door FR coupe unless it's Japanese and from the early 00's or 90's
@@masonmiller8743 90's was the bubble economy era that benefited after WWII. You don't see cool stuff now because the economy is in horrible condition. The economy in the 90's was great because people were saving their money during the war and then started spending like crazy during the 90's because they had so much cash saved up and companies started making a lot of cool and expensive stuff that everyone could afford(because everyone had a lot of saved cash, not because it was cheap, lol).
That Stang sounded glorious but the mini's handling certainly showed him a thing or two! Unfortunate that the finish line was so far down that straight. Even if the mini could pass, it couldn't hold its place.
I had a MK2 in 1982, 12.01 quarter mile at Oran park, road tires and no limited slip, didn't she upset some people at the street drags lol
Oran Park wasn't a quarter mile. I think it was 1000 feet, which is 320 feet short of a quarter mile. Still your MK2 would have been quick in those days.
@@robertsomerville5377 yeah i thought it was about 40m short
MAD SKILLS to the mini driver!
Very good power to weight for British Leyland , but let’s face it the Mustang still looks so much better than a Mini.
Some of the greatest battles in racing have been between these two cars. Especially on a tight track!
I wonder what would have happened if mini had put on a blower. Things that make you go hmm!
You forgot the car in third place, Ford Lotus Cortina, which won Australian Championships. The Aussie version also won Bathurst race twice.
Almost scared him into first place!
😂
2:35 those Understeer's are Massive..
And funnily enough, it wasn’t from the FWD car
Love the original mini cooper
Mini Cooper S won Bathurst outright in the late 60’s. Never underestimate them
This Mini driver must have f**king big balls! Amazing race! I love the old times racing for such scenes.
Right!! Big brass beach balls cuz he's driving the absolute dog sh*t outa that Cooper.
Another mini driver who doesn't bother with his brakes. Just stick it into the corner and hang on. Awsome.
I saw a race just like this. A Cobra, Alpha, and a Mini. The old Continental Divide RaceWay. The Cobra and Alpha would get away from the Mini on the long front straight. But once they got into the first turn, there was the Mini. I don't think the Mini ever got out of the throttle.
I found myself rooting for the little red fellow. That driver was working his back side off 👍
Salute to him for giving that mustang driver a very stressful day😂🍺
Karting distance from bumper . Love it.
Had my karting years btw. Nailing the weight transfer and carrying the momentum was what it was all about. If you were 1 inch away on the exit it meant you weren't a problem that wouldn't go away.
I drove an 89 IROC Z28 in a regional racing series back in the early 90s. I had this exact scenario play out. I would destroy a similar mini on straightaways, but setting up the corner I see him coming into the corner at 110% and he would almost pass me. Every corner, same difference
Used to see these cars race at Green Valley in Texas. Always marveled at the minis. And the white car behind the mini in this video is a Ford Cortina with a Lotus engine. Awesome to watch them again.
No entendi nada, un minicuper con la mitad de largo de ejes, sigue exactamente la linea de carrera que um mustang 67. El mustang despista y todavia no toma ventaja. Es decir para que sirve tener un auto mas agil si haces exactamente la midma linea de carrera.
A mustang or a Miata? It’s funny because I took these two cars in Assetto Corsa around Calabogie Motorsprts Park and both cars lap that track within two tenths of each other.
"The GT on my Mustang is an emblem of invincibility. Can you keep up to READ IT?!"
I think the Mini is close enough that the lettering is under the hood line! Nice reference though haha