In the global auto racing, the Nurburgring 24 Hours of Nürburgring in Germany definitely plays a pivotal role, and it is also a track that many drivers and companies around the world want to conquer. The BMW MINI, which has been away from the Nürburgring circuit for 10 years, is finally making its appearance again, this time competing with private team Bulldog Racing in the SP3T category.
And the endurance race is definitely not a test of how fast the car is in the lap, but to see who can make the least mistakes in the long race and be able to bring the car back safely. What's more, this time THE MINI wants to participate in the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race with a completion rate of only 60%-70%, and the Nurburgring Nordschleife is 20.6Km long, with 88 left and 84 right bends, and the track height drop is more than 300 meters, so the stability of the car is particularly important.
That in order to ensure the stability of the car, the private team Bulldog Racing has also carried out a series of modifications to this MINI Cooper JCW, the first is to solve the problem of heat dissipation efficiency, after all, in the high-intensity race process, the heat of the racing engine and brakes is very large, if the cooling is not timely, it will lead to vehicle failure or even collision. Therefore, in the design of the front end, the air dams on both sides of the front bar and under the middle net are designed to help the cabin and brakes dissipate heat and reduce the failure rate.
In addition, the downforce lifting fleet has also made no small changes, first of all, the newly designed front shovel and rear tail, the front shovel can guide the airflow of the front of the car to the bottom of the car, and the deflector on the front shovel directs the airflow to the sides of the body, allowing the airflow to pass quickly to reduce drag. After the air flow comes to the rear, the extending tail wing provides better downforce for the rear, and the newly designed carbon fiber rear diffuser can quickly discharge the underflow of the car, reducing the lift of the car at high speed, firmly sucking the vehicle on the ground, and increasing the stability of the vehicle.
As for the weight reduction of the car, in addition to some operations such as the hollowing out of the car, the car glass has also been replaced with a lightweight acrylic material, which further reduces the weight of the car. Of course, after reducing the weight of the car, the roll cage and OMP racing seat and multi-point seat belt in the car are the standard configuration of the car, after all, the car is also a high-risk profession, in the speed of more than 200Km/h if the consequences are out of control, so the basis of the car is a safety guaranteed, while you can drive faster car, of course, there are also conditions, that is, can only drive fast in the track.
The next step is the power performance, this car is based on the MINI JCW GP, but in order to stabilize the performance in the endurance race, the power has not been upgraded, 306 horsepower, 450 Nm of torque output, with an eight-speed Steptronic gearbox, and the customized racing fuel tank capacity has also been increased to 100L, which can also reduce the number of gas pit stops to run more track miles. At the same time, the race gas top is also arranged, which can quickly lift the car for repair and tire replacement work when entering the station, which can save time better.
In addition, in terms of handling performance, the 2Way race suspension from KW and the brake kit retained from BMW M Performance provide good support and braking performance for this car.
Editor's summary: BMW MINI gives the impression of a cute boutique car, it should be the exclusive car of the little sisters, in the afternoon sun to enjoy life; but some people want to make this beautiful picture become extra rough, a group of big men around a cute MINI, east to engage in the west to make this MINI change its appearance, galloping in the track, trance this is not the mini familiar to the little sister, but this is the fun of a group of rough old men, Give a cute MINI a new lease of life and make yourself more fun.
So the question is, would you change your MINI to something like this?