Don't know if you guys have seen this yet, but it's pretty sweet.
http://www.mini2.com/news/news255.html

 

nice..that is very cool...i wonder how the motor handles all of that extra weight...

 

Well it's got the JCW kit, so it's got plenty of torque to get all the weight moving. I can image it doesn't get there very quickly though.

 

i am not familiar with that kit..?

 

It's the John Cooper Works Tuning Kit. You get it from the factory, and it bumps up your hp and torque to over 200. It also adds about 5G's to the price tag though...

 

a friend of my dads is a PA state cop, and has done extensive work to his S...he has done engine back exhaust...and SC work...ive seen him pull out of a parking lot, and from a roll, easing out, and then powering to 2nd...smoking the tires...his was the first mini i saw thatw as really hooked up, and its Sick...

 

I love seeing people do things in parking lots. I live and cali and it is really crowded in our parking lots but I remember this one time a yellow crx peeled out about 50 yards. My dad was laughing saying he used to see that in KY all the time. I will never forget that.