Dilbert comic, writer made some racist rant, now off my local paper

[ScarySpikes]

He actually heard the exhaust and approved the sound.

He died in 2000.

JCW was started in 2002 by his son, named to honor his dad.

 

[ST Guy]

Nevertheless, he actually heard the exhaust note and gave it his blessing.
Mini added some programming to the fuel mapping so that when you lift off the throttle, it injects just enough fuel to provide a nice burble and crackle on deaccelleration. It’s actually a nice touch. It’s as if the engine is carbureted.

The JCW version has a different cylinder head, bigger injectors, and different fuel mapping. It sounds great.

And it also has a vacuum operated flapper valve on the air box that also opens upon deaccelleration. I rigged mine up to be open all the time.

 

[lizard]

Great Story!

I wonder if they would have let you back again!

Owning a 600hp car doesn't automatically make you a good driver.

True! My late cousin and his Isuzu I-Mark with factory Lotus suspension smoked 911s, Ferraris, Vettes thru turns at Laguna Seca. But couldn’t keep up in the straights because lack of power.

 

[ST Guy]

True! My late cousin and his Isuzu I-Mark with factory Lotus suspension smoked 911s, Ferraris, Vettes thru turns at Laguna Seca. But couldn’t keep up in the straights because lack of power.

That's the problem with Minis. They get caught on the straights. But in the corners, they are nearly unbeatable. Still, 220 HP is nothing to sneeze at in a car that size.

Some years back I remember someone here saying that they had a friend who had a JCW Mini. He went for a ride in it with the friend driving and picked Hwy 9 to wring it out. He said it was the absolute fastest he'd ever been on 9, car or motorcycle.

For some reason, Moike comes to mind.

 

[cheez]

That's the problem with Minis. They get caught on the straights. But in the corners, they are nearly unbeatable. Still, 220 HP is nothing to sneeze at in a car that size.

Some years back I remember someone here saying that they had a friend who had a JCW Mini. He went for a ride in it with the friend driving and picked Hwy 9 to wring it out. He said it was the absolute fastest he'd ever been on 9, car or motorcycle.

For some reason, Moike comes to mind.

Moike's got a Fiat 500 Abarth I believe.

 

[Enchanter]

Wow what a BARF thread...cartoons to cars...

I own a Mini and a 500hp sports car, and I can tell you that Mini's are difficult to work on, but they weren't intentionally designed to be difficult to work on.

And while Mini's are a whole lot of fun on curvy roads, an equally skilled driver, in a proper sports car will leave them (and Isuzu's) behind.

 

[Holeshot]

Great Story!

I wonder if they would have let you back again!

Owning a 600hp car doesn't automatically make you a good driver.

Car guys are an interesting breed. There are some who are great (Enchanter), but man...many of their track days are largely bullshit.

 

[GAJ]

IDK, on a track of with some decent straights a high power car will indeed smoke a lower power better handling car.

On the back roads in Sonoma County where most "go faster" track driving techniques don't really apply, not so much.

 

[Kurosaki]

IDK, on a track of with some decent straights a high power car will indeed smoke a lower power better handling car.

On the back roads in Sonoma County where most "go faster" track driving techniques don't really apply, not so much.

Cars are no different than motorcycles. Anecdotes are considered data and part of it is borderline cultish.

 

[GAJ]

Cars are no different than motorcycles. Anecdotes are considered data and part of it is borderline cultish.

I was no faster riding local back roads on my TL1000s with massively upgraded suspension than my DRZ400SM with stock suspension and a wee bit less power.

Sure, in a straight line, much faster, but around here on the fun roads there aren't that many of those and then you have the popo, bicycles, deer, gravel, idjits over the double yellow etc. to contend with.

But on the track, no way I'd claim the DRZ could keep up unless it was a go kart track.

So I do doubt the idea that a Mini is faster than a 'Vette or 911 on a track.

Mind you at a CLASS School way back in the day when I was on my bias ply 1985 K75S and others were on radial shod Bimotas and GSXRs and similar, a two cylinder air cooled Suzuki 650 on bias ply tires ridden by a great rider passed us all.

On the outside of course!

 

[Holeshot]

IDK, on a track of with some decent straights a high power car will indeed smoke a lower power better handling car.

On the back roads in Sonoma County where most "go faster" track driving techniques don't really apply, not so much.

We should do a drive sometime! Hwy 121 for sure...

I was no faster riding local back roads on my TL1000s with massively upgraded suspension than my DRZ400SM with stock suspension and a wee bit less power.

Sure, in a straight line, much faster, but around here on the fun roads there aren't that many of those and then you have the popo, bicycles, deer, gravel, idjits over the double yellow etc. to contend with.

But on the track, no way I'd claim the DRZ could keep up unless it was a go kart track.

So I do doubt the idea that a Mini is faster than a 'Vette or 911 on a track.

Mind you at a CLASS School way back in the day when I was on my bias ply 1985 K75S and others were on radial shod Bimotas and GSXRs and similar, a two cylinder air cooled Suzuki 650 on bias ply tires ridden by a great rider passed us all.

On the outside of course!

Skills are skills and that's what's learned and used on-track. Same skills on the road, albeit used a much lower level. The difference in a street environment is the danger factor related to objects and other vehicles. I've lost about 5X the amount AFMers on the street over the track, including our 17 year President Joe Montoya.

The only way riders are really "fast" on the street are a suspension of accounting for risk. That's why we see so many single rider deaths/ accidents on the street. Make no mistake: the fundamentals of track skills always applies as does the fallacy behind what's "safe" for a choice in motorcycles. It's safer to ride with speed in a straight line, straight up and down as opposed to high corner speed. High corner speed from smaller displacement/ less HP motos is not the answer for street safety...and that's the only way a rider will be quicker than a higher HP bike.

 

[Enchanter]

Anecdotes are considered data and part of it is borderline cultish.

That's a great way to put it.

 

[Johndicezx9]

The rise and fall (mostly fall) of Scott Adams...

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/the-bewildering-descent-of-scott-adams-and-17822170.php

 

[Mike95060]

The rise and fall (mostly fall) of Scott Adams...

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/the-bewildering-descent-of-scott-adams-and-17822170.php

Adams is the typical, successful, aggrieved white guy. Yawn. Enjoy the bed you made for yourself, asshole.

 

[budman]

Seems like he got his ass handed to him.

He forgot the basic premise that we are all the same.

Except Pirates.. Pirates are different.

 

[byke]

 

[GAJ]

We should do a drive sometime! Hwy 121 for sure...

That would actually be a good idea as some BARFers have nice sports cars.

I know Thinkfast has a 911, you have a Vette, I have a well suspended stock motor Miata, and others have all sorts.

Could be fun.

 

[OldMadBrit]

I had no clue either.

Who knows where it came from, but once assholers grab it and identify with it and labelling occurs there is no going back.

I get the point, but it can be recovered, look what U2 did for Helter Skelter

 

[Climber]

Better message on Social Media.

[youtube]HYhK3QAfhW0[/youtube]

 

[budman]