JCW 2020 MINI GP Article
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Gp3 looks so much better with all that "lipsick" removed
I saw this on Mini Works FB page.
My opionion... it looks so much better with all that lipstick removed... I'd put a std JCW spoiler on the rear, and pull the funky fender "wings/skirts" and save them for resale... Handsome car below ! Nice work Mini-Works !!
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My opionion... it looks so much better with all that lipstick removed... I'd put a std JCW spoiler on the rear, and pull the funky fender "wings/skirts" and save them for resale... Handsome car below ! Nice work Mini-Works !!
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Link to my longer post about the GP3 wheels and some lessons learned:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...y-mistake.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...y-mistake.html
It's like changing the odd tire size of an ordinary JCW from 205mm to 215mm.
Last edited by Clutch Wotan; 10-24-2020 at 11:25 PM.
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KYDan (10-25-2020)
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Thanks for the post, looks exciting.
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The Bilsteins also lower the car more that I would want, especially looking at roll centers and the forward rake they make. Even at their max height the front is dropped ~1.2” which is getting into the territory of putting the roll center below ground level or close to it (another person’s estimate). And the forward rake pushes the handling towards being oversteer. The JCW Pro coilovers are much more modest in their drop and can be set for a stock rake. It would have been nice if they were adjustable, though.
So, no, not my cup of tea either.
So, no, not my cup of tea either.
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Before the communist take over, I decided to buy my wife a black GR, the car is insane and arrives in MAY.
The GP3 left his first stage, and the following was done:
Next stage
Brakes, Wheels, Aero floor & Diffuser.
Original seats weights 20 kg, not bad, get replaced with Recaro Poles 11Kg
The underneath rear brace, weight 13 kgs !!!!
The GP3 left his first stage, and the following was done:
Next stage
Brakes, Wheels, Aero floor & Diffuser.
Original seats weights 20 kg, not bad, get replaced with Recaro Poles 11Kg
The underneath rear brace, weight 13 kgs !!!!
Last edited by Clutch Wotan; 12-19-2020 at 01:17 AM.
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Switch out the GP3 for a Clubman JCW and then see how the Yaris stands up...
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The GP3 is what it is, a purpose track built car that can be safely driven on public roads. Is it perfect? No, but is it so flawed that it is not safe to drive on public roads? The answer is a resounding NO! I have put mine away for the winter as I don't drive any of my performance toys in the winter and that is fine as my F65 JCW has all season tires on it and it is fun to drive in all seasons, and does fairly well in snow. We don't have any great tracks like the Nuburgring in the U. S. and we most likely never will due to the litigious nature of our society. I have almost 2,000 miles on my GP3 and they have all been on public roads and it has never bitten me. I plant to take it to Tennessee and North Carolina next year and drive those wonderful roads. The Tail of the Dragon, the Devil's Triangle, and the myriad number of marvelous twisty roads that area is blessed with. The are numerous wrecks on these roads every year and almost all of them are due to driver error not the vehicle. Drive within your limits, and don't blame the car for being flawed, no car is perfect and neither are we, but we can have great fun driving these little beasts if we drive within our personal limits.
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My understanding from watching various YoutTube and other videos is if you dial out some of the camber on the front wheels (less track setting) it does remove some of the "wheel ******" due to torque steer. That will of course compromise track handling, but if you spend $5000 Ohlins/Bilstein coil-overs then you can change that on the fly.
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For our next road test, lets compare a Wrangler Rubicon to the Yaris in an off road test and then bash the he** out of the Yaris for being so incompetent off road. Or, better yet, take the Yaris, as-is (320 TW tires and all) and compare it to the GP3 out on the track. I’m sure those tires will stand up really well to a set of 200TW track tires.
Switch out the GP3 for a Clubman JCW and then see how the Yaris stands up...
Switch out the GP3 for a Clubman JCW and then see how the Yaris stands up...
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