March 2002 - Daniel Chick, Alex Froom, Nick Makins - New MINI Cooper and Old Mini Cooper

The Petrolheads 2002 tour saw us pitting the two Mini's together on the track for the first time ever! Originally we planned to reunite 4 of the drivers, but unfortunately Alex Bassett dropped out at the very last minute, so we left for the track in Arras, Northern France with Alex F and Nick in the new MINI, and Daniel taking the old Mini single handedly down the A26 to Arras.

The tour started in typical fashion, with the first night spent sampling the local nightlife to the full! Unfortunately our early start the next day was rather hampered by this, and we ended up rolling up at the track at around midday!!!

The day went fantastically. Our Mini's were pitted against some of the fastest cars around - TVR's, Lotus's, Impreza's, Porsches and even the odd racing car! However we put up a very respectable performance, even managing to lap a Porsche 911 in the new MINI (We promise - it's true!!!).

Old Mini had a few minor clutch problems during the course of the day - so most of the driving was done in the new MINI. Tremendous fun was had by all - we even managed to leave the track at one stage, however Daniel's superior driving skills ensured no damage was done (yes - I know I was responsible for leaving the track in the first place - dc).

Pictures from the weekend can be seen in our Petrolheads gallery.

Check out the article on Petrolheads for a full report of the day and more pictures.

05 April 2002 - Another Mini Adventure!
09 April 2002 - Petrolheads 2002 Tour