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June 5, 2006: Race action!
After a lot of goading and insults to my manhood, I was convinced to go to the drag strip on Friday night. For a bit of fun, I decided to take the Mini instead of the Seven. Why? Because I'd only go slower in the Seven than the testing in Texas, and the sheer ludicrousness of it appealed to me. I'm probably going to take the Mini to the autocross this upcoming weekend as well, just because it's fun.

The real question is - why is the Mini only 150 lbs heavier than the Seven, despite being fitted with four seats, wind-up windows, a trunk, etc? My Seven is typical for a car of its type, weighing in right about the same as the non-Superlight Caterhams. It's not exactly porky. It's certainly something I ponder as I look at the two parked together in the garage. Perhaps the secret is the 10" wheels and 7.9" brakes on the little car...

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