Mini Coopers never had a rotary engine, all minis were a standard 4cylinder,
1.3 i think.. I dont see that it would be psycilaly possible to put a rotary
in a mini as it would be sitting east/west. altough i have seen a
suoercharged Toyota twin cam in a mini.
The rotary first appeared in a car made by NSU from memory and i think they
were German... then mazda first rotary was in the R100, then RX2, RX3,RX4,
RX5 and RX7.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: Auto racing photography needed
> If you like action, you will have a ball this weekend. A gymkhana is
basically
> parking lot racing. The speeds aren't excessive, but they seem like that
> because of the tight course. Some people refer to it as flat out racing
in
> first gear.
>
> As our English readers know, the Mini Cooper is just a bread box on tiny
> wheels, but it is a blast to drive. It had one of the first rotary
engines
> that the Mazda RX7 later made so popular.
>
> For safety reasons, I would prefer to position myself on the inside of the
> course. Centrifugal force pushes most of the cars away from you at that
point.
> I like to get right in the middle of a curve so that you can prefocus and
then
> follow the cars all the way around the curve. I don't think I would
bother
> with a monopod. I couldn't follow the action.
>
> On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, you wrote:
> > This weekend, I will be out at our annual mid winter carnival
> > (motto: This will make you appreciate July). A friend is
> > participating in a Gymkhana (?), which is apparently, an auto
> > race of some sort.
> > As an aside, one of the participants will be running an Mini
> > Cooper which has lug bolts mounted through the tyres for
> > traction on the ice.
> > This might be prime territory for some photography.
> > So, I am wondering if there is any wisdom out there to share
> > with me. I know about the cold, what I would like to know is
> > stuff like where abouts on the track is a good place to position
> > onself, and what sort of focal lengths are best, and that sort
> > of stuff.
> > I am thinking of taking an LX or two with winder, and the
> > 80-200 f2.8. Probably break out the monopod, and go off and have
> > some fun. Any suggestions or hints are appreciated.
> > Thanks
> > William Robb
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