MIni Cooper TWINI at Thunder Hill

MINI Cooper Twini- first ever twin engine MINI Cooper to complete 25 hour race at Thunder Hill Raceway! Sponsored By MiniMania.com

Mini Mania Sponsors Twin engine MINI at 25 Hours of Thunderhill December 6/7 2014

Featured at the Hopkirk Golden Jubilee is TWINI, the twin engine MINI Cooper race car specifically designed and built by Jacques Andres to win the 2014 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race hosted by the National Auto Sport Association and held each December at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, CA.

The first ever Mini with 2 engines was produced by the factory in 1963, it was built on the original classic version of the Mini Cooper called the “MOKE”. The Moke was a jeep version of the Mini with intended military applications. It ran the standard 10” wheels and built simple by putting a second engine mounted on the original front subframe in the back of the vehicle. Originally the gear shift linkages were connected together along with the clutch and throttle pedal. This proved to be a bit of as nightmare as it was very difficult to synchronize both engines and transmissions.

Mini Mania has accepted an invitation to participate in Nicole Racing Japan Co., LTD 30th Anniversary Celebration on 29 June, 2007. Nicole Racing Japan is the exclusive distributor for Mini Mania products in Japan. Don Racine, owner of Mini Mania Inc., will take exhibition laps in the Mini Mania rac...