Vehicle Description
2006 Mini Cooper S finished in Metallic Blue with Black Racing
Seats. The Mini Cooper has had a good following since its inception
and prides itself on a unique looking sporty compact car. This
example goes beyond what anybody at Mini Cooper may have thought of
at the time. Giant Slayer doesn't do this car justice with 375hp
(at the wheels) and only 2,250 lbs, it is hard to think of any
street legal car that this Mini couldn't take down. What started as
a simple hobby for the prior owner shortly after buying the vehicle
new in 2006, turned into an absolute obsession. The end result is a
Mini Cooper S in name only as virtually everything else has been
modified and improved on, from how it left the factory.This Mini
was ordered and delivered as one of the last JCW (John Cooper
Works) equipped R53 version cars for the US market from Mini of
Portland. It has resided in the Pacific Northwest since with its
only owner and has just over 5k miles since new. Built with the
goal to dominate the autocross, while still remaining street legal.
The end result is a car that truly can live to the homage race on
Sunday and work on Monday.The stock engine block was retained but
everything else has been updated. The supercharger has been
replaced with an intercooled turbo (Garrett GTX2860R) with a custom
intake manifold, Madness-Motorworks built Motor (Big Valve Ported
Head and Intake, Shrick Cam, SuperTech Valve Springs, Wiseco
Pistons, Fully Balanced Internals, Oil Cooler), Turbo Install by
Portland Speed Industries, Front-Mount Intercooler, Vipec V88 ECU
(Tuned by John Reed Racing), Tuned on E85, Radium Engineering Surge
Tank, and 1000cc Injectors. All this produces a faintly believable
but dyno-tested at 375hp. Aside from the Engine, the Chassis,
Drivetrain, and interior have also been upgraded. These upgrades
consist of; OS Gilken Limited Slip Differential, New ACT Clutch,
Lightweight Flywheel, Carbon Fiber Hood, Fuel-Safe 8-Gallon Fuel
Cell, SafeCraft Halon Fire Extinguisher, Boost/Fuel
Pressure/Wideband AFR Gauge, Hypercoil Springs (450# Front, 525#
Rear), Hotchkiss Front Sway Bar/Madness Rear Sway bar, Updated Rear
Aluminum Trailing Arms from R56 Mini, Mini GP Rear Interior, Custom
Fender Flares by Straight-Line Auto Body in Portland, Sparco EVO-2
race Seats and Pyrotect Harnesses, Moton Club-Sport Double
Adjustable Shocks with Remote Reservoirs, 2 Sets of A6's (Auto-X)
and 1 Set of R6's (Track Days), Custom made 15x10 Bogart Racing
Wheels with 275/35/15 rubber on all corners.The prior owner
campaigned the car in the SCCA National Championship and took home
the following accolades:1st Place in Pro-Solo SMF 2011 (Both Pro
Finale and Season Points Champion)1st Place Solo SMFL 20112nd Place
Solo SMF 20111st Place Solo XPL 2010In addition to these National
Championships, it has also won 1st or 2nd at every National Tour
and Pro-Solo event that they entered.For more information on this
2006 Mini Cooper S, or any of our 100+ high-performance, exotic,
and special interest coupes always in our inventory, please contact
one of our friendly and knowledgeable sales consultants or always
feel free to drop by our Bellevue, WA Park Place Ltd campus - where
we have over 40,000 sq. ft. of indoor showrooms filled with the
finest cars. As part of the Park Place Motor Group family, which
includes Park Place Aston Martin and Lotus of Bellevue, Park Place
Ltd is Home to the West Coast's Most Diverse Inventory of Luxury,
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