Epic Mini Vs Ford Mustang Battle

An epic Mini Vs Ford Mustang battle during the historic touring cars race at the historic sports and racing association Autumn Historic at Wakefield Park.
Filmed by Blend Line TV.

[@Bonniemish]

These vehicles exploited each other's strengths and weaknesses. The Mustang is a heavier non handling accelerating in turns. But it's Superior horsepower in the straightaways shows it's strengths. The mini which shows Superior acceleration in turns and handling gets exploited in straightaways. That was interesting to watch.

[@Mikeyyyy_L]

Yeah that how I saw it also! Imagine a different track...

[@yannyburger]

On a short track with few straightaways the Mini can keep up. 1 lap around say Lemans though and that Mini wouldl never see the Mustang again. Til the Mustang lapped him

[@64fairlane305]

The Mustang carries a lot of extra weight to slow it down. The 1964 Ford Falcons outclassed the Minis in rally monte carlo 1964 but was given a "big engine penalty" that the jury (british) invented late satuday night) to give the Mini the win

[@mikedunham5053]

The mini looks more fun to drive/race.

[@elpatolucas22]

​​@@64fairlane305increíble que se te note indignado jaja... te cuesta aceptar como tus moles no pueden contra un autito de bolsillo y todavía indignado con el peso...Jaja jaja claro porque no le pones un motor de 700 hp de 7 litros a ver ai pueden con los mini... jaja por favor es vergonzoso y aceptalo. Una carreta son en las curvas por eso necesitaban potencia para compensar en las rectas...😂. Vergüenza

[@NotMarkKnopfler]

Wow great racing between two skillful and respectful drivers. Brilliant.

[@bbkangs]

I don’t think the MINI braked at all in the turns 😂

[@geek9642]

Mini

[@lucasdunnock8593]

I don’t think it could go fast enough to need brakes

[@sbludba]

I raced minis for years, You use left foot braking only a bit , with accelerator to the board.

[@pkgum6910]

Yes, and that mini driver was "caning it"! 😄

[@IIWolfiII]

😂

[@DiHandley]

Now that’s a real car race!

[@Henry-A-Parkin]

Amazing how the mini was never originally designed with the intention to be used for racing application. Just shows what great diverse cars they are.

[@alanjm1234]

To be fair, Mustangs weren't designed to be race cars either.

Two cars designed in very different ways. Mustang: Very fast in a very straight line. Mini: Very fast in a not very straight line.

[@JamesSmith-tk2pb]

I'm sorry I can't take the mini Cooper seriously 😂

[@eamoncat]

@@JamesSmith-tk2pb It's an Austin mini! Cooper had nothing to do with mini at that time yet.

[@eamoncat]

A modified mini for car sports is not a mini. It's a racing car with small engine and body.

[@saltzen961]

Great stuff !!! The Mini is punching WAY above his weight , but they're fighting in a phone box :)

[@ianbrown9082]

Yep...Race a Mini and you're brakelight bulbs will last 100 years!

[@pingpongpung]

*your

[@lskiller1903]

Misspell a word and troll teachers will come out of the woodwork for 100 years!!!

[@lskiller1903]

Misspell a word and troll teachers will come out of the woodwork for 100 years!!!

[@ianbrown9082]

​@Tomakak "Whole incident??".....Tomakak, I can see this is really keeping you up at night. Chill and find yourself a girlfriend!!

[@lskiller1903]

@Tomakak Ahh poor baby boy got his feelings hurt, blow on it honey britches it will feel better.

[@NeillWylie]

That looked like great fun for both drivers

[@ProMachinist]

Best racing that I've ever seen by two of the best competitors. Would be interesting to see the whole race.

[@Rahhhhhnman]

Awesome stuff, and I noticed the two of them made no headway on the blue mini ahead of them. Thanks for sharing.

[@allan-shephard]

This is gold! I remember watching a very similar battle at Lakeside about 25 or so years ago. Mini would zip around the Mustang in corners, Mustang would blast past on straights. 😂

[@keithy363]

I’ll put 100 quiz the mini driver is having the best time and grinding from ear to ear , actually I bet they were both driving round laughing

[@brainysmurf74]

Amazing to watch. In so many ways that little Mini is like an english bull dog. Representing that little tiny island nation, that took on a germany with all its size and might. It stood its ground and showed that being small is no reason to give up or fear the giant. The Mini is the greatest car ever designed. The story of its life is one of inspiration. Its history is the best of the best as it represents a people who never stood down in the worst of times. It is the spirit of England made real into the steel and gears. It lives as a reminder of a Great nation, a Great Britain. I hope that I live to see the day that the real Mini lives again. Designed, built and Assembled by British hands with british steel and the British spirit. It is the only car that has ever made me cry. It touches my emotions in a way that only the finest of art can.

[@peppereater3028]

Heard the theme from Benny Hill the whole time!😂

[@marcusashwell8314]

Great racing pure and simple no overpaid ego,s and no politics

[@andre51605]

Lesson: never underestimate low horsepower front wheel drives. You'll regret it

[@DrahcirSmada]

Never underestimate lightweight

[@Radfordperson]

Actually, front of a Mini is bloomin heavy, cast iron engine.

[@kellanfrantz8097]

Mustang is horse power

[@pb6198]

@@Radfordperson most engines are cast iron. Only recently they are more likely to be aluminium. But they aren't actually much lighter anyway

[@ferrumignis]

@@Radfordperson The A series engine by itself isn't particularly heavy, I used to lift them up and carry them way back when I had minis and I'm no Mr Universe. The complete engine and gearbox with all ancillaries weighs about 140kg (~308 lbs).

[@EugVR6]

They do these sort of races at goodwood and they are very close, Minis all over the mustangs and falcons in the bends and American V8s for the straights...very entertaining to watch🇬🇧😎

[@andrewdrabble8939]

Love 'Stangs but adore Minis

[@wilsonpickett9485]

That blue mini wasn't having any trouble

[@forresttucker168]

Classic example of Power vs Handling..

[@roscoe9507]

What a mini adventure, awesome stuff

[@JasonLaMonica]

Momentum vs hp! That Mini carries momentum great! Had a CRX and these low hp/low weight cars are so much fun and are fairly peppy/zippy! P.s. current Mustang owner as well and no bias!

[@PaulCookeMusic]

That mustang was slowing the mini down lol

[@2KXMKR]

My thoughts exactly! If only the Mini could stay ahead through the straights, it would be well away. Still, amazing dogfight.

[@alphaprawns]

"Slowing him down" yes, that's racing - being able to defend a position despite the guy behind having more pace through the corners is a racing skill.

[@LeeAllen337]

Classic "Nah f*ck You, Nah f*ck you, Nah f*ck you deadlock" Good battle.

[@BlendLineTV]

You've got to love it. Plenty of blocking and hard racing!

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I love watching the rear wheel lift as the Mini goes around the turns

[@richardsimmons6470]

Remember seing the minis against the Galaxy at Brands 60 years ago 1 on each corner AMAZING

[@johnnymnemonic8487]

A lot of people don't know that the 65 and 66 Mustangs were the lightest Mustangs ever made and therefore can corner better than almost any other muscle car of it's era.

[@p.melvinshyturtle3722]

The stock Mustang front end sucked! In a hard turn the outside wheel would camber outward, causing major oversteer. Shelby figured it out, but hard cornering could cause the GT350 front suspension to break.

[@chuckyboy6977]

Two great cars, one built for the American city block road and highway layout and the other built for A roads and the awesomely tight twisting British country lanes.

[@MrSteveo114]

Guy might as well just remove the brakes altogether and save some weight lmao.

[@peterw4338]

The Mustang was blocking the Mini and taking a different line on the bends depending on the overtaking position of the Mini.

[@sync232]

I bet the Mustang driver was screaming POWEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!

[@Saintbow]

Mini Driver: "Brakes are for the weak" Also Mini Driver: *goes up on 2 wheels*

[@p.melvinshyturtle3722]

Right hand drive 'Stang? Either someone flipped the negative, or they're in AustraliA.

[@grybauskaitespakalikukluba970]

Australia

[@keithpowell4314]

True cat and mouse battle, power is nothing without control.

[@ONEDVSDVIT]

i couldn't help laughing the whole time

[@2KXMKR]

Actual CCTV footage of the landlord trying to get his rent without fixing the damn door!

[@AdamAdamHDL]

That looks like a fuck tonne of fun.

[@geraldswain3259]

They couldn't catch that blue mini though could they !.

[@veggivet737]

Everybody knows Surf Blue Minis are the quickest...ask me how I know 😉

[@Radfordperson]

@@veggivet737 How about Willow Green!

[@veggivet737]

@@Radfordperson A very close second, indeed! 😁

[@roccoeldiablo]

Pimp m'y mini..😀👍..vert good car desing and performer by a clever man.Stil loving you❤

[@paulpugh5315]

Mustang=120/270 bhp Mini=54/75bhp......I think the mini is still being made in England with all original toolings.(see Mike Brewer) Not sure of the Ford.

[@adolfofiguerefo8724]

Three wheel salute from the Mini!

[@brianvittachi6869]

The mini was agile thru the corners while the had more grunt on the straight.

[@MyJon64]

I can't watch formula 1 anymore but really enjoy this stuff!

[@liamgross7217]

For sure, I haven’t watch F1 for years. Racing cars with different strengths on the right circuit is great. In Australia old Bathurst was good for that reason, long straights and tight across the mountain. Now every car is the same pretty much.

[@stephenmiller5004]

I have a friend who races mini in the upper states of America......he is still beating the Ford Mustang round the corners and depending upon the track can even win races. He tells me that he rarely has to touch the brakes.

[@BlendLineTV]

They are still a weapon of a car on the right track. We've got a few places here in Aus where they still regularly feature in the top 5 in historic races.

[@poppa5289]

Just watched these two beasts at eastern creek 👍

[@Radfordperson]

More please!

[@stevejory9679]

The blue mini in front must have some mumbo, the mustang couldn't make any ground on it.

[@nicodurham3134]

What are those models of mustangs?

[@zumaanandrade3961]

Love the sound of the Mini! Sounds like a hive of angry bees.

[@angelsone-five7912]

Give a Mini some corners and it`s in its element, awesome.

[@baileyrivers636]

They would of enjoyed that race so much and showed each other the respect not to hit into one and another .this is what racing is all about .good.clean racing nothing better and sometimes it doesnt matter if you win or not You come away and say damn that was a good race I know I use to race .I did win from time to time but had many races like this one

[@MrLC1965]

The greatest car of all time : MINI !!!!!

[@jamesmarshall4567]

The mini reminds me of those small dogs who play with the larger ones at the dog park

[@jody024]

Mini Brake pedal removed for weight reduction~

[@curtisdale2791]

This is every bit as exciting as F1

[@andynixon2820]

That's an excellent game .

[@theondebray]

Anyone else remember Bob Gardner in his green metallic mustang, vs, Bill McGovern in his electric blue Hillman Imp (pimp), late 70s, some of the best & closest racing I have ever seen. The mustang throbbing round Silverstone with the Pimp screaming at 10,000 rpm (+?) up his exhaust pipe. The crowd went crazy, they did a lap of honour together & hugged each other on the podium.

[@arnolddavies6734]

I once owned an Hillman Imp. Could never imagine racing one, though. They seemed fragile.

LOVE THIS RACE NEVER CHEERED ON A LITTLE CAR BEFORE BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@ariesmight6978]

At the time in America, the mustang was called a small car. Just look at the size of the mini cooper. When it pulls up next to the mustang. The mini cooper makes the mustang. Look like a boat!

[@yjsnpi89464]

so cute mini

[@andreas1963ap]

....awesome...

[@jeep2003]

Wow thats a cool little race track! great for minis too :)

[@1310mini1]

another great drive by Alex, great stuff

[@freedomsrt8]

Corner speed is amazing in the mini, but damn that mustang v8 pulls in the straights

[@arnolddavies6734]

It looked like the guy in the mustang was being pestered by the equivalent of a fly buzzing around him at a barbecue. Could have used a fly swatter.

[@mathesonize]

I wonder how fast these mini’s get with a midengine Honda VTEC rebuild at around 500hp with AWD or RWD

[@ayantsang8011]

The greater the horsepower, the better? A car with a short wheelbase will be difficult to control, whether awd or rwd, and the mini will lose its flexibility and handling. It may not be faster on this kind of track.

[@ayantsang8011]

@@daviddou1408 swb, more than 500hp, Rwd or awd, without any electronic control system... Do you know why the Group B event was later terminated

[@MilkDrinker218]

The Revolutionary War

[@ronny1330]

He is weight shifting?

[@mchume65]

Lots of positive Mini comments. That's fine. Probably from the UK. And that's fine. Couldn't help but notice that the Mustang walks away from the mini on the straights. I have a 65 Mustang FB, so yes, I'm biased.

[@NigelRCharman]

No skill in that.

[@warp65]

My grandmother can drive fast in a straight line.

[@robertdodd2087]

Yes, but a blue mini stayed ahead of it.

[@johncarl5505]

Nigel Charman Takes more skill to corner a Mustang than a Mini.

[@Al-mx6ru]

More Hp and Tq then the mini. It blows right passed them

[@radmansa5514]

Good video👌👍😎

[@michaelcauser474]

The original Minis were the Terriers of motoring. Annoy the bejeebers out of someone by snapping at their ankles all day if need be until the opponent is worn out or trips over. Then just scoot past and change in to top gear to nick off. Surprisingly roomy inside even for a 195cm bloke.

[@BlendLineTV]

They were such a potent little car, and a Bathurst winner too boot!

[@velocity800]

Bigger wheel is always an advantage

[@omniman88]

Someone insert Eurobeat into this now... :D

[@adrianryan1975]

Appendix J

[@salvadorsierra8224]

Mustang are grest..but mini ..awesome..🐴🐝

[@henryread-spinks4060]

It's all fun and games until the little hatch doesn't need to brake through the corners

[@padmundo]

hatch? both saloons technically.

[@syednazeer5122]

Mini was trying to pick twice of .its size but i didn't work

[@tarnovitecbiker4773]

Next round Mini cooper vs trueno ae86

[@TheWorldsWorstMan]

Great little scrap

[@BlendLineTV]

It's always enjoyable to watch a mini hound a big V8.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@BlendLineTV horses for courses , if it was a bigger circuit with longer straights.........

[@aaronjohnmaughan]

Minis came with a lifetime warranty on brakes.

[@HoryShiitMan]

Strength vs Dex

[@mikerodrigues2906]

This is fucking hilarious nice battle though .

[@mikerodrigues2906]

I'd still want the stang.

[@liamgross7217]

Yea, minis were an amazing little car, quite brilliant. I’ll take the stand though.

[@MREVERYTHING7777]

Is this in Philip island

[@brucemoxon3771]

Wakefield Park, between Sydney and Canberra.

[@HenauderTitzauf]

That’s what is wrong, the Mustang is right hand drive! Dang British drives!

[@SunnyD1865]

Australian, that’s at Wakefield park which is near Canberra :)

[@buhrrito]

That poor mustang was running away for its life.

[@haule4426]

That mustang driver working hard lol

[@davidkosa]

What does that Mini weigh? About ten pounds?

[@travelingkaspersworld4096]

We just moved out mini and a friend towed it. I had to find out.....between 1,265 -1,400 pounds.

[@ccnpnda3880]

Remember that time when the MINI was actually mini?

[@dales7368]

okay i have question. i pretty sure that these cars some sort racing package done to them ,i.e. cooling system, intake, exhaust and may be tires. but other then that are they stock ?? because if the motor itself, gearing and rear end is stock then i would be very impressed with the mini. but then again I've been impressed with the old mini. my grandfather had one years ago and it was it an awesome little car and great car to drive. i had i friend who a "newer" mini and i drove it a couple times and it sucked. it was one of the biggest POS's that i have ever driven. why do motor companies have take great cars and fuck them all up and then call them "new and improved" instead leaving them the fuck alone?? the old vw bug used to another awesome little car until they "improved" it, fucked it all up and turned it into nothing more then a rolling POS.

[@landsnailproject2875]

The A series engine in the Mini has been around for a long time - put into A35, Minor, A40, Midget, Sprite,Sports Racers galore and so on - and as such is capable of taking a very high state of tune and very successfully. Then add the road holding of the Mini, like nail the throttle down and slide the car, and behold!!

[@mike130557]

What you need to remember is that Yank Tanks were NEVER designed to go round corners!!! By the way, who won?

[@Hole_Motorsports]

Mike Clark they sure are now though

[@JasonLaMonica]

Yank Tank - i love that lol

[@indianjoe3493]

Me: man that cooper aint gonna catch'm... *cooper yeehaws the inside lane and passes the moostang* Me: OH SHIT! - exciting driving being done here! that mustang got aggressive for sure towards the end of the video lol

[@Toms3rdNut]

I love this channel! Mustangs are for little girls, and guys who like little girls haha!

[@Eagle7433]

Eh, double the length of the straightaways and this is not contest.

[@philipritson8821]

Round the twitie bits I'd take the Mini. In a straight line, I'd want a Mustang, That old Ford is a mobile chicane.

[@philipritson8821]

Twistie bits I meant twistie bits

[@nicoleehrhardt7792]

Yeah...😀loving all the Cougars, Mustangs, Cudas and Challengers...but: Even Carroll Shelby would give thumbs up to the little Mini...american muscle does not work in curves....great

[@willroland7153]

Kept waiting for the mustang to drive through the crowd.

[@JaySparky]

Hahahahahaha

[@TraceyButtigieg]

It's the American car Vs the British car

[@chrisrice6449]

the mini got 80 hp?

[@ianbrown9082]

These have around 125hp against the Mustangs 300-400hp

[@landsnailproject2875]

BMC were getting over 100 bhp in the early 60's, so now at least 130bhp for standard entry Mini and more for the really slick jobbies. Carbs are often twin Webber twin chokes and LOTS of work on head and ports.

[@theondebray]

Depends on the spec, & what is / isn't allowed. David Vizard (elsewhere) got 129 bhp at the wheels with his 649 cammed 1430 cc from a five port head.

[@davidaitchison1455]

I had a modified 1275 Cooper S back in the 90's that could best be characterized as 'fast road'; it certainly wasn't race spec. It produced about 90+ hp at the fly. The mods were hardly fancy though. It was bored out, had a modified "S" head, 'fast road' cam, 3 into one exhaust, balanced bottom end, lightened flywheel and breathing via a 45 DCOE Weber. I really loved that frinking car.

[@theondebray]

And I'm just rebuilding one, here in 2019. Can't wait to fire it up.

[@Kyleinasailing]

Mosquitoes are also small and annoying.

[@chrisrice6449]

the mini is great little rally car