Mini Miglia epic race at Thruxton BTCC 2019

Excellent footage from ITV Sport's coverage of the 2019 BTCC weekend at Thruxton, 19 May 2019.
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[@Redman147]

3 tyres on the ground while the 4th is just hanging out in these high speed corners is quite a sight to see. This was the best 10 laps of racing I've seen in a long time.

[@ronandloisgraham6763]

While I was stationed in England, I ran Mini Miglia in 1993 and 94 with the Clive Trickey Mini. What a load of fun, I raced with a lot of great people. I still own the Mini, but haven't run it for nearly 20 years. Ron Graham

[@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181]

Theres nothing like a grid full of PROPER minis battling it out! Great stuff.

[@fredygump5578]

What about Minis vs Mustangs???

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

@@fredygump5578 Barf!!!! The idea is just vomit, lad.

[@fredygump5578]

​@@Hithere-ek4qt You haven't lived! It is one of those combinations that is way better than you would have thought. It's actually epic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pISXfnycdpqcbJY

[@apophisstr6719]

@@fredygump5578 Bloody brilliant

[@modscotsman]

we need more coverage of this alongside the touring cars! proper racing

[@chopperhehehe]

I second this comment more real than formula one More driver against driver 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦄🎣😁🤞✌️

[@Cobraxor117]

What a show ! I didn't know this championship, I'll keep watching it. ^_^

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

As an American, I'm so jealous of anyone who grew up with Minis. Just awesome cars

[@charliebowman785]

For the first time in my life, I can see an actual exiting racing. Beautiful cars, drifting, speeding up in a very noticeable way, ups-downs, everything so great. Thank you for sharing this excellent video.

[@ReynaldoAdorno-mn5hr]

Es la mejor carrera de carros pequeños

[@ReynaldoAdorno-mn5hr]

Wow exitante ver locos colores de ojos y

[@s3bastianc]

First race car I owned was a Mini... watching this makes me want one again... always was a fun car to race!

[@bremCZ]

Still some of the best races out there mini races. More proof that faster cars don't make better racing. F1 should have mandatory kart, mini and formula ford races throughout the season. I'd watch those 3 and give up the rest of the season.

[@andyrbush]

Absolutely right

[@cmacdhon]

Well said

[@poruatokin]

And banger racing is even slower but it is hardly the cream of the driving fraternity taking part is it?

[@bremCZ]

@@poruatokin Nobody said slower racing is better.

[@kristian5821]

@@poruatokin better than f1

[@tracylemme1375]

Some of these drivers must have been racing Minis for over 50 years. I used to watch SCCA racing at Riverside in the 60s and 70s. Minis were always among my favorites. Good show.

[@maxsdad538]

I saw them at Orange Show, Saugus, and Irwindale back then. 😆

[@MN-FilmStudio]

in Japan, mini racing is loved by many people. someday I want to watch mini racing in UK

[@rogerj412]

More action in a 10 lap Mini race than in most F1 races. This makes me want to buy an old mini and go racing.

[@joeogle7729]

This is what's annoying about touring cars and mini's. F1 fans would be loosing it over 1.2 second gap on the last lap, and now there's me thinking of this...

[@PescaraProductions]

The series that got me into racing 20 years ago. Nice to see it still going strong

[@dafyddthomas7299]

Beautiful classic racing - remembering seeing Min's and other 70's - 80's classic on Grandstand - MotorX and legendary commentary by Legend - Murray Walker.

[@cmacdhon]

Thank you for uploading this very entertaining race.

[@darrenmeddings7484]

Proper racing, could watch these mini race all day

[@tcjohnson3437]

I love these little cars ! Great racing

[@ginge625]

Padmore is a legend!!! Absolute blinder!!! 👏👍

[@bLiNdThInG1]

How have I never seen this? This is great!

[@MENSAIDinc]

Awesome this, really enjoyed watching, cheers

[@Redman147]

I would love to own one of these beauties. Goodness this was amazing.

[@aoatsie5422]

Brilliant racing. Great to watch. Proper race craft 👍

[@stephenrice4554]

That is indeed the way to do it . Lovely racing . 👍🇬🇧

[@pseudonym5136]

I had one of this little beast`s in the late eighties,now I want to have one again!

[@Pie_minister_Sean]

These round Castle Combe are absolutely brilliant. My earliest memories sat on the bank with my dad.

[@pariodeusex]

snap, was a camper most of 90s but ended up in quarry as everybody looses it over avon rise it seems.

[@LogieT2K]

Minis always seem to make brilliant races happen

[@joaquinpinon2872]

Incredibly fun to watch. Well done all

[@shovelrickshovelhead8713]

Thanks..

[@gryfandjane]

Brilliant racing!

[@simonbertioli4696]

Great racing... always a joy to watch... They are all great drivers...so close...so exciting... Mini's always a pleasure. One wonders with all that bouncing....that they could be mixing a cake 🍰 for their friends...or the Winner.. Who bakes the best cake...😅🍰👍👍

[@DarthSparhawk]

that was glorious

[@kevinnorwood7355]

Is it me or are the smaller cars more entertaining to watch these days?

[@08C6PaceCar]

Cracking good bit of fun these mini races are

[@jbot6902]

Awesome !!!

[@maxsdad538]

I remember mini's racing on the short tracks of Southern California back in the 60's. Even then, they put on one hell of a good show (no pun intended).

[@nebulabob]

This is way more entertaining than F1

[@nikonman48]

This was awesome!!!! I would love to see a race live.

[@johnmcglasson3287]

that was incredible

[@sideshowbob5237]

British Club Racing is the best in the world - by a margin. The drivers, the circuits and the way the MSA look after it. And especially the Marshalls.

[@apophisstr6719]

What brilliant little beasts

[@user-hk1yc5gp1j]

هذا رائع جدا وسبب كون الفورمولا ١ممله للغاية

[@Fadedecho1]

Wow now this is absolutely kool as heck. Crazy cars. Lol. Very interesting as they are so vibrantly colored. Very different. Very new for me. Track is beautiful. Tysm for information on the cars. Helps me out a bit. 😎

[@mattylamb9194]

Thruxton is quickest circuit in UK, even though it doesn;t have a real straight

[@Fadedecho1]

@@mattylamb9194 hi there. I found this interesting. Exciting. Ty as well.

[@zak_7354]

brilliant！！

[@mrmonstermunch3925]

Love minis!

[@EJ-74]

GREAT RACE 👍👍👍✌️

[@minibus9]

awesome video

[@SMlFFY85]

Small cars with no aero, no assists and thin crap tyres provides far more entertainment then any race car of the past 20 years. Why don't modern race championships ban the technology that make cars stick like glue to the track?

[@stanbrown915]

Hey man!! That's some epic racing!

[@jabirucru6970]

Remember when Thruxton first opened. Great to see the three wheel cornering again.

[@bigpeeler]

What a race!

[@procta2343]

These out did the btcc! when i watched it live. They should have guest stuff like this more often, than having what they have on the package.

[@alienxyt]

I heart Mini's!

[@ricardolivi9158]

Iconic car!

[@fredgarvinMP]

This is GREAT racing! Swapping positions like a hollywood party...

[@laurentiudinca9606]

Now that's a race!!

[@EugVR6]

Just mega💪🏽

[@martinwiltshire8764]

Proper racing, forget F1, this is much more interesting.

[@badayadi4853]

We say goodbye on f1

[@ronwhite8503]

The sound of the straight cut gearboxes, I believe?

[@douglaspealing5608]

Yep, along with classic mini diff whine and a screaming A Series. No sweeter noise.

[@TheYBGOON]

Only real fans watch this. All these people complaining about f1 need to watch some of this

[@hcrun]

Writing as someone who was a dedicated F1 fan from 1963 to 1995, I totally agree. Modern F1 is utter rubbish, as are many other examples of current motorsport. True racing belongs to classes such as those shown here.

[@spikespa5208]

Just had this come up in the recommendations. Made my day!

[@donroberts2126]

It's precisely because F1 ISN'T like this that they're complaining...

[@rogeliogamboa7644]

Real racing - reminiscent of Pukekohe NZ in the 60's - Rodger Anderson, Reg Cook, Alan Boyle, Barry Phillips, Rex Hart, Brian Innes, Rex Hamlin, Clyde Collins, Mary Carney, Angus Fogg, Peter Sharp, Rod Collingwood, Murray Charles - wow, those were the days, five abreast, a different leader on every lap, crowd on their feet - not the fastest racing , but the most exciting - Pukekohe & Bay Park, used to attend every race

[@equaliser2265]

Certainly better than formula 1. Great racing, I love my 2003 R53 S .

[@cecilandrews1875]

Awesome cute little cars

[@SchafjuanS]

adorable look minis

[@zagman51]

please put all 20 F1 drivers in these cars and lets see who can really drive...

[@douglaspealing5608]

They'll all be quick enough, but they've all been driving rear wheel drive for their entire lives. Give them a field of Lotus Elan's. That will sort the boys from the men... provided you can find 20 that are working... at the same time!

[@billiwhizz221]

luv btcc,a great day out

[@danlarev6021]

Now that looks like a lot of fun what’s the top speed in this race

[@STITCHWA]

Ah hahaha absolutely awesome....sic little beasts they are

[@konewone361]

Flared guards and fat feed. Awesome cars.

[@chicnwing4519]

This is real racing !

[@andrewmcneill1165]

Now that was fun

[@jev2867]

Just like indoor Karting no strategy whatsoever, take a spot whenever and however you can. Awesome fun.

[@user-ol5pw4lw3w]

抜きつ抜かれつ、超接近戦の、とても見応えのあるレースですね。

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

SO much BETTER than F1!!!!

[@spinnetti]

Wouldn't they get more grip with a little less rear roll stiffness? PS, how could anyone downvote this video? Great stuff and great sportsmanship! Not like the demo derby that is spec Miata et. al.

[@tommcglone2867]

MINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@realnutteruk1]

You've got to love racing so close that the commentators qualify their positions with "-ish"

[@juliovalverde2133]

Julio saludos 🇪🇨

[@oldmansolo572]

Love Minis....and all "Hot Hatches"!!!! Much prefer this to the bigger Cars!!!

[@snowfox22]

What a cute race XD

[@Soulvex]

flashbacks from that clubman, i had a black 1275gt back in the day..

[@gavinedinburgh]

A great example of why F1 is boring as hell....

[@chopperhehehe]

I second this comment to 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦄🎣😁🤞✌️

[@davidsheriff8989]

@@chopperhehehe F1 better racing here than a long drawn out procession every lap

[@andyrbush]

I actually found the virtual F1 racing more fun that the real thing, because of close combat and overtaking.

[@poruatokin]

If you're looking for manic racing, then I'd agree but when you have an interest in technology, there is nothing to match F1

[@gavinedinburgh]

@@poruatokin I agree with the issue of technology, but don't you agree that the clue is surely in the name of the sport...motor RACING? There are technology fests elsewhere, and in reality the average enthusiast / spectator is unlikely to be able to tell whether a car is two seconds or so faster or slower per lap....although they will probably be able to tell whether they are seeing 'racing' or not. Besides, doesn't your observation suggest that the drivers are of secondary importance to the technical genius of the cars?

[@garyhewitt489]

How I wish I had kept one of the many minis I have owned. Even the van !

[@Radfordperson]

I kept three , a 1962 with 1275 engine, a 1969 with a 998 Cooper engine and a 1969 Riley Elf Automatic.

[@karenvaughan2066]

get another one! that's what I did, you will not regret it!

[@SchafjuanS]

Adorable miglias

[@jody024]

I'm in love.

[@inforobob]

Thought this might be fun and it was.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Fuuuuuuuck me, this looks like such fun! A little less power, and some average rubber = great action!

[@sfernandez919]

That was better than F1

[@theondebray]

Compared to modern day dustcart-sized SUVs, these look like little Dinky toys. But they are so much more fun to drive - say one life time Mini owner, still driving my Vizard spec 1400cc machine.

[@stevemcilroy9518]

I'd like to see the incur footage from one of those minis, proper racing.

[@paulg8148]

Anyone else watched this and immediately starting singing "THIS IS THE SELF PRESERVATION SOCIETY", very loudly in a dodgy cockney accent? No, must be just me then. Plus, God, how I miss my super quick, Car Auction bought, without a reserve, little blue Mini 1000 with its white Weller Wheels, fitted enlarged Cooper brake servo and uprated carb setup. Used to drive it up to the Lombard RAC Rally Stages at Silpho, Broxa & other forest drives, outside Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the early 80's.

[@backspin0815]

great racing! who needs f1?

[@robertsmyth5505]

Fantastic Race!! Too bad for Thomson!

[@flakey7832]

last time f1 was this entertaining was in 2008

[@sludge4125]

The race starts at 4:09.

[@aeroflopper]

you cant beat having all the same equipment

[@kayennimblett857]

😍

[@donwest5387]

how long to get around Lemans?

[@melodeekeays229]

I learnt to drive in my boyfriends [morris?] mini 850 in 1969 in Australia

[@gordbaker896]

With the 'go faster' fender flares. I wish there was an IROC Camaro in the mix....

[@jordipena7984]

👌👏

[@golfhacker9051]

Better racing than F1, could anyone tell who's in the know some of the speeds they are doing. Thanks. [pressed wrong button]

[@DrumSolVanIsle]

The pace car is a T or V reg 1275 GT Black w/ Gold Stripping (but small GT badge on grille fell off) Loved my 3 mins, across 16 years, but on public roads I began to feel unsafe. Like driving a beautifully balanced beer can.

[@DrumSolVanIsle]

ArmageddonRacing or get Pajeros, Shoguns and Rangers off the country lanes mate, cheers

[@DrumSolVanIsle]

ArmageddonRacing Loved my 3 minis in England. I do see a few minis now living in Canada, but you wouldn’t believe the big elevated pickup trucks here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-officer-injured-crash-langford-1.3521471