R53 Mini Cooper S chasing Focus Rs at Goodwood trackday June 2020

Mini Cooper R53 chasing down a focus RS at Goodwood.
Video with gopro, overlay and data via racechrono iOS app

[@WTF8375]

That instant boost. So satisfying¡!

[@radovanmestanek7435]

Only seeing your video now but man, really nicely done🙃 love the supercharger sound🤗

[@JackBladon]

Nice drive and cool overlays. Would be good to do Goodwood some day (just getting started with track days myself this year).

[@Lee-cz6ss]

"GO ON JOCKEY " !...thats impressive ...hope you drove it home after! 200Kid

[@Trackdayist]

It’s the daily driver!

[@Lee-cz6ss]

Thought so mate ....I hope to Hill- Climb mine once its all mechanically sound. ....its 147 k and Its never had the Supercharger Serviced .... I tried to trade it in for a Type R Last month...it would have put me 5k out if they offered me £3000 Based on the spends I've had in the last 4 years on the car ....they offered me £900 and its near to mint and mostly original .... Fuck That ..its a keeper.. Cheers Mate , 200Kid.

[@djangogeek]

When you passed him at the straight away I was like >:)

[@classicminicooper]

I own a 2014 6spd turbo Cooper S (its past jcw spec at this point and has jcw wing and both bumpers ) and i own a mild track built 2004 r53 and ill take my supercharger over my turbo any day

[@adamleeshew3905]

What mods have you done to your car to get the supercharger to sound that loud?

[@Trackdayist]

Just remove the foam wadding from the pipe connecting the air filter box to the cabin/bulkhead. That’s on my JCW anyway, but assume it’s the same for any r53

[@WalshEBoY]

Sounds like he has removed his cabin filter, but you guy tons of shit in your eyes doing that and dust and debris flying around the car.

[@Trackdayist]

@@WalshEBoY nope, the cabin filter and the inlet sound pipe are different. BMW actually designed a special duct to pipe inlet noise into the cabin, which has some foam in it to muffle it slightly

[@lukelloyd7934]

Sounds great. Gutted I never got to drive Goodwood. Your pre facelift steering wheel upsets me 🥲

[@Trackdayist]

Goodwood is still there for you! Highly recommend it as a track with excellent staff, but the prices these days are a bit crazy. It’s my local. My interior is 100% stock because I’d rather spend the time and money on tyres and brakes 😉 My e46 has a racier steering wheel though.

[@tonypark3354]

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[@benjaminleach2311]

Hi Mike, What sort of mods are you running on your R53? I took mine there on the 20th for the full day and I think we were similar time wise.

[@Trackdayist]

benjamin leach Porsche front brakes, slick tyres. Stock engine and stock suspension. You?

[@fredpointtwo4760]

@@Trackdayist man, nice mini. i lost my r56 cooper s a few weeks back, but yours looks real good (and fast)

[@exec2968]

Is there a SC pulley reduction that makes it whine so loud? My R53 whines but not nearly as audible. The louder the better though lol.

[@Trackdayist]

Mines a John Cooper Works edition, but the sound mostly comes from the air box through the cabin by removing the sound dampeners. It’s a quick a free modification, I wouldn’t bother with pulleys until everything else like brakes and suspension are upgraded because that’s where the fun and lap times are.

[@exec2968]

@@Trackdayist mine is fully upgraded with pulley reduction, Borla header back exhaust, JCW suspension and quite a few other bits. But I’d really like to do the mod you mentioned, I hadn’t heard about it until now. Very nice R53 btw.

[@exec2968]

@@Trackdayist are you talking about removing the insulation on the underside of the hood?

[@Trackdayist]

@@exec2968 it’s at the back of the air box on a JCW, like a plastic tube that contains a sponge leading into the cabin

[@TacticalxRecon]

That sounds so cute lol

[@joe18425]

I have a 2012 mini countryman cooper s r-18. Is that the one with the dodgy engine ? ?

[@Trackdayist]

The turbo cars have a reputation, but I think that these cars were made in such high numbers that you’d always find issues if you search for them! Regular oil changes and filters and you’ll be fine.

[@Lukksia]

my supercharger isnt that loud. smaller pully? mines an 04 cooper s

[@Trackdayist]

Mines a John cooper works 210, so yes it’d be a smaller pulley than standard. Most of the noise difference though is in the intake manifold and cabin ‘noise generator’ tube. Worth a Google!

[@alldressedchipscrunch8723]

How the hell are you reaching 28lbs of boost with the sc, tell me your secrets

[@Trackdayist]

That’s absolute pressure (above vacuum). Relative is 14psi, so pretty normal for a cooper S

[@davidlopezperez7334]

What make is your helmet?

[@Trackdayist]

Bell

[@kljstevens98]

Is the psi gauge correct?

[@Trackdayist]

Not sure, but its probably absolute pressure not relative. So about 14psi boost above atmospheric?

[@jeroenensilviadejong5247]

That can't right. PSI with 17% should be 17-19 max...

[@alvaromartinez3055]

What kind of engine makes that kind of sound ?

[@Trackdayist]

It's a Supercharger (all the R53 Minis have them)

[@Mahalo_83]

28 psi 😳

[@Trackdayist]

Absolute boost not relative. (14psi relative) it’s a standard JCW 210 kit

[@Mahalo_83]

@@Trackdayist ☹️ relative would have been phenomenal

[@joaogoncalves6078]

28psi🤔🤔👍

[@Trackdayist]

Absolute not relative! So only about 14psi of ‘boost’