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LynxAE, Unit 1, Hill View, Raunds Road, Chelveston, Wellingborough NN9
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15th
Jan 2014
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Manual gearchange for our Mini R1 conversion kit now available at £150 + VAT. We have them on the shelf ready for shipment. To keep inline with the rest of the kit the only modification required to the car to fit this is a hole in the bulk head. | ||
13th
Dec 2012
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Customers Mini R1 x2 takes to the road. This car has a LynxAE Mini R1 conversion up front and a Z Cars R1 conversion in the rear. Yes thats 2 R1 engines and 4 wheel drive. see pics... | ||
5th
June 2012
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Building batch of 20 LynxAE Mini R1 kits | ||
18th
May 2012
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First LynxAE Mini R1 kit outside europe shipped this week, destination USA | ||
15th
March 2012
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11 kits shipped to date | ||
11th
Feb 2012
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Mini R1 kits are selling well, first kit in France arrived at it's new owner this week. | ||
14th
Jan 2012
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Check the progress of our Race car. click here... | ||
2nd
Dec 2011
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Our Race Mini shell went off for painting today. | ||
27th
Sept 2011
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The build of our Yamaha R1 powered Mini Race car is coming on well for next season. | ||
13th
Sept 2011
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Jasons Mini Minus is returning good mpg. Average driving A and B roads 25mpg. Cruising at 70 mph approx 5000rpm up to 30ish mpg. | ||
13th
Sept 2011
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LynxAE Mini R1 kit in Mini World Oct issue, to quote "Graham Thorns Mk1 Mini has a stonking 149bhp on tap, thanks to a motorbike engine". Get your copy to read the full article. | ||
15th
Aug 2011
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Cars received alot of interest at MITP on Sunday, The kit installed in Jasons car has now done over 1000 trouble free miles (click for photo) | ||
9th
Aug 2011
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We (Jason and his Mini Minus and LynxAE and a Mini R1) will be at MITP (Mini in the park) at SantaPod this sunday coming. | ||
13th
July 2011
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Mini R1 kit #2 sold. | ||
8th
July 2011
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1st Mini R1 kit sold today. | ||
6th
July 2011
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Jason will be running his Mini Minus fitted with our R1 engine conversion kit down the strip at Avon Park on 9/10th July 2011. Why not go along and see how he gets on. | ||
29th
June 2011
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Latest update on Jason's Mini Minus. Following the rolling road session and suspension setup last Saturday the car runs like a dream now and god is it quick. Car weighs 500kg dead. All seems good temperature is stable around 85 degrees, rises to 95 when flat out, still very good. Gearing wise so far Jason is getting 64 mph in first and about 87mph in second. |
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26th
June 2011
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Kit and option prices now released. Go to Prices. | ||
26th
June 2011
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Jason has been taking advantage of the sun and has done 300 faultless miles in his R1 powered Mini Minus today. | ||
25th
June 2011
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We had Jason and
his Mini Minus fitted with our R1 kit on the rolling road today. Re-jetted
and now ready to go. 147 mph at @10,000 rpm on the rollers !! |
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24th
June 2011
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Read all about our R1 conversion in the July/August 2011 issue of tkc magazine. | ||
8th
June 2011
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Jason who agreed to buy a prototype kit has got his kit installed and just got his car (Mini Minus) MOTd. You can see his build progress at The Mini Forum. | ||
7th
June 2011
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First kits coming on well. Pricing nearly finished | ||
17th
May 2011
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Manufacturing of the first kits is going well. | ||
7th
May 2011
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The first 10 kits are being manufactured over the next few weeks. Kit price and options will be available soon after. | ||
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April 2011
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Mini R1 in the press more... | ||
30th
March 2011
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Testing exceeded our expectations. Initially the car was exciting to say the least, some minor suspension tweaks rectified this and the conversion ran faultlessly all day and covered 40 road miles, boy is it fast. | ||
27th
March 2011
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Tomoorow will be a day of testing. | ||
19th
March 2011
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Due to problems with the windsreen wiper motor on this MK1 the MOT was delayed, However I am happy to say that it has now been MOTd and almost ready for road testing to start. The MOT station loved the big black line we left..... | ||
5th
March 2011
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Some final tweeks are being done so that road testing can start. | ||
10th
Dec 2010
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All is looking good aso far the customers car (which happens to be the development car) goes off for an MOT this week so that on road testing can start. | ||
2nd
Dec 2010
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The gearchange is now finished and road testing is due to start this week. |