Cooper Stripes

When I was at the spring sprints one of the first Fiat Abarth 500’s was being shown around the track.  I don’t know how it performs,  I would think its performance would be close to a cooper S,  I would still perfer the Mini.  However the wheels on this thing were stunning, I had to take many photos.

My seat belt malfunctioned at the second to the worst moment.  I believe the worst moment would be if your head was accelerating toward the windshield.  Second to worst would be when you are signed up for a track day,  and the instructor that really wants a ride in a classic mini sits down and it refuses to fasten.  The buckle part that has that little press here button in red fractured internally and refused to latch.  Lillibeth is a Japan car, meaning she was imported into Japan,  and now resides with me.  I noticed on my Kubota tractor the other day that the buckle is virtually identical (food for thought)  but since I have taken the mini to the track I figured I would upgrade the seatbelts so I bought the three point corbeau’s they don’t retract,  but they’ll look really cool.

photos to follow.

cheers.