Mini ATTACKS Mustang - Brilliant Historic Battle

It’s nice seeing vintage and classic cars still racing

Mustang driver: "Who stuck a picture of a mini on my rear view mirror"

Colin Chapman said: "Add more power and you'll be faster on straights, remove some wheight and you'll be faster everywhere" The mini follows thar principle when compared to the stang. Great racing, wonderful machines.

I love how close to the mustang he's willing to stick

Mini: “I need more power!” Green Mustang: “You shall not pass!”

The agility vs power struggle usually boils down to the track layout. The number and length of straights vs curves.

There's nothing better than pushing a cooper Cooper s that hard. Owned two of them and the best fun ever on tight twisting New Zealand roads. My mates gt falcon had no hope on these roads against a mini. Great to watch, regards Steve.

That Mini is a bully to the Mustang. Awesome racing

It's amazing how much faster you can get around a track when you don't have to worry about braking, shifting and feathering the throttle. Just lift a little before the turn, then pedal down when you get your line.

In West Los Angeles in 1968 when I was a high school senior, a friend of mine owned a Mini Cooper he bought used and had tricked out. Nothing could catch him in the curves. I still remember the four velocity sticking up through a cut out in the hood and the four tennis balls he would close them off with when he parked. On Saturday nights from his parents place in Santa Monica we would head to the Sunset Strip in his car, driving Sunset's famous "Dead Man's Curve" behind UCLA. Corvettes, GTOs, Mustangs....lots of hot cars were always there heading to the Strip like us. Along that section of road my friend was always looking for muscle cars to race as there was nothing that came close to catching him and his Mini Cooper in the curves. But once the road straightened out he knew he was toast. So coming out of the curve and hitting the straightaway he quickly let off the gas, touched his brakes to briefly light them up to annoy the losing competitor, and with a winner's smile, waved at them as they were finally able to blasted past. A few of the cars would then slow down or wait at the next signal light and try to egg him into continuing. But he just savored his victory as the frustrated competition flipped him off, hit the gas hard and disappeared down the road.

The Lotus Cortina, Mini, and Mustang perfectly sum up the epicness of 60s British saloon car racing.

how come no one mentioned that GODLY sound of the mustang yet? holy crap! amazing!

I love how he was drafting him trying to go for the slingshot knowing that he didn't have the power. Just practicing. This man has future plans.

If you’ve never driven a mini then you’ve got to try it. Big smile on your face from start to finish.

Memories of the 1960s in England. It was common to see a sticker on the back of mk. 1 Minis stating "You have just been mini-ed". Too many drivers got to see the little beasts passing them on the roads. They definitely did not take any prisoners.

There was no car on that track working harder then that Mini and its roller skate wheels. The lean on that bad boy was something to admire all on its own. Love all these cars!

I recall watching the Saloon Car racing at Thruxton in the mid 70's. A similar scenario with Richard Lloyd and Stuart Graham in Chevy Camaro Z28s and and Andy Rouse in a Triumph Dolomite Sprint. The Camaros would power away in the early laps but the brakes would start to fade and the Dolomite would begin to catch up and generally pass the Camaro in the last couple of laps. Fascinating racing - much more interesting than F1

Just a splendid, splendid bit of motoring here! Thank you so much for filming and sharing! This is a textbook example of drivers who know their cars capabilities, know their personal capabilities as wheelmen and know the limitations of the surface, the conditions and the circuit. Each of these cars and drivers are showing there is more than one way to be fast. The American built iron V8 has phenomenal torque and pulls well off the corners and down the straights. The English built MINI has lightweight and superb grip and braking which allows the driver to brake later into turns and get back on the accelerator sooner. I would enjoy hearing what the final results are. The Mustang appeared to be the superior equipment but as the mighty MINI continued to press with lots of pressure from behind, especially on entry into those sweepers you could tell the Mustang was reacting to that pressure and was knocked off his game slightly. Continued pressure like that through the race or session may have allowed the MINI to prevail. Again, many thanks for this!

If only the mini had 15 horsepower more, it would tear those stangs apart haha

I heard that racing a Mini is the same as wrestling a bear cub in a telephone booth!