NEWS

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  TEAM QF/PRMINIRACING - BOAVISTA CIRCUIT

  13 July 2011

  Team QF/PRMiniracing successfully competed at the Boavista Circuit in Portugal earlier this month, MEDs parts proved to be up to the job pushing the teams race prepared min to the front of the grid for the final race.

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  STEEL ENGINE PACKAGES - DISCOUNTED

  25 July 2011

  We have put together some of the best products available for the A series engine to give you the ultimate in bottom ends suitable for fast road to full race. Many options are available utilising our range of Arrow steel billet EN40B crankshafts, conrods and pistons all at discounted package prices.

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  TURTLE TRADING JAPAN

  21 January 2011

  Our long term dealer in Japan is looking forward to another exciting year of Mini motorsport. Their extensive knowledge of the A series engine along with MED's bespoke product range has pushed them to the forefront of the mini market place in Japan.
  
  New products from MED are all on sale direct from their stock.

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  TURTLE CLUBMAN CUP RACING COMPETITION JAPAN

  3 May 2011

  Turtle Tradings team prepare for some of the first races of the new season. Their first organised race of the year in the Turtle Clubman Cup racing competition proved to have a very good turnout. Their own race minis along with many customers are some of the best in Japan - of course using MED engines and components.
  
  Their organised events and trackdays can be found by contacting Turtle Trading - Japan.
  

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  New alloy 7 port

  7 February 2011

  We have now carried out hours of flow bench, dyno and track testing on these 7 port cylinder heads and have now achieved what we believe is the very best 7 port / 8 valve cylinder head on the market. The cylinder head which we use is supplied to us part finished which enables us to machine and modify the head in a way that cannot be achieved without having a vast knowledge of cylinder head porting along with a fully equipped engineering workshop of which we have achieved and built on over 30+ plus years.

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  TEAM TURTLE - MR IIO - NAGOYA JAPAN

  3 May 2011

  Mr Iio from Nagoya is successfully competing in his famous full spec MED/TURTLE monster Mini in the Turtle Clubman Cup Group A racing competition. He has also competed at the Fuji Speedway, Tsukuba and Suzuka race circuits in Japan with excellent results.
  
  With many successful wins under his belt he is looking forward to the rest of this racing season.
  
  Keep in touch for this seasons progress.
  

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  STRAIGHT CUT FINAL DRIVES

  8 February 2011

  Our new crown wheel and pinions are made with strength and reliability in mind. We have added an extra 20% to the width of the crown wheel for greater surface contact with the pinion to spread the load.

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  WORLD WIDE 7 PORT SALES 2011

  29 July 2011

  Our alloy 7 port cylinder head conversions have proved to be extremely popular around the world. Used for fast road in the USA, full race applications in Malaysia, Circuit racing in Japan and Australia along with customs application in New Zealand we are pleased to say that we have one of the best versions of the 7 port available on the market.

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  JOHN LLEWELLYN - BUILT FOR TRACKDAYS

  18 April 2011

  Built for trackday and occasional road use, this 1999 Cooper Sportpack has been upgraded including an MED built 1293cc supercharged unit

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  Gary Warburton competing around the country

  16 December 2011

  This year saw Gary Warburton competing around the country at various track day events in his 1380cc MED powered race mini. The engine is proving itself extremely well giving the vehicle overwhelming power and helping Garry to give the larger engined cars a good run for their money!!

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  Paul Spark wins - 2011 Mini 7 Championship

  19 October 2011

  Paul Spark wins the 2011 Mini 7 Championship using the latest MED components...
  An extremely competitive year saw Paul Spark waiting until the final race of the year to secure this seasons championship.

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  Winner - Ballynahinch Lanes Rally

  24 November 2011

  Will Corry and Pete Moore were first overall in the Ballynahinch Rally, a staggering 54 seconds ahead of the second place modern machinery of Robert Woodside and Dean Beckett in their Mazda MX5. They were also fastest on 19 of the 23 special tests. The MED engine is proving to be ever dominant! The vehicle is really going forward now and thanks to MED we are keeping ahead of much more modern machinery!
  Long may the A series reign supreme!!
  

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  MED STEEL BILLET PUSHRODS

  4 March 2011

  Our new steel billet pushrods CNC machined from solid high carbon steel and heat treated, central section is larger in diameter to reduce flex at high RPM...
  
  Available in standard 1275cc length or extra long for the Arden 8 Port cylinder head, see choices above

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  INGLISTON SPRINT - EDINBURGH

  5 May 2011

  Last weekend saw the renowned Ingliston Sprint meeting held in Edinburgh, this is part of the Guyson Scottish championship. It was Stuart Sugdens first time at this particular venue but this didnt deter him in the slightest from winning his class and setting a new class record.
  
  New developments helped him along the way including our new DBI fuel injection system.
  
  B1 Class record was currently set last year at 52.58sec, Stuart Sugdens new record now stands at 50.77sec a clear 1.81sec quicker.
  

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  1st - Guyson Scottish Speed Championship - 7 port power.

  7 February 2011

  Stuart Sugdon secures 1st place in the 2010 Guyson Scottish Hillclimb Championship - Class B1, along with three B1 Class records using his race prepared MED 7 port engine and MED dog engagement gearbox. New developments are underway on the engine for the new season this year.
  

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  MED DCR testing by Keith Calver

  7 February 2011

  A series tuning expert Keith Calvers give us his test report on our DCR intake system. In his words the kit is "pretty darned good!"

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  1st in class

  7 February 2011

  Flanders historic rally went well Peter Horsburgh took 1st in class in pre '67 historics. The engine was excellent, and ran extremely well.

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  PRE 66 CLASSIC TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

  25 February 2011

  Phil Manser is gearing up for another busy season in the challenging Pre 66 classic touring car championship. With over 28 years of mini racing under his belt from Mini Seven, Mini Miglia and now the mighty historics, its likely to be an exciting year for Phil and the team behind the scenes. Improvements have been made to his 1293cc race prepared engine which will hopefully give him the edge over the competition.

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  7 PORT FUEL INJECTION

  24 March 2011

  We have now spent many hours on the engine dyno developing the new Dual Bank Injection for the 7 port head, dyno testing has shown that with the DBI system fitted to our original Extreme injection system an increase of over 6 BHP and 7FT/LB of torque has been achieved.

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  1st Overall - Mg Car Club Classic Night Rally

  28 October 2011

  Ashley Lamont enjoyed recent success with his MED powered historic MG Midget, finishing 1st overall in the popular MG Ulster Centre Classic Night Rally. The MED engine as part of the complete car package continues to prove to be a highly competitive, setting fastest times on the lanes rally sections and multi surface autotests held during the event.

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  MG CAR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - IRELAND

  24 February 2011

  Will Corry has been successfully competing in various MG events in Ireland over the past couple of seasons using our bespoke engine components. We have further developed his Autotest engine for the new 2011 season to help him along the way. Keep up to date for this seasons progress.

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  PORTUGUESE CLASSIC CAR SUB 1300 CHAMPIONSHIP

  2 March 2011

  José Freitas is looking forward to the 2011 season racing in the Portuguese Classic Championship, helped along the way with our engine components.

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  FASTEST OVERALL - 2011 DEREK WALKER RALLY

  4 March 2011

  Ashley Lamont has been in top form competing in his MG Midget fitted with our latest 1460cc Autotest engine unit. The engines performance is excellent and has helped make the car equally competitive against the larger MK1 & Mk11 Ford Escorts and the ever dominant minis at Northern Irish Autotest & rally events. Results to date,
  2010 Overall Winner at the Silverstone California Cup Championship.
  Fastest overall Autotest / rally Retro prepared MG Midget at the 2011 Derek Walker Rally
  
  Keep in touch for this seasons progress
  

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  DESTINED FOR OVERSEAS

  4 August 2011

  Over the last few weeks we have had some exciting engine builds through the workshops here at MED from 1293cc MG Midget rally units destined for use in the European rally series to our full spec 1460cc race prepared unit which is well on its way to its new home in Singapore.

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  Winner at the MG Car Clubs annual Autosolo event

  23 November 2011

  Ashley Lamont enjoyed further recent success as the overall winner at the MG Car Clubs (Ulster Centre) annual Autosolo event. Driving his MED powered MG Midget, Ashley Lamont set the pace for the event closely followed by Will Corry a fellow MG Midget competitor & MED customer. Recent development of the MG midgets in Northern Ireland has seen them mix times and often beat the ever competitive Minis.

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  RACING WITH NUNO PIMENTA

  11 March 2011

  Nuno Pimenta in Portugal is preparing for the new racing season, new developments are underway to power his mini to the top of the class.
  

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  RACE PREPARED INNOCENTI COOPER 1300 EXPORT

  11 March 2011

  Bernard Mennessons race prepared Mini Cooper will be competing in may regularity races through out France this year. He has used many of our bespoke parts to complete his race engine build for 2011.

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  BERNARD MENNESSON COMPETES IN FRANCE

  11 March 2011

  After finishing first in class 1000cc to 1599cc after a 3hours race in his GTM on the old circuit de Charade in france Bernard Mennesson is looking forward to start the season at the end of this month on the circuit du Val de Vienne - France - Good luck.....
  
  Update; 1st place secured, next race will be Nevers Magny-Cours on the 26 / 27 may

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  Stuart Sugden wins - 2011 Scottish Speed Championship

  19 October 2011

  Stuart Sugden wins the 2011 Scottish Speed Championship after numerous new lap records his full race 7 port engine unit has easily stood up to the challenge this year.

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  Paulo Ramalho competing sucessfully in Portugal

  15 September 2011

  Paulo Ramalho competing successfully in Portugal has had a great season using many of our race prepared components.

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  Winner - HealeySport Sprint & Hill Climb Challenge 2011

  31 October 2011

  In the two timed runs Tom Walker turned up the tempo lowering the hill record to a stunning 48.80 seconds in his MED powered Frogeye - almost 2 seconds faster than the previous record and 1.5 seconds faster than the nearest competitor!! The result of this event confirmed Tom Walker as the class winner in the Sprite class for 2011. In podium position count back, Tom took the Overall 2011 HealeySport Sprint and Hill Climb Championship for the second year running and in two different cars - well done to Tom!!

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  PAULO RAMALHO - PORTUGAL

  11 April 2011

  Team QF/PRMiniracing are successfully competitng in the Mini Cooper GP using MED components. Their engine has over gone an extensive development program throughout the winter, finely tuned and set up at the Superior Institute of Engineering - Porto (ISEP) - Automobile Laboratory. The results from the dyno have been extremely promising Paulo is now expecting his agile Mini Cooper to competently deal with other Classic vehicles in the series.
  

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  EN40b billet crankshafts

  7 February 2011

  The latest steel billet crankshafts from MED, exclusively produced by Arrow Precision for MED. These crankshafts have been designed with extra large 'C' shaped counter balance webs to reduce vibrations and main bearing loadings at high RPM.

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  Steven Ferguson wins

  10 October 2011

  Steven Ferguson wins the 2011 Irish Autotest championship using his MED 1430cc Autotest engine. Steven has lead a great season and the engine has run superbly not missing a beat!

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