Originally Posted by
mangoman
Ouch 1497, i assume that is deliberate excess weight?
Ive personally always found that my mini is faster when it is lighter. And only put on weight if i am trying to get rid of traction rolling due to high grip.
But you are probably a much better driver than me!
I have tried no weight in the bumper, a mid weight bumber and a heavy bumper and it all comes back to track conditions.
The car seems very responsive light but against the clock in practice it was always faster with my mid weight bumper.
As for top speed if you carry more corner speed you are always going to be faster on the straight, 1 metre faster in the corner is 1 metre faster on the straight.
Being front wheel drive traction is the key to acceleration so the weight up front helps in this situation.