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Hartge Mini Cooper S

The extra power liberated by the Hartge performance upgrade is proving a major challenge for the standard Cooper S brakes. The pedal has always given the impression that it may snap off under heavy braking but now the S is so much faster in a straight line stopping power has become a major issue.

By Jethro Bovingdon

March 2003

The extra power liberated by the Hartge performance upgrade is proving a major challenge for the standard Cooper S brakes. The pedal has always given the impression that it may snap off under heavy braking but now the S is so much faster in a straight line stopping power has become a major issue.

I'm awaiting some Pirelli P Zeros to (hopefully) restore some of the handling fluidity that the 17in wheels appear to sacrifice, then I'll think about some more aggressive pads.

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