{"id":526250,"date":"2010-04-13T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/13\/video-race-spec-mini-e-laps-nurburgring\/"},"modified":"2010-04-13T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T16:21:00","slug":"video-race-spec-mini-e-laps-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/526250","title":{"rendered":"Video: Race-spec Mini E laps N\u00fcrburgring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mini E Race – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nThe 13-mile long Nürburgring Nordschleife is one of the most treacherous race tracks in the world, even on the best of days. Taking it on in the fog seems like a recipe for disaster. Nonetheless, that’s exactly what a BMW<\/a> engineering team did recently with a very special edition of the Mini E. The team took one of the battery-powered Mini<\/a> models and applies some weight reduction measures to the body and then installed the usual array of racing bits. The latter included new tires, brakes and a roll-cage. <\/p>\n

The electric powertrain underwent some recalibration, likely to tone down the overly aggressive regenerative braking before ex-DTM race driver Thomas Jäger took to the ‘Ring. Jäger managed to set a reasonably respectable lap time of 9 minutes, 51.45 seconds with a maximum speed of 116.2 miles per hour. No word from BMW on how much juice remained in the battery at the end of the lap. Check out a highlight real of the lap after the jump<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Gallery: Mini E Race<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: BMW<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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