Anyone else noticed them. How cool are they must have strong wee engines to carry the shot puts etc
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Anyone else noticed them. How cool are they must have strong wee engines to carry the shot puts etc
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Cooper Coupe...
Must have missed that ....
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Cooper Coupe...
Would you like me to remove your post as well? or you can delete it yourself?Originally Posted by Scottie
Right off TM. Pity i cant find a clip of them in action :(
BMW Group Adds One More Model To Its Electric Vehicle Line Up For London 2012
BMW, Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is keeping the Games moving with a range of fully electric vehicles as part of the fleet. The 160 BMW 1 Series ActiveE models and 40 MINI E’s are being used for many duties including shuttling athletes and officials within the Olympic Park and surrounding Games sites. They also helped support elements of the Olympic Torch Relay convoy on its journey around the UK and will do so similarly for the Paralympic Torch Relay.
Today, BMW is proud to introduce another critical electric vehicle to the Olympic and Paralympic fleet: the Mini MINI. This specially developed and designed radio controlled electric car will be used on the field of play in the Olympic Stadium to ferry javelins, discuses, hammers and shots back from the field to the throwing area, saving valuable time during competition.
Three Mini MINIs will be deployed for this crucial task and will be operated by Games Makers assigned and trained for this duty. The cars are roughly a quarter scale of the full-sized car and carry the athletic equipment situated inside, accessible through the adapted sunroof. The Mini MINIs are all blue and feature the same Games livery as the ‘full-size’ official fleet vehicles.
“The MINI team was thrilled to be given this challenge to develop a vehicle with such an important and high profile role during the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” commented Dr Juergen Hedrich, Managing Director of MINI Plant Oxford. “I know that everybody was inspired by the challenge and the knowledge that these models will be seen in action by millions of people around the world.”
The cars were designed and built to a specification agreed with LOCOG to ensure their role on the field of play is successful in saving time during competition. Each of the three Mini MINIs will cover around 6,000 metres per day in four-hour shifts across nine days of Olympic and nine days of Paralympic competition.
The Mini MINIs will:
1. Carry a load of up to 8kg; a single hammer, discus or shot or two javelins.
2. Be operated with a simple control system requiring minimum technical support.
3. Be powered by batteries that can sustain 35 minutes of continuous usage with a radio control range of approximately 100 metres and be fully re-charged in 80 minutes.
After the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games, the three Mini MINIs will return to base for well-earned rest and relaxation before their next athletic adventure.
It’s a choice to use or not use FB and certainly your not a sheep using it just as I'd not say anyone not using it was a Dinosaur. It's informative, amusing and sometimes sad but it’s a very useful tool in keeping in touch with friends on the go and even at home but that’s for another time!
Last edited by Stewart; 4th August 2012 at 04:26 PM.
Mini as it was. As it is. As it always will be. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, it's up to you to decide if it counts!
Those look great.
found this one as well look well cool want a shot
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Yes you can sign me up for one of those...it'll probably be the closest I'll ever get to owning an S
I want one. They must be on sale somewhere.
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Rob, if you are still in London, try and sneak into Olympic park and "borrow" them. We could race them round the Go-Kart track at Knockhill next week
found this one as well look well cool want a shot
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