PROMINI Cooper S at One Lap of America

Each year dozens of participants from around the country to enter a race that essentially tests both drivers and vehicles of their performance, reliability and endurance levels.

The rules are pretty simple. Since there is a classification for just about every type of vehicle, you can enter whatever you want as long as you can legally drive it on the street. You will not only race the car in 19 events located at 10 of the most exciting race courses in America, the drivers are also required to drive the car within a specific time frame from track to track. This means after a grueling day at each track, the drivers and co-drivers get to pack up all your belongings and head down the highway to make it to the next track on the schedule in time for the mornings event. As far as support vehicles, that's pretty simple also, you get to bring what ever you can fit inside your race car. This is a series where you need your driver to also be a mechanic, and you need a great parts supply source for quick trackside deliveries.

Well this year's PROMINI sponsored Cooper S was co-driven by Stu Sacks and Roy Hopkins of Rochester New York. The team driving a PROMINI modified Cooper S took an impressive 2nd place in class in this years One Lap Race. (read more about this exciting event) They gave up first place by a very narrow margin to a highly modified 600hp turbocharged VW Beetle. The PROMINI products that were involved with this project include:

• Complete Supersprint Exhaust System
• PROMINI 19% Supercharger Pulley
• PROMINI Performance Air Intake
• H&R Coilovers
• H&R / PROMINI 18mm Rear Sway Bar

Testimonial from Stu Sacks

Thanks PROMINI!!!! Roy Hopkins and I had a great time on this year's Cannonball Run One Lap of America, and we could not have done it without your help and support.

My 2002 MINI Cooper S was outfitted with PROMINI's H&R Coilovers as well as the 18mm rear sway bar and handled highway and track miles with ease (except for a stretch of lousy highway in Louisiana that almost shook the car apart).

We also used a complete Supersprint exhaust, PROMINI 19% supercharger pulley, PROMINI performance air intake, and tons of other 'go-fast' goodies.

The car was fast, competitive and comfortable, and even though we were unable to catch the monster 600 hp all wheel drive VW Beetle for Retro Class win, we were very happy with our results. Plus we raised a ton of $$ to help support organ donation and transplant.

Thanks again to all of our friends at PROMINI for making this possible!!

Stu Sacks MD
Donor Recovery Racing

Roy visualizing the next event inbetween naps.