About the Authors

Don Racine, left, has been racing Minis for as long as he has been owner of Mini Mania, the company he founded almost four decades ago to supply Mini enthusiasts with the parts they needed to keep the cars they loved on the road and on the track. Mini Mania, based in Grass Valley, California, is now one of the world's leading suppliers of parts for all types of Minis. Don's company is a leading developer and supplier of competition and performance parts for new Minis, all of which are tested on Don's own new MINI race cars, which he has driven to several class wins in MINI racing events. Don's articles on tuning and racing Minis in many different publications have been widely read.

Gary Anderson was publisher and editor of British Car Magazine for almost a decade, and more recently helped launch and was first editor of Classic Motorsports magazine. He is active in vintage racing on the West Coast, and has raced at the Wine Country Classic and Monterey Historic Automobile Races. The cars Gary has restored have received a number of awards in national concours events. His book on Austin Healey restoration published by Motorbooks has been a best-seller among auto hobby books. Gary writes for several different vintage car magazines and is the auto editor of his local newspaper in Los Altos, California.