Been looking for a solution for my soft brakes since the track day – flushes, new pads, new brake master cylinder, and finally new calipers. My suspicion is that the calipers’ pistons and/or seals started to go bad after the track day, prompting a replacement or a rebuild. Had a few different options for what I…
Down to CCSCC for their September event. Was a fun course that involved a launch that didn’t count, with the starter only clicking off AFTER you have to turn, followed by a long slalom that the Mini could pull off nearly WOT. The rest of the course was more or less standard fare, with good…
This wraps up any experimenting I wanted to do with oils for the Corolla. Decent results coming out here, even with a shorter run in mind. Used Redline 0w20 for the next run as well, but realistically I’ll probably just use whatever is laying around for this car moving forward, and just change annually or…
Not a lot to write home about on the SCCA PDX. I found the program to be much less organized and less formal than NASA’s HPDE school, was to be expected. The PDX was a lot easier to just hop in the car and go, many times even without an instructor, though that was mainly…
A common area for boost leaks in evos is the throttle body seals. There are two seals that leak, and since I didn’t feel comfortable replacing & servicing the throttle body, I removed it and sent it to mil.spec, well known for their work. They cleaned the throttle body and replaced the screws and seals. While…
Part of my ongoing effort to improve my brake system post-road race, I’ve swapped the pads and rotors out. Rear rotors were okay, but fronts were showing some pitting/abnormal wear. That plus wearing out the pads on the rotors probably wasn’t a good idea. Went with 2 piece DBA5000 in the front, and DBA4000 in…
8th points event of the season in StlSolo – had been looking forward to it to pick up a few spots in index – while I had the potential, ultimately I fell short. I had two faster runs (with passengers) that I ultimately coned. I had two shots to put down a faster time (was…
Good event today with CIR. Went from the north end at Rantoul – course flowed decently, but had a few really painful pinches. The course was definitely not very Evo friendly – i.e., I consider a course Mini friendly when it has a lot of slaloms, transitions, is fast (so I can maintan speed) and…
Looking good for two track days and 24 autoxes, not to mention the most mileage I’ve put on an oil so far – really happy with the wear. Keep in mind for Red Line oils, the first few flushes are actually known to pull off a little more copper than usual before settling down. Looking…
A run on Red Line 5w30 – really pleased with with the results given the relatively extended wear. Interestingly, the Pennzoil Ultra 5w30 (no longer sold) had a slightly better wear count, though I had way more runs on the Red Line to be fair. Will be running this oil the remainder of the Mini’s…
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