Evo is getting prepped for STU! A few parts ready to be installed, it’s been a while since I’ve really done anything with my evo. Springs were installed incorrectly all this time (by the shop that stripped my rear diff fill bolt)!! Should have been 8k/10k, but they were 10k/8k. I fixed that and should…
A few changes planned for 2015 but nothing major… I guess the biggest change is that I now co-own a 1993 Mazda Miata. Pretty random and I don’t imagine I’ll be driving it too often, but I’ll definitely take it for a few runs, help set it up etc. It was mainly for my other…
A big year of me focusing on the Mini & autocross, but some of the Evo impressions were captured here. The setup was Ohlins, stock bars, WL bushings, and my first year of trying the ER ACD tune, which helped turn-in. It was only later that I found out the car’s massive understeer was due…
Had our 2014 banquet today, collected some hardware! First award was the 2014 HS class champion award. Similar to 2013’s but larger and actually says the year. The next award is the index award. I wanted to make top 20 index this year, and was able to reach that goal at 17th. Finally, I received…
Welcome and big thanks to my newest sponsor, English Racing! ER is primarily (for me) an Evo shop, tuning my Evo & it’s ACD for an optimal autoxing setup. So while they don’t do anything directly for the Mini, they have been supporting me as a driver and in return I’d like to support them…
Decided to do a final event in the Evo, which turned out to be somewhat of a mistake. Had a hard time getting used to the car and plowed and plowed everywhere – I’ve got a wheel liner, undertray & lip to fix now during the offseason… oh well. I ran consistently in the 51.5’s…
Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 225/50-17 (Evo, 11/2014-current) Bought these as my commuters for my Evo. Nice, comfortable, and quiet tires compared to the summer tires that I’m normally on – though that’s not necessarily saying much. Size is about an inch taller than standard, which adds a little gearing for the highway. They’ve got a ton…
Great end to the year! Had been debating between going to St Louis’s Gateway track event & this one, but in the end I decided to see my friends at CCSCC one more time. It was a good choice. Great event on Saturday. Cold, but I enjoyed the course. It was a very traditional/standard CCSCC course.…
First time trying out the CSCC in Columbus, IN and I must say it was a good time. From the videos I saw of the site I wasn’t sure how it was going to be. The lot is pretty broken up and will probably need repair soon, but it served it’s purpose. If it weren’t…
General Altimax RT43 195/65-15 (Corolla, 11/2014-current) Bought these to replace the old General Altimax tires I had on the Corolla before. While the tires perform decently, they do seem to have some sort of quality control issue or something. I’ve had several tire leak problems, none of which stemming from the tire actually having a…
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