In an effort to maintain it’s daily driver part of the equation, I’ve replaced the OEM Contipro Contact tires ahead of time. I’ve done this for several reasons – the biggest being that I wanted to stretch the gearing a little bit. I do a lot of highway driving between events, and not only will…
Tires. Are. Done. Decent course at CCSCC today, and like the first event of the year, I had D. Marx codrive the MINI with me. By the first run, we had determined that the tires are heat cycled out, which I guess is reasonable. I got a pretty sweet drift on them on the back…
This is a how-to for all 2007-2013 Mini Coopers (R56) to bleed/flush the brake fluid. We used a Motive pressure bleeder & an brake fluid catch bottle. This will catch the old brake fluid. May seem like a lot of money for a specialized tool, but considering dealerships and other shops charge anywhere from $100-$125…
On to the main event! Sunday’s course in Chicago was long and technical, with special emphasis on getting line and placement of the car correct. While it is definitely good training, I never felt entirely comfortable on the course. On top of that, the dieselpower driver who beat me at the 2nd event was there,…
Well, I wasn’t 100% sold on going to this event until a day or two beforehand, but given that it was more or less on the way to Joliet for chisolo #3, decided to give it a shot. As is typical of the RCC Scholarship AXs, there were very few drivers, 10 runs on a…
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This has been a jam packed season so far! Tough course today, with some very tight sections. I worked registration as well as timing for the first time, and the cone calls were really up there. I was supposed to run during the 3rd heat, but due to a lack of people driving it was…
A few hiccups which I’ll get to later, but I think I can confidently say Starting Line is worth the money! Not to rehash the website, but I’d like to break down what all you get for $325. 1 year of SCCA membership + Sports Car magazine ($85, slightly depending on region) 1 entry to a…
Pennzoil Ultra – 55 runs autox, 3,436mi. 6,463 miles on the car total – 5/29/2014 date of change Z-ROD 10w30 in. This oil is thicker than most 30weight oils, and IMO what anyone who is running 0w40 should be running. Will flow better than 0w40 in the cold, and protect as well if not better…
Decent wear with the 5w30 PU despite being a thinner oil, but sadly this Pennzoil is no longer sold in this configuration.
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