Guess I should have changed the oil sooner on this run. This was actually an earlier oil change than I had originally planned too. Was originally going to stay on this oil through the winter until 15k miles or so to more closely match the previous run. Good thing that I did not. This run…
Like many autocrossers, I’ve been hunting for a solid action camera that will record good, clear video without the pricetag of the GoPro. I’ve been using my own point and shoot for the last couple of years, which takes great video. However, it fails when it comes to sound (wind noise), and in general it’s…
I enjoyed my RS3’s on the Evo, and like these very much as well. The tires were very grippy and handle heat well. They also seem to handle bigger slip angles much better than the Dunlops. They performed admirably while I had them, but really fell off after 140, 150 runs, as you could expect.…
Irony. The Amsoil Euro 5w30 turned out to be the worst so far, despite having less runs and less miles than the previous sample with Amsoil ZROD. My suspicions concerning the Mini liking molybdenum are strengthening. With this sample, there’s about a 50% spike in iron wear – not good IMO. The rest of the…
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…
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…
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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