Kicking off the first event of the year! Got some decent weather for the Gateway Autocross event, though the lot was cold & dirty, as would be expected for the first event. Pretty exhausted for the event, got in late the night prior from a 3+ day MBA orientation. Everything felt about the same with…
Ended 2016 with 114 runs on the Mini’s tires, slightly down from the last couple of years. As expected, the RE71Rs wore very quickly. Impressively, the tires still had grip, so very pleased with these tires.
Needed two just beat two guys today to lock in 20th, managed to do so by the skin of my teeth. Instead of drastically improving, I’ve stepped down in ranking every year so far. However, the region spiked in competition this year, with many newcomers and fast drivers. Looking at the relative scores (top 6…
Not the best event I’ve had by far – a very HP friendly course, with some frankly dangerous elements in a few spots. Didn’t get my best run down, nor did I get a good clean run in. I forgot to turn off traction control, and I couldn’t get it off during the run –…
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…
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…
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…
Had a great day in Champaign yesterday for the CCSCC event. Decided to start codriving with my old mentor from 2014 for both our benefit. He has a codriver he is taking to nationals, and I am in need of Mini competition/experience. From a raw time standpoint, things are very close between us, which is…
Got a few runs in at the novice school in the Mini and a few other cars @ the novice school. Had a rewarding time as usual, despite the 100+ degree weather. Started off teaching two students in the ’06 Mini Cooper S – the car was similar to other MCS’s I’ve driven, so I was…
Went to Spring Nats again – first time since 2014. In 2014, I was the only one in HS, as the two other HS cars opted to run in STF. I wasn’t interested then, so as the lone entry in HS I took home the prize. This year, the competition consisted of 4 Fiesta STs, 1…
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