and i have new control arm bushings that need wearing out

but seriously, i am going to be moving back to the reston, va area to work ~early may 09 and want to participate in as many autoX/trackday type events as i can afford too, my car has had too easy of a life, i mean it took me almost 35k miles to finish off the brake pads/rotors and control arm bushings

i looked on myautoevents.com but couldn't find any autoX events less than 2 hours away... am i doing it wrong? or is there a better way to find events that i don't need to leave @ 6am to get too? i don't want to miss out on events that are close to home!

i did see a couple summit point track days though

 

There are always FATT days at Summit Point, Mach V usually tries to get something together also.

For autoX
http://www.capitaldrivingclub.com/

 

sweeet!!

that is the kind of site i was looking for
thanks!

does Mach V usually post on here when an event is coming up?
i actually had them do my control arm bushings and replace my brake fluid cuz i was being lazy :-X

 

Yup. No sweat.

Mach V will usually post up if they have something going on. Have it be a track day or dyno day. Dan is good about that posting up and telling us what's going on.

 

woohoo, looking forward to having fun with you guys!

 

Summit Point is having a special Friday Track Day on May 9th. price is reduced to $95 (usual price is $250 i think)

i'm excited - it'll be my first.

on friday they had 10 spots still open so if you are interested call them first thing on monday.

 

sweet just found it on the website!
that is great deal

here it is for anyone else that is following this thread:
http://www.summitpointfatt.com/

track days are awesome i am sure you will have a blast

 

Also look at the calendar of events here:

http://www.wdcr-scca.org/

The auto-x courses are larger at the SCCA events compared to the CDC ones.

 

UKCoopR - sorry for the off topic but I couldn't help noticing that 1.31 number in your signature...that's a pretty serious number I reckon, is that sort of lateral grip routine for you? If so what the heck are you running?

Impressed in Boston...

 

thanks for the link, i knew something was up when all i could find was events 2 hours drive away, i was just looking on the wrong sites

oh well, i can't wait to learn all the local clubs and hopefully make some new friends

yeah 1.31Gs is a lot of fun (it was the gravity cavity at the dragon)

and as such that is a transient number (achieved mid-turn) not steady state like on a skid-pad (number would be lower in a steady state skid-pad style turn) and it was a standout number (why i took a picture etc)

as for usual numbers i most normally get range between 1.1-1.25Gs in turns in the dry and .85-1.0Gs in the wet

the setup that i have isn't really special:

• H-Sport Springs

• Rota Slipstreams 16x7 et40mm

• Goodyear f1 gs-d3 (in 205/45R16 when i got those numbers, just switched to 205/50 to get some ride quality back lol)

• some weight reduction (took out backseats, seatbelts, mounts etc no supercharger )

• and 1/16" toe in on the front (still my daily driver so i like some highway stability) 0 toe on the rear

• camber etc isn't adjustable for me

* the lowering springs got me a bit more negative camber than stock

i think most any mini with decent tires can pull over 1.1G transient just have to find a safe place to learn the car and once you learn that, then trust that it will come out the other side ok with your new corner entry speed, i have seen quite a few people leave grip "on the table" so to say. these minis really do have nutty good handling out the box

but then i am by no means an expert so that is all a big IMHO (in my humble opinion) i am just here to have fun and hang out with cool people

wow that post got long fast
sorry guys

 

i forgot to mention that 1.31G was with DSC ON
so it is not like i am pitching the car sideways to inflate numbers or anything like that my side of the yellow and everything

it only really gets upset if i get lazy and get back on the gas earlier than i should (yes you can slip the tires with only 115hp )
i only ever turn it off at autoXs etc where in tight corners i sometimes find it beneficial to slip the inside tire a bit

anyways.... lol

 

... too much fun! ...

some day I must drag my self down to the dragon

i thought that number might have been on a special bit of road

enjoy your season and good luck.

 

I'll be there too. See ya in a month.

 

just registered myself
sounds like fun!

 

It was good seeing everyone on Saturday.

I Just got some photos in from Summit point this past Sunday. It was a good day! The rain held off considering it had been raining here for about a week straight and they were calling for rain over the weekend as well.

Only bad part is that my oil temp was hitting 275degs so I had to start backing off a bit and run a gear higher but when it cooled down just enough I was back on. I guess that's what happens when you run 5500-redline for as long as possible.

Here are a couple pics.

 

i also had a great time :D

got a bit of brake fade going into turn 5 on the last ~3 laps of the last 2 sessions but i do have street pads...







and i think this one is golden child



rest of my pictures are at:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...1&l=5c9c1afca7

 

also i just signed up for the june 19th friday at the track day at summit point :-X

lol

 

And the CDC autoX on may 23... also my birthday! (means i can go hassle free from significant other ...in theory anyway lol)

somebody needs to hide my debit card and unplug my internet before this gets out of hand!

going to see any of you guys there?