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What's up guys?! So since i changed out the rear brake pads and didn't change the sensor, I got the light. I went to my friends and cut open the wire and twisted them together. Reset the light and voila, never have to change the sensor again!
So last weekend was the Devens Championship Tour. Day 1, was great! I drove very well.However it wasn't enough to catch the leader. HS is a tough bunch!
This is my co driver. As you can see, he's very far from the cones.
On day 2, the course was much faster! I think I hit the limiter 3 times! I drove horribly on Day 2. First run was my fastest clan run. Everything was dirty and I overdrove the 3rd run. Note to self, don't change anything for the 3rd run setup wise. I let out too much rear tire pressure when all the other runs I didn't touch anything. That costed me a place up a trophy spot. However still held 4/13 for the last trophy spot! This was my first ever national trophy!
So today's Autocross was the local BMW club. I was in a class with 15 people. I didn't realize I was until I saw the live timing. At first I really hated the course on the 1st run. There were so many braking zones. The more I drove it, the better I liked it since I stopped using the brakes and just lifted off the throttle. Here was the fastest run to win the class!
Hi all. Just went to another local event yesterday. It was a fun course but I blew the flex pipe. It's gonna get a new one hopefully on wednesday when my co driver takes it to the exhaust shop. I also saw my right front bilstein started to leak. I made another order for FCP euro for a replacement. Hopefully nothing else breaks ever!
Cars like Porsche have dry sump oil systems to keep engine from becoming oil starved during repetitive hard cornering...is running a baffled oil pan suggested/recommended for events like this ?
Cars like Porsche have dry sump oil systems to keep engine from becoming oil starved during repetitive hard cornering...is running a baffled oil pan suggested/recommended for events like this ?
I've only heard of one person running a baffled oil pad and he made it himself. I've never see one for sale. I have seen an add-on baffle for a R53, but personally didn't think it would do much. My experience and what I have read is that if you keep the oil pan full you won't have a problem. According to Harry's lap timer I push over 1g cornering on the track to put a point of reference on that comment. I think the biggest problem MINIs have with oil is when the auxiliary water pump for the turbo dies, the oil gets cooked with any hard driving. Hope that helps.
PS. On the way here, I hit some tires and bent the ac condenser which also bent the radiator. Luckily nothing was leaking. However the e fan was rubbing on the cooling fins. SIGH. so as a temporary fix we got some washers and spaced the e fan out a bit.
After Solo Nats, I went to my local BMWCCA Auto x Club. It looks like I still got it! I was the fastest non S mini which doesn't say much since I am the only Non S mini that shows up anyways. this was my hero run. I can't believe I'm about 2 second behind a mildly prepped DS mini.
Fastest scratch from Sunday. Right after this run, a fiesta ran the same time and both of us would've tied for 2nd/10 drivers. But I coned it. Grant Reeve, former SSR champion beat us both by over a second.
I couldn't get any faster in the afternoon unfortunately. Also the brake light came on. I checked and it looks like my fronts need some new pads. So I put in an order for some Hawk HPS for the fronts.
good to see you're keeping at it - sadly i've put mine up for sale, i'm thinking about getting a brz lol
Originally Posted by Burglar
Friends don't let friends buy Twins.
Originally Posted by kyoo
lol! sadly the momentum seems to be swinging in their direction. i think it'll be good for a 3-4 year run before going something else
Yeah. I'm going to keep at it until I pay the car off.
SSC? That's the problem with street class. Some car will dominate for 3-4 years, then it switches because something faster comes along and gets buried. Higher prep class- car breaks more often and you run the risk of not having available parts and having to fab up your own. what i'd like to see is someone make an EP Mini. that would be sick!
Anyways yesterday was my last autox of the season. And it was raining. The last 3 autox events i went to were all raining like wtf. Front tires are all bald.
So it looks like I will have to get rid of my MINI. I am expecting a baby boy the week of Solo Nats and I am in need of a 4 door car. I am sad to have to see this car go. This was one of the most reliable autocross cars I have ever owned! It was also very fun! I would hope other MINI owners would let me drive their Minis too.
However I still do owe money on it and will have to trade it in. I am looking at 2009-2011 Civic SI Sedans. I will be pulling the shocks and JCW springs off and posting them for sale if anyone wants them. I will also have the Rota Slipstreams for sale too since they're tiny and legal for HS.
