I updated the name of this thread.

 

I'll help set-up and possibly coach but I'm not enrolling.

Whatyoumean my excuse ladden friend. I managed to win a few sessions last year even with street tires. See you two there.

 

Thanks Brad.

 

To bad its May 25 th. We have a river play day and Minis like the day in the water. Oh, I'm sorry I meant Mini Owners like to sit in the water and drink their beer.

 

Completely forgot about the river run. Looks like there is plenty of things to do for the Mini crowd.




No one should be just:

 

Anyone running this Sunday in Atwater?

 

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Kevin Molineaux <arcaneauto@sbcglobal.net>
To: midcalminis@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 9:22:17 AM
Subject: autocross

Hi Rob; The Porsche club will be holding an autocross this Sunday, the 13th. If any of your group would like to come run, you’d be more than welcome. Cost is $30.00/driver and includes lunch. Setup/registration opens between 7:30 and 8:00. I guarantee you’ll get more than the 3 or 4 runs you’d get at an SCCA event and we have electricity and flush toilets! Google directions to 12801 W. Shields Ave. Kerman . Any questions, feel free to call at 499-1041 or email me at this address.

Kevin
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Bummer....Will be up in Dunsmuir with REME this weekend. Haven't done a single AutoX this year....slacker!

 

Believe me your not missing a thing. Went out to 12801 W. Shields to check-out the Porsche Club site and was very disappointed at what I found. The size and configuration of the asphalt available was not enough for any acceptable course. It's looks to be a little more than half the size of the Fresno Fair Grounds site used by the SCCA. Just too small. Hope I'm wrong and am looking forward to Sundays particpants coming back and telling me just how wrong I was.

 

Had a great time in Dunsmuir. Just shy of 800mi for the trip. It looked like the entire west slope of the mountains above Redding were on fire. I see that you posted the you are coming up to HOD mini's in August, is Lolie going to come along too? Terri will be there also. I need to get to EBmini to have the tensioner pulley checked (making a racket...again) and test fit my race pads then should be good to go. You, me, Hans, Kat and Brent...should be a fun time....and it will be a "freshly" paved track!! Whoo Hoo! Oh, and Rob will have is Clubman on track instead of his "classic" and was pretty quick on some of the twisty's around Mt. Shasta this weekend.

 

Yah I'll be there san Lolie who will be working. Chris and I will be the only ones to go north to hang with the Red Wood Empire folks. Lookin' forward to testing out the new surface. Hope it's an improvement to what was already a good surface.
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See you there!

 

Event #7 at Atwater. Street Modified (SM) register between 11:30 and 12:30. First run for afternoon group starts at 12:45. SM runs first and works second.

Detail @ www.fresnoscca.com/

 

darn, wish i would have seen tis earlier. would have made the drive. bummer

 

I moved over here for this topic. How did the rotors hold up? The Poly-Bs seem to eat the rotor. I haven't run the track that direction yet, but GPS the other direction read 115 mph last time. I really had to brake hard at the end of the straight to not run off the track. I think I could have been even faster if I had not been chicken and entered the straight faster. Though I might have had trouble slowing for the turn if I'd been faster.

Steve

 

I ran with my BP-20's instead of the Poly-B's because I was too lazy to swap them out at the track. We headed over to the coast for a couple of days then back to T-hill on Sunday to watch Jerry run in the USTCC race before heading home. Rotors still look good....after 10+ track days, but I'm sure they are getting thin. This weekend will be a "prevent maint" MINI work day. As I said before, pads are 1/2 gone after 1 track day, but I was leaning on them pretty hard.
I think both Cliff and Chris were running the Poly-B's so maybe they can chime in.

 

I was just wondering if the BP-20's were as close to as bad as the Poly-B's since I know Cliff has been eating rotors. Pads are easy and not too expensive so I like the fact that they didn't destroy the rotors and still stopped well. I did like the stopping power when I switched out Chris' BP-20's for the Poly-B's. When is your next track event?

Steve

 

I'll know more about the condition of the rotors when I pull everything apart this weekend. Next track day..?? I need to let my "check book" recover a bit after the "emergency" crank pulley replacement, the "tune", HOD/MMMT event costs...and of course, my digital camera decided to take a dump over the weekend.

 

You are helping the economy.

Steve

 

I do what I can......

 

Go here for photo's from Thunderhill. #3 is Cliff, #31 is Chris and #57 is me.
http://gotbluemilk.com/web080821/

 

Got the rotors resurfaced this AM. Those poly Bs pads can really build-up heat and warp a rotor. From now on no more race pads.

 

Loved the Poly B's but like cliff said they warp and crew up rotors.

 

Thanks for posting. I was going to see if I could give either you or cliff some money and get a copy of the group pictures.

 

Well, I think I will stick with the BP-20's. When I get as fast as my MINI (not likely), I will change.

Steve

 

No problem...I'll burn a copy and drop it off with Steve in the next couple of weeks.