Solo 2 @ Atwater Sunday , Sept. 7. Novice and Street Modified (SM) work first session in the afternoon and run the last session of the day. You need to be there around 11:30 to noon to tech and register.
Details @ www.fresnoscca.com

P.S. I'll be in Santa Cruz all weekend so won't be able to attend.

 

I hope to be in Fresno tomorrow...Fair warning.
I have a photo CD for Chris and the DVD of the HOD track Day at ThunderHill for Chris and Cliff. Dr. Steve will be holding it for ransom at the shop sometime after 1pm..!!

 

You're the Man.

I'll be in LA tomorrow and thursday but I'll make it by friday to pick it up.

 

Just be sure to leave some $$ with Steve to put on my account...... On account that I still have things to add the the MINI.....

 

Don't forget the transport and doc fees.

 

I'm wallpapering the front bathroom but I'll drop everything and see if I can remember how to get to Fresno...... Ah retirement.... it's so over-rated.

Thanks for adding to the expanding ' William Gagan Library '.

 

And the all important "Handling" fee......

 

Speedventures @ Buttonwillow Sept 26-28

Config #13 on 26th & 28th
Config #18 on 27th

$170 on 26th
$190 on 27,28th

If you don't have a helmet rental is $20
Transponder rental is $20 if you want one

I'll be there on Friday the 26th...hope to see some other Minis

 

//MZero
Would love to come down but not in the budget right now.
How do you like your Dunlop Z1's? Need some new "shoes" and was looking at those. Got good rateing from Tire Rack. Cheaper than the GY F1's I have now......which are toast. 1/2 dozen AutoX and another 6+ track days were the killer.
thanks,

 

Honestly I'd have to say my Z1 Star Specs are the best street tire I have ever used. I've tried (on other cars) S02s, BFG KD's, Fuzion ZRi's, Hankook RS2's, and several others...the are by FAR my favorite. I highly recommend them. However I don't think you will see a whole lot of life on them.

 

Tire life is not an issue for me. My MINI was 4yrs old in August and only 36kmi., on my 3rd set of tires....soon to be 4th set. Not my daily driver, mostly weekend twisties, occasional AutoX and 4-5 track days per year pretty well eat them up.
Thanks again for your input.

 

Awesome, then I'm sure you will love them!

Also Norcal UFO AutoX in Marina, Oct 5th...I'll be there. I know its a long way for you guys from the valley, considering you have Atwater. But for us costals...this is our best (2hr drive for me ).

 

Cliff.....or anyone else for that matter,
Did you see this?http://track.sacramentoareamiata.org/

 

WOW thats a great price. If you do it Willum I'll do it.

 

Cliff and I did it last year and it was a hoot. Ferrari's, Vets, Vipers, and a whole gaggle of Miata's. Can't remember if this was the time that Cliff tossed is belt....but think it was. Fist time that Loly and Terri had seen us on the track.
I have some issues with work around that time frame that needs to get resolved before I can commit. + new tires and rotors going on soon.

 

I'm good on the brakes now but I need new tires BAD. Keep me posted

 

^ Nice, that looks fun. To bad I have no chance of getting to any track days before March...no money.

But there is a Speedventures event being held at buttonwillow on 27...I'm planning to go to that event. As well as all the NorCal UFO points events, one coming up next weekend. Maybe I'll see some of you guys at the track this year

January:
10-11 Streets of Willow
24 Buttonwillow #13 CW

February:
7-8 Willow Springs
20 Streets of Willow

March:
6 Streets of Willow
19-20 Infineon
27 Buttonwillow #13 CW

April:
10 Streets of Willow
11 Thunderhill
18-19 Buttonwillow (config TBD)

May:
1 Willow Springs
9-10 Streets of Willow
15-17 Auto Club Speedway (?)
30-31 Buttonwillow (config TBD)

June:
13-14 Auto Club Speedway & AutoX
19 Streets of Willow
27-28 Willow Springs

August:
1-2 Buttonwillow #13 CW
15-16 Auto Club Speedway
21-23 Laguna Seca - Full Course CCW

September:
11 Streets of Willow
18-20 Auto Club Speedway
26-27 Buttonwillow #13 CW

October:
8-9 Infineon
10-11 Willow Springs
23 Streets of Willow

November:
6-8 Streets of Willow
20-22 Auto Club Speedway

December:
4-6 Streets of Willow
20 Buttonwillow #13 CW

 

Got the date circled on my calendar. These Miata folks put on a fun event and they're right there with us on lap times.

Got to scratch the itch at Buttonwillow the first weekend of 09 with some SCCA guys. It was a 'test and tune day' for some really neat equipment and drivers. Would you believe only 17 cars in the paddock all day and all of them faster than snot. Ron (Miata) and I (Mini ) were the slowest on track. (CW #13 configuration @ 2:22) There were times I was by myself lap after lap and other times I was using my mirrors like crazy. Even had an apex stolen in a sweeping right hander. It was a day I'll always remember.

 

Thunderhill tomorrow with trackmasters. I'll be taking the new race car out for it's first run. For those that don't know I bought Randy Webbs "Mule" off ebay last month. I'll be racing it in the USTCC with NASA this season.
Some picks here http://www.flickr.com/photos/26328383@N06/

NASA is a good group for track days $150 a day, free bbq on sat nite and you get to watch racing in between you track time.
schedule for norcal http://www.nasaproracing.com/schedules/norcal2008.html

 

Vince,
Good for you....I'd heard that you were going to be running USTCC this year but I couldn't see you stripping down your daily driver for that....
Some pretty cool parts on the Mule and it "was" a pretty fast car at one time. Hope you get it sorted out. Did you already have the trailer? How did you get it out here from Colorado?
I'm hoping to get involved with NASA this year, but in any event.....We'll be there to root you and Jerry on...

 

Willum, The car came on a new trailer. The second owner, who bought it last year from Randy Webb, bought a new flat bed trailer for it to haul from Colorado to Pheonix. He took very good care of it and updated some stuff. He is taking a job in Australia and didn't want to ship any vehicles.
Yesterday at Thunderhill. First session just took it slow to get used to the handling. Second session started to get a little more aggresive after warming up the tires then got black flagged for noise. apparently I was over the 103db limit. I figured I would be loud since it is a straight 3" pipe. Missed the third session, had an elbow welded on at the track machine shop to point the exhaust away from the sound tester. Went out for the fourth session and was doing well until the engine died. Fuel was down to an 8th tank so maybe sucked up air? Towed back in since it would fire but not run. Filled the tank but still would not idle and seemed to run rough. Called it a day.
Look forward to seeing you and others out at the NASA events.
vince

 

Bummer.......just got an Email that this was cancelled.

 

Looks like Hooked On Driving ( HOD ) has finally gotten its spring events calendar together.

Feb. 12............. Laguna Seca

Feb. 20.............Thunderhill

Mar. 18.............Laguna Seca

Mar. 20.............Thunderhill

April 17.............Thunderhill

May 15.............Thunderhill

No word on any Mini track days so far but there is usually two per year.
Details at : http://www.hookedondriving.com

 

Sorry that I didn't put the HOD web address in correctly the first time. Here is the correct clickable address. Check-out the Gallery section. There are neat videos in there of what a typical day at the track entails.

 

Hey guys, there are only three people signed up so far for the autox school on the 28th and Joe and I are two of them. Cliff, are you going to be an instructor?

Steve