After reading about alignment I was thinking of getting my stock 2006 MCS aligned. I do HPDE and autocross. Can anyone recommend a place around Downers Grove, Illinois (west of Chicago) for alignment, or at least how to pick a competent place?

I was thinking of:
Front camber (not adjustable)
Front toe 1/16" (-0.06 degrees) out
Rear camber -1.0
Rear toe 1/16" (0.06 degrees) in

How does that sound?

 

Since you can't make any camber adjustments in front, I'd say those look good...

How much track work vs. autocross? Adding slight toe out in front will require paying more attention on straights and in fast turns on the track... Neutral toe in front would be a better setting if you do more track work. BUT, if you autocross more, slight toe out up front ROCKS. I used to run slight toe out in front and neutral toe in the rear, but now that the Cooper's been relegated to track-only duty (no AX), I went back to neutral toe in front. This setup (toe out front, neutral rear) was more of a handful at the track and required very, very smooth inputs in fast turns... Now, it's neutral toe up front and slight toe in out back...

Slight toe in for the rear - check!

 

http://www.euroquipe.com/

I can't give first hand experience, but a few members of the club have mentioned them before.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. I may go with neutral toe in front as a starting point (play it safe) and see how that works.

I sent a message to Euroquipe asking about their services.