i got to drive my mini on mazda's testing road and i have never had so much fun driving. its a private road so there was no fear of cops, and none of my friends could keep up with me. the only bad part of the day was after the downhill section i burned up my brakes and had to wait for them to cool.

i might post a vid soon

 

sounds like a hell of alot of fun.

 

Please post a vid.

 

That sounds like a blast!

 

You should try a BMWCCA track day and get some instruction on track. It's highly addictive!

Check motorsportsreg.com for events near you.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA_x1ZTED7E
my mini pops in about halfway through, the vid is decent but it gives a nice shot at what the road was like

 

The BMW probably wasn't happy you left him

 

Hey that looks like a road that connects San Gabriel Mt range to Mt Baldy area. Is it??? If so I drove that thinking it was a private service road (county) cause had gates but MINI fit around.

 

its mazda's zoom zoom road off the ortega hwy just past caspers park in san juan, ca

 

Thanks
Google Earth now

 

Sounds like fun.

What other Mazdas were there?

BMW car club events are very very well organized and run. Often involving experienced track officials and crew to ensure safety for all at the event.
Usually a very worthwhile experience if you can find one nearby to sign up for.

What tires were you running on? The stock runflats or something else?

 

the road wasnt really intended to be raced on that day with a speed limit posted at 30, the raod was just the only way to get to a car show. and of course every1 drove it as fast as they could. one way up, and once down

 

OK, I see from your video how it was.

Sometimes the best strategy given the situation is to make sure that the spacing between cars is even and big enough to let everyone safely negotiate the course. Faster guys first or stop and let the others go a bit before heading up or down instead of getting bunched up (3 cars in the video).

Bunching up is a common problem on the track or on a course. Experienced drivers will always seek to get better spacing one way or another.

If that driving was fun, check out a driving school. Could be interesting and also learn how to drive a long downhill course without overheating the brakes.

 

on the way down, we went in order from fastest to slowest. mini, 1 series, a3, a4. heres a better vid from the a3's point of view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF85hn0kzqM

 

It kinda funny how, in the first video, the BMW seems to be working hard while your MINI looks like it's taking a stroll in the park.

 

So I'm in a local car club and we just got full access to this private road. If your interested in joining shoot me a pm. or aim me at disco77stu. we're sponsored by eurojet and vivid racing and hit up all the local car shows & of course always do canyon runs.

 

where you from? im from la but right now i am at school in san luis obispo so if u r close i might be interested in joining with my mini cooper s.

 

Hehe, my thoughts exactly. I was just like "Is it me, or does the BMW seem to be struggling to keep up?"

 

located in orange county CA