This not an M2C2 event, but I am sure a few M2C2 members will attend.
This Phil Wicks School is being sponsored by Hendrick MINI and they have bought the price down according to Ed Keady manager of Hendrick MINi in Charlotte. Ed has ask me to post this information and let all know that this school is open to everyone at this price.

 

Just signed up for the two days, anybody else going from the triad, nc area?

 

I am glad to hear that someone else from the group is planning on attending. I am from near Durham and planning on attending the school. Look forward to meeting many more MINI drivers.


Dave

 

I will be there and will be a MINI novice instructor. I get the newbies !!

 

No coupon is needed for the discount. Just give us a call to sign up! We have an '05 Cooper S supplied by MINI USA for demonstration drives. We will waive the late fee if you sign up this week -- until July 23. Just a few spots left.

Go to www.minidriving.com for contact information. Or call 615-354-5576.

Phil Wicks

 

Getting close and I think there is still room for more MINIs !!! This track is a blast!! If you have not done this you should give it a try. Come with good brake pads and tires.

 

I'm going. Who else?

 

Be careful but have fun.

 

That means you get me I'll be there Saturday.

I've been telling my wife I wanted this for my birthday for the last couple of months. I opened my gift and there was the gift certificate! Woo hoo!

 

Where is everyone staying? I have to get a hotel somewhere Friday night and I'm having a hard time finding one. Any locals have suggestions?

 

We are staying in Camden. I forget the motel.....Colony something. I will check. It seemed quite reasonable from what I remember.

 

Cool. Let me know. I'm not brining the wife so the quality of the hotel isn't too important. I just need a place to lay my head without roaches running across my feet :smile:

 

There's a motel right in Kershaw, the Executive Inn 803 475 7575, just a few minutes from the track. Several of us stayed there last November and it was reasonably priced and clean.

 

http://www.camdencolonyinn.com/

This is where we are staying.

 

So how did it go? How many MINIs show up?
I wasn't able to attend this one, but may go the the September event.
I hope everyone had a fun time and learned alot.

 

As usual, it was fun for most everyone. I forgot to count but I think it was just under a dozen MINIs. Mostly dry on Saturday but wet late in the day.....mostly wet on Sunday but a dry session or two in the early afternoon.

It was a very disappointing weekend for me as Casper developed a problem on the 1st green lap of the 1st session on Saturday. Looks likely to be a failure of the supercharger bypass valve.

I tried running the intermediate group in David's car but it was right after his run time and it just wasn't working out with the brakes. I was able to use Phil's school MINI for a few sessions but all in all, not so happy for me. I love the track at Kershaw and had been looking forward to it for several months.

I'll be back in September though.

 

Thanks for the update.
Sorry to here about Casper's illness. What a bummer.

I know that the rain can discourage people from going out, but a wet track is a great opportunity to learn how the car handles in less than perfect conditions.

Hopefully I will see you in Sept.

 

PS: Leave the DSC ON at Track speeeds in the WETT

It will really show you how the DSC works and what a safety feature it is

 

I like track, wet or dry. I do not like track with no car. :smile:

I don't think any of the MINIs bailed out. It was some of the open cars and the ones that didn't handle as well that loaded up.

 

It was incredible! I'm glad my instructor was patient... I'm sure there were a few times that he wanted to slap me :smile:. I had to learn to slow down to hit the corners right. When I went too fast I would lose concentration and miss a corner which would take me off line for the next corner or two.

The experience was amazing. Probably the most fun I have ever had. Now, to find a place to practice.

The wet condition on the last session really gave me more confidence in the car and my abilities. Suddenly driving home in the rain on a 70 mph highway didn't seem like that big of a deal. Ditto on the DSC post above!

I have a couple of pics that are "ok" at best. I'll post later.

I counted 14 MINIs... all S's while I was waiting. That number didn't include the intermediates that were on the track at the time.

 

This is a pic of us waiting for inspection.


This is where we parked while waiting for our classes to be called to the track. The cars were so spread out it was hard to get a good photo.





They took photos of all the MINIs and drivers lined up in the pits, but I have no idea how to get a copy.

 

I am not sure who was taking the photo will check and see.

 

So, how was the tire wear? I know some in the past have burned a fe sets up at CMP.

 

Noticeable but not terrible.

 

Totally against my wishes my Yokos only had the 10 hours travel time.

Husband had relatively new Azenis and "enthusiastically enjoys his track time". His look good after two days but it was wet and a bit slower about 1/2 the time.