Calling all fast Bay Area MINIs!

Siddhartha · 2006-09-10 17:16:59

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2620426934_86622bcfd1_o.jpg In traffic at Turn2, Infineon Raceway. Photo by Jim Williams I just thought you folks might like to know what I've done and am doing for MINIUSA in my Rookie season in the Western US Touring Car Championship Pro Series, thanks to my sponsors. MiniMania (http://www.minimania.com/) and Bay Bridge Motors. (http://baybridgemotors.com/) To see the current points chart, go to ustcc.com (http://ustcc.com/) then click on "points". As you can see, I am 4th in points for the overall championship, 1st in points for Rookie of the Year, and Bob Scheer and I have combined to place MINI at the top of the Manufacturer's Championship with three events to go. I've had one podium finish, but didn't submit for contingency money because there were only 9 cars in the field. I'm hoping to make it back up there when there are 10 or more runners. You can find me on page 137 of the October Issue of Grassroots Motorsports and on Final Drive TV #3 in the photo/video section of ustcc.com (http://ustcc.com/) (to play the video, choose #3, then mouse to the top of the screen and click "download this video" on the pop up button.) I still feel I need some help with my stock JCW ECM programming. According to my dyno tests, my air/fuel mixture goes flat right at 4000 rpm and I believe that's affecting my power output at higher rpm's. I'm looking for an ECU flash that I can download to my laptop and upload to my ECM that will deal with this problem. I figure this is something the MINI engineers can help me with - especially given all those John Cooper "Racing is in our blood" ads. Here's a racer who needs some help. When one of my competitors who runs a Chevy Cobalt had problems, 2 GM engineers hopped on a plane and showed up the next day to work on his car. I don't expect THAT kind of support, but it would be great to have SOME kind! Next event - August 23-24 at Thunderhill. Ya'll come! Cheers, Jerry At speed, Infineon Raceway. Photo by Jim Williams http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2623182082_1d18515ac8_o.jpg

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Aug 17, 2008 | 10:06 AM

#701

Siddhartha

Thread Starter

5th Gear

Joined: Oct 2003

Posts: 696

Likes: 0

From: Reno

5th Round, USTCC, Thunderhill, August 23-24

In traffic at Turn2, Infineon Raceway. Photo by Jim Williams

I just thought you folks might like to know what I've done and am doing for MINIUSA in my Rookie season in the Western US Touring Car Championship Pro Series, thanks to my sponsors. MiniMania and Bay Bridge Motors.

To see the current points chart, go to ustcc.com then click on "points".

As you can see, I am 4th in points for the overall championship, 1st in points for Rookie of the Year, and Bob Scheer and I have combined to place MINI at the top of the Manufacturer's Championship with three events to go. I've had one podium finish, but didn't submit for contingency money because there were only 9 cars in the field. I'm hoping to make it back up there when there are 10 or more runners.

You can find me on page 137 of the October Issue of Grassroots Motorsports and on Final Drive TV #3 in the photo/video section of ustcc.com (to play the video, choose #3, then mouse to the top of the screen and click "download this video" on the pop up button.)

I still feel I need some help with my stock JCW ECM programming. According to my dyno tests, my air/fuel mixture goes flat right at 4000 rpm and I believe that's affecting my power output at higher rpm's. I'm looking for an ECU flash that I can download to my laptop and upload to my ECM that will deal with this problem. I figure this is something the MINI engineers can help me with - especially given all those John Cooper "Racing is in our blood" ads. Here's a racer who needs some help.

When one of my competitors who runs a Chevy Cobalt had problems, 2 GM engineers hopped on a plane and showed up the next day to work on his car. I don't expect THAT kind of support, but it would be great to have SOME kind!

Next event - August 23-24 at Thunderhill. Ya'll come!

Cheers,

Jerry

At speed, Infineon Raceway. Photo by Jim Williams