I will be arriving Thursday the 20th to get settled in for the Prosolo. Anyway, who else will be there?

Craig Wilcox
99/199 G-Stock

 

Coming in on Sunday evening and working waiver Monday afternoon

 

I will be there to bring up the rear in G-stock Solo. Never tried pro solo. I was planning on showing up Wed Night Maybe I am confused and should get there sooner?????? This will be my first time so I really don't know what to expect? Is it silimer to the dividional I was at in KC????

 

team bradley ( jeff and jodi) will be there!

Still not sure we can make it to the pro though.

 

I wouldn't be too sure of that!

I'll be there co-driving with locobrit in his 2007 MCS, we plan on arriving late on the 22nd so we can run at the Test N Tune on the 23rd.

Jason Sukey #166 GS

 

Dani and I are rolling in Thursday, too. We'll be staying on site in a trailer

d&d
GS 27
GSL 27

 

We'll see you guys there

#53 GS

 

I'll be there in an 07 Cooper. Been about a year since my last AutoX, so I'm rusty.

WAY
#90 HS

 

Tuesday's Prelim results are posted....

H-stock: 27 drivers... 1st MINI is in 6th place. Way is in 12th
http://www.scca.com/documents/result...uesprelims.pdf
SoCal local James Wilson was 5th in his Subaru Impreza. Great to see James doing well. He's a very good driver and a good guy.

 

Dave, you and I seem to be the only ones that care :( - plus the members of the board that are actually there duking it out on the second course. I posted another thread in the H-Stock forum before I saw your post.

I am pretty surprised to see the standings so far, especially after Per's comments on the courses being pretty transition heavy compared to last year. Maybe the crummy weather yesterday played a role.

 

H-stock is posted
http://www.scca.com/documents/result...WedResults.pdf

1st: Jack Burns 2007 Mazda 3
2nd: G J Dxon 2002 MINI Cooper
3rd Chang Ho Kim 1989 Honda Civic Si
4th Matt Murray 1996 BMW 318i
5th David Patrick 2001 Honda Civic EX
6th James Wilson 1998 Subar Impreza
7th Dan Marx 2004 MINI COOPER
8th Eric Jonasch 2006 MINI COOPER
9th Larry Harts 2004 MINI COOPER
10th James Harn 2005 MINI COOOPER
11th Wes Jenrich 2002 MINI COOER
12th Scott Bourne 2001 Honda Civic EX
13th Mark McKnight 2006 Mazda 3
14th Bruce Bellom 2007 MINI COOPER
15th Waylen Hunsucker 2007 MINI COOPER
....27 entries total in HS

 

When I as buying a car, everyone said you need to get as new of a mini as possible and definatenly a '05+.

Its interesting to see that there is no apparent correlation between model year and trophy position.

 

I don't compete in HS so I am not sure, but I heard that the 05 model is a bit easier to prep for HS because of more adjustability in camber/toe in the rear... or something along those lines.

Regarding the results, which are now final I guess, the fact that the Mazda3 took the win is not shocking, it almost did last year. But what is amazing to see is a variety of other cars that came in ahead of the well driven Minis. This is in a class that was pretty much dominated by the Cooper for years. Definitely a shake up. I still think the weather on Tuesday had something to do with it.

 

GS results are up for the 1st day the first 14 places are .83 of the leader with a Spec- V in second. It doesn't look like the turbo is an advantage....

http://www.scca.com/eventresults.aspx?event=5632&hub=3

select the west course results

 

It's worth checking out today's STX results as well.

 

Oh man Craig. Doesn't get much closer than that!!!!

I know you were on the wrong end of .017 seconds from your view point, but nice job anyway.

Scott
90SM

 

Yeah, it was quite a rush. Today, I'm kicking myself for the fact that I couldn't get the car into 3rd gear on the home stretch on my last run though(quickest day 2 run). It was only a split second, but, I guess thats where I lost it. I definitely should have shifted a slight bit earlier like I did on run's 1 and 2.

Anyway, I'm already anticipating next year, hopefully an 08 JCW in DS? :-)

 

If next year's courses are anything like this years, an 08 JCW will destroy DS. want a co-driver?

 

Where any of the 17" wheel guys shifting to third? Interesting to note that the top two guys were on 16"s.

Thanks to sm2dan, I know that the tire gauge I use in the MINI needs to be replaced...it's reading 8 lbs. high, where it wasn't earlier this year. No wonder I was getting so much rollover at 43psi. Doh. I wish there was a calibrator that you could check these things on on a regular basis.

 

On Day 2 may first run had me bouncing the rev limiter for a long time on my first run. My 2nd run as soon as I shifted to 3rd I smacked a cone. I couldn't find a comfortable spot to shift safely so I just bounced it again on run #3 any didn't go any quicker. I was on 17s.

Per, I think the tire gauge calibration would be a great service that perhaps Bridgestone, Kumho or Hoosier could provide. Of course, I wonder if mine was reading incorrectly, though I wasn't rolling the shoulders too badly.

d

 

I took the three gauges here at home and check them against each other and they were all different by several pounds. The one I was using in Topeka was reading the highest. I've got a few Longacres on the way that have been freshly calibrated...I smell a small tech story coming up.

I was only bouncing the rev-limiter near the finish on my 45.1. Probably could have gone through that finish slalom a little faster in 3rd..but not much. Oddly enough, my 45.1 was 10th fastest (I think) but didn't move me anywhere from my 18th spot. Wow, I dug myself a seriously bad hole that first day (as did Kim, those friggin' cones on Day 1 cost her 8 spots.)
Per

 

Ya know, I took two passes in the Bradley's Mini during the Test & Tune and they use the same gauge that you have (liquid filled) and it read really high. I was wondering if it was the actual pressure or not, so I lowered them a bit for my runs to what I thought was more normal. I think a tech article on gauges would be a GREAT thing!

d

 

The lack of grip was just astonishing! Granted, our car was moderately prepared for STX (wheels, tires (not shaved), 1.3 negative camber, swaybar, exhaust) but a fully prepared STX MINI would have still suffered!

Just for comparison: The 7th place BMW we keep up with just fine here at home. The Colorado WRX that finished 8 thousandths behind me is beat by 1.5-2 seconds at every race here on home turf.

Front wheel drive is an absolute handicap on that horrible surface they call asphalt! I see no good future for any MINI in STX as long as that surface is so slick.

Makes me think the moon like surface of Forbes Field wasn't so bad after all. (Ok, venting over, now I've got to figure out a plan for next year...stock classes are calling again.)

 

Kelly

I feel your pain, its a near impossible task for any Mini in STX, not to mention one thats not prepped/tuned at HPT. Anyway, why not go to DSP? I think with Thursday/Friday being the run time for DSP next year at nats, a Mini on 275/35/15's with unlimited boost would have a legit shot. I'd love to give it a whirl but cannot afford the parts/wheels/tires on my daily driven 07 MCS.

 

I winced at the .017, and congratulate you on a VERY fine drive on what was reputedly a tough surface.