yesturday was the first time i had the chance to autocross the cooper, my 3rd time total/ever in 4 years time. and it was a blast. hands down the best handling stock car i have ever driven now. i ended up taking first in H stock, but with only 5 drivers in the category... but still, i got a niffty plaque from the scca.

a pic of the course map-
http://www.worscca.org/images/solo/courses/2007/PE7.gif

heres a link to the results if your interested- http://www.worscca.org/solo/results/...70930_fin_.htm

my names shawn, the only 02 cooper in HS. i think i did fairly well when even compared to the other classes. everyone was having a good time listening to me squeal around the course as i am even on STOCK TIRES!!!
i posted this in 1st gear... but noone seemed to care .
but thought i would put it here also to let those who do autocross check it out and maybe give some input on stock upgrades that you personaly love.

1 pic of the starting gate-



and 2 of the final hard right-





-shawn

 

somebody liked slaloms!

The MC is very competitive in HS. Heck, I have an HS MC (on R-comps) that beats the heck out of my SM MCS that has twice as much HP (but I am on street tires) in my local events.

R-compound tires make all the difference. I plan on getting a third set of wheels so I can have R-comps next season (I have a summer/road couse set, and a all-season/winter set)

 

maybe ill see if someone local will let me use a set of r-comps for a day. it will have to be a pretty impressive improvment to convince me to spend the money. but despite, i am going to be purchasing another set of wheels with summer performance tires and using my current ones for designated snows.