Quite frankly, I left time out on the course.
BUT, before you go judging by simply reading the paper, you need to consider when each car ran. D Stock ran on Tues/Weds in the 5th/last heat. H Stock ran on Thurs/Friday in the 3rd heat.
Because the Pro Solo was more important to me, we ran the fresh tires in their prime during that. Then I used the same tires flipped inside out for the Nationals.
The Cooper S is a fast car, but there aren't many places on the autocross where that power can really be applied. For both the South and North courses, there was only ONE place where I think the Cooper S's power did anymore than a Cooper. This spot was on the North course which was after the second to last turn before the finish. It was, if driven correctly, a kinked straight-away for about 75 yards.
Where does this bring us? Well, I've already got a letter in to the SEB about reclassing the Cooper S to G Stock (as well as bringing the Celica GTS down to GS WITH the Celica GT).
There are plenty of competitive cars for D Stock, but none of them are FWD non-LSD cars.
Is it possible for the Cooper S to run faster than I made it this year? You bet. Could it ever be fast enough to come close in D Stock? Not a chance.
In autocross trim, my car is under 2500lbs. Funny, the Type R with it's LSD and it's 25hp more are ALSO under 2500lbs in autocross trim...
- 2005 G Stock '05 MINI or it's back to a Miata in C Stock
- 2004 G Stock 2nd place Pro Solo, 9th Place Solo II
- 2003 STX 5th place Pro Solo, 6th Place Solo II
- 2002 H Stock Pro Solo National Champion
