Competitive Driving Event - Oct 8, 2006

[blalor]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but where's this thing actually located? The MoP site says something about Centennial? Is this event at the MoP MINI dealership?

[snid]

Not at the MINI dealership. About 5 minutes away at their big BMW service center on Centennial Drive (a business park nearby). Someone else can step in with directions, as it's a mess.

[LePew]

7 Centennial Drive, at the BMW Peabody Service Center - directions:

BMW Peabody - Service Department

[snid]

A coat of wax has been applied and is about to be buffed off, so I'm ready to go?!?

[Sheenabea]

Quote: Originally Posted by snid (original)

A coat of wax has been applied and is about to be buffed off, so I'm ready to go?!?

You need the Simple Pink to make your wheels clean and flowery fresh first!

[snid]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheenabea (original)

You need the Simple Pink to make your wheels clean and flowery fresh first!

Too late for the daily wheels:



But the track wheels are sitting there waiting to be cleaned...

[Actual Size]

Have fun everyone!!!

[Bonnie Blue]

Yes you all have fun! Unfortunately, I have a nasty cold/bronchitis & can't get too excited about anything, or I'll cough my head off.

[Actual Size]

Get well soon. Hope it's not the same thing Laurie and I have. It's been almost a month and we're still not quite over it.

[holdenontoit]

I had an absolute blast! this was my first foray into autocross and perhaps my last .There is something about beating the ever loving snot out of a car that you have really grown to like. I commited the cardinal sin in my first run after lunch: TURN THE DSC OFF, STUPID! my best run of the day was 22.70 seconds and I couldn't seem to get er done any better than that. The day's best run was done by a full blown BMW race car (Z3?) at 20 seconds, so I didn't feel too bad and the same guy driving Pat's car came close to that again . I won a hat and had a good couple o' hamburgers.Kudos to Paul, Gary and the entire rest of the crew at MoP . there were a couple of classic minis, a cool lotus super 7 and a lotus elise (who's driver was clueless how to drive it ) Wish I had unlimited cash and time to really pursue this . Jock

[Sheenabea]

It was a beautiful, perfect sunny day for such a wonderful event! Thanks to Paul, Gary, and everyone else who made it possible and fun! It was my first (and most likely NOT) attempt at autocrossing and I felt it went quite well! Not the fastest times of the day, but I improve each run through and even got to beat... I mean drive... Brian's MINI (thanks Brian!) Also, thanks Jock for letting me test out your short shifter. Perhaps once I get the tranny taken care of, I can start a few mods.

Great day and great people!

[bjl]

Yeah, I had a really good time too. It was also my first autocorss type thing. My best time was 23.044. I have a Cooper S auto and it shifted into 2nd gear a couple of times, which slowed me down a tiny bit. I'm amazed at what these cars can do stock. I think the best time was 19.7xx done in the z3 race car. I think the fastest MINI was ~20.4xx.

[bjl]

What did the Scion post for a time? Or how about that big truck?

[Sheenabea]

Photos are up!

Autocross!

[blalor]

Well, since Ian wasn't there, I took it upon myself to do a (very) brief write-up. Add'l pics linked from there, too.