Went to the first autocross of the season last Sunday and nabbed 4th place out of a Street Mod field of 10. I was 2.5 seconds off of first and 1 second off of third, which was a similarly prepped MINI running RA1s. I picked up a set of Azenis, which have proven to be [...]

I’ve done a few things to the MINI lately that haven’t been documented, so let’s get underway.

In this shot of the engine bay, you can see two new additions: a better diverter for the intercooler on top, and a trick piece of carbon fiber that better routes incoming air. Both are measures attempting to get [...]

Busy month, this weekend is my first one without a race. Just before the first event, I also picked up a used set of Hankook Ventus RS2s, one of the better autox tires out there. After figuring out tire pressures, these things are a huge improvement on my daily drivers. They should last the rest [...]

Final results from the June 24th event at Fulton-Montgomery Community College:
6th out of an SM crowd of 13. Again, middle of the pack, but I beat one Subby that I’ve had my eyes on. Fastest time of the day was a blistering 55.289, my times were as follows:
59.220
58.952+2
60.180+1
58.907+1
58.763
Pretty dirty event. But that last 58.763 was [...]

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. It’s hard driving a MINI in SM. The results for June 3rd’s autocross are finally up. Here are everyone’s fastest times in the class:
36.250 seconds
36.572
36.600
38.367
38.437
38.672 (moi)
39.140
40.284
42.154
44.431
That was my second run. My third run was a 37.764 but I bagged two cones in the process. And the [...]