October 22nd at Hollywood Park

You must be a BMWCCA member ($40 and totally worth it for the Roundel magazine and the chapter newsletters).

LOCATION: Hollywood Park in Inglewood

The entrance is at Gate 1 and the pit area will be to your left just past the gate.




Cost: $65

TIMES: Gates open at 6 AM. Registration starts at 7 AM and is FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. Registration continues until 7:45 or until the 80 car limit is met.

CLASSING:

There are now two MINI Cooper based classes (stock and modified). Based on the current L.A. Chapter BMWCCA classing standards for stock and modified:

• MC and MCS with struts, any wheels, any street tire (wear rating above 14), and intake/cat-back exhaust would be "MINI Stock"
• MC and MCS with anything else (rear sway, ECU, race tires, springs, front and/or rear camber, supercharger pulley, weight reduction, chassis stiffening, etc.) would be "MINI Modified"

If you have never done autocross before: BMWCCA is an excellent way to get started. Instruction isn't just available it's required for the morning practice, and optional for the afternoon practice and the timed runs in the late afternoon. Also, you get roughly 11 runs at BMWCCA autocross events. At an SCCA event you might see 5 because they don't have an 80 car cut-off. The BMWCCA event is smaller, friendlier, and there will be other MINI owners there.

In an attempt to try to boost the number of Coopers (non-s) that drive in the autocross here's my offer: For the first two MC owners that have not autocrossed before, I will pay for your helmet rental if you don't already have a helmet.

List of MINI owners indicating they will attend so far

1. Dave
2. Matt - camelpilot
3. Jimmy - andaya
4. Scott - Krassanova
5. Richard - octaneguy
6. Charlie - madhatter
7. Karen - bar10girl
8. Michael - mjo
9. Joe A. - jackarat
10. Garth - bluegravis
11. Scott - Central Coast Coopers
12. Brian - Fireballed Brian
13. Jason - xbook
14. Aaron

NOTE: two weeks after the Hollywood Park event is the November 4th San Diego BMWCCA Autocross at Qualcomm

 

alright jerry... i expect a new countdown!
here, i'll start, 43 days and counting
-glen

 

That's a day after my birthday!

And it's 10 minutes from my house!!

 

You can put me on this list for sure.

-joe a.

 

I'm in.

Steve

 

I'm in. Foe Sho.

 

I'm doing this one.

Scott

 

I know I'm on the list, but I'll be there for sure, maybe with my new super top secret weapon.
Not fun being in 2nd to last place of all the MINIs. LOL.

 

is your super secret weapon the mcs from that hawaiian dude w/ the stripped sparkplug lining?! i've been watching you rich...

-glen

 

Hahahah if I told you, then it wouldn't be a super secret.

 

Your count is of, my friend. You better leave this to the proffesionals. It was 41 and a wake up yesterday.

40 and a wake up!

P.S. By the way. Team Polyak (Little Egg and I) will be representing Team Justacooper for this event. It's time to let Egguinn show what he's got again.

 

In an attempt to try to boost the number of Coopers (non-s) that drive in the autocross here's my offer:

For the first two MC owners that have not autocrossed before, I will pay for your helmet rental if you don't already have a helmet.

 

my hat's off to you dave for bringing more MINI's to these events!
even though you're offer's only good for just coopers...

 

Cool I'll try to get people from work to drive their minis to the race.
I would just have to mention to them about the registration and entrance fee... ouch.

It's worth a try.

 

We're already at 15.

 

Man, the LA chapter will really get PO'd if we have the turn out like SD. They will have a cow if its more.

 

Oh, I forgot. 39 AND A WAKE UP!!!

 

I have already been considering this, but we may want to start trying to send a couple representatives to the Chapter board meetings to better represent our interests as dues paying members.

 

Not a bad idea. Now, who should we nominate?

 

38 and a wake up. Nothing new to report.

 

Soo... my car will still be in the break in period. I have to renew my membership (let it expire last yr). With that being said... can I watch?

 

You can definitely come out to spectate.

The first car out on course will be around 9:30 AM and they should run continuously until about 5:30 PM. The MINIs will be split up into each of the run groups, so there should always be a MINI in a group that is running the course, and MINI owners in the pit area relaxing and getting ready for the next time out on course.

We usually set up a MINI area in the pits and try to hang out together, so it should be pretty clear where we're at. Please come up and introduce yourself.

Dave

 

Come on, climbergirl. It'll be less than 100 miles a day to break in the car before 10/22. Guess I shouldn't tease... I'll be in the same boat.

In any case it's fun to watch. I couldn't stay the whole day and compete (so close... had my new membership e-mail and everything ready! ) in SD, but we packed the family into the MINI and drove down to watch for half the day. It's a lot of fun.

And you don't need a membership to come and spectate.

 

Well, I should renew my membership just in case I decide to add that JCW kit and umm... rev my engine. I can't wait to take some twisty's.

 

37 and a wake up. Drinking a Pepsi, checking the posts.