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added a little aero to the coupe today, with the addition of the full rear diffuser set up tying into the under panels. Adding trackcross to the schedule this year made the coupe definitely show it would benefit from some rear down force.

Good news that is cylinder 1 and 4, so not adjacent cylinder that could be a cracked cylinder wall or head gasket. Could be a few things with that: could be it you just replaced the o2 sensor it could have been ready incorrect for a while and created a rich condition resulting in fowled plugs. A common issue on gen2's is coking on the backside of the valves, of time this buildup will effect the seating of the valves resulting in misfires. Luckily that is easily corrected with a walnut blasting of the valves. usually around $350 or so. Keep us in the loop on what they say

Fontana says they don't, but they are not actively looking and several people do. There are rooms available in the lodge if you call Fontana village and say you are with MOTD. Fontana also has a camp ground at the base of the Damn, just outside the village. You can also post on the MOTD facebook page that you are looking for a room/couch there a typically people with multi-bedroom cabins looking to rent rooms. Here is a link to all the lodging options in the area. https://www.minisonthedragon.com/lodging.php

Unfortunately that is the default light that displays for anything feeding the ECU values outside the acceptable range. You really need to pull the codes to get a better understanding of the issue. When abouts are you located?

Which system did you use, I have been looking to do this with my coupe? Thanks

@STXMINI put me down for the June HSB and I will bring back the Tri-State run in October

No not this one, but he will be taking photos ate the autocross school

is the piston retracted flush with the caliper, like the picture below or still sticking out of the capiler

At the track cross event a Summit Point the end of January, Roxy was doing her best impersonation of a snowmobile. There is some asphalt between the snow I promise. I was a fun day!!

I can be bribed to let you in early, lol.

Welcome the grey is a great color!! Look forward to seeing it on a run soon.

Hey all, Registration is off to a fast start with nearly half the spots already claimed. I will be pushing out an email with additional information on how to prepare and have the most fun the day of the event. If you have any question, please post them here as I am sure you are not the only one with that question.

One bit of info for the group, Passport whether Alexandria or MoCo (and many other dealers) buy their tires through Tirerack. It is a dealer account, but still they are sourcing through Tirerack. So when they quote you tire prices, look that tire up on Tirerack and if it is cheaper tell them you can order them yourself with free shipping for "THIS" price. 9 times out of 10 they will match the price on the website, because they are not paying that price with their dealer account.

We are currently finalizing the new agreement with Passport MINI of Alexandria and hope to be able to share with the club by the end of the month. I am pretty excited about what we have roughed out.

That is going to be a fun trip, As for the HSB. They are great first runs to lead, and I am happy to help you plan it. I will shoot you a private message to discuss further

Lorri, Brandy will due the Ice cream run in August (exact date to TBD), but will be the end of the month. I will look at my calendar and schedule a summer HSB also

The F chasis supports up to a 225 with no modifications, the GPs come with 225/35R18s. I currently run 225/40R18 on my wife's GP, because it is a much more common tire size and provides more option and more competitive pricing. 215 is also a good size, I would ignore the 205s due to less options resulting in higher pricing. I personal run Michelin Pilot Sport 4s All-seasons, as the dailies on all our MINIs, and have extreme summers that I use for track or the occasional spirited road driving. In my opinion they are a great balance of performance and have some life to them. They are go for all the conditions you will face around here. Hell, do the the extremely cold temps lately I ran the Pilot sports on track this weekend and was very happy with how they performed. I was definitely pushing them harder than any spirited driving you will do out on the road.

I echo Craig's previous comments. Another thing to consider with run flats is any side wall blow out still leaves you stranded. They are really only good for a in tread puncture. Also they are non patchable once you get to the shop, you are buying a new tire shops do not patch run flats. Adding a space saver spare in the back takes minimal space, and will get you off the road like a run flat would. As for jacks pick up a compact full scissor jack and you can slide it under the passenger seat from the rear. Make sure it is a full scissor, not the half scissor MINI used to include OEM (that think is asking for trouble) there are jacking points at all four corners they are blocks on all MINIs.

Awesome, We will have the DCMM banner on the front porch, everyone is always welcome to stop in

you can participate separately or as a couple. Brandy and I do not share so we will participating separately.

Hey all, @Brandy_Brown @STXMINI @Sanderson Clan @FlockWSO @SusieQ @NYRican MC40 We are looking forward to our post holiday party last weekend. Can you please share the dish you plan on bringing and if you plan on taking part in the "White Elephant". Thanks all. I will be bringing whatever Brandy says I am bringing and also the white elephant.

Very nice looking MINI, classic exterior/interior combo. Also, the ejector seat is great!!

Sorry to hear, it does look like the higher F150 resulted in the damage being mostly to the tailgate, and avoided to crash panels in the rear quarters. Hopefully this limits the parts needed to get back up and running.

Thank you for posting

If you are there early there is Corey’s test run. Imagine that road with me not making sure people are keeping up.