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Only 10 Days left till AutoX school and the start of another season full of fun.

Yeah, the evenings have become busy. Wednesday evening is welcome dinner, Thursday evening is cabin crawl, Friday is Bingo, Saturday is Farewell. Damn Barry and is full slate of events, lol.

Previously many of the club members did not attend the farewell dinner so we did a group thing, We can consider other nights based on what others have planned. Friday is Bingo, and many of the club members put that event on, so trying to fit is in that evening may be difficult.

Hey all, we had a room open up in the DCMM cabin. Queen bed in the Fontana village makes it so you can enjoy all the social events and it is walking distance to the cabin while also being above the party so you can actually sleep. Lol if you were thinking of coming down or looking to be on Fontana just ping me for the details.

Thanks Lorri

Awesome, look forward to seeing you out there @SneakyBaron. We have one MINI signed up for the school when I checked today, John will be bringing out his GP3. FWD Hatches do make up about half the attendees at this point (Golfs, Fiestas, Veloster, and MINIs)!!! So it going to be a great time. We also have 3 MINIs signed up for the Season, and a few others that pop in for an event here or there. We will have to get you driving in an event or two this year. If anyone has any questions I am happy to answer them. Autocross, is a great way to learn the handling of your MINI, which will benefit you on if you plan on being on track, or just make you more confident on a fun run with the club.

If you prefer the more traditional route sheet we have that also 2024 Mistress Run Route Sheet.pdf

For those joining us this morning the like turn by turn directions displayed on your phone here are the GPX files for todays drive, and a linked the tutorial for the app I use. Mistress 2024 Afternoon Leg.gpx Mistress 2024 Morning Leg.gpx

awesome, what runs did you sign up for?

I will be out there working the event. Hope to see some of you out there.

Hey all, A friendly reminder that run registration open on 17 Feb at 0900. For those that this is their first time, if there are runs you really want to attend you need to be on the site at 0900. Popular runs fill up within minutes. That being said you must have purchased your registration prior to registering for runs, registration for the event is currently open with 319 people already registered. I recommend getting that knocked out prior to the 17th, so you can be longed in with your coffee ready to go. I have attached a visual timeline of the events, it can sometimes be difficult to see what conflicts with what just reading the times. I also color coat the runs based on pace. I recommend opening in chrome, zoom in, and each event is hyper link to the info page so you can click and get all the detail on each event. Folks that have been can likely weigh in on what were fun runs they have participated in in the past? @MELO-R56 @TheEnglishBeat @Mitzy @Obsessive @GreenCactus @TGGRRR (Ali) @SneakyBaron @SierraRoses @Sanderson Clan @Edge @CHILLIN I will start to find a good time for a club dinner run. We usually do a short drive out to a restaurant on Saturday evening before every heads home on Sunday. MOTD Schedule 2024.pdf

Hey all, I have completed in this series the past few year, and NCC puts on a great event! Everyone is happy to help you learn and improve. Those that attended the MINI autocross school last year, NCC were the ones hosting us. The is a MINI class so you can complete with your fellow MINIacs, but completing is definitely secondary to having fun and learning to push your driving ability and better understand the handling of you MINI. Last year we average 4 MINIs per event, and had as many as 7 for one. Come out for the season or even one event to get in touch with the racing heritage of your MINI. I am happy to answer any question anyone may have, also the other members that have participated I am sure would be happy to share their experiences. @MarkDDrew @Egadd @Widdie @jim0020 @TheMichael Also here are some photos from last year fun at the MINI Autocross School

Quick first check was $1300

Monks BBQ is open at flying Aces now, and they can serve cocktails on the brewery side. should be a fun trip

@Duke happy to hear you were able to get a room. Being able to stay in the village puts you in the middle of everything to include the social events in the evening. I would follow this thread (button at the top) as I will start posting tips, tricks, etc.. for attending the event. We get down there the sunday before everything kicks off and there is a big DCMM banner on the front of our cabin. there is usually a crowd there to check in and figure out everyones' plans.

Event Title: The Mistress Run Event Date: 02/24/2024 10:00 AM to 02/24/2024 03:00 PM Event Address: 5815 Burke Centre Pkwy, Burke, 22015, United States After spending Valentine’s Day with that special someone its time for some quality time with our MINIs (Mistress). We will be meeting in the Kohl’s Parking lot in Burke, we will be heading southwest exploring many of the great twisties around Manassas and Warrenton as we wind our way for about an hour with a lunch stop in the Warrenton, VA area. Start Point: Kohl's Parking lot 5815 Burke Centre Pkwy Burke, VA 22015 Lunch Stop: Vinny's Grill & Pizzeria 11085 Marsh Rd Bealeton, VA 22712 After lunch we will continue west and north through Culpeper and into wine country, the route is nearly approximately 1 hour and a half of continuous country roads that are a great combination of sweeping turns, rolling roads, and tight twisties while enjoying countryside views ending at one of the great wineries in the Hume area. End Point: Fox Meadow Winery 3310 Freezeland Road Linden, VA 22642 Schedule of events: 10:00AM: Driver’s meeting 10:15AM: Run Starts 11:30AM: Lunch stop 12:30PM: Start afternoon leg 2:00PM: End point RSVP on the event here:

There are several MINIs in the PYQ pick-a-parts in the area. They also have an app you can scout the cars on before walking the yard. Which rim are you looking for, as there are serval different styles? Honestly you can like pickup a used set off marketplace for what you will pay to find one of the correct rim.

Steve, Thanks for posting them here. I will tag the other classic owners in the club so they see the post. @jim0020 @Obsessive @IndiCooper You may also want to try Capital Mini Register on Facebook must of the classic Mini owners in the area are members of that page

Not sure where in DC you are coming from but getting over to 7, the 50 through WV, and working you way up 42 to 40 into Pittsburgh will add about an 1:30 to the direct route, but give you some nice winding roads with out crazy twisties to completely derail your trip. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Washington,+DC/Pittsburgh,+PA/@40.3929887,-79.1530121,8z/data=!4m24!4m23!1m15!1m1!1s0x89b7c6de5af6e45b:0xc2524522d4885d2a!2m2!1d-77.0368707!2d38.9071923!3m4!1m2!1d-78.6733566!2d39.3127942!3s0x89b5788fdcac4559:0x672917070154d27b!3m4!1m2!1d-79.454744!2d39.5056123!3s0x883555f6191ed4db:0x607a4b3b1c1f4e18!1m5!1m1!1s0x8834f16f48068503:0x8df915a15aa21b34!2m2!1d-79.9958864!2d40.4406248!3e0?entry=ttu Our run season will pick up again in late Feb, hope to see you are a few runs this year.

it is usually one of two things, take a trox bit and make sure all the screws are tight in the tray. If you hear it only when the roof is closed it is usually the the wind diffuser at the front (the thing that pops up) rattling against the glass when closed. Try putting a two or three inch strip of felt tape at the top center edge. see if the solves your problem, dealer will never admit to a poorly design part.

Her is a video, replacing the cap is very easy. You can buy from MINI, or several of the vendors that sponsors our recent event sell them like MINIMania.com or OutMotoring.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hx7FfHOLts

Thank you, I will follow up with them.

It can seem a bit counter intuitive, a rear sway bar prevents weight transfer to the outside rear on turns, this results in a more even weight maintained across the front drive wheel, allow then to pull you through the corner. Currently your understeer is most likely a result of the unloading of the front inside side wheel on a turn. There also some driving style mods to lessen understeer, we hosted a autocross school last spring that I believe helper a lot of folks in the club better understand the handling of the MINIs. Shoot me a message anytime!!

Did you already go to a reduced pulley, the JCW have an 11% reduction from the S I believe, and a lot of reputable vendors sell a 15% option