Run with the West Coast Mini's Club!

I attended my first MINI run this past Saturday with the West Coast Mini Club of Southern California. The run took us through various hills and twisties of San Diego County.

The run itself was a BLAST! I really had a chance to put our MINI to the test. We have many NM bits on our car (intake, torque arm insert, sway bar, springs, and discharge pipe) along with some Enkei lightweight wheels, Toyo tires, monkeyBAR and Schroth Profi 4 point Harness.  This run was the perfect opportunity to test the new parts. 

The first thing I noticed was that our car definitely accelerated a lot quicker. I'm sure this was due to our induction kit and discharge pipe along with our lightweight wheels. It was a great improvement over stock. The second improvement I noticed was the improved grip that the car displayed.  I first experienced this when I entered a corner a little too hot and the car stayed planted through the turn. There was minimal body roll.  I had a big sense of relief and knew that this run was going to be fun.

During the first leg, I did have problems sliding around in my seat. The stock seat belt wasn’t much help for me through these twisties. Luckily I did have the monkeyBAR & Schroth Harness installed; however, I wasn’t strapped in. When we stopped for a quick break, I put my seat forward and strapped in tight with the harness. From this point on, the drive was a piece of cake and a lot more enjoyable. It was great to hang out with so many modified MINI’s.

The run ended for me when we reached Escondido.   Once again thank you West Coast Mini’s for a great run. I meet a lot of great people and saw many cool MINI’s. Can wait for the next one!