MINI of Loveland Autocross Autocross will be held Friday Aug. 5 (all day). YOU MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO MITM EVENT. No walk-up registration. Registration includes both the walk through and competition, per driver. No refunds unless event is canceled. Autocross School and Competition timing conducted by the Rocky Mountain Chapter, BMW Car Club of America (see Autocross section). Drivers will be guaranteed at least 3 runs per heat. With the right conditions, it may be possible that each will receive more than 3 runs per heat. All runs per heat will be timed; however, morning runs will be considered practice runs and those times will not be used to determine class rankings. Afternoon runs are the runs that count. Use what you’ve learned during the course walks and the morning runs to post a fast time. Friday August 5th: 7:00am: Gates open, check-in open 8:00am: Course open for walking, Novice course walk(s) 9:15am: All-hands drivers meeting 9:30am: First car off, morning heat 1 12:00am: Break for Lunch 1:00pm: First car off, afternoon heat 2 3:30pm: End of Event Autocross means: Drivers must be at least 16 years of age, licensed and insured – NO VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE = NO DRIVING, NO EXCEPTIONS! Most insurance policies will not cover your vehicle or harm that could result from participating. Please check with your insurance carrier. When you are not driving you will be working the course (all-day committment) Car inspection and helmets rated Snell 2000 or newer are required. Limited quantities of loaner helmets will be available. Registrants will receive additional information about car calssifications, numbering, tech inspections and work duties prior to MITM event via email. First timers, please familiarize yourself with autocross before signing up. Autocross Registration is with MITM 2011, not with Rocky Mountain Chapter, BMW Car Club of America [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocross"]Autocross[/ame] Please download, print and read the 2011 MITM AutoX Event Guide: AutoXGuide If you already have registered and now decided you want to do the AutoX its not too late. Simply go back to the registration and add the AutoX.
Participation now stands at 12 MINIs - you guys are going to love this course! Don't be afraid if you have never done an AutoX or if you are a novice - the AutoX Committee has set aside the morning to cover the basics and to walk the course. If you're an experienced AutoX'er you will find this is one of the better layouts and sizes you've driven. Don't forget that if you decide you want to add something you can always go back to the registration page at www.MINIsInTheMountains.com to do so.
This is the lot for the AUTOX PSIA. Register, drive the AutoX, this is only a portion of the lot, I understand the course will be fun and challenging. :wink: I am not the designer, I have not seen the setup, I will be running my 07 on street tires. :donut1: My 07 MCSa is on the left, the small MINI in the picture, this was taken with a E-PL2 and the 17mm lens. Don
...as compared to the large MINI somewhere in the shot? :lol: I'm guessing you can't quite see 1/4 of the entire lot in this photo. It's huge at 565 ft x 488 ft (6 acres).
And its not exactly flat it has ups and downs which will add to the challenge in turns straights ect. And best of all they will be pressure washing it clean I understand before the event to make it free of any rocks ect.
Final Results - MITM 2011 Autocross The winners in this year's MITM 2011 Autocross sponsored by MINI of Loveland are as follows: Novice - 17 entries 1st - Aaron Ekalo, (sorry Aaron I don't have your hometown listed), 32.950 sec 2nd - Kenton Dawkins, Loveland CO, 33.259 sec 3rd - Christopher Dawkins, Loveland CO, 33.691 sec 4th - Richard Craighill, Longmont CO, 34.245 sec 5th - Rick Gonzales, Littleton CO, 34.379 sec Cooper - 1 entry 1st - Deb Rich, Arvada CO, 36.128 sec Cooper S - 10 entries 1st - Mike Lestrange, Breckenridge CO, 31.055 sec 2nd - Ryan Telford, Parker CO, 31.645 sec 3rd - Brett Almquist, Parker CO, 31.821 sec 4th - Gilbert Magbag, Parker CO, 32.214 sec Again our thanks to MINI of Loveland (www.MINIofLoveland.com) for sponsoring the first ever MITM autocross. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone that participated. PS. There will be 17 fewer novices next year.
Fun first event @ MITM I had a blast in Scooter, I did not run the afternoon timed runs, my last practice session was a 34.3 I think. I was having stripes put on two MINIs in the afternoon, that is another story, one got done. :arf: :confused5: This was a well designed and run event, thanks to MINI of Loveland, Kris, Gilbert and Loyd for a great event. Here is a little picture or two. Yes, I ran the novice class it has been a few years since I hit the AutoX courses. Don
I entered in the novice class, since the last one I ran was in the 60's (!) but they had me in the CS class anyway. Wouldn't have mattered tho, my 33.9 was only good for about 7th place! It was a super fun day tho! I think with a little more experience and time to play with the settings on the car I could have been more competetive, but it was my son's car and I'd never even driven it before......