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PSMini, NWMini
ProFormance Racing School Track Day
September 11, 2007 |
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A whole gaggle of Minis
attended the 2007 edition of the ProFormance Racing
School at Pacific Raceway hosted by PSMini and
NWMini. Leprecn attended for the first time along
with MyMini. I did some hot laps and my Mini also
went for a return engagement to the school, driven by my
friend Dave. We left tired and happy after a great
day!
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Two Day Drive to
Eastern Washington
July 14-15, 2007 |
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590.1 miles and up to 53
Mini's motored for two days enjoying the sights, sounds
and roads from Seattle to Yakima to Wenatchee to Winthrop
and back to Seattle.
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Mini Meet West -
Hood River, OR
July 10-12, 2007 |
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I attended Mini Meet West
in Hood River Oregon on July 10th and 11th. A nice
bunch of classic Mini's and a good assortment of "BMW
Mini's".
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Inland Empire
Track Days at Spokane Raceway Park
June 23/24, 2007 |
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"Ansel Adams" Onramp was kind
enough to take a few pictures of me on the track. He did add
the disclaimer that there may be pictures of just the pavement
because by the time he pushed the button, I was already gone.
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Woodinville All Fools' Day Parade
3/30/2007 |
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ProFormance
Racing School hosted by Northwest MINI
July 10, 2006 |
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Boy, what a fun day! On July 10,
2006, Northwest MINI hosted a MINI driving school with ProFormance
Racing School and Pacific
Raceway. The school took us through drills to learn a
number of skills necessary for safe daily driving that are also
necessary for performance driving. We then spent the
afternoon lapping around the race track. I feel like I got
to know the MINI much better. The MINI seems to be running
better too! I think it liked getting a chance to clean it's
lungs out a little bit. Put on about 125 miles of laps and
I'm ready to go again!
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Summer Trip 2006
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From June 18th to June 29th 2006, I
put on more than 2600 miles traveling from Seattle to Monterey,
CA, to San Francisco to hop on a plane and spend 5 days in Cabo
San Lucas, back to SFO and on to Boise, Idaho and across the North
Cascades and up to Birch Bay before returning to Seattle. I
did my part (using the front of my MINI) to eradicate as many
insects as possible that were found flying close to the ground
over paved surfaces.
During my trek, I tried to find a
few windy roads. Well, I found a couple that were absolutely
unforgettable. The first was California Highway 299 between
Arcata and Redding, CA. 200+ miles of nice twisty roads.
Highly recommended if you have the opportunity. The next
road was even MORE unforgettable. That one is California
Highway 175 between Williams and Hopland, CA. This is by
far, the most twisty road I have ever driven. Several miles
of it was 2nd or 3rd gear, and I was going as fast as I
could. About the only other cars I saw were sports cars
doing the same thing I was. This one is a MUST drive!
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The first event after
returning home was PSMini's
Detail Clinic held at Griot's Garage in Fife on July 9th, 2005. |
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One month anniversary of picking up
the car...
Attempted my first road rally on
July 24, 2005. The Ketchum Again Rally was hosted by Puget
Sound Rally Club. Came in 4th place (last) in novice
class. |
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Puget Sound Mini Motoring Club's 1st annual All
Mini Car Show. I was 1 of 100 Minis (92 new and 8
classics). August 13, 2005 |
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Woodinville All Fools' Day Parade 4/1/2006 |
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Mini's Trip Home from the Dealer |
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June 24th, 2005 I finally arrive at Sandia Mini in Albuquerque,
New Mexico
to begin my 3006 mile journey home
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Steve Elkins of New Mexico Mini
Motoring met
me at the dealer and took some of these pictures. |
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Steve, his daughter and I met for
breakfast the next AM |
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Finally on the road. Heading out of
Albuquerque to Fort Sumner, Clovis, Portales and on to Roswell for the
night. |
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Roswell has some strange places to
see. Didn't see any aliens, just evidence that they'd been there. |
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The next day took me to Carlsbad then
back up to Artesia, through Cloudcroft (the southern-most ski resort in
the US), to Alamogordo to see the White Sands & Missile Base (humm,
source of some saucer sightings?) and to Las Cruces for the night. |
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Monday AM I left
for Phoenix/Scottsdale AZ. First stop was Douglas, then Tombstone. |
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The Dynamic
Mini Collective of Phoenix, put together a Meet-and Greet to welcome
me and the Mini. 12 cars showed up although only 8 are pictured
here. Great bunch! |
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Met up
with the family in Phoenix. As soon as the wife's meetings were
over, off we went to Williams, AZ and a train ride to the
Grande Canyon.
The train pix are for one of the DMC members who used to play on these
trains as a kid in the U-P of Michigan. |
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The following
day we hit Route 66 and then off to Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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After spending 3
days in Vegas and celebrating my daughter's 16th birthday (on the left)
(and no, she won't
be driving the Mini), the "kids" flew home and the wife and I
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The remainder of
the trip took us to Salt Lake City, Utah, Boise, Idaho, Yakima,
Washington and finally on to Seattle. First sight of Mt. Rainier;
starting to feel like home. 3006 miles in all. A ton of
fond memories. Met some great people and now I proudly own one comfortable and fun ride!
Funny story: the wife thought I was nuts for
buying that silly little car. She loved the ride home and was
truly impressed how great of a road car it is. At one stop, she
walked out of a restaurant before I did. When I walked out, I
caught her standing there smiling while looking at the Mini.
Another Mini enthusiast!
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