Congrats to the MINIs that participated in the Midwestern Council Sports Car Clubs high speed autocross on April 8th at the Autobahn Country Club.
CMMC members included Brian L.,Gabriel B.,John D., Matt A., Carl M., and Steve D. Times for the Cooper Ss in the various classes ranged from 1:19.185 to 1:27.399
The Windy City Morgan Owners Group has extended an invitation to our club to participate in their Autocross event held at the MGA Research Corporation proving grounds in Burlington Wisconsin on Sunday May 21st.
Cost will be $50 including lunch, and they are planning on at least 5 timed runs.
There are only 5 or 6 spots still available. Please contact Stephen Balsamo from the MOG website Here for entry information.
Here is a quick re-posting of the next two events comming up for April.
Saturday April 22nd Brookfield Zoo. We are meeting up at a Krispy Kreme at 9:15 (a touch earlier than the original post time), taking a very short drive and off to hang out at the Zoo. There are still 16 free tickets remaining for club members and up to 3 guests. Check out the original post Here.
Saturday April 29th Open Garage Day at Knauz MINI. Knauz will be offering us several lifts and garage bays to work on our cars and 20% off all MINI parts throughout the day. Check Here for information.
Taylor has put up several videos from past club drives out on his site. Newest additions are from the “Dustin cam” on our Spring Poker run.
Check them all out Here
A new club, the Milwaukee MINIS has just started up. Check out their website at www.milwaukeeminis.com.
Their first event will be driving the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday May 7th.
I had a couple of track day invitations from other clubs in my e-mail this afternoon, asking if CMMC members would like to come out to play…
Monday May 1st The Chicago Region SCCA will be hosting a Performance Driving Experience (PDX) track day at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in Rocton Illinois. Check out information Here for entry form, fees, equipment, etc.
Thursday May 11th Grattan Track Day 2006. This is a low cost easy way to get a bunch of track time at Grattan Racetrack located in Belden Michigan. Click Here for details and registration information.