2009 Blytheville Pro Solo
So we’re back. Last weekend made the trek to Blytheville, Arkansas to run the SCCA’s Pro Solo. This year, just like last, I’m co-driving with Jim Feinberg. We had fantastic weather even if it was a bit on the warm side. The car was handling perfectly both days—well, until the Super Challenge on Sunday that is. With a one two finish in class—Jim taking the win by less than 3/10s of a second, both of us were bound for the Super Challenge.
Unfortunately, I was a one and done in the challenge, but the upside is that I went back to paddock, grabbed the camera and photographed a few of the runs.
Speaking of which I’m trying to figure out if I’m going to post up motorsport stuff here. Maybe if I shoot a particular race, or big event. But for the most part they’ll probably end up living over on my Fotki account.
I enjoyed watching you and Jim run the Justa at Danville airport last weekend. I was driving the AS silver Cayman S in the same run group on Saturday. It was a hoot seeing the Justa beating the JCW, et al.
My interest in MINIs returned when my wife brought home an ’06 Justa last year. We both autocrossed a ’64 Mini Cooper S back in the early ’70s. Now I’m spending more time on the MINI websites than on the Porsche websites.
I came down to look over the Justa Sunday morning, but no one was around. I noticed it was wearing 15″ wheels with 225/45 Hoosiers. I don’t get to see top tier MINIs often, but from what I’ve read, most apparently use 16″ wheels. Here’s proof that the 15′s can also work well.
Thanks to you and Jim for the pleasure of watching how to do it.
Jim Michaels
Blue Ridge Region SCCA and PCA
Blacksburg, VA
Hi JIm. Thanks for stopping by. I actually didn’t make it out on Sunday—too much stuff to take care of around the house. The 15′s were the byproduct of frugality—they were take offs from the Type R we’ve been running the rest of the year.
But yes, it is nice to see they can be on pace.
Enjoy the Cooper. They really are fantastically fun cars to run. Right out of the box.