Ken's 2005 Mini Cooper S


DSCN0090.JPG (399868 bytes) DSCN0091.JPG (429785 bytes) 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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DSCN0334.JPG (251949 bytes) DSCN0335.JPG (295070 bytes) Woodinville All Fools' Day Parade  4/1/2006
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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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ProFormance Racing School hosted by Northwest MINI
July 10, 2006
PICT0310.jpg (170992 bytes) 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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Woodinville All Fools' Day Parade  3/30/2007


 

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