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Track Day at Summit Point

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 Posted in Autocross, BMW, Mini Blog, Track | No Comments »

It was a busy week here at GeorgeCo, with three events in five days. Saturday started it off with half a day with some of the BMW club instructors on the skidpad at Summit Point. About a dozen drivers, three ...

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

Today was the SCCA practice event at FEDEX Field. It is a non-championship event where drivers can knock off the rust and organizers can try to get their act together before the season starts. It was unusually cold ...

First Autocross of 2010 Season

Sunday, March 21st, 2010 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

The GeorgeCo BMW powered by Beano participated in the first autocross of the new season Saturday. It was a beautiful day at BaySox Stadium. The course was a bit dusty and for the most part, not very complicated. ...

Prep for the New Season

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Autocross, BMW, Repairs/DIY | No Comments »

Preparations are well under way for the new season. This year I plan to concentrate on the local BMW Club championship series as well as a few SCCA events. Since I am running the GeorgeCo BMW Powered by Beano in ...

End of Autocross Season

Saturday, October 31st, 2009 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

The autocross season drew to a close on October 24th with the final event for the NCC at Baysox stadium. I had one chance to win my class for the season: I had to beat my closest rival in the ...

Chapterfest 2009 & SCCA Event #6

Monday, September 28th, 2009 Posted in Autocross, BMW, Mini Blog | No Comments »

Chapterfest marked the end of the Summer for the GeorgeCo BMW Powered by Beano. The annual event sponsored by the National Capital Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America brings together the diverse sub-groups of 6,000+ member chapter ...

CDC Autocross at Harry Grove Stadium

Saturday, September 5th, 2009 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

It was a great day for the GeorgeCo BMW powered by Beano. The weather was perfect and the course challenging and fast. The CDC runs an index system based on weight, horsepower, and tire. We're running a street tire to ...

NCC Autocross #6

Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

Saturday was a good day for GeorgeCo Racing. The GeorgeCo BMW sponsored by Beano ran well all day. GeorgeCo narrowly missed the win in class by .06 seconds. On a typical autocross course, that's less than 3 ...

NCC Autocross and New Wheels

Saturday, August 8th, 2009 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

I made the big wheel and tire swap last week. Since the BMW is almost done, I'm returning the MINI to normal--well closer to normal. I swapped out the R-comps on the MINI race wheels for a street tire. I ...

August A for Autocross

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 Posted in Autocross, Mini Blog | No Comments »

Busy weekend for autocross. After a month off -- back in with both feet. Yesterday it was a sweltering event with the CDC, and today it's back to FEDEX Field for the SCCA event. The GeorgeCo MINI powered by Beano ran ...