Yesterday I had the thrill of attending an autocross/performance driving school in Shelton put on by the Boeing Employees Autocross Club (BEAC). My veins are still full of adrenaline! No doubt those of you who have participated in an autocross at a Mini Meet or elsewhere know what I'm talking about! It was a last hurrah for me with the Inno, and WOW, I wish I would've jumped into autocrossing the day my Mini drove out of the garage under its own power 3 years ago. It's unbelievable what these cars can do even when limited by a wet course and an inexperienced autocross driver such as myself.
We had excellent instruction from some of the most enthusiastic and longstanding autocrossers in the area. A wide variety of cars showed up for the school, too, which kept the day interesting: Mazda MX-5 and Miatas, several Subaru Impreza WRX's, STI's, and FR-S/BRZ coupes, Toyota Avalon, Mini Countryman, Porsche Boxster, Acura NSX-R GT, Chevy HHR SS, Camaro, *** Z3, Audi A4 and S5, VW Jetta, Mitsu Lancer, and more.
The following video clip doesn't do the experience much justice, nor does it convey the challenge the course provided me, but without photos (or video, in this case), it didn't happen, right? If you listen closely, my time was only .05 seconds behind the 200-hp black Toyota FR-S/Subaru BRZ that ran immediately before me! What a thrill.
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We had excellent instruction from some of the most enthusiastic and longstanding autocrossers in the area. A wide variety of cars showed up for the school, too, which kept the day interesting: Mazda MX-5 and Miatas, several Subaru Impreza WRX's, STI's, and FR-S/BRZ coupes, Toyota Avalon, Mini Countryman, Porsche Boxster, Acura NSX-R GT, Chevy HHR SS, Camaro, *** Z3, Audi A4 and S5, VW Jetta, Mitsu Lancer, and more.
The following video clip doesn't do the experience much justice, nor does it convey the challenge the course provided me, but without photos (or video, in this case), it didn't happen, right? If you listen closely, my time was only .05 seconds behind the 200-hp black Toyota FR-S/Subaru BRZ that ran immediately before me! What a thrill.

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