This one felt good. Coming into the event we felt the most prepared and we had some extra hands at the race that helped make it a success. let me tell you about what we did right (and a little bit about how we could still improve).

We went back to Pacific with some new faces but the same old Mini. At this point you’d think we’d have it figured out by now, but there were some surprises that we still had to learn from. here about how the race went and what we learned along the way.

we decided it was time for a new motor… and did it two weeks before the race. here about how the start of our 2026 season went down at Sonoma again.

Debut of a new theme for the car at a familiar track with a familiar crew, what could go wrong? well quite a bit, but we powered through and had a fun time doing it. read about our struggles and successes returning to Pacific again in 2025.

25 hours is a long time driving even if you have a reliable comfortable car. well we didn’t have that but it was still a lot of fun. read about my adventure racing with Nachofriends down at thunderhill.

We made some more upgrades to the mini and were looking forward to racing a familiar track but plans changed real quick. Hear about the “fun” and how we went about dealing with it.

Racing in someones elses’ race car is always interesting but it makes it weirder when the owner has the same name as you. read about the adventure to New Orleans to race with strangers at NOLA.

First race in 2025 and we decided we’d drive all the way down to Sonoma… overnight… the day before the race. but for the most part things went smooth and we survived. read about our adventures and what we learned.

Because when you have a few months between races you have to make some changes. Read about what we did with our off season and how we prepped for our second race with the mini.

How the inagural race went from prep to execution to what we learned.

Lauren and I took the majority of 2024 to find and build the mini to be ready to race at Pacific in September. Hear all about what it took and what had us worried here.