News
Thursday, February 18, 2010
-Let's say you need a practical new daily driver but you don't want to spend a fortune. You have a couple weeks of while you're in-between jobs and it is the middle of one of the worst winter's in American history. What do you do? Read about my choice here.
-I've compiled an Excel spreadsheet with race dates for 2010 F1, WRC, WSBK, and MotoGP.
-More Mini updates soon.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Photos from my trip home to Texas over Christmas, including a few days in Big Bend National Park.
Sunday, December 7, 2009
-The last big shipment of Mini parts finally arrived from England. Here's the latest on the rebuild.
-I still have a number of Mini parts for sale. As I find time in the next few weeks I'm going to blow them all out on eBay. Take a look now and email me an offer if you see something you're interested in.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
-No Mini news! Some critical parts are on their way. Lots of progress then. In the meantime, here's an interesting test of aftermarket horns at Web Bike World. Their results matched my findings - that the Stebilus horn was less than impressive and the Hella Supertones are about the best horns currently on the market.
-Here's a joke only MotoGP fans will understand: 
-And finally, here's some fun Mini racing from this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed:
Thursday, September 19, 2009
Where has the time gone? Almost two months since my last update, but I do have a legitimate excuse: I haven't been doing anything! Actually, that's not entirely true. I've been spending time relaxing with family and friends. Hopefully it has given me enough energy to complete the Mini rebuild in short order. I should have some big news soon but in the meantime, have a look at my latest progress.
Or instead, check out this little Mini at a trackday. There are a number of videos like this on the web, but this particular one really caught my eye because it is green, similar to how I plan on painting mine and is also powered by a Yamaha R1 engine.
Friday, July 31, 2009
-I have a number of new Mini parts for sale, things I ordered but won't be needing for my rebuild.
-I recently discovered a fantastic resource for car and motorcycle owners in the SF Bay Area: Suspension Performance. The owner, Eric Gauthier, is not only an accomplished engineer formerly with Lotus, he's a French Enduro champion. I'll be taking the Mini to Eric to handle all the corner weighting, alignment, etc.
-And finally, yet another Mini update. Sadly this is a small one. Progress is still being made though.