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I HPDE at vir quite a bit in my r53 mini cooper, taking an instructor course the end of the month. Once you get used to the fact that you get passed on the straights it's not a big deal I still turn faster laps than quite a few of the mustangs and c5 vets, when it is wet I destroy them. In the advanced groups most everyone is good with letting me by, lifting on the straights. I might have to pit and ask for a gap but it does not bother me anymore. There's a reason there are soooo many miata in the advanced & instructor groups, cheap consumables! the brz shares this, except for brake pads.
I'm switching to a brz/86 to get back into rwd, I enjoy the handling and backroad fun in the mini, the brz/86 gets that done for me, I should be in one within a month. I have a n54 powered 335i, meth/jb4 and it's fun and is breaking speed limits so fast it's just not fun to drive it much, I prefer the mini now.
little vid from last time I was at vir, going twice in the next month with the mini
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhhNLSPcuPs[/ame]
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