Your best bet would be to contact the company or group that is responsible for building the B-Spec parts kit for the particular car you're interested in building. In the case of the MINI, I would recommend contacting Brad Davis at MINI of Charleston for more info, but the basics are as follows: Buy an '07-'12 MINI Cooper Hardtop... the fewer options the better. Then, buy/install the parts kit from MINI of Charleston (see turn17.com for more info). At some point, get your competition racing...
I wasn't the driver, but suffice it to say, the driver has plenty of experience. He's a lifetime Porsche Club of America Instructor, has won his class at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix, etc. Also, he had the second fastest lap time in qualifying. As noted, every car in the race had one or more off-track excursions. The problem wasn't that they lacked on-track experience or that the track was "wet", but there's a big difference between "wet" and "giant puddles of standing water".
So, yeah, if you want to say that ALL the drivers needed more seat time in tropical storm-like conditions... yeah, they did. They also need more seat time in snow and earthquake conditions, but when the conditions are WAY beyond normally-acceptable conditions, it's hard to practice for extreme conditions. If you remember, they stopped this race and the Rolex race after it numerous times because the conditions were "Dangerous", so this wasn't just "oh, the track is damp"... they flagged the race.
Like I said, every single one of the people in this race went off track one or more times, and the driver shown was forced off once and visibility was incredibly poor (especially when the wipers got stuck) for much of the race, making braking points hard to pick out. Another thing I mentioned before, this driver had the 2nd fastest qualifying lap in the dry practice and the 3rd fastest in the wet practice, so he knows how to drive. The conditions were just way beyond typical racing conditions.
...license. You can get this by working your way up the ranks within SCCA or NASA, for instance. Or, you can do an 'accredited' series of driving schools. Finally, register for B-Spec events, whether it be SCCA, NASA, or the "Pro" races: Grand Am or Pirelli World Challenge. Like I said, check out turn17.com for more info, and shoot me a message there if you have any additional questions.
can't tell if this is your first time driving in the rain, or if this is your first time driving on a race track. Congrats for completing your race, but it looks like you need more seat time on a wet condition track.
I'm sure there were cars that dint go out and mow the lawn for half the race so are you saying they are more skilled than a Porsche driving instructor???? If I have a card that says I'm a BMW driver school and John Cooper Works challenge instructor does that mean I'm more qualified than he is? No, because at the end of the day if I can't get in a car and perform those credentials don't mean a great deal of a lot. Colin Mcrae didn't use standing puddles as a crutch, for a poor performance.
those that cant do teach, and those that teach know that you straight-line break and stay off the trottle in wet track conditions. The cross over from an MR to FF has nothing to do with the skills of the driver during this race. SO basically what I said before still stands the driver needs more seat time on a wet condition track, and he needs to brush up on the fundamentals of breaking.
B spec racing is great, I love grass roots racing.
Your best bet would be to contact the company or group that is responsible for building the B-Spec parts kit for the particular car you're interested in building. In the case of the MINI, I would recommend contacting Brad Davis at MINI of Charleston for more info, but the basics are as follows: Buy an '07-'12 MINI Cooper Hardtop... the fewer options the better. Then, buy/install the parts kit from MINI of Charleston (see turn17.com for more info). At some point, get your competition racing...
I wasn't the driver, but suffice it to say, the driver has plenty of experience. He's a lifetime Porsche Club of America Instructor, has won his class at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix, etc. Also, he had the second fastest lap time in qualifying. As noted, every car in the race had one or more off-track excursions. The problem wasn't that they lacked on-track experience or that the track was "wet", but there's a big difference between "wet" and "giant puddles of standing water".
where would i start for racing B-spec from beginning like buying car beginning
So, yeah, if you want to say that ALL the drivers needed more seat time in tropical storm-like conditions... yeah, they did. They also need more seat time in snow and earthquake conditions, but when the conditions are WAY beyond normally-acceptable conditions, it's hard to practice for extreme conditions. If you remember, they stopped this race and the Rolex race after it numerous times because the conditions were "Dangerous", so this wasn't just "oh, the track is damp"... they flagged the race.
Like I said, every single one of the people in this race went off track one or more times, and the driver shown was forced off once and visibility was incredibly poor (especially when the wipers got stuck) for much of the race, making braking points hard to pick out. Another thing I mentioned before, this driver had the 2nd fastest qualifying lap in the dry practice and the 3rd fastest in the wet practice, so he knows how to drive. The conditions were just way beyond typical racing conditions.
...license. You can get this by working your way up the ranks within SCCA or NASA, for instance. Or, you can do an 'accredited' series of driving schools. Finally, register for B-Spec events, whether it be SCCA, NASA, or the "Pro" races: Grand Am or Pirelli World Challenge. Like I said, check out turn17.com for more info, and shoot me a message there if you have any additional questions.
can't tell if this is your first time driving in the rain, or if this is your first time driving on a race track. Congrats for completing your race, but it looks like you need more seat time on a wet condition track.
I'm sure there were cars that dint go out and mow the lawn for half the race so are you saying they are more skilled than a Porsche driving instructor???? If I have a card that says I'm a BMW driver school and John Cooper Works challenge instructor does that mean I'm more qualified than he is? No, because at the end of the day if I can't get in a car and perform those credentials don't mean a great deal of a lot. Colin Mcrae didn't use standing puddles as a crutch, for a poor performance.
those that cant do teach, and those that teach know that you straight-line break and stay off the trottle in wet track conditions. The cross over from an MR to FF has nothing to do with the skills of the driver during this race. SO basically what I said before still stands the driver needs more seat time on a wet condition track, and he needs to brush up on the fundamentals of breaking.