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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 10:18 AM
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I will be doing my 1st track day in 2 weeks. My car is a bone stock 2007 with different tires front & rear. Any tips? I've already searched around but any more tips would be great!
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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First thing,you should get decent tires.
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 10:27 AM
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You may find this useful: https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/582446-track-day-faq-v03/
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 10:31 AM
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First thing you should do is have fun. The second thing is before the event you should make sure you have plenty of brake pad and tire life left and bleed the brakes with some high temp fluid.
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 10:31 AM
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New pads and fluid for safety. Also, a cooler of drinks and a folding chair for the downtime in between sessions. Pop your hood and don't use your parking brake right after a run. Have fun!
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by King Tut
First thing you should do is have fun. The second thing is before the event you should make sure you have plenty of brake pad and tire life left and bleed the brakes with some high temp fluid.
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Make sure your tire life is good and slap some new pads on.
Bleed the clutch fluid and brake fluid with Castrol SRF.

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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 10:44 AM
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I have Continental DW in front and DWS06 in the rear. I was thinking about getting a set of ap1 wheels with new tires. What kind of pads do you recommend? I was thinking Hawk HP+
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DTC 30/60s, or the carbotech XP series. In general street pads do not hold up in the rear, and they cause inconsistent pedal feel in the front when they get hot.
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brakes and fluids
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Originally Posted by youngforevers2k
I have Continental DW in front and DWS06 in the rear. I was thinking about getting a set of ap1 wheels with new tires. What kind of pads do you recommend? I was thinking Hawk HP+
I run the Hawk HP+ on my car and have zero complaints as a new track addict.
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