I use speed bleeders and flush it twice a year. Usually before the track day when I swap the pads and tires. I only do 2-3 track days a year.

Brake fluid and pads / rotors are super easy to do. Grab a local friend and have him walk you through it. You'll be :banghead: that you paid someone else to do it for you before.

Speed bleeders work excellently (if the seals don't leak) and only cost ~$10-15 for a set.

Op. What city are u located ?

look for bilmans gravity bleed thread on one of the forums here (under the hood?). You can do it yourself just be sure to allow a good for hours or so to do it. You wont hve any bubbles and your pedal will fell like a rock!

guys, remember the core of the OP's thread: he's more economically challenged and wanted to know if he could make a track day without more investment.

1. I agree HPS pads are shit.

2. We all, as novices, hit the track with different levels of skill and aggression.

3. Even our inner 'Jimmy Clark' can do a track day with the idea of nursing one's brakes if that is the goal. The importance is to be aware of what you're doing, and if you're nursing your pads you will not be boiling your fluid.

4. To the OP: The ATE blue and gold are identical in specs. It helps you while flushing fluid to see when you've gotten all the old fluid out (it turns blue or 'gold' accordingly).

i just had my first track day a couple of days ago at thunderhill. just my suggestions:

don't cheap out on the pads. even though i was blisteringly slow, i was very hard on the brakes.

i got my brakes from lpiracing (site sponsor). which was the porterfield r4s. held up fine without fade

i also used ATE blue.

Is this for the Sept 18th date?

Is this you very first track day?

If so then why are you in the intermediate group? You will miss all the important free instruction given to the beginner drivers during the morning class sessions.

There will be 3 very good instructors with S2000s there on that day. They can be a great source in learning to drive an s2000 at the limit.

Also, keep in mind that some tracks mandate that you run DOT 4.

from Stoptech: http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...fluid_1a.shtml

to save money, Valvoline Synpower is good enough for most drivers. fresh fluid is more important than the brand. for up to intermediate drivers, brake pads fade before brake fluid.

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AP SUPER 600 590

I was just there but I didn't see any whites, just two black S2000 and my red one.