Track day set ups
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Track day set ups
I am considering buying a late model S2000 and would want to use it on occasional track day events. Is there anything I would need to do to the car in order to run at these events?
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Check on requirements of the places you want to run. Some HPDE events require a rollbar to be installed. At others you do not. For example, the S2k is fine with no rollbar at Track Night in America events. They accept the "Factory roll protection) which includes the hoops and structural windshield. But I think some locations they have to require them.
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What @engifineer said. I'm inclined to think a roll bar is required more places than will accept "factory roll protection." You'll probably need (and certainly want) a motorsports (not motorcycle) helmet.
You'll find out soon enough if your brakes are adequate so don't go overboard until you do. Same for tires. It takes massive anoints of disposable income and practice to be competitive but you can have fun for a lot less.
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You'll find out soon enough if your brakes are adequate so don't go overboard until you do. Same for tires. It takes massive anoints of disposable income and practice to be competitive but you can have fun for a lot less.
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check on the rules too. Some clubs will not allow the stock roll bar and may require arm restraints unless it has a hard top. Enjoy the car in stock form and learn to drive the car first. Watch the snap oversteer.
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What @engifineer said. I'm inclined to think a roll bar is required more places than will accept "factory roll protection." You'll probably need (and certainly want) a motorsports (not motorcycle) helmet.
You'll find out soon enough if your brakes are adequate so don't go overboard until you do. Same for tires. It takes massive anoints of disposable income and practice to be competitive but you can have fun for a lot less.
-- Chuck
You'll find out soon enough if your brakes are adequate so don't go overboard until you do. Same for tires. It takes massive anoints of disposable income and practice to be competitive but you can have fun for a lot less.
-- Chuck
SCCA Track Night Convertible Policy: t is highly recommended that all convertible vehicles be equipped with an aftermarket roll bar that meets or exceeds the "Safety Level 2" standards set in the SCCA Time Trials Rules. However, convertible vehicles may participate in most Track Night events provided the vehicle meets at least one of the following criteria:
1. Convertible vehicles up to and including the 2005 model year must have rollover protection meeting one of the following criteria:
A. Documented factory installed roll over protection. (Examples of manufacturer-documented roll over protection include hydroformed and reinforced a-pillars or windshield frame and factory installed roll bars and/or “pop-up” bars that are designated as roll over protection.)
B. The convertible vehicle is equipped with an aftermarket roll bar that meets or exceeds standards set in the SCCA Time Trials Rules. (E.g., “style” bars are not acceptable.)
1. Braces and portions of the main hoop subject to contact by the driver’s or passenger’s helmet, as seated normally and restrained by seatbelt and harness, must be padded with a non-resilient material such as Ethafoam® or Ensolite® or other similar material with a minimum thickness of 1/2 inch. Padding meeting SFI spec 45.1 or FIA 8857-2001 is strongly recommended.
2. Convertible vehicles of the 2006 model year or later do not have to have a roll bar if:
A. The vehicle is six (6) cylinders, with the OE engine and may only be naturally aspirated.
B. The vehicle is four (4) cylinders or less, with the OE engine, including the stock turbo/supercharger.
1. Convertible vehicles up to and including the 2005 model year must have rollover protection meeting one of the following criteria:
A. Documented factory installed roll over protection. (Examples of manufacturer-documented roll over protection include hydroformed and reinforced a-pillars or windshield frame and factory installed roll bars and/or “pop-up” bars that are designated as roll over protection.)
B. The convertible vehicle is equipped with an aftermarket roll bar that meets or exceeds standards set in the SCCA Time Trials Rules. (E.g., “style” bars are not acceptable.)
1. Braces and portions of the main hoop subject to contact by the driver’s or passenger’s helmet, as seated normally and restrained by seatbelt and harness, must be padded with a non-resilient material such as Ethafoam® or Ensolite® or other similar material with a minimum thickness of 1/2 inch. Padding meeting SFI spec 45.1 or FIA 8857-2001 is strongly recommended.
2. Convertible vehicles of the 2006 model year or later do not have to have a roll bar if:
A. The vehicle is six (6) cylinders, with the OE engine and may only be naturally aspirated.
B. The vehicle is four (4) cylinders or less, with the OE engine, including the stock turbo/supercharger.
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On the brakes, this is the biggest thing. Running street performance pads is likely ok for your first events, and you will start to feel when they overheat. But do NOT go without changing fluid. Tons of us run the Motul stuff and it works fine. But this is simply one thing you do not skip. OEM type fluid will boil and it wont fade, you will go from having brakes to having none pretty quickly. It is easy to change it out and the fluid is not that expensive.
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