Track Day FAQ v0.3
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Were you roof up or down?
There was a S written off round there on Friday!
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Very very useful advice, thanks! My first track day is at Castle Combe at the end of June (under the wafer-thin pretence of being a birthday present for my Dad...) If we enjoy it then I plan on getting a few things done for future sessions - probably full Dixcel fast road/track setup, decent coilovers, bushings, geo setup etc... I'd better start saving now...
For the first session though I just want to make sure the car is safe whilst spending as little as possible! My pads look like they only have a couple of mm left on them so I'm going to replace those - what pads would people recommend for use with the stock discs (for 1 track day, followed by a 2000 mile road trip the month after)?
I'll also check the fluids, replace current brake fluid with some decent DOT4 as I don't know what's in there at the moment.
I'm running Bridgestone Potenza RE050 all round - they're not too far off needing replacing, how much tread depth should I have for the track? If possible I'd like to replace them after the track day (guessing they'll get pretty marbled), but before the road trip.
For the first session though I just want to make sure the car is safe whilst spending as little as possible! My pads look like they only have a couple of mm left on them so I'm going to replace those - what pads would people recommend for use with the stock discs (for 1 track day, followed by a 2000 mile road trip the month after)?
I'll also check the fluids, replace current brake fluid with some decent DOT4 as I don't know what's in there at the moment.
I'm running Bridgestone Potenza RE050 all round - they're not too far off needing replacing, how much tread depth should I have for the track? If possible I'd like to replace them after the track day (guessing they'll get pretty marbled), but before the road trip.
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Great write up, thanks. Will apply this next month @ Bedford. Worth making sure that people know to check their nuts! Last time round Bedford for the day I lost a wheel nut on the drive home from the track. Check them twice in the day at least, at the same time as checking your tyre pressure. Both vary a lot from cold throughout the day in my very limited experience.
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