Trackday prep recommendations?

[bobel]

Originally Posted by charles charlie

Ooops, my bad buddy. Misunderstood you there!

Here's an idea for you..

1. Ferry Dublin to Holyhead

2. Track day at Trac Mon, Anglesey.

3. Ferry home

Smiley face..

Great track with lots of run off, just a pain getting petrol.

Let me know if you fancy that as I'm 2 hours away and I love that track.

Wow had a look at that track Charles and it looks amazing beautiful setting! Also checked out ferries but the bloody things are expensive and sailing times are crap, but I will make it to a meet at some stage in the future, I'll concentrate on getting the driving skills up to par first though

[GTRmallorca]

Hi guys,

I just wanted to add that I've tracked the car stock and still think its an awsome race car! It just gets better and batter with mods!

[*MrB*]

I'm keen to do my first track day next year so threads like this are a real help

[Karls]

I've got a couple of CG Locks going spare if anyones interested pm me.

[Rain]

how are CG locks compared to the old , back the seat up as far as possible, tug the belt to lock it, move the seat forward again?

Never used a CG lock as ive always done it this way lol!

[Stevie76]

Originally Posted by Rain

how are CG locks compared to the old , back the seat up as far as possible, tug the belt to lock it, move the seat forward again?

Never used a CG lock as ive always done it this way lol!

Way way better...given the cornering and braking forces you can get even on the road the car really needs one of these as STD. I bought one for myself and then the other half complained that she was getting thrown around like a rag doll so bought another. Top piece of kit that's cheap too

[Chris956]

Originally Posted by bobel

Hi guys

The bug has finally bitten and I've decided that I'll try a few track days next year, so the next steps are to get the car into shape so that it does itself justice,

I've been knocking around here for a good while now so I've read the various threads on brakes, anti-roll bars etc but I guess I'm trying to distinguish what would really be relevant to me for what I want to achieve.

Firstly I'm a complete newbie to track driving so I'll be booking onto a track day driving course first so I'm somewhat capable of getting the most out of my car, but in term of set-up where is the wise money spent for someone at my level that just want to push the car beyond road going limits but not looking to set record times? Am I best leaving my car as is i.e oem brakes, anti-roll bars and maybe just getting the geometry set-up a little more track orientated, the car isn't getting used much as a road car but I don't want to create a track day focused set-up either as I'd like to keep my consumable costs in check and I won't be pushing that hard on track giving I'm a newbie.

My car is running a GTC 650r kit and I was thinking of running it on a lower boost map for starters, any other GTC/SVM or similar power level owners have experience with these on track? Has it shown up any areas that would be best off tweaked for track

Cheers as always lads

Firstly - DO NOT spend a penny modding the car any further for trackwork. It is already far more capable than you

Get some instruction either on the day or an alternative

Ease yourself into it slowly picking up speed

Change the MFD display to show tranny temp and engine oil temp so you can keep an eye on them

Cool down laps are ESSENTIAL - small track at least 2 laps not using brakes or a long track at least 1 lap

Leave all the traction as per road until it becomes a nuisance and you find it interfering , then you can adjust it.

Obviously watch for the quicker cars approaching from the rear but do not get fixated in looking backwards. A simple lift of the throttle will have them past quickly.

Personally I thought the CG lock was a faff so binned it. The seatbelt is fine for me.

Make sure your tyres pressures are all good , you have a clean windscreen and comfortable shoes , not builders boots !! Finesse is the key

You will love it and soon see how capable the car is. Once you have the bug for it you will notice the oem brake setup starting to struggle. This is the time to spend some money on new rotors fluid etc etc.

Enjoy

[w8pmc]

Originally Posted by charles charlie

I'm up for it but the only one I can find is BAT on the 29th October which I cant make.

Any ideas?

Don't forget me Anglesey is on my must do list.

[w8pmc]

Originally Posted by Chris956

Firstly - DO NOT spend a penny modding the car any further for trackwork. It is already far more capable than you

Get some instruction either on the day or an alternative

Ease yourself into it slowly picking up speed

Change the MFD display to show tranny temp and engine oil temp so you can keep an eye on them

Cool down laps are ESSENTIAL - small track at least 2 laps not using brakes or a long track at least 1 lap

Leave all the traction as per road until it becomes a nuisance and you find it interfering , then you can adjust it.

Obviously watch for the quicker cars approaching from the rear but do not get fixated in looking backwards. A simple lift of the throttle will have them past quickly.

Personally I thought the CG lock was a faff so binned it. The seatbelt is fine for me.

Make sure your tyres pressures are all good , you have a clean windscreen and comfortable shoes , not builders boots !! Finesse is the key

You will love it and soon see how capable the car is. Once you have the bug for it you will notice the oem brake setup starting to struggle. This is the time to spend some money on new rotors fluid etc etc.

Enjoy

What he said

[bobel]

Cheers Guys cracking advice, yep kinda thinking along the lines of leaving the car as is, switching down to low boost akin to stock levels and get some good training under my belt then change the brakes once their knackered for a nice set of AP's with XP-10s seem best value to me from what I've researched and probably all I'll realistically need as I just want to get enjoyment out of the whole thing as opposed to setting blistering times.

[Arcam]

Originally Posted by charles charlie

I'm up for it but the only one I can find is BAT on the 29th October which I cant make.

Any ideas?

Try this one Andy:

http://www.focusedevents.com/car_event_list.asp

[charles charlie]

Originally Posted by Arcam

Try this one Andy:

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Holy low price Batman!

Got a patient booked in that saturday but may move him if there are a few of us up for a Trac Mon giggle....

[Chris956]

Originally Posted by bobel

Cheers Guys cracking advice, yep kinda thinking along the lines of leaving the car as is, switching down to low boost akin to stock levels and get some good training under my belt then change the brakes once their knackered for a nice set of AP's with XP-10s seem best value to me from what I've researched and probably all I'll realistically need as I just want to get enjoyment out of the whole thing as opposed to setting blistering times.

If it was wet I might be tempted to "turn it down" a bit but otherwise I wouldn`t bother. You have paid for the extra performance so it would seem silly to me not to use it. Just use it in the right place i.e. exiting a corner rather than heading into or in the middle of one Be confident with the car but not over confident.

AP`s and XP 10`s are a great step up from oem for reasonable money. Forget things like tranny coolers unless you want to be doing 40 minute sessions flat out. As I said earlier , finesse and mechanical sympathy is the key

[Arcam]

Originally Posted by charles charlie

Holy low price Batman!

Got a patient booked in that saturday but may move him if there are a few of us up for a Trac Mon giggle....

Thought you might like that one ... I know you Dentists like a bargain

[charles charlie]

Originally Posted by Arcam

Thought you might like that one ... I know you Dentists like a bargain

Hell yeh!