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track day bro! posted:Isnt that what this is? It's gold. I liked Blue because I'd swap between it and RBF600 - made it easy to tell if I had a complete bleed since I only run brake fluid for one day. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 17:49 on May 11, 2015 |
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May 11, 2015 17:45
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Don't ATE have Super Gold now? They always did, the idea was to switch from blue to gold so you knew when your system was flushed. They were the same except for the color
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May 11, 2015 18:12
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Neptr posted:They always did, the idea was to switch from blue to gold so you knew when your system was flushed. They were the same except for the color Yeah, but the wanna be racers always forgot about that. Super blue always seemed a bit more expensive than the gold for that reason.
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May 11, 2015 18:16
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Neptr posted:They always did, the idea was to switch from blue to gold so you knew when your system was flushed. They were the same except for the color I thought it was blue and clear, not blue and gold. Maybe I'm wrong, because I was one of the wanna be racers who forgot that part. 
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May 11, 2015 18:21
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I thought it was blue and clear, not blue and gold. Maybe I'm wrong, because I was one of the wanna be racers who forgot that part. It is yellowish.
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May 11, 2015 19:07
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May 11, 2015 19:17
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May 11, 2015 20:00
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Whats a pretty summer fun/track tire for a ~2800 lbs car?
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May 11, 2015 20:03
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Wrar posted:Whats a pretty summer fun/track tire for a ~2800 lbs car? Street legal or no?
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May 11, 2015 21:26
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Street legal for sure. Also RWD and ~300hp.
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May 11, 2015 21:41
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Wrar posted:Whats a pretty summer fun/track tire for a ~2800 lbs car? R-S3 is usually the cheapest, I haven't tried the Version 2 yet; amazing lateral grip, kinda squishy under braking. Z2s are fast but you need to drive to the tire and will wear quickly if you push it around. Rival S should basically be a tad slower than an NT01 and behave similarly. What size wheel?
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May 11, 2015 21:41
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Federal 595 RS-R
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May 11, 2015 21:44
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Has anyone competed in any of the AER events yet?
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May 12, 2015 01:52
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sig11 posted:I think you can import a CSV into the AIM tools. Race Studio is pretty nice software: http://www.aimsports.com/software/index.html AIM tools are crap but they're the big players in the game. I have a brand spanking new MXL2 in my car. From their product page... "Freely configurable pages" - Has one page layout you can select some but not all inputs to display in fixed slots. No track map (useless feature but it is advertised and does not exist). "Expand the system" - Firmware not available yet. "Race Studio 3" - Kind of works, the analysis package is still v2, not the one on the site. "WiFi" - Doesn't work at all. Firmware update "soon". Split calculation still doesn't work. Predictive lap timer started working after the last patch.
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May 12, 2015 06:59
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So Miller might not be going away, from what I've heard it seems like the county would like to keep the place open as a racetrack.
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May 13, 2015 04:14
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What is the go-to but reasonably priced tire gauge?
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May 16, 2015 23:55
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BlackMK4 posted:What is the go-to but reasonably priced tire gauge? I use this one: http://www.longacreracing.com/products.aspx?itemid=1716&prodid=7309&pagetitle=Deluxe+2+%C2%BD%E2%80%9D+GID+Tire+Gauge+0-60+by+%C2%BD+lb I see quite a few of them around when I am at the track.
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May 17, 2015 00:09
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Anyone coming to track day June 29th at The RIDGE? Outside of olympia.
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May 17, 2015 13:07
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BlackMK4 posted:What is the go-to but reasonably priced tire gauge? This'n: http://www.amazon.com/Joes-Racing-32307-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00404WDUC
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May 17, 2015 18:38
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Thank you two.  I guess I'll go with the Joe's one since it's half the price.
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May 17, 2015 19:12
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If anybody is coming to Pocono on July 11, I'll be there!! Here's my report from NJMP Thunderbolt: the day was plagued with late starts and really fearful driving that gave us some painfully slow sessions. By the third session I got a lot of open track and had several good laps. A bad rear end in a top hat was black flagged and kicked out for deciding to do open passing in the novice session, in his 700-800rwhp Corvette. He also almost hit me at 100mph. In the 4th session, my turbo outlet hose blew and the car wouldn't boost (obviously), so I was forced to retire. A weird track day that was fun in parts. On the plus side, my brakes were great and the car ran really well (until it didn't!) That's me in the black wingless STi. Image not inlined because huge. http://i.imgur.com/N97t8xo.jpg Roman Rambo fucked around with this message at 23:15 on May 17, 2015 |
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May 17, 2015 23:11
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I'm thinking about putting together a Chumpcar team for a race this fall, and was wondering what a realistic figure would be as far as cost. At least two of us likely involved run sprint cars, so we should be good on safety equipment, pit equipment, etc, but as for the car itself, what are we looking at for investment? I'm dying to do a little road racing, and this seems like the most cost-effective way to go have some fun. Any other advice/ideas is greatly appreciated.
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May 24, 2015 08:29
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Outlaw Mailman posted:I'm thinking about putting together a Chumpcar team for a race this fall, and was wondering what a realistic figure would be as far as cost. At least two of us likely involved run sprint cars, so we should be good on safety equipment, pit equipment, etc, but as for the car itself, what are we looking at for investment? I'm dying to do a little road racing, and this seems like the most cost-effective way to go have some fun. Any other advice/ideas is greatly appreciated. We used to have a dedicated chump/lemons thread but it looks like it's slipped into the archives. Chump is fun but prepping a car is very time consuming and isn't cheap. You may want to look at renting a seat, not sure where you are but I can recommend North Loop Motorsports. As far as actual costs... We average $1000 a weekend which goes to registration, fuel and consumables. That's doesn't include hotel, travel costs or food. When we started we didn't have anything as far as pit equipment, fuel jugs or a clue wtf we were doing. Total cost for buying pit stuff and building the car to get to our first event was very close to $10k. There are teams who have done it for less but that seems to be a pretty average number from the teams I've talked to. Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions or anything.
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May 24, 2015 13:13
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Hop on a plane to Texas tomorrow morning for this weekends World Racing League race at Texas World Speedway. We're running the 2.9 mile road course configuration. Last I heard there are 88 cars registered, the area is under a flood warning with a 60% chance of thunderstorms from 8am Saturday to 8pm Sunday. We've never run the track before...should be interesting.
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May 28, 2015 00:43
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At what point do you folks replace consumables? I looked at my track pads today after my latest session, and the thinnest pads (outboard front, all rears) are at about 1/4". Thin enough to replace? Also my rear tires are just reaching the wear bars, though the fronts have some more meat on them. Time to replace the full set, or would you do another track day on them still? E: Just priced out new XP-10s. More expensive than a track day 
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Jun 14, 2015 23:30
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Pads kind of depend on the track, something like RA will destroy pads where others aren't as bad. Keep in mind the more material on the pad the better they will dissipate heat. You could probably run 1/4" pads in the rear but I'd be kind of wary about running them in front. Tires for track days I run down to the wear bars or a little more but keep a close eye on them and know they will be absolute poo poo in the rain. A lot depends on how much track time, how hard you're going to run and what track for that stuff. If you'll be out for 1-2 hours max you're pry safe, if it's an open day I'd replace stuff or bring replacements to swap out at lunch.
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Thanks for the info. My next track day is 8 hours of open track time, so I bought a new set of pads. I'll get new tires after this track day, then swap back to the old pads for some HPDE, which should be no more than 2 hours of track time.
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Jun 17, 2015 02:17
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Anyone going to The Ridge June 29?
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VelociBacon posted:Anyone going to The Ridge June 29? Which group is running it? i wish i could afford to get on the track right now
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Jun 17, 2015 16:24
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BraveUlysses posted:Which group is running it? i wish i could afford to get on the track right now VCMC is. Here's the link for reg, I think it's still got some openings.
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Jun 19, 2015 00:27
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For a multilink rear suspension, the more the rear trailing arm is angled up towards the back of the car, the less anti squat, correct?
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Jun 19, 2015 18:48
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This is gonna sound pretty silly but: how does one not get lost on an autocross course? Based on in car video I've watched, it seems like there are so many places where the next waypoint doesn't necessarily follow well from the previous gate.
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Jun 20, 2015 02:24
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Roman Rambo posted:This is gonna sound pretty silly but: how does one not get lost on an autocross course? Based on in car video I've watched, it seems like there are so many places where the next waypoint doesn't necessarily follow well from the previous gate. you walk the course usually and still get lost and watch other people on the course and then determine 4 minutes of seat time in second gear isn't worth shagging cones all day long on hot blacktop
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Jun 20, 2015 02:29
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Haha. I'm giving it my first shot tomorrow. I had made that same determination as you a while ago and stuck to track days, but I figure I should at least try this once to know for sure.
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Jun 20, 2015 02:34
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I managed to keep all 4 wheels on the kart this time, allowing me to take out the round win last weekend! Here's some close racing with 3 other guys all day. 
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Jun 22, 2015 15:01
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Some of the Sheep posted:I managed to keep all 4 wheels on the kart this time, allowing me to take out the round win last weekend! That's killer. I started to look at karting a month back, realistically are there karts that a 6'2" person fits into or do you have to be a shorter guy?
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Jun 22, 2015 15:27
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VelociBacon posted:That's killer. I started to look at karting a month back, realistically are there karts that a 6'2" person fits into or do you have to be a shorter guy? You're not going to be as comfy as a 5'10" fellow, but it wouldn't be a problem. In this video kart 97 is being driven by a fellow who is about 6'4".
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Jun 23, 2015 00:08
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Father's Day weekend for the last 10 years or more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VvL_bbVjR0 I am not the driver.
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Just got back from that track day at The Ridge. What an amazing track! Had a blast.
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