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Hello thread so I've done the autocross thing and was looking at possibly doing a trackday or two through Track Night in America this year. So far the things I'm pretty sure I need to get/update on my car ('17 WRX) is better brake fluid and pads. What other things should I look into improving for an event? Currently the car is stock but with good tires. What is the recommended brake fluid to upgrade to?
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Feb 17, 2017 22:05
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Gigi Galli posted:What tires do you have? I got Pilot Super Sports at a good price at Costco so those are on currently. I don't drive much so they have 0 wear on them still. I also have gloves because I too am a sweaty person. I'll take a look at Ferodos for pads. Assuming I don't want to be a squeaky braker at all times would the right thing be to swap off/on the street pads before and after the event with the better race ones?
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Feb 18, 2017 01:49
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All being well I should be going to my first PDX this Sunday at Homestead Speedway and I'm pretty excited. Hoping I don't mess it up too bad. Anyone ever use a racing sim to prepare for a track? It's not that crazy a thing to do right?
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May 18, 2017 13:32
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I survived my first track day and now I'm really good at pointing people by. About how long would you guys say it takes for it to be safe to leave put the parking brake on again?
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May 22, 2017 00:00
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Phone posted:Did you have a good time? I definitely had fun and will do it again hopefully. Ended up using wheel chocks and let the car sit for two hours in my parking space at home.
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May 22, 2017 13:41
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Larrymer posted:How far is your drive to the track? while driving they will cool off pretty quick so don't get too paranoid. Coming off a hot track, yeah don't use it but if you're driving home and am on the highway for even a few minutes you're probably fine. It's about an hour drive back I was just concerned because the pedal still felt a little squishy.
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May 23, 2017 03:29
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WRX with Hawk Street/Race pads. Still had the stock fluid but that will be swapped out soon now.
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May 23, 2017 13:18
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Phone posted:Yeah, definitely the fluid. I wouldn't be surprised if you cracked the bleeder and was sucking air for a while. Homestead-Miami Speedway, configuration A I believe. No NASCAR high banking for me but you get two really fast left hand turn ins that you don't lift for and it was a test of courage for me. I didn't get it to too high speeds since I'm still a novice on track so the hardest braking I did was probably in the 80-90 mph range down to about 30-40 mph or so.
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May 23, 2017 16:06
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Is Harry's Lap Timer any better/worse than RaceChrono for Android? Looking to get some simple timing and maybe some additional data if possible. Does the GoPro integration work well with Harry's? I've read mixed reviews on other forums.
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Jun 22, 2017 13:43
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I already have the GoPro so  I'll try the free version of each I guess.
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Jun 22, 2017 18:15
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I was looking at something to keep me snug for autocross and occasional track use and came across the CG Lock. Since it's a daily driver I can't really install a harness and rollcage and this seems like a good option. Anyone use the CG Lock before or have opinions on them?
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Aug 4, 2017 15:38
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 That's a first for me.
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Sep 8, 2017 21:03
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mekilljoydammit posted:Think of vented rotors as pumps - they want to feed from the inside and sling air to the outside. Working with that helps, fighting that helps less. I always want to be more racecar and now I want this. I love functionality.
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Oct 14, 2017 20:21
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NitroSpazzz posted:I've tracked a daily driver and daily drove a track car...neither are fun after a while. If you have the space, at home or at a storage unit, I highly recommend the dedicated track car route. Fully Spec e30/36/e46/miata car can be had for very little and most of them will be much cheaper on consumables to run. An additional huge upside to this is a full cage, solid race seats and a harness which lets you use a HANS/NEXGEN/etc. I personally won't get on track without that stuff anymore. What was your main gripe with tracking a daily driver?
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Jan 31, 2018 20:07
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BlackMK4 posted:It's a compromise. Makes sense. I only really do the occasional track night event so I'm not all that experienced yet and feel the need for more serious setups.
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Jan 31, 2018 22:35
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This is a good place to ask. I spent some time on a track this past weekend and was trying out RaceChrono for Android. It's only the free version but I noticed I can export to .vbo format. What's a good program to take this data and make some sense of it and see how to improve and stuff?
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Mar 7, 2018 02:29
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Phone posted:Did you have an external GPS hooked up to it? Yeah it was just the phone GPS. But assuming I upgraded and had an external GPS what would your recommendation be?
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Mar 7, 2018 16:16
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Anyone have a recommendation for a not too expensive (sub-$100 preferably) external GPS to use with my phone? It would be for the occasional track day and autocross.
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Mar 27, 2018 19:53
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BlackMK4 posted:The first question here is Android or IOS? Android, should've said that first oops. Looking around the XGPS150A seems to be ok?
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Mar 27, 2018 20:41
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Would one of those infrared thermometers laser things be useful at all at a track day?
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Mar 31, 2018 15:39
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I saw a cheap one at Harbor Freight and was trying to make up a reason to get one but I don't really need it.
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Mar 31, 2018 18:24
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KidDynamite posted:They are not. They were bought by DeMonte racing and DeMonte is running with the well known Skip Barber name. They even do crazy poo poo like helicopter you from Manhattan to NJMP. They’re using Mustangs as the track vehicle. I did a day with DeMonte and those Mustangs are bad rear end. poo poo that sounds badass.
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Apr 4, 2018 14:52
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So this is kind of a general question but maybe your experiences can guide me in the right direction. If I'm coming out of a slowish corner to a straight where I can either be way up top of second or low third gear on exit what is the best choice? Part of me thinks second but WRX is decently torquey that bottom of third is not too bad either.
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Apr 15, 2018 21:13
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Gigi Galli posted:How low rpm in third are we talking here? In mine anything below 3.5k I'd probably want to stay in second. Maybe like 4k or so? Can't really remember too accurately but it's not crazy low. I'll pay for RaceChrono and see what the result is from that.
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Apr 16, 2018 02:48
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What's the website that sells used racecars in the US?
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Apr 26, 2018 14:15
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Thanks, race-cars.com was it. I was b-spec dreaming...
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Apr 26, 2018 20:05
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One of the tips given to me when I first started autocrossing was to just focus on getting a time, meaning to learn how to read the course and not get an off course. After that it's just a matter of getting better. Get an instructor to ride along with you or have them do a run with you in your car.
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May 3, 2018 19:32
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I meant to show this earlier, check out the finish for the autocross I was on the other day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbcrPfWQsis I have been told it'll be better next event.
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Aug 25, 2018 23:08
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I've started considering karting as a cheaper way to do racing lately. Curious if anyone itt has experience with them.
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Sep 17, 2018 19:05
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OhsH posted:Buy a lo206 if you dont wanna deal with rebuilds and a kt100 if you do but dont want to spend 1200 on a top end rebuild every 10 hours vs a 125 tag. So LO206's don't need rebuilds often but when they do it's expensive? If you have a good link to some basics stuff for adult class racers that would be greatly appreciated.  Do you really need a trailer or can you fit them in the trunk of a car?
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Sep 18, 2018 15:24
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Let me know if I have this right please. Going through a right turn more of the cars weight is going to be on the left side. So on a course with mostly right turns you're best off airing up the front left a little more than the front right?
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Sep 29, 2018 17:42
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I was looking at a separate set of wheels dedicated to autocross and occasional hpde/track events and was looking at pricey stuff on Tire Rack when I saw a set of stock wheels for my car for very cheap. So here's a question I've been mulling over, is wheel weight going to be a big enough factor in autocross to go the more expensive route? The weight difference between say, RPF-1's and a stock WRX wheel is about 7 pounds or so each which is a 28 lb difference. It seems significant but if I'm putting RE-71R's on them anyways does it really matter all that much what wheel it goes on?
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Nov 9, 2018 02:37
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May 18, 2019 19:13
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Wrong thread my bad!
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May 18, 2019 19:40
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What is everyone using to speed up bleeding? I've heard of speedbleeders and the Motive power bleeder so I was wondering if there was something else that was good.
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Oct 7, 2019 11:16
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The unexpected cars are always the crowd favorites at an autocross. One of my fond autocross memories is seeing a Prius going nuts on the course.
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Feb 19, 2020 02:49
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It came up in a conversation I was having so I looked up cg-locks again and while I have one already it looks like the company that made them went under so unless you buy NOS or a used one there's not really anything that is equivalent you could buy. Any other options for a similar system when using a factory 3-point? I briefly looked at the Schroth QuickFit but if you are using a 4-point harness you should probably also use a HANS as well right?
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Sep 21, 2020 00:08
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Professor Spatula posted:Looking forward to my first HPDE session at Daytona this weekend! Is it the full course?
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Oct 10, 2020 01:14
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Is that the one that was on sale at the lotus dealer in Florida?
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Feb 8, 2021 21:17
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Steely Dad posted:I went to an autocross event yesterday where they charged about a hundred bucks, but there was no course work required and we got literally dozens of runs. Is this common? It makes way more sense to me than paying $30 but having to commit to being there all day, work the course, and only getting a couple of runs. They do that at a local kart track here but it's like $60 or so. Getting to get a bunch of runs in and not work is definitely very cool.
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May 9, 2021 17:16
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