Getting my car ready for next season...

[TIATO]

Why street tires vs. R compounds?

Street tires give a driver plenty of audible feedack well before they reach their limits - the screeching gets increasingly louder untill they let go.

R compunds on the other hand provide soft audible feedback only as the tire is near its limits.

Having driven both kinds on track I prefer street tires because they provide more of a real world feedback. How often does one drive R - Comps on the street?

Squeal like a pig

Another one. This multi camera angle vid will also show you what a good driving position looks like.
Squeal like a pig II

[rwh11385]

thanks for the post. a lot of people jump into r comps because they'd be faster sooner, but i don't see the ultimate good of that.


are you still looking into TT? if you ought to get the goodies you mentioned on bf.c this winter, i'd recommend it. one of my friends is loving it now, and another will start next season.

[TIATO]

TTs are fun but my main motivation for the rollbar and fixed back seats is because Im consistently driving my car at 8/10 - 9/10. I feel the need for more protection.



Case in point for drivers considering HPDE, track cars and equipment. Ive been driving on tracks for 4 years now and have 17 track days under my belt, 13 being at Watkins Glen where I run in intermediate and advanced / instructor run groups.

Only after 14 track days did I purchase a dedicated track car. Granted it was prepped very well by the P/O, but only after 17 days am I looking at getting a rollbar and fixed back seats. This type of driving is something that has come very easy to me, but it is ONLY now that my skills are up to my cars capabilities (on street tires nonetheless) that I am getting serious about rollover protection.

[rwh11385]

but it is ONLY now that my skills are up to my cars capabilities (on street tires nonetheless)

in a 318is, nonetheless!

thanks for the post. i think it'll be really helpful to them reading it coming from you

[Dave]

Wow, this is so much more civilized than what happened in my thread.

Good advice here overall. And Heeter is right about making sure the maintenance is done before mods. Most folks here have to choose one or the other. Choose maintenance and basic safety first.

And despite Heeter's overstated advice to me not to do some of my mods, i am doing them - but NOT forsaking the essentials, nor spending $$ on mods instead of DE weekends. Otherwise, Id have a fully stripped car, full cage, badass engine, and likely end up like Lars at the DE at Putnam in October. KP car, and he puts it into the Armco first run, only to fix it and fuck it up worse later.

[rwh11385]

don't forget the maddogg 20/20. . .

[Dave]

don't forget the maddogg 20/20. . .

Shit, I forgot about that. I'll have to see if I can find that picture.