Yesterday's track day.....
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Yesterday's track day..... 2nd time running race tires.
Got into consistant 1.20s (NHIS road course), which is dang good in a street car (the PTG BMW
factory race cars do it in under 1.00 !!).
Still on stock brakes ... with the race tires, they're OK unless I try to use ALL of the grip that the race tirs can provide, on braking, on every corner. Guess how I found THAT out..... So, just gotta be moderate on turn 3 & 6 and they'll stay with me. I'll try the upper level Hawk street pads next & see how they do (still can't justify an extra $100/event for full race pads...plus the extra rotor wear & susequent replacement).
Got into consistant 1.20s (NHIS road course), which is dang good in a street car (the PTG BMW
factory race cars do it in under 1.00 !!).
Still on stock brakes ... with the race tires, they're OK unless I try to use ALL of the grip that the race tirs can provide, on braking, on every corner. Guess how I found THAT out..... So, just gotta be moderate on turn 3 & 6 and they'll stay with me. I'll try the upper level Hawk street pads next & see how they do (still can't justify an extra $100/event for full race pads...plus the extra rotor wear & susequent replacement).
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From: Kennesaw, Georgia
Re: Yesterday's track day..... Hope you had a fun day.
When you get the chance try and find a diagram of the track so we can see course. That would be neat. It's been a slow year for me so I am forced
to give up road racing this year but have been
driving for 6 years. It's a blast!!
Look forward to seeing pictures, or is there a web site we can visit to see the track and event
photo's?
Apprecite it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
When you get the chance try and find a diagram of the track so we can see course. That would be neat. It's been a slow year for me so I am forced
to give up road racing this year but have been
driving for 6 years. It's a blast!!
Look forward to seeing pictures, or is there a web site we can visit to see the track and event
photo's?
Apprecite it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
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Re: Yesterday's track day..... My home track is NHIS....
The road course is kinda hard to see in the aerial pic.
www.nhis.com
Lance, I'll email you a pic with the track laid out # corner #s .... I can't post it. I'll have to wait 'till Monday...I have those shots on my 'puter at work.
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The road course is kinda hard to see in the aerial pic.
www.nhis.com
Lance, I'll email you a pic with the track laid out # corner #s .... I can't post it. I'll have to wait 'till Monday...I have those shots on my 'puter at work.
<small>[ September 08, 2002, 12:36 AM: Message edited by: M3EATER ]</small>
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Re: Yesterday's track day..... I currently run with the BMW club guys. All of the chapters have High Performance Driving Schools at tracks that are near them. The events are very smooth and well run. The emphasis is on learning. They cost about $125
On The Tree
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Re: Yesterday's track day..... Track in photo looks neat. Look forward to seeing
other 'track day' pictures. the up there most be
perfect going into Fall....I hope to run some in
the Fall here in Hot Georgia.
other 'track day' pictures. the up there most be
perfect going into Fall....I hope to run some in
the Fall here in Hot Georgia.
