I'm relatively new to the forum, I had a 08 G37s coupe now I have an 2010 G37x coupe. I've been looking at different modes and I'm starting with the suspension I recently purchased the SPL rear toe and camber arms, will probably get the front SPL camber/caster arms next month with the BC coilovers.


So I was day dreaming about how fun its going to be to drive when it can hit corners like a rail car, and though I might look into track racing maybe join a club or something. So I did a little research I was wondering what kind of class the G37 would be in, I found this
NeOkla SCCA Club Racing


and was wondering if anybody on the forum had actually raced his car, I looked in the different classes and didn't see any G37's or 370z's participating.


Just wanted to hear peoples experience's with tracking this car, good, or bad. Thanks

 

most formal racing is kind of boring as far as car variety goes. Everyone figures out what car can be best manipulated to be the fastest inside the rules.

I'm not at all surprised that the g37 isn't classed for SCCA wheel to wheel racing. You might find more luck with autocross classing?

 

I'll check it out, sounds like it would be more fun if they had a large variety of car's.

 

My first suggestion would be do some track school/instruction driving to get to learn more about the car and while doing that, talk to those who also race in different venues to find out which best fits your taste and budget. I find SCCA is often a pain in the *** and quite costly to race with but NASA is a little cheaper and more relaxed on the car classifications.

I just came from a track school event which I was instructing for Hooked On Driving at the Mazda Laguna Seca raceway in Monterey. What an exciting course to track the car on and it has all you need to test your skills and the car. My car basically is stock 2012 G37S coupe except for Eibach lowering springs, Hotchkiss sways, stock shocks, 7 speed A/T and I'm using Hawk HP-S pads with BF Goodridge stainless brake lines. I would highly recommend you put an oil cooler for the engine; a tranny cooler if you have an 7 AT; a power steering cooler upgrade by Stillen; I'm also upgrading my rotors to 2 piece Racing Brake models which are way lighter and better material casting and slot/oval hole vented in a special way with directional internal venting on top of that. I use Motul6 600 brake fluid and Mobil 1 synthetic motor 5w/30 oil for the engine.

Running on the track even in this hotter/street setup, the car grips extremely well on stock size 19" street tires. I was surprised at how well the HPS pads held up but I've learned to use less brake than in the past and I feel I'm going faster than I use to because of that. Remember this is a slightly modified street car that I use during track schools every so often to have fun. When I got through for the two days I was there, I packed up the car, and drove the 300 miles home in air conditioned comfort looking and running none the worse for wear. Once I get the tranny and power steering coolers on, I'm sure I can push the car even harder without worrying about the car overheating or the computer keeping me from downshifting on the slower corners because of that.

Have fun and good luck.

Al