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Lol. Btw that was a nice Miata Bruce. We do always appreciate your help at our events
Thanks. I always enjoy free track time. However, as I said before, I won't instruct in a caged Miata again. Getting into and out of that damned NA was like trying to slide through a mail slot. Muscles are hurting ALL OVER.
Now that is what I call, "active aero." Wow, I have been going to Road America to watch races and race for about the last 33+ years and I have never seen anything like that. It didn't even phase the car.
Originally Posted by bPChaos
Oh jeez, you really cooked those things. I've never seen them that shade of bronze before. Mine were discolored from heat too (multiple 120 >50mph braking zones at Autoclub) and mine don't even look like that.
My rotors looked like yours for quite a while, but the last track day I was going ***** out for lap times and that was the result. 1st time I ever cooked Motul RB600 fluid. The only way to know the true limits of the car is to drive just beyond them.
Originally Posted by SonicVQ
The used oil analysis will show the recent past of what was wearing in the engine due to the .8 litres that is still in the engine when we change the oil.
For example in the video below, the lead (crank bearings) spiked after a track day and has slowly come down, but still isn't at the pre-trackday level: https://youtu.be/7D9lJxQ1s-U
That's my point. It would really only show wear from the last time the oil was changed, not necessarily overall wear of the engine. It would be good after a track day to see the wear levels though.
Just discovered Driven and Blessed Youtube video of my first event with them a year-and-a-half ago in the rain. You'll see Splitter's white coupe briefly while my sedan gets a bit more coverage though mostly by accident.
So for those of us who have "changed" the color of our brake calipers from track days, I think I may have found an easier solution to do a custom color on your calipers from the tire rack. I am not sure how well it will turn out as you apply it with a brush?? They claim it is "suitable for racecars" and good up to 950 degrees. I cannot remember how hot my calipers get at a track day. Has anyone tried this and had good results?
Suggest you might try Castrol SRF fluid. I used to run the Motul and had the same problem but with the Castrol I can run multiple weekends at Circuit of The Americas and no problems with the brakes. COTA is really fast and super hard on brakes!
Would like to bring this thread back up for those of us currently tracking our G's as there is some really good information and feedback in here.
I started tracking my 6MT Sedan in CA earlier this year and just completed my 5th day between Laguna Seca and Thunderhill West. Here are some currently pictures, and my set up can be found in my build thread.
Would like to bring this thread back up for those of us currently tracking our G's as there is some really good information and feedback in here.
I started tracking my 6MT Sedan in CA earlier this year and just completed my 5th day between Laguna Seca and Thunderhill West. Here are some currently pictures, and my set up can be found in my build thread.
That looks like a blast! How was it with the M2 and M3 on track?
There was that M3 and two M2’s in my group. The M3 I was able to stay ahead of, he never got close enough for a point by unless I slowed my pace. One the M2’s was the same, but the other was much quicker than me. I tried to follow is line and watch him to learn as much as I could, but he would generally be gone within a lap and a half.
