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Old 05-28-2012, 02:04 AM   #214 (permalink)
threeseventy
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Tru your mods look like they're overpowering your stock sized tires unless you've somehow got 265's/305's. Assuming you have enough tire the right tire pressure is critical to not burning thru them in a year. What are you running? Hotchkis sways up front are possibly too stiff for street, and the car cant lean onto the tires for traction so you have to run too much camber.

I was big on canyons after one run with Trips and Christian but after that they stopped going and nobody wanted to get up early enough to avoid traffic so I gave up. Turns out it's slightly deadly too, what with zero room for error although you do have options -option one being CANYON and option two being CANYON WALL. Option 3 could be head-on or t-bone with mom and dad taking junior to church, or a downhill skateboarder. I have a kid that needs me to come home after a fun drive, so calling home to say I'll be late from jail, the body shop, or from the bottom of a canyon is not an option anymore.

So those of us who, like you, modded our Z's to track specs and have the balls to DRIVE the beast we created go to the track about once a month. Turns out there are several extremely inexpensive managed track day options in Southern CA that everybody in the nation is jealous of. Hundred, hundred ten bucks max. All inclusive. The rest of the track guys pay upwards of $300, drive for days, hotels, trailers, so tedious.. We compete in sponsored events, win oil changes, parts at cost. Nobody dies. Nobody messes up their precious Z. I put two wheels off track ONCE in 4 visits.

There a a bunch of cool events coming up, and your profile lists you as a Track Member.... PM me if you want to know more. Maybe we'll "Z" you there!

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