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I did it! I took my car to the track! It was super fun! I was a little nervous so I didn’t push too hard. Probably only drove around 5/10ths. But I’m more comfortable now and will push harder next time! It was a beginner’s day so the first 3 sessions were lead and follow and braking exercise. Only the last 2 sessions were free sessions.

Now since my car did not come with a stock oil cooler (although that wouldn’t hold up in hard tracking anyways), overheating was my biggest concern. It was a hot August day at Buttonwillow and it was 100F. Now since it was a beginner’s track day, I did not install an oil cooler. I figured I wouldn’t be pushing too hard, and if I see my oil temp go up I’ll just back off and do a cool down lap.

Instead, I found on the forum that years ago people installed these ARC Cool Fins to help with oil temp. They basically act as a giant heat sink to dissipate heat. They advertise 5-10F, though in reality I doubt it’s that much. But regardless it was cheap enough to try and even a few degrees help.

Not sure if it’s placebo but I did notice a few degrees cooler during my normal drive. At the track, I didn’t push too hard and I got up to 265ish and backed off. I think if I pushed harder I probably would’ve hit limp mode at 280F.

Now please enjoy the pics! Action shots on the track were taken by the track photographer.









My friend gave me this tow strap but unfortunately it doesn’t fit looks cool though so just took a few photos with it haha.













































Tracking after math. Only burn a little oil, maybe less than 1/4 quart ?



Little bit of coolant spill, but coolant temp and levels look fine. Could just be bad seal from the cap?



A little bit of tire wear, not too bad!

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