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Originally Posted by JDHeart Officially signed up for my first track weekend in the Z. Will be running The Ridge for the June 1-2 weekend. Can't wait to see what

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Old 04-18-2013, 08:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Officially signed up for my first track weekend in the Z. Will be running The Ridge for the June 1-2 weekend. Can't wait to see what the car will do when I finally get to let loose. Hope to see and meet some new folks out there.

Any advice for a first time car trackday would be welcome. Not sure what kind of things I should bring with me as far as supplies (generator, tools, air, fuel, etc.) Been racing sportbikes for years but have finally decided to try 4 wheels and test the skills, lol.

Basically many of the same things still apply, fluids for the car, pressure gauge, pump or small compressor…etc. Not sure about how Proformance runs things but bring tons of water to hydrate….same as when you ran your bike. Stock tires really need to be carefully managed so watch your pressures.

The car prep is important…..Dot 4 brake fluid, and if you can get an oil cooler in place before you go that would really help. I typically got up to 260 deg F and I was only running D class at the time.
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Basically many of the same things still apply, fluids for the car, pressure gauge, pump or small compressor…etc. Not sure about how Proformance runs things but bring tons of water to hydrate….same as when you ran your bike. Stock tires really need to be carefully managed so watch your pressures.

The car prep is important…..Dot 4 brake fluid, and if you can get an oil cooler in place before you go that would really help. I typically got up to 260 deg F and I was only running D class at the time.
Yeah, hydration is big on the bikes so I will have plenty of that. I'm running Bridgestone Potenzas now and will be adjusting tire pressure through the weekend to see how they works best.
I installed a Stillen oil cooler about 2 weeks ago in prep for the track so hopefully I don't blow the Z up. Definitely good info here, Thank you.
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