First track experience today ! Some good, some really bad

travisjb

I'll chip in a few ideas - prob obvious:

- side air bags... when i removed the headliner, i found a lot of tubing and actuation gear along with the airbags themselves... positioned high in the cabin, so not a good place to carry weight... weight redux may apply equally to front/rear, but still it is up high so a good target

- windshield wipers are EXTREMELY easy to remove... two screws and the whole assembly pulls out... for track cars, consider removing - can always pop in if weekend calls for rain, or use rainX... i didn't weight the assembly, but I remember it was pretty heavy

- plastic trim pieces underhood... only a pound or two, but why not... RCZ, you mentioned carbon cover, but why bother ?

- as I mentioned before, wondering if cooling systems can be positioned towards the back... move steering cooler ? any added oil cooling systems towards the rear etc

- i need to lose at least 15 lbs !

- at some point i'll be pursuing more hard core weight reduction... doors, windows, a/c, stereo... not sure if these will help with balance though

- interested in all the ideas RCZ has above, e.g., carbon hood / bumper, bumper beam etc... not sure about radiator, think i read elsewhere it is already v light