My First Track Day ...

sixpax

Thanks Spohn !

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harman.khinda

would a LSD prevent the wheel hop?

SPOHN

If his brakes are causing this and most likely it is then no LSD is going to help. Bt he has wheel hop in the front. Even though LSD does help tremendously under braking loads. But if your having brake fade from the front due to not so great pads the rear load is going to act up on our cars causing some issue all around. The LSD only works at it's best if brakes are working at there best in the rear as it slows the drivetrain.

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sixpax

...my front's were hopping a little. I would imagine the LSD has nothing to do with the front wheels.

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Mike

I ran Road Atlanta on AD-08s in the rain. Car was very squirrely. Narrow probably would be better.

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Mike

Apparently, it felt smoother than it was. I was with an instructor that day, getting checked out for advanced and once or twice we felt us getting a little slippery, but two other instructors asked about how I did because they said it looked like I was driving right on the edge and could lose it any minute. I never did though

I think going to a narrower tire of the same compound in the rain would be a definite improvement, because you aren't plowing as much water around.

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b1adesofcha0s

So should I get an oil cooler or brakes for my first hyperdrive? I'm thinking oil cooler since it will be hotter in June. By brakes I mean pads and fluid.

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MightyBobo

Brakes. Definitely brakes.

And I'm kinda with Sig here on the skipping the Hyperdrive. You'll feel there may be unfinished business after only doing one session.

On the other hand, if you really want to get out ASAP? Go for it...but do brakes.

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sixpax

I'll be doing mine for sure. I am thinking Motul 600, SS lines, and debating on pads (EBC Yellow Stuff is winning right now just because of money). Then I plan on meshing my grill and relocating my fang air vents feeding the CAI to the mesh somewhere, which will free up the fang vents to do the brake cooling thing. This is my cost effective plan right now, not sure what I am going to do for sure. You start adding the basics up I need (500+ oil cooler) just to play for the weekend on top of the $384 fee and then $249 for insurance and it gets up there in a hurry. My brother in law has a house 20 minutes away from the track so I won't have to worry about hotel stuff tho.

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MightyBobo

Motul 600 is what I ran at VIR/Autobahn CC. I now run the AP Racing fluid. Either works just fine. I think AP is actually more expensive.

SS lines aren't required at all, so if you want to save money, dont worry about them. But if you're planning on doing them for sure, then do them with the fluid swap obviously.

Carbotech XP10 Front/XP8 Rear is the defacto standard setup. Don't know much about the EBC Yellow stuff at all (for our application). XP8's all around would work, too.

And yes, track events add up really fast for me:
$350-400 for event
$200-300 for hotel if needed
$50 for food
$200+ for gas (truck, and car)
$160-200 for a trailer

And that's before I factor in any new parts that I need, like brake rotors/pads, tires...

An expensive hobby . Nice to have a place so close to go to, though - my friend has a cabin about an hour away from Summit Point that we stay at. Almost the same time to get back to Baltimore! haha

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b1adesofcha0s

Yeah just trying to get out there ASAP for now. Full weekends will have to come next year when hopefully I will have a full time job. Also I want to get oil cooler and summer tires before I go out for a full weekend. The job situation is what's keeping me from doing full weekends right now.

I guess I'll be doing the brake pads/fluid first then instead of the oil cooler. Also want to paint my calipers red since we'll have them off any way

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MightyBobo

The paint will probably get ruined at the track lol. Fair warning.

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b1adesofcha0s

Don't they have high temp paint for calipers?

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sig11

Skip the hyperdrive get some brake pads and do a full weekend.

MightyBobo

Oh, also: may be hotter in June, but as has been discussed before, just stay in a higher gear such as 5th. It'll warm up, but not nearly as fast as if you wring it out in 2nd/3rd over and over...

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