Wakefield 1st Oct (Labour Day)

[Koffee-Black]

I paid mine today.

Also im running V700 front, but they are pretty much finished, im running Bridgestone RE540s on the rear.

[YLD-16L]

Also im running V700 front, but they are pretty much finished

Mine would be described as finished too, but I reckon I can squeeze a few more laps out of them. Pity one has a big old flat spot now though, might chuck it on the rear and spin it round again .

[Koffee-Black]

hahaha well one of mine looks ok, right on the indicators, the other, some tread is actually smooth, hence wanting some new ones..

[Poggy]

Is that in a 15" Poggy? By proper ones what do you mean? There are seconds or fakes available?

some big tyres shops get imatations and some get grey imports, or sum that are factory rejects

[OnAll-FOUR]

Bugger, blew a coolant hose the other day so I should have ti fixed before this day but I don't think i will put it on the track. Will give the car time to settle down again.

[YLD-16L]

some big tyres shops get imatations and some get grey imports, or sum that are factory rejects

Ah I get you, that's why it's good the Toyo site has a list of stores that are distributers of their competition tyres.

Bugger, blew a coolant hose the other day so I should have ti fixed before this day but I don't think i will put it on the track. Will give the car time to settle down again.

It needs to settle down? Sounds like your talking about a person not a car

[Mos]

It needs to settle down? Sounds like your talking about a person not a car

It's all about comfort level As said to you on the phone, I was as happy as a pig in shit to thrash the sprinter around wakefield time and time again with only a tyre pressure check in between ... but.. as toys get more expensive so does comfort level I'm still not entirely comfortable with this track day

Oh yeah, RT215 here also - 4th set on 3 different cars - I love it!

Mos.

[Koffee-Black]

shit, i just realise, i get back the night before from the US, plane lands @ 10:30pm! Fark....This is going to be race for time,

My car is still in the shop, should be finished today or tommorow, then off to get new exhaust, then has to get tuned, i live for US on Sunday..hahahha..how am i going to do this!!

[Mos]

Assign a project manager to ensure it happens in your absence

Don't forget there's also the Lowenbrau dinner that night - attendance is compulsory

Mos.

[Koffee-Black]

can i conference in?

Yeah I got a couple of recruits, worried when i get back the gearbox or motor will be gone from their abuse

[OnAll-FOUR]

It's all about comfort level As said to you on the phone, I was as happy as a pig in shit to thrash the sprinter around wakefield time and time again with only a tyre pressure check in between ... but.. as toys get more expensive so does comfort level I'm still not entirely comfortable with this track day

Oh yeah, RT215 here also - 4th set on 3 different cars - I love it!

Mos.

Hehe yeah that is exactly it Mos you do need to sometimes treat these GT4's like a spoilt child or they can throw a tantrum

[Mos]

Hehe yeah that is exactly it Mos you do need to sometimes treat these GT4's like a spoilt child or they can throw a tantrum

Not sure I put my point accross well enough - the car will most likely be fine, even if you don't baby it so to speak. The comfort level is purely with the owner/driver.

My car spent 90 minutes on the dyno through multiple power runs - the thing that squealed like a pig (hydro pump) has now been eliminated - everything else seeemed to hold up fine, nothing burnt, nothing melted, etc. Chances are it will be fine for the 10-20 minute stints at the track. Sure there will be limits to longevity of components but part of it is to recognize when something is telling you it's had enough (like watching the temp gauge).

It's very much a personal thing about being comfortable thrashing your car around. You will either get more comfortable or more paranoid (I'm hovering towards the paranoid ).

Mos.

[YLD-16L]

As long as I can drive home at the end of the I'm happy .

Had a new oil cooler core arrive yesterday, the old tube and fine core wasn't doing as well as I'd hoped after the last track day, it was ok, but not doing as well as I wanted.

[CLG]

Ditto The only tyre worthy of use on the street is a semi

Mos.

Yep, when you consider the compound is stuffed after twelve months anyway, if you don't wear them out beforehand - why not make full use of those style tyres on the street!

[v8soarer]

Getting close! Will have to charge my battery as I haven't rolled out of the garage in about a month.