I would get fitted by the company that sells you your Hans. We have a guy that is at every track event in his trailer (wish I could think of the name) and he is fantastic for getting the size and fitting just right. You shouldnāt have to worry about any of that. Especially at that price ?. I...
Just sharing if anyone else has come across this issue:
https://www.splparts.com/tsb-2301/
I was able to avoid hitting a wall on turn 17 at Sebring, but just barely. It took a lot of steering wheel scrub to find a contact point where I could get some grip back and stop the car. I was...
Iām 5 clicks, 2 stiffer than the norm (suggested). Absolutely need sway bars. Iām at Sebring mainly. I couldnāt imagine running w/out them. Body roll is spot on for me. A pro buddy went driving with me this past weekend. His only complaint was my rear brakes were a bit too grippy. LOL. Believe...
Down here red group is our highest. Iām really comfortable as well with anyone passing me. Itās fun! But I got lapped by 2 cars during one session in the red group. Those pro cars were that fast. I jumped back down to blue group and didnāt get passed at all. So itās not that I donāt like Chin...
Setup was the best itās ever been! Autoquest did a great job, gotta say. Their main mechanic said my geometry was off. I have the same springs that the Ohlins came with, and sway bars since day one. What was new was the Vorshlag plates. Those play well with the Ohlins and allowed my tires to...
I finally uploaded two videos at Sebring. One where I finally got out of traffic:
And the other at the beginning of the session, with lot of cars (more fun watching):
It was a busy weekend but had a blast as usual! Chin requires point by's, but none of us had any major issues, such a great...
Quick F1 question, wife and I were listening to a podcast on the way home. We couldn't figure out what all the excitement is about. What little we could understand - F1 has more viewer than ever, thus more money for everyone to fight over, FIA is throwing its weight around where it shouldn't...
If one were adjustable, or I could buy the Supra GT4 wing ? and use it only for the track, (lotta ifs), then Iād consider one. It really would be nice to have a functional one for tracking purposes.
This must be why people are leaving CA in drovesā¦. Wonder what the reason was to get rid of all 93 in the 1st place? I know just about anything I purchase has a legal sticker that says if you live it California it may harm you.
*(just having fun about those CA disclaimers & semi-serious...
Met another Supra driver
Real deal Toyota Cup car. For $240k it can run with anyone in its class. In fact they are winning tons of WRL races. Another guy I met has a brand new one for sale on racingjunk.com. Way beyond my pay grade. It was definitely running right with or...
With everyoneās aftermarket parts being different, I donāt think there is one perfect alignment - unless we all had the same exact goodies or completely stock. Iāve found a few good mechanics that make those adjustments.
Iāve posted my alignment before. I donāt have one this time because it was...
When is your track season? Weāre open year round but busiest Oct - March. Few guys still go out during the 6 months of summer, burn through parts and do free testing for Toyota ?
Itās funny but looking back, the guys who seem to get in the most track time have done the least things to their...
Itās definitely louder the colder it gets for mine. I totally dig it. Gives me something else to look forward to when it finally gets below 70 degrees Fahrenheit ?
Iāve got another box/can/package of Hyperdip for my track wheels. I just havenāt gotten around to it as well. Kept saying Iād do it off season. Now the wheels are back on my car and itāll be another 4-5 months at leastā¦.
Someoneās car in a corner of my buddyās massive detail shop. Mine is there to get some ābetter than tear offsā on her windshield. Heās definitely a Detail Freak (hence the name of the shop). Plan on getting her back tomorrow and on track Fri-Sun @Sebring
Some random photos from last time...
My wife and I owned two 5 series BMWs and absolutely loved them! I never considered tracking them. Had a Mazda twin turbo RX7 for that. But for in town driving, wow, they were such great cars. After our 1st kid, the wife ordered a X5 with a manual from Germany. We probably had the lowest priced...