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forester sti
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Just wondering if anyone is planing on doing trackdays this year??
I haven't missed one in over 2 years and I don't plan on missing any this year
The most important thing on track In my opinion is ( after general servicing, good oil etc..) Is brakes! It doesn't matter if you have 500hp if you cant slow down or trust that you'll have a good peddle every time you go for it you'll you are wasting your time!!
Standard road pads and fluid will not do!! so upgrade a few weeks in advance ( to give time for proper bedding in) to a good pad fluid combo! so mintex racing 1144 or 1155 / (not extreme) or ferodo equivelent and dot 5.1 (any good make) and that's a great start! or should I say stop
Other than that mondello is a right hand curcuit so put your best tyres on the passenger side to to get even enough tyre wear! and check your tyre pressures! if you are going to do a few days it would by worth your while getting a set of toyo r888's specificly for the track, (they are savage) I've had the same tyres (potenza re030) on the forester from new, she now has 18000 km and she's done a few trackdays and they are still ok! and I don't take it handy either
I will change them before the next day thought!
whell alignment is a great help! and it's not expensive, get a bit of negative camber (in at the top) on the front wheels for better turn in and less understeer and a nice tight rear anti roll bar (my best handling buy yet)!
Setup wise that's pretty much it,
Just check all your fluid levels regularly and bring plenty of petrol ( you'll use 2 tanks on a good day!) and put a bit to much octane booster in to be safe!
really looking forward to it!
Dan
I haven't missed one in over 2 years and I don't plan on missing any this year
The most important thing on track In my opinion is ( after general servicing, good oil etc..) Is brakes! It doesn't matter if you have 500hp if you cant slow down or trust that you'll have a good peddle every time you go for it you'll you are wasting your time!!
Standard road pads and fluid will not do!! so upgrade a few weeks in advance ( to give time for proper bedding in) to a good pad fluid combo! so mintex racing 1144 or 1155 / (not extreme) or ferodo equivelent and dot 5.1 (any good make) and that's a great start! or should I say stop
Other than that mondello is a right hand curcuit so put your best tyres on the passenger side to to get even enough tyre wear! and check your tyre pressures! if you are going to do a few days it would by worth your while getting a set of toyo r888's specificly for the track, (they are savage) I've had the same tyres (potenza re030) on the forester from new, she now has 18000 km and she's done a few trackdays and they are still ok! and I don't take it handy either
I will change them before the next day thought!
whell alignment is a great help! and it's not expensive, get a bit of negative camber (in at the top) on the front wheels for better turn in and less understeer and a nice tight rear anti roll bar (my best handling buy yet)!
Setup wise that's pretty much it,
Just check all your fluid levels regularly and bring plenty of petrol ( you'll use 2 tanks on a good day!) and put a bit to much octane booster in to be safe!
really looking forward to it!
Dan