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      09-10-2013, 12:57 PM   #98
swartzentruber
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Some great stuff here. I'll echo the checking/double-checking lug torques to make sure none have been missed. I've on occasion driven home with one or more loose (not good), usually one of the last wheels I do because I get in a hurry to get finished.

Only two items I'll add are:
1) Don't be tempted to run on a wet track with R-comps. My one and only serious off track excursion came running PSCs on a wet track, and I wasn't even going that fast. It was a very expensive mistake. I've seen others make the same mistake with similar results, thinking "it's really not that wet, I'll be okay".
2) Get your brake pads in the right way. Maybe I'm the only one that's ever made this mistake, but I put a pad in backwards, and ruined the rotor on my ST-40. I was wondering why it was making so much noise. It's amazing the things you can do when you are hot and tired.
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