Track forum general chit chat.

[AriuSen]

Doing sat

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by redpriest

Yes I do. I'll put up the numbers. Won't be apples to apples with my last ACS outing, I had a busted water temp sensor there, but oil numbers should be good. Trying to get a Buttonwillow date too.

let's compare to my data as well - i just want to see the difference.

[M3 Number 86]

tires are here.

hoping that canyon run on saturday / sunday and perhaps daily driving to work and home for a few days break them in. everyone saying they start working about mid-day at second event. that's a lot of scrub time no?

[xchosun1x]

Anyone going to Buttonwillow this Friday?

[admranger]

Originally Posted by redpriest

Old man admranger brought a book on suspension setup to the track, called "Carroll Smith's Engineer in Your Pocket A practical guide to tuning the race car chassis and suspension".

http://www.amazon.com/Carroll-Smiths.../dp/0965160017

Too bad I don't have a suspension I can tune, but for you guys maybe worth it.

I'll eventually get around to replacing the suspension. :/

There go all my secrets. I may as well just book a room at an old folks home as you guys won't need advice anymore once you have this book.

[redpriest]

Originally Posted by xchosun1x

Anyone going to Buttonwillow this Friday?

I wish. Swamped with projects at work

[roastbeef]

My caliper spreader ships in a few days!

[1MOREMOD]

Congrats nice tool to have

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

tires are here.

hoping that canyon run on saturday / sunday and perhaps daily driving to work and home for a few days break them in. everyone saying they start working about mid-day at second event. that's a lot of scrub time no?

Did you have them heat cycled where you purchased them? If you did, they should be good to go, I'm guessing.

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by silvergray545

Did you have them heat cycled where you purchased them? If you did, they should be good to go, I'm guessing.

their ordering is pretty prehistoric.. so there was no way to talk to anyone to get them heat cycled.

[1MOREMOD]

Well look up how to do it. Not nearly as easily done on the car. Went to track for 1 session then went home.

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

their ordering is pretty prehistoric.. so there was no way to talk to anyone to get them heat cycled.

I had the same issue when I bought a new pair of NT01s from Discount Tire's eBay store.

They say the proper way to do it is get the tires up to temperature and take them off of the car to cure for 24-48 hours.

[M3 Number 86]

is this the same guy who tested the re71?

how did he do a 2min with maxxis/nt01 and then do 1.55 on the first lap on re71 a year later?

i need to gain 5 seconds in the next few months lol

[Kong Sheng Han]

Originally Posted by Kong Sheng Han

Weather doesn't look good this weekend; rain, rain, rain. Now that I don't have my street tires, I might crash and burn at this event. D:

[Longboarder]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

My caliper spreader ships in a few days!

I got mine from my gynecologist

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by Kong Sheng Han

Weather doesn't look good this weekend; rain, rain, rain. Now that I don't have my street tires, I might crash and burn at this event. D:

Standing water don't run nt01s.

[DB]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

is this the same guy who tested the re71?

how did he do a 2min with maxxis/nt01 and then do 1.55 on the first lap on re71 a year later?

i need to gain 5 seconds in the next few months lol

I have a friend who ran re71rs and NT01s on back to back sessions on the same day. He was consistently faster with the re71rs. It may be that the re71rs are just more suitable to his car (e46) or his driving style. Or it may be that the re71rs are just a faster tire. He's going to give the nt01s another shot to try to be sure what works better for him.

I love the nt01s and don't really want to switch, but I'm definitely considering it. If the re71rs are faster, have better treadwear ratings, and can be used on the street and in the rain, why bother with nt01?

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by DB

I have a friend who ran re71rs and NT01s on back to back sessions on the same day. He was consistently faster with the re71rs. It may be that the re71rs are just more suitable to his car (e46) or his driving style. Or it may be that the re71rs are just a faster tire. He's going to give the nt01s another shot to try to be sure what works better for him.

I love the nt01s and don't really want to switch, but I'm definitely considering it. If the re71rs are faster, have better treadwear ratings, and can be used on the street and in the rain, why bother with nt01?

I'd like to try the RE71Rs eventually. They're right around the NT01 price point too.

[Kong Sheng Han]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Standing water don't run nt01s.

Maybe I should cancel. Discount Tire destroyed my rain tires.

[1MOREMOD]

Light rain okay but driving too and from in downpour sketchy also

[Longboarder]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Light rain okay but driving too and from in downpour sketchy also

I found R888's to be fantastic in flash thunderstorm / flooded conditions. They channel water very well. They are used a lot as a wet weather track tire but they are also great on a dry track on both hot and cold conditions. Also work fine on the street. Basically fantastic in all conditions.

[Kong Sheng Han]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Light rain okay but driving too and from in downpour sketchy also

According to predictions, there will be no rain both Friday and Saturday, but it will rain (thunderstorm) Sunday. So I'm screwed. Since weather is unpredictable, I will decide whether or not to cancel tomorrow.