Track forum general chit chat.

[berns]

Originally Posted by DRLane

I don’t think even have the option to run windows up in the States short of factory LMP type cars. So you need them down or easily removable either way. Maybe I’m wrong?

Strongly recommend https://carbon-microsystem.com/ for the type for doors your describing (able to move window up/down). Manual motion with a latch at top would be light and simple. https://ljrc1.com/item/1218959-upper-window-latch-kit

I ordered a trunk through Carbon Micro and they were great! Excellent communication and incredible craftsmanship and to keep shipping down they sent it directly to airport where I picked it up directly through customs broker.

All the Carbon work I ordered from Latvia (OCT Composites, Carbon Micro, and HGK). Seems like a lot of skilled composite labor in Latvia.

Yeah I've found the same out of Latvia. I'm referencing the carbon microsystems doors actually... Exactly. Was going to go with Alsatek from Germany but cost and fixed window have me leaning the other way. Glad to hear you had a good experience!

Also had no idea about the fixed window rules. I thought if you had Lexan it was OK but maybe I was wrong. Highly likely.. haha.

[omgzirra_exe]

yeah i actually don't recall any state site events that allow windows up (in socal at least), i know back in the UK we can run windows up no problem.

[derbo]

Originally Posted by omgzirra_exe

yeah i actually don't recall any state site events that allow windows up (in socal at least), i know back in the UK we can run windows up no problem.

HOD just started doing this in Norcal. I don't know about the rest of the country.

[reidetailing]

Originally Posted by JNGarage

I need to make the 3-4 hour drive to come visit in Toronto one day as I can see Windsor from my office in Detroit.

Absolutely insane collection and your Subaru is only 10 years newer than my old one.

Thanks Joey!!! Looking forward to meeting you sometime soon.

Originally Posted by berns

Did MK Rennsport sell those mirrors too? Cool idea to get air into the cabin for you since you're running the sealed lexan all around. I'm about to do doors as well and am pivoting from a full fixed window to a design that enables use of stock glass or hard coated lexan to go through the regulator still, though I fear it'll turn to shit quickly and not sure it's all worth it since it's going full race car... Just not dying to be stuck inside and like driving window-less especially without AC.
reidetailing

Yes Alex, MK made the mirrors too! The windows are sealed, but we do have the window sliders (so a square of airflow will come in from the window, and the a "Costco glizzy" sized gust of air comes through the mirrors.

Originally Posted by omgzirra_exe

reidetailing can you put a costco glizzy inside the side mirror for reference.

Lol only for you Alex.

[bipp]

gdamn reidetailing going hard with the carbon! looks absolutely nuts.

since you've picked up quite a bit from them, have you also gotten the eccentric rear axle bushings for roll center correction? if so, any opinions on them? been doing a fair amount of reading in that direction but struggling with finding a writeup on them.

(+1 on costco glizzy)

[turbo_joe]

Originally Posted by omgzirra_exe

yeah i actually don't recall any state site events that allow windows up (in socal at least), i know back in the UK we can run windows up no problem.

With NASA the only class allowed to race with lexan windows in is GTS, they are banned in other classes outside factory race cars that come with lexan door windows. They are also banned in HPDE and Time Trials

[kolosy]

Gotta give a shout out to Pete at 529 innovations. I managed to destroy the set of XP10s I put up front at Road America yesterday, and have another even at a track that's super hard on pads on Tuesday. No one could get the pads in time to me, but this dude (who luckily happened to be at a track yesterday that was on my way home from RA), grabbed a set of XP20s he had just sitting at his shop, and drove up to meet me as I was driving by.

yeah, he's an audi guy, don't hold it against him, but he sells pads for the AP calipers and is a carbotech distributor.

[CamasM3e93]

I have around 20 events scheduled this season and came to the realization that my nt01s probably won’t make it through. Some of my events are bunched up and my fear is missing an event because tires unexpectedly went to threads and replacement lead time leaves me stranded. So I picked up a pair of R888R’s @ 295 for the rears and will use the four 275 nittos on the fronts over the season. This might get me through the rest of the season. I know the 888’s have their detractors. I wanted a dot tire with reasonable wet traction and durability. Doesn’t appear that Nitto makes an nt01 @ 295 30 18 or I would have gone that route.

I’m sure the group has seen this somewhere but it gave me a chuckle yesterday.

[turbo_joe]

Originally Posted by CamasM3e93

I have around 20 events scheduled this season and came to the realization that my nt01s probably won’t make it through. Some of my events are bunched up and my fear is missing an event because tires unexpectedly went to threads and replacement lead time leaves me stranded. So I picked up a pair of R888R’s @ 295 for the rears and will use the four 275 nittos on the fronts over the season. This might get me through the rest of the season. I know the 888’s have their detractors. I wanted a dot tire with reasonable wet traction and durability. Doesn’t appear that Nitto makes an nt01 @ 295 30 18 or I would have gone that route.

I’m sure the group has seen this somewhere but it gave me a chuckle yesterday.

I would never want the r888r in the rain, much better options out there unless you got them for a steal

[CamasM3e93]

Originally Posted by turbo_joe

I would never want the r888r in the rain, much better options out there unless you got them for a steal

Tell me more. What did you experience?

To clarify, I didn’t buy it as a wet traction track tire but an R compound tire that won’t leave me stranded on the side of the road in a heavy shower.

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by CamasM3e93

an R compound tire that won’t leave me stranded on the side of the road in a heavy shower.

Don't think that exists. Some are better in the damp or slightly wet conditions than others but they're all terrible in the rain. For a heavy shower, you're not making it to the side of the road.

[kolosy]

Originally Posted by Ximian

Don't think that exists. Some are better in the damp or slightly wet conditions than others but they're all terrible in the rain. For a heavy shower, you're not making it to the side of the road.

i got caught in a heavy downpour coming back yesterday on my V730s, and even that was super sketch. was the slowest car on the highway, hazards on, the business.

[turbo_joe]

Originally Posted by CamasM3e93

Tell me more. What did you experience?

To clarify, I didn’t buy it as a wet traction track tire but an R compound tire that won’t leave me stranded on the side of the road in a heavy shower.

Dont fixate on the "R" compound bs marketing. The R888r is a trash tire to be honest. Its slower than most current 200tw options and worse in the rain. I would look into some 200tw options, the ECF wears like iron and its driveable in the rain, just no the best. Its probably about as fast or faster than the nt01 or r888r. Also the r888r is probably the loudest car tire I have ever driven on, sounds like an airplane is tailgating you lol

[mikerunt]

Originally Posted by CamasM3e93

Tell me more. What did you experience?

To clarify, I didn’t buy it as a wet traction track tire but an R compound tire that won’t leave me stranded on the side of the road in a heavy shower.

I ran them on my other M car as a track only tire and ditched then after less than a day. They were slow, slick, and generally sketch in DRY conditions. Can’t imagine them in wet. I purchased them to try and save a couple bucks and wasn’t pleased with the offset of cost vs performance.

[omgzirra_exe]

Originally Posted by mikerunt

I ran them on my other M car as a track only tire and ditched then after less than a day. They were slow, slick, and generally sketch in DRY conditions. Can’t imagine them in wet. I purchased them to try and save a couple bucks and wasn’t pleased with the offset of cost vs performance.

im usin a set of R888R as a spare tire(s) to commute 15min to my office and its beyond sketchy when cold and sketchy when warmed up... and a lil puddle made me sqirm lmao

** i just wanted to use them and not waist my good tires lmao

[mikerunt]

Originally Posted by omgzirra_exe

im usin a set of R888R as a spare tire(s) to commute 15min to my office and its beyond sketchy when cold and sketchy when warmed up... and a lil puddle made me sqirm lmao

** i just wanted to use them and not waist my good tires lmao

15min commute - just run some R7s and live the race car life full time!! 😂😂

[JNGarage]

Originally Posted by reidetailing

Thanks Joey!!! Looking forward to meeting you sometime soon.




Yes Alex, MK made the mirrors too! The windows are sealed, but we do have the window sliders (so a square of airflow will come in from the window, and the a "Costco glizzy" sized gust of air comes through the mirrors.



Lol only for you Alex.

I will have to come out to Canada again sometime , I did 800 miles yesterday and drove through that storm in Hamilton at 11pm it was not so great.

[nsogiba]

275/35/18 Federal 595RS-RR tire chunked at the left rear corner, '09 E92M with stock suspension out back. Too hot? Not enough pressure? Need more negative camber? I'm not necessarily trying to go faster, I just want my tires to last longer than 3 weekend events. My experience in the past with these tires has been generally good.


https://youtube.com/shorts/OlBSz0gchi4?feature=share

[Redd]

Federal tires don't like heavy cars. I bulged a brand new set of 595 RSR at one trackday. Never touched them since.

[nsogiba]

Well, I guess this is the excuse I was looking for to try something else.

In other news, running DSC/MDM OFF finally gave me the brake pad life I was looking for. I was going through a set of DTC70s in a few weekends with MDM on.

[amg6975]

Originally Posted by nsogiba

275/35/18 Federal 595RS-RR tire chunked at the left rear corner, '09 E92M with stock suspension out back. Too hot? Not enough pressure? Need more negative camber? I'm not necessarily trying to go faster, I just want my tires to last longer than 3 weekend events. My experience in the past with these tires has been generally good.


https://youtube.com/shorts/OlBSz0gchi4?feature=share

Couple 90 degree days at Pitt will do that. There were several other people there that did exactly the same thing.

[M3SQRD]

Originally Posted by kolosy

Gotta give a shout out to Pete at 529 innovations. I managed to destroy the set of XP10s I put up front at Road America yesterday, and have another even at a track that's super hard on pads on Tuesday. No one could get the pads in time to me, but this dude (who luckily happened to be at a track yesterday that was on my way home from RA), grabbed a set of XP20s he had just sitting at his shop, and drove up to meet me as I was driving by.

yeah, he's an audi guy, don't hold it against him, but he sells pads for the AP calipers and is a carbotech distributor.

This is what makes the tracking groups so great. People are willing to lend or give people in trouble whatever they need to help them out. A while back I was at VIR and there was a guy looking for pads for his e46 M3. For, some reason, I had an almost brand new sets of oem front and rear pads (AP Racing calipers installed) in a pad bag so I gave him the pads. He refused to accept them for free so I told him the price is $1.00 or a bottle of water (it was 100 F that day). He gave me a bottle of water.

You are going to enjoy the XP20 and I’d be surprised if you were able to go through a set of XP20s in one day.