SCDA HPDE Schedule
#2710
Thanks again for the advice on setting the coilovers. By the end of the day I was feeling pretty frisky out there!
And in honor of our friend Slinger, who started this thread over 8 years ago, I am pleased to announce I wore at least one tire to the cord!
And in honor of our friend Slinger, who started this thread over 8 years ago, I am pleased to announce I wore at least one tire to the cord!
#2711
I wish I knew who wilwood has make the pads, I tried some of the BP-40 they do not even have a chart to show what they are rated at, they were cheap though.
unfortunately they only lasted me one weekend at carolina motorsports park, it was wet/raining most of the weekend, but this track is also hard on brakes and I was extending braking zones due to the rain. They did not fade and I liked how they performed other than wear, I use brake temp paint, I was running 900 degree rotor temps, I ordered some bp-30 to try out and keep as spares
unfortunately they only lasted me one weekend at carolina motorsports park, it was wet/raining most of the weekend, but this track is also hard on brakes and I was extending braking zones due to the rain. They did not fade and I liked how they performed other than wear, I use brake temp paint, I was running 900 degree rotor temps, I ordered some bp-30 to try out and keep as spares
#2712
OVERDRIVE
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Good to see you and VV and glad to hear the adjustments to the coilovers worked for you. Frisky, Eh! Sounds like you had a good time.
VV - how’d your day go? When I left, you sounded good about things. A nice prep day for WGI.
GKP - I think you were right about the adjustment to make if you soften the RSB. Just add a couple of clicks to the rear shocks to get to a happy median.
#2713
OVERDRIVE
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I wish I knew who wilwood has make the pads, I tried some of the BP-40 they do not even have a chart to show what they are rated at, they were cheap though.
unfortunately they only lasted me one weekend at carolina motorsports park, it was wet/raining most of the weekend, but this track is also hard on brakes and I was extending braking zones due to the rain. They did not fade and I liked how they performed other than wear, I use brake temp paint, I was running 900 degree rotor temps, I ordered some bp-30 to try out and keep as spares
unfortunately they only lasted me one weekend at carolina motorsports park, it was wet/raining most of the weekend, but this track is also hard on brakes and I was extending braking zones due to the rain. They did not fade and I liked how they performed other than wear, I use brake temp paint, I was running 900 degree rotor temps, I ordered some bp-30 to try out and keep as spares
#2717
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Have you been there before?
I know veggi went last year and ran it “backwards”. I went and ran it “forwards”. Lot of turns to learn.
Oh, I think I found the cause of the mysterious leak I had at Palmer last year on on of my tires. The tire leaked air when I came off the track after one session and then was fine after I pumped it up. It was the valve stem seal. The tire lost air over the winter and didn’t hold air when I put it on the car. But then it seemed fine when the tire guy looked at it. That was when I asked them to pull the tire off and check the bead. When he went to pull out the guts of the valve stem to let the air out, the valve stem seal fell apart. The bead was fine. That was a couple days ago and the tire is still ok.
I know veggi went last year and ran it “backwards”. I went and ran it “forwards”. Lot of turns to learn.
Oh, I think I found the cause of the mysterious leak I had at Palmer last year on on of my tires. The tire leaked air when I came off the track after one session and then was fine after I pumped it up. It was the valve stem seal. The tire lost air over the winter and didn’t hold air when I put it on the car. But then it seemed fine when the tire guy looked at it. That was when I asked them to pull the tire off and check the bead. When he went to pull out the guts of the valve stem to let the air out, the valve stem seal fell apart. The bead was fine. That was a couple days ago and the tire is still ok.
#2719
#2725
Yup. After talking to a few techs, I am going to put in flywheel which is basically OEM but from the company that makes it for MINI, not MINI-branded. And a SPEC clutch. The overall cost will be less than MINI OEM and the SPEC clutch should be an upgrade.