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Old Jan 25, 2022 | 06:06 PM
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Clutch for street/track

what clutches are people with r53s running for track and street use? Is there any clutches I should stay away from?
 
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Old Jan 25, 2022 | 06:51 PM
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how much track? Valeo works great on the street but cannot handle heavy track use if you are reasonably fast it will slip on hot days after about 10 minutes.

 
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Old Jan 26, 2022 | 04:17 PM
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how much track? Valeo works great on the street but cannot handle heavy track use if you are reasonably fast it will slip on hot days after about 10 minutes.
just a couple of track days a year. 1st is going to be march 18-20 at VIR. are you going to that event?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2022 | 04:25 AM
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just a couple of track days a year. 1st is going to be march 18-20 at VIR. are you going to that event?
I'll be there with tscc in a couple weeks and thscc end of Feb. I've not looked at events in March yet
 
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Old Jan 27, 2022 | 06:33 AM
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I'm happy with the Clutchmasters in my 2012 Clubman... No track time, but I have a stage 2 tune, and I'm not particularly gentle with it. Really, as long as you're not treating the clutch like an on-off switch, any street kit should be fine for mild track use like you say you'd like to get in to.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2022 | 05:33 PM
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I had a OS Giken Touring hold up very well.
 
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