Track Daze @ Summit Point

spinhead · 05-13-2011, 01:39 PM

Is anybody else going this weekend? This is my first track event. Excited and nervous.

ZCarMan · 05-13-2011, 03:27 PM

Not this weekend. I'm headed to Summit in June for Hyperfest. You're gonna have a blast!

eastwest2300 · 05-13-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by spinhead

Is anybody else going this weekend? This is my first track event. Excited and nervous.

I wish I could go, but I gotta work.. Have fun bro

spinhead · 05-14-2011, 07:51 PM

Okay day 1 down. I was definitely pretty scared the first 2 runs, did a little better the 3rd run, and mellowed out quite a bit on the last run. So improving steadily, and it was a blast. Heading back tomorrow morning for day 2!

Oh and I will definitely need an oil cooler. After each half hour run I was at 260, and it was only like 60-65 outside.

eastwest2300 · 05-14-2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by spinhead

Okay day 1 down. I was definitely pretty scared the first 2 runs, did a little better the 3rd run, and mellowed out quite a bit on the last run. So improving steadily, and it was a blast. Heading back tomorrow morning for day 2!

Oh and I will definitely need an oil cooler. After each half hour run I was at 260, and it was only like 60-65 outside.

Post up some pics..

ZCarMan · 05-15-2011, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by spinhead

Okay day 1 down. I was definitely pretty scared the first 2 runs, did a little better the 3rd run, and mellowed out quite a bit on the last run. So improving steadily, and it was a blast. Heading back tomorrow morning for day 2!

Oh and I will definitely need an oil cooler. After each half hour run I was at 260, and it was only like 60-65 outside.

An oil cooler and some quality break pads will truly make the difference. Glad to see you had such a great time though!

spinhead · 05-15-2011, 06:55 PM

Okay here's some pics. Also a guy video'd one of my group's runs, so if he sends me a youtube link I'll post it up.

steronz · 09-01-2011, 12:39 PM

Oh hai there shitty maroon integra

I did a track day last winter on some shitty 8 year old ES100s out of desperation, which isn't exactly an all-season but it's not a track tire either, and it wasn't as terrible as I had feared. Two weeks later I went back on some new Azenis and while I was definitely faster the second time around, it was almost less fun to be on a better tire. More grip means less dodginess and less satisfaction when you pass a 911. That said, I tore those things up. Massive chunking on the edges, huge sections missing on the tread, and they were easy to lock up so I probably didn't do any favors in the flat spotting department. I sold them a week later to some poor bastard to put on his Civic. If you have older all-seasons that might need replacement soon, don't let it hold you back, but I wouldn't tear up a brand new set in a weekend when a proper tire will hold up much better.

If anything, Shenandoah is absolutely brutal on brakes. I've learned to just take it easy so I have something left to drive home on.

I'd recommend Summit Point versus a GT-R hard-park-a-thon. They have awesome karting there so you won't be twiddling your thumbs necessarily, and there's already enough drool-worthy cars registered to make it worth your time wandering around the pits. Hell, between Bobo's Z, my cousin's 335, his mystery friend's Aston, and my hella sweet 21 year old sedan, we've got enough metal to get the ladies wet, if you catch my drift. Or not, but screw it.

spinhead · 05-15-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

An oil cooler and some quality break pads will truly make the difference. Glad to see you had such a great time though!

Yeah I have hawk hps on right now and they were starting to fade a little towards the end of each run. I'll get some XPs for the next event.

eastwest2300 · 05-16-2011, 06:50 AM

Spinhead, thanks for posting those pics..

spinhead · 05-17-2011, 08:27 AM

Okay here's some video of a guy who was behind me for a while. I gave him a passby eventually. I like the dig he made at me, "he's only got you in horsepower not talent". Fvcker haha. But actually that guy was driving better than I, it wasn't his first event, and they were in a stripped out miata so they were taking corners stupid fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JhwNrUcHLs

flashburn · 05-17-2011, 08:34 AM

Yeah, you probably should of given him the point-by a lot sooner. But then again, he didn't really do a good job of making himself known to you. He should of stayed on your *** during the turns instead of being so passive.

spinhead · 05-17-2011, 08:38 AM

But then I wouldn't have this footage

flashburn · 05-17-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by spinhead

But then I wouldn't have this footage

Thinking ahead, I like it.

ChrisSlicks · 05-17-2011, 10:20 AM

I'll be there in August with a bunch of boys from Boston. It's a fun track!

05-13-2011, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
spinhead Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: N. Bethesda, MD Posts: 162 Drives: 09 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 3388	Track Daze @ Summit Point Is anybody else going this weekend? This is my first track event. Excited and nervous. __________________ Consequences will never be the same.

05-13-2011, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
ZCarMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MD Posts: 4,488 Drives: 09 Z34, 13 F-150 Rep Power: 26	Not this weekend. I'm headed to Summit in June for Hyperfest. You're gonna have a blast! __________________ Jon Swift \| SPC \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| AAM \| Cobb \| Hawk \| Volk Racing \| Bridgestone Green Demon Eyes

05-14-2011, 07:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
spinhead Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: N. Bethesda, MD Posts: 162 Drives: 09 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 3388	Okay day 1 down. I was definitely pretty scared the first 2 runs, did a little better the 3rd run, and mellowed out quite a bit on the last run. So improving steadily, and it was a blast. Heading back tomorrow morning for day 2! Oh and I will definitely need an oil cooler. After each half hour run I was at 260, and it was only like 60-65 outside. __________________ Consequences will never be the same.

05-16-2011, 06:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,019 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684551	Spinhead, thanks for posting those pics.. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

05-17-2011, 08:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
spinhead Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: N. Bethesda, MD Posts: 162 Drives: 09 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 3388	Okay here's some video of a guy who was behind me for a while. I gave him a passby eventually. I like the dig he made at me, "he's only got you in horsepower not talent". Fvcker haha. But actually that guy was driving better than I, it wasn't his first event, and they were in a stripped out miata so they were taking corners stupid fast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JhwNrUcHLs __________________ Consequences will never be the same. Last edited by spinhead; 05-17-2011 at 12:03 PM.

09-01-2011, 12:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
steronz Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: DC Posts: 10 Drives: Kia Sedona Rep Power: 17	Oh hai there shitty maroon integra I did a track day last winter on some shitty 8 year old ES100s out of desperation, which isn't exactly an all-season but it's not a track tire either, and it wasn't as terrible as I had feared. Two weeks later I went back on some new Azenis and while I was definitely faster the second time around, it was almost less fun to be on a better tire. More grip means less dodginess and less satisfaction when you pass a 911. That said, I tore those things up. Massive chunking on the edges, huge sections missing on the tread, and they were easy to lock up so I probably didn't do any favors in the flat spotting department. I sold them a week later to some poor bastard to put on his Civic. If you have older all-seasons that might need replacement soon, don't let it hold you back, but I wouldn't tear up a brand new set in a weekend when a proper tire will hold up much better. If anything, Shenandoah is absolutely brutal on brakes. I've learned to just take it easy so I have something left to drive home on. I'd recommend Summit Point versus a GT-R hard-park-a-thon. They have awesome karting there so you won't be twiddling your thumbs necessarily, and there's already enough drool-worthy cars registered to make it worth your time wandering around the pits. Hell, between Bobo's Z, my cousin's 335, his mystery friend's Aston, and my hella sweet 21 year old sedan, we've got enough metal to get the ladies wet, if you catch my drift. Or not, but screw it.

05-17-2011, 08:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	Yeah, you probably should of given him the point-by a lot sooner. But then again, he didn't really do a good job of making himself known to you. He should of stayed on your * during the turns instead of being so passive. __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition Carbon Flash 6M Previous Ride: 2009 Nissan 370Z Sport Platinum Graphite 7AT**

05-17-2011, 08:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
spinhead Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: N. Bethesda, MD Posts: 162 Drives: 09 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 3388	But then I wouldn't have this footage __________________ Consequences will never be the same.

05-17-2011, 10:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 654	I'll be there in August with a bunch of boys from Boston. It's a fun track! __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

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