Track Day Best Practices - MUST READ

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When you open your hood after getting off the track make sure that you also take off the black plastic master cylinder compartment cover.

A clutch cylinder failure at my last track event got me doing some investigative testing (I am preparing to post a thread on my findings later this week). Even with normal street driving, I have measured 10 to 20 degree temperature spikes in the master cylinder compartment after turning off the car. I can only imagine how much the temperature would rise after getting off the track. However, taking off the cover prevents these spikes.

Also, if you drive to and from the track, you may want to practice driving without using your clutch. Don’t overdo it; just practice enough so that you understand the basic principles (which I won’t go into here) of clutch-less shifting. This is a skill that you will hopefully never use.

However, this may save you one day if you find yourself stranded in an empty paddock with no ability to disengage the clutch. It did for me…

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