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Track Day Best Practices - MUST READ

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osbornsm Track Day Best Practices -... 09-04-2012, 10:38 AM

supunna_picta Great post for first-timer... 09-04-2012, 10:45 AM

brucelidat How noisy/dusty are xp8s for... 09-04-2012, 12:24 PM

B&W_Evader Expect 5-7x the dust you get... 09-04-2012, 03:18 PM

chops if you're worried about dust... 09-04-2012, 10:10 PM

cossie1600 The XP8 is slightly quieter,... 09-04-2012, 10:45 PM

threeseventy Take the tow hook out of your... 09-05-2012, 12:41 AM

Jamielle@FP Thats a really good post,... 09-04-2012, 12:30 PM

1st Awesome info man. 09-04-2012, 12:41 PM

anthonyy Great post. This should be... 09-04-2012, 12:55 PM

robones Great great write up man!... 09-04-2012, 01:41 PM

martin82 dont forget the clutch fluid... 09-04-2012, 03:20 PM

TX_370Z Very true. :iagree: 09-04-2012, 10:38 PM

wstar ATE Gold and Superblue (just... 09-04-2012, 03:57 PM

cossie1600 ate is garbage. go search on... 09-04-2012, 04:09 PM

ResIpsa +1 09-07-2012, 06:29 AM

martin82 I use motul 660 with upgrade... 09-04-2012, 04:34 PM

wstar Google searching didn't seem... 09-04-2012, 04:38 PM

cossie1600 Search on SCCA/NASA forums,... 09-04-2012, 07:20 PM

GrooveStyle This is a really sweet... 09-04-2012, 07:12 PM

Snakes709 Just adding my tips in which... 09-04-2012, 07:14 PM

GSS138 Agree with all the above,... 05-23-2013, 04:19 PM

brucelidat :iagree: Great advice. If... 09-04-2012, 07:19 PM

asdfsammich Sweet post! 09-04-2012, 08:48 PM

Read T I would also mention Safety... 09-04-2012, 09:49 PM

370Z Purist A friend of mine's father... 09-05-2012, 01:16 AM

SE5spd Its a lot of factors, weight,... 09-05-2012, 02:06 AM

SE5spd I use project mu g-four 335... 09-05-2012, 01:56 AM

370Z Purist Then saying ATE is a bunch of... 09-05-2012, 02:57 AM

SE5spd It just depends on the... 09-05-2012, 03:01 AM

Mike The 370Z has crap for brake... 09-05-2012, 08:37 AM

sig11 I've not had problems using... 09-05-2012, 09:33 AM

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Zxces50 Helpful Check list. Usually... 09-05-2012, 04:17 PM

tims370z Thanks for sharing! :tiphat: 09-24-2017, 12:33 PM

martin82 nice^ 09-05-2012, 04:25 PM

wstar Nice PDF. I'd suggest... 09-05-2012, 06:58 PM

Zxces50 Agree - fuel is tricky and... 09-05-2012, 07:58 PM

RN SHARK OP, your valve stem caps... 09-06-2012, 12:21 PM

MightyBobo I use AP Racing's fluid. ... 11-02-2012, 12:58 PM

spearfish25 The e-brake on the Z is a... 09-06-2012, 09:07 PM

wstar But they can melt in place... 09-06-2012, 10:38 PM

spearfish25 LOL...mine doesn't hold my... 09-07-2012, 04:06 PM

BGTV8 Consider adding a wheel chock... 09-06-2012, 09:17 PM

cossie1600 If you are going to be... 09-06-2012, 09:27 PM

red6spd Good thread guys keep the... 09-07-2012, 07:35 AM

ResIpsa Master Cylinder Compartment... 09-07-2012, 01:15 PM

threeseventy ^ great information. I've had... 09-07-2012, 01:51 PM

Read T I can do this easily in my... 10-23-2012, 05:28 PM

sig11 Absolutely. Works exactly... 10-23-2012, 06:49 PM

JB1 Word of caution on the wheel... 09-07-2012, 11:05 PM

spearfish25 Might you be alluding to the... 09-08-2012, 05:32 AM

JB1 I didn't want to call you... 09-08-2012, 09:10 AM

asdfsammich All this track talk is... 09-08-2012, 01:56 PM

threeseventy What keeps me from tracking... 09-08-2012, 06:03 PM

GSS138 Driving the socal canyons is... 05-23-2013, 04:31 PM

cossie1600 I would say the average is... 09-08-2012, 06:44 PM

MightyBobo I dont think I've ever had a... 11-02-2012, 01:02 PM

cv129 Subd 11-02-2012, 09:16 PM

asdfsammich Thanks for the perspective... 09-08-2012, 06:45 PM

Mike I've been doing track events... 09-08-2012, 07:55 PM

MightyBobo Any car-on-car event at the... 11-02-2012, 12:59 PM

spearfish25 I'd be more concerned about... 09-09-2012, 07:20 PM

wstar Those titanium shields that... 09-10-2012, 05:44 AM

Juice14 Good post. MUST MUST do the... 11-02-2012, 10:32 AM

Juice14 Forgot to mention, I have the... 11-02-2012, 10:33 AM

DR_ One thing I haven't seen... 11-03-2012, 10:00 AM

mprog Definitely. Very important,... 11-30-2012, 01:53 PM

DR_ Plus you really should fill... 11-30-2012, 03:51 PM

bigdog1250 I can't wait to track my car... 11-30-2012, 11:54 AM

Onelownismo This thread is great. Thanks... 05-23-2013, 02:21 PM

osbornsm HP+ should be pretty good,... 05-30-2013, 08:42 AM

MightyBobo That's assuming you dont put... 05-30-2013, 01:25 PM

Mike you going to VIR with NASA in... 05-30-2013, 07:43 PM

MightyBobo Ah, I wish. Sadly, I have a... 05-30-2013, 09:46 PM

DR_ Driving around on track pads... 05-23-2013, 03:15 PM

MightyBobo Anyone else get interesting... 05-23-2013, 03:36 PM

osbornsm That is called "pad taper" ... 05-30-2013, 08:40 AM

MightyBobo Thanks! I had a feeling it... 05-30-2013, 01:24 PM

sig11 I think I may go down to VIR... 05-31-2013, 07:33 AM

GSS138 Wish my Z could fly, I would... 06-02-2013, 11:38 AM

Tigger Ok. So since nearly everyone... 06-02-2013, 12:33 PM

MightyBobo Shahid tracks on base brakes... 06-02-2013, 04:39 PM

wstar If you're gonna stick with... 06-02-2013, 03:21 PM

sig11 Pads and fluid are all you... 06-02-2013, 06:20 PM

Tigger Carbotech XP10/8 it is. I... 06-02-2013, 06:48 PM

Eighties Meta as someone who was in your... 06-02-2013, 07:15 PM

MightyBobo The sport package doesn't... 06-02-2013, 07:49 PM

MightyBobo Stainless lines are fine for... 06-02-2013, 07:51 PM

mdxj Another base model here too. ... 06-03-2013, 01:13 PM

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BG370z My car was hot when I was... 06-03-2013, 01:36 PM

wstar Surely 130 is a typo? 06-03-2013, 01:47 PM

BG370z yes 230 would be the... 06-03-2013, 01:53 PM

DR_ Water temps of 255 are way... 06-03-2013, 02:09 PM

Sh0velMan +1 Water temps over 220... 06-03-2013, 02:30 PM

BG370z yes a stock radiator. Perhaps... 06-03-2013, 03:43 PM

ChrisSlicks The car's ideal water temp is... 06-03-2013, 04:19 PM

BG370z I didn't even hear the... 06-03-2013, 05:21 PM

Sh0velMan I saw power drop off (timing... 06-03-2013, 08:13 PM

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BG370z Im in hot water again:tup: 06-03-2013, 03:44 PM

BG370z Actually it is a Defi gauge... 06-03-2013, 04:05 PM

DR_ At our last event in 90... 06-03-2013, 02:39 PM

Sh0velMan Wish Fluidyne would sell my... 06-03-2013, 02:41 PM

wstar Yeah 266 is too hot. 280 and... 06-03-2013, 04:13 PM

mdxj The main reason I want a tune... 06-03-2013, 08:07 PM

BG370z Will uprev do that? 06-05-2013, 01:40 PM

Chuck33079 Yep. You can reset the temp... 06-05-2013, 01:59 PM

ChrisSlicks On the street maybe, doesn't... 06-05-2013, 03:21 PM

DR_ ^ Was that after UpRev? I... 06-03-2013, 09:34 PM

Sh0velMan Yeah this is with UpRev. ... 06-03-2013, 10:24 PM

wstar Well with our engines the... 06-04-2013, 12:00 AM

BGTV8 Which is why I always run... 06-04-2013, 03:25 AM

wstar Yeah what I've commonly been... 06-04-2013, 12:17 PM

Kingbaby Great thread! 06-04-2013, 12:37 PM

DR_ I have a track event this... 06-04-2013, 01:23 PM

MightyBobo Starting tire pressure will... 06-04-2013, 01:45 PM

mdxj I believe you can set when... 06-05-2013, 01:57 PM

chknhawk Cant you also just buy an... 06-05-2013, 03:29 PM

Chuck33079 Once you're above the temp... 06-05-2013, 04:10 PM

ChrisSlicks Pretty much what Chuck said. ... 06-05-2013, 04:26 PM

wstar I was thinking (and I don't... 06-05-2013, 04:57 PM

chknhawk Yes AutoX. I was running the... 06-06-2013, 07:24 AM

Sh0velMan Say it with me! Clutch in... 06-06-2013, 08:33 AM

sig11 I like: "In a spin both feet... 06-06-2013, 08:51 AM

MightyBobo Same, although I found a... 06-06-2013, 10:21 AM

Sh0velMan Does that mean that you're... 06-06-2013, 12:05 PM

MightyBobo Correct. Be spooked. ... 06-06-2013, 03:33 PM

Meulen Do those Carbotech pads make... 01-16-2014, 09:34 AM

MightyBobo They make a lot of noise and... 01-16-2014, 09:45 AM

Meulen thanks that's GTK! My Z is... 01-16-2014, 10:03 AM

osbornsm Just swap the pads out the... 01-16-2014, 10:22 AM

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MightyBobo There ARE street-style... 01-16-2014, 10:03 AM

sig11 I never had trouble streeting... 01-16-2014, 06:15 PM

MightyBobo Blades used his car as a DD,... 01-16-2014, 07:31 PM

Zauskycop New here, and just bought my... 01-16-2014, 08:28 PM

wstar ^ Very good stuff above, I do... 01-16-2014, 10:25 PM

mprog For similar reasons, at the... 01-17-2014, 03:56 PM

scionide ^ I do the same thing, for... 01-17-2014, 04:12 PM

Mike before I got phunk's fuel... 01-17-2014, 08:28 PM

SPOHN Yea I'm always baffled by the... 01-17-2014, 07:27 PM

sig11 My goal during a... 01-18-2014, 11:46 AM

Kingbaby :tup: I like this guy... 01-19-2014, 02:44 PM

wstar Yeah same here. I still... 01-18-2014, 02:53 PM

bigdog1250 A cool down lap can help, but... 01-23-2014, 05:32 PM

wstar The pads are almost always at... 01-23-2014, 06:18 PM

Kingbaby good info especially if you... 01-24-2014, 01:20 AM

2011 Nismo#91 I have to say thank you all... 01-28-2014, 08:31 AM

GSS138 Just go Motul 660 not the... 01-28-2014, 12:02 PM

synolimit Is a dry 23 degrees really... 01-29-2014, 06:18 AM

Sh0velMan The man is talking sense . ... 01-29-2014, 07:41 AM

carlitos_370z Im not an expert my friend... 01-28-2014, 08:49 AM

wstar The SS lines are mostly for... 01-28-2014, 09:42 AM

Masterbeatty When I cooked my fluid for... 01-28-2014, 11:12 AM

2011 Nismo#91 Thanks guys! 01-28-2014, 12:08 PM

Sh0velMan FWIW, you need to be sure... 01-28-2014, 12:18 PM

wstar Has anyone actually burst a... 01-28-2014, 12:30 PM

Sh0velMan I've never heard of anyone... 01-28-2014, 12:49 PM

cossie1600 Yup I flew off the track at... 01-28-2014, 01:10 PM

Chuck33079 From a blown brake line?... 01-28-2014, 01:12 PM

cossie1600 0507 350z Pocono North Big... 01-28-2014, 01:16 PM

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Chuck33079 Your lack of swearing is... 01-28-2014, 01:18 PM

synolimit Never mind, just googled the... 01-29-2014, 08:56 AM

wstar Wet is when the brake fluid... 01-29-2014, 09:00 AM

GSS138 I use 600 in my clutch, but I... 01-29-2014, 09:08 AM

Sh0velMan Like he says, wet is above a... 01-29-2014, 09:06 AM

wstar Hygroscopic ! :p 01-29-2014, 09:15 AM

Sh0velMan Shut up brainiac 01-29-2014, 09:15 AM

GSS138 check out the big brain on... 05-20-2014, 11:18 PM

osbornsm That's how you grow plants in... 01-29-2014, 09:27 AM

newtonova822 brake line upgrades? 05-18-2014, 12:18 PM

MightyBobo Goodridge. Sent from my... 05-18-2014, 05:20 PM

synolimit Z1 premium 05-18-2014, 05:37 PM

carlitos_370z Z1 SS brake lines with the... 05-19-2014, 06:28 AM

wstar There are basically two... 05-19-2014, 08:25 AM

MightyBobo Wussy, just let 'em rub. A... 05-19-2014, 10:12 AM

wstar Yeah I got a CD full of pics... 05-19-2014, 10:17 AM

synolimit That's why I went premium. ... 05-21-2014, 08:01 AM

Sh0velMan :facepalm: More joints to... 05-21-2014, 08:03 AM

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synolimit Well nissan and millions went... 05-21-2014, 08:21 AM

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JARblue I just ordered the... 05-21-2014, 08:05 AM

Arrvaxx Bumping a great thread. 08-20-2014, 08:11 PM

carlitos_370z I can wait to track my Z...... 08-21-2014, 07:45 AM

MightyBobo Oil cooler? And which pads? 08-21-2014, 08:10 AM

carlitos_370z i still have the oem one but... 08-21-2014, 10:18 AM

chknhawk Man this thread is awesome!... 08-21-2014, 01:23 PM

martin82 25 row is not enough for... 08-21-2014, 01:59 PM

clintfocus for some the 34 isnt even... 08-21-2014, 02:22 PM

carlitos_370z I have a friend here in PR... 08-21-2014, 02:23 PM

MightyBobo Don't do anything more other... 08-21-2014, 05:35 PM

clintfocus both Martin and I have... 08-21-2014, 07:15 PM

MightyBobo I was already getting to that... 08-21-2014, 07:24 PM

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MightyBobo I did just dandy with a 25. 08-21-2014, 05:34 PM

wstar I'm still doing fairly ok... 08-21-2014, 09:00 PM

Rangerz Going to work on some... 08-21-2014, 09:20 PM

martin82 W my 34 row after 3 hot laps... 08-22-2014, 01:06 AM

MightyBobo You are also racing in the LA... 08-22-2014, 06:20 AM

carlitos_370z damn :eekdance: BTW guys... 08-22-2014, 08:11 AM

wstar Good for you! Driving Schools... 08-22-2014, 12:54 PM

madwi :tup: Thanks for that great... 08-27-2014, 07:14 AM

martin82 True it but even in November... 08-22-2014, 12:41 PM

martin82 I'm gonna throw away my... 08-22-2014, 05:49 PM

GSS138 Dude I love that front aero... 08-22-2014, 06:01 PM

martin82 ordered new 2015 nismo front... 08-22-2014, 06:02 PM

GSS138 But then what is that blue... 08-22-2014, 06:26 PM

bbenj10 Can I run with just the... 08-27-2014, 07:04 AM

Rangerz It really depends on how hard... 08-27-2014, 07:25 AM

synolimit Depends like said. A... 08-27-2014, 07:28 AM

SurfDog I did not see what was... 08-30-2014, 11:19 AM

wstar You probably don't need to... 08-30-2014, 01:19 PM

cossie1600 Just do it yourself, buy a... 08-30-2014, 01:03 PM

SurfDog Gosh I hope not! I've got the... 08-30-2014, 07:40 PM

Shotta If your going to be using... 09-01-2014, 02:24 PM

Rusty sub'd. :driving: 09-01-2014, 03:05 PM

SurfDog Awesome advice. Track only... 09-01-2014, 03:03 PM

martin82 Don't be this guy please, my... 09-01-2014, 07:20 PM

MightyBobo Can't see it. It's private. 09-01-2014, 07:50 PM

carlitos_370z same here cant see it.... 09-02-2014, 07:48 AM

osbornsm Stop looking at his Privates.... 09-02-2014, 01:07 PM

MightyBobo Sounds like a cool story... 09-02-2014, 12:01 PM

SurfDog Pad update. Hawk+ amazing on... 09-24-2014, 06:14 AM

wstar Speaking of Hawk, I've been... 09-24-2014, 09:58 PM

clintfocus When I can first started... 09-25-2014, 12:32 PM

thekinn No offense guys, but please... 09-25-2014, 01:02 PM

wstar Well we're 16 pages deep now.... 09-25-2014, 07:05 PM

osbornsm I can work with that...... 09-26-2014, 01:50 PM

synolimit I'm gonna try xp12's and 10's... 05-12-2015, 12:17 PM

MightyBobo You'd lock up your fronts a... 05-12-2015, 09:02 PM

cossie1600 I call bs by the way, I get... 09-26-2014, 08:47 PM

wstar Stop driving on ice! :p 09-27-2014, 03:10 AM

Dcocci What are you guys running for... 09-27-2014, 11:42 AM

martin82 Motul and Motul gear 09-27-2014, 12:34 PM

threeseventy Mobil1, Purple, and Cusco... 09-27-2014, 04:16 PM

martin82 I get no ice mode w project... 09-27-2014, 12:35 PM

Dcocci I was talking more about the... 09-27-2014, 04:30 PM

2011 Nismo#91 You can go one grade heavier... 09-29-2014, 10:28 AM

Mike engine: valvoline vr1 10w30... 09-29-2014, 02:08 PM

osbornsm Hey PC Mike... what brake... 09-30-2014, 09:06 AM

Read T Figured I'd share my "Things... 11-19-2014, 07:14 PM

sig11 I thought you were going to... 11-20-2014, 04:06 PM

Read T You obviously don't know me. ... 11-20-2014, 06:25 PM

osbornsm Bump for updated wear items... 11-26-2014, 08:25 AM

Read T Struts Rubber Bushings (diff... 11-26-2014, 09:22 AM

Elmo370z I hve motul dot 5.1 think it... 04-24-2015, 12:03 PM

MightyBobo Yes, but make sure you flush... 04-24-2015, 03:47 PM

KratikosG37 Vote for sticky. Thread was... 05-12-2015, 10:38 AM

Zauskycop On a side note, I was talking... 05-12-2015, 11:07 AM

PharmDZ Funny thing - I actually had... 05-12-2015, 12:33 PM

Mike I would do 12/10 on slicks... 05-12-2015, 09:42 PM

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Zauskycop I ran XP8's all around for... 08-27-2015, 09:05 PM

bbenj10 What is a good baseline for... 09-08-2015, 01:35 PM

osbornsm Track weekend = how many... 09-09-2015, 10:03 AM

BGTV8 A practical minimum pad... 09-09-2015, 04:02 PM

Zauskycop Which is, coincidentally,... 09-10-2015, 12:25 PM

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