Track Day Best Practices - MUST READ

Zauskycop

New here, and just bought my Z, but I have a lot of track experience, and race spec miata also. Two things I would say are:

1. Try to never ever come to a complete stop with hot brakes. Slow down to a very slow speed, and try to let the car coast to a stop if safely possible. Then pop it in gear...this keeps pad material from transferring to rotors, which believe it or not, causes more "pulsating brakes" than actual warped rotors

2. I can't stress this enough...It's called a cool down lap for a reason! You should, if possible, NEVER use the brakes, or at most use them minimally. Doing that should tone down your driving on that lap, and give it time to cool down.

Fun thread to read, and great forum. You will see me more often now, as we are trying to get the car ready for 2015 One Lap of America.

Tracy