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      04-01-2018, 11:14 AM   #1
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First track day - NJMP Thunderbolt

Had my first track day yesterday New Jersey Motorsports Park - NJMP. What a great day. Learned so much and a had a ton of fun driving the car. Can't wait for the next track day.

Brakes were holding up great, nice and firm. Handling was good (I think I did notice some body roll in the corners), tires were holding up ok (Pilot Sports, it was 40 in the morning and went up to 55 later on). Traction did come on a few times, particularly in turn 2 over the hill but I think I fixed it by applying less gas. Pace was good and consistent but I found that I was catching up to the cars in front of me quick forcing me to slow down and hold back but overall incredible learning experience.



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Had my first track day yesterday New Jersey Motorsports Park - NJMP. What a great day. Learned so much and a had a ton of fun driving the car. Can't wait for the next track day.

Brakes were holding up great, nice and firm. Handling was good (I think I did notice some body roll in the corners), tires were holding up ok (Pilot Sports, it was 40 in the morning and went up to 55 later on). Traction did come on a few times, particularly in turn 2 over the hill but I think I fixed it by applying less gas. Pace was good and consistent but I found that I was catching up to the cars in front of me quick forcing me to slow down and hold back but overall incredible learning experience.



Nice! Are you xdrive and stock suspension?
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Nice! Are you xdrive and stock suspension?
Rear wheel drive, stock msport suspension with lightweight wheels
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Nice driving and thanks for sharing! Great weather for a track day.

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Yesterday was my second track day but at Lightning. Same as last time, signed up for the beginner group and what was good is the day had about half of the cars from last time. Session 1 learned the lines, session 2 they ramped it up and it was good. Between session 2 and 3 I rode shotgun with one of the Skip Barber pace cars and my god..... that guy was planted, his driving was FLAWLESS. I was able to learn the turn in/outs A LOT better, throttle modulation, you name it. It opened my eyes and I was able to see how much smoother the driving can be and how more effectively I could drive my car.

Session 3 was slower than session 2 which was a bummer. A lot of slow downs and the spacing was too close to worry about the driving but rather not to get too close to the other cars. My friend and I spoke to the pace car driver and he said if we wanted he could move us up to Intermediate and tag in the back to see how it was so we did.

Lining up we were in the back but they took a Honda Accord and a VW GTI and placed them last since they were considerably slow all day. Now THIS was a lot better and more matched to my driving. I was able to keep up with the pack and pushed the car even more. Suspension was decent, tires were grippy although at the end of the session they had that layer of I don't know what on them (PSI was around 36) and brakes did hold up even after a lot of high speed braking.

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Could you share what other track focused mods beyond the wheels/tires setup you have? Any standout additions to the car that drastically improved it on the track?
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Could you share what other track focused mods beyond the wheels/tires setup you have? Any standout additions to the car that drastically improved it on the track?
So far, besides the whee/tires, are the brakes. I MIGHT go with the m-sport brakes with the four piston calipers for more bite. Later on I will change the intercooler for much better cooling over the stock one. I also have an Evolution Racewerks chargepipe and Gofastbits diverter valve ready to be installed.
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