Seeing if anyone else wants to go with me. I am going to Willow Springs track day on Friday June 1st. It will be my first track day and it is open to beginners.

http://www.speedventures.com/events/...il.aspx?id=396

It is easy to sign up. Just register on the website.
Cost for the day is $99, I am registered in the beginners class.
You also need to fill out an inspection form and bring it with you. Really easy.
And you need a helmet or they rent them for $30.

Just figured I would post this here in case anyone is interested.

 

hmmmm.. might be down. My wheels might be too aggressive for the track.?

 

Don't rent a helmet.......

 

i might be going to a karting event the day after

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...gwvunY0#t=157s

 

Wheel/tire setup? I don't remember what you are running right now.

I will be bringing my own hehe

nice! karting is fun. I have only been to those indoor tracks recently, I remember going to outdoor tracks once or twice when I was like 10.

Have you taken the Genesis or the Miata to a track ot autocross yet? I might be doing autocross in El Toro on the 17th. That might be easier/closer for a lot of people I know willow springs is pretty far.

 

19x9.5/10.5+22 stretched. Tires I think are 225 25 ~. I'm sure my staggered setup on a FWD will not help.lol

why not rent a helmet?

 

Couple deterrents. This is about 1.5 hr drive from downtown LA. Also they want you to arrive at 6:50am for prep, track time starts at 8, so you would have to get up pretty early.

Upside, not many cars are registered yet so there is a possibility of getting a lot of track time in.

 

You can go with that setup, the car just won't handle as well. So yea, kind of defeats the purpose.

Rented helmets are probably dirty or something, I dunno I used a helmet at a kart place and they gave us clean washed head cover things to put on, so it wasn't bad. I dunno how this place does it.

 

yea.. it was pretty fun last time i went.. Mike (aznbo187) runs this event with his M club.. haha

i haven't taken neither of my cars.. plan was to take miata this season but....


expected piston rings went and valve seals.. resulted in another bad head gasket. lol.. so instead of tracking the miata this year.. i'll just be replacing the motor and doing other repairs while the motors out. haha.

maybe if i can get my hands on a welder i could do some stitch welding in the bay.. lmao.. idk. lol.

you dont want that.. if you still have your stocks.. just use those... and.. do brake fluid to dot4.. don't want your dot3 fluid heating up and ruining the fun.. lol

 

Yeah well see. I still might be down, I'll let you know wsup.

Yeah I don't got my stocks.. bummer. and for the brakes i got these:



not sure how they compare to the dot4 but i think theyll be good enough.

 

Damn that sucks, well hopefully it pays off in the long run and you get to do some tracking next year. My coworker who got me into this has a 1999 Miata I think it is and he goes to autocross. They are perfect cars for it.

Yea no worries if you can't make it. Like I said I will probably hit up El Toro on the 17th for autox which is a lot closer for most people.

 

where is El Toro and how are the rates? I've been wanting to autox but don't know where to look

 

Hmmmm track day now that sounds fun!

 

Auto-X = cheaper than road racing. Where is El Toro?...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Where+is+El+Toro%3F&l=1

 

You basically just register for an event from a variety of groups. My Miata buddy uses this site mainly:
http://www.solo2.com/EventCalendar.asp

I am registered with them and now I am also registered with Speed Ventures (http://www.speedventures.com/events/Default.aspx) and Xtremespeed (https://www.extremespeedtrackevents....t-registration)

So basically, go to a website, make an account, register for event, done!

Justin bring that F out! It would be a shame not to unleash that baby.

AutoX registration is usually cheaper but it is also more crowded = less runs. My friend paid $70 last time but he only got 4 runs in all day! Which lasted like 1 minute each. The track I am going to is $99 but you get a lot more seat time and its a huge, genuine race track, so I think it is a better value. I guess it all depends how crowded it is and where you go, etc. Well you know you have been. Have you done both Streets of Willow and Big Willow?

 

I googled el toro but failed.. but thanks for that. lol

still tracking or no mas?

 

Here is the google maps to the airfield.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=...20Great%20Park
If you zoom in and look around you can see tire marks and even track setups all around the airstrip lol

Side note: It is the same place they film Top Gear USA guest star laps and other shots.

 

Big Willow > Streets. But, Streets is open more often.

No más. Until I get another car.

 

Some of the guys in the F forum are setting up a track day for us in June at Willow on the big track.... So far 8 of us are going.

We did a canyon run a few weekends back in the santa monica mountains like mullholand etc and now they are all amped up to track lol

i took my car out yesterday to mullholand, piuma cyn, stunt rd and had a blast took my friend and he was scared he was asking if i was sure my car can take turns this fast?? bahahaha he does not know what the F is capable of its actually really crazy!

 

did an asian man in a blue is-f organize that one? lol...

 

Yes lol but they missed out on all the fun canyons thats why when i headed home i went back through them myself

its actually too hard doing a group canyon run because everyone drives at different levels i think the track would be best suited because you can pass

 

You got an IS-F and now you are too good to go to the track with a lowly TL owner. Gotta go with all the IS-F guys...I see how it is.

 

haha.. then that was revolution or watever

he had a WDP TL before.

 

^ yea from acura to F

 

me too good never

i am just busy we are planning a track day towards the end of june as a group.... i am leaving june 3rd for a week to cozumel so i just have too much to do before otherwise id be down. ill let you know the day we go to the track if you want to come with the F's

 

I'm thinking of going but most cars that registered for that day are 300+hp

 

Just make sure to let them pass

 

It is a big track and they will probably put us in groups.

Just go man, I am going, you can always pass me in your 6 speed type S! I have a slow base auto lol

 

haha for sure man. Cozumel is nice, I did some powerboat racing thing when I was there a couple years ago. It was pretty fun.

 

Wait Sean why arent you going on Saturday? There seems to be a lot more cars closer to our hp. And will they have "lockers" there for my wheels? I dont want to drive my slicks all the way up there if I do decide to go.

 

Beginners not allowed on Saturday. Friday only for beginners. There will be a lot more cars on the track on Sat.

 

Check the list for Friday Sean, looks like there's one more Acura up there

 

Dude I am totally fucked, I think I might have to go in the HREs

I cannot get these wheel spacers off my car they are totally seized up and I snapped 2 of the spacer keys trying to remove them.

The reason I need them off is my RPF1s don't fit because the original lugs stick out too much. There is no clearance on the back like the HREs have.

I either need to cut my lug nuts or buy more spacer keys and try again but I have a feeling they will all break. These spacers are on my car permanently. Never buying spacers again...

 

That sucks, did you let it soak in one of those loosening solutions? Maybe a shop with some proper tools could remove them?

 

Lol! Sean would have to submerge his car in water to let the spacers soak in any type of solution.

 

Oops, that was embarrassing. Does anyone know if stock brake fluid is safe for this mild racing?

 

Not at all, lol.

It's racing...no such thing as mild. If you're wanting to drive mild, then the track is not the place to do it...and to answer your question:

NO. You'll be good for 2 laps. Then you'll have to sit. You're going to crap your pants as you hit the turn and your brake pedal will be up against the firewall, but your car is going the same speed. This is the most important thing you'll need, IMHO. This is even more important than performance tires. You can make it around the track on all-season rubber, but not OEM brake fluid.

 

It's a beginners race, there isn't even any passing for the first half of the day. I'd rather perfect the driving line than go straight out to pummeling the track like an idiot. I'll see if I can get some performance fluid before the race. I'm having the drilled/slotted brakes from Brakemotive and a B&M transmission cooler installed today along with a DW-1 trans-flush. I'd hate for my fluid to be the weakest link when I spent money trying to ensure the longest possible time on the track on everything else. If I end up liking the event, I'll upgrade to steel braided brake lines etc. But as far as I'm concerned this may be a one time thing and I don't want to sink too much money into something I might only do once.

 

Bought 2 more spacer keys this morning, luckily a local speed shop had some and then took my car to a garage and they heated them and got the spacers off! Now just have to go back to my friends tonight and put the wheels on since they are in his garage. I wish I had a damn garage lol

Also just checked the list wow a lot more cars are signed up now!

See you at the track Chai or Anthony I guess your name is going by the list?

 

Track mode engaged! Finally got my wheels on

Shitty cell pics as the sun was setting





I really like the way these feel when driving. I think I am just going to sell the HREs and use these as my daily.