$99 Buttonwillow track day! 03/31/12-04/01/12

2159ClassicRed wrote:

You get the garage yet Jason?

Nobody wanted to chip in. Wanna? We're going Sunday.

Never mind. Garages are booked.

kaj wrote:

I have a garage for Sat. Not sure how big they are, but I'll know in the morning. Willing to share. $35 to split.

kaj wrote:

Never mind. Garages are booked.

Something wrong here

2159ClassicRed wrote:

kaj wrote:

I have a garage for Sat. Not sure how big they are, but I'll know in the morning. Willing to share. $35 to split.

kaj wrote:

Never mind. Garages are booked.

Something wrong here

damn it. Keep getting days mixed up. Lol. I did call for Sunday. Garages booked. Now I need to call for Sat because that's when I'm going.

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

kaj wrote:

I have a garage for Sat. Not sure how big they are, but I'll know in the morning. Willing to share. $35 to split.

kaj wrote:

Never mind. Garages are booked.

Something wrong here

i found out sat was CCW and changed to Sunday (see thread). all booked for Sunday.

i'll only be auto x-ing this year going to work on getting into a house.

coach wrote:

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

kaj wrote:

I have a garage for Sat. Not sure how big they are, but I'll know in the morning. Willing to share. $35 to split.

kaj wrote:

Never mind. Garages are booked.

Something wrong here

i found out sat was CCW and changed to Sunday (see thread). all booked for Sunday.

i'll only be auto x-ing this year going to work on getting into a house.

auto-x is half the price of the track day, so i can see your point. plus, less expenses and trouble (packing food, gas money, etc). i was gonna cancel this trip due to gas prices, but my girl has agreed to pay half. i told her only if she does at least one lap. LOL. i wanna get her involved.

i hope to do all the auto-x events in Fresno this year. we'll see what how my schedule and finances go. and if things work out "just right".. i'll be in a different car.

kaj wrote:

coach wrote:

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

kaj wrote:

I have a garage for Sat. Not sure how big they are, but I'll know in the morning. Willing to share. $35 to split.

kaj wrote:

Never mind. Garages are booked.

Something wrong here

i found out sat was CCW and changed to Sunday (see thread). all booked for Sunday.

i'll only be auto x-ing this year going to work on getting into a house.

auto-x is half the price of the track day, so i can see your point. plus, less expenses and trouble (packing food, gas money, etc). i was gonna cancel this trip due to gas prices, but my girl has agreed to pay half. i told her only if she does at least one lap. LOL. i wanna get her involved.

i hope to do all the auto-x events in Fresno this year. we'll see what how my schedule and finances go. and if things work out "just right".. i'll be in a different car.

you've missed 3, well 4 if you include atwater. yeah i need a daily and i feel like now is the time to start looking to buy. its not much more then i will be paying for rent any how.

For me, I've been having to pick between 4 auto-x events and two track days. No comparison for me, since I can't do them all. Plus auto-x always seems to be my kid weekends. When I have him, I'm usually taking him to his games. But we'll see. I like having local events. But $45 can be hard to part with, at times. Lol

Lets see some FAST lap times Kaj!!!

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Lets see some FAST lap times Kaj!!!

Meh. Gonna be on street tires. Nothing too crazy.

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Lets see some FAST lap times Kaj!!!

Meh. Gonna be on street tires. Nothing too crazy.

brakes going to catch on fire this time?

Put on them Continental slicks.

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Put on them Continental slicks.

i don't have any wheels for them. i tried to find some, but no luck. maybe for the next session.

coach wrote:

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Lets see some FAST lap times Kaj!!!

Meh. Gonna be on street tires. Nothing too crazy.

brakes going to catch on fire this time?

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no way, Jose. Axxis pads front and rear. and NO WAY will i be putting as much heat into brakes at BW like i did LS. turn 2 at LS was KILLING my brakes. actually.. 5 wasn't too friendly either. LOL

Need to learn basic track necessities. Good quality pads and a good set of tires will equal fun times. Nothing worse than having your brakes fade after a few laps and your tires screaming for mercy at every steering input, other than blowing your motor up or wrecking your sweet ride.

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Need to learn basic track necessities. Good quality pads and a good set of tires will equal fun times. Nothing worse than having your brakes fade after a few laps and your tires screaming for mercy at every steering input, other than blowing your motor up or wrecking your sweet ride.

i'm not exactly a noob. i just didn't swap my rear pads before the last event. i always use street tires. it's a street car, so..

i only bought the slicks 'cause they were cheap. i can't wait to try them!

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Need to learn basic track necessities. Good quality pads and a good set of tires will equal fun times. Nothing worse than having your brakes fade after a few laps and your tires screaming for mercy at every steering input, other than blowing your motor up or wrecking your sweet ride.

i'm not exactly a noob. i just didn't swap my rear pads before the last event. i always use street tires. it's a street car, so..

i only bought the slicks 'cause they were cheap. i can't wait to try them!

well the hancooks are dot apporved but not really smart to use on the street.

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coach wrote:

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Need to learn basic track necessities. Good quality pads and a good set of tires will equal fun times. Nothing worse than having your brakes fade after a few laps and your tires screaming for mercy at every steering input, other than blowing your motor up or wrecking your sweet ride.

i'm not exactly a noob. i just didn't swap my rear pads before the last event. i always use street tires. it's a street car, so..

i only bought the slicks 'cause they were cheap. i can't wait to try them!

well the hancooks are dot apporved but not really smart to use on the street.

Lol. But in all seriousness, Based on my research and experience, I beg to differ. Take a look at how many cars are running Hankook tires at the next time attack.


Awesome tires. Unless you drive a Honda. Then would recommend Nitto Neo Gens (they only make Honda sizes). They worked great at Buttonwillow! Completely owned our Falken Azenis.

Your going to bring that NeoGen argument up again?

Bring both tires and lets test that theory.

BTW, if they really wanted to destroy records they would all have a fresh set of Hoosier A6s on tap.

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Your going to bring that NeoGen argument up again?

Bring both tires and lets test that theory.

BTW, if they really wanted to destroy records they would all have a fresh set of Hoosier A6s on tap.

No arguments here. I tried two tires on the same track, on the same car and know which worked better. I said I'd recommend them, not that it's a law anyone has to follow.
:-)

I don't know what GTA's policy on tires is. I just noticed most of the updates I see for the event show lots of cars on RS3s. I'm not trying to make a sales pitch for them or anything, it's just what caught my eye. I was pretty surprised, actually.

kaj wrote:

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coach wrote:

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Need to learn basic track necessities. Good quality pads and a good set of tires will equal fun times. Nothing worse than having your brakes fade after a few laps and your tires screaming for mercy at every steering input, other than blowing your motor up or wrecking your sweet ride.

i'm not exactly a noob. i just didn't swap my rear pads before the last event. i always use street tires. it's a street car, so..

i only bought the slicks 'cause they were cheap. i can't wait to try them!

well the hancooks are dot apporved but not really smart to use on the street.

Lol. But in all seriousness, Based on my research and experience, I beg to differ. Take a look at how many cars are running Hankook tires at the next time attack.


Awesome tires. Unless you drive a Honda. Then would recommend Nitto Neo Gens (they only make Honda sizes). They worked great at Buttonwillow! Completely owned our Falken Azenis.

i was talking about there slick....imo my rock hard ad08's feel better then the neo gens. my track tire will be a triple 8 or the new one the switched to the ra1's or what ever. all i see honda's use. the hancooks will be used for auto x only. im not forking out money for a6's at the moment.

coach wrote:

kaj wrote:

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coach wrote:

kaj wrote:

2159ClassicRed wrote:

Need to learn basic track necessities. Good quality pads and a good set of tires will equal fun times. Nothing worse than having your vealed fade after a few laps and your tires screaming for mercy at every steering input, other than blowing your motor up or wrecking your sweet ride.

i'm not exactly a noob. i just didn't swap my rear pads before the last event. i always use street tires. it's a street car, so..

i only bought the slicks 'cause they were cheap. i can't wait to try them!

well the hancooks are dot apporved but not really smart to use on the street.

Lol. But in all seriousness, Based on my research and experience, I beg to differ. Take a look at how many cars are running Hankook tires at the next time attack.


Awesome tires. Unless you drive a Honda. Then would recommend Nitto Neo Gens (they only make Honda sizes). They worked great at Buttonwillow! Completely owned our Falken Azenis.

i was talking about there slick....imo my rock hard ad08's feel better then the neo gens. my track tire will be a triple 8 or the new one the switched to the ra1's or what ever. all i see honda's use. the hancooks will be used for auto x only. im not forking out money for a6's at the moment.

Oooooh. Race tires. Gotcha. I know nothing about slicks. Lol. I'd consider most of those tires all in a class far above summer street tires. I would never compare Neo Gen, Azenis, or V12 to any serious DOT tire.
I probably should qualify my statement by saying my recommendations would be for all those people that ask about a cheap, but decent tire. I'll post up some reviews I read before buying the Hankooks, if anyone is curious. They were beat by one tire in the comparison, iirc, but it was a far more expensive tire. I research like crazy before spending money on important stuff. Lol

yeah i dont but shitty tires just to bacause i want to save money. Im more about trying different componds and seeing what tire i like. i have found the reviews rather pointless at times.

coach wrote:

yeah i dont but shitty tires just to bacause i want to save money. Im more about trying different componds and seeing what tire i like. i have found the reviews rather pointless at times.

the reviews i read are usually from road racers. like i said, i look like crazy when i research. LOL. i like using street tires for the same reason i used drag radials at the drag strip. i like to see how well i can do with a "regular" car. the Continentals i have will be my first "real" tire. i just gotta see what it's like.. just once. i probably won't use them more than two or three times... or maybe until they die. so i'm having trouble convincing myself to buy wheels just for that. i'm waiting 'till i find something dirt cheap. or.... the tires will go bad. whichever comes first.

Your "real" tire are "real" sensitive to how they live their life. Depends on where you store them and how they are treated during their life. Probably will need some FormulaV treatment to bring any life back to them. The more you wait, the worse things will get in terms of grip.

Must have had some CRAZY research on them NeoGenzzzzz.