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Just keep in mind that you drive to your limits, don't worry about faster people on the track as they will overtake you on the straights, just move to the side and ease off a bit to let them pass. I've seen one guy drive beyond his limits and he put his SS Ute into the wall (freak occurance but still....).

yeah, no matter how quick you are, there will always be someone there who will be faster than you, so dont try over drive yourself or your car. just have fun and be safe.

i reckon alot of you will drive past me on the straight :laugh: , but i reckon i'll drive past alot of you in the corners... :)

mmm my brakes squeal everytime I touch them so I may get a new set before getting out on the track...helmet, where the hell do I get a cheap helmet?

check your pads. if they are worn or dont have much left in them, then definately change them as you will chew them up on the track. but my brakes squeal every time i touch them cause i have high temp, high dust pads, so if you have these, they might not need changing...? check to be sure....

if you do change them, be sure to wear them in for about 400-500km before you take them to the track, or you will warp your disc's. also remember to have your brakes machined if you get new pads. my 1st track day, i didn't do either of these things and had to pull out 3/4 the way through the day cause i had no brakes after the new pads (100km old...) warped my discs....

it'd also be good to bleed your brakes and maybe even change your brake fluid to something with a dot 4 or 5 rating. your brakes will get very hot and your rubber brake lines will expand and loose pressure, so be sure to look out for this when your racing cause you may need to pump the brake pedal to bring the pressure up so you can stop!!! or just pull off and let the car cool down, which is what i would recommend....

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14.7 psi sweet jebus :laugh: no i won't be running that much hehe maybe i am just soft but i have heard to many horrors storys of the turbo exhaust wheel ending up in the cat at those sort of boost preasures. but as you said i guess the key is do a couple of laps then let the car cool down then back out etc

Oh one last thing i know it varies based on the type of rims/tyres but do you generally pump up the tyres any more than you would for the street ???

yeah you do. it just gives a little less flex in the tyre wall and makes the car feel more direct. however, if you over in flate them, you will tend to over-steer. its a good idea to run the front tyres at higher psi than the rears...

well thats your problem...

Someone with a bit more knowledge may be able to confirm this but when i was sourcing mine from Japan i mentioned to them i wanted a sunroof. They told me that i might have problems with my height (i am only like 6"0 or 6"1) but that was my decider on not having the sunroof... True story :laugh:

maybe if you take the glass out the top of your helmet will poke through :(

sunroof does cut your height a bit. i noticed that a lot when looking for stageas, the sunroof models had quite a lot less headroom. twin sunrooves was too cool to pass though.

if i have the same problem i was going to open the sunroof, but it only comes halfway across the drivers seat, so doesn't really help unless you drive on an angle. i think i should be right, i have about 2 inches of clearance at the moment and i'm 6"2

if i have the same problem i was going to open the sunroof, but it only comes halfway across the drivers seat, so doesn't really help unless you drive on an angle. i think i should be right, i have about 2 inches of clearance at the moment

Yeah if it went all the way across i'd be fine, but anyway ill sort it out.

Yes Frink will lap you at every available opportunity :P

As for the rest of you.......shrink or something!! You're all tall buggers!

EDIT: Oh yeah, and what Luke said about brake fluid is pretty important, back when I tracked my FTO I was having horrible braking problems because during the afternoon my fluid was incredibly hot. Once I got back to town my brakes were doing crap all and I had to go get the fluid flushed and changed. DOT4 is the stuff you want. DOT5 will eat your hoses (unless they're braided),

Don't let all this scare you though, I still vivedly remember the first time shooting out of the starting lane onto the track, andrenaline pumping and NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC :huh:!!!

R3sp3ct, if you find a place that alters your seat can you let me know, I've got a Sparco here waiting to go in my car but no one wants to touch it.

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Don't let all this scare you though, I still vivedly remember the first time shooting out of the starting lane onto the track, andrenaline pumping and NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC :P!!!

Man i hope i make it coz that will be awesome.

No worries fellas ill let ya know :huh:

their worth it when it comes to doing a track day. one less thing i have to worry about, like my brakes fading! how much did you get quoted for and where from? apparently there are only 2 places in the country that make them ADR approved for skylines.... (which mine are :( )

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