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Are these circuit familiarisation days worth it the day before track days?

And by this I mean in terms of how fast you're allowed to "familiarise" yourself, if the passenger laps are limited in speed and what etc. How much time on the track? Nearly doubles the price of a track day but curious on the worth of it beyond getting to know the lines.

So pulsar basically has 3" intercooler piping everywhere except straight out of turbo and a 0.5m section after the intercooler cold side. (Intercooler and intake are 3"). Would it be worth changing that section to 3"? Would it be a bottleneck or just a source of heat? If manifold pressure is 20psi for eg, then this section would be higher I guess.

3 inch will flow 600kw, sounds like you are going overkill to me...

LAG for days... :P

Are these circuit familiarisation days worth it the day before track days?

And by this I mean in terms of how fast you're allowed to "familiarise" yourself, if the passenger laps are limited in speed and what etc. How much time on the track? Nearly doubles the price of a track day but curious on the worth of it beyond getting to know the lines.

Sounds like a massive waste of time/money to me.

First session is always a bit slower anyway... track may be a bit slippery in the early morning, your tyres aren't at the right pressure / temperature. So I always use the first session to cruise around and warm things up, get re-familiar with the track and then I come in, immediately check tyre pressures and set them to where I want them to do... Then Session 2 is my first actual fast one.

Might be worth going along to a day like that if it is 30 cars and heaps of track time, or they have professional instructors who can show you the fastest lines

Have spent over $1000 on artwork over the past couple of days. Getting old. #houselyf

Poor r32 looking untidy

How's houselyf for you Leigh? More interested in furniture than car mods haha

SELL ME THAT CAR

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Have spent over $1000 on artwork over the past couple of days. Getting old. #houselyf

Poor r32 looking untidy

How's houselyf for you Leigh? More interested in furniture than car mods haha

Haha yeah I went through the same phase, I just spent $143 on framing a few pictures from a Phillip Island track day to put in my 'study / mancave' alongside my Lorenzo / Hayden frames..

Got a Joker canvis for my HT room recently too.. #housemods

Also dat furniture $$$

Trying to afford/justify a cat back for the car atm..

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