North Texas Track Thread
 

The autox thread does pretty well, but I think we might be missing out on the guys who don't autocross (we've been posting track stuff in there too).

I had a pretty good time with APEX today at MSR-C on the 1.7ccw, it was cold though. The temperature was 26F at the start of my first session, but we warmed up to the low 40's by the end of the day. The first couple of sessions involved low grip and skids.

My best lap was a 1:27.6 which is a full second behind my personal best, but I had a blast anyway. APEX keeps the run groups small, I got 6 sessions, and we kept exactly on schedule.

https://youtu.be/RAt6x-aKUBU?t=11m56s

2014 BRZ with Bridgestons RE71r (245/45-17), Ohlins R&T coilovers, JDL Unequal length catless headers, AP Sprint kit with Carbone Lorraine - RC6.
2650lbs and 178whp

Do you daily or street drive you BRZ or is it dedicated to the track?

Asking because I'm planning on dual use of mine and interested in how much special prep and maintenance I'll be going through.

With the TWS closure, I was forced to expand my track selection. This year I will run 3-4 weekends at MSR Cresson, 3-4 weekends at COTA, 6-7 weekends at MSR Houston, and 1 weekend at Eagles Canyon.

My BRZ is my one and only car, I swap front brake pads and wheels and tires before/after events.

As for maintenance, plan on swapping brake, transmission, and diff fluid 1-2 times per year and doing oil changes ever 3-4k miles or 2-3 trackdays.

My RE71's last about 5-6 trackdays, just make sure you've got at least -2.5 degrees of camber up front or you'll eat the outside edges in a couple of sessions.

I do about 12 trackdays and over 30 autox events each year. I go through 3-4 sets of RE71's, change my brake, diff, and transmission fluid once, and change my oil 4-5 times.

Costs breakdown like this:
a set of RE71's mounted are about $700
brake, tranny, and diff fluids are about $100
and each oil change is $30
I go through 1-2 sets of brake pads for about $120-$180 each

All in I'm spending about $2500 in consumables each year and about the same in registration fees (fees are $50-$200 per track event and $25-$45 for each autocross).

Sounds perfectly reasonable and much more manageable thatn when I had my Corvette.

That's exactly why I chose the BRZ over a Corvette or Cayman. I like being able to run a full season for the cost of a set of Corvette tires.

Most of my tire wear comes from autox, I wouldn't be surprised if you could get 6-8+ trackdays from a set of the RE71's (at least at MSR).

Hey Sam, is there a Tech Sheet for tomorrow's Club Trials? I haven't see one posted on the website, nor included in the Winter Festival packet. I pinged Brad also, and waiting for his response.

Brad's response:

Subject: RE: Texas Region Club Trials - 01/27
Date: January 26, 2018 at 9:40:51 AM CST

There should be an E Mail going out to all participants. If not, here is one attached

I’m a long-time track junkie, and picked my BRZ for its great balance of fun, reliabitiy/ease of maint., and being easy on consumables.’

I mainly instruct for Apex, but my next event will be 2/10 at ECR running backwards. Hope to see some of y’all there!

Just bought an used AP sprint brake kit and currently looking for a place here in Dallas who are willing to do slotted brake disc resurface. Anyone knows were I can go? I used to go to Pepboys to get my DBA rotors resurfaced in Puerto Rico but here in Dallas they refuse to do it, they say is “impossible”.

Why do you think they need to be resurfaced? The AP brakes will heat crack before they wear out and any track pads will be abrasive enough to seat well once you've bed them.

Hey man! Thanks for the input, makes sense. But since I bought them used I have no idea what kind if abuse they got, just want to go on the safe side before installing everything.

I want to also formally introduce myself. I moved from PR about 6 months ago and brought my 2013 FRS. I bought it new back in dec/2012 and last year was when I finally had the guts to some tracking, and got hooked on this sport! Planning to start going to tracks on April/2018 when I finally have 17inch wheels track tire. Hopefully I get a chance to meet all you soon!

They should be fine to throw some pads on and go to town with, they are made to be used hard.