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Old 07-29-2012, 07:36 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by icemang17 View Post
I drove my FR-S on track yesterday at Thunderhill....it just crossed the 1000 mile barrier

http://www.gotbluemilk.com/web120720/11/index.html

I only took it out for 1 session, drove my racer the rest....my experience is mostly race cars, nearly exclusive for the past 5 years....

My impressions:

4: Brakes: Good intially, but suffer from fade....I think this is due to my driving in "sport" mode, which uses the brakes for stability....but this is an easy fix with proper pads-fluid
Sounds like you could use a brake upgrade, but PLEASE just shut off the traction control and stability control (everything) on the track. You will have
better brake life and a lot more fun. Once you learn to do without it, you will be annoyed if you forget to shut it off.
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