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Originally Posted by DocWalt
Another great day at the track.My brake pedal is a smidge softer than it used to be. Hopefully just needs bled. No evidence of pad smearing today, just normal rotor heat checking. I still think the XP10s won't be adequate with real tires.
That said, I'm really impressed by the stock tires. Set at 31psi cold and never bothered checking them hot since the car felt good and don't have excessive rollover. I definitely notice the BRZ's tendency to mild understeer though, a bit frustrating sometimes
I'll get a video up sometime in the next few days. Shenandoah is a blast  |
Doh! I was at Shenandoah on Sunday - if I knew you were there I would have stopped by to say hello.
Next time...
In terms of handling I was actually getting a fair amount of oversteer in my FR-S, especially in that first wet session. I think my rear tires are done. One of my friends (spec RX7 guy) wanted to drive and he was drifting almost completely around the lower level of carousel, essentially a dry 1/2 skidpad. Fun times lol, wish I had video going. With worn rear tires, I find it's easier to rotate the car in corners like corkscrew and trigger on power alone. If you can find a way to dial out some of the understeer, I think you'd really enjoy it at Shenandoah.
BTW in case you're interested how XP10 pads do with other tires, I was running them with worn Nitto NT05's. I trail-brake most corners too, but especially heavily into corkscrew, hook and trigger. I was getting odd vibration from the pedal entering corkscrew and hook. Not sure if one of my rotors is slightly cracked, the pavement is just lumpy there, or it was minor ABS pulsing. This is my LF rotor, the RF is probably a little worse for wear.
