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Zombii · 10-25-2016, 04:25 PM

Hey guys, this is my first post here, but I just wanted to ask a few questions after my first track day. This is also my first sports car, and the first car in which I'm in charge of everything (last car was a hand-me-down), so forgive me if these are some really basic questions.

First off, I had an absolute blast, and I'm trying to go back as soon as I can, but I'm a little worried about tracking my DD. Is there anything I should look out for in regards to this?

Second, do I need to change my fluids after every track day? My car is still on factory fluids (5.5k on the odo), and I clocked about 70-90 miles at my last track day.

Third, I experienced a little fade towards the end of the day (after some especially hot laps and a few hotter-than-I-should-have-been corner entries), before the track day, my pedal feel was instant, with bite being pretty strong after only about 1-1.5cm of travel (or at least that's what it felt like), now it feels like I can get a good 1.5-2 inches of travel before I get anything, and the bite is far less aggressive than it was before. Do I need to replace my pads? Should I keep this set a little longer? Is there a way to inspect them without a jack or putting the car on a lift? Also speaking of brakes, what is the factory fluid, DOT3? Is there a specific brand that most people run as DOT4? How hard is it to replace the fluid myself? What would it run me at a shop? Speaking of shops...

Fourth, for days that require inspection, how do I get that done? Do I just go to a shop/dealer and ask for an inspection and hand them the sheet? Is it done at the track?

Finally, what do I need to bring to a full-scale HPDE? (My first trackday was an 'instruction' day that was supposed to be a lead-up to an HPDE instead of jumping in all at once.) Do I need to bring extra parts? Tape for numbers? A jack? I realize there's another thread for this, but I'm just wondering if everything mentioned in that thread is really necessary if it's not a full race-spec car.

Sorry if these are a lot of questions, or if they've already been asked/answered.

10-25-2016, 04:25 PM	#4229
Zombii Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Drives: 2016 Oceanic FR-S Location: Kentucky Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hey guys, this is my first post here, but I just wanted to ask a few questions after my first track day. This is also my first sports car, and the first car in which I'm in charge of everything (last car was a hand-me-down), so forgive me if these are some really basic questions. First off, I had an absolute blast, and I'm trying to go back as soon as I can, but I'm a little worried about tracking my DD. Is there anything I should look out for in regards to this? Second, do I need to change my fluids after every track day? My car is still on factory fluids (5.5k on the odo), and I clocked about 70-90 miles at my last track day. Third, I experienced a little fade towards the end of the day (after some especially hot laps and a few hotter-than-I-should-have-been corner entries), before the track day, my pedal feel was instant, with bite being pretty strong after only about 1-1.5cm of travel (or at least that's what it felt like), now it feels like I can get a good 1.5-2 inches of travel before I get anything, and the bite is far less aggressive than it was before. Do I need to replace my pads? Should I keep this set a little longer? Is there a way to inspect them without a jack or putting the car on a lift? Also speaking of brakes, what is the factory fluid, DOT3? Is there a specific brand that most people run as DOT4? How hard is it to replace the fluid myself? What would it run me at a shop? Speaking of shops... Fourth, for days that require inspection, how do I get that done? Do I just go to a shop/dealer and ask for an inspection and hand them the sheet? Is it done at the track? Finally, what do I need to bring to a full-scale HPDE? (My first trackday was an 'instruction' day that was supposed to be a lead-up to an HPDE instead of jumping in all at once.) Do I need to bring extra parts? Tape for numbers? A jack? I realize there's another thread for this, but I'm just wondering if everything mentioned in that thread is really necessary if it's not a full race-spec car. Sorry if these are a lot of questions, or if they've already been asked/answered.