Minnesota Check In - Page 180 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

driftagoon · 01-30-2014, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by GrimmSpeed

If you have any interest in AutoX, I highly recommend the Minnesota Autosports Club Novice School. For like $50, you get a full day of runs with an instructor. You will learn a TON and have a pretty good time.

www.mnautox.com

Registration for their events is through myautoevents.com. Keep an eye out there for a schedule for this summer's events.

http://myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmC...?psCLUB_ID=103

Also, NF Performance, a smaller local shop, has been hosting 'track days' at DCTC. It's usually pretty cheap and they provide pizza, soda, instructors, help with setting your car up, etc. Great group of very knowledgable local guys. Find them on facebook or mnsubaru.com.

I'm planning on a couple of track days at BIR this summer if time allows - I'm sure I'll see some of you up there!

Matt Beenen
Engineering

SOOOPER!

Now let's just fast forward 3 months.

khan · 01-30-2014, 11:59 AM

Just spent three hours coming to work in Uptown from St. Paul (94 + 35W)

HOLY COW its horrendous out there. Stay safe people!

jdnguyen · 02-03-2014, 09:45 PM

Well I haven't owned the car a month and I have 18x8.5/9.5 gram lights 57xtremes in winning blue coming! I didn't realize how expensive lug nuts, center caps, and valve stems could be. I don't think I'll be able to wait until spring to put them on... may just have to buy some performance all seasons and try to deal with this awful snow and ice.

Starscream15 · 02-04-2014, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jdnguyen

Well I haven't owned the car a month and I have 18x8.5/9.5 gram lights 57xtremes in winning blue coming! I didn't realize how expensive lug nuts, center caps, and valve stems could be. I don't think I'll be able to wait until spring to put them on... may just have to buy some performance all seasons and try to deal with this awful snow and ice.

You are brave! Even with Rotas I wouldnt let this salt crap get on mine..

jdnguyen · 02-04-2014, 01:30 PM

We don't use salt here in South Dakota like y'all do in Minnesota. Plus I have other vehicles to drive until it gets nicer out.

NotEnoughTime · 02-04-2014, 11:14 PM

Anyone else having a great time driving sideways everywhere they go? These temperature fluctuations are kicking my FR-S and I's butt. Had to drive to St. Cloud today and all I can say is back roads are slick.

neutron256 · 02-04-2014, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NotEnoughTime

Anyone else having a great time driving sideways everywhere they go? These temperature fluctuations are kicking my FR-S and I's butt. Had to drive to St. Cloud today and all I can say is back roads are slick.

Honestly with Blizzaks I've been having a blast this winter. The packed snow on the side streets around here gives me decent traction with just enough slip to have some controlled fun at times. The only problem I've had is when I get in deep mushy snow.

jdnguyen · 02-04-2014, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NotEnoughTime

Anyone else having a great time driving sideways everywhere they go? These temperature fluctuations are kicking my FR-S and I's butt. Had to drive to St. Cloud today and all I can say is back roads are slick.

With the factory tires I've been stuck a few times.

JohnJuan · 02-05-2014, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jdnguyen

With the factory tires I've been stuck a few times.

Get off the factory tires. I had mine on snow, and they sucked quite a lot.

neutron256 · 02-05-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnJuan

Get off the factory tires. I had mine on snow, and they sucked quite a lot.

Totally agree good snow tires make all the difference. I keep thinking I should add some weight to the trunk too, but I haven't really needed it.

jdnguyen · 02-05-2014, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by neutron256

Totally agree good snow tires make all the difference. I keep thinking I should add some weight to the trunk too, but I haven't really needed it.

I decided to go with ultra performance all seasons on my gram lights... I figured I could run them this year, burn up my factory tires at the track this summer before I throw snow tires on them this next winter.

Hopefully the conti extremecontact dws I'll be putting on the gram lights work better than the horrible factory tires.

NotEnoughTime · 02-05-2014, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnJuan

Get off the factory tires. I had mine on snow, and they sucked quite a lot.

I second this. Second winter with them. No hope of going anywhere with more than 3 inches of fresh powder. Unless you have lots of friends willing to push you around

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ktech · 02-06-2014, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by neutron256

Honestly with Blizzaks I've been having a blast this winter. The packed snow on the side streets around here gives me decent traction with just enough slip to have some controlled fun at times. The only problem I've had is when I get in deep mushy snow.

This. Although I watched a Touraeg avoid a snowy ramp in to a parking lot, which I promptly banzai'd down. Was mostly powder though. Still fun.

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Starscream15 · 02-06-2014, 02:30 PM

I put my stock BRZ wheels on my Impreza and the tires are absolute garbage even on an AWD.

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khan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: FRS 10 Series Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 262 Thanks: 91 Thanked 94 Times in 60 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just spent three hours coming to work in Uptown from St. Paul (94 + 35W) HOLY COW its horrendous out there. Stay safe people!

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jdnguyen Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 and 2010 Camry Location: South Dakota Posts: 338 Thanks: 181 Thanked 165 Times in 98 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well I haven't owned the car a month and I have 18x8.5/9.5 gram lights 57xtremes in winning blue coming! I didn't realize how expensive lug nuts, center caps, and valve stems could be. I don't think I'll be able to wait until spring to put them on... may just have to buy some performance all seasons and try to deal with this awful snow and ice.

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jdnguyen Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 and 2010 Camry Location: South Dakota Posts: 338 Thanks: 181 Thanked 165 Times in 98 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	We don't use salt here in South Dakota like y'all do in Minnesota. Plus I have other vehicles to drive until it gets nicer out.

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