What is your pre-race schedule - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ML · 02-07-2013, 07:13 PM

How do you guys prepare for a AutoCross(or trackday w/e)? How far before the big day do you start preparing for that specific race? What kind of things do you do to the car, and yourself?

Dave-ROR · 02-07-2013, 07:32 PM

For autocross, I go to sleep a little earlier than normal.

For track days, I inspect the car on the lift, bleed brakes, change pads, etc. then load the car with everything I need, drive to the track the night before and get some more rest.

For races (w2w), we do whatever we need to do to prep the car, load up a crap load of parts, get the trailer, load the car, drive whereever in the country we are going, drink. 8 hours bottle to throttle

BoostinIX · 02-08-2013, 08:09 AM

Depends if you're already track-ready, or if you're frantically installing parts/making changes lol. Day before is a good day to check pressures, fluids, tightness, etc etc.

For drift: Typically I pack the afternoon before, load up the race car and support vehicle with wheels/tires, spare parts, FSM, majority of my toolbox, etc etc. Cars loaded by night, get a good night sleep...something I keep forgetting :P Have to get up stupid early to meet the Sikky group crazy early to be at the track a little early. Always leave extra time.

Grishbok · 02-08-2013, 09:34 AM

most of my prep was mental. The day before was spent going over the turns, and calming any nerves i had about any part of the track. At the track, I would look check the car just like any other, even though I knew they had it good to go, just to clear my head of anything that could potentially take my thoughts off the next turn. 90% mental.

BoostinIX · 02-08-2013, 09:45 AM

Aaah. Forgot to put that :P

Nowadays there's enough youtube vids of most tracks that you can do virtual runs of them

Getagrip · 02-08-2013, 01:44 PM

For autocross, load crap in car (umbrella,snacks, water, helmet, jacket, numbers, etc.) the night before. I don't mentally prepare. I just arrive. Keep it simple.

02-07-2013, 07:32 PM	#2
Dave-ROR Site Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Drives: Stuff Location: Florida Posts: 10,317 Thanks: 955 Thanked 5,965 Times in 2,689 Posts Mentioned: 262 Post(s) Tagged: 8 Thread(s)	For autocross, I go to sleep a little earlier than normal. For track days, I inspect the car on the lift, bleed brakes, change pads, etc. then load the car with everything I need, drive to the track the night before and get some more rest. For races (w2w), we do whatever we need to do to prep the car, load up a crap load of parts, get the trailer, load the car, drive whereever in the country we are going, drink. 8 hours bottle to throttle __________________ -Dave Track cars: 2013 Scion FRS, 1998 Acura Integra Type-R, 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback DD: 2005 Acura TSX Tow: 2022 F-450 Toys: 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1994 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Parts: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited, 2005 Acura TSX Projects: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited track car build FS: 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 LT CCSB 8.1/Allison with 99k miles

02-08-2013, 08:09 AM	#3
BoostinIX Gettin SIKKY sideways Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '97 S14.5 / '13 BRZ Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 1,136 Thanks: 280 Thanked 473 Times in 301 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Depends if you're already track-ready, or if you're frantically installing parts/making changes lol. Day before is a good day to check pressures, fluids, tightness, etc etc. For drift: Typically I pack the afternoon before, load up the race car and support vehicle with wheels/tires, spare parts, FSM, majority of my toolbox, etc etc. Cars loaded by night, get a good night sleep...something I keep forgetting :P Have to get up stupid early to meet the Sikky group crazy early to be at the track a little early. Always leave extra time. __________________ Instagram: BoostinIX

02-08-2013, 09:34 AM	#4
Grishbok Volunteer Fire and Rescue Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Ambulance... sideways. Location: No. VA Posts: 546 Thanks: 97 Thanked 350 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	most of my prep was mental. The day before was spent going over the turns, and calming any nerves i had about any part of the track. At the track, I would look check the car just like any other, even though I knew they had it good to go, just to clear my head of anything that could potentially take my thoughts off the next turn. 90% mental. __________________ It's more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow.

02-08-2013, 09:45 AM	#5
BoostinIX Gettin SIKKY sideways Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '97 S14.5 / '13 BRZ Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 1,136 Thanks: 280 Thanked 473 Times in 301 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Aaah. Forgot to put that :P Nowadays there's enough youtube vids of most tracks that you can do virtual runs of them __________________ Instagram: BoostinIX

02-08-2013, 01:44 PM	#6
Getagrip Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Location: Florida Posts: 72 Thanks: 14 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For autocross, load crap in car (umbrella,snacks, water, helmet, jacket, numbers, etc.) the night before. I don't mentally prepare. I just arrive. Keep it simple. __________________ SWP BRZ

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