As the title states, I have my entire right arm amputated from the shoulder down due to a motorcycle accident in 2025. I’m looking for a good entry level car to go to auto cross or track days with. I do avidly sim race on iracing as well. It is my understanding that an h-pattern manual transmission is completely off the table.
Sorry for noob question. Ran a track day under scorching sun ~33’C or 99’F. Treads clearly visible and still felt tons of grip in my last lap. But Ferrari mechanics strongly recommended me to replace them.
July 3, 2026 - Sonoma with SpeedSF. High Intermediate group
I bought this car last year knowing the engine wasn’t happy. For the last 5 events the CEL was on due to misfires. My friend helped investigate and fix the issue, intake valves too tight. They weren’t fully seated even off the lobe.
We set it back to spec which fixed the misfires and resulted in 2 seconds shaved due to power alone. I didn’t drive particularly better.
I only had one clean lap in the second session while track conditions were still ideal. Luckily I caught the S13 in the best spot for a pass and they gave plenty of space.
I’m still struggling with initiating rotation on entry. I’ll be getting a new alignment before the next event in hopes that it reduces rear grip.
Hopefully I can go sub 50 before the end of the year!
AP2 S2000
Kumho V730 255/40/17
JRZ RS Pro
APR GTC 250
Racebred Splitter
Hawk ER-1 pads
Test pipe and cat back
Lead follow laps as part of Ron Fellows Level 1 Corvette School.
NCM says for thier Intermediate 1 group, driver should have these qualifications/experience (see below). I've done a couple SCCA TNIA, been AX'ing for 25 years. Did some track days back in 2006-2010, then not again until 2024. TNIA is not listed on MSR, I don't have any "validated" exp other than being there (some photos). So, what do they really want to see other than my own opinion that I'm better than Novice? (Sent an email, waiting for reply.)
Int 1: Drivers at this level have visited different road courses, have 10 or less track days listed on MSR, and have received in-car coaching/on-track instruction. The driver has already satisfied solo qualification protocols. Driver is fluent in passing protocols.
Ran the Full Course at VIR recently in my Lotus Emira at a TrackMasters open track day. If you know VIR well, I'd appreciate a critique — braking points, line, where I'm giving up time. Lap starts here: https://youtu.be/1YhCUGVxkH0?t=90
Happy to answer questions in the comments. Thanks!
I have a trackday planned in a couple weeks at Monza and I’m thinking about whether should I skip it cause it’s probably going to be like 35 degrees (C). It’s an open pitlane event so I can do very short stints go out cooldown the car and all that.
What are your thoughts and experiences with this kind of weather?
EDIT forgot to mention humidity in the morning when I arrive will be around 70% dropping around 50% as the day goes on
I've observed that when my AWD car is understeering badly if I apply throttle it'll rotate more. This makes sense on a loose surface like gravel or snow, but I've observed this on tarmac as well.
This goes counter to everything I've seen or read about traction. Everything I've seen or read says that applying throttle during understeer is exactly the wrong thing to do. It transfers weight off the front and puts the front tires even further outside their traction zones. Yet I keep observing this.
I can't be 100% sure at this point that the car's ESC system isn't doing something to cause this. It doesn't have any of the fancy torque vectoring differentials and I'm not noticing it doing anything, but it might be applying inside brake that I'm not noticing. Though still this seems unlikely as if it was it'd likely do it off throttle as well and it feels like the outside front is pulling not the inside dragging.
Maybe the way my AWD system works it's actually slowing the front tires relative to the rear. It's a RWD based clutch system, so applying power causes the clutch to grab. Because there's no center diff and the front tires turn a larger circle, it may actually be slowing the front and spinning the rear more. But again as I said before it feels like the outside front is pulling the nose of the car around.
Has anyone here noticed such a thing, there's quite a few here who track FWD cars. I figured maybe some FWD drivers might observe something similar.
while i understand the basics of brake in and don’t accelerate until you’re easing of your wheel one thing i don’t understand is what to do after braking and before applying throttle do i come off completely from the throttle or do i stay on it slightly for the car to not slow down as from what i understand if i let off throttle mid corner it will cause the weight to shift to the back and cause oversteer
It was extra fun going between the two today because I got new alignment settings I was testing.
Fun fact: With enough negative camber up front, the viper will absolutely oversteer mid turn.
Hi, I was looking at getting a Simpson hybrid S for the added layer of protection with my stock seatbelts. I'm not looking to implement the full HANS safety system as I want to keep some daily drivability with the car (981 cayman).
I saw someone mentioned REVX Carbon - Head and Neck Restraint as a cheaper alternative to the Simpson hybrid S.
I was wondering if anyone also uses this with street seatbelts? Is it easy to fit and comfortable in stock seats? Reading the product's description, I can't quite tell whether it is intended to work with 3-point stock seatbelts or more for harnesses.
Thank you!
I have a GoPro Hero 9 and an AiM Solo 2. Race Render is junk IMHO and Telemetry Overlay is a ripoff, so do any of you use free versions? Or are these really the only options?
Is pulling the fuse that controls the aero hydraulic pump and unplugging the actuator connectors sufficient? Should I have a shop fabricate pins or brackets? What’s the path here?
One of my pads was stuck so I tapped it out with a flathead , missed a few times and damaged the rotor surface .. any cause for concern ? Do I need to get them resurfaced or just send it ?
Edit: thanks all , I sent it 👌
370z Nismo TT. 90mph into a hairpin. Hard brake. Skid.
Not sure is this was lockup or “ice mode”, but it bald spotted all my tires and busted my lower control arm rubber bushings trying to steer out of it.
Seems a common problem.
Do I need to upgrade to a race ABS Controller? Alternate fixes?
I really wanted to use up my tires and EBC yellows so I took my GTI to a member driving day as a guest at Dominion Raceway. It was 100F (109 under the sun). Braking with my stock calipers weren't an input anymore; it was more of a suggestion. The good thing is that now I really know what a squishy brake feels like and how to manage it. In my last session, I overheated the engine and every single error come out on the dash. Of course I quit after that. New rule: never track your car when it's hotter than 90F. I also may invest in a popup tent.
I know this isn't a big deal, but it's a goal I've been chasing for a year now, so today was a good day. I'm also happy I did 2 sub-2m laps, so it wasn't a fluke :)
Trying to pin down a subtle NVH increase after my first track day; might just be rubber pickup from the track causing it but thought this wear was a little weird looking.