Haven't posted much on this forum, so I thought I'd share my experience. Had a blast in April last year when I went on a ride along at Thunderhill in my friend's Cayman R. I was immediately hooked and decided to "fix up" my '99 GT for light track duties - it's my only car and don't want a harsh ride on the street.
Over the next couple months, I installed camber/caster plates and full length sub frame connectors from Maximum Motorsports.
Replaced the 16 year old struts and shocks with Koni STR.Ts.
Replaced eBay springs that the previous owner installed with Eibach Pro-Kits.
While I was in there, I replaced the outer tie rods, sway bar bushings, and ball joints with Steeda X2s.
Replaced front brakes with new Cobra/Mach 13" rotors, reman calipers, along with Hawk HP+ pads, stainless hoses and ATE brake fluid.
Replaced the almost bald, mismatched tires with Michelin Pilot Super Sports all around and dialed in -1.3 camber, 6 caster and 0 toe.
Signed up with NASA and joined them for my first HPDE at Sears Point in June last year. What a blast! I had a great instructor which helped immensely. I was just beaming all day. At the end, the instructor recommended that seats be my next thing to look at, as we were both sliding around in them the whole time. His right arm was totally bruised from bracing himself in the corners.
So I invested in Procar Rave seats by Scat.
Then in November, my friend (Cayman R) and I ran Laguna Seca with GGLC. He was in the advanced group, and my instructor in the beginner group. This is my favorite track in the video games I used to play and was thrilled to finally drive it in real life.
Coming Monday, we will be running with GGLC again and I'm super stoked. Doing an oil and filter change on Sunday. Along with flushing the brake fluid and swapping in the HP+ pads.
Anyone else here doing HPDE/track days and care to share your experiences?
Over the next couple months, I installed camber/caster plates and full length sub frame connectors from Maximum Motorsports.
Replaced the 16 year old struts and shocks with Koni STR.Ts.
Replaced eBay springs that the previous owner installed with Eibach Pro-Kits.
While I was in there, I replaced the outer tie rods, sway bar bushings, and ball joints with Steeda X2s.
Replaced front brakes with new Cobra/Mach 13" rotors, reman calipers, along with Hawk HP+ pads, stainless hoses and ATE brake fluid.
Replaced the almost bald, mismatched tires with Michelin Pilot Super Sports all around and dialed in -1.3 camber, 6 caster and 0 toe.
Signed up with NASA and joined them for my first HPDE at Sears Point in June last year. What a blast! I had a great instructor which helped immensely. I was just beaming all day. At the end, the instructor recommended that seats be my next thing to look at, as we were both sliding around in them the whole time. His right arm was totally bruised from bracing himself in the corners.
So I invested in Procar Rave seats by Scat.
Then in November, my friend (Cayman R) and I ran Laguna Seca with GGLC. He was in the advanced group, and my instructor in the beginner group. This is my favorite track in the video games I used to play and was thrilled to finally drive it in real life.
Coming Monday, we will be running with GGLC again and I'm super stoked. Doing an oil and filter change on Sunday. Along with flushing the brake fluid and swapping in the HP+ pads.
Anyone else here doing HPDE/track days and care to share your experiences?
