Ran the car at Road America this past weekend....
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Ran the car at Road America this past weekend....
I had a pretty good time. This was a non-competitive rental put on by an F-body club I am in (MFBA).
No passing in turns, must be waved by in the straights.
I was running 245 40 18 Dunlop Super sport race tires. Having nothing to compare them to as far as race tires, I would say that I don't like them much. Even with 40 psi cold in the front, it was still rolling under so much that it was wearing the lettering off the sidewall.
I ordered Hawk race pads, and ended up recieving Hawk street pads, so I used them as I had no alternative. I ran 6 20 minute sessions, and they are almost completely gone, and the rotors are toast.
I was hitting about 125mph on the front and back straights.
The car has stock suspension, and if I went into a corner too fast (basically if I had brake fade), the car would oversteer, requiring a decent amt of correction. If I went into a corner good, but accelerated out too early, it would push a bit.
From the first to 3rd lap, there was a noticeable difference in power. I was running 50% 100 octane for some insurance. Oil was 10-30 royal purple, and oil temps after 20 minutes of racing, were a needle widths past the 250 mark on the stock gauge.
Best lap was a 2:50 in traffic (and slowing down on the front straight for a service truck).
Disclaimer: -I am not a professional driver, I don't know **** about road racing, these are just my personal observations.
No passing in turns, must be waved by in the straights.
I was running 245 40 18 Dunlop Super sport race tires. Having nothing to compare them to as far as race tires, I would say that I don't like them much. Even with 40 psi cold in the front, it was still rolling under so much that it was wearing the lettering off the sidewall.
I ordered Hawk race pads, and ended up recieving Hawk street pads, so I used them as I had no alternative. I ran 6 20 minute sessions, and they are almost completely gone, and the rotors are toast.
I was hitting about 125mph on the front and back straights.
The car has stock suspension, and if I went into a corner too fast (basically if I had brake fade), the car would oversteer, requiring a decent amt of correction. If I went into a corner good, but accelerated out too early, it would push a bit.
From the first to 3rd lap, there was a noticeable difference in power. I was running 50% 100 octane for some insurance. Oil was 10-30 royal purple, and oil temps after 20 minutes of racing, were a needle widths past the 250 mark on the stock gauge.
Best lap was a 2:50 in traffic (and slowing down on the front straight for a service truck).
Disclaimer: -I am not a professional driver, I don't know **** about road racing, these are just my personal observations.
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Did you increase incrementally? 18s should have less rollover than 17s (which I run)
and I only rolled to the edge of the tread pattern at 32/34.
What are your alignment settings? Is your suspension okay? What width rims? That just seems really weird.
What are your alignment settings? Is your suspension okay? What width rims? That just seems really weird.
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For the lazy...
<center><img src="http://www.flat-four.com/gallery/albums/Track-RoadAmerica-April2005-Audi/IMG_3869.jpg"></center><p>How wide are the rims? You said the tires are 245s - are they wide enough for the rims?
It's hard to say, though. They're definitely rolling over pretty far.
It's hard to say, though. They're definitely rolling over pretty far.
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