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07-23-2012, 10:35 AM | #111 |
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07-24-2012, 04:15 AM | #113 | |
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07-24-2012, 04:15 AM | #114 |
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So with this video I've noticed I have chopped 5 secs off my last year's best recorded time.
The Blue M Coupe I keep up with is an Instructor from PA with the racing seats and roll cage I want. http://www.youtube.com/megatonybest |
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09-10-2012, 10:11 AM | #115 |
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Mosport last weekend... rain and shine. Thanks to the guys at BMW CCA Trillium for a perfect organization.
My times were much improved. (Fastest : 1:40.38) My car performed well. Corded my NT01s... need new fronts. Nice weather on Friday, mega rain in all but the last session on Saturday, Nice and cool weather on Sunday. The drive back to Montreal was uneventful and easy... thanks to my co-travellers. Here's a pic of myself in the rain. |
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09-10-2012, 12:38 PM | #117 | |
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Tire pressures are now kept at 32.5 to 34 when hot (starting at 25 - 26 cold). Big difference from what I was doing last year. DTC60s came and went. They didn't last very long. 6 track days and very limited highway driving. Still like the HT10s more even if they were very rough (initial bite was very aggressive). Now running with Performance Friction 06. 1 day and a half and can't complain. Mosport is not very demanding on brakes. I love the NT01s as track tires. Much better than Starspecs but comparing both isn't fair as one of them is R Comp tires. The fronts lasted 8 track days. Now they are corded. The rears have some life left (3+ more days?) Now my car needs TLC : Valve adjustment Alignment Oil change Brake fluid change Windshield change (a 5in by 8in L-shape crack has appeared from top center) Full detailing job (she is in bad shape) |
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09-19-2012, 10:35 AM | #118 |
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So I am booked (with usual suspects) for my last event of 2012. VIR which is 15 hours away from where I live.
Nov 2 to 4th... 3 days of Full Course. with PCA NNJR club Car is at the shop. |
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09-19-2012, 12:10 PM | #119 | |
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I'll be giving the DTC60s a try this Friday, probably won't push things much since I haven't spent as much time on the track this year as I wanted, and have done it with enough frequency. (And I have some specific things I want to focus on, so speed/time isn't my focus for this event.) We'll see if they overwhelm the PSS tires (245/275). Stoptech street performance haven't faded on me since I've improved my braking technique, but they only last 2 days now, and are looking a bit over-cooked at the end of the second day. We'll see how these do. |
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09-19-2012, 12:53 PM | #120 | |
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Rotors will change next tracking season I think. Alignment will be done at a specialty shop near my place. Where is your event this Friday? I liked the DTC60. Like I have said, they have lasted a total of 6 days... My braking technique is "very hard and for a very short distance"... I don't use nannies and I don't keep my foot on the brakes for any other reason than to brake hard. So i did like them but wanted to try these performance friction 06. Same feel after 2 days. The HT10s are still the most intense set I have tried with no room to modulate pressure from my foot. I gather you use "racing" or some kind of high performance braking fluid... |
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Almost no one on the track that day! (This was before the DTC60s--don't have video from the Friday I mentioned.) I like the DTC60s. Relatively easy to modulate, and a big improvement in stopping power compared to the Stoptech Street performance pads. Running stainless lines and ATE type 200 brake fluid (fresh before track days). Braking is on, hard, get it done, then very smooth release. Lots of room for improvement of course! Agree about the HT10s. Friend of mine, and experienced racer, were out with his Z4M and the HT10s, and he was having the issues you describe. They're more like an on/off switch with no room for modulation. |
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11-07-2012, 01:44 PM | #122 |
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So my buddies and I are back from VIR, full course. Great facility, clean, inviting, and lots of fun.
The track is awesome. so many elevation changes. the uphill esses are daunting at high speeds. It was a PCA event (NNJR) and the folks there were a great bunch. We asked to be put in Intermediate group since we had never been there and there were no more instructors left. It took one session to find our bearings. Still we were faster (in our group) than all the other cars. Out of a three day event, I gave 5 point byes (3 to my buddy jgalaxy, and 2 while I was on a pit in or pit-out lap). I figured out that in Advanced group, we would have been middle of the pack. My times kept getting better. from 2min 23 on the Friday, 2min 21 on saturday and my 2.18.14 on Sunday. jgalaxy did a 2.14 on Sunday with a e46 M3 race car. Plenty of places where I could shave off more time. But not this time. Maybe at another visit, hopefully sooner than later. Car performed quite well. Still love the pf06 brakes. 15.5 hours of travel each way... not something I am willing to do often. Now the 6 month hibernation stage has started. Last edited by Tonybest; 11-07-2012 at 01:49 PM.. |
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I'd love to try Thunderhill. Where are the trees? Love the elevation changes. |
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11-07-2012, 02:16 PM | #124 | |
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If you're ever in the area (Northern California), let me know! Thunderhill Raceway Park |
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So my warranty is ending on the 21st of March. I decided to go my dealership and have a good look at all possible leaks and whatever they could find that could be fixed under the warranty.
I must say I am very pleased with the results. As much as I would have loved to have new parts on the car, they have found nothing leaking, and this after 4 years of tracking (over 40 days total) and 71700 kms. They decided that my front suspension was the only part they could change, and they will. Parts are back order in Germany so the install will be done in two weeks. |
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I would assume the FCABs need replacing, was there anything elese?
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i can't decide on dtc-60 or ht-10
tony says ht-10 had stronger initial bite but shouldn't it be the other way around? similar price point, but i want whichever is the better track pad. coin flip?
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04-10-2013, 01:37 PM | #129 |
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HT10 are very aggressive. I might buy them in the future, but right now I like my PF06.
Only VIR done with these PF06 so not alot of experience... I want to see if they last longer than the DTC60s. Next event May 10th. Ht10 are great... and I suggest you try them. They are not my cup of tea now since they is little room for modulation. the bite is tremendous. You need to know what you are doing out there to properly use them. My passengers were very surprised by their stopping power. |
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Thanks Tony. I was going mostly off of what you and the Hack were saying. These were the only two pads I was considering after learning on HP+. I read in one of the threads that HT10 tend to deteriorate in their last 50% of life, where the DTC60 doesn't...and DTC60 will not only have better modulation but last longer so I just ordered those. I'm at VIR next week and haven't registered for May yet..but probably a few times then also.
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We will be at Tremblant on May 10th and are hoping for great weather. (expecting 20 cm of snow around here this Friday ) |
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i'll have dtc-60's on for monday/tuesday at VIR and will post up my impressions after they're supposed to last longer than the HT10's and have a stronger initial bite. interesting that it wasn't in your case, and you ran them both.
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