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Clean radiators
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Leading evidence: 'Clean radiators' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'year or more away' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Adjust pressures' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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On the track your tires will get hot and you may have to adjust your pressures.
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Assuming you keep at it, you are probably a year or more away from needing to upgrade your brake pads, and when you do you will need to upgrade tires too.
Check brake pads, or if in the pits early morning)
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Flashlight (to check brake pads, or if in the pits early morning)
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You will most likely need to get your car tech inspected (if it is a PCA event, then for sure...check the local website for approved shops) and this will address just about everthing.
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You will most likely need to get your car tech inspected (if it is a PCA event, then for sure...check the local website for approved shops) and this will address just about everthing.
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Assuming you keep at it, you are probably a year or more away from needing to upgrade your brake pads, and when you do you will need to upgrade tires too.
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What car prep do you recommend for my first ever DE? 2000 C2 Cab
I have changed/flushed the brake fluid.
Cleaned the radiators.
Tires are new.
Clutch is new.
LNIMS is in.
Brake pads and maybe the rear rotors are worn. Will check rotor thickness this coming week. What pads? The car is my weekend toy.
Want to get my parts ordered and installation time planned in readiness for May 13!
Your input and experience is appreciated. I am really looking forward to the DE. I have no illusions of a racing career but am looking to having as much fun as possible.
What kind of tires? If they're brand new, I'd want to scuff 'em in a bit. Full tread tires can chunk at the track UNLESS they're hot stuff like Dunlop Star Specs or the like. Those will not chunk, no matter how hard you try. AMHIK
Sounds like you're already on top of the brakes. Give the suspension a good going over to make sure nothing's loose, etc. Also look over coolant hoses; blowing coolant onto the track surface will give the guys behind you a nice surprise (code brown in turn four!).
Anyway, that's general stuff that applies to all cars. I don't know as much about specifically which brake pads the 996 likes, but my personal opinion is that you needn't overthink it. It's your first DE, and unless you're blessed with tremendous natural talent, you're gonna be slow. You won't come within 1000 miles of the limits of the car, so just follow this piece of age-old wisdom and you'll be fine: if you try to be fast, you will absolutely be slow. If you try to be smooth, you will, over time, become fast.
One other piece of advice: the first time at the track can be intimidating. My first time out, I didn't have so much as a tire pressure gauge, and I was too afraid to ask someone to borrow one. Don't do what I did. The vast, vast majority of track rats will go miles out of their way to help you if needed. Hopefully you will not need any help, but if you do, realize that you're surrounded by friends. It sounds cheesy but it's true, and I'm saying that from direct personal experience.
Anyway, have fun and keep the shiny side up!
Sounds like you pretty much have it covered. You will most likely need to get your car tech inspected (if it is a PCA event, then for sure...check the local website for approved shops) and this will address just about everthing. Once the car passes, you will be all set. At this stage, for you, (1st time) stock brake pads will work fine. +1 for a tire gauge, learn about tire temps and tire grip this will help a lot. Don't be afraid to ask questions, everyone is very helpful....relax, listen to your instructor and have fun! Let us know how you enjoyed it, then we will all gladly help guide you down the path of how to spend money......
Car= tech inspection and gas
You=helmet and proper attire.
That's really all you need for your first DE. After that, the slippery slope begins! [you will be able to borrow anything you need at the track - which is probably just a tire guage and a torque wrench]
Have fun!
-td
Take an extra quart of oil. You may need it. My car goes thru a quart at each event. This could trigger a low oil pressure light and spook you while at speed. Otherwise looks like you are ready for your first event. Be safe out there....
Just go with stock pads. Porsche's stock pads are very good. Assuming you keep at it, you are probably a year or more away from needing to upgrade your brake pads, and when you do you will need to upgrade tires too.
I said exactly the same thing about racing when I started tracking my 997. I now no longer own the 997, and the only Porsche I own is a full-on race car. It's a slippery slope. Have fun!
Some good advice has been offered.........
You also may want to use some tape on the edges of the front end that attract stone chip damage to avoid any paint chips, etc. from track materials thrown your way from cars in front of you....if you have a bra, that would be good.......
Extra quart of oil is a good one and make sure you fill up your gas before hitting the track......you'll get about half the mileage you usually do if you are pushing the car right....
Have fun.....you will be amazed what you and your car can do....
things that made me feel like a complete noob and wish I had brought to the track:
A rubbermaid container with:
Flashlight (to check brake pads, or if in the pits early morning)
Windex and paper towels (everyone was cleaning their windows/windshield)
Oil
Towels
Driving gloves
Tire pressure gauge
Portable air compressor (even one that hooks into the dc power)
Torque wrench to check the lug nuts
Blue tape to tape a number on your car
Water
Gatorade
Banana
+1000 on all of the above.
It is your first event, relax. LISTEN, ask questions of your instructor about anything. If he does not know the answer he will help you find it.
Drink gallons of water. You will be surprised at how much of a workout you are getting.
A decent set of NOT yellow or red rain gear might be a good idea.
Also if it is not multiday event bring at least one change of clothes in case your primary set gets. wet, too dirty, etc...
MAKE FRIENDS
Enjoy your first DE!
Here is my check list. You do not need to bring all these items for your first one but as time goes this may be useful.
Stuff to bring and things to check at the beginning of the day in the spreadsheet
Above all, have fun and be safe.
FM
Yes, but I'd advise you wait and buy some after you've been to a few events. You really won't need them for a while. The good ones aren't cheap, the the cheap ones aren't good.
Here are some things I wish somebody had told me the first time:
If you're like me and your hands get sweaty, buy a pair of golf gloves. They're thin, grippy and inexpensive.
Bring a roll of wide painters tape. Useful for many things and comes off easy. Can be used to protect headlight and the front end, stick on numbers etc..
For car numbers, go to Home Depot/Lowes and buy the biggest vinyl house numbers you can find and stick them on the inside of your rear side windows or your doors with the aforementioned painters tape. Much easier to read than tape numbers.
Bring a 12 V air pump and a tire pressure gauge. On the track your tires will get hot and you may have to adjust your pressures. I like my hot pressures at 36 psi front, 38 psi rear. Don't forget to re-inflate your tires for the drive home.
After each run session let the car cool: park it in gear. Do NOT engage the handbrake. Keeping the pads off the hot rotors will minimize the chances of boiling the brake fluid. When you go to restart the car later, do not be surprised by a big puff of white smoke out the exhaust. It's just a little burning oil, it happens to all of our cars, it's not a big deal. If it bothers you, just let the engine idle for 5 mins after it's parked before shutting it down.
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