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Long story; short... I had originally signed up for this track day as an event to allow prospective buyers a chance to buy my 996 race car. The day before the event, a buyer shows up with cash not even wanting to test drive it. Nice fella. He seemed very excited. It made the transaction easier in knowing that he was going to enjoy it as much as I did. So I scrambled to get the Miata ready... I remember having some minor issues at the last race... an exhaust rattle. I sourced it to the downpipe rattling away from the turbo housing. 4 out of 6 studs had fallen out. Unfortunately, the threads in the housing were messed up and I wasn't able to reach them with a tap. Now, it's very late ... not quite morning... the combination of busted knuckles and sleep deporvation was messing with my good judgement: I start eyeing up the 996tt.
Yes... mechanically intact. Questionable rear pad depth. 114K on the suspension...Bridgestone street tires circa 2012... Perfect! I pull it in and flush the brake fluid, top up the oil and load up the jacks with the hope of sourcing a set of rear brake pads and changing them trackside.
The event went remarkably well. Except the first lap... which lit up my dash warning lights like a Christmas tree. Hood ajar,brake fluid low, PCM failure. I pulled off to re-ck and all was fine. It must have been the roughness of the track (using the burms at apex, etc.). I turned the PCM off and all was fine... In fact, it was a very fun day spent with my street car! Thx goes out to UMW whose "tune" kept me respectable beside the new American muscle cars. ...now where to go for new brake pads and wear indicator kits.... ;}
Long story; short... I had originally signed up for this track day as an event to allow prospective buyers a chance to buy my 996 race car. The day before the event, a buyer shows up with cash not even wanting to test drive it. Nice fella. He seemed very excited. It made the transaction easier in knowing that he was going to enjoy it as much as I did. So I scrambled to get the Miata ready... I remember having some minor issues at the last race... an exhaust rattle. I sourced it to the downpipe rattling away from the turbo housing. 4 out of 6 studs had fallen out. Unfortunately, the threads in the housing were messed up and I wasn't able to reach them with a tap. Now, it's very late ... not quite morning... the combination of busted knuckles and sleep deporvation was messing with my good judgement: I start eyeing up the 996tt.
Yes... mechanically intact. Questionable rear pad depth. 114K on the suspension...Bridgestone street tires circa 2012... Perfect! I pull it in and flush the brake fluid, top up the oil and load up the jacks with the hope of sourcing a set of rear brake pads and changing them trackside.
The event went remarkably well. Except the first lap... which lit up my dash warning lights like a Christmas tree. Hood ajar,brake fluid low, PCM failure. I pulled off to re-ck and all was fine. It must have been the roughness of the track (using the burms at apex, etc.). I turned the PCM off and all was fine... In fact, it was a very fun day spent with my street car! Thx goes out to UMW whose "tune" kept me respectable beside the new American muscle cars. ...now where to go for new brake pads and wear indicator kits.... ;}
Miata Forum? I did end up running the Miata in Sunday's Conference race despite the mechanical issues and finished a respectable 6th. While I couldn't find actual "baling wire", I did in fact daisy chain a couple of hose clamps together for a awesomely ghetto fix. All in fun. I don't think that anyone in the Miata Forum needs to know about this!
08-17-2018, 12:56 PM
first track-day in the 996t
