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Old 09-30-2012, 03:12 PM
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What do you do to get your car ready for track day?
Old 09-30-2012, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Karen England
What do you do to get your car ready for track day?
  • All maintenance up to date
  • Fresh brake fluid
  • Make sure brake pads > 50%
  • Make sure tires have enough tread to survive the weekend
Old 09-30-2012, 03:42 PM
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Thanks Jim ~ appreciate the advice ~ will need all of it that I can get
Old 09-30-2012, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Child
  • All maintenance up to date
  • Fresh brake fluid
  • Make sure brake pads > 50%
  • Make sure tires have enough tread to survive the weekend
  • Suspension bits tight
  • engine and transmission oil change intervals
Old 09-30-2012, 05:00 PM
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Forget about all us farks here and go out and have fun!!!
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968 Race car maintenance between races:
Prep for Road America in October
Check oil
Check radiator water level
clean-out radiator if necessary
check pwr steering fluid level
bleed brakes
check brake pads Just changed at Grattan to CL6E
nut and bolt front end
check wheel bearings
Check shock nitrogen settings
check front shock settings
check cv joint bolts
check TA fluid level
check rear shock settings
nut and bolt rear
down load data from AIM
down load video and erase
c/u inside of the car
c/u outside of the car
Clean rubber and debris from inside of rotors
Additional for October 2012

Re-Install air shroud cover
clean and oil airfilter
Check toe setting and set it for <1/8 th
Change TA oil
Get front end reattached
Change spark plugs
Mount practice tires
Old 09-30-2012, 07:53 PM
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Wax the daylights out of it--it'll make it easier to remove all the oil/rubber marks/etc. you'll pick up. To remove all that stuff when you're done, wash and wax again.

Gary
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Sounds like a need a full-time mechanic or a hoist
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Originally Posted by KaiB
Forget about all us farks here and go out and have fun!!!
YES SIR I plan on doing just that Don't know if you'll ever make it up my way, but it will be fun to meet all the folks who have helped me out.



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