pkjense

Time.

And driving someone else's car. The walls aren't half as intimidating
:-)

pkjense

And on that note, I saw on top gear last night that there are bacon air fresheners.

Who knows, might even be a cure for vegetarians!

Je vais chercher un qui sent de cretons.

The_Dolphin

lol Bacon air fresheners !

Chris R.

IN no order...

Good brakes (pads and discs, then bigger calipers)
Seats/belts
Tires
LSD (in the cayman)
Hanging out with faster guys
Alignment/setup

Crazy Canuck

a willingness to understand and learn proper technique and practice this while resisting the temptation to "go fast" and rely on the car, mods or nannies

Chris R.

Says the guy who just recently bought Moton's and a Guard GT2 diff!

Crazy Canuck

I did that well AFTER learning proper technique, smoothness, heel toe, throttle steering, weight transfer, vision and the theory behind it all.

Some good reading:
Going Faster by Skip Barber
Speed Secrets by Ross Bentley

A non-functional diff is a safety issue especially under braking. Motons, removal of rubber bushings and springs 'cause I was bored and Mooty, PJ and Dell told me to.

1way2rock

Good info.
What type of seats and harness.

Crazy Canuck

5 or 6 point harnesses. 6 are easier on the nads. If going with harnesses strongly recommend a HANS device

Seats to buy are seats you fit in well. Ensure holes in the seatback line up with the top of your shoulders. Have someone measure you sitting on the floor sitting absolutely upright and measure and compare to Recaro/Sparco/Cobra/OMP/Sabelt etc. specs.