BoostedVW11
Drag Racing Champion
surprised he didnt let you pass after that...
code brown all day
code brown all day
surprised he didnt let you pass after that...
code brown all day
Also, here's a clip of a mk7 R that went four off in turn one...fortunately he pulled it back in before the tire wall. :yikes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7102D2fYo
I recently got around to upgrading the anti-sway bars (H&R 26 front/24/rear, both on soft) and the subframe kits (front/rear) on the GTI and, wow, what a difference they make. I can carry far more speed into corners on canyon carving drives that I think I may need to upgrade my brakes before I go out on the track next year. I am currently running stock rotors/calipers/lines, but have Hawk HPS pads and ATE Typ 200 fluid. A friend of mine suggested upgrading to the Golf R brakes, but I have see several posts recommending the Boxter brakes and I was curious what all y'all use. Thanks!
One of my favorite mods are the H&R front/rear sway bars and subframe kit. It's unbelievable how much more stable the car feels in the turns, especially with elevation changes. I also have mine both set on soft, and it seems to be a very balanced setup.
As for brakes, I'm still running stock size setup:
Centric High Carbon Rotors
G-Loc R8 Pads
Tyrolsport Stiffening kit
Motul RBF600 Fluid
Dust shields Removed
So far this setup had served well for moderate-advanced level track days. I can't say enough about the G-Loc pads. I'd like to eventually go with a BBK, but this is more for ease of pad swaps for track days.
Looking forward to the last track event of the season next week at VIR. Running the Full course Thursday and the Grand Course Friday.
get powerflex anti lift kit :thumbsup:
BTW: is there anyplace in the bay area to rent a helmet? LS doesn't rent them.
So jealous! I was there 2 years ago...your setup will do great. I was reeling in Corvettes and Mustangs with the K04. VIR is a great track!!Looking forward to the last track event of the season next week at VIR. Running the Full course Thursday and the Grand Course Friday.
x2, just get yourself a helmet. You'll likely use it again, and you won't get cooties.I would recommend just going ahead and purchasing an entry-level open face helmet with a Snell SA2015 rating.
I've wanted to do a high performance driving school or track day for a long time. Since I bought my GTI in July I've been looking at track days in NorCal. Laguna Sece is only 45 minutes from my house but all of the track days I've seen were $400+. I was watching YouTube videos a while back and found one from SpeedSF. I looked them up and they only charge $200/day. I mentioned this to my wife a couple weeks and she wasn't too excited about it. Our anniversary was over the weekend and she said that my gift was to go to the track day if I still wanted to.
I'm planning to flush the brake fluid and replace it with some good DOT4. Other than that I'm going to be running bone stock on Pilot Sport A/S 3+.
So, anyone else planning to attend the SpeedSF event the weekend of December 29-30th?
Just watched that Deliverance video...Code Brown, indeed. As y'all may recall I picked up an E36 M3 this summer as a possible replacement for my GTI as a daily driver. After driving the M3 for a few months, I have decided to just keep all three of my cars and continue using my GTI as a daily and occasional trackday car (I just don't want to beat up the M3 as I was lucky enough to find a nice one and want to keep her stock). I recently got around to upgrading the anti-sway bars (H&R 26 front/24/rear, both on soft) and the subframe kits (front/rear) on the GTI and, wow, what a difference they make. I can carry far more speed into corners on canyon carving drives that I think I may need to upgrade my brakes before I go out on the track next year. I am currently running stock rotors/calipers/lines, but have Hawk HPS pads and ATE Typ 200 fluid. A friend of mine suggested upgrading to the Golf R brakes, but I have see several posts recommending the Boxter brakes and I was curious what all y'all use. Thanks!
BTW: is there anyplace in the bay area to rent a helmet? LS doesn't rent them.