mikeCsix

Wish I could, I'm chomping at the bit waiting for my finances to catch up. Been a tough year so far. W00t, what tires are you running?

Been going over brake pads until i vomit, so far looks like carbotech's as the next choice, problem is I have hawke ceramics right now. Tempting to get a set of carbotech ceramics to replace the hawkes to eliminate compatibility issues, then try to sell the hawkes to help offset the cost.

w00tw00t

I'm running R888 and don't know what to make of them yet. Havent run them enough yet to make up my mind. I might get a second set of wheels later this year and put on BFG R1 on them. They're more durable than Hoosiers and I'm just going to drive them to the track on guaranteed sunny days. Semi sunny days I'll drive on R888 and for wet days I have MPSS.


I'm running the Stoptech BBK with Raybestos ST43 and brake cooling ducts all the way to the rotors and have had very little brake pad wear even though I must have done 3-4 trackdays on these pads (and the previous owner of my Z06 must have done another 2-3 days). Very happy with the wear rate and performance of ST43s. I think my cooling ducts help a lot.

X25

Brake ducting + ST43 + BBK is the killer combo, and since it never overheats, it wears very slowly! It easily beats the carbon-ceramics on the bite, is very consistent from lap to lap,

I did brake ducting + ST43 + Wilwoods on my Miata as well, and they're holding up just like the Corvette's : )

This is how it looks finished. Check out the brake ducting which replaces fog lights:




My brother did 2:02.07 with my car at the Ridge. Here's hoping I get to 2:00 flat eventually at RMP. I was able to get to 2:03.68 a few weeks back at the ORP (CCW)

I decided not to buy a supercharger for the Miata, so I know I'll have to complement this car with a high HP track car sooner or later; I'm just not sure what it will be. My third C6Z06 and 5th C6? Camaro 1LE? C7 Z51? We'll see.

w00tw00t

WOW! ... X25 - you know you need to attend the June 6th event just so I can drool at your setup!

mikeCsix

Very Nice! Have you run the raybestos pads on the street or driving to/from the track?

X25

Well, there's nothing much to drool; it's a Miata

X25

Yes, I keep the pads on throughout the track season (April through October/November). They are not corrosive like HP pads, so you don't need to replace them right after the event or clean your wheels every day. ST43s do not make too much noise on my Miata. They do not make much noise on StopTech BBK, either, but they were very noisy on the regular Z06/GS brakes. I suspect the culprit is the Z06 brakes having 20 padlets sometimes singing in 'unison' to drive you nuts

tomZ51

Turn2 has a couple more events coming up right away. The last one was awesome! We were at the track with a bunch of shifter carts. The sensation of speed has to be amazing doing 120 mph and being only 1/2" off the asphalt. Wow! It made for a super day at the track!

The PCA has one at the Ridge on the 13th and yes, they have room. Then Turn2 on the 14th and a back to back 19th and 20th event.

Good times!

tomZ51

Just to update, the PCA has an event at the Ridge on the 10th and Turn2 on the 11th. Checking on the weather, it looks great! Of course, it is after July 5th.

tomZ51

Turn2 has an open lapping day on next Wednesday the 30th. That means 7 hours of seat time! This will be at the Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton.

FruiTay

Thanks for posting Tom! Wish I could make it!

tomZ51

What an awesome track season this has been! Looking at the dates left on the calendar, we are getting closer to the end. Turn2 has some dates in September, hopefully while the weather is still good. 12th, 18th and 25th. All at the Ridge Motorsports Park. It is an awesome track that was built to todays safety standards. Come on out and see what is up!

l8te apx

2 day weekend event Oct 4-5. Hooked on Driving has an event at Oregon Raceway Park that is a two for one special on Sunday Sep 21...super deal. Details are on www.hookedondriving.com. Plus, drive the new C7 on a race track. The season is not over...catch one of these events.

Kevin_k

Come out to The Ridge Motorsports Park on Oct 9th or 10th for Turn 2’s Second Annual Drive A Thon. All proceeds benefit The Goodtimes Project, a 501c3 charity that hosts a no cost pediatric oncology summer camp that gives children suffering from cancer and their siblings a reprieve from this terrible illness. Please see the below link for more info.

http://www.turn2lapping.com/2014-drive-a-thon.html

mikeCsix

Tom puts on great events, I've already signed up for the 10th.

Kevin_k

it will be an awesome time for sure

mikeCsix

Driver skills is really fun. I actually hope you get to do it in the rain, you will learn a lot more and there is less wear on tires. I suggest you do this in comp mode too, or just turn all of the nannies off.

Rexracer77

This Sunday, Oct. 5th Alfa Club is having track day at PIR.
http://www.woot.com/plus/national-pa...y?ref=cnt_wp_2

tomZ51

The Ridge Motorsports Park will be shut down for some asphalt maintenance between T13-15. There is a lot of side loading lateral G's that are hard on the racing surface. They will grind down the asphalt and lay new in this area and let it sit and cure for 2 months. So, we are looking at after the first of the year before we can be back out there.

There are some other great announcements for the 2015 season! Not quite ready to let the cat out of the bag.

l8te apx

Ridge Motorsports Park. HOD will be conducting at least 17 events at PNW tracks in 2015. Plus several at Sonoma Raceway, Laguna Seca, and Thunderhill Raceway.