AU N EGL

YES. Take those ceramic brake pads and toss them.

Unfortunate there are not any duel purpose pads.

now some of the CarboTech race pads CAN be driven on the street.

TrueBlueCoupe

Don't change your brakes, leave on the street tires and be careful, work on your turn in points and smooth acceleration and braking. I have run my vette in the rain twice and both times I had fun, I was just sure to respect the track conditions.

flyloeZ06

How did things go this weekend at Cresson? Wondering what you decided to do?

LeMans05C6

Well when i went to change my brake pads i noticed my front tires were a bit low on tread but should have been OKAY maybe, but then the inside was worn down to nearly the cords and it showed in a few places so i didn't go at all. Definitly not worth the risk. My buddy went the first day for two sessions but then left.

Sunday would have been about 40 degrees and raining all day. I wouldn't have minded the practice in the rain but since it was that cold I am okay having missed it.

VetteDrmr

Went up and visited with an instructor friend of mine, he said everyone was just tiptoeing around. The newer, more technical section of the 3.1 course had some grip but very little runoff. The older section had more room for runoff but was super slick (not his words ). Good news was (as of Saturday afternoon) no one had hurt anything and fairly few number of offs.

Have a good one,
Mike

cebars

Falken at Mid-Ohio ALMS 2011

http://www.falkentire.com/wegetyougoing/Events

crease-guard

He shouldn't have left, the last two sessions were actually the best. My third session (I was there) the track started to dry out some and was able to actually get some speed on the lower (1.3) part of the track. The upper part of the track was just plain slippery than snot. Thought I was OK on the straight after Richocet and found out that while the car accelerated just fine it was still too wet to stop and I had a very nice "oh ****" moment as the ABS kicked in and I just "snow plowed right to the edge of the track. Managed to keep it on the track and continue but it was definitely a pucker moment. Said to my instructor, "guess it's not quite that dry yet".

I will say the one thing I got out of Saturday was a better feel for correcting the car quickly once you feel it get loose. I was waiting way too long to correct the car once it started to "depart" from traction.

Sunday...I bailed. 41 degrees and a constant rain, overcast and miserable did not look like fun.

Jay

crease-guard

The first session was like riding behind an old man in a caddy. Tip-toeing is an understatement. Didn't matter because the 1.7 was just so rediculously slick, you simply couldn't get any sort of speed into a corner or you would simply spin. I spun twice going 25 around a corner. You simply couldn't give the car ANY throttle until you were dead straight on and even then you better feather it very lightly.

I was tedious and tiresome. Worth the experience for one day, not two.

Jay

AvidFan

I found running in the rain at Cresson last weekend a really useful learning experience since the car I used is fairly new to me and is also my daily driver. I just left my DD tires on and only had 2 times that the back end wanted to become unsettled. One entrance into rattlesnack was a little interesting and required some quick brake/throttle/brake footwork. I tend to be a little timid on corner entry speed anyway...something my instructor says we've got to work on some more when it's dry. It definitely required real throttle control, but was able to run almost the dry line on the 1.3 section of the course with a good amount of speed. After the second session on Saturday I learned how to set the car up to just drift through horseshoe on the 1.7 portion.

My husband gave up after 2 runs on Saturday because it was obvious he didn't have the tires to handle the conditions. What tires were you running on your Corvette that kept you on track? We're looking to purchase him some cold/wet tires before we head back in February.

Zenak

did you read the tire recommendation sections here:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...e-learned.html

crease-guard

I just put a set of Hanook RS3s on the car. Last weekend was the very first time running on those tires, haven't even had a chance to run them dry. Short of running tires coated in sand paper, nothing would keep me on the 1.7.

I also run a square setup 18x10.5, 285s all around. You have to turn off the AC/TC when you do this.

Jay

vvlf

Imagine racing a street bike on two tiny tires in the rain <- motoGP rainy days are

harrydirty

Running in the rain sometimes forces me to be more adaptable......for example, sometimes I find more traction if I drive slightly off the line. It also makes me very aware of the advantages of driving smoothly (I tend to get spoiled with R-compound tires on dry tracks)......bad habits show up quickly!

Racingswh

I remember that day. I happened to be about 4 seconds behind. That was a yucky time and the weather was HORRIBLE!! It actually makes me sad when I see that happen. That's right I said yucky!! LOL!!

All I know is that now after it's return the car has never been faster or better driven. Even Lainey is super fast in it!! Who says Z06's aren't easy to drive?? LOL!! I am so just kidding! She is very capable in that car.

I am with him on the street tire suggestion.

Painrace

Well said!

I loved racing in the rain when it was for $$ but crazy when it is for fun and you are paying.

Jim

froggy47

Never worth it unless you are getting $$$$. Park it & get a beer. The downside is major.