Touring Lap Prep
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Touring Lap Prep
I'm going to pick up my new Z06 at the museum.
I am planning to stop by the Motorsports park track for a touring lap (max 65mph) right after I get the car.
Do you guys think I need any track prep for that speed? I would hate to have rock chips in a brand new car.
Maybe some painters tape over the front end?
I am planning to stop by the Motorsports park track for a touring lap (max 65mph) right after I get the car.
Do you guys think I need any track prep for that speed? I would hate to have rock chips in a brand new car.
Maybe some painters tape over the front end?
Scraping the splitter.
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
Nothing needs to be done other than any paint protection, as you have mentioned. The lower rear quarters and brake cooling inlets are VERY susceptible to rock chips.
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Blue tape
only drawback is it looks kind of funcky, I got some funny looks. Some people thought I was in the midst of doing some paint work, lol.
congrats and enjoy
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
Just use some blue painters tape. I had to wait 3 weeks to get my paint protection. Got a roll of inch and a half wide blue painters tape and pretty much used the whole roll. Complete front end, rocker panels etc. It worked pretty darn good. When it's time to come off it does so without leaving any residue. Leave it on for the freeway drive home. That's where you are most likely to get rock chips. DO NOT TAIL GATE ANYONE, ESPECIALLY TRUCKS.
only drawback is it looks kind of funcky, I got some funny looks. Some people thought I was in the midst of doing some paint work, lol.
congrats and enjoy
only drawback is it looks kind of funcky, I got some funny looks. Some people thought I was in the midst of doing some paint work, lol.
congrats and enjoy
But yeah, racers/painters tape works too. And it's cheap. And you can buy it at any Lowes, Home Depot, Target, etc..
S.
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I'm going to pick up my new Z06 at the museum.
I am planning to stop by the Motorsports park track for a touring lap (max 65mph) right after I get the car.
Do you guys think I need any track prep for that speed? I would hate to have rock chips in a brand new car.
Maybe some painters tape over the front end?
I am planning to stop by the Motorsports park track for a touring lap (max 65mph) right after I get the car.
Do you guys think I need any track prep for that speed? I would hate to have rock chips in a brand new car.
Maybe some painters tape over the front end?
Burning Brakes
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Be careful with the painters tape ... I had a spider crack in my bumper, I think due to painters tape. I was a bit lazy taking it off and might have bent the area close to the headlights. I'm not 100% sure if that caused it, but be cautious!
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I've seen that roll on stuff on a Camaro at a Daytona event last year.
I was looking at front end and hood of his car and it looked like a little bit of orange peel in his paint.
He saw me looking and quickly explained that he had "Road Warrior" roll on protection on the car to avoid chips and dings.
You could tell it was on there, but not really bad at all - looked way better than a bunch of tape.
Like you say, it peels or rinses right off.
Here's a link:
http://www.roadwarriorplus.com/
Bob
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I have seen many a garage queen do parade laps around a race track without having any protection and not getting damaged in the process. Just don't follow the car ahead of you too closely the same as you would do on the highway. The biggest problem isn't the front of the car but the sides where your own tires throw debris on the car. If you have the Cup tires they could throw a fair amount of debris but the PS tires shouldn't do much of that at 65 mph since they really won't get all that hot.
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
I have seen many a garage queen do parade laps around a race track without having any protection and not getting damaged in the process. Just don't follow the car ahead of you too closely the same as you would do on the highway. The biggest problem isn't the front of the car but the sides where your own tires throw debris on the car. If you have the Cup tires they could throw a fair amount of debris but the PS tires shouldn't do much of that at 65 mph since they really won't get all that hot.
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Maybe after the break in 
Yea, is that so strange? Are you saying it's unlikely to get rock chips at that speed? If so, then that's good news for me! Btw, you come off as having a bit of an attitude.
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FWIW, I got up to 108 on my touring laps. The area most effected by road rash is going to be the rear brake ducts and just above them. I have clear vinyl applied to my rockers, brake ducts, rear facia, front bumper, backs of the mirrors and headlights. I did not do above the rear brake ducts, and I have some road rash there. Get a roll of Collision Wrap if you're concerned. Do the rockers on both sides, behind the front wheels, in front of the back wheels well up at least 1/2 way to the top of the rear fender and the rear facia.
In addition to the touring laps I did, I also spent 3 days driving through the mountains and have participated in 5 different autocrosses. I had a nick in my paint driving it carefully home from the dealership the day I took delivery, all fresh highway less than 20 miles! chips happen.
In addition to the touring laps I did, I also spent 3 days driving through the mountains and have participated in 5 different autocrosses. I had a nick in my paint driving it carefully home from the dealership the day I took delivery, all fresh highway less than 20 miles! chips happen.
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FWIW, I got up to 108 on my touring laps. The area most effected by road rash is going to be the rear brake ducts and just above them. I have clear vinyl applied to my rockers, brake ducts, rear facia, front bumper, backs of the mirrors and headlights. I did not do above the rear brake ducts, and I have some road rash there. Get a roll of Collision Wrap if you're concerned. Do the rockers on both sides, behind the front wheels, in front of the back wheels well up at least 1/2 way to the top of the rear fender and the rear facia.
In addition to the touring laps I did, I also spent 3 days driving through the mountains and have participated in 5 different autocrosses. I had a nick in my paint driving it carefully home from the dealership the day I took delivery, all fresh highway less than 20 miles! chips happen.
In addition to the touring laps I did, I also spent 3 days driving through the mountains and have participated in 5 different autocrosses. I had a nick in my paint driving it carefully home from the dealership the day I took delivery, all fresh highway less than 20 miles! chips happen.
Burning Brakes
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You didn't say what stage Z you ordered. The stage 3, with the side skirts, seems to mitigate the road rash/chips on the rear fender brake scoops and front face of the rear fenders. I too used "Road Warrior" on the rear fenders, both front and back bottoms for my trip home to California from BG. No chips after 3k+ miles or since. I'm sure the side skirts have a lot to do with it. Many folks, in the Corvette Club I belong to, have those areas chipped that do not have the rocker side skirts. A number of them are installing the skirts just for that reason. Just sayin'. BTW, the trip from BG is not all that long, baring bad weather. And the "break in" goes by quickly.
Drifting
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Side Skirts won't stop the chips, it may help, but it doesn't eliminate them. I've got 4000 miles on my car, half that mileage on roads in the Smokey Mountains plus 5 autocrosses and a track day at the NCM. There are chips in the clear vinyl in my break ducts and rash in the area above the ducts where I don't have clear vinyl. I think the side skirts help, but with sticky tires, if you run over anything other than highway roads or well travelled back roads you're going to get some rash.
You didn't say what stage Z you ordered. The stage 3, with the side skirts, seems to mitigate the road rash/chips on the rear fender brake scoops and front face of the rear fenders. I too used "Road Warrior" on the rear fenders, both front and back bottoms for my trip home to California from BG. No chips after 3k+ miles or since. I'm sure the side skirts have a lot to do with it. Many folks, in the Corvette Club I belong to, have those areas chipped that do not have the rocker side skirts. A number of them are installing the skirts just for that reason. Just sayin'. BTW, the trip from BG is not all that long, baring bad weather. And the "break in" goes by quickly.
Burning Brakes
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Side Skirts won't stop the chips, it may help, but it doesn't eliminate them. I've got 4000 miles on my car, half that mileage on roads in the Smokey Mountains plus 5 autocrosses and a track day at the NCM. There are chips in the clear vinyl in my break ducts and rash in the area above the ducts where I don't have clear vinyl. I think the side skirts help, but with sticky tires, if you run over anything other than highway roads or well travelled back roads you're going to get some rash.
Just drive it and enjoy it.