I am going to do some parade laps at VIR in March.

Then a few weeks later I will have my first hpde comming up. It's a two day event at VIR w. bmwcca. About a week later I have a private track day for just one day with some friends at another track.

My tires are in good shape right now.

Continental extreme contact DW. w roughly 3500miles of street.


Will they tires and brakes likely make it through all three days or should I preorder some replacements.

 

They might well last since you are new to road course driving, but don't expect 'miracles' from the Contis. The OEM Michelins are much faster.

Brakes, you'll be fine.

Make sure you replace the OEM brake fluid though.

Bish

 

Thanks bish! I have castrol SRF to go in and some new oil on the way.

I wanted to run super sports but they were not available when I got the car. And the wife and I had a road trip so I wanted to get rid of the sc2. Contis were all that were available. Will they be terrible, or just kinda meh?

 

I doubt they'll be "terrible", but they won't handle like the Michelins. I bet they will give you a good warning when you are getting close to the limit of adhesion with them, and that's a good thing. Drop the psi all the way around probably to about 27/28 cold, and see how high they go at the end of a session. Pay close attention to the sidewalls to see how much of the tyre you're using, and adjust psi as necessary.

Start in Track mode 'Dry', and then after a couple of runs you should be able to switch to 'Sport 1'.

Bish

 

I would upgrade the brake fluid to something better (sounds like you are doing that) and I would buy some track pads capable of higher temps than stock. VIR is a fast course, you will get some serious speed in a Z06 so why not spend a couple hundred and know your pads arent going to have any issues. Pads + Brake fluid are MUST have upgrades IMO.

Those tires are "meh". But if you are new to HPDE, they wont be holding you back much.

Fwiw, make sure to check all fluids before and after and its not a bad idea to change oil after you have done your events.

 

I would definitely get a set of track pads and than just put your stock pads back on when done. It really hampers your track days when you have no brakes. I would bring your stockers along just incase as well. The SRF fluid is a great idea. As far as track pads there is a lot out there as far as I'm concerned the best set up for you at this point would be Carbotech XP10 front XP8 rear. You will be able to drive this set up to all your events with no issue you may decide to leave them on probably not do to some noise.

Carbotech™ XP10™ $331

When Carbotech™ unleashed the XP10™ to the general public it immediately gathered multiple regional, divisional, and national championships. The XP10™ has a very strong initial bite with a coefficient of friction and rotor friendliness unmatched in the industry. Fade resistance is in excess of 1475°F (801°C). XP10™ still maintains the highly praised release, excellent modulation and rotor friendliness that have made all Carbotech™ compounds so successful. Carbotech™ XP10™ is not recommended as a daily-driven street pad due to possible elevated levels of dust and noise.

Carbotech™ XP8™ $186

A high torque brake compound with a wide operating temperature range of 200°F-1250°F+ (93°C to 676°C+). Carbotech™ XP8™ is the first of our racing compounds. Good initial bite at race temperatures, high coefficient of friction, excellent modulation and release characteristics. Extremely high fade resistance and very rotor friendly. Perfect for track day use with any tire and can still be driven safely to and from the track. Carbotech™ does NOT recommended XP8™ as a daily driven street pad due to elevated levels of dust and noise. Carbotech™ XP8™ is a great compound on the front & rear of most open wheel and sports racers.

 

Are Yall talking about for a z07 carbon ceramic car? I thought those pads were pretty good.

 

You never specified you had a Z07. Yes, the stock pads will be more than adequate for you but you still should flush the fluid of you are going to be participating in extensive track days.

 

 

I've been doing HPDE's for a long time now, and I've only used the OEM pads in my CCM brakes. You'll be absolutely fine with them, but make sure you've at least done the Street burnishing procedure.