Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
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Looking at Folly its a flat-out corner, what sort of speed will you be approaching quarry at?
Also if function mounts are a no go, then what about go-pro fixed sticky mounts? Could always put one inside a window, apparently they come off no issues with a hair dryer.... Technically a fixed mount.
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Looking at Folly its a flat-out corner, what sort of speed will you be approaching quarry at?
Also if function mounts are a no go, then what about go-pro fixed sticky mounts? Could always put one inside a window, apparently they come off no issues with a hair dryer.... Technically a fixed mount.
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
Braking will be unbalanced without carbotech pads in the rear, I tried it, felt horrible as the front brakes so well the rear wasn't doing enoughnotroubleclubber wrote:Just ordered my carbotech xp8 front pads and MLR braided hoses.
Hopefully that should help
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
MRturboTom wrote:Braking will be unbalanced without carbotech pads in the rear, I tried it, felt horrible as the front brakes so well the rear wasn't doing enoughnotroubleclubber wrote:Just ordered my carbotech xp8 front pads and MLR braided hoses.
Hopefully that should help
I've got the front carbotechs for half the normal price for nearly new ones so in don't want to be paying full whack for the rears. Will it be better to put something like ebc yellows on the rear or if not what would you recommend?
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
Stay away from ebc!notroubleclubber wrote:MRturboTom wrote:Braking will be unbalanced without carbotech pads in the rear, I tried it, felt horrible as the front brakes so well the rear wasn't doing enoughnotroubleclubber wrote:Just ordered my carbotech xp8 front pads and MLR braided hoses.
Hopefully that should help
I've got the front carbotechs for half the normal price for nearly new ones so in don't want to be paying full whack for the rears. Will it be better to put something like ebc yellows on the rear or if not what would you recommend?
I couldn't afford carbotech rears when I needed rears, I put black Diamond predators in, they're twenty times better than the ebc yellowstuff they replaced
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
Does anyone know if we can hire helmets on site as I cant find any to borrow and dont fancy buying one just for the one day.
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
Also where is the cheapest place to buy predator rear pads for my rev 2 turbo as I have had my braided lines and carbotech fronts delivered now.
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
Dc performance is cheaper than fensport although fensport service is excellentnotroubleclubber wrote:Also where is the cheapest place to buy predator rear pads for my rev 2 turbo as I have had my braided lines and carbotech fronts delivered now.
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
As for helmets it's worth getting a cheap one rather than hiring as at least you know it's history. I got a fully approved one from Aldi for about £30
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
For anyone who's interested I bought one of these a couple of years back for one of Jay's Silverstone sessions and has done an awesome job since. Has full EU approval and only costs £30, well worth it if you think you'll go on track again.dawesy wrote:As for helmets it's worth getting a cheap one rather than hiring as at least you know it's history. I got a fully approved one from Aldi for about £30
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
Found this guide for castle coombe. It's written for a Porsche 911 but it gives a bit of insight for those of us that have never driven the circuit.
http://www.total911.com/how-to-drive-castle-combe/
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
nice link.
single day track day insurance??
thoughts and considerations? who to go, or not go with?
single day track day insurance??
thoughts and considerations? who to go, or not go with?
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I got a quote from insuremytrackday.com. £99 for the day [emoji53]
Going to ask Chris knott if they do anything as in already insured with them
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Re: Japfest Track Day Tips+Advice?
Not so much that I might bin it, more if some talentless pleb tries driving beyond their limits and bins it into me.
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