Originally Posted by srsmithee
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find what I was looking for through the search feature.
I've had my 2010 SS for a couple years now and I'm finally getting the courage up to take it to the track. The car is pretty much stock, only a K&N drop in and Flowmaster mufflers. I'm going to VIR on the 12th and I have a couple questions.
I need to put numbers on my car. What materials do you guys normally use for this? I don't want anything permanent, or something that leaves a mark on the car, but I need to be able to change the number if necessary for a different event, so it would be best if they were re-usable.
Just use blue painters tape... 100% acceptable for most track days, no reason to do anything else... If you require numbers to be in the window as well, there is a specific pen you can use, I'm sure you've seen before that you can pick up as well.
What can I expect for tire wear? My tires are still pretty new, only 3-5k on them. I'm not planning on thrashing it around too much since its my first time out there. But am I going to need to replace the tires afterward based on your experience?
Depends on how much you thrash them or how easy you are on them. If you're doing a few sessions of 25 minutes each, and you drive on them pretty hard, they're going to be heat cycled pretty good, so they could wear out the outer ends of the tread.
I'm planning on bringing extra oil and brake fluid, tools, jack, and air compressor. I've just changed the oil and upgraded the brake fluid to DOT4. Do you have any suggestions on other things to bring?
To your first track day, I'd certainly bring what you listed there, along with your helmet, if you don't have one I'm sure you can find one for rent, a sweatshirt just in case it gets cold in the morning, cash for lunch, zip ties (yes you will need them at times), Blue tape obviously for the numbers and anything else you want to tape up like the front bumper to avoid chips, sunscreen (you never know), and bring a cooler with food, cold water as well. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few things, but some of these things seem like common sense, but I always seem to forget one thing every track day.
That's probably enough for now. If I think of anything else, I'll post it.
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