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Thanks for replying that's given me some food for thought  I definitely need some proper tuition to get the most out of the car...I could probably have pushed it harder but I know I would be getting too close to the car's and my limit. |
Ahh, Donington Ace little track that, although I'm not a huge fan of the Fosters loop, it seems to break the flow up a bit. It's a hugely fast circuit in places so I can understand why you'd er to the side of caution there. It's nice to see someone respecting their limits, even when they think they aren't quick enough. Seen enough people delve into their bag of talent and come up empty, usually middle of the Craner Curves or McLeans!
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It's a manual steering rack on original bushes..they seemed solid enough when i changed the rack about 5 years ago ,ill check them again .Tyres are Dunlop SP2000's which are probably letting me down. I just pumped em up to 30 psi and left it at that.
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Tyre pressures can make a big difference out on track, 30would have probably been a little high and might have caused you some problems with the grip. Once they got up to temperature they could have been closer to 40.
Check them when you go out and then as soon as you get back in. Try and keep the hot temperature around 30 and see how the car feels, you'd be surprised what difference it makes. Let the tyres cool before you drop the pressures, don't drop them too much in one go as that can be dangerous. Remember for the first couple of laps next time you are out that you need to get some heat in, so don't push too hard too soon. The best thing about trackdays is that you have plenty of time to mess about like this and still enjoy the day
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Toe was checked a few years ago when i did track rod ends, maybe needs doing again
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If you get the lowering springs from Jon and if you remove your front Shocks you'll need to get this set back as close to standard as possible afterwards. I'd probably get it checked at least once a year anyway.
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Would the red stuff pads be OK for the road too ?
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The green stuff should do you for now. If you find the pedal going away from you or you're getting horrific fade then look into a way of cooling the brakes, can be a simple bit of ducting that provides a cold air feed to the front of each caliper. Also worth changing/uprating your brake fluid as it behaves differently depending on age and DOT standard. I use 5.1 but you should make sure you completely bleed the system through if your changing from DOT4 or something. Someone might be able to tell you if 5.1 is a bad thing or not but its worked OK in my cars so far.
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