Soo need to get organised if I’m going to get any track days done this year 
On my first outing last year it was clear that that road tyres and brakes were the weak link on a summers day at Lydden hill (which is a very hard track on the car - apparently Brand is much easier on the car). Given time constraints it’s likely these two track I’d drive (although a Nurburgring trip tempting!)
So brakes are easy - a BBK is the obvious solution it’s also ‘Big cash’ - however some cooling ducts and proper pads (DS2500 or Performance Friction DTC) should do it - these pads are more ££ than EBC but EBC don’t last more than one day anyway (and they not as good as the marketing appears to make it) - so whilst the loss cost more they are consumables regardless of the size of brakes but at least the high end pads should give me more than one day.
I already have the 300mm discs but they just need more cool air (some ducts should help) and of course good fluid). @spurs fan in a coupe didnt manage to kill his brakes with this set up so it’s proven already.
I’ve seen that some DOT4 fluids are actually have better boiling points than DOT5 - need to research that.
It’s the tyres/wheels that I think need to look at more closely.
I run a ‘square’ set up currently (7,5j 17inch all around) and really like how it’s more balanced. The thing is with the 7,5j rims I have is that they can only take a max 235 wide tyre. It’s a odd size so limits rubber choices. And I’d like to not ruin these rims.
So I’m looking at getting 4 d 8,5j rims - basically some e36/46 rears so I can run 245 all around (I’ve tried some style 78 rears on the front and they fit well, no issues).
I’d probably stick with a 5spoke OEM wheel as they pretty light and cheap (I’d need to two sets to make 4x 8,5j and sell off the fronts for peanuts!)
I’m wanting to stick with 17inch- I may be wrong here but road tyres are cheaper and I like the way it drives on 17’s. I’m hoping that the same applies to track rubber...
In terms of rubber I’m looking for road legal semi slicks (to drive to track and back, will swap to road rubber for daily use).
In terms of brands Federal and Nangkang get a lot of mentions on Pistonheads- I believe there are various types of each brand so will look at what the e36/e46 guys use as similar weights to us.
where do people get track day tyres and brake pads from these days - camskill have a nice seqrch function...no idea where to look for pads, Demon tweaks, hack engineering, eBay (fakes?)
Anyone else planning on some track time looking at similar- all ideas welcomed!
On my first outing last year it was clear that that road tyres and brakes were the weak link on a summers day at Lydden hill (which is a very hard track on the car - apparently Brand is much easier on the car). Given time constraints it’s likely these two track I’d drive (although a Nurburgring trip tempting!)
So brakes are easy - a BBK is the obvious solution it’s also ‘Big cash’ - however some cooling ducts and proper pads (DS2500 or Performance Friction DTC) should do it - these pads are more ££ than EBC but EBC don’t last more than one day anyway (and they not as good as the marketing appears to make it) - so whilst the loss cost more they are consumables regardless of the size of brakes but at least the high end pads should give me more than one day.
I already have the 300mm discs but they just need more cool air (some ducts should help) and of course good fluid). @spurs fan in a coupe didnt manage to kill his brakes with this set up so it’s proven already.
I’ve seen that some DOT4 fluids are actually have better boiling points than DOT5 - need to research that.
It’s the tyres/wheels that I think need to look at more closely.
I run a ‘square’ set up currently (7,5j 17inch all around) and really like how it’s more balanced. The thing is with the 7,5j rims I have is that they can only take a max 235 wide tyre. It’s a odd size so limits rubber choices. And I’d like to not ruin these rims.
So I’m looking at getting 4 d 8,5j rims - basically some e36/46 rears so I can run 245 all around (I’ve tried some style 78 rears on the front and they fit well, no issues).
I’d probably stick with a 5spoke OEM wheel as they pretty light and cheap (I’d need to two sets to make 4x 8,5j and sell off the fronts for peanuts!)
I’m wanting to stick with 17inch- I may be wrong here but road tyres are cheaper and I like the way it drives on 17’s. I’m hoping that the same applies to track rubber...
In terms of rubber I’m looking for road legal semi slicks (to drive to track and back, will swap to road rubber for daily use).
In terms of brands Federal and Nangkang get a lot of mentions on Pistonheads- I believe there are various types of each brand so will look at what the e36/e46 guys use as similar weights to us.
where do people get track day tyres and brake pads from these days - camskill have a nice seqrch function...no idea where to look for pads, Demon tweaks, hack engineering, eBay (fakes?)
Anyone else planning on some track time looking at similar- all ideas welcomed!
